Star.
London, England, 1805-12-17 00:00:00

"i4i. !times.

COCHIN CHINE.—The reb;:ls of. Cochin China, *lto I,
had taken range in the Cambodian mountains, qn
the approach of the inundation which happened !aft
year in the northern ,provinces, hAve again concen-
trated their forces on the banks of the Suagen, where
they are fupp•tfe'l to have been Ailed, and rein-
forced hy a powerful banditti, headed by fume def.
pe adoes from the aoi th.
A large colony of Chinefe cultivators and artifi-
cers have received perrniffitin from the Emperor to
emigrate from the parent country into Cochin China,
on account of a fcarcity which had prevailed in the
weftern provinces.

Accounts from Polo Campella Rate, that a large
jun, richly laden, and lying at anchor at the en•
trance of the river, bad been cut out by two pirati-
cal proas, which boarded her in the night, and put
Amid all the crew to death. Two Chinefe cruizers
i were the next morning fent in purfuit of the enemy ;
but a fquadron of thofe veffels appearing, they were
obliged to retreat, in order to procure a reinf.,rce-
ment.

Several Mandatines who had received a pardon of
the Emperor, for being acceifary to the rebellion in
1803, have been put to death, for correrpondence
with the rack in Cambodia.

In confequence • of the recent regulations and im-
provements in Bengal, it is confidently afferted that
that fine province cannot in future be vifited with
famine. Canals have been cut through van tracks of
country to furnifh a fupply of water in feafons of un-
common drought, which has always proved fatal
to the natives. Owing to this wife meafure of the
Britilh Government, Bengal has been able to fupply
the neighbouring Souther n and the Weftern countries
of India during the late failure of the crops, in con-
fequence of drought, and the ravages of war. The
demand for opium for the China and Weitern mar-
kets being diminiflted, va ft tracks land irsßahar and
Oriifit have been reconverted to the grossing of rice.
In the new eflabliatment at Prince of Wales's

[fluid, the melt decided means are adopted to pre-

vent the Government from feeking or acceptingier-
ritorial acquifitions. Amongft the reccnt orders fent
out was one fpecifically to that effqd. By the fame
conveyance, feveral valuable przfents were forward-
ed to the native Chief,, and the flipulated annual fub-
fidy of to,ooo dollars to the King of Q2.eda.

The late accounts from Bencoolen mention another
violent earthquake to have been experienced in the
interior of Sumatra, in which feveral tillages and a
large track of country were fwallowed up. A lake
of confider Ale extent, at the foot of the mountains,
has likewife dilappeated. The !hock was produced
by an eruption from a volcano in the hills, which
, was fuppofed to have been extin&

As the Duke of MONTROSE was haniing Lady
HUNTINGFIELD out of her carriage, yellerday, at
Mifs PAYNE'S door, in Pall Mall, his Grace's foot
flipped, from the frog, and he fill, but we are hap-
py to Rate he was not hurt. • -
There were a number of amateurs on the Canal, in
St. James's Park, yellerday. The purveyors of
fkaits and porter were in great demand. Some gen-
tlemen performed on one foot, and imitated the ele-
gant attitudes of Parifot ; but one gentleman at
trated much notice, who wrote the following words
The immortal. Nelfon fhall have his name en-

graved on the waters." There was much fathion
attrafted to the fpot ; the Earls of Waew:c CLAIN.
MILL, and MAYO; Lord FOLIT, Sir Join; SHELLEY,
Sir DAVID WIDDERSUIN, and Mr. BENG.

