Star.
London, England, 1806-08-21 00:00:00

' THE EVENING STAR,

LONDON.
INIMMIO
THURSDAY, AUGUST as.
PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCL
Coof. money, 6t}}—for Magnet, 64—Reduced 64.
Omnium, si-^.for account s 4 4.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 pev Cent. Red Ann. 6aiti India Bonds. a
3 per Cent. Conf ea{ 61. if imp. 3 per Cent.6tt -
4
per Cent. 8044 Imp. Ano. Sf
s per Cent. Navy pa}f F.iebrq. 31111. par u.
Long Ann.!, 13-0 ts-36tisst Omolum 6 sl6
Short Ann. t v-t6ths Foetal Tickets 191. set
India Stock tilst CooL fat sac. 6si 6s 6 ieff
Yefterday was the Efth.payment day for Otaalus, idea *au
was an automat% bußle at the Stock Euisapre. dent tie Ia&
inftalment, Oolnitsm MI been pit:shared at 13 rw emu proadum.
and has fallen fubfequally fo low as 44. wallow a mistime all
about percent. In coat:quince of e twaordnary lluftwadass. k
was apprehended that a amber at failures world be sauessal
in the courfe of afterdsy I bat not most ikon three shdankene
were declared, and thofe of minor importance. At theologise er
the market yeiterday, the EA pries of Otordsen was 6 i k maks -
pined that lake for Come time, when le fell 60 el, sod la t all a 5.

We have received a complete copy of the Confe-
deration of the Rhine, of which an abllratt only has
yet been made public. Tomorrow we !hall lay it
at full length before our Readers. It is a very im-
portant State Paper.

The changes efeeted by that Confederation ate
ant a pan of Naroxion's plan. It is his fixed deter.
mination to elifmnriber the Spanifh Monarchy, and to
ewsibilate that of Portugal, in favour of that profli-
gate, abandoned traitor, the prince of Peace. The
Provinces of Bifcay, Navarre, Catalonia, and one-
half of Arragon, are to be confolidated as a King-
dom for that imfamous betrayer and enflaver of his
Country ; and Portugal is held out to the miferable
inarninent of the French defpot, the King of Spain, I
as a defirable compenfat ion for his antient domains 1
It can hardly be thought that Britain will abandon
an old and 'faithful Ally under fuch cireamftences.
We are therefore inclined to believe, that Lord Sr;
VISCIIIT and General Si scout are difpatched to that
Ceuotry, and will be followed by our Fleets and
Amain, no oppofe, to the intennoft, this infamous
prep& That this arrangement is determined uppn.
we have little doubt-dint it is now in progrefs to
lievid defeat it, we are well alloyed. What the iffue may be
time alone can determine.
Who slbs Downs Expedition palled Portfmouth
on Toifday morning, and the pipe at Pont's:son&
juiced, they made fo large an offing, end Rretched
far to fea, that it is fuppoled they proceeded to their
isAination without going to Plymouth. If fo, the
w of the fervice mull be Feat indeed. We
amt be furprifed to hear, that this urgency
bologolMilik expeditions to one fpot at laR.
We are pardy confirmed in this opinion, from the
elreungiance of the Portfinouth divillon not having
reached Plymouth on Toefday, when our letters
mime away, though the wind had been quite fair for
three days, Tiselhips at Plymouth hill had the fignal
lior failing Bing, hot the wind was then veering to
the South, which would prevent their getting down
Channel, and haa fillet been getting to the Weltward.
A report has reached us, but we can hardly give

h credit, that at the patient moment. there is much
embaraffment, and an unlooked for deficiency of
traarports.

Beiides the 4oth, 54th, and 138th Regiments, it is
nny reported that the 3d, or Buffs, Bthor King's Rc-

giment, commanded by the gallant Colonel 1-fravon-
.o;6:and the 36th, a very fine Regiment, will be fent
to the bfediterraneAn ; the three first are all of them
difiinguifficd Regiments, all Egyptians.
The German Artillery have received orders to
embark rot Sicily.
We have kali heard that another regiment of heavy
Cavalry will be wanted for foreign fervice, and that
that long dillinguithed corps the Scotch Greys, arc
mentioned as the one pitched on.

A refpeaable force will 'eon be fent to protett riot
trade on the coaft of Africa, Lord Howice gave
an affuranee to this effeft to a Committee of Met*
chants engaged in that trade: Theltirs of fo must
veffels fome time ago on the African coal! was mai-
Soiled by Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, who was intender;
for that fer vice, having been, by unforefees events,
obliged to be otherwife employed. '

I
Lit night we received Paris Journals to the tethf •t ♦
infiant, the contents of which are of confideralk
importance.
The Negotiation between tliis conntry and France
is at IA taken notice of in the Maniteur, but in a way
not favourable to the hones of Peace. After Rating
that the negotiation had been brought almoft to ma-
turity, and that, according to report, peace itfell
was on the point of being figned, it now admits, that
1, the indifpolition of Mr. Fox, and his abfence from
Council, have rendered every thing uncertain, aaa
're-plunged there important intereds in the labyrinth ,
of diplomatic chicane, in cafuiftry, and abate& pro.
po(iiions." If this c ommur.ication is not meant for
.the purpofe of preparing the French people for the
breaking-off of the negotiation, we are at a lots to
difcoVer for what purpofe it has been infected in the
Official Paper. Indeed; if the point were at al) j
doubtful, the uncertainty would be removed by at;
tending to the preceding affertions in this mat im.
portant article which appeared in the Alositeur on the
13th inftant, the daj after. Alr. BAIILIco left Nth,'

FRENCH JOURNALS.

dad when it may be reafonabl
*lion had been brought to a e
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and which we Extra&