Star.
London, England, 1807-02-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

We (hall barely mention two reports which have
reached us, that a large army will certainly be fe't
from this country to the Continew very early in the
fpring, and that an expedition will loon be fent to
oue fpot of the enemy's craft.

Minitiry, it is laid, have for the prefent relinquiFeed
the plan of having a large draft from tie Militia, to
fill up the zd battalion: of the line.

The meafure of an interchange of the Militia ter.
vices is again revived. That fine regiment, the tQ
Somerfetthire, has taken the lead in vnlunteeting its
fervices to Ireland, as we announced in Wcclaefday';
Sven. Out Readers will recollect that long fince,
Parliament gave their landion to a proportion of thelrilh Militia coming over to this country; this fanflion
it is fuppofed will now be rifled on. The great 1.-.
vice which the Englifit Militia and Scotch Feticiirl,
did, during the Rebellion in Ireland, and their cc,,.
rat demeanour, ate 11111 gralclully remembered i„
that country.

In addition to the regiments of the line which te
men ioned laa week were coming from Ireland, to
now hear that feveral others are expefled in dos
country to be ready f.r any fervice that may require
a body of troops.

The zd battalion of the Old Buff,, commanded LT
Lieutenant Colonel Buttaustv, which Lately arrived
from Guernfey, are now on the march to Worcener.
(hire. We are lorry that the Buffs have not been fo
foccefsful in recruiting their zd !mullion as fore
other corps.

That fine regiment the North Yolk Militia,
mended by Lord Duttnas, is now quarte.,d in
Bic tehington Barracks.
A seport has reached us, that a refpeflable furce it
to be immediately embarked for Buenos Ayres, and
to he commanded by that popular officer, Major Gt.
n:ral Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY. We have likewice
hard another command mentioned for this offiLer.

The gallant hero of Maida, we hove, will not long
remain unemployed.
Along with the large India fleet now under dif:
patch, large (hafts of recruits are going out to all
the regiments at the Cape, particularly to the 93d,
or Sutherland Highlanders. Brigadier Genrial
COCK ELL, and Major BIRD, go out on the Staff of
the Hon. General GRFY. Major LysTett, and Cap►.
WILLIAMSON, of the Cape rcgiment, and Captain:
M'lloucsr. and SUTHERLAND, of the 93d, go cut
at the fame time.

A confiderable detachment, confining of Volnn•
teers of both Officers and men, for the New South
Wales corps, is going out by the Indian Rect.

Lord MOIRA has not yet taken poffe(lion of tl.e
Barrack department ; but it 1) expeCed that he will
very fpeedily.
84t urday night's Gazette contains a notice of Li•
cences to be granted by certain Commiffioners, for
importing Provifions from the United :States to'New.
follndl,n4—as Al) an apportionment of 200,000 met
otlt of v:ho I:..'!e to he called out under
th Tr:!ioing i; 61

'l';:cfday the 3d tt:wrrierit, Colanel
LANSUR Y, difembarked at A"
fey ; and yefferday they marched ior
in Worceflerlbire.

Wednefday the 2d battalion of the 26111, or C.rme.
ronian Regiment, marched into Ayr Barracks from
Ireland. They are very much reduced by volunteer.
ing into the fira battalion.
Yelterday morning the Earl of CALEDON and CoL
ALEXANDER left t,,wn for Portfmouth, on their way
to the Cape of Good Hype. Lord Mtisr., eves un-
avoidably delayed in town until this mooing. Lord
O'Nr rt. is to have the poffeffmn of the Earl of CALL.
DON'S honk until his Lordfhip's return.
It is Rated, that the French fquadrnn, in the outer
harbour of Breft, confining of ten fail of the line,
four frigates, and feveral crrvettes, is apparently
ready for a Rart. The Veteran,
.16a01,46 BONA•
PARrl's fhip, has been repaired in a little river near
L'Orient, and has been waiting for fcur months for
an opportunity to efcape into that port.
Saturday letters were received from Calcutta ria
Philadelphia, of the 9th of Auguß, by which it
appears, that the Northumberland Indiaman, for
whole Way ferions arprchenfions were entertained,
had arrived there from Penaag.
Sator&ay accounts were received refpeeting the ex-
pedition which failed from Falmouth on the loth sf
taftober for the River Plata. The fhip China Packet,
which arrived at Philadelphia on the rit ult. from
Calcutta, on the 25th of November, in lat. t. N.
long. 30. W. fell in with the ARDENT, of 64 Tim,
Mucous frigate, DAPHNE, CHARINELL, and Pars-
satr floops of war, with twenty-one tranfports,
having on board eight troops of the 17th dragoons,
the 4oth and 87th regiments, and a company of
artillery, under the command of Sir S. ACHMLITi,
all well. The fleet was then (landing to the north-
ward, and had performed about thrre-fifths of in
paffage. It is fuppofed to have reached Maldonado
before Chrittmas.

