Star.
London, England, 1807-06-13 00:00:00

march to the coal, in the hope of being employed
on the Continent.

RAMSGATE, JUNE is.

The felleweng is the fkatement of the troops order- I
ed to embark here this day and to-morrow :
To embark this day-324 men and horfes of the 24 Regiment
Light Dragoons, King's German Legion. Ditto, to-niOrrow, 362
ditto, ditto.
Thee this day go on board at two o'clbcit—thofe to morrow at
ten in the morning, and go off to the Downs immediately.
The 2d Battalions (7th and Bth) of Infantry, King's German
Legion, will embark to-morrow morning—,the 7th are the fame
that havebeen here fo long—the Bth are from Margate ; they con•
BR together of isoo men. This halt order is rather unexpeded.
Four tranfports, containing part of the sth Battalion King's
German Legion, and the Rifle Regiment of ditto, have put into
the harbour, on account qf leaks. They wilt fail ag'in as loan as
repaired.
•

• ELECTION OF scors PEERS.

On Tuefday came on at the Palace of Holyroed-
Houle, Edinburgh, the Elation of Sixteen Peers, to
reprefent the Peerage of Scotland, when the following
Noblemen were•chofen
Earls of • CAITDNCSI Earls of SELIKIRI •
• Hosts BALCARRAS
• STRATIIMORR •• ABOTNL
• KaLug ABM:ILEX
• HARRINGTON and
• DALAI:IIISM GLASO:M
Lords Foust s Lords • SINCLAIR
• SALTOUN 'and
CAT lICAR T • Musa

Thole marked thus A are tidied, in the room' of
the Earls of _Elam., ELGIN, Levis, Notrussic,
and STAIR, and Lords ELPHINSTORB, SOMERVILLE,
BLARTYLE, RELY, and KINNAIED.
The following is an accurate Rate of the votes:
Caitbnefs - 38 Home 43
-
Strathmore - 49 Kettle - 44
Haddington - 46 Dalhoufie - 49
Selkirk - 43 Balcarras - 51
Aboyna • 5o Aberdeen • 48
Glafgow - 46 Forbes - 49
Saltoun 43 Cathcart . 51
Sinclair - 43 Napier - 48
Errol • 6 Elgin - r 9
Leven 3 Northelk - 22
Stair - 24 Elphin fton c - 33
Somerville • I Blantyre - 28
Reay - 28 Kinnaird • 23

One Peer, who fent in a lift for the firk fixtcen, not
having qualified in a proper manner, had his votes
reje*ted. Their Lordfhips were attended by JO N
PRINOLE and JAMES Palmate, Efqrs. two of the
Principal Clerks of Sellion, in virtue of a commiffion
from the head Clerk Regifter of Scotland, and as
ufual by two of his Majely's Chaplains, and the
other proper Officers.

A Cabinet Council met yeflerday at the Duke of
PORTLAND'S Office, which was attended by the, Duke
of PORTLAND, and all the Cabinet Minitlers, in c•infe-
quence of the arrival of Mr. BASILIC°.
This morning artived a Mail from New York,
brought to Falmouth by the Prince Etneft packet,
C eptain PETRIE, in 24 days.
Rear Admiral Dc COURCY is arrived with his
fqu tdron at Plymouth, frcm a cruize off Cat e Fi.
miterre.
A titivate letter by the fbip Hercules, from the
Weft Indies, mentions that Lord LAVINGDON kid re-
folved to relinquifli his Government of Antigua, and
was expdled to leave that ifland by the firgl home-
ward-bound packet after the all of June. Sir ED-
AWARD PARKITT is appointed to the lucrative fituation
of Collator of that port.
Our readers will recollect, that we fume time ago
extras ted from the Ft ench papers a letter from Genoa,
dated May t, Dating that the Seatioass frigate had
been captured by a lquadron of thips from Toulon.
We are now happy to have in our power to 'tate,
Fgitively, that that account is not true: levers have
been received by Lord COLLINGWOOD, from Capt.
STEW ART, who commands the SSAHORS6 frigate,
dated the gth of May; at that time Capt. STkWART
was cruizing off Toulon.
The contra for the county of Pembroke fermi.
rated on Wednefday, June 3d, after a hard liruggle
of eight days, when the numbers wete, lor Lord
MILFORD tagf—Sir HEIGH OWIIN roa.—During
`die ceremony of chairing the luccefsful candidate,
tome dark affaffin threw a (tone at Lord KINSING.
TON, which wounded him in the forehead, and it
bled proftrfely but happily his Loratip was not
ferioufly injured. Sir HUGH OWEN, with a 'manli-
nefs highly honourable to him, flrongly deprecated
this wicked a4l, and exhorted the populace to difperfe,
which had the &tired effect
Mr. PARKS, the Midfhipman, who was bnfbrtu•
na•ely loft in the Bellettc's boat, of Dunwich, was
a young man of an amiable difpofition and unoifend-
ing manners. He was the fon of an Officer, whole
widow has thus been deprived of a fpirited young
man, who promiled to be the prop of her declining
years, and an ornament to his country. •
A tunnel acrofs the frith of Fin'th, fimilar to that
which was propofed at Gravefend, is at prefent in
contemplation in Scotland. It is lappofeci to be car-
ried acrofs the frith at Qteeniferry, near Vinburgh,
to the oppofite fhore of ktfe, a dillance of abiiut two
milts. . .

