Star.
London, England, 1806-10-31 00:00:00

BUENOS AYRES.

We have got the journal of our correlpondent at
the Cape of Good Hope, it is dated Cape Town, isth
of Augufl.—ln confequence of a requifitinn from
General B aaaaa ORD, at Buenos Ayres, the following
force has been fent to him from the Cape of Good
Hope, by Lieut. General Sir DAVID BAIRD:

Pour Troops . . . loth Light Dragoons.
Two Troops . . . stR Ditto.
One Company . • . Royal Artillery.

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The 38th and 724 Regiments.
At the particular rennet of General Blassroaud
Major Taovr ea, of the 83d, a very able officer, has l
been fent to him by Sit DAVID BAIRD, to aft as
Deputy Adjutant General. In confevence of this
pretling call for troops from the Cape, Sir DAVID
BA tau has detained the 47th regiment at the Cape,
which put in there nn its way to India ; and he in-
tended to detain other regiments from England, if
they touched at the Cape.
General BAIRD'S arrangement hal been a fortunate
one : betwixt the very refpettable force which he has
lately forwarded to General Bea a !FORD, and the re-
inforcement under Sir SAMUEL AUCHMUTRY, which
three weeks ago failed from Falmouth, we may now
feel team tor the fate of our newly acquired fettle;
Ants in. South America, though two or perhaps three
French fquadrms may have Ratted againft them.—
We have heard General B aaaaa ORD mentioned as an
aelive anti vigilant Officer, little likely to be taken
by furprize.

His Majcßy's Letters Patent, nnder the Great Seal
of Ireland, have been duly pared, conftituting and
appointing the Moll Noble Fiances SITMOVI, Con-
way, Marquis of HARTFORD, Cuflos Rotaforum of
the county of Antrim, vacant by the death of the
Right Hon. G,.*oa Ent MACARTNEY.
Lord KEITH is arrived in town from Ramfgare,
and had yefterday an interview with Mr. Gaamytt.tA,
at the Admiralty.

The EMI Effex, Fife and Renfrew Regiments of
Militia, marched yelierday morning from Dover for
Alford Barracks ; and the lit and ad baualinns of
the 6th Regiment came to Dover Cattle the fame day
from Deal.

The 26th Regiment is alfn melted at Dover this
day to occupy the Barracks on the Weßem Heights.

Monday nit:trains the Merionethetire Regimeni ( f
Militia marched into the Barracks at Fort Pitt,
Chatham.

Courier on his way front the Spanifh Mtbaf
Ltdor at Lift:on, to Madrid; was lately robbed of his
tlirpitchaa at a (mall dikasue from the hue, Ovals

MEETING OF THE LIVERY-.
A numerous and refpetiable Meeting of the LT
very of London took place yefterday evening at the
New London Tavern, for the purpofe of conliderirg
who were fit and proper perfons to be nominated this
day at Guildhall, as Candidates for the Reprefenta-
tion of the Metropolis.
Sir Jona Pram.sarta was paopofed as Chairman,
but upon a thew of hands Groaca WOOO, Efq. was
called to that fituation.
After a letter had been real from Mr. Wanotrir•
Tow, retlating'the fautiments already advertifed by
that Gentleman, the names of the following Geode-
Men were propc:fed for the decifion of the rooms
Alderman Sir W. Cowls, Jobs Peter Haan, RN.
Alderman H. C. Cornhe, Alderman Hr W. Lewea,
Alderman Sir C. Price, Aldemian Jonathan /with,
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Alderman Roweroft.
Upon a thew of bands, the Chairman declared that
the choice of the Livery had fallen upon the four
following Gentlemen :
Alderman H. C. Combe, Alderman Sir C. Price,
John Peter Hankey, Efy. Alderman Sir W. Cattle.
The hiends of Alderman Rowcaovv, however,
afTerting that more hands had been held up for Mtn
than fur Sir W. Cu RTIS. the names of thofe two Gen.
tlemen were about to be again fubmitted to the room,
when Alderman ROWCROFT addreifed the Chair, and
after having declared that his being prefent was acci-
dental, and that he had no previous intimation what.
ever that his name would be propofed to the Livery,
recinefted that it might he withdrawn, as, however
fentible he was of. the honour intended to be confer-
red on him, a variety of circurnßances, which it was.
tutnecefrary to enumerate, would preclude him from
availing himfelf of it. The thanks of die room were
then unaniinonfly voted to Groan, Wools, F.fq. for
big able and impartial eodclua in the Chair, and the
Meeting was diablved.

