Star.
London, England, 1805-05-02 00:00:00

HOUSE Or COMMONS. •

The SPEAKER attended at half part !lett, aad at foureclock
there being only 39 Membeis prefent, incluiha& the Speaker, the
Houfe of cootie Adjourned rill To morrow.

' LONDON.

THURSDAY, MAY 2.
• PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE:
Confols, for moor,. 551...f0r ace.sBl-omnfons 3.
ltcduccd 571

Information, on which we can rely, warrants us
to fiats that Government has at this Moment parti-
cular reafon to be well fatisfied- with the condo&
and difpofitions of the Emperor of Aurrita, in re-
(pea to the contra betwcen us and France:

The public may now reft affured, that the Toulon
fleet has not gone either to the EaR or Weft Indies.
By the Ptitic t or Wears packet from Lifbon to Fal-
mouth, in fourteen days, we have received accounts
which confirm the rumour that had before been cir-
culated of the French fleet having put into Cadiz
The force of thienemy is differently Rated in dif-
ferent letters. Some of them make it to confin of
12 fail of the line, and i 2 frigates ; others, t t of the
line, and two or three frigates and 'loops.
At Cadiz the Spaniards are Rated to have 13 fail
of the line ready for fee, but this number is probably
beyond the truth.

Sir Jon); ORDF'S fquadron was off Cape Sr. Vin-
cent waiting for reinf-rcements when ti.. above inrel
ligence was fent to Lilbon.
Lord bleeson, by the accounts now received, is
Rated to have proceeded with his fquadron for Egyp►,
on the idea of the French fquadron having gone for
that quarter. But it is poflible there may be tome
millake in this flatement, and that it refers rather to
the previous movement of the French fleet, when it
left Toulon in January Lift ; for, it is known, that
Lord Nreson then failed to the Eaftward. We,
therefore, fill entertain hopes that we fhall torn have
it confirmed, that his Lordthip had got correa infor-
mation of the laft movements of the enemy, and is
by this time watching the further proceedings of the
combined French and Spann fleets.
Their junCtion we confider as an unpleafant event,
but nn the whole we confider the prefent as favour-
able intelligence. We are glad to find this formida-
ble force flat in Europe ; for it affords our Govern-
ment tome time to counteralt its further operations,
and to arengthen the molt vulnerable points of our
Foreign poffeffions.
By the Lilbon Mail we have alto received letters
from Gibraltar, but they are not of a recent date.
They (peak of the previous failing of the Toulon
fleet in January, and give fame details not unin-
teretling refpetting other events that have occurred
in that quarter.

Lissom, Aram 14.—A cutter has jun brought
intelligence of the arrival of the Toulon fleet at Ca-
diz: it confifts of about la fail of the line, kfides
gates; the Spaniards have an equal force (badly man-
ned), ready for fea. Sir Joan 011.1111% fquadron, of five
fail of the line, &c. was at anchor off Cadiz when the
enemy made their appearance, but, notwithftanding
their fuperior flrength, and the advantage of the

weather-gage, they Sewed no ;TO ina tion to enm • •
aaion. The cutter left jour Otos oft Cape
Vincent waiting for reinforcements. A frigate has he.",
difnateheel after Lord Ntssom, who, it is feared,
gone to the eaflward."

After this Paper had been at Prefs fome time, ve•
learned, that Government had received difparcl...
from Sir Joan ORDE, brought to Plymouth by tl
BaacLe Hoop of war. The BEAGLE on the loth 1/:,
looked into the port of Cadiz. There were no Frenr•
(hips then in the harbour ; and the number of t
Spanifh (hips. appeared to have been diminiflred.—
On the t nit the BEAGLE, defcried fome Spanifh dues -
deckers, (leering to the Weflward, but tmaccom•
panied by any Frenchfhips. Outhe z4th the BEAr:Lr
communicated this intelligence to Sir ROBERT CAL.
DER, at Ferrot. No new force, French or Srm.l.
,had arrived there. Nothing farther is certain];
known to Government of the pine:lion or deltinatior
of the French and Spanifh fleets.