The Ofricer who brought home the difpatches from
Sir HOME POPHAM, has written a letter to a Gentle-
man in Birmingham, informing him his fon (an Officer
in the Royal Marines) was among the captured at
Buenos Ayres. From this refpeetable authority we
learn, that all the Btitills Officers at Buenos Ayres,
fo far from being removed to the interior, occupy
the fame lodgings they did before its re capture ; they
are even well treated and proteeted by the better ot-
der of the people ; and provided they do net go out
at night, of which they are of courfe cautious, there
is no apprehenfion of ill treatment. The 'oldies
have, it lb !rue, been fent into the country, as the
Spaniards are afraid to keep a body of men in one
place. The letter concludes with the following pal
Page I never heard that the Officers were piaa-
dered ; and 1 fhould fuppofe they will not want for
any thing. Perhaps they are as well or better off'
than pritoners of war is other dißant commies."

MARK-LANE.

CORN-EXCHANGE, FEBRUARY 9.

There are but fhurt lupplies of Wheat to-day, arid
many buyers—Sales are more readily effected, at an
advance in price of as. and 35. per quarter—The
fupplies of Barley are confiderable, and is rather
cheaper—Malt is very heavy of rale—White Peas are
rather dearer—Beans cf each kind in confiderable
quantities, and lower—There are not many fretb ar-
rivals of Oats, but tolerable quantities at hand, and
good famples fetch better prices—.Flour at Taft week's
prices.
oaa CURRENCY Al UNDER
vibese. son 66s 78$ per qr. Grey Peale ass 4750 d
Fine Ditto. Su 86e od Beans, (old) as 47s od
Rye, ass 48104 Tick Ditto (old) 345 40$
Barley. 30 391 Oats, 225 26E 30$
Malt, 64.70.P01and ditto 3ts 321 od
white Peale, (Boilers) Sas ocs Rape Seed, 261 291 oos
Fine Flour 6.51 to 7cs. Seconds 6os to 655.

The Loan CitaxcaLcoa's firtt Levee, on Satin
day evening, was attended by the following Noble.
men and Gentlemen.
Duke of Norfolk Sir J. Puhoney
Earls Dartmouth Aldermen Combe
Moira

Rofslyn
Lords Nelfon
Henniker
Mabon
Marfbans
Carrington
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Walfinwgham
EUenborough

Mailer of the litls

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Mr J. Heath
Mr. It Sutton

Shaw
Rev. Dr. Aeland
Beaumont
Mars. T. GrenVille
D. P. Coke
W. Manby
Legge

Ainitie
Moth.

Stanhope

J. Jacifon
B. Batburft

The Lord Advocatt H. Leycefter
Serjeants Martha!! Fremantle
Shepherd Percival
Heywood Xinnaird
Belt Stratford
Onflow Swann
Generals Porter Bruce
Fergufon Ponthien
Colonels Hewitt ' Mills
Lloyd Moody
Stanley Walter
O'Callaghan D. Giles
Captain Gore Beaumont
Sirs I. Frederick W. M. Pitt
M. Follies J. Leach
T. Liddell Hall
R. Milbank
W. Scott

