Star.
London, England, 1806-09-29 00:00:00

HAMEL:ROM SEPTEMBER :9.

A Ruffian fleet dellined for Corfu, is arrived OW
Copenhagen. The French have poblifbed the repot
of.tbe trial of fix perfons, for diflributing midst's
againft the French, which they ridiculoufly term high
triafon. Of these fix, only Palm, thabookfeller, and
Joseph Schoderer, merchant at Dlnanwerth, were
prefent. Palm was executed, bat the ether is laid to
have been laved by the mediation of the King of Ba-
varia. The other four, viz. Michel, innkeeper at
Nickerfulm Jenifh, Clerk to the Bookfeller Stage
in Augfburg ; Kupfer, Bookfeller at Vienna ; and
Eurich, Boolfeller at Linz, in Auftria, Poe being
prefent, it was ordered that, in cafe they wets taken
any where where the French army is, they should be
executed in twenty-four hours.

The Swedifh frigates have failed from /Conine%
burgh to the other Pram) ports. The Danifh Court
is endeavouring to remain neuter in cafe of a war.—
The French Ambaffador, in Copenhagen, has fre-
quence conferences with the Miniftry. It is believed
that 'he Plan blocrade of the mouths ate. Elbe,

Sic. will he railed in a few days. The adore for that
purpofe are Paid to be ;dually given at Berlin.
The eachange of couriers between Dalin, Drcfder,
and Hof, is uncommonly great. A very large camp
is [aid to be marked out at Hof. where the Pru Sin
Generals Von Taueneien, Bile. and Poufel, are at
prefent. Many people affirm that Maria will take
put agoinft Pruffia,an4 that Bonaparte has peonsited
it Melia.
It appears certain that the Ruffians are rapidly
advancing, though care is taken that nothing be
officially publifhed about them. It is (kid to day that
they are already at Stettin, and that the Emperor has
occupied PrufGa .Proper, with Koenigsberg iliac, as
a fecurity that the Pruffian Court will, for this time.
a& in conceit. The Praffian coin is declared current
in Hanover.
A report is fpread here this afternoon that the
French and Proffian advanced pofts are within a
league of each hiller.

I.

Yefierday his Meitsry paraded the Royal Rorie
Guards. Blue, and the Stafford Militia, in Windfor
Court yard ; and afterwards walked to St. George's
Chapel. with Princeffes Au onsea. 801111 A. Anion
and Matte, where a fermon was prkaehed by the Rae.
Dr. MARSH AP4. from the t 3th chapter of Meek. 351.14
36th, and 37th vertes.
Mr. WAGSTAFF'S, the Meffenger, fet off on Friday
eight for the Continent. with difpatches.
On Saturday a Cabinet Council was held at the
Foreign Office, from one to three o'clock, at which
the following Members Allied :—Lord Gasavatts.
Earl Srawcsa, Lord Howicz, Mr. WINDMAII, lewd
H. PIM, Lord Hottaan, and Mr. T. Gee v
General CA KM tr., the Chief of the Corps of Royal
Marines, refident in London, has, to the great re-
gret of that refpetlable Corps, accepted the retire- ,
meat : in eonfequence of which the following pro-
motions have taken place in the Royal Marine Corps:
General BARCLAY, to command in London ; Lien-
tenant Colonel WI at es a, of the Portfmouth iirifton,is
promoted to be Second Colonel Commandant at Ply-
mouth ; Major FOLIT, is promoted Limtenant Col-
of Portfmouth dirifimt, oke Wiwrea ; and Captain
R.Les, is appointed Major of dm Chatham divifioo.
The two Princes of Osman van, accompanied by
Sir C S mod Lady &MILL, IWO MALTZ•M
Colonel G Mr. LORAIN' SSW's, sad Captain
Hunts', arrived at Denkeld on Wednefday laff, ea
their way is Blair. is Athol, on a /jilt to his Grace
the Duke of-A root. The two young Prisms and
Baron MALTZAMM, on their way through Edinburgh,
rifited the Theatre, which was opened for a few
nights on purpofe. They are to make the Tour of -
tbe Highlands of Scotland.
Prince Not of Wuazewasao, the (wind ton of
the King of Woe-ammo, is at prefent at Berlin,
under the awned name of Baron Pact.
A very large colkeion has been made at &dialer
the widow and children of Pats( the bookfeller,
Nnssmberg ; in one coffee houfe aline 8o riz dollars
were fuisferibed in a few minutes.
It is Relied in the laft Ilawithergh Correlioneksi, that
Lord LAUDITDALS had declared te)fr LLLLLL are his
intention of carrying on their Diplomatic Correfpon.
donee io the Latin language.
A Decree of Divorce has been formally publiffied
at Pat is, of the marriage between I aeons Bowe aaaaa .
and Mils PATTIASON, of New York. Report rays.
that Bother Jaunts is to be immediately united to
a Foreign Prineefs.
The Loire frigate is to be paid off at Deptford
Captain MAITLAND, the Commander, is appointed to
the Volontairc frigate, which was captured at the
Cape of Good Hope.

