Star.
London, England, 1806-10-08 00:00:00

Colony with the feeblenefs of the Ent; mkt*,
•
and endeavouring to prove that the tonevell of.
Froth Colonies is a cl atihievement, it Rite's,
that " the fucceffes of this kind have fis amazingly
" multiplied in this tvlir and the lad, that h will
" Coon be fulficient for the (Bikini) Admiralty to
" fend notice to a Colony, that It is in a Rate of
" Capture, as they notify that a Port is in a State of
" Blockade !" The *hole article is curious and very
interefling. as indicating not only a pacific difpofition,
but exprelfive of our wall power and influence in all
parts of the world.

The corset from the Psi flap of the s7th of Sep-
tember, is well words the attention of our Readers.

THE EXPEDITIONS.

OCTOBER L.

" The 9th and 11th Dragoons hare at length got
off. Thu: morning four troops mounted of that Re.
giment, the Carabineers, or 6th Dragoon Guards,
marched in here, under the command of Colonel
Kiscron ; they go on board on Thurfday. A corps
of Artillery, with the sth, 36th, and 88th, with the
four Regiments of Germans, Rill remain at Spit..
head ; the latter are become very unhealthy—they
have been kept about a month on beard, is harbour,
in final) vat's. General CRAWFORD has not yet ar-
rived, but Brigadier General Coca La has, with Cap-
tain WITTING/WA. Quarter Mader General, and a
large Hofpical Staff."

WILLIAUMEZ'S SQUADRON.
By way of Liverpool we have received New York
papers to the Sth ult. from which we Idea the fol.
lowing interefling articles:

BALTIMORE, SFPT. 3.
" The Patriot French man of war anchored in
Annapolis Roads yefterdAy. The fquadron under
Admiral. WILLIMMIZ experienced a violent gale,
which lafted from the toil' to the s3th of Auguft.
" The Patriot parted on the t s th, and is very much
damaged, having carried away fame of her mails, &c.

" The report of the earture of part of the home-
ward bound Britigh Jamaica fleet, is without founda-
tion."
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 6.

• The Pliladelabia Gazette, received this day, Rates,
that the remainder of the Fiera fqoadron, confining
of the Anle, Fondroyantt, Canor, and Impeteux, of
74 guns each, have put into Hampton Roads ; the
Norfolk paper of the 28th, makes no mention of it.
• The Valeureufe French frigate is arrived in the
Delaware difmaned.

The Sybelle French frigate (contort of the Re•
ralus and Prelident) artived in Hampton Roads on
the 3oth Auguft, in great dritrefs.
" The Pomona Spanilh frigate, of 40 guns, from
Vera Cruz, .was captured on the 24,h Auguß, off
Moro, by the ARETHUSA and Awsow frigates, and
fent for Jamaica."

Her Royal Highnefs the Princes of Weems is, we
are informed, writing her own defence, and Natal
ready penned uperAld, of to pages.

The London Garatie of lel night was what bas been
called a maiden est, as it did not exhibit a tingle Bank-
ruptcy, either in town or country.

The Earl of CHARLISONT lies dangernully ill at
his houfe in Rutland•(quare, Dublin. He is attended
by fin phyficians.
The North York Regiment of Militia (truck their
tents on Saturday morning on Snuthfea Common,
and marched into the barracks at Portfea.

Four tranfrrtr, with tome of the 40th and r4th
regiments on board, have arrived at the Cove of Coat
from Por. tfmoutb.

Major CA RTE R ,brOthClr or j. A. CARTER,Efq. Mayor
of Portfmooth, is promoted to be Lieutenant Cola
nel of the 6th Welt India Regiment. atSt. Kitts.

Captain Kterna is appwitned to tha Sabrina, a
new (loop, fitting at Portfinouth.

Lieutenant Itsaween is promoted to the rank of
:fr.fler and Commander.
The Volontaire was comrnifGnned at Portfmouth,
nn Iburfday, by Lieutenant KANASIEt. Captain
Marrtswo, late of the Loire, is appointed to the
command.

Lord VALINC IA art7ved at Malta, from Alm's-
dria, on the zoth of July. Before his return to Eng•
land, his Lordfhip intends to vifit Sicily, and a part
of tl Continent. We can confirm the intelligence
we gave before, that he means to give to the world
the refult of his obfervations on the Natural Hiflot y
and the Poll ical State of India, Egypt, and the other
countries which lie is viliting.
Sund ty morning, Colonel Got my, of the 6th
Dragoon Guaid‘, (pattered at Lewes, received or-
ders for four troops of that regiment to proceed im•
mediately to Portfmouth, there to embark for foreign
ferrite. At four o'clock, in the evening, the fqua-
drun left Lewes Barracks, under the command of the
Hon. Captain Km°, loudly cheered by the populace.
Tbey halted on Sunday night, at Brighton, and
continued their march n Monday for Portfinouth,
'ahem they earth to be joined by the other Iquadrnn
of the regiment, under the command of Captain
BURRELL.

The Dr ANA frigate, Captain Matta°, has returned
to Portimouth, after a long cruize, in fc arch of the
French frigates which lately annoyed the Greenland
Fithcry. She was only able to trace them to Iceland.
The PRINCES 3 CHARLOTTN. DRYAD. and AMETHYST
frigatet, were with her, but they could not gain any
intelligence of their ohjefl. The other frigates are
gone to Cork. The DIANA fuftained a very dreadful
gale of wind, in which the loft her foremaft, bow.
Sprit, and main .Ind mizen top.matis t feveral men
were drowned by the fall of the foreman, and (eve.
ral others wounded. Captain Matirro, we are lorry
to add, had his arm broken by the 'hip's taking a
lee-l.srch he is doing well.