The following prefentatiorur took place yelierday
at his MAJISTY'S Levee at St. James's
General Stewart, on his return from India.
Captain Shipley, of the Royal Navy.
Major Shipley, by the Lord is
Captain Bennett, of the fined 'Navy:
Sit Jleal ameallaggmeey, the Lord A
the liairman of Scotland, by
Lord Alvanicy; on coming to his title.
Major Talbot, of-the Staffurdthire Mftitio•-•Gerteral
the lath Regiment•-. Major General Chao ray,. tea
Regiment in India, were remrak pasmaillsmOlielrenipolltive
appointments, by the Earl of linbekein. •
Ihkedellsgrif idonirbiltaips peolnotiOlLtribat See, by the
Aretsbfiltop of Canterbury.
Earl Chichefter, on Idoeminglo his title.
Mr. Sidia&lagloodloiloo.
Major Lothbridge, by the Lord in Waiting. •
Lord &brook, by the fame.
Lord Hawke, on his tooting to his title, by Lord Grantheffig,
Baron Siiverjbelm, who took leave of his Majefty.
Lord Hinton, by his tuber, Earl Polder.
William Dichinfon, Efq. on his being appoint.] one of his Ma.
jetty's Commlffioners for executing the odor of High Admiral of
Great Britain and Irelands
Lord Barham (late Sir Charles Middleton). on his tieing ap-
pointed Heft Lord of the Admiralty, by Admiral Gambier.
bir James Riven, on his return from the W. ft Indies.
About three o'clock, the LORD Maros came in
(late, attended by Aldermen SKINSIIII, Las, and
Hutt rat, the Chamberlain, Sheriffs, 32 of the Court
of Common Council, and all the City Officers, and
prefented the following Addrefs to His MAjtsTr
TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY,
vim UOMIILE ADDRISS OF Tilt LORD MAYOR, ALD/LRMIIN, AND
COMMONS. IN COMMON COUNCIL.
We your Mikity's noon dutiful and kiyal Albjedbs, the Lold
Mayor, Aldermen. and Commons of the City of Laotian, in Coin.
mon Council affenibled, tag leave, with every fentiment of duty
and devotion to your Majefty's Perini and Govononent, to ap.
proaeh your Majesty with oar Sneeze congratulations on the dlr.
enverlts which have Seen made by the Report of the Comsottoo,
as of Naval Inquiry, laid Wore your Majeity and the other
branches of the Legiflatore ; from which your Majetty must have
lien with aßonifhment and Indignation that an eminent Manlier
of your Majefty's Government, the Lord Vircount Meister, lase •
been guilty of pratiees which the Relsrefentatien of the People,
In Panasonic alfembled, haire declared to be a &tuft* violition el
the law and high breach of ditty.
We are perfuaded that your Majeßy's royal mind feels ft to be
a great aggravation of. .Lord Melville's palpable, madam and do.
liberate breach of a mime, which he beyond all others was boom;
to obferve with Reid fidelity, that he had tilled fo many and fuels
high Aces in executive government, and was honoured with C.
large a portion of your Majefty's confidence.
The virtues which adorn your Majelty and which excite in the
higheft degree the Inve of your People, arc a pledge to the nation
that in removing Lord Melville from your Majefty's councils and
prifence for ever the punifhoient of a delinquent, however juß,is
far leis a motive with your Majefty than the ciampk held out,
that no Minifter, however favoured, Sall prefume upon your Ma-
jelly's countenance, who mall be found to have trampled upou the
law and to have dsfgraced the timelions with which he bad been
invented.