The Merchants of Falmouth, engaged in the
Lilbon Trade, finding thensfelves etpofed to a very
great and ler ions silk, by not bcing able to effea their
infuranees on the Townfend pacitt, wi ich failed
from Falmouth for Lifbon the I uth insane, in confe-
quence of a falfe report of her capture, have adop-
ted meafures to detea the impolition, by which their
intereils are fo materially affeaed, and are determined
to punifh the author with the utmoß feverity. Ther
have folicited the Committee at Lloyd's (as the Un•
derwriters are alto injured by the orders for infer-
once not being completed) to join them in their pro.
fecution.

The remains of Mr. Fox were put into the outfide
coffin on Thurfday. The coffin is covered with black
velvet, ornamented with filver plates and nails. The
principal plate at the top has his arms elegantly en-
graved, with " The Right Honourable C
Jamas Fox, died September the tath, teolS, aged s
years."
A fine marble monument, with appropriate em-
blems, has been eretled in the new city of Wallsiegton,
to the memory of General MONTGONuar, who fell on
the plains of (ttebee. The infeription is concluded
with this couplet :
m 00000 MUT feu; let no food brat% repine ;
The fate of Wous, Uhdriotte Chief, wu thine !
The father of the late Lord TN sow was a cler-
gyman in Norfolk, whofe church preferments barely
enabled him to fupport a large family. " As to Ned.
(faid he one day, meaaing his Lordtkip), " I'll en-
deavour to fend him to College, and he mutt fight
his way through the world I"
A new Paftoral Opera, in two adts, called, the
Fortune Teller, was yefterday rehearfed at Drurplanc
Theatre. The mufic, of which report (peaks highly,
is compofed by R .
The dramatic Piece which Meas. TOPPI Ail and
ANDROWS are prepating for the Public is to be an
Opera. It is to be brought forward at Covent Gar-
den Theatre. The former writes the Prologue, and
the latter, of courfe, the Epilogue.
One' w t,fpeaking of the modern Poets, lays, "that
the Italians ate too azrm, the Spaniards tooter'', and
the French too red; that to excel in that line, it
would be neceffary to be born in Italy, to travel in
Spain, and to refide in France."

A molt alarming fire took place in Limerick, on
Monday fe'anight, at Bowles's Stuff Manufarffory,
which, with all the machinery, Miffs, &c. was burned
to the ground. It was uncovered by fime Gentlemen
returning from 4 lea% at Mr. Madell's, of ?Wray.

