Star.
London, England, 1807-11-04 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

By the fleet which left Oporto on. the 16th ult.
letters to that date have been received from Portugal.
It appears by there letters that the Prince Da Betty
fon of the Panics Itscawr, was to embark on the
2th foi the Brazils, but whether,ete embarkation
aaually took place we have not learnt.

The conduCt of the Court of Lifbon appears to
have becn moil friendly and honourable to this coun-
try. The Patacs REGENT is Paid to have replied to
the demands made by France " that he would fob-
mit to fhut his parts again!! England and Englifh
(hips, after full time fhould he given to all the Eng-
lifh in his ports to depart with their whole property
from the country ; but that if a French fuldier fet
his foot in Portugal to attempt to occupy the ports
and garrifons, the Court were prepared to emigrate
to the Brazils, where a ftriEl friendfhip would be
maintained with the Englifh." This is (aid to have
beer, tis determination, and it is not certain, as yet,
that any French troops have aCtually marched, and
it teems that Minifters [till think there is time left for
veffcls to go to Portugal, as the REDBREAST, with a
number of Mips in ballaft, have had orders to fail.

" LISBON, OCTOBER to.

u We have bun dirappointcd of tie arrival of a packet the
departure of the convoy is with difficulty poftponed to the 16th
itiftant; the Lively Will accompany it, leaving the Cephalus brig
at the orders of Lord STRANGFORD,and the Raven to remain in
the neighbourhood. The Portuguefe fquadron in the Mediterra-
nean has been font (or, and is arrived. Six iLips of the line are
rcady. The Prince of Bent* (a child nine years of age) is laid
to be about to embark far the Brazils. It is doubtful whether his
father, the Prince Regent, will go. The Portuguefe Miniftry are
anxious for the F.ngliih to get off. We have no advice of the
French having begun their march from Bayonne."
' PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

" Pofitive affurances being received at Oporto, that the Britifb
Arnbaffador at Lifbon had declared it to be extremely dangerous
to delay the departure of the Englifh, later than the rsth of Odo-
ber, every exertion was made by the Members of the Englifts
Fadory at Oporto, to be ready as nearly as poffible to depart with
their convoy alfo about the fame time. Every veffel that could be
taken up, at any price, even to the enormous rate of 111. per ton,
was fecured and laden, as fpeedily as poffible, with wines. The
Portugncfe Government, as well as the people, have behaved on
this occafion with the g,reateft liberality ; the former yielding every
facility, and the latter offering and rendering every affittance. Li-
cences were readily granted E.rPortuguefe Chips to take freights for
England, but after fome of them were laden, the failors, afraid of
a war with England, left the lips, and fome molt have remained
behind, but for the generous affiflante of Capt. Charles Malcolm,
of the Narciffus frigate, whofe important fervices on this occallon
do him the greitelt honour. Happily during this momentous crifis,
the bar, which is at times impaffable for weeks together, formed
no of Ride :o the [hips dropping down the river, and getting into
the roads as faR as they werelader. Some families, dreading the
danger of palling the bar in boats, in cafe a !Well thould fet in, pre-
ferred going to the roads in the chips as they fell down, and remained
coffin? about above a week before the departure ofthe convoy; which
took place the tstb, when s _ fail, with about 18,000 pipes of wine,
unde- protection of the Narciffus frigate and Fervent brig of war,
got under weigh. All the Englifh families are with the convoy;
but a large pr portion of the wines and other property belonging
to them being left behind for want of Ihippir g, the heads of about
eight or nine mercantile bodes refolved to flay, who, with clerks,
ace. amounting to about zo, are all that now remain there. Capt.
Malcolm Rowed too pipes in the Narciffus.
" On Saturday the 24th, a Swedifh brig, to windward of the
homeward hound fleet, fpoke a veffel which was one of z convoy of
z 8 fail bound to Oporto, which will afford great cord-elation to thole
whole property is Rai waiting a means of conveyance, If they Ihould
be at liberty to depart with their property after their arrival. No
conjecture could he formed at Oporto refpcding what was inten-
ded or eapeded after the departure ..f the Englifh ; but it was un-
derflood that the Portugu,f; Government calculated on deriving
fome favour or forbearance from this ad of fubmilli.m to !he v. ill
of the enemy, to whom it was declared, that the fird march of
troops over the frontier [could he the fignal for the Royal family
and Government to embark for Brazil. Every thing is in readinefs
for fuch a movement. The Pri, ee Regent's eldeß fon is already
gone, and every preparation made to cover their embarkation at
Penoche, a few leagues North of the Tagus, to vibieh place van
quantities of cannon and warlike flora have been fent.