The invertigatioas of the Comrnitionert or Naval inquiry hive
suited the ihterelt,.and infpired the country with gratitude to-
wards thole Commilfioners, and we arc prefinided that your Ma-
idly participates in the general anxiety winch pervadrs all mkt
her the prolongationsanil It neeelEary, tit tie enlargement of thdt
authority.
Confiding in your Majefty's paternal folieltude, that whatever
is cheerfully contributed by a loyal people thall be faithfully ad.
mintfiered. we entertain the Follett allfurance that to your Ma)efer
it will he a fource of the profoundeit fatisfaftioa, that sll nee
fury meafures than be adopted and perfevered in towards the cor-
rection and punillonent of proved malverfation, and that nothint
will be omitted which (hall have a tendency to promote the public
confidence in Government, and to invigorate and confirm the fpi.
tit, energy, and union, of. your Majitity's Empire a; this impel,
tact aifiews-Signed by orddr of Coon,
WoODTHOaPE.
•
His Majtspr returned the following Molt Gra-
cious Anfwer:—
am fully fenfible of your loyalty and ettachment to my Pafon
and Government : you may rely on my eoncarrenee in every men-
lure which is calculated to inciMahl the credit of the conntryeanil
to remedy any *Wks which Sag be found to said to the pans
expenditure.

His May Ivry then retired to his clofet, when the
Bithop of NoewicH did homage before his Maitsve
on his being appointed to that See. His Majam
then held a Privy Council, when Lord BARHAM was
introduced by Sir S. COTTERELL, and fworn a Mem-
ber of the Right Hon. Board, and took his teat ac-
cordingly.
Atter the Council, his MAJESTY retired to Iris
clofet, when M. de Ranatrste, 'the new Swan
A mbafrador, who arrived in this country about eight
days fince from the Court of Stockholm, was pre-
fented to his MAJESTY by Sir STIPHEN COTTER ELL,
the Mailer of the Ceremonies, when his Excellency
delivered his credentials, which his Majelty was mutt
gracioußy pleated to accept.
His MAJESTY then gave private audiences to the
Duke of MOtiTROSI, Earls CAMDEN and CHATHAM.
Lords MULGAATE and naaitswaf.
Yefterday was aCoilar day at Court, which &aped
the attention of the Dukes of Dsvorisir IRE, RUTLAND
and ATHOL ; Earls CHATHAM, and
WIN CHELSKA, and the Dun of WESTMORLAND,
hansoir. They
were all obliged to return home fur their
before they could be admitted to the Levee. His
Majelty returned to the Q2een's Huufe about fix
o'clock. -
Yefterday Admiral Sir 3. Duciwoarit arrived in
town, and had a long interview with- the Board of
Admiralty.
Lord and Lady • HOLLAND arrived yefterday at
Holland-Houfe, from Lilbon t they came home in
the Walfingbarn packet, which arrived on the 29th
ult. at Falmouth, after as pane of fourteen days.—
Mr. Pans alfo arrived in the fame packet.

IVWCITIC,IL INTELLLICENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind W.S. W.. I
ARR. NM ARC SUR.
Dublin • Hasisborgh o t
Waterford 11 $ Gottoobuosi o
Liflron t o
,
FALMOUTH, AMA, :t9.—Arrived this day the
WALSINGH•M picket, Rowans, with Mails, from
Lifbon fhe has brought;.paffengers, Lord and Lady
HOLLAND and family. Acidic time the left Lilbon
(14 days ago) Sir Jones Caris's fquadron was off
Lilbon. by which they learn that ,the trench fleet,
confuting if 12 fail of the line and 32 frigates, from
Toulon, had gone into Cadiz, where the Spaniards
have 13 fail of the line ready for fea.. Lord NeLson,
with his fquadron, have proceeded for Egpyt, under
all idea of the French fquadron being gone, there.--
he Dlaaa packet, with Mails, from England, was
cafe arricied at Lifbon. The TOWNIININD packet,
Doan, with Mails for Lifbon, fails to.morrowir—
Arrived the Aro* flaw of war, Capt. IGIGM T 1 *OM
Plymouth.—Wind N. W. •

