Star.
London, England, 1805-12-31 00:00:00

the fubjugation of this country. die may obtain to
himfelf the charatter of moderation without, any fa •
crifice whatever. The Houfe of Auftria &Its only
by his fufferance ; and from the Baltic, to the farthett
extremity of Italy, thete is not a Sovereign or Prince
wbo holds his power at this moment by any other
tenure.
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Such are the dreadful tidings or this day from the.
:ontiaent. _ _

The Britifis Public will be divided in their (ma-
tions: the weak and fel6lh will droop—thole who
have been duped by the vain-glorious bulls of de-
luding men, will (budder at our fituation—thebrtive
will take arms to prepare for our hilt defence—

Venit fumtna dies et induaabile teutpus.

The wife will try to Fortify the tumultuous, alarmed.
and agitated publio, and to guide the remaining encl..
gies of Britons to their Taft and only objea Self defence.
—We have been too long deluded—We again be-
hold the nation wakening as from a dream of fecurity
...130!4•P•ILTI, we trufted, was to be beat on the Cons
tinent—Such was the intone language of men, for
whore errors the country may loon weep tears of
blood. Meanwhile, the Government and the People,
alike crednlonfly abfurd, negleaed the organisation
of our home defence—loft this precious opportunity
of months pall, during which the country could
have been inclofed within a living, but impregnable
rampart—the armed and difciplined regiments of our
native Mind !

Give us arms to defend ourfelves—call tbe defence
by what name you pleafe ; but let it be fofficient.
We (hall die, or be made flares, if the people be not
inflantly armed.
We (peak not the language of party, but of truth,
when we affert that thofe who (hall impede or longer
negled the arming of the people—the raifing of the
whnle people—will prove themfelves the wont ene.
mies of this country, and will merit to be facrificedto
its vengeance.

ROCHEFORT Soyanaos.—This afternoon the fol-
lowing official intelligence was fent to LLons's :

a ADMIRALTY OFFICE. DEC. 3r, dos.

" His Majefty's (hip lan, Capt. LAIIs, obferved
ig a French fquadron (Landing for port on the 23d
g init. fuppofed to be the fame as that fees by the
4, ALcstsaa and la Loma on the 16th. La Loma
" (poke a Swede, who reported of his having fates
•4 in with a French fquadron the day before in lat.
" 46, long. Sc, a part of which was in chime of a con-
,‘ •oy of twenty fail, under convoy of two frigates;
14 the remainder was (leering S. S. W."

We underhand that Government have accounts of
Sir JAMES CRAIG having landed in Naples with his
troops from Malta, and a body of Ruffians, as Rated
in the Paris papers.
It is reported, that our troops are immediately to
be withdrawn from the North of Germany, as 80.
MAPAITI will probably march an army immediately'
to replies himfelf of Hanover.
BRAD.—This day there was no Court of Alder.
men. After the returns were infpcded, the Loan
MAYOR ordered the price of Bread to be lowered
Two-pence in the Peck Loaf.
FALMOUTH, Disc. 28.—Arrived the floop Edward,
of Quebec, Jona POWIR, from Newfoundland : this
veffeTwas bound to London, with fith and oil, and '
has been out 3o days ; 2, days fine in a heavy gale
of wind, She 101 l all her fails and received confiderahle
damage befides,thcOwner (Mr. Mitaator) and three
men were walled overboard, the owner was drowned,
but the three feamen were providentially Saved ; the
Danifh brig Freighton, Paowse, from London: this
veffel is bound to Lilbon, laden with wheat, and put
into this port very leaky; feveral line of battle (hips'
off the harbour to-day.—Sailed the Elba, Captain
GILL, for Naples. The Townfbend packet, for Lif-
bon,returned.by adverfe winds on the a6th, and failed
again yellerday.—Wind S. W.
Poaysmourn, Dac. 3o.—Arrived lel evening, his
Majefty Sip IRIS, Capt. Levis, from the Channel,
Fleet. At() arrived the Flanders, Maoism*
from Guernfey, with the lofs of anchors and cables,
&c.—The Captains who came home to attend the
Court Martial on Admiral Sir Rosary Cause', are,
all ordered to join their refpedive flips, and it is e.s.
petted they will fail with the Autumns, on board
which fhip Admiral SriaLtac has his flag. but he
has not received his orders to fail. Wind W. 3. W.
DIAL, Dic.p.—Arrived and failed for the River
the Cynthia, War, from Newfoundland. Arrived
the Vefuvius bomb, with a convoy from Portfmouth,
and remains in the Downs with his Majefty's Sips,
tranfports, and outward-bound as per !aft.—Wind
S. W. with rain.