At the meeting of the Bath and Weft of England
Society lift week, the firft prize, of five gui-teas, was
adjudged to Lord PETERBOROUGH, for a4-year oldfat
nx, the produce of a Yorkfhire cow by a French bull.
By the certificate afterwards produced, it appeared
that the dead weight thereof was 18 (core 41b. per
quarter; the tallow 1961 b.; and the hide toBlb.--
Lord S.IIA Etym.& alto exhibited fpecimens of cloth,
made from the wool of his Merino flock; thefe and
Mr. PAARY% pieces of cloth, were much admired for
their fincnefs.
SMITH El ELDCATTLE. SKEW—The Repofitcrylard,
in Barbican, was, on Saturday, attended by great
nutabers of Agrieubut ins and Breeders. Among the
company we noticed,
The Duke of Bedford; Earl Wincheifea, Lord Talbot,
Nnrthey, Efq. Charles Gordon Gray, pines Praed (the Steward
of the new), Charles Weffeni, Wildam Walcot,
John Higgins,
Thos. Plckiord, White Partin's, E. T. Waters, ohn Elniorn,
Richard Rowley, John Weftcar, Molloy, Oakley, Bellamy. Gibbs,
Garrard, John Taylor, Peale, Faro L.m,farty, Eilman,jun. John
Circuit, Andrew Wilton, Stop, Captain South, &c. &c.
Boximo.—A match is forming between Dutch Sam
and Tom Bekker, for a confiderable fum. Another is
on the tapir between the Chicien and Pittoon, who is
fuppofed to be his only match at prefent.
Fox Hue T.—On Tuefday la% his Grace the Duke
of RUTLAND% hounds met at a covert in the vale of
Belvoir ; there was prefent a very numerous field
of the harden riders belonging to the hunts of
that r.eighbotit hood. The hounds found at the firft
covert they tried, and went away clofe at his broth,
over the linen part of the vale. They ran, without
intermillion, for three hours, and were whipped off
at the peat woodlands beyond the north road, late
in the evening, the fox being but a aunt diftance be-
fore them, and the hounds on excellent terms ; but
as the huntfman and whippers-in had been tried for
feveral miles, the few people preterit thought it snore
prudent than running the rifque of the hounds being
left out all'night. It is fuppofed the ;finance they
ran was full 35 miles, and lo as the crow flies. The
only people at the end were,* Mr. Pietas r ER and Mr.
CRAVEN, and amoier Gentleman, whole name we
are unacquainted with, alb, two farmers.
In the Epidemic Fever which is lo prevalent at
this time, the GENUINE JAMES'S POWDER is found to
be particularly efficacious,as it was in the Influenzas
of 1782 and 1803. Eight or ten grains thobld be
given on the firft attack, and continued eve:, fix
hours for a day or two, if the fever th•aild not fooner
fubficle. In the mean time the irritating cough may
be allayed by a tea fpoon.full of fyrup of poppies,
or by ten or fifteen drops of la"danum, as occation
may require. The early nie of this Fever Powder
will uct only effect a fpcedy cure, but will prevent
thole dangerous and long protrafied Difeafes which
often mile from Cold, Cuntaxious Difordeth

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE STIR.

LETTER 11.

Pas eft, et ab ha at &cell

St R —I-laving in my let letter recntnmended thin
plan of forming the *Clive part of the population of
this Empire into corps of riflemen, permit me now.
to (late a few of many readmit, why, this mode of
arming the nation is far preferable to any other, and
moll likely to enfure the permanent fafety of the
Britifh Viands. A man armed with a rifle riot only
does not require the attainment of thole difficult parts
of inftruition, requiate for carps which as in corn.
paa bodies, but even hardly requires any knowledge
of what is called the manual exercife, his whole ne-
ceffary inftruaion being. confined to skilful aimirg
with his rifle. This 6f ufelf takes away the greaten
part of the difficulty and doubt regarding the new
levies, becaufe it is only in tholi relpeas that it can
be fuppofed poffible our volunteers may prove infe-
rior to the troops to which they may be oppofed.—
There is likewife in the nrture of the ezercife of airn-
ing with thd rifle a conftant Iptir to emulation, and a
fource of gratification; for each individual acing for,
and being rewarded according to his own particular
defcrts, mull have an incentive to attain per feai m,
which can never flee p. I may add to this the truly
formidable natnie bf a cot ps of expert riflemen, and
the invincible quality of fuch a mafs of fuch war-
riors as this plan would furniflt to the Empire. B th
France and America owe to their riflemen in a great
mature all their viaories, and their independence.
This defcription of troops is particularly fuited for
the defence of this enclofed and well wooded king-
dom, and anfwers every where belt for the defence
of entrenchments and towns. What rendered the
Aultrian armies fo formidable in their days of glory,
was the Ina cloud of riflemen and light troops,
which fo enveloped and hid them, as to render it
impoffible for an enemy to approach without mak-
ing known the whole cf his poation and plans.—
Moreau, at Hoogleide, near Ipres. threw his whr le
army en tiraneuri, by which means he outfronted an
army three times more numerous than his own, and
fo deceived the Auftrians as t his force, tka- they
were glad to retire. The conftant foc:eff of the
French in tiring our their enemies may be alcribed to
their conftantly throwing altnoff their whole force
en tirailleurs, fo that it was impoffible to know their
intentions, or where they were Itrong or weak
To conclude,for the prefent, I am convinced, and I
believe every rational man will be fo too, that the lor-
mation of the mars of people into corps of riflemen
will more than any other
.poftible meafure fecure to
this empire a continuance of its fa:ety and glory,
and that we Mall then be independent even of our
vidorious navy fur the tecnrity of our fhcres. We
Ball become in a thort time as famous for our (kill
as our anceftors once were, or the Faleat Lies of old,
and poffefi within ourfelves a fource or inexhaullible
defence, which will for ever lay afleep all views of
invafiort in tht enemy, or throw the dear uaion he
meditates back upon himfelf.
I am, Sir, your Conflant Reader,
NITSGG•LLUS.