" Some few of the Englifh are (Aid io have refolved not to leave
Portugal, perfuaded th the Frerch will not drive the Portuguefe
to a Rep fo injurious to the French intereft as the threatened de-
parture to Brazil would inevitably prove, by its beneficial confe-
qurnc.s to Great Britain.
" "I he greateft difappointment and inconvenience were fat at
the non arrival of a packet far a confiderahle time before the
convoy failed.

' On the agth, that part of the convoy that is defined for Ire-
land and St George's Channel (t 6 fail) parted company. The next
day a brig reported bat a French privateer, with iso men, and
a fchooner alto, both from Modals, were on the look out in that
quarter, aod that feveral Engillb merchantmen, captured at .liffe•
rent times, were preparit,g to fail, having people on board who
(poke good EngIII, armed only with blunderbufka,mufkets, pikes,
and fidc arms ; that ti eir fchemc was to pats for Euglifh, and
to pick up all that came in their way unprotected.

" The Britifb racket, a merchant ihip laden with fruit, left the
convoy, with permitfion, the third day after we.left Oporto, and
by her the appti,ach of the convoy has no doubt been known.
" The Chaplain to the Fadtery at Oporto, finking under a con-
lump:ion, give up a good preferment in 2ngland in exchange for
the Chaplaincy, worth sod. a year, which he is now obliged to
relinquifh and return to the cold climate he fo mach dreaded.
11 The Britifh Conful has property at Oporto to the amount of
more than 6.-Jac.el. which he cannot either remove or find buyers
far, under the prefeat circumftssesa."

The Funds advanced a little in price yellerday on
the report of a negotiation for peace; but we appre-
hend there is little or no foundation for the report.
It has probably arifen from circumftaaces conteeted
with the vifit of the Comte de LILL! to this country,
which, however, give no real countenance to the
rumour. It is, indeed, reported that this Prince's
viat to England had a political objet in view ; and
the following is given as the motive of his journey :
That after the treaty of Tilfit, a meffage was fent to
the Comte de LILLE from the Emperor ALEXANDER,
acquainting him 44 that the Emperor was convinced,
that the eflablifhtnent of peace was neceffary to
the world ; and that now being convinced of the
amicable difpofitions of the Emperor of the French,
with whom he had contraeled relations of amity,
it was his determination to offer to mediate be-
tween the Courts of Great Britain and France. He
had reafon to believe, that there was no infuperable
obflacle to the relloration of peace. And therefore
he thought it incumbent upon him to affure the
Cowra, that if he fhould fucceed in his mediation,
it would not, and Mould not in the flighteft degree
affect his Highnefs in the afylum which he had taken
at Mittau, but on the contrary his facred perfon
Ihould be inviolate, and even his interells should not
be negledled."—This intimation was the caufc of the
voyage of the Comte, flat to Sweden, and after-
wards to England. The profeffed objet of his jour.
ney being to prevent, if poffible, a negotiation fo
fatal to his hopes. But what influence can hi: pre-
fence or abfence have on fuch a queftion ?
In fait there is at this moment a large fum of
fl rating capital in the market, owing to the Max of
money from various quarters, and the interruption
of foreign commerce, which (huts up the ultral chan-
nels for its employment. Add to this, that yeflerday
wac the fii ft buying day in the new quarter by the
0)1mill-inners, and that they have 2,600 ocol. to lay
out, which will extinguifh between fix and (even
millions of Confols before the end of January next.
This accounts for the rife of the funds, but the real
cattle being overlooked, ingenuity was let to work to
account for the rife on other grounds, and the
reports circulated in eoafequence tended (till further'
to mile the price.
Reports are at variance as to the future move
menu of the Comte de Lua.s.—Some fay he comes
to London, where he will reticle for a few weeks with
his relatives in a houfe which has been taken for him
near town ; and that he is then to I etui n, in the fame
frigate that brought him, to his refidence at hfittau
others affirm, that he proceeds (and has already let
off from Yarmouth) tor Holyrood Houle, Edin-
b ugh, and this kerns bell to accord with fires
previoufly known refpeeting the preparations made
for the reception of the illufltious ((ranger.. His fuite
b:fides his relatives the Ducs d'A Go r. 114 s and de
BERM confitis of the Compte d'Avaa*v, Disc de
GRAMOMT, COTIIrIe ETIENNE de DAMAs, COMpte
NANTOUILLET, Chev. de RITIERF, NlOOrlelit de PEE.-
NOUET, blonfieur DISTEL, ('Abbe FLEuRIEU) ('Abbe
Coarctra.

