Star.
London, England, 1809-03-03 00:00:00

SCOTCH RECCIRDS,

The LORD ADVOCATE for SCOTLAND,
while he admitted that in its original concoction there
was no system more completely calculated to produce
the desired effect, than that which had been adopted in
Scotland for the preservation of its Records, declared
his conviction, that still there was no system which
by the lapse of time might not require improvement.
Such was the situation with the regulations for the
I preservation of the Records In Scotland His wish,
however, was not to do away the existing Regula-
tions, but gradually to ameliorate and improve them.
He concluded, by moving for leave to bring in a bill
for the better regulating the Public Records of Scot-
land.

Leave was accordinglyxiven ; and the LORD AD.
voovre, Sir P. MURRAY, Mr. R. PLINDAS, &c. were
authorized to prepare and bring in the same.

His IckdshiP then moved, is explanatory of the
object of his-Dili, fur _a farther account of the pro.
ceedings of the Commissioners for Preservation of
the Records in Scotland, from the date of their las,
Report.
Mr. HORNER wished to know if the present Bill
extended to the Records of the Commissioners at
Teinds ?

The LORD ADVOCATE said, there was no in-
tention of extending the Regulatioa to the Teind Re-
cords : the principal object was, to limit the number
of Offices of Record. This became necessary, from
various reasons : the Offices were too much detached,
and the emoluments of them were, from their milt,.
plicity, so much reduced, that the care and attention
bestowed on the preservation and internal order of'
them was greatly diminished. One object, therefore,
which his Lordship had in view was to incorporat-.
them, as far as could be, into one.—Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

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To the particulars we gave yesterday respecting the
Brest Fleet we can add but little. This fleet, consist.
ing of eight sail of the line and two frigates, put to
sea on the 23d ult. On the 21th, they were joined
off Rochefort by the squadron in that harbour, con.
sisting of three sail of the line, a SO gun ship, (for-
merly Calcutta) and two frigates ; the L'Orient
squadron sailed at the same time, consisting of four
sail of. the line, and six frigates, three of which, by
some means, were cut off in entering the bay of Sable
de Leon ; the CESAR, Captain RICHARDSON, and the
AMELIA, 38 guns, Honourable F. B. IRBY, were left
to destroy them, but it is feared will suffer much, a
battery keeping a heavy cannonade on them. The
Channel fleet, consisting of eight sail of the line, un.
der the command of Sir JOHN THOMAS DucKworan,
K. B. were gone in pursuit of them, but they were
about 24 hours behind the French.

In the mean time Captain BERESFORD, who had
been lying off Rochefort with three sail of the line,
having been informed of the enemy's movement,
changed his station. He saw the enemy enter the bay,
where they were joined by three sail of the line that
were lying at Rochefort ; and shortly after Admiral
STOPFORD joined Captain BERESFORD with four sail
of the line, which made the British force seven sail
of the line.

The Channel fleet, under Sir J. Duckworth, had
steered, it is said, for Ferrol, to prevent the enemy
getting into that port ; but a light vessel was sent
after it by Admiral STOPFORD with intelligence of the
enemy having been found, and the return of Admiral
DUCKWORTH was expected speedily. _

Intelligence is expected hourly at the Admiralty of
the capture or destruction of the three French ft:-
gates which the C/ESAR and AmELL+ were left ei -
gaged with,
We are happy to add that very sanguine hopes are
entertained, that when Sir Join; Ducxwonni's squa-
dron joins that of Admiral STOPFORD, the French
fleet may be either captured or destroyed, as they
cannot get into the inner harbour of Rochefort with.
.out taking out all their guns, and indeed it will be
necessary that the larger ships should also be lightened
of their stores.
The CALEDONIA, as we stated yesterday, has ar.
rived in Cawsand Bay. Admiral GAMBIER is on
board. The ship was in want of stores.

Two vessels arrived yesterday at Harwich from
Holland, one of which left the Dutch coast only the
preceding day. Before they sailed, accounts had
been received from Paris that Peace had Leen concluded
leiween Turk and England, and a treaty to that effect
had been signed at Constantinople.
The French Emperor is reported to have called
upon the Princes of the Rhenish Confederation im-
mediately to get their quotas of men ready for the
field. The above intelligence from Turkey is men-
tioned as one cause for this requisition ; but another
is also assigned—namely, that every movement on
the part of Austria indicates a hostile mind against
France!

The above intelligence certainly carries with it an
air of probability, and accounts, we think, for NAPO-
LEON'S sudden departure from Spain to Germany.—
Will this produce any change in the prospects held
out for Spain ?—No--unless the people shall take the
direction of their own affairs out of the hands of the
traitors who have sold them.—Spain can never be re-
covered for FERDINAND !,r-The very attempt indicates
insanity,