NAUTIOAL 11178LOODICIL,
MAILS THIS DAY* t .41 r
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LANs
The Garland privateer of Hull, Captain Wissos,
mounting 18, guns, captitred on the 3d June, in the
South Seas, the St. Michael Smith (hip of :6 gum.
add 126 men, with 60,000 dollars and a valuable
cargo, oa board, after an anion of an hour and fifty
minutes, within piftol (hot.
PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 27.
r Came in the TILIMILS man of war and DICADI
frigate, from Sir RICHAID STILACNAN'S fquadron;
the former totally dila:ailed, as was the AUDACIOUS
man of war (not yet arrived) by a violent hurricane,
which difperfed the fquadroo on the toth of Auguß.
Arrived the LADY W rated (hip, from a
cruise; Sourest !loop of war, with a fleet of vic-
tuallers under convoy from the ettlttnet Fleet ;
George, Rain, front Tortola I Atalanta, Farris ;
' Friends, LUKAS; end the Prince of Wales, Bos.
siva, from Riga; Lorti Barrington, Paaramoa,
from Loogfound r, Eliza, 021.11 Y, and the Lord
Middleton, Wiscraass, from Archangel; the Danith
male Lifette, STAG, from Tonningen, for Malaga,
and image Vrow, Elms, from Petettburgh, for LiPl
boa, detained by the Unity privateer; Der Kliene
(a Dane), Hendrickfon, from Tooningen for Alge-1
sire!, with linens, detained by the Happy Return
privateer ; Uodermeming, of Kniphaufen. from
Marcos, for Totmingen ; and the Harmonic, of
Oldenbnrgh, from Tremblade for Riga, detained by
the Indefatigable privateer.—Wind N.E.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER al.
Arrived hisMejefly (hips ARDINT, PIItASAITT, and
Commuter., from Plymouth. The ADAMANT, of 5o
guns, Captain Sasses ; and the Gosuawe (loop,
Captain Hoas.s, are appointed convoy to the coaft of
Africa. Ttsill morning arrived the Sparta fchooner
Fortuna, lam with bides, tallow, and dollars, from
South America bound to Vigo, captured by the
EGYPTIIINIII frigate t and a nip from Montevideo,
aqui:a by the Jaaaica frigate.—Wind EaR.
DIAL, SEPTEMBER at.
Arrived the 131s.catra hoop of war, and leveret
gun brigs, from a cruise. The fignal for a convoy
to the weftward is (hilted hem the Vest:ems to the.
Zasaa bomb. At one o'clock P. M. arrived in the.
Downs the KANCANOO (loop .of war, Captain Basso,
from off Boulogne, and landed at this place Mr.
jom sOn. the Meleager, who insosediatelf proceeded
for London with his difpatches. Report lays that
Meafteur T has left Paris with the Em-
pevar Nap:neon, and that Lord Lattosanaca Rill
tentiins. P. S. jolt arrived in the Downs leveret
fail of homeward-booty; Weft Indiamen ; they have
taken Dover pilots; cannot learn their names.—
Wind N. N. E.

DOVER, SIPTRIARER d.
The VISTAS. frigate came in the Roads left night
from off Boulogne for refrelhment, and failed again
this day at noon to Mime her Ration. Commodore
Owss, in the CLYDI frigate, went into the Downs
yellerday afternoon, as did the Bizarr& floop and
feveral other limps and gnn brigs from the French
coati. Palled by this morning leveret of the Lee-
ward Maud Fleet for the river ; a great many more
are in fight working up, the main body of the fleet is
a little to leeward of Dangenefs ; fhoold the weather
continnepoderate, they will all get into the Downs
by tomorrow night. Wind N. E. with a hell
breeze.—The Sirius, Capt. Amts., one of the above
fleet, is kilt come into the Reads, having loft an an.
chor and cable.
SHEERNMERFiSPABER 17.

Arrived his Majelly's (hip Rosy, Capt. D
from the North Seas, lobe repaired ; and the Swe.
dill; (hip Hoppet, Ba mutest, from Stockholm for
Avaro, with iron and deals. Sailed yefterday, after
poll, hi► Majelly's Stip CORMORANT, with the trade
for the Baltic. A convoy for Tonningen is appointed
to fail froas the !gore on the stb October, and one for
the Baltic as the 7th.-.. Wind W. moderate weather.