In the greater part of our impreffion yeflerday, we
(fated a report circulating in the higher clicks, that
Government has come to a determination to declare
war againfl different States now tar ier the dominion
or influence cf France. Monday late, the CH A NCLL LOR
Of the Excusossa, Earlßavuuarr and MI.CANNING,
held a conference at the Foreign Office on this ty.ifi-
nefs, when it is Paid to have been refolved to include
in the dec'aration Denmark and the diff..rent Italian
States, comprifrog Tufrany, Rcgufa, Naples, the
late Republic of the &vett Minds, and all the cther
States in the Mediterranean and Adriatic, in polliffion
of France nr her Allies.

The Expedition fitting nut under the command of
Sir SIDNEY SMITH, is now underflood to be deflined
for the Mediterranean, or the Tagus. The military
force will cot, fat of about soco men, feleeed from
the troops recently arrived from Copenhagen. The
rural force will be more confiderable than was at
fill imagined. Befides the fix !hips of the line already
mentioned. viz. the London, Elizabeth, Marlbo-
rough, Pompee, Valiant, and Captain ; a feventh,
the York, was paid on Monday, at the Note, and
ordered laft night to join the expedition. It will fail
from Plymouth, to which place intlruaions were
difpatched laft night from the Admiralty, for Sir ,
SIDNEY SMITH.

Yeflerday morning the Doke of Yoga tranfaeed
bufincfs with the KING at Windfor.

General STUART arrived at Windfor yeflerday
morning, and afterwards rode on horfeback with his
MAJESTY, the Dukes of YORK and KENT, the Prin-
cell'es AUGUSTA and AMELIA.

Yefierday the Princes SOPH to completed her 3oth
year. Her Royal Highnefs remains indifpofed, but
we are happy to ity fhe is a little better.

At an early hour yefferday morning Mr. MILLS,
the Mellinger, arrived at the Foreign Office, from
the Court of Stockholm.

Sir linm II PPP/4Ara had a lnng interview yellerday
with the Board of Admiralty.

Admiral GAMBIVI arrived in town yefierday, and
;dined his fear at the Board of Admiralty.
A veffel is arrived at Plymouth, which left Monte
Video on the 22d of Auguft, ten days later than the
Alexander tranfport, which arrived at Portfmnuth on
Sunday. Mon of our troops had then embarked, and
a part had failed for the Cape. The complete eva-
cuation, it was fuppofed, would be effegied on the
7th of September, the day flipulated in General
WHITE LOC g's capitulation.

CANTERBURY, NOVEMBER 3.
The Danifh fleet has at length reached onr (bores;
Admiral STANHOPE, with his divifion, defiined for
Portfmoutb, is for the prefent wind-bound in the
Downs ; befides the line of battle Ibips with him,
two fine brigs and upwards of too fail of tranfportsd
with naval Itores are arrived in the River; the flores
are to be infpe&ed and valued, and difpofed of in the
King's yards at Chatham and Sheernefs ; but few of
the troops are as yet arrived, for difembarkation in
this elifirie, except a company of Artillery and Come
detachments both of cavalry and infantry' of the
German Legion —The brigade of Guards is, how-
ever, hourly expeaed at Chatham, from whence all
the other troops have been removed in order for their
accommodation in the barracks.

A fquadron from the brigade of Heavy Cavalry
at Canterbury is ordered from thence to Deal bar-
racks, and marches to-thotrow.

Among the veffels arrived in the Downs are the
Fylla, Danifls prize lhip, of a4-guns; and the Lon-
don tranfport, No. 136, the latter having part of the
King's German Legion on board. The recruiting
for the Legion has proved very fuceefsful, and it will
return more numerous than when it left England.
His Majefly's hofpital Chip Friderickfwaern, Captain
HANCH ITT, and Dr. Jam' a sox, phyfician of the fleet,
with the lick and wounded on board, who are reported
very few, as the Sett preferred na excellent flare of
health.

ARCHBISHOP Or YORK.—Yellerdar advice was re-
ceived in town of the death of the Right Revetend
Dr. WILLIAM Idaftaisaw, Lord Archbilhop of York,
Primate of England, Lord High Almoner to the
King, and Victor of IZreen's College, Oxford. He
was tranflated from Chester to the Archiepircopal See
of York in 1776, on the dcmife of Dostor Roasar
DRUMMOND. His Grace, before his tranflmion, was
chnfen by his MAJESTY Preceptor to his Royal High
nets the Prince of WALES, Cot whom he preferved the
moit dutiful and affeCtionate attachment to the clofe
of his exiflence. His Grace has left feveral Cons, one
of whom is a Rear Admiral in the Briti(h fleet, and
another Chancellor of the Diocefe of York.

