Star.
London, England, 1803-10-08 00:00:00

STARALTAP, SEPT. I.

Yerterday afternoon the American ft • a-
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delphia arrived from a cruise to the ealprard,
bringing in with her, as a prize, the Maori& corvette
the Mithod, of sz guns, and too men, whidt the
captured near Alicant. It appeared, from the inftruc-
tions found on board the Moor, that the Ett Pa-
so& of Moaocco, a month ago, had given orders
for the capture of all American veifels, by his
cruisers. This very corvette had taken the Ameri-
can brig the Celia, bound from Barcelona to Mala-
ga, which the had then in company with her, and
which the frigate alto recaptured and brought in
here.

Two Engli(h Letters of Marque, the AMU and
and MART, were lately captured by a French priva-
teer of only four guns and so men, in the Gut, and
carried into Tariffs. They were bound to Tur-
key, and their cargoes were valued at upwards of
co,OOOL

There is conflantly a (warm of French privateers
lying under the protection of the guns of the Wand
of Tariffa, which lies in the middle of the
Streghts, and where, from the neutrality of Spain,
our men of war dare not attack them, but from
which they rally out and make prizes of every Eng-
lifh veffel that attempts to pals without convoy,
which they immediately carry into Tariffa, haul
or (pore, and unload, without any trial and condem-
nation, as they are now doing with the cargoes of
there two valuable prizes.
Every port in Spain has alfo fome French priva-
teers lying near it, who intercept all Englifh veffel►
that attempt to go out or in, without convoy. The
French Confuls in the different ports ad as Judges
of the Admiralty, immediately condemning the vet.-
fels ; and where there happens to be no Conful, the
prizes are fold without any ceremony. No fuch pi ivi-
leges are granted to Englith cruisers or privateers, fa
that if our Government does not fpeedily adopt
Tome Prong and decided meafures to put a flop to
fuch pradices, the molt ruinous confequences to our
trade will enfue ; as by the prefent neutrality of
Spain, we fuffer all the difadvantagea of war, with-
out enjoying any of the benefits of peace.
It is much feared here, that thole who ought to
give our Government information of every thing
paling in the Spanilh ports are rather remits in per-
forming their duty; but it can hardly be otherwile,
while our Confuls are on their prefent impolitic
eflablithment. Their falary in general is (mall: they
are all merchants deeply engaged in the Spanilh
trade, which is their chief dependence; and, as a war
forces them to quit the country, and puts an end to
their bufinefs, we cannot wonder if they abaain
from taking any Reps, or giving any information that
might lead to an event they fo much with to avoid.
The Spaniards teem now to prepare for war. They
have lately begun to work at their lines before the
garrifon, and are bußly employed in clearing away
the find, and putting them in a Rate of defence.

Yefterday morning his MAJISTY and Princes So-
MA, attended by Lady PITT, Lord WALSINGH•OI,
Sir W. PITT, and Colonel Firzaor.took their anal
ride in the reat Park ; her Maim's- and Princeffes
AUGUSTA and Soruta of GLOUCESTER, with their
attendants, took an airing to Frogmore. Princefs
Maar, attended by Mifs GOLDIWOITHY, walked to
her Ma'am at Frogmore. Princeffes Estzassru
and AIIILIA, attended by Lady C. Daus' took an
airing through the plantations by Virginia Water.
The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Srawarr. of the
18th Light Dragoons, is appointed Aid-de-Camp to
the Kist:.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Gtoucsrrea
arrived yetterday at Windlor, on a vifit to their Ma-
yam's.

Earl Firzwiccsast's regiment is at Colchclter, to
which his Lordihip will repair in a day or two.

In the courfe of the lAft fortnight there h.o.re been
upwards of feventy thoufand agnd of arms Med trona
the Tower.

On Wednefday lAR the 69th Regiment of foot,
zOOO (iron& marched from Nottingham for Silver
Hill ILtrracks.

The Sluices on the Eller coaft are now completely
finifhed. They are intended to inundate that coati
in care the French (hook' land there.

The two channels leading into Spithead are equal-
ly to be guarded by a confiderable naval force ; and
we understand two fecund rates are to be Rationed in
the Needle pafrage, and look-oat veffels at the back
of the