Star.
London, England, 1807-04-17 00:00:00

At.IERICAN PAPERS.

We have received Bolton newfpapers to the t
ult. The only important intelligence they contain it
a notification that the American Minißer at Paris has
received a communication from the Miniiler of the
Marine, on the fable& of the decree of BONAPARTE.

for the blnckade of England, and that the provifi ons
of that decree will not be enforced againti the Arne•
ricans.

Central Hay M.Dnwat.t. is appointed Comman.
der in Chief at Madras.
Captain BAIGGS, commander of his Welty', late
Ihip the Orefles, 101 l at Jamaica, is arrived al Fal-
mouth. He writes that the Officers and crew belong-
ing to the Orefles, were all providentially faveJ, and
that they ate, for the moil part, put on !mud the
Arethufa.

Wednefday Mr. WARREN' opened the Weftminfier
Eleftion Petition before a Committee of the Hotta
of Cnmmnns. The Petitioner &mired the Sitting[
Member, Mr. &lull:WI, of4reating by his a'gentt and
partizans, and in feveral inflances in his own perfnit
fecondly, of bribery by his agent s and partizans; and
thirdly, the Petitioner ob;eaed to upwards of 1600
votes, ro.tipon the (core of bribery ; tBo iron the
being dead men, reprefented ; 5o who hsd receited
!alms, and the remainder as being ineligible, front
their not being rated, and paying fcot and lot. Ge-
neral DOYLE is the NOITIITICe for Mr. SH SUDAN, and
Mr. MORRIS for Mr. PA tut..

K a sc.b THEATIty.—LaII night Maclaine CATALAIII
had her benefit at this Theatre. An unufbally
crowded audience afforded an agreeable proof of the
high elicitation in which her charatter and vocal
powers are univerfallt held.
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CORN MARKET, MARIE-tans, APRIL I7...There
are but few imports of Wheat coaftwife to-day, but
near Soon quartets of French, in neutral bottoms,
and about 10,000 barrels of American Flour, which
has the effeet of a further decline in price, excepting
far the few fine Nipples—Barley and Deans, of both
!tits, keep Taft prices—Oats are in good fupply, and
rather heavy fates—Flour lefs, and expected lower
—in other Articles little variation.
FALMOUTH, APRIL T 4.
Arrived this morning the Princefs Auguna pack-
et, Capt. ST. Averts, with Mails from Malta. Si-
cily, and Gibraltar, eleven days paffage from the
latter place. She brings the melancholy account of
the lafs of his NI/jetty's fhip Ajax, /4 guns ; which
veffel' while lying with the fqttadron under Admiral
Sir J. T. Ducxwoarn, at the mouth of the Darda-
nelles, caught fire late in the evening, and in so
minutes after blew up. About 150 of the crew, in-
cluding the Matter, two Lieutenants, the Surgeon,
Captain of Marines, and eight Midfhipmen, perifised.
It is faid, that the coals which the Ajax took on
board, were of a peculiarly combuflibte nature, and
that the (lore from which they were taken had a
fhort time before been confumed by fire. The Eli-
sabeth packet, arrived at Gibraltar, failed on the 4.tli
of March for Malta ; the Cornviallis failed the ad of
April from Gibraltar, for Malta. His Ma:jelly's (hits
Juan, with convoy, from England, arrived at Gi-
braltar on the Bth of March. On the 6th of March
a fecret Expedition failed for the Eaftward (fuppofed
Alexandria ),confifting of 29 tranfports, 8,000 troops,
under convoy of his Majesty's (hips Tioas, Motto,
and Wizario. Sir T. J. DUCKWORTH, with eight
fail of the line, had paffed the Dardanelles without
firing a (hot. The batteries commenced firing, and
continued till he had paired. The DIANA frigate,
with three American veffels, which (be has detained,
has arrived this evening ; alfo the American brig
George, WHITS, 25 days, from Charlellon, for
orders.—Wind S.

TORBAY, ::PAIL Is.

This day failed his Majefty's Slips HIBERNIA,
PRINCE OF WALES, DREADNOUGHT, LONDON. SAINT
GRORGE, MONARCH. and BARFLRUR. His Najefty's
Hoop the Ross remains until Friday, to take out the
difpatches that may arrive; alt.() remain the ANN and
Casousia gun brigs.—Wind S.E.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL i 6.

Arrived his Istajefty's fhipb Isis and Eznaismor,
with the outward bound, atc. under convoy from the
Downs.—Sailed the Dacenz frigate. Avila and SU•
PEIIOI, with a fleet under convoy for the Well In-
dies. Wind N.E.