Arrived from Weymouth, with his Lady, at his
honk in John-flreet, Adelphi, JOHN Taatme, Efq.
lately married at Swallcliffe, Oxfordfhire, to Mifs
PLaßcr, late of Binfield, in Bet klhire.

'The Lou;la, JOHN EVANS, a ttardport laden with
fibres from Copenhagen, was captured by a French
privateer. The Captain and crew were taken out and
fent to France ; after which the (Lip was recaptured
by the Clyde, Commodore OWEN, and brought into
the Downs.

Captain SCHOMBERO is appointed to command the
LOIRE frigate, newly repaired, at Deptford.
The letters from Bombay, by the late overland
packet, date that intelligence had been received from
China, that the Eliza Ann, Capt. DARE, was wrecked
in a gale of wind Pff the North.eaft vim of Haenan.
Capt. DARE, and the fon of Mr. Kick, of Malacca,
were unfortunately among thole who periihed ; the
rca of the Officers and part of the crew who were
Caved, after travelling overland, had arrived at Can.
ton.

The Amazon, a Danifh Chip from Bengal, was
alfo wrecked near the fame place, but the crew were
fortunately all fated.
His Mai frstr has been •pleafcd to order, that the
Battalion of Pikemen, at Aberdeen, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant Colonel Tows*. (hall in fain e
be denominated the Akrdten Light infantry Volunteers,
and ufe mufkets inflead of pikes.
Saturday the 24th ult. the Haddingron battalirn
of volunteer infantry, commanded by the Right Ho
noutable Lord SIN cLais, afTembled at Haddington,
and marched from thence for Belhaven barracks. near
Dunbar, to remain there on permanent duty for 14
days.

The Proprietors of Dr. ace:ores Syftem ofAgri.
culture, have refolved, in order to OM its more ge-
neral circulation among fmall Farmers. to publills an
edition in twelve monthly parts.
Yellerday the LORD MAYOR ordered the (mice of
bread to be continued at re: pence farthing the guar.
tern loaf of wheaten, and tightpence three farthings
honfehold.

" Time': a tell teee," lays the comedy. He is in,
and will tell a tale, next Friday morning, in the
New Lo.ter y Plan, worth - 40,0001. But adventurers
mull take Tim- by the forelock," by poffelllng
qualifications previous to that day's great event, if
they intend to be candidates for its im►nenfe Prize.
DitURY LAN r.—The new Comedy of 7 ime's a Tell
Tale, was repeated IA evening. ELL►STON, Mar-
Trims, DowroN, Mifs Durmast, and Mrs. H. S►n-
DONs, contributed their refpedive endeavours to flip.
port the piece with great fuccefs. The Epilogue was
well fpoken by EL.L►;TON. ROM, WAS the entertain.
ment. Mifs LYON, as Rilina, and Mrs. Da FONTS,
as William, executed the tongs, allotted to them, in a
fweet ltyle of naivete. The houfe was crowded and
brilliant.

COVENT GARDEN —A cure for tie Heart &1e was
admirably fullained in all its tharMers laR night
MUNnEN's Old Rapid, EMERY'S Frank Outland, and
Lewis's Young Rapid, afforded the highelt gratifica-
tion. Mrs. MArrocxs'sifi Vortex was perfonated
with all the unrivalled powers r f this excellent ac•
trefs ; and Mrs. Graa's yfry Outland, was played in
her very belt llyle. Mother voofe, after the hundredth
night, is as humorous and acra&ive as on the fir It
reprefentation ; and GRIMALDI and Bosooma were
in high glee and fpirits.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, Nov. 4.—There are
few arrivals cf Wheat today, which is in (bort fup-
ply, but the tales in this trade arc very dull, and
nearly at our la( quoted prices—Barley is rather
cheaper—Old Malt as annexed—fine New about Bos.
per quarter—White Peas arc lower—Beans and Oats
are in tolerable quantities, which articles on Monday
and to-day fetch a (mall encreafe in price.—Flour
inclines downwards, but fine American fupports its
price 345. to 375. per barrel.

CIENIRAL CUIR99ICY A$ UNDER.
Wheat, 376 sos 636 per qr. Crey PC39,6311 7310 d
Fine Ditto, 60 65s od Beans, (old) 586 64$ od
Rye, (new) 40$ 45s od Tick Ditto 526 586 od
Barley, 39$ 4.550 d Oats,sas alls 339
Malt, (old) 669 746 cd Poland ditto 34$ 356 6d
Whlte Peas, (Boilers) 12361356 Potatoe ditto to 373 oil
Rape tires. 9121 251.
FIAC Flour 50619 53...•...3C4011d9 4511 to son. •