Star.
London, England, 1805-06-03 00:00:00

LONDON.

MONDAY, JUNE 3.
Warrsem•Motta.t v.—Holiday at the Public-06as.

Difpatches have been received from Lord NELiOti
brought to Plymouth by the MILAMPUS frigate, but
Paid to have been received by her from a privateer.
Their contents have not tranfpired.
The Townfhead packet, which has arrived at Fal-
mouth in fifteen days from Li&on, reports, that his
Lordthip's fleet was eruizing of Portugal when &e
failed t and that the expedition under Gen. Cacao
failed on the loth of May for the Mediterranean—
the General and troops all well.

It is now confirmed by accounts received at the
different out ports. that the French (hips which were
lately feen (leering from the wcftward, are the fame
fquadton that plundered different Weft India iflands ;
and that the port of Roehefert whence they origi-
nally faded, is the one to which they hay; returned.

The public opinion is divided refpeBing the deli-
nation of tbe-cornbined fleet. Some believe it to be
gone to Brazil. The general idea was the Wen
In-
diFs; as the Bochefurt fquadrpn expelted, as it was
Paid, a flrong reinforcement. But that fleet having
rett;trild, we mull look for another hypothefis, as
the French would fcarcely think the combined fleet,
though fuperiOr in number, fuperior in flrength to
Admiral tognaan a with the fhips before in the Lee-
ward Elands and on the Jamaica nation.
The Eaft Indic? offer a wide field for the enter-
prizes of an active foe. • To fecure the Cape of Good
Hope to France, is a meafure, to which the Dutch,
however unwilling, mutt confcnt. A junftion with
Linots's fquadron will Arengthen a fleet already for-
midable. Agaird fucb.a force neither Bombay nor
Trincomalee can offer an effeanal reOltanee. The cap•
lure or delimit* of the Company's fhipsmid of the
country veffels, is an additional fpur to.threnemy's
induftry. Whatever may be their deknation, we
dread the confbquences. A year ago, a man would
have been thought to give a furlough to his judgment,
who had fugge!ted the podi.bility of French fleets rid.
ing triumphant and unoppored in the EaR and Weft.

We refer to the recollection of our Readers, that
early in this war we &only recommended the Ce-
ntre of Alexandria and of the Cape of Good Kope F
and we believe that Mr. Aunt« ovou was on the point
of efft4ing the latter *hen he refigned. Had thefe
Metifures been adopted, Nstsow would not have been
(gni to Egypt to link for the Toulon Squadron, inst
chi enemy could not eafily have gone to the EaR
.Th. ioffeffion of the CXpe would have given
us ttie'contmand of the Iflands of Bourbon fo as to
have defeated any projea againft India.
With thefe polls in our hands, and a proper fleet
in the Weft 'lndies, the French holl:lities mull hare
been confined to the 'review of their. Boulogne flo-
tillas, and threats in the Meniteur of an invafion ul
this country and *of Ireland.

There is a great buale amonet the enemy's land
and fen forces on the oppoitte coati ; and this is not
confined, as formerly, to a few points, but extends
all the way from the Texel to Dieppe. Report fan,
that the Dutch have in the 37xxel nine (hips of the line
ready for fea. We have ftroig reafon to difbelieve;
at leak oat-third of this number: Our Texel (qua.
drop is, however, to be reinforced by three fail of
the line, and fome so gun (hips." 411 opr veffels and
forces on the coax are completely on clic akrte.

Admiral pOUGLAS returned on Frici4y: to the
Downs, in order to concert with Lord KEITH the ne-
ceirary meafures to be taken, thould the grand flotilla
of the enemy attempt to put to lea.

Yefterday morning her MAJESTY and the Pats
c sass* left the Qtjeeits Houle for the Duke of Ct;N:-
asziatm's bottle at Yew Green, where they were
received by the Dukes of YOILIC, KANT, Cl 2 !VII' A-
LAND, and CAnisaiDnit. In; tew minutes
MAJIIITY came froth the palace, dreffed in dec.. 9,..
form of the Royal Mora Guards. The Roy.t':.
NIILY then walked to Kew Church, and went into
pews in the galley oppolite the altar, which have
lately been prepared for tit:lr reception. An excel-
lent Sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. LEE t,
Dean of Weilminttcr, from the xcl chapter of Haz•
and 9th verfe.

gai, and 9th ...
After divine lervice the Royal Family went to the
Dt►ke of Cumasaxasn's, and p;:rtook of tome re-
frelltmente. About two o'clock.they too► an ailing
in Kew and Richmond gardens. At Tour o'clock the
Royal Family went to Kew Palace to ; ani
loon after fix they left that place for London. In the
evening there was a Concert of Sacred Mufic at the
Qteen's Houle.
I'o-morrow evening, after the Drawing-room, in
commemoration of his Maiirry's Bitth-day, teeir
Maissrtss will have a party of near tico ati;•.:
Iteen's Houfe to a Grand Concert.