Star.
London, England, 1807-01-16 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

By the Dominica packet, the arrival of which at
Liverpool we announced ye Ile rclay, Barbadoes papers
to the 26th of November have been received, from
which it appears, that large reinforcements from
France are expelled at Martinique. The homeward
bound Leeward Ifland fleet is now daily etpeited.--
They were parted with by the thip Lucy, arrived at
Liver Pool, in lat. 30. sz. long. 56. 47. Well, on the
Bth of December.

Letters from Ttinidad, of the t 2th r f November,
after mentioning the return of General MIRANDA to
that Maud, after an unfuccefsful expedition, fiats that
a Petition had been prefented to the Governor by the
principal inhabitants, pta7ing that he might be iat.
mediately ordered away, to prevent the recurrence
of the difsgreements which arofe on his former vi[;
to the ifland. The Governor rejeßed the Petition, on
the ground of his having no authority from England
to grant the payer of it.

BARBADOES, 1:0V. 22.

Strong indications are Rill given at Martinique
(according to circuitous accounts from thence of
a late date) of the expectation of the fpeedy arrival
there of a powerful force from France, of which the
frigates and corvettes lately difpatched from Roche.
fort were only the precurfors, and would have form.
ed brit a ftnall part had they even all foccefifully
reached their. deßination. It is Rated, that the force
actually Rill expefted at that ifland confifis of &tett
fail of the line, under Admiral L'Allemand, and
that on board there and foam (mailer reffels are em.
barked sac* troops, all in a Rate of perfect readinefa
to flip to lea, whenever the abfence of our watchful
fquadrons off the coaß of Trance (hall give them an
opportunity of quitting their fallneffes, and vento•irg
on the main. So immediately and anxioufly is their
arrival looked for at Martinique, that the men et.
tenfive preparati ins have already been made at Fort
Royal for their reception ; the invalids and convalef-
cents have been all fent to St. Pierre's, and confider-
able depots of provifions made in all the garrifons.
It is pretended too that this force is not fent out
merely for the purport., of defence and recuriiy of
the enemy's poffeflions, but that they attually medi•
tare tome oftcnfive operations againft the Britifit
Iflands ; and infinuations are even given that their
object will be On beast) to ray us a vifit on their way
to Martinique. Although we cannot make any
pledge for the accuracy of there flatements, we yet
have no beGtation in relying on the fad., as far as
relates to the magnitude of the force, and its being,
aaually expeded.
His Majefty's (hips Canada, Ethalion, Yenus and
Hippomenes, have failed on a cruize ; as has the
Swinger brig, with the trade for Berbice and Sur i•
nun ; and the Morin Fortune fchooner, with die=
patches from the Commanderi on. that Ration. The
Northumberland, flag chip, remains in Carlifle Bay.

The LORD Holum. packet, with mails from
America, is arrived at Falmenth ; the failed from
New York on the t3tll December, nn which day
the WINDSOIL Carrt.a packer, with mails from hence
arrived. The Loan HOBART packet fpoke no mer-
chantman on her palrage on the t3th intim ; the ex.
changed fignals with a large fleet, under convoy of
feveral &In of war handing to the S. W. St. Agnes,
Scilly, No. 33, EaR es miles.
Their MAJESTILE had fele& parties yeßesslaty and
the preceding evenings.
Lord Sr. VINCENT had an audience of his Ma.
j airy yetterday morning.
Earl St. Virmstir refumes the command of the
Channel fleet on the 22d inftant.

Mr. W. Baaooe has refigned his filtration as one
of the Magiltrates of the 'Thames Police, on account
of his appointment to the office of one ofthe Audi-
toss of Barra:k Accounts.
The reports generally in circulation about the age
of General Kastransanv who is appointed to the
chief command of the Ruffian army, are quite in-
corred. A Gentleman kilt returned from Ruffia,
who was in a party with the General, informs us he
is not yet 6o years old, and has all the vigour and
fprightlinels of a young man, and is fond of feats of
aaftivity.
Mr. PAYIIt, in partncrfbip with Mr. WlEtnt.sr,
bookfeller in the Strand, who was made a prifoner io
Paris, with other t nglifhmen in that city, at the time
of the laft tupture between France and this country,
and fent to Vereun, has lately bad his parole extend-
ed fo far as to be permitted to go to Paris by paiport,
on bufinefs, conditionally, that he fhould return to
Verdun by a certain day, unlefs prevented by accident
or feverity of indifpolition.
A Cork paper received yefferday, contains the fol-
lowing article : ig .Friday night a number of fellows.
fuppofed about fixty, mollly mounted sod armed,
were feen at'Mount Pelier, in the county of Limerick,
neir O'Brien's Bridge, and proceeded to the houfe
of Connor' Sass: ow, dwelling adjoining to the lands
of FairYholl ; they beat him in a cruel manner with a
cutting whip, aligning as a caufe, his haw* granted
a term of fome ground to a man of the name of Mk
Loon, near that place ; to whole houfe they alto paid
a vifit, and rook from him theleafe of the lands, with
which they retired."
COIN MARIIIT) MARI-LANS, jirN. 16.....ThIETCSre
fame frefh arrivals of wheat to-day, which is in mid-
dling (applies, and &les are heavy, excepting fine—.
this trade does not rapport oar lalk prices. Rye at
lefs. Baileys arrive in large (applies I fecond and in-
ferior qualities are lower. Malt likewife, and few
buyers. Beans of both forts are dull in fale. There
are Come further arrivals of Otte--thofe of inferior
quality are fomewbat cheaper. Flour as oar laic,
and fine American 461. to sta. per barrel.