Chapman
Cuft

Melt Tierney
Calcraft
Vincent
Fane
Kelly
H. Martin
Bartley
Wilberforce

Ward

Mobholge
K&h

Benyon
Le Maiftre
Vanfittart
Dickinfon
Manning
Atberley
3bnftone
town

Ryder
Rutherford
Hawler
M'Donald
Xinglton
Bagnell
Parnell
HowIA
Harboard

ELECTION PETITIONS.SaturdaY the Committee,
divided upon the merits of the petition againit the
return for Plymouth. The queftion turned upon this
point. It appeared that the Hnufe of Commons had,
on the gth of June, 1660, refolved, that the right of
elation of the orough of Plymouth was in the
Mayor and Commonalty of the Borough. In 1739
there was a petition againa the return, and it was in.
filled that the word is Commonalty," extended only
to the freemen of the borough, to the excluilon of the
freeholders. Evidence was examined, with a view to
explain the conftruaion of the word.
The Houfe afterwards refolved, that the word
Commonalty extended to the Freemen only of the Bo-
rough. At the late elation, the Freeholder: claimed
a right to vote, and it was upon the foundation of
that right Sir W. ELFORD and THOMAS Biwa', Efq.
petitioned againa the return of Sir CHARLI s MAU•
awe POLE and THOMAS TYRWH urr, Efq. The Com-
mittee, after tome deliberation, refuted to receive any
evidence in contradklion of the Refolution of 1739,
which was explanatory of the prior Declaration of
1660. The Committee therefore decided, that Sir
C. M. Pot! and THOS. TYRWHITT, Efq. the Sitting
Members, were duly elated, and ought to have been
returned. That Sir W. EL lORD and THOS Bawls,
Efq. were not duly elated, and ought not to have
been returned ; and that the Petition of Sir W. Et.-
roan and Taos. BEWIth Efq. was not frivolous or
vexatious.

NORFOLK ELECTION COMM ITTEE.--The Committee
Room was crowded to excels the whole day, which
was occupied in hearing further evidence, with a
view to ellablifh ads of treating and bribery, on the
part of the agents of the Right MOIL WM. WINDHAM
and T. W. Coil, Efq.

Thurfday morning an alarming fire broke out in
the painting houfes of the dock-yard, at Plymouth ;
but by prompt affiflance it was fpeedlly extinguiffied,
without doing any other injury than deflroying two
of the painting honks.
M. Smith was on Monday found guilty, at the
Court of Jufliciary, Edinburgh, of the murder of an
infant, at Paifley, and ordered for execution OR the
rth of March. An Apothecary's apprentice, in-
cluded in the indiltment, was acquitted.
Monday, the inhabitants of Truro were alarmed
by an awful thunder form, which threatened the
molt ferious consequences. The wind blew Rrong
from the S.W. during the morning, and feveral ex-
plofions were heard, but all too diflant to excite any
ferious apprehenfions till about eleven o'clock, when
a flafh of lightning extremely vivid, was inflantly
followed by a tremendous crash of thunder, which
Teemed to butt dole down upon the hnufe-tops, and
chattered the windows of the Red Lion inn, Mr.
Munct's houfe, Mr. HODGE'S, and feveral others.
—ln the mean time the eleßric fluid itruck
the church tower in feveral places, *here the
conductor, neutralized perhaps by nal, did not
afford all the fecurity expected from it. A Rone
of nearly zoo cwt. was thrown out of the fouth.
weft angle of the top of the fquare tower, at the
bale of the fpire. As the fluid clefeended in a zig.
zag direftion, it recoiled again and Aruckj the bite
of the wall near the porch, with great violence—
but was repelled by the solid macs of granite of
which it i 4 formed.—Some part of it however en-
tered the church, and pairing out at the great win-
dow over the altar, broke feveral panes of glafs and
greatly damaged the window frames. It then en-
tered the kitchen of the Bear Inn (which Rands dole
to the N. E. angle of the church) !truck a man
backward, but without injuring him, and paired off
without further damage.
DISTRIBUTION Or PRIZE-MONF T.—The Donegal,
for the Amphitrite, captured November 19, 1804,
will be paid on board on the former's arrival in port.
Recalls Tue(Jays and•Thurfdays, at No. to, Eat
limit, Strand.

The Ticket No. 528, drawn on Friday lag a Prize
of wool. and No. 24,357, a Prize of pool. were
Shared and fold at the Offices of SWIFT and Co.
No. 11, Poultry, and No 12, Charing Crofs, where
•In. 21,295, a Prize of io,ocol. and No. 19,650, a
Prize of roool. is the preterit Lottery, were alfo fold.

INTEi.idGBNCE.

FALMOUTH, FEB. S.

Arrived yefferday his Majefty's (hip PLA ra EN ET,
of 7+ guns, Captain BRADLSY and this day his Ma-
jefty's chip CHAMPION, of 24 guns. Capt. M‘Ksazi
both from off Breft ; alfo arrived the brig Ferryland.
THOMAS TURPIN mailer, from Dartmouth with a
cargo of cod fills for Vidna ; and the brig Britannia,
with a cargo of Malt for Liverpool ; and Miranda
privateer from a cruize.

The Princefs Elizabeth packet, with Mails of the
zd inftant for Malta, Gibraltar, and Me(lina, is ex-
pelled to fail tomorrow. The Prince Ernel packet,
for America, and the Marlborough ditto, for Ja-
maica, with mails of the 3d inftant, are expeEted
to fail on Sunday. By the PLANTAGIN Et we learn
that his Majefty's Chip NARCISSUS, of 3: guns, had
made an attack on fome of the enemy's veffels near
Brett, in which they were unfucceisful, and had
fix men killed, Captain MALCOLM and fourteen men
wounded. Wind W.
TRURO, FEBRUARY 7.
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By the arrival of his Majeay's flrip PLANTAGENET,
of 74 guns, Captain BRADLEY, on Thurfday at Fal-
mouth, from off Brea, we are informed that the
LAVINIA frigate, of 4o guns, Captain Lord W.
STUART, had fucceeded in cutting out one of the
enemy's armed veffels from under their batteries,
after a revere conflid, in which fix of the Lavrxia's
men were killed and fourteen wounded; among the
latter we are lorry to add, is Lord W. STUART him-
felf, who is faid to be wounded in (even places. His
Lordthip attacked the batteries in the LAVINIA, while
his boats boarded and cut out the veffel. The flaugh•
ter among the enemy is faid to be very great.
The brig Lady Carmine, CROSBY mailer, from
Whitehaven to Cork to join convoy for Jamaica, was
lately captured in the Briaol Channel by a French
lugger privateer, retaken by a veffel without any
letter of marque, and carried into Mevagiffey. The
Frenchmen, nine in number, were fent here.

PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 7.
This day the Captains of the Eaft India fleet gave
an elegant dinner at the George inn, to Admiral Sir
ISAAC COFFIN, Bart. Adm. Sir RICHARD STRACHANi
Bart. Commodore BEAZLLY, and a fele& party.

Arrived the CROCODILE from a cruize. Sailed the
INCONSTANT frigate on a cruize.

COWES, FEB. S.

Friday evening the American brig Oliver Wolcot,
Richards tuner, from Amfterdatn to New Orleans,
got on chore oh the Warden Ledge, near the
Needles, and would have been !Abut for the timely
amaance given her by the pilot boats of Cowes—zo
pipes of geneva and 300 cafes having been taken out
and carried to the King's warehoufes, the brig, in
confequence, floated off this morning about fix
&clock, and arrived fafe in Cowes Roads. Came in
the American brig Diamond, MANSON mafttr, from
Philadelphia for Antwerp, in want of fupplies.—
Sailed the Fancy, of Chichefler, Sirrom mafier,with
16,000 gallons of feized fpirits, and a quantity of
tobacco, taken from the Cullom Houfe Warehoufes,
to be conveyed to the Victualling Office, London; and
the Cana Verde, a large Portuguefe fbip, Capt. L.
Vilma., with a valuable cargo of hides and fugar,
for Amflerdam.
DOVER, FEBRUARY 7.
Paired by the brig Ben, Captain BRAND, from St.
Michael's, bound to London, with fruit ; alfo the brig
Mount Vernon, Captain Owls; s, from N,rfolk, with
tobacco, bound to Rotterdam. His M. flip Thames,
Captain Timm has detained and fent in here the
hoy Hercules, Captain KNIVSBY, of and for Stavan-
ger in Norway, with a cargo of falt and brandy,
from St. Martins.