Star.
London, England, 1807-12-24 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

The Windfor Cagle packet, which brought over
the Leeward Ifland Mail received yefterday, left
'rouble on the Bth ult. Admiral Cocu tee s was at

that ifland, waiting for the arrival of a Britith fort-.
from Barbadoes, under General Bowysa, for the
purpofe of attacking the Danith Wands. A part of
the Admiral's fquadron had been employed in cloCely
invefaing the Wands of Santa Cruz and St. Thomas.
The fquadton confliled of the following (hips

Guns
8o Cygnet

BeHeine

Alexander - 7 Eicurcus

Circt

Ctins
• z 8

16

There iflands, it was thought, would not fall with•
out cuntitlerable refitlance. When the Mail fat out,
the Well India fleet had nut failed ; it, was colletling
at Tortola fur that purpofe.
Private letters from Dominica, dated the beginning
'of Cgiober, !late that an infuriation had broken out
in the French Ifland of Martinique, which had excited
the grellteti. alarm. By great exertion, however, the
ringleaders were 2.nprehended and immediately put
to death ; and at the date of the Utak letters there
were appearances of returning fobordination. Pro..
vitions of all defcriptions had become very fcarce
there ; bcef was at four joe per barrel, and fins at
the enormous price of from 14 to 15 dollars per cwt.

The Ptincefs Amelia Packet, with mails from
Falmouth, and Thais fire(hip,' from PlymoUth, had
auived at Barbadocs. 'The TOrtola pair, from

the Leeward Muds, loins intelligence of about a
dozen privateers having been captured by the crui-
zers under Atim:ral Coe Ha* N 119$ command.

The Auguß packet was, we nada fland, Liken by
a privateer.

By letters from the Well Iniies, received vela-
day, we learn that the troops in the iflands of
Grenada and Antigua, have otders to hold them-
(elves in readinefs for embarkation on a fecretexpedi
lion, fuppofed to be againft the Danifls
The letters ate dated the 28th Oelober lift.

Yefterday, about twelve o'clock, his MApISTY ar
rived at the Qseen's 11.414ce, from Windfor, where he
was received by the Dukes of Yoaa, KENT. and Cv St-
BERLAND ; his MAJIISTY looked remarkably well. At
two o'clock his Majasry held a private levee, which
was attended by
The Archbifhop of Canterbury, the BUhop of Carlifie, the Lord
Chancellor, the Lord Prefidelic of the Council, the Firft Lurd of
the Treafury, the three Secretarbs of State, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Firft Lord of the Admiralty, the Duke of Moo-
frac, Vifcount Strangford, Lords Forbes, Ileatlitield (gold aids),
Willoughby de Broke (in waiting), Sirs Admiral R. Curtis, A.
Paget, G. Olbotoe (Groom in waiting), Admiral Dinner, Captains
Yen and Watfon, and Meals. Ryder, Thornton and Fawkttier.

The following had the honour of bring prefented
to his MAJESTY

Sir AR TUUR PAnrr, upon his ratan from his million to Turkey.
Captain Yao, by Lord MULGRA VZ, upon his return to England,
with difpatches from Sir SiuNey Surro, off Portugal; alto upon
bcing promoted to the ia.sk of Putt Captain.
The Rev. Dr. GOODKNJUGH.

The De4ll of CANTKSBUILY, upon his being appointed to the
Bilopric of Carlin-.
Captain WATSON. of his Majeftra fhip the li.flexible, upon his
return from Copenhagen._

. -
EDWARD Ttioa N TON, Elq. upon hip beirg appointed Hs Majef.
ty's Envoy Datraordinary and Miniiler plepipoteutlary to the
Court Of Sweden, by Mr. CANNING. His hxcellettcy took leave
of his IVf Ala STT previous to Lis departure for Sy.,cieu.