A private letter from Monte Video, dated March
t 6, fstys
4, An event of the molt extraordinary nature has
OR come to our knowledge, which is, that the people
of Buenos Ayres. wish a Frenchman o#• the name of
Liniers at Weir head; have declared themfelves an
Independent Nation, like North America. In an.
fwer te a flag of truce, they fay, if we fipport ih:m
in this objett, they will receive us with open arms,
as their deliverers ; but, on the contrary. if we want
to make the country a colony to Great Britain, they
will conteß it to the lea inch. In the mean time,
we are obliged to cowent out felves with remaining
AS we are, as our General wifely conceives his force
too fmall to di vide,•by leaving •a garrifon here, and
with the remainder to attack Buenos Ayres ; he
therefore, has determined to wait reinforcements, or,
perhaps, as they are quarrelling among themfelvcs,
we may at IA be called in to fettle the difpute."

SPORTIAG INTELLIGENCE.

ROCHESTER, JUNE n.

On Thurfday morning was decided a match for
a confiderable fum again& time on the Chatham
Lines, which are eraaly two miles round, by a horfe,
the property of Captain Comm, of the Guards, who
was to go twenty Miles Within the hour, which, fur.
prifing.to fay, he performed in fifty minutes eight
feconds, carrying eight hone and upwards.
NEWTON RACES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE to.
The Gold Cup—Four Mile heats.
Mr C. Cholmnndeley's b h Young Chariot
Mr Aeht-rs's gr cAtlas

Four others Ratted ; a good race between the Brit two.
BEVERLEY RACES, TUESDAY, JUNE 9.
A Sweep!lakes of cogs each, for 3 yr Lids-o.le mile and a half
(Eight hubfcribers )
Mr Garforth'sb c by I3enningbrough, out of Caroline s
Mr L. Savik's b c by Sir Solasnon
Mr Hudfon's b c by Beningbrough

WEDNESDAY.
The Gold Cup, four miles hest
Mr Watts's b c Integrity, brother to Truth
Mr Bethers b e by Beningbrougb
Mr Garforth's ch f by Hyacinth, out of Yarico
Mr Watts's b c by Beuingbrough

ASCOT HEATH RACES, THURSDAY, JUNE is.
H. R. H. the Duke of York's Plate of sol. for boric., &c. of an
ages; 3 yr olds, 6ft ylb. 4 yr olds, Bft alb. s yr olds 81t tolk.
Grand aged, coft To flan at the diftance pelt, and go once
round and a diltance.
Mr patron's b c Handicap, yrs old
_ _

Mr Brown's b h Watery:6 yrs old s
.
IA Boringdon's cb c Palermo, by Hyperion, 3 yrs old i
Mr Abbey's b f Orangeade, 4 yrs old
4
Mr Jones's bl f Honeyfuckle, 4 yrs old • S
Mr Embden's b c Pantaloon, 4 yrs old . . 6
__ _.

Sir C. Banbury's la cby Whiiiiy, out of a fitter to Old Tat, if
3 yrs old - dr
Mr Butler's Eunuch, 6 yrs old - dr
Mr Fermor's hr c Stripling, 3 yrs old . dr
The Gold Cup value toogs the furplus in fpecle, a Subfcription of
togs each, for 3 yr olds, 61t z alb. four yr olds, 81t alb. S )r
olds, Sit 121 b. 6yr olds and aged, 9ft 41b. Mares allowed 311.4
To dart at the half mile polt on the New Mile, and go once
round : the owner of the fecond Lode to receive back his flake.
Mr Durand's ch c Matter Jacky, 3 yrs old t
Mr Femmes Hawk by Buzzard, 3 yrs old - 2
Mr Butler's Mifs Coiner, 6 yrs old .
Mr Ladhroke's br c Sir Peregrine, 4 yrs old - 4
Sir J Shelley's Jafper, 5 yrs old . - di
Mr C. Brown's brother to Maidftone, 4 yrs 01l dr
Mr Blacbford's br c Tony I.umpkin, 3 yrs old dr
Sir J Mawbey's b c Candidate, 4 yrs old - dr
Mr Jeffrey's ch h Quiz, aged . dr
ch c by Pegafus, out of FrifiC7, 3 yrs old dr
H. R. H. the Duke of York has two Subfcriptions, but did not
name