GREENOCK, SEPTEMBER s 6.
Arrived here. yetterday the Oughton Ball°, from
Trinidad. Sailed under convoy 9f the 1404714 Masa-
Lawn, 74 guns ; CAVADL, 74 guns ; EL/FOUNT, 74
guns ; and AGAIIIIIINON, 64 guns. The three for-
mer parted off Bermuda on the i gth Auguft, on their
return to the Well Indies, and left the AGAPAIMIION
to convoy, them home. The Oaghton parted the
ACAMI moms and the fleet on the t rth inftant, inlet.
43. 6- Intl. 34. Spoke on the [7th inftant, in lat.
53. 54• long. a 6. 29. the brig Minerva, from New
,Brunftvick far Leith.
The Aurora, Born, alto arrived here yetlerday
tram Tobago, parted convoy on Friday night lalt,
off Cape Clear, in lat. 51. 25. long. so ; faw the Eg-
linton. Halm-row (another of the fleet) aftern, on
WedneTalay night. PsNed late lift night, for Port
Glafgow, the Harmony, Kt ta, from St Kitt's ; parted
the Beet on Sunday, in lat. 51. ts. long. ra. thick wea-
du!. Came in North Channel, and taw yefierday
ear/ of the fleet beating aftern, one of which Capt.
K. fuppofed to be the Countefs of Crawford., An
Brother. Capt. K. has favoured us with the follow.,
ing liLt of lino for the Clyde,
Harmony, Aelive, Maxilla, George, Hamlet, Her-
bites, Hope, Sifters, Jafon,• Britannia, William.
Hopewell, Prince of Alturias, Aurora, Pilgrim, 'Her-
mit, Lucretia, Eglington, Oughton, Hero, .Corm•
tefs of Crawford, Margaret, Jane, Alerander,•Noncy,
Hercules Lord Melville, Boyd, America, En-
terprise Hercules,
Diana, -Jane, /Wive, and Mary.
....Clyde Chips for Liverpool, Highlander •Eagle ;
for Dublin, Eleanor. The Eglington, put
into Loeb Long yellerday: • • •

Ma OP EIGHT. ,

•
The ininx of vifitors to the Ifle of Wight this ice-
fon furpaffes all precedent in numbers,and proves the
infufficsesey of lodgings, both as Cowes and Role,
for the accommodation of frequenters of this de-
lightful member of the Continent of England t many
families having been obliged to return in veffels to
Southampton and Portfmouth, inns and houfes being
an pre.oceopied. We hear this general partiality for
the Wand, which is demonnrated b 1 ail ranks, re•
forting to it, has excited a fpirit of (peculation with.
the ioduftrious and the wealthy, and that buildings
are now planning which will do credit to the likerali.
ty of the proje&ors, and he an ornament to the court.
try. The Clift at Cowes,' late the property of Sir
CMLISTOP.I4III. BAYOU, Bart. now belonging to an
opulent Citizen of London, is, we underiand, to be
falhioaed fir the ere&ion of Tome capacious good
hooks, and a more enchanting (cite for the pnrpofe
the Cosa of England does not exhibit. Ryde alfo is
multiplying her neat detached cottages, and forum.
ded as both thefe (pots are with fuch unrivalled native
fcenery, they cannot fail to aura& the curious, as
well as the conyalefcent.
The public this year have been gratified with alt
adositfion to the interior of the magnificent feat of
the late Sir Ricotta° W011.111.1Y, Bart. to which here-
tofore none but Sir RIC N•11.1V11 particular intimates
had aced's. Mr. PELHAM, the prefent proprietor,
with a liberality that enfores him the refped of the
admirers of the We of Wight, has ordered the doors
of this interelling manfion, which contains tome of
the bell pi&ures in the kingdom, to be thrown open
for the gratification of the anal, traveller, or public.