PLYMOUTH, APRIL ;o.—This afternoon arrived
here the Beauty* of t 8 guns, with difpatchel fiom
Admiral Sir Jolt?, *at, oft Cadiz, which were im-
mediately forwarded to London. We have not heard
whether fhe has brought any intelligence of import-
ance.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 1---Arrived the Retry floop
of war, and Hope, WH trt, bound to Gibraltar, from
the Downs ;• Panders, Herm'es, and the Hero tranf-
ports, from Waterford.. Sailed the Civics. cutter
with a convoy for the Downs. Upwaicls of ;o tons
of fill, er, and I very large quantity of valuable indigo,
have this day been landed from the Pas Las, of 36
guns, Captain Loll, Coittaans. 1 -•
Ds..t, MAT.. 1...-S5OlO Ale H.t,RMtf floop of war
and leveret gun-brigsfor;ihe Prench coaft. Arrived
and failed for the River- the
,Antwerp, DICKINSON,
from St. Michael's ; Ipeke.on the 7th.Aptil the Eli-
za, of Liverpool, bound to Africa, in lat. ao. 58.
long. 20. xB. all well.
SHEeRNESS, May t. Sailed yeflerday evening the
fleets under convoy for the Baltic and Tonningen,
with a fine wind at S. W.

YALKODTH, MAT 11.—Yellerciay failed the SUM
gun-brig, on a eruize.—Arrival the Paiocess Ay
GUST* cutter. This morning arrived the MALABAR.
of 6+ guns, to join the fleet, oil the Tete!, under
Admiral Rosssz.. tltirPitsiasbri frigate, and Cost
MORANT Hoop, are nnder orders to join the Admiral.
Arrived two armed thipss;having under convoy, the
outward-boOnd Biltic fleet', teich it is expettted will
not fail till to-niorroor.—wfo S. W.
Ccoveag Ns, Mar T.—POW br • the bet's. PIM*, Moe
Charlefton, and the Eieettor. Med4oni,4lolll Pfloolled etot
Patrintco, &dolma, foe Tenerife ; Marts, —•••••1, for Ifetdee, and
die Attire, Nietoa, for Leedonderri.

After our Paper was at prefs yefierday, the follow-
ing notice vas Rack np ar Lb.yd's :
0 A Letter from New York, d tted the sgth March,
Rates, that advice bad been received. that the French
force, After leaving Dominica, had proceeded to An-
tigua."

American papers to the 25th of March were re-
c.cived yefterday. Several letters in theft papers eons-
plain of the condte of oar Naval Commanders on
the Well India and American Rations, forimpreffing
natives of the United States. General LA FArrrys.
it is expeeted in America, will (hardy pay them a
viiit, and'examine into the Rite of the lands granted
Lim by Congers.
The following is an extra& of g letter, dated Fe-
bruary 8, from a Gentleman at St.
_largo de Cnba :-
44 It is faid that the Brigands are going to March againit the
Cky of St Domingo, and that Deffalines and all his principal com
rade,' will be of the party. General Fernand ("Teets them.--he
has at kaft tsoo troops of the Hite, or national guards.—We have
ago received farther intelligence,that goo troops hate arrived from
France at Sumana, which Win be at St. Domingo before the Mk-
groat, if it is true that they Intend to pi there.
a You have, perhaps, heard Chit Deffilines had fort one of his

Naval Captains and Commandant of an :tined fehooner, with
twenty-five Isregroes, to fumnson Porte Plata to furrender. The
Spaniards, pretending to be much overjoyed at the vine of theit
Trend; fricnda, Invited the Captain, his officers and crew, to land
and partake of an entertainment they bad prepared. The fellows
accepted the invitation, and were futroundcd by the Spaniards,
who • cut all thOr throaty, except the Captain, whom they font to
General Errand in the fame vela iu which he arrived but a fcw
hours before."