A Plate of scl for yeoman pricker, and keepers, for horfcs, &e.
carrying 1 aft each; the bat of three 4 mile heats; the borics
to be rode by yeoman pricker. or keeplrt of the Feral or Great
Park.
Mr Starling's b g Blenheim, by Coriander I 1
Mr Richardfon's br h Necho . 1 1
Mr Sharp's b g Chance - 3 3
Mr Gorden's Shake-my. rags - dr

A Plat,: of sol for 3 yr Oids:—colts Aft alb—fillies Bft slb. the bell
of three heats, the New Mile ; the winner of a Plate er Sweep.
Rakes hrthe year 1807, to carry 414. and of the Derry or Oaks
71b extra. ,
H. R. it. the l'.iisee o' Wales's bi cby Si: Peter x a a
'Mt' Fermor's bc by Stripling, 3 yrs rid ' a I a
Fir C Iltn.bury% br c by Vaal . dr
Ld Egretnont i be e by Gohanna . dr

The day's fenrt has not been fo good as might be
exptfhed ; and we only had prefent of the Royal fa-
mily, their Royal Highneffes the Dukes ~flfnart and
CUMBERLAND. The Marquis CORN WALLIS Was pre.
fent in the Judge's box ; the Earl and Countefs of
JERSEY, and the Hon. Mrs. VILLIERS, were in the
Prince of WALES'S !land.

. _
Amongft the N bility prefent were the Earl of
SCAIt3 LOUGH, who came in a p( ft coach, and had
his elegant curticle, with a pair of greys, to ride
round the entitle ; the Earl of SANDWICH was on
horfeback. Among thole who difplayed their equef-
Irian (kill, four in hand, were Sir Li. Ps v Tom,
THOKNHILL, Ell. in a barouche, drawn by four
hot fes ; the out fide leader, and the near wheel horfe,
were bay., and the others grey ; Sir J. MILES, the
prefent Sheriff, was in a cur ride and pair, with two
nut riders; the Hon. Mr. BUXTON drove his barouche
and four. There was a curious carriage, called a
fulky, drawn by four greys, with huff:if pads ; the
harnefs was one of the molt expenfive on the courfe;
in this elegant carriage was a lady, who attraded
great notice; (he was cliched in white, with point
Lace, an .1 (Icy blue Spanifh mantle: we underhand the
lady is related to the GOLDSMID family. There were
many tandems, buggies, chaife carts, and, above all,
a large waggon loaded with Gipfies, many of whom
betieged the carriage., to tell the fortunes of the la•
dies within. They appeared to have made a very
good harveh. The courfe was not cleared till eight
o'clock, when the roads to Windfor, Egham. Hoon-
flow, and all the.adjoining parts, were crowded ; the
higher clafs quitted the ground at half paft fix, and
many repaired to the beautiful feat of the Hon. Mr.
GEORGE VlLLisits,,at Cranbourn Lodge, where an
elegant dinncr was.ptepared, and ferved up in the
greatelt ftyle of elegance, in the grand falonn. The
table was decorated with fuperb ornaments. Amongh
the company were—
His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, threMarguis
aed h4archionefs Cornwallis; the Earl and Counters of Chatham;
Lord SJckville,-fiord and Lady Boringeon, Sir H. and Lady Pey-
ton and the Hod captain Paget.
Lord and Lady Gstr.wvita.s alfb„g4vp a grand
dinner, at their houfe at Dropmore Hill, Which was
attended by the furrounding Nobility, and rainy-
from the. Cobrre.

Friday being the laft day, we expea a great deal
of gnnd ?port ; the QII.REN and the PRINCESSES are
expedted. Her Mai as Tv's Plate will be run for; we
eve& a very great concourfe of Nubility.
At Tenbury Races, laft week, the Maiden Plate
of 501. for all ages, was won by Lnrd &ass FORD'S
bay filly, by Benningbrcugh, beating Mr. Roar.
TON'S bay colt, by Hambletonian. There were no
horfes for the got. Plate, on Wednefday, and Lord
STAMFORD'S Zt. Domingo received to guitteas.

The Hato, of 74 guns, has been paid off at Pty-
mouth,• as has the DIOI4 EDE, of 64 guns, at Portf-
month. •

•.
ADMIRALTY Cri oar, Doc roas' Commons—Yeller.
day the Right Honourable Sir WILLIAM Srorr pro.
ceeded to the adjudication of the following cafes:—
Freden, Berg mafter +—This was a Danishlhip.-1 he queftloo
in this cafe was with refpeet to the property of the Qup, the cargo
having already been reitored. Ship rcitored, fubjedt to the capon
expences.

Cileritus, Lange malter.—This velrel was failing under Paper-
burgh colours, laden with a cargo of fall.. Ship and cargo restored.
La Roy. Mikes master.—This American (hip, laden with*
variety of articles, was going from l'icw York to Bremen. ship
and cargo mitered, mod the Tieftion of damage, fubfequeut to the
capture, refereed.