Star.
London, England, 1807-06-16 00:00:00

BANKS OF THE MAINE, MAY 31.

An order has been received at Mentz, in conk.
(pence of which the Swedifh prif'iners will nut be fent

to tht interior of France, but will all be colleCted at

Mentz.

According to letters from Smyrna, all the veffels
of the Ifles of the Archipelago, dellined for Con-
flantinople, have been obliged to put back by the
fleet of Admiral Siniavin : the (hips from the coaßs
of the Black Sea, and the ports of Natolia, have in
like manner been flopped by the Ruffian chips of
war which are cruizing at the entrance of the Bof-
phorus. As on the other hand the Engliilt, who
have landed at Alezandiia, have laid an embargo on
all I'ur kith veflels ; the confequence is, that the corn.
munication between Conflantinople and the different
ports from which it derives its provifions, is for the
prefent entirely interrupted.

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NEW PARLIAMEN#.

.MEMBERS ELECTED..

CITY OF WATERFORD...SIT John Newport.
COUNTY or LIMERICK—COI. William Odell and Honourable
Windham Quin.
COUNTY or AROYLK—The Right Hon. Lnrd John Campbell
COUNTY Or WI4TOWN—LieUt Colonel William Maxwell
$l3lOlll Or WICTOWN, WMITISORN, NIW GALLOWAY, and
STIANRAZIIIhe lion. Edward Richard Stewart.

