Star.
London, England, 1804-09-29 00:00:00

yERsEr, SEPT. 24.

*Ye were put on the alert here on Priday lall, by
accounts received through the medium of the fecret
correfpondence, alit is called, °that-Wife thk (pies un-
der
the direftion of M. the Prince de Bouit,t.on. that
the French were to land that night or ilie next. The
inhabitants were ordet ed to be ready to man the guns,
Ice. &c. but no attempt has been made as yet ; nor is
it fuppoled to be likely that they will make any at-
tempt on there ;finds.
There are now in Grouville Baythe St vEta,with
Commodore the lltikcof Bout xxoN'i brawl pendant
flying; the MilttlißT 'frigate, Assays-1. brig, two
gun brigs, and two large cutters. A ri..f days ago
a fignal was made, at five in the morning." for a fleet
of enemy's gunboats—lN Were plainly feen. At half
.paft (even the fhips in the bay got under weigh to
Chafe—even the Savage had her top fails lactic. At
half pall two the fame day, after chafing the French
tii
under their batteries, our fbips retiir . d to their na-
tion in the bay. Scarce' day pare's' t the enetiny's
gun boats are teen p.eflinti to the :tort waist; and yet
none of them are taken. Fhere are nnW.27 plainly to!
be perceived on the nppofite qite, in the little bay
of Portebaille, fuppoted to he thnfe who were chafid
the other day. It is now laid that our veffels are ac-
tually meditating an attack on them. We (hall, how.
ever, foon know more of that matter:

Great ex peftations were entertained a few days agi-o,
when the Prince went on bard and actually failed in
the SEVERN to.the Rocks rf Chaffy, where a dozen
of the enemy's gun vcira, ha,l been at anch.,r for a
lintnight ; but, I anltickilyi when the SEVERN readied
the Rock.., the birds were flown.

The 111 Receive are immediately to receive 47 men
fremt the ad battalion of the 58th, eptarteted to St.
Owen's. A return teas been demanded by' Govern-
ment of altthe men ht the tit Receive, whet are fit
fir general fetviee, or for home fervice, and thole un•
fit for any fervice ; the latter;lt is fupporei, are by
much the greater number.

At half"pall two o'clock tan Saturday afternoon,
a (hock of an earthquake was felt all over the Maud.
At Grouville it was tb violent that it (book the doors
and windows of the barracks, and levcral of and
foldicrs ran out into the finds: there was no clAnttge
done to the barracks, nor much to he apprehended :
for being all of wood and thin as paper, there was
more chance of their being blown away by a florin
than thaken down by an earthquake.

On the soth of Anglia Lill S:r 'Ants }l•ll.,jah-
imunced in the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the re.
fult of his experiments on the r.ffeas of heat, modi-
fied by compreflion. Tbei experiTents fhew that
Carbonate of Lime, or eammon Limenone, under
Infficient preffure, 1.6 furceptible of agglutination, and
~f luflon by the Oion of heat ; and that in ftmilar
circumihances, animal and vegetable .u--ancla are
convertible into coal.

Mr. To 014•3 CLONIY, who has been confined fence
the 22d of Chtinber lait, was liberated on IVedoefday
fe'nnight from Kiltnainhain prifon, near Dublin, by
order of Government, nn enttring bail before Mr.
Alderman Sramsa, hirnfelt in gcol. and two (untie*
in sgol each.
A few days ante a melancholy accident happened
near Nctrlebed, in the county of Ostiird. A pei-
trate foldicr, a paffenger on one of the night coaches,
going dawn into the country to fee his relations,
*at thrown off, and fit dreadfully hurt, as to oci.alion
his death at the above village, on Wald- day the
afith inff. It is hoped this, and the many iiiilances
of a fimilar kind that frequently occur, will operate
as a caution to Coachman, as well as to Coach•
matters, to be more attentive to the fafety of their
paffenger!....