Mr. Roscoe has declared himfelf a Candidate for
the Borough of Liverpool.
Joy arir•w Mlles and James BRAHSCOPIII, Efqrs.
Sheriff fur the County of Middlefez and City of Lon-
don yellerday went in Rate to Lord Ga writes's,
Lord Howler's, and the other Calsinct Miniders'
official houfes, where they left cards of invitation to
dinner with the LORD MAYOR Elea, at Guildhall, on
Monday, the toth of November, as Lord MaTer's
Day this year happens to fall on a Sunday.
On Wednefday evening the Marminef Hattie°.
roe returned toiDevoldhire Houk, Piccadilly, Wm
a tour ronod the greaten part of England and W&4r,
and alfo to the Caine of Dublin. His Lordibip *a
to have taken a place for Dublin on board the Kitt
George picket, which vies- IoR. but molt forteriatar
changed his mind and *mambo:rid another wen.
General SIMCDR, we regret to Rate, died en Sin-
day laR, at Torlbans.in Devonfhire. He arrived at
Torbay a fa* dips before, and was eonneyad from
thence by.water to Topfham. He bab rare it wide,
and nine children toia.ment ; and by his death
his Karim. has been deprived of a meritorious and
skilful Officer. General Sivecoe was appointed Coen
mender in Chief in the EaR Indies, and bit Lady was
iri Leindon making the necefary preparations for the
voyage, when the received the melancholy fummmts
to attend the. funeral at Top(bam. By his death the
Coloneky of the ladregirnent becomes vacant.
The King of Sweden has ordered everg.ffwede to
leave Transit immediately, under the penalty of loling
their privileges as Swedifb Citizens.
Jutome AAAAA has brought with Iltim to
Paris an immenfe number of ostriofities•colleaed
during his long cruiu s among them are 46 ups,
containing various rare animals from Guiana. Part
of this colleftion confills of a large Crocodile, *King
of the Vultures, and the beautiful animal called the
Gazelle ; all alive 1
From an analyfis lately made of the native Iron
found at the Cape of Good Hope, it appears to con-
fift of an alloy of nickle and iron, in the proportion
of one of the former to ten of the latter. It yields
plembagu, on being treated with acid.
The lady of Captain BRISBANE, of the Arethulk,
who reticles at Mortimer, near Reading, has received
a letter, dated off St. Domingo, September la, !SA
from the Captain, by the bait packet from the Weft
Indies, confirming the Ratement lately given in this
paper, of the capture of the Pomona Spanifh frigate.
by the Arethufa and Anfon, and giving further parti-
cnlars. The anion was very-cfnie, and continued
only thirty five minutes ; twelve gun boats, each
mounting a za.pounder, and carrying one hundred
men, formed a line to protea the Pomona againft
the fire of our frigates, which anchored in three and
a half fathoms water, and Within pitlol Riot of the
eagle, mounting fizteen 34-pounders, and keeping
up a heavy fire—three of the gun boats were blown
up, fix funk, and the remaining three were driven
afore among the breakers, when the Pomona Rrock
and was taken poffeffion Of by. the Firtt Lieutenant
PARISH. The Cattle now began firing red hot
%hot, by which the Aretbufa was set on fire—the
flames, however, were loon extinguilhed by the atti.
vity of the (Akers (Lieutenants lin:seam and Gat,-
Fires) commanding on the main deck. Shortly af•
terwasds a dreadful ezpinfiun took place within.*
cattle, and their fire ceafed. Captain Bat was
Rightly wounded. Lieutenant PARISH was unhurt.
We are forry to add, that the Pomona had jude lan*
ded all the specie on board ; a quantity of plate, and 7
various hinds of met ebandize, however, remained •
on board, to remunerate the gallant exertions of the
visors. The Admiral and Governor had left the
Pomona, as they fuppofed, in perfea fafety, about
ten minutes before our frigates bore in fight. The
official difpatches having been fent to Admiral Da-
eau, commanding on the Ration, are not yet at..
rived.
Sunday morning as Edward Clout, a man aged
near fifty years, was endeavouring to work a barge
through Maidfrone bridge. he fell overboard and we,
drowned.
The Bill agairifi Alex. Sem, the midshipman,
for firing a pistol at Mrs. Leith (hit aunt) has been
thrown out by the Grand Jnry. He is, however, de-
tained as a deferrer.
Friday Andrew Clover was conviaed before the
fitting Magifteate at Edinburgh, of a fraud, in hav-
ing toddled himfelf as a foldier, and.taken the oath,
and thereby obtaining a part of the bounty, although
he knew that he was an apprentice to a printing-
'houfe in that city. He was festeneed, agreeable to
the as of Parliament, to confinement and hard labour
'in &Winn for two years.

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