The following letter is Paid, in the • Miniflerial
Papers, to have been fent to the Oppolition Mem-
bers o--
" A Divyien will cert.:hely take pate on the Heft day of the Sef-
ton; and on account if the extreme importance of the occafinn,
the attendance of there who honoured the late Adminiftration
with their fupport, is molt particularly and earneftly requeftcd.
o To —.--- ----, kfq M. P. bee dtc.
" Stratton ftreet, June 6."
Mr. BENG'S DINNER.—A numerous meeting of
the Freeholders of Middlefex, in the inlereft of Mr.
BywG, took place yeflerday, at the Mermaid, Hack.
ney. Thenumberot Freeholders amounted to between
three and four hundred.—i he King—The Prince of
IValer —1 he .Queen—and Royal Family ; were drank
with every mark of applaule.
Mr. TUFFNEL (the Chairman), rofe, and adverted
to the threat of diffolutinn ttat had been held out
againfl the Houle of Commons during the raft Par-
liament, unlefs they fupported the fehemes of the Mi
nifty. The Houfe had too much good fenfe to fopport
them in the manner they wi(bed, and Parliament was
confequently difrolved. The ridiculous cry of I% o
Popery had been railed by the Miniflets, to favour
their own private intereas. But this had been of
any fervice only where the people were too ignorant to
deteCt the fallacy. It had availed nothing in the
county of Middlefex. He ftrongly cenfured the c in-
duet of many of the Minillers, who were themfelves
fully fenfible of the hypocritical nature of this cry—
(loud applaufe.) Mr. Byng, he obferved, had been
one of the moll Deady and confilient fupporters of
that fyflem of politics which was confonant to the
fpirit of the Conftitution. In that relpeet few had
equalled him—none had fur paired him—(applaufe.)—
Be concluded by propofing as a coati,
Mr. Byres Health, and the Whig Intereft of Middlefex.
This was drank with the molt enthuliaflic applaule.
Mr. BYNG then rofe. He was confident, he ob•
frved, that the Meeting would du juflice to his
feelings on this occafion, though be had no: words
to exprefs them. Among the various and repeated
_marks of their friendfhip that he had expo fenced, he
was at no time more gratified than by that which
was given him on a recent occation (appiauft), when
they had, with a manlinefs and good fenfe worthy of
themfelves, fet at nought the hypocritical cry of-
-4 No Popery,' which had been railed by the Miniflers
for the worn of purpoles. This cry had had a partial
effeet in fome other places lefs enlightened than the
County of Middlefex—lefs petfeel in their own duties,
- and, therefore, lefs tolerant to others (loud and reittr-
• end applaufe ) While Me reprefented them they might
be attired that he would pay the proper attention to
the loCal interefls of the County—that he would not
take the fide of the most powerful, becaufe it was the
volt powerful, hut would fupport all of them in their
title to the benefits of our Conflitution, which they
bad all a right to espeEt and to enjoy (ardent applaufe.)
; He declared hirrfelf a determined fupporter of the
prerogative of the Crown—Ent he was alio a zealous
defender of the rights and liberties of the people—
' becaufe no country had ever been great and giro ioo -.
In which thefe were not refpefted (applaufe). TLefe
were his principles, and he hoped they would always
find him heady to them. He had, therefore, the bell
grounds for confiding In their fupport on every (Tea
lion, fince they mull be convinced, if they fufliciently
undertlood their own intereas, that his caufe and
theirs were the fame.
This addrefs was received by the louder' applanfes.
The Health of the Committee who conducted Mr. Byng's
Eleetion,
was then propofed by the Chairman, and received
with marks of the higheft approbation. Mr. Burt;
one of the Committee, made an appropriate fpeech,
which was received with applaufe.
The glorious and immortal Memory of Mr. Fox,
was drank with appropri .te veneration and filence.
'lle Health of the Freeholders wbo fupported Mr. Byng at the
laft Eleetion,
was then drank with fuitable approbation.
A Military Band played during the time of dinner,
and Mr. Gibbon, Mr. Allen, &c. &c. lung fevetal
excellent and appropriate longs, and the utmoll har-
vnony and conviviality prevailel throughout the eve
ming.
There is too much reafon to fear that we (hall hear
to more of the BLENHEIM man of war. A letter
from an officer on board the HARRIER {loop of war,
at the Cape of Good Hope, intimates that both the
BLENHEIM and JAVA have perithed. The following
account is extrafted from this inteteding letter, dated
Table Bay, Match ti,—
. On the eft of February, off Mauritius, in long. 64. it. lat.
20. 21. we experienced molt dreadful weather, which I fear has
proved fatal to the Blenheim and Java. Early its the morning of
the 'kit came on to blow feel, and inereafed to a hard gale about
four o'clock in the afternoon. We loft fight of the Blenheim and
Java, which were not more than a mite from us. The night was
dreadful beyond defeription. It blew a r erica hurricane, with
a molt tremendous lea. We Chippcd a great quantity of water;
every lea broke elireelly over the veffcl, and the rolled fo much,
that it was n ith difficulty the people could Rand on deck. If we'
attempted to Phew an inch of fail, it was blown from the yard
One poor fellow was blown off Its the afternoon ; we law him at
interv..t, a long way aftcrn, fttugglioz w.th the waves. During
the nik;ht the ports were Rove in, ..:4 wafted away, and great
quantities of water ran below. A. little before day-light a lea
Bruck her,and immediately afterwards another, which laid her dead
in the water. She had broached to, and was going down a head.
Shc remained water-logged for fume mieutes ; and, had the been
(truck a third time the mutt have g me. We threw overboard four
guns and fome ftorcs. which lightened her. Du ri e g the :joie fhe was
water logged the water increafcd in the well, in the (pace of three
feconds, from twelve to thirty two inches. We had continued
bad weather afterwards, but arrived here on the aBth of February,
rod were much difappointed in not finding either the Elenheim
or Java; and as they have not fusee been heard of, whilft other
veffels that were in the gale have arrived, there is now no hope of
their Way. The Blenheim was in a very decayed Rate. and much
lumbered with Rotes ; the Java badly manned, and extremely
crank. There were between fiven and eight hundred fouls on
buird the Blenheim,with many paffengers. Molt of the Midfhip
men were young men of the firft families in .El:4land, and lonic
very worthy fellows, who W4A11.1 X. a future time have done he-
sour us tbi.ir cousiLry."