Star.
London, England, 1807-11-11 00:00:00

FURTHER PROILOGATInW.

This day, about three o'clock, the Lord Chancellor
and fui.e came down to the Houle ; the Earls of
Camden and Winchelfea Coon after attended, and
latily Lord Mulgrave. The three Peels firft men•
tiuned being robed (the Earl of Winchelfea, as
Groom of the Stole), took their feats on the Bench
in front of the Throne, when Mr. Q.l4arme, Aging
tither of the Black Rod, was fent to order the atten-
dance of the Commons, who, reprefented on this
occalion by Mr. Dyfon. and the Principal Clerks
and Officers of the Houle, forthwith appeared at the
Bar.

His Majefty's Commiffmtier, authoriting the Peers
within named, or any three or more of them, to
•
declare and notify his Majefty's Royal Will and
Pleafure, and the Order for the Prorogation of the
prefent Parliament were then read ; after which the
Lord Chancellor, as organ or the C3mmiflioners,
addrefTed the Muthly as follows :
" My t ords and Gentlemen,
"By virtue of his Majzity's Cornwall-lan .:mkr the Great Seal,
to as and other Lords directed, and rues, read, we do, in his
Majetty's Name, and in obedience to his Commands, prorogue
this Parliament until Thurfday the t 7in day of December next, to
be then here holden; and this Parli.:ment it accordicgly prorogued
to Thurfday the t 7th day of December next.'
The Common,: then withdrew to their own Houle,
and their Lordfhips retired.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNTSDAY, NOVEMBER IT.
PRICE OF S I OC.KS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK%
3 per Cent. Confab*, f,,r tormey 61l—far acc 63i.
PRICE OF STOCKS Y'Es CERDAY.
B ilk Stock 125 i 225 India Stuck 175
3 per Cent. Red 6s; 6s Ind:a Bonds, par
3 per Cent. Con' 63.1 l Excheq. Bills, Is. 41 pre.
4 re Cent. Sr Soil Lottery Tickets
5 Cent. Navy 9?1:971 98 I Onmissm pr.
L. Ann 17 t s 160.64% Conf. fit acc. 63fi
Imperial Ann. 7 7-I6i

Yellerday, foon after .);ir paper was at profs, ac
c .uots were received in tiiwn of a fplendid victory
having been obtained over the combined French and
Spanith fleets in the Mediterranean, but the rumours
were f) varii,us, that it was impoffible to afcertain
the fads with accuracy. Even now we cannot give
fu‘h precire details as we could with, but we .are
enabled to Rate the grounds on which the repdit
refs, and we are happy to add that, comparing the
different authorities, there is a ftrong probability that
the intelligence will be confirmed.

The RALEIGH floop of war, of 18 guns, arrived at
Plymcuth on Monday, with difpatches from Lord
WILLIAM STEWART/ r,f the LAvINIA. The RALEIGH
left Oporto on the 301 ult. and the difpatches ilate
that accounts had been received there from Lifbon,
of the defeat of a French lquadron, fuppofed to be
from Toulon, by Lord COLLINGSWOOD, and that the
news was generally credited.

This information, of comic, cannot be confidered
as refting Oil official authority. Lord W. STUART,
we underhand, mentions two accounts: one of them
that twelve fail of the enemy's line from Cirthagena
or Toulon, had all been captured and fent into Gib
ratter, feven of which were fo cut as to he fit only for
fire wood—the other account Pays, the twelve fail
were totally defiroyzd.
A Gentleman, who came paffcnger in one of the
Yard; tt•,at have arrived from Malta and Gibraltar,
and who has reached town, reports, it is raid, that he
law t 2 144 of the enemy's (hips going into Gibraltar,
feven of which were in a finking hate. Could we
afcertaTn this fad, it would fettle the eoint, but we
have not been able to learn who is the perfon on
whole authority this flatement is fuppoled to refl.—
We are rather inclined to doubt it, and the more fo,
as our port letters do not mention either of thelefhips
having w•itneffed the fad alluded to. Indeed, fo far
as the evidence is to be connected with thefe veffels,
it woad militate againfl the truth of this flatement.
It isirire they law fome men of war enter Gibraltar
—but they wete Ruffians.
It is our duty to hate the above fad, that the pnb-
lic difappointment may be the Iris, fhould the whole
report prove founded on fome nuiflake. But we are
not without hopes that the intelligence refit; on better
authority than that we are queftioning. Our Readers
will recoiled that in the extra Ls we gave from the
French papers on the 29th nit, there was one from
Genoa, dated the sth, and another from Milan, of
the 9th September, which both agreed in hating,
that the Toulon fleet was at fea.—Bath accounts
being very fhort, we here infert them again:
" (know. lIETTZIABER s..—We arc allured that the Toulon
finadron has put to lea, and that it been filen in our Gulf.
" MILAN,SRPTgusea 9 —Tie Toulon fquadron is at fea,and
has been feen near Nice."

From the foregoing estratils it appears pretty evi-
dent that the Toulon fleet had ventured out. This
is of importance to be known. To this we have to
add, that Lord CoLerrowoon, whore fleet by the
lel accounts was high up the Mediterranean,and who'..
it has therefore been fuppofed by Come, could not be
in a place favoui able to his falling in with the fhips
in queftion, had aanall7 received orders from Go-
vernment to proceed towards the Gut, with what
view we have not learnt ; but Government, we un-
derßandi are fatiAed that his fleet might be in that
quarter which would favour his falling in with the
enemy at the period when the aftion may be fuppofed
to have happened. Indeed, we have pofitive infor-
mation that Lord COLLINGWOOD, with his Majelly's
fhips °CPA Q2Earr, MALTA, and Iteruf.ss, ar-
rived at Malta on the 4th ultimo.

SOIL however, we "Oa be nnderliood to enter•
fain Come doubts'refpeitiai the truth of the repotted
vidory.—The arrival of the Ruffian Chips at Gjbral•.
tar may be the °sly tircumilance that gave rife to
the rumour. In the mean time we fubjoin fuel' of
our port letters as allude to it.

" PLYMOUTH, NOV. 9.

46 This morning arrived here the ReLama, of 18
guns, from Oporto, which place fhe left the 31ft ult.
and at that tine all the property belonging to the
Bikini, was embarked, and the fleet was about to
fail under convoy of the LAVINIA, of 40 guns : it is
faid that the RALEIGH has brought the Portuguefe
declaration of war againft this country) and that the
ports were to be immediately {hut againft all future
intercourfe with the Englifh.
6' Accounts were brought to Oporto from Lifbon,
of the defeat of a French fquadron in the Mediterra•
nean, by Lord COLLINGWOOD ; it was generally cre•
diced at Lifbon, and faid to be the Toulon fqqadron.,
The difparches brought by the RALEIGH were for-
warded immediately for London."