Star.
London, England, 1807-08-11 00:00:00

THE EXPEDITION.

* HULL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 9.
44 The 7th and Bth Regithents of Foot are now all
embarked, and the Tranfports which have -them on
board, viz. the Robert, Frog ; William Knowles,
—; Rofina, Johnfon ; Scipio, Rand ; and Indefa-
tigable, Elder, are jail getting under way ; together
with the brig Neptune, that has General Mintz-
LAWS horfes on board, who accompanies the bri-
gade. There two regiments have croffed the country
by forced marches from Liverpool, having landed
there from Dublin ; and on their arrival here, went
immediately on board the chips.

" Each diviiion was met a little dißance nut of
town by Major General THORNTON, the Command.
ing Officer here, and condulled down to the pier.—
The men teemed in great fpirits, and received the
cheers of thoufands of fpeßators on their going on
board. Their deßination is quite a fecret. The wind
is againfl their leaving the Humber to-day.
" The .Bth is not an Hanoverian regiment, as
Rated in feveral Papers.
" That part of the expedition which left the Hum.
ber this day fe'anight mull be at the Sound by this
time, from the courfe they were met Reeling, the
wind being fioce IA night favourable.
" There were no foldiers embarked at Grimly,
as mentioned in Come of the papers : they all went
from hence, and with great expedition.
" When our new dock is opened, one hundred
tranfports afloat might readily take in their men here
in one day.

" But few women were allowed to go on board of
'he chips; and a diftreffing fcene enfued when they
found they could nc t proceed with their hufbands.—
With the exception of the Scipio, the other five ttanf-
poits that are gone to•day are remarkably fine huge
coppered (hips."

A Board of Artillery Officers, of which General
FAaaiNGDON is at the head, are gone to the cr.l of
the Southern Diftriet, from Woolwich, for the pur-
pofe of determining on the beft mode of defence for
the Matrat.t.o Towers which have been lately erec-
ted. The &ft Gene al Meeting is expelled to be
held at Satidgate tomorrow.
The 2d. Weft York from Ofpringe, and Eaft Suf.
folk Militias, from Afhford, marched yefterday
from thole places to do the garrifou duty at Cha-
tham Barracks. On the fame day fix Companies
of the zd Surrey Militia moved alfo from Afhford
to Hythe, to join the remainder of that regiment at
that place.

The detachment of the toth Royal Veteran Bat-
talion, stationed at Hilfea barracks, has received or-
ders to embark for Qlsebec.
His Grace the Archbifhop of Canterbury intends
vifiting Ransfgate this feafon with his family.

The irsireaties of the beautiful Queen of Pruffia
alone Paved Silefia from falling into The hands of the
Conqueror. When her Majefly dined with Napoleon
at Tilfit,lbe found upon her plate a card, upon which
he had sat itten, "la Silrlie A vow "
When Napoleon made his entry into Pofen, at the
commencement of the campaign, the Jews of that
town cattle out to meet him habited as Turks. The
foremott of the cavalcade rode up to the door of the
carriage and (aid, g' Your Majefly need not be afraid,
we arc not Turks, but poor Jews from Pofen." We
need not add, that Napoleon was difpleafed with the
falutation.

The Alfred, Captain FISHER, is arrived from
Virginia, from whence the failed on the 12th tilt. to
which date (he brings letters ; thole Qate, that the
Militia had been embodied and ordered to be held in
a (tate of read;nefs.

The Mary,'Capt. M‘Lson, is arrived at Grange-
mouth from Memcl, whence the failed on the 16th
ult. two days Inter than any other (hip in the fleet,
at which time no fleps had been taken hoflile to the
Britifi► interefi. Lord Hurcanrsort had-returned to
Memel in the Arrasa faigate, two days before Capt.
MiLsoo left it.
The Edear, lawn., from Jamaica, fur Leith, was
captured on the 29th of May, and carried into Cuba.

The Crefccat, HOOPER, from the South Seas, for
London, foundered, on the Bth of March, on the
coati of Patagonia—Crew laved.

Earl Grwst's coming of age was celebrated on
Saturday Taft at the following places, in the vicinity
of each of which the Marquis of SrAswan has a
noble feat :—Firfl, Trentham Hall, in Stafforcltbire,
where the principal fete was held, above I Soo perfons
were hofpitably entertained with roan beef and ale.
Second, WorAmers, in Hertfordfhire.—Third, in the
Town Hall at Newcallle.—Fourth, at Lindham
Manor, in an adjoining county. At every one of
thefe magnificent chateau:, the mon princely banquet
'was provided. Every tenant on thole extenfive do-
mains, were made as happy as good cheer and good
company could make them. At a late hour at night
the feßive (cent concluded, hut many remained there
throughout the whole of yetterday.
LAG AIG FISHEAIIIS.—A letter from Loin, in Ar-
gylefhire, dated the 27 ult. lays, " Yeflerday was a
day of much pleafure at the Falling-11mile of Lagaig.
About fixty ladies and gentlemen affembled there
about two o'Clock. Mufic, collations, &c. &c. were
provided for them by Lieutenant MAcnou GA L, R. N.
in the true hofpitable Rile of a fon of Neptune. The
tables, which were placed on the Green, were fur-
mounted with a jack, enfign and pendant. There,
waving gently to the wind. added greatly to the
fplendour of a fcene otherwife truly attraaive from
the difplay of youth and beauty which it exhibited.
Fills of all forts, dreffed in a variety of ways, was
let ved up, and the wines were excellent. The dan-
cing, which commenced at five o'clock, was kept up
with great fpirit all the night, when the company,
with whom glee and harmony reigned fupreme,
pared tcluttant, yet delighted."