The'additional building at the Bank of England
advances rapidly. The houfe► in Lothbury ate pul-
led down nearly as far as the Old Jewry.
The Honourable the Ealt India Company is get.
ting houfes built in their Volunteer gronnd, fur the
accommodation of the Serjeant Majors belonging to
each of their three regiments, and Ilabliog tot the
officers'

The New York PAperr, which have hen received
to the 14th of lad month, contain the following in•
telligcnce

!slaw Yon c, Ave). t s —Yeferday the Grand Jory,
now in Sefflon, alter patiently hearing a mafs of set-
' timnny for thrte daps, unanintoolly brought in a bill
of indiament againlt Aaron Burr, V. P. of the
United States, ftir lending a mefftge or challenge, in-
viting George Alexander-Hamilton to be iiB4l by him
in a duel. and aga.inft William P. Van Nei; and Natha-
niel Pendleton, for sifting as fecondc. Br this india.
mem, it' confirmed by the competent Tribunals, Mr.
Buss, Mr. Van NY's, and Mr. Pi DLI Tow, are by the
'ail law i,z'aintt duelling. puffed by the Let:iflature of
this Sul st,disit onchiled, at.dof comic difqualifital from
holding lar office of honour or pri,:fir, or of voting in
this State t the term of twenty years. The murder
of °metal 11A *4 'l.Tc:ow having been committed in the
date ofNeor Jet 14, the Grand fury did not Gel au•
therifed to take cong,i Lance of it ; but we are inform-
ed, from the finl l^g al a othnrity. that a proftcutiou
lio, under the vet die of tie ::toner's Jury.

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NAUTItAL TMTELLIGEkti

Dish. .
Watirgeni

MAILS THIS DAY.—ihrlact liallafT.

Ail. VIM ass. VIM
I I Hambirrith • 0
0 I Gottrabutgb 0 0

PE.Ina.IIOE; SETT. 27.—Yefierday the Musnactom
(loop of war came into the Bay, brit fonts after flood
to fea, in order to fpeak *telt from the Northward.
The NIPTUNS tranfporr, *RIO. from Plymouth,
put in and anchored; but is failed again for Dublin.
with the wind about E. N. E. this morning. The
Wrway .brig Patros, of 'Funtburgh, Captain P. B.
Boat, arrived from Longfnund, with timber, for
this port ; and the Swedifh fhi t—, of Stran:
fand, ---, from London, in balli.ll. in order to
take 6th for the Mediterranean ; alfo the Etnatus let-
ter of marque, 5. BARMAN, of and from London, to
take IA for ditto ; the Swan, Evays, from London,
with fundries. for Barmouth ; the Black Prince, of
and froth Rye, from Meath, with coal i the
Four Brothers. BARN es, from ditto, with iron, for
Falmouth, and the Fancy, of and for Jerfey, Bog-
art., from 13rinol, with fundries. Yeflerday the
DOL 1116 cutter, Capt. JOHNS, failed for Plymouth.

PLYMOUTH. SEPT. 27.—Came in the Laor Watt-
REM, of 18 guns, from the Dawns and Portfmouth,
with a fleet under convoy ; the Weßmoreland, Cap-
tain SCARF, from Itiga ; and the (Economy, Captain
Coos, from ditto, both laden with naval dorm, for
the Dock Yard. Sailed the Mainz, of 74 guns,
to join the Channel fleet.
PORTEMOU4H, SEPT. 28--.-ArtiVed the Friend.
fchap, Luentaisuaots, from Dantsie.--Salled la
PooLarrt 4lnop of war, on a cruise off Havre, and
the-Span& fhip PE4serance, for Cowes...-Carne into
harbour the Sea Nymph tranfport. Wind N. N. E.
Mattoari, SST. aft.—A Dutch Hoy was nn the
Goodwin Sands on WednAlay, but got off without
injury or damage. Yesterday afternoon a Swede,
laden with hemp, for Lidion, was difcovcred by the
Boatmen here tb be off the Margate Sands, fumingly
in danger and not knowing where (be was. The
boatmen put off to her relief, and brought bet fife
into the harbour, (he moll otherstife have Inevitably
been 1011. The tit and ad Companies of Sea Fermi.
bles meet again at ter., and the 3d and 4th at one
to morrow, to exercife the artillery, of which node*
his been given by the Captain.

Y•RAIOUTH, SEPT. aB.—Yesterday failed the Bea-
TOR Soup of war, and FERRETTEI.gdn brig, on a
cruize, and the Late packets for Harwich. This
morning arrived l'Aratcataa frigate, Capu Manor,
from a cruize, and the Hoarse cutter. Pared the
back of the Sands a fleet of merchantmen, under
convoy from the Raft. Put into this port, with lots
of anchors and cables, the Felicity, Pancroa. from
London with goods ; alto the Britannia, Hoo, and
the Union, Tuaustms, from ditto, io ballsfi. The
'hips in the Roads are the MunmenrH, of 64 guns,
l'Avatcates and Awerursr frigates, one armed
(hip, and one cutter.—Wind N. N. W..