A letter from New York, dated March 14, Gys--
Captain GILDIA, arrived at Philadelphia from Martinique.
informs, that oil the 26t4 of February, off Roieau, he was board-
ed by an Officer from a French frigate, who informed Captain O•
that the fleet then in fight had failed fixty day. before from Roche-
fort in France: that they confined of (even Clips of the line (one
of which of 5.2, guns), and as Captain GOOLE. perceived two others
of them were three-deckers, five frigates, two wised brigs (ate I,
of them a Britifh armed brig, taken on the* pinny to Se Weft
Indies), and four tranfporot, with a large body Of troops; that
they had arrived two days before at Doafinidta, which they ironic-
eiateiy attacked, and that it forrendered In fourteen hours; thee
thethi7d fire from the Admiral's thip, they fet the town of Ro-
I- a.: fi:e, which had deftroyed a great part of it. The French
("Mica. raid, that another French fleet, about the fame force as
• He s, was to fail Isom Toulon two or throe days before theirs
..id tkst they hourly expeded them in the Weft Indies. Captain
• Imileetond that the French meant neat to cat to St.Lueie, and
r,St,la Arrigua.

" Sinclair, on the T Ith init. in lat. 35. se. 1011. 74. 51.
:i,oVe. a Eritifla friltate, fteering E.S.E. who liked if Captan Sio-
lair had heard of the French and Spanifte fleets being out—lbe was
apparently bound the Writ Indies, with difpatches.
" Capts.;n Hughes, !ate from Jeremle, Rates, that great prepa-
ra• ions were mak int to march againit the City of St. Domingo.—
There were about coo troops in Jeremie and its *kinky ; they
were to march on the 13th of February, to join the main body,
which, it was fisted, would cordirt wf too,ooo. General Delta-
tines had been elating molt of the rgra poru of the Iftand, and fent
off many idle and lazy vagrants to the country, to work an the
friar *riots, which were pienerally ir eery bad ftatc uf trultivatiott.".

GIBRALTAR, FERRUARk 21.

Yerlerday arrived the Amaro* frigate, Captain
PARICIti front a cruise, with a rich Spanilh prite—
the Amazon ha• alfo 340,000 Dollars on board,
which the took out of another rich prile, with- which
the parted at fea in a gale of wind : ,•irrived alto the
Malabar, Ordnance tranfport, with two companies of
artlilery on board, and the EIJILYDICI frigate from
Li thon.

MARCH 3.—The enemy's Gunboats, of which
there are now upwards of twenty in the Bay, inter-
cept every veffel that attempts to come into the
Streights without convoy. To-day they took a brig
within three miles of the Garrifon ; the Areszoa
fired upon them, which they immediately returned,
but without any damage being done.
Maec B.—Lan night the Devil's Tower Guard,
confining of an officer and 8 men, was attacked by
a party of galley flaveafrom the Spaniel lines. The
officer and five men were carried off prlfoners; the
others efciped wounded. This morning the officer
and 4of the men were , fent back by a flag of truce,
with an apology for what had happened ; the other
being mortally wounded was fent to St. ItoqUe. So
extraordinary a tranfaaion has caufed much fpecula-
tion and Wonder, lo know what could urge the Spa-
niards to iomnoit fo unworthy a deed, and to employ
150 affsflins to attack a defencelcfspoft of obfervation.
—Four of the galley gave% were brought in prifnners
by our patroles, and they fay that they were promif-
ed their liberty, if they could carry off one of the
Eaglint outpofts, and that after having their chains
knocked off, they were furnifhed with the pike; and
ftilletoes for the occafion, tome of which were brought
in along with them, and were all perfectly new.
Maecu to.—Yelterday a convoy of victuallers ar-
rived from England, in 21 days, with the Asi BUS..
CA De, Admiral Lewis, which after teeing them into
the Bay, proceeded to join Lord Isletsom's fleet. .
MARCH 14.—Our fan accounts from Toulon fay,
that the French Fleet had returned after being oat
nine days.
MARCH 15.—Yenerday arrived the noose!), Lord
Matte Kate, from a cruize to the Eanward, after
the French frigates which took the Atteow and
Acri IRON. One of them, however, had taken Orel-'
ter in Malaga, and the other in Cartbagena. The
Ftscaen was off Toulon eight days ago, but taw'
nothing of Lotd *et.soa's fleet. It is now certain
that the Toulon fleet failed on the t9th of January,
but put back in three days afterwards in confegoence
lof a violent gale of wind. It confined of nine fail of
the line and feven frigates, and had 10,500 troops on
board, and were certitialy bound to the Wenward ;
and, from the number of Irifh Officers and Guides
who were on board, there can be no•doubt as to their
deaiaatioo.
the troops bad been landed again, bat were ready
)
to `embark at a moment's notice. The Fiume!) brings
accounts of the Sophia having reached Malta. She
failed inn!) this early in January with the mails for
England and Lifbon, but was obliged to bear away
for Malta, in a violent gale of wind.