Lord Fuaaas,-upoo his befog apisoitated to the command of the
3d gull-lion Battalion.
Vikount STIIANGFOILD, by Mr. CANNING, upon his return
from his Embaffy at Portugal.
Sir Rooms CURTIS and Admiral Dosser laid Wore his MA.
essry another voluminous Report of the Commilßoners of the
Naval Inquiry.
His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave
audiences to
The Duke of Portland—Earl Camden—Lords Hawkribury.
Caßl4:reagh. and Mulgravc—Vikount Straogford—Sir Arthur
PagetNleffrs. Canning, Perceval, and Ryder.
The latter, as Judge Advocate General, laid before
his Majefly, for the first time fince his appointment to
that office, the proceedings of feveral Courts Martial.
The Court did not break up till about half pall fix
o'clock, when his MAJESTY fet off on his return to
Windfor, efcorted by a party of Light Hark. The
footmen and grooms attending his MAJESTY were
provided with flimbeanx.
The Duke of Mow raosn attended his MAJESTY,
as Mailer of thq Horfe, yeflerday, for the brit time
for upwards of three months, having been detained
in Scotland, in confequence of his accident in being
thrown from his horfe. His Grace left his feat at
Buchanan, Stirlingthire, on the 7th.
Difpatches, dated the 18th initant, were received
yefierday at the Admiralty from Lord GARDNER, off
Wham. His fleet continued all well. • The enemy
had made no movement.

Lift of the Members who are to form the Court
Martial to try Lieutenant General WHITTLOCIER:
General Sir Bt MEADOWS, rrtadalt.
Generals °ASTI' Lt. 00141'4 HARRIS
NORTON FARIUNGTON
LAIC! MiNNIIIIS
CLANRICKAROR LOSTIIS
WELRORD
°ousts OAR
Li-Generals Fox STARKLY
Sir J. Dort Sir C. Roas.
The 4th Battalion of the Royals, under the com-
mand of that zealous Officer, Lieutenant Colonel
Hay, after tending 200 men to their ad Battalion
and 250 to their 3d, will be upwards of moo firong ;
fo great were the exertions of the Officers of this
carps during the volunteering from the Militias, and
fo high was their' charaiter with there regiments.
They are now in Edinburgh Cattle, and will be fit
for any fervice in the enfuing fpring.
During the late and prefent wars, we have often
had occafton to notice the utility of Light Troops ;
the very great advantage they would be of in defen
ding an interfaced country, like Great Britain ; and
how much they are now employed by our aaive and
enterprifing enemy. Experiments are making in
Guernfey, under the direction of thole experienced
Officers, Lieutenant General Sir Jona DoxLa and
Brigadier General Faas BR, with rnufkets, improved
as we underhand by a very tlmple procefs, but which
appears already to have fo far fucceeded, as to have
doubled the effect of the common muficet, when firing
at the rams target. This improvement is Paid to be
adapted to every kind of muilset firing, but is parti-
cylatly expated to increafe the effeet of fire from
fharpfhooters and light troops of all defcriptions.

An American vellel arrived yelterday from Ant-
werp, which the left on the isth Before this
fhip failed, an order cf a very extraordinary nature
had arrived from Paris, by which exportation of
every kind was prohibited. The fame order, it was
fuppofed, would be extended to all the ports under
the con:ruul cf Vrance • but the motive of it, if it
:tally cliff, we are at alofs to conjeeure.

The following is a copy of the 'nitrations which
have been ailed in favour of the Ruffian merchants,
trading to this country :

Oar will and pleafure is—That all veal' and their cargoes
coming lions a port of Ruffia dired to a port of our Wilted King•
dom, which have already failed or mall fail before the tit day of
next January, gull not be interrupted by our cruizyrs, to wham•
foeircr fuck veffels and their cargoes may belong: and, in cafe any
veffel fo carping [hall be detained and brought in, foci veffel with
her cargo mall be forthwith liberated, upon giving bail to anfwer
adjudication ; and ilia be finally reltored upon proof that the vef-
fel was coming with the goods for importation into the United
Kingdom; and the Matter Chan be permitted to recaive his freight,
and to proceed with his vcffcl and crew to any port (not blocka-
ded) of the country to which the veffel' belongs."

Letters received from Biddeford, fate the melan-
choly elfeas of the fevere form on the 7th intl. off
that harbnur ; three (loops and two brigs which failed
from that port on the morning of the 7th, were,
melanchOly to relate, on the morning of the B.h on
the (bore on the bar, petfeel wrecks, and the crews
petalled. On board one brig was the Hon. and Rev.
HAY DRURISIOND (who had left his Lady and family
at Biddeford, confilling of three children), and was
going to Greets, ch. His port folio with letters, and
360 drawings of the vati')us places he had vrfited,
was walhcd on fhore, but none of the bodies were
oundls,hal the above letters left Biddeford.

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