The following fubjeas are propofed for the Chan.
Mines Prizes at Orford, for the year enfuing, viz.
For Lein Verfes—Trafalgar.
For an End Effay—Poitionnous Fame.
The Vice Chancellor has received a donation of
zol. to be given to the Author of the bet compofition
in Englilh Verfe on the following fubjed :
Travels of Diftovery into the interior of A:riea.
The firs and lea of the above fubjefts are inten-
ded for thole Gentlemen of' the Univerfity who have
not exceeded four years frorn the time of their ma-
triculation ; aiid the other fcr fach as have exceeded
four, and not completed (even years.
An altercation took place'on Friday evening in the
Green-room of Drury lane Theatre, between a fa-
vourite iterefs and a , dittinguithed daneer, on the
fubjeft of iirdettemy, which, but for the ringing of the
promptet's bell, was very near occafioning a battle
royal among his Majtyfs Servants.
At one of the Mock A 01;1-ills, in the Strand, a
Otrewd Iranian looked in a day or two fence, and
after withering for fame time their wartauvres, he
called out to the man with the hammer " Pray, Sir,
may I bid what I 'deli 11--" Y es, sir," was the reply
of the complaifant Auftioneer Why, then," lays
Pat, 44 I bid you-1 good morning
The ladies, during the perioti of the Ufurpation
of Cromwell, were great politicians, and extremely
active with their favourite weapon, the tongue. The
following is an extra& from the Journals of the
Houle of Commons at that time :
.4 Ordered, That the Commander in Chief (of the
17,.rees), and the guard that do guard the Houfe
from time to time, do keep the clam( nrous women
from coming up the (lairs leading .to the Houfe of
Commons' door,and from coming ran, and clamour-
ing about IVellminfter Hall, on the Speaker, and the
Members of the Houfe I"
Cnisreit CHacratCLit.—" Jofeph Green, a work.
man at the Wire mill, at Ainn Wen, near Caerwys
in the county of Flint, has obtained a pecuniary pre-
mium from the oyal Humane Society, for hazard-
ing his life in tekuitig a boy from a watery grave,
that had fallen into a pool twelve feet deep. The
boy was taken up fenfelefs, and apparently dead, but
by the London Humane Society's plan, his life was
puled:), reined."
A true bill has been found again[ a Mr. Junts
and a perton of the name of MtsGAIY, for ea aiult
do Mr. H. JoHnironi in the boxes of Covent Gar-
den Theatre.
A ferjeant of the Devon Royal Miners is commit-
ted to Exeter gaol, charged with the wilful murder
of another ferjeant of the fame corps. They had
been drinking together, with fume comrades, near
Whitechurch Down, and on their recut,: I. me a
quarrel took place, and there being, it is fappofed,
an old grudge between them, the letjeAnt focidenly
drew his (word, and ran the other fejeant through
the body. He inflantly expired.
Smithfield exhibited the full ft Chrifimas Market,
both for Cheep arid-cattle, that has been known for
many years ; and in confequence all kinds went of
ily at much lower pi ices than the preceding .1
ket : there was a large thew of capital c>,:ll,
cirlarly_ of the Hereford sod Welt Country.'

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