The Prineetan; Capt. MINTON itrrivetl off Dover,
failed ftom Canton Dec. 31R ; arrived at Bt. Helena
Toth March, and failed on the loth : left there the Fa-
vourite, Capt. Cos ripe, and Star, Capt. Buzau. The
Engin Seto failed from Canton on the 3111 Dec.
under convoy of the GRAM r us, of so guns, and Ca-
ammo', and la Daniticoause frigates, confining of
the following (hips, viz. The 'Thames, Walmer
Ceflle, Carton, Winchelfea, Marquis of Ely, Glat.
ton, Cirencener, Brunfwick, Coromandel, and ,eve
ral Colintry fhips. The Experiment, WITH Ili, and
the Ocean, fiom Botany Bay, arrived at Canton on
the t 7th of December.—The Frederica, Email-
it Aar, from Gottenburg, arrived at Canton on the
azd of December.

The Loyal North Britons are to be brigaded on
Monday, the 6th init. with feveral other refpeEtabk
corps, in Hyde park. And on the 16th, his Maissrr
is to review thefe, with feveral other regiments.
On Monday the sad of April, the sth (or Princefs
Charlotte of Wales) Dragoon ()dards, commanded
by Lieutenant Colonel Possonay, were reviewed
upon Portobello Sands, near Edinburgh, by General
the Earl of Mont*. The review commenced about
is o'clock—the concourfe attembled on the otcalion
was immenfe, and the regiment went through various
manoeuvres, attacks, &c. together with the fword ex-
ercife to the entire fatiefsEtion of General the Earl of,
Moss • , Lieutenant General Earl of Rosss.tai and
feveral other Military Oftcers--atier which the Earl
of !Violeta,' &c. did the Officers the honour of dining
with them at Pie&thill Barracks. The Earl of Mot& A
*as pleated to dime the following orders on the oc-
cation :
°metal the Earl of Mons &fires,• it may be explained to
the Printers Charlotte of Wales's Dragoon Guards, bow highly he
was ?leafed with their appearance this day. Every thing that he ,
obterved, did great credit to the attention of both Oakes and
men ; but as he is Co fpecrilly to lore the Regiment from under his
command, be cannot let flip the opportunity of noticing Rill more
ftrongly the excellence of its private conduct during its relidence
in this dill rid. A regularity which has done honour to the Corps;
and for which he returns his belt thanks."
Amongtl the portraits now exhibiting at the Royal
Academy we notice thofe of Mr. Lortsvaxe as ram!.
log in the lira clafs.
Yeilerday the May-day Fair at Hammerfmith
commenced on Brook-green with more than nfnal
f_plendoor. A great number of vifitants attended,
litcnaansos, &tympani, and Scotia, appeared to
vie with each other in the external decorations of their
booths, the dreffes of the performers, and the won-
ders they exhibited. A brilliant difplay of variegated
drapery, golden trophies, and grotefque figures was
prefented on every fide, and a combination of pageam
try has feldom been Peen to produce a more pledfing
effett The feftivity was intermingled with fevers)
encounters, anenf which, between a butcher
and a. Jew, evinced eniset (kill and courage.