Star.
London, England, 1804-10-03 00:00:00

BLOCKADING SOUDRONS:

Difpatches were yelleyday received from Admiral
TlNottesoaouott, off the Teed, dated on board the
FOGLE, of 74 guns, the agth ult. -The Famous or
Oaaw 1, Capt. Roosts, had joined his fquadron..
The Sr lICULATOK logger; arrive 4 at Dealt left the-
French coati on Sunday night. ft appears there were
then a mitsfirferabte number of pun-brigs and loggers:
In the outer iserbour of Boulogne. Vratethed by about
40 of otst•ftglkt "• Then hatWoisa at✓irl
for leveret& ys.

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Extraec of a letter from an Officer on board one of
the fquadron off HUM, 'dated September a 7.
am forry to have to Rate the lofi of one of our cut•
ters (the Kim George),Which gist aground when in
the aia of deßroying ope of the • messy's coaßers,
Which fhe had forced on there, and after ufing every
effort to get her ,off, but to no purpofe, they were
under the neoef ty of deftroying ber by fire, to
prevent her falling into the hands of the eneMy.—
We were 40A fir off in the fare (him to. afford any
nffißance ; indeed, bad we beespearer, it would not
have been poffible td have k4* Ail enemy in check,
as we could not approach within gonsot for the that-
lownefs of the water, and being a ftrong ebb tide and
calf wind,- the boats of the fquadron could not have
prrived in dine to afford any Aniline., as the French-
Oieit vetrelsll to motion, aid in lefs than an,hour,
fderthewaf their, brigs and tuggers had completely.
furrounted'Shens ; but notwithßanding this, the was.
xqmpletely on fire before thtlaft boat quitted her, as
twe enuldpereeke by one fpy-glaffes. The da(tirds
then•flreered off from the cutter, and purfued the
boats for four or five miles, keeping up-an incdrant, •
Are of round, grape, and mtifquetry, latterly within
tpifiol thott, which literally covered the ,boaut. nod
had it not been frit the gallant manner ip which the
Locusr gun brig Road in and covered teem, I and
convinced, in ten minutes more, they mull have been
all deßroyed or taken ; hut former •than rifle an ac-
tion, though only with two gun brigs, they thought
it molt advith.thle. to abandon the parfait. lam
:give? ,Ap utScrltand that not a maul is killed or
,wounded."

Et.scroos ott,Lpao Mayon...l-At the elate of the
Poll, yellerday, st Guildhall, the numbers were,
• For Macias' a Perehard . Laos
Akierarsa—gbilw - 9114
'Akkratan Flower•
Nobody offered to luidrefs the Livery on the Rate
of diet polt' heintdeelered, and, afters lbrirt patife,
the Hall was di olved with the uftial proilamation.

Yeßerday the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor held*
Warcmote, fot the eleelion.of an Alderman for the
Wald of Raffinsaw. in the Toorn of Mr. Cl.aaase
when Mr. Hoarse was eholin.

Yefterday the Loan Mayoa ordered the price of
Bread to be raifed an affise. or :d. in the Peck Loaf,
10 usnentonoo to totocr.or, whets lite pries ssi. the 4147
tern Loaf Wheaten will be is. and Houfehold .
The fellowiny is a Lift of the Conswilioners
pointed under the Property Att for the City oi Loa•
don fnr the earning year

Philip flatfoot. Ef*Cbakonot NO Beak. Mi.
Daykk joininp, M. Dcpwj Hoary Wildman. Rae
Alderman I. J. Smith Arid Ender, k.
Verity Fe; et svc:As Thanes Porqier.
Jame N:z.a, Eq. Benlentle Hydrae.
T1.....tas Plummer, Efq. 'aka C. Powell. U.
Stephen Cudey, Efq. Harry Elacload. Efq.
James Palm,. Efq. Robert Preriaos. Efq.
James Die n, Efq.
On Monday lalt THOMAS llama NAISN' Efq. was
chofen Mayor for the town of Gravefend and Milton.

Tuefday fe'nnight. came on the Annual EleCtion
of the Magiarates and Council in the Town of Stir-
ling, when MICHAEL CUNN•L P.N. was chofen Pre*
'off and High Sheriff; and M4rs. Jamas Gras, Iwo.
Stri•VILAND, ALIII. Dow, and Gao. Wino:ars.
"Saks and Sheriffs ; and Jona Gwts. jun. Dcau of
Guild.

Coorit, F.A. Mayor of Canterbury, gave t
very funiptuout dinner on Saturday IA to upwards
Of too of the firs chara4lets in that town and neigh•
bouthood. •

A ball was given IA week at Brinol for the bens•
fit of Count Bolowt.asttt, the Pep r.,evurit the pro-
fits of whirl are (aid to be flifficient to mike a corn-
In-table provirion for the little man for the remainder
of his lite ; he is now in his 66th year.

Milford made a gay appearance on Tuefday fe'n-
night, when a cop, value 30 goincahand a hand,frime
Pint of colours, given by the Right Hon. Lord Caw-
nos, were failed for by two cUrfres of boars in tho
Wren ; and, from the bend's of the day, great
§:feature was 'forded to thelpeaaton.
The Meeting of the Choirs of Hereford, Gloucc;
ter, and Worcefter, was held lift week at the firli..
mentioned city, aotl atter.ded by a very numerous
and elegant company. The profits are appropriated
to the relief of the widows and orphans of the Clergy
of the three diocefes t ar.d it will be highly gratifying
to she benetiolent mind to learn that pool. (indepen-
dent of admiffirn tickets) west colletled at the doors
of the Cathedral, for the benefit of the Charity.—This
Was the tirleyfsrif celebraCon of theft Meetings; the
6rft performance took place in the year 1734.'
'Dauer-teas.Lift night was the repretentation
of Deaf and Dna—the perforhiance of which was
excellent, there being no change in the cad of the
characters. POI s delineates, in a molt malady and
imprefflve flyle, the benevolence, firnplieity, and firm-
nets of the good AW de Waovo atom's Der-
levant is his dif..Pearrr, an] ine.ctd one of the mot
finiflied pieces ()rafting upon the A age. Mils Dacase r,
as Jails., notwithßanding the fatigues of her recent
journey to Weymouth, difplayed her elpreifire tea-
totes, animated by their wonted fprightlinefs and
fenfsbility. Mifs Pore was very entertaining in Me'
AM! Frotrod ; and Mn. Mint is T•IN appeared very
amiable in Mariann.—Tie Safaiei a Rive's, and ybe
Ceraws, which never Gil to *malt, completed the
entertainment of the evening. which healed to be
highly retailed by an °vet flawing bona.