Star.
London, England, 1801-04-27 00:00:00

APRIL 21.

Citizen NIELLY, Rear-Admiral, and Mali ime
Prefect of the firlt divifion of emit, has fet out from
Dunkirk to vilit the ports of Nieuport, Mend, An-
vers and Flufhing. Citizen LATOIICHE TREVILLE,
Rear-Admiral,is to vifit at the fame time the other
ports on our coatis. In feveral places the great&
exertions are making for building and repairing
flat bottomed boats.

The ckf du Caltine, on the fubjed of the de-
feat of the Engin in Egypt, has the following
obfervation : _

It is not fo much on the authority of the news
from Malta, and the letters from Italy, that we
are difpofed to give credit to the reports of the de-
feat of the Englifh in Egypt, as on the convidion
we entertain that the garrifon of Alexandria, hav-
ing kept ABERCROMBY in check till the arrival of
MINOU, the Britifh troops will be able to oppofe
no effedual refiftance to the chock of the whole
French army.
The Tribunal of Collation has confirmed the
judgment given by the Criminal Tribunal of the
Seine againft thofe accufed of an attempt on the
life of the Chief Conful on the night of the 24th
of December: laft. Carbon and St. Regent have
this day Coffered their punithment.
The Gazette of Konigfberg of the ad of April
contains the following article: The Ruffian fleets
defined to ad againft England, and probably
alto againft another power, perfectly equipped,
have failed. Exertions for expediting extraordi-
nary armaments are continued with the greatell
adivity in Rao. One of thefe fleets had on board
a confiderable number of land forces ; its deflina-
tion is unknown. Anothei is to join the Swedifh
and Danifh navy, to prevent a landing on the part
of the Englith on the Danifh coatis.'
Letters from Conflantinoplefpeak of a horrible
outrage having been committed on Tome Ruffian
officers who gave a ball in that city. In the midi'
of the entertainment a body of the inhabitants en.
terekl the houfe where they were allimbled, and
proceeded to the greateti exceffes. A detach-
ment of Ruffian tailors marched to the relief of
their officers, and an engagement enfuing, it is
said that upwards of four hundred Ruffians were
killed in the affray. It is added that the Grand
Segnior has made application to the Ruffian Am-
baffaclor, not to tranfmit an immediate account
of this to his Court, proniifing at the fame time to
inflid the molt fignal punillunent on thole guilty
of the outrage.
Letters from Naples, and the Milan Gazette
of the Bth of April, confirm the news of the re-
embarkation of General ASIRCROMBY.••-•journal
de Path..

A letter from the Hague, of the ligh of April,
fays,The embargo is prolougedthr eight days; it is
believed that this prolongation is in confequence
of the approaching departure of the fleet in the
Meufe,under the orders of Admiral de WINTER.

The Minitier of Sweden at the Hague, the Count
de LEUWiNHILLm, has publilhed a tormal contra-
diaion of, the report that the Swedes had refufed
to fire on the Englifh, when the latter were par.
fing through the Sound. He Rates the breadth of
the Sound, at the narroweil part, at 2,400 toifes
(of 6 feet French), and the utmoß range of a
cannon, at any elevation, at 800 toifes. If then,
he Pays, the Englifh fiiipswcre within reach of the
gums, or, in other words, within 800 toifes of the
.:altle of Cronenburg, it mutt follow that they
were shoo miles from the coat of Sweden, and
of courfe completely out of the reach of cannon-
fliot.—Cyde Cabinet.
An article, under date Genoa, April 4, Rates,
that letters from Leghorn allure that the French
Comtniffairelit.Larts.xx had received the impor-
tant intelligence that General Aniacaosity had
effeaed his landing in Egypt, but that he had ex-
perienced fo fevere a defeat, as to have been
obliged to re-embark with the wreck of his army.
It is Rated in letters from Vienna, that Lord
Miwro, the Minitter Plenipotentiary of his Britan-
nic Majefly at that Court, has defired his recal,
and that he will let out for England in a few days.
M. Sr It arrow, Secretary of Legation, is to remain
there in the capacity of Charge d'Affaires, till the
arrival of a new Miniller. Report lays, that this
will be Mr. WINDH•M, late Ambaffador from
England at the Court of Florence.