Star.
London, England, 1805-01-28 00:00:00

ALARM IN 3COTLA.VD.

SEEIIieCE. TUESDAY MORNISG, (one o'clock.)-
" An exprefs arrived here at three this morning to
Captain TATif AM, from the Sheruf Stihtlitutt:, at In-
werat y. giving an account that two large two-decked
(hips, fuli of men, on Friday !aft, during a heavy
sale, arrived on the coaft of Craignith. Oae of them
paned through the Sound of Liatiz, and moil have
gone on, eith.r to the Sound of binil, nr towards
Oban ; the otLr came the iutide of Luing, and pie-
ceeded toward. Cuati, through which there is no
palrage, and came to anchor ; h3at. Went c if to her
in the evening, but were n 1! per rniacd to go no
board, and were told, that if they did not Rand. off,
they he funk.
From the place where this fhip is at anchor, it
is evident they ate completely ignorant of the coati,
no thare would have. tak:n them into that
f;• From there circuitsitance,, there is firnng
ic.albn to fuppolt that they are French Ibips of war;
indeed, there can hardly be a doubt of it. Mr. MAC-
DOUGALL, of Luing, fent this account to Inverary.—
Advices were fent or to the Tuurterelle frigate, and
The is preparing to get under weigh."

ANOTHER LETTkR. SAME DAM

At five o'clock this morning► an exprefs was re-
ceived by Captain TATMAN, the Regulating Officer
here, from the Sheriff Subflitute, Inverary, incloting
a letter from Mr. Jour; MIACDOUGALL, of Luing,
bearing date Dail, t suh January, itios, of which the
following is an extract :

I was laft night in the itland of Luing, and ob.
ferved a large (hip pairing, about four o'clock, going
through the found of Luing. On my arrival on this
fide of Luing, I got on board of the Columbia, of
Charlellon, who informed me a French two-decker
par Ted him in the form night ; he fulpeeed fhe
was part of the French fleet intended to land troops
in Ireland. At the fame time met with two boats,
who informed me they went to the (hip, who de-
fired them not to cone near, otherwife they would
fink them, They in not allow any perfon to go
onboard. ALkZ. STEVF Nsos, in Balluati.a. was in
one o: the beats. The people fay tha decks were full
Lf men.

" I thought proper to fend an exprefs to the coun-
t: town, informing the Dike of Argyil and all the
initabitAnts of the county of this alarm.

" The 113;p lies near Armaddy ; if the seind does
n't come to the North or Ealt fie cannot get out,
lir,' v.. 11 be eafily taken."

The above iltrellicy-mce was forwnrd:3 by Captain
'A HA”, with all ipeed, to the Admiralty, aid to
Ceneritl Wcnrss. The Nlagillyttes of the town and
Cylleaor of the Culloms were then informed of it •
and All exp. els wa, oldered by the hinee of Wales
cutter to AdMitai GAKDY ER of C.:rk, to tut Lord
Lien.enant of Ireland, and to the Oilicer command-
ing at &Waft.

f ,ner was this news known in tour, than all
rank manife:l-:d a fpirit worthy of themfeives. The
Volunteers tu,ned out with the greateft re,rdinefs, and
offered their Cervices wherever they might be nccef•
fairy,

Meas. WALTER RITCHIE and Sons generoufly
offered the (hip Neptune ; MetTrs. ALEX. STILL and
Co. JOHN HAMILTON and Co. and JAMES HINTER
and Co. have each volunteered one of their veffels ;
the brig Hero, the St. Andrew, and the Mercury,
being all the armtd velftl. in tht harbour.
The Sharp Shooters are to be divided between the
Tourterelle, the Neptune, the Hero, and the Mercit.
Ty, and a party from the Greenock and Port Glaf-
gow regiment, under the command of Capt. STEW.
AZT, go on board the St. Andrew, to aa as marines.
They all embarked at three o'clock.

The fi►Q Greenock regiment have mounted guard,
and both regiments are trn permanent duty, ready at
a mi,ment'a notice.

HYDR Partx.—The Lounge in Hyde Park was
yeiterday crowded w ith Pedalrians. The intenfe
licit of the laft few days excited hopes, amonglt the
tkaiters, of much divertion on the Serpentine River,
The ice, however, was too weak to encourage any
attempt, even on the part of the holden adventurer.
1 Many (4 the 11E14111g corps adjourned to the elreidar
pond in Kenlingtnn Gardens, in hopes of better fue.
cel;, but there, ton, ther were evally difappointcd.
i The ultrai promenade, however, was much thronged;
and, net ithtlanding the intenfe coldoefs of the day,
female beauty bole a more than ultra' proportion in
the company, armed at ail points iigainti the inele-
wency of tlse weather, in fats and velvets. The rage
for 0 ack dill continues, Got the prt sailing colours of
the ..eltife were purple and crimfoa. There were
but 1.,:w Equetitiatts in the Ride ; and the coach-
I.( Ad c‘alld fear.:cly boatt a .I.c;.tire of any faation.—
Am •:%. ft the moil elegant crptipages were thole of
th-. Ottcheifes of 1:11t ru,tolf, Lt. Ens, and Arnot. ;
Mao. hioneifes of Hu .vrtot: o, Aoracorts, and SALM.
illiltY ; the Conntelles Of CHARLE MONT, CARLISLE,
and Vtfr s r;tort ar. AND. 'l-ti the above lilt we may
add Sir ions Lanr, pith his homiletic landau
and :nor hays. There were many other dalhers of
I • r.::fenz, mounted mnd caparifotted in true critical i-
.1:1 'Vic, among whom the Mar ;rills of Loos s, Irrt-
cd hi, galloway, and Mr. T. SkIERID.Itt, his ion

„ ,~~g.

SAttirdar the fingular appear
•• f.t fr•x in the fields t•thind the Foundling

afr-rd:d admirable diverflon to a num—erouc
dy of Cockney Sportfmni. The unfortunate
which had ken i.-pt from a cub in a doniellic
ac by a Gentleman at Hampflead, unluckily for-
tiok hip proteCtor, and ran towards town, where lie
":.is no former difcovered than befet by butchers dogs,
and the whole dais of curs in the vicinity ; he was
cr,thquently compelled to avoid impending deftruc-
ti,,n, anJ accordingly entered fsveral flree:s and
r. findings in the above neighbourhood, followed by
perfons on horfeback, and a multitude of pedeftrians,
of all deferiptions, whole cla:nours conveyed fenfa-
(ions of danger among the inhabitants, many be-
lt- v:r.g the town in a Rate 14 infuricainn, until they
beheld the objelt of purfuit, which, after being fc-
v.ttdy whipped by coachmen, and etherwife cruelly
treated, fought refuge in the area of a Gentleman's
' wire in Taviltock-fguare, where he was humanely
.:..caed from the fury of his unqualified enemies, in
itr to be rellored to hls owner. Tho Foa had is
k collat ot:.