New Stiiirees.—Yellerday, according to annual
cultom on the day preceding the feat of St. Michael,
the new Sheriffs proceeded from one of their Guilds
(Painters' Hall) to Guildhall. After partaking with
their friends of an elegant dejegni: at Guildhall, they I
were (worn into office, and were invefted by the pro-
per officers with the gold chain, and ether infignia.
Frain thence they returned in their Wale carriages to
,Painters' Hall, where a fumptunus banquet was pro-
vided, confining of two courfes and a daest, at which
2111 the delicacies of the (talon abounded. At eight
o'clock the company adjourned to the London Coffee-
houfe, where they were received by Mr. Netewati,,
and the other Keepers of the City Jails, and enter-1
tamed with tack and walnuts. Aldermen Comae,
Laiewron, and HARRRY, and both the late Sheriffs,
were prefent ; and on the occafion of their bealthe
being given, they all returned thanks in an appro-
priate addrefs. -
Day av La■a Tirsarta.— On Saturday evening a
young lady made her firfbappearance at this TPeatre,
in the charatter of hfili Bid*, in the farce of Mfi is
her 7eent. We could not learn her name. She did
not appear to be more than fifteen years cf age. She
certainly palettes abilities for the file, but they mu ft
be matured by age before the can expett to pltafe.
Mr. Ku dteffed and played the part of Fri66le
sinremely well.
On Friday night, a publican in Batterfea got out
of bed in his Peep, opened the one pair mom window,
thinking it was the window over his bar door, which
*frequently ttepped over, and fell down into the
trees, by VIVIMIS of which his hip was difincated, and
he now like iit i awe of mental derangement.
Farm.* Gsurrowy.—On Tuefday lull a .young
lady at Brighton, daughter of a refpalable family in
London, undertook to eat for (upper the enormous
quantity of three &Nuked &Om, with a proportion of
breed; which the performed, to the afloniflement of
all prefent.
The cullom of eating a goofe on Michaelmas day
was eflablifhed by the great Q.2een Be u. She hap
pened, on the 29th of September, 1598, on her jour-
ney to Tilbury Fort, to dine at the ancient manfson
of Sir THOM A S who treated her Majefty
with twe fine fubilantial geefe. After the had ate
heartily, fhe drank in a large glafs of Burgundy,
" Deftration to the Spanifh Armada." At that
moment a nseffenger arrived with the joyful news the
prayed far. She tinmediately took another half pint
bumper ; and every year after, on the fame day, the
had the fame dinner. The canon, was adopted at
Court, and has become univerfal.
A writ of enquiry was executed on Wednefday
lan at Warwick, before the High Sheriff of the
County. An talon had been brought by Mrs. MARY
Hoist's,. of Alcefler, againft Mr. RICHARD Hsu-
' Niro, of Oxford, for a breach of promffe of mar-
'slap. The Defendant had (offered judgment to go
by default, and the Jury (which was (pedal), after
a than confultation, returned a verdia of aool. da-
mages, with ca..
Captain DODD, of the Royal Navy, who corm
mands the Sea Fencibles at Arklow, has had a very
,narrow efcape from death—he went to bathe on the
morning of the Both ult. and hitting gone too far out
of his depth, and the tide laming very thong, he
was taken out at a confiderable di itance—but owing to
the very great exertions of a Corporal ctFlhe'27lh
giment, and oneof hisbravefencibles, his life Was Avid.
A few days fince, two letters were put into the poll
offices at Devizes and Carmarthen, direeled to Mein:
Bamford and Matthews, BMW) ; the former eon.
tamed bills to the amount of 4271. as. and the latter'
rs. Gd. They were delivered at the min office,
in Briliol, to a fuperniimerary letter carrier, Win.
Card, who fecreted and embezzled them. Proceed.
Moo London, he prefeoted a ten pound note tai
payment at the banking boufe of Hogard and Co.
of which, by an extraordinary coincidence. the non-
arrival had been intimated to that very hotife, od
the fame morning nn which the note was offered for
change. The prifoner _was accordingly taken into
cuflody. On leorching his perfon there were found,
bank notes to, the amount of 3701. The notes miffing
from different letters at Nino' exceeded 7001.—
Among the notes found on the prifianer were feversl.
of thole which had been advertifed at Blinn!. ?in
doubt therefore remained of the prifonet's being the
perfoir who had abkonded. He was taken before
the leord Mayor, who ordered him to be given over
to Tipper, the Officer, to be by him conveyed to
Sao!.
w Never leave that which fhould be done to-day till
to-morrow.--This caution is particularly recom-
mended to Lottery Adventurers, who have not yet
fecured their Tickets and Shares in the prefent State
Lottery. There ate only aci,ooo Tickets, which is
fcarcelyfufficientfor the ufual demand, prior to the
Drlittft, witieb commences the t yth of Detober steirt.