Star.
London, England, 1807-05-02 00:00:00

FROM THE MAIN, APRIL Is.

The public paper,a(fert. that in cafe of Atoll 4
being.inv‘lved in a war, four different armies will be
emploreaonvier the Archdukes Charles, John, Maxi-
roil;an. ,fid

" THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON.

SATURDAY, MAY s.

?WE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Coto's, for money. 641—May 634-omn!urn rti pr.
Exchequer par. to is pt.&

A very heavy firing was heard at Dover yefterday
owning, from the French coalt, whin lifted for
about twn hours—the caufe not yet known. Some
fuppufe that it was an announcement• of a viltory
claimed by the Fr ench: others imagine it Might have
been necafioned by one of our cruisers drifting
in reach of the batteries. Report flares, that on the
preceding day, the JACKAL!. gun-brig fell into the
enemy's hands by an accident of this kind. She had
got becalmed, clofe in.with the French flume, and
was captured by Come gun boats which came out of
Calais.

FOREIGN JOURNALS.
Hamburgh Papers to the 23d, and Dutch to the
27th ult. arrived laft night.
We were prepared by former accounts, to hear
that the Emperor of Russia, and the Grand Duke
CONSTANTINII, had joined the Army. This event,
we learn, took place early in April. The Grand
Duke carried with him to the Army, in Poland, a
reinforcement of 30,000 men.
Every preparation is making for a great and pro.
bably a decifive battle. All hopes of peace, of which
there were various rumours, Teem to have v Jointed.
The garrifons of Cnlberg and Dantzic have been
teinforced by fame Ruffian regiments. The ga.rdons
of thefe two places may be etlimated at from forty
to fifty thonfand men.
The French have quitted Harnburgh, and ate en-
deavouring to form :;n army in the Mecklenburgh
territory, urder the hourly terrors of an expedition
from this country.
The Swedifh troop!, we are forty to Date, have met
with a reverie. Flufhed vr:,h their fuccefs in obliging
the enemy to ',life the liege of Stralfund, they ad-
vanced into the Pruffian territory, with too little
caution and inn little force. They have been punifhed
for their careleffnefs and temerity. They were at-
tacked on the 16th ult. by &kerma, who afTembled
all his force, and railed the blockade of C,,lberg for
that purport, and drove them acrofs the Pecne, with
the lots of fix pieces of cannon, and upward* of tOOO
prifoners.
The accounts from Connantinople Date, that a
Ruffian fquadron, confining of ten fail of the line and
eight frigates, with a number of troops on board,
bad arrived at the entrance of the Dardanelles. The
rorte, in confequence, teems to be under Come appre-
benfions, that they may loon have another vifit from
the Britifh fleet—joined by the Ruffian (hips.
The French, vexed at the fpirited oppofition of the
Emperor of all the Ruffias to the boundlefs ambi-
tion of NAPOLEON, vent their fpleen in publaing
• pretended letters from Petetfburgh, complaining of
" the preffure occafioned by the war, the inDitution
of a Committee of Public Safety, the arreft of perfons of
refpeetability on the pretext of correfponding with
the enemy, &c." It is curious to fee this exampli-
fication of public mifery. Where did the writers find
the prototype ? We almoft wonder they did not,
among other evils, enumerate a Revolutiogary Committee
and guillotins in conflant reqnifition.

Tas VOLONTallig.—lt will be Peen by the follow
ing communication, which has been made by Lord
HAWUSIURY to the Lords Lieutenants of Counties,
that a very contiderable change is to be made in the
military fyftem of the lafi Adminiilrati rn ; and that
the Volonteers are to be put nearly upon the footing
of their fiat etlablithment
(CIRCULAR).
" MT Loso, Whitehall, April 25, tSoy.
1S fits KV' being impreffed with the omit favoorable opi
Dion of the value and importance of the Volunteer farce of the
(hilted Kingdom, of the good order and clifeipline of a conhderable
proportion of them, and of the zeal and alacrity which they have
all invariably inanife fix.' on every r ceafirm in which their fervices
have been required, is dtfirou, of affortii.:g to them every encou
ragement which a due confideratinn of the other branches of the
Military Service, and an attention to poblic economy,will permit.
" Ha has therefore commanded me to acquArn you, for the in-
formation of the different Volunteer Corps withi:t your County,
that it is his intention to pr-pofe to Patli.-ment. that the pay and
allowances fettled for the Yeomanry, Cavalry. and Volunteer In- i
Pantry and Artillery, by the regulations of July, 'BO6, and which
werziutendel at that time to be granted to I hofe men only who
had been enrolled antecedently t ) the 24th of luly,tSo6, thould In
futate be extetild to all Volunteers who may have been enrolled
iaVequent ta the period, or who may be enrolled hereafter, pro
Tided the refpeaive edabliffiments of Volunteer Corps be not
i:irrehy exceeded.
"His Majeity entertains the molt fanguine hopes that the adop-
tion of this mew ore will have the eff:d of preventing the gradual
deehee of the Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps, and that it will
hattilb a (trout inducement to the Officers commanding thole
collar to maintain them in a Rate of efficiency and good order.
.` As the enitploynttnt of infpecling Field Officers in a due pro-
po,tiun appears to his Nlajefty's Government to be dietitian, sw-
edey tor prefervieg the Volunteer force in a ftate of efficiency,
sod for enabling his Majefty's Government from time to time to
form so accurate judgment of the condition, numbers, and good
Grad of the refpective Corps, it is his Majelty's intention to ap-
point, without delay, a certain number of perfons to execute the
+ludo of Infpeding Field Officers in the different dittridts.
" There are many other eir cuniltances eonneded with the Vo-
lunteer Eftabldhotent upon which I have received reports from
fewral quarters, which are under the confideration of his Majef-
cp.& Government, and upon which it may be neeeftlay for me to
make Come further communication to you hereafter ; but it has
Bien deemed important that no time (hould be loft in communica-
ting to you his Majefty's determination upon the above points.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord,
" Your Lordthip's molt obedient humble Servant.
(Signed) " HAW ILESSURY."
" Tobis Majelty's Lieutenants of
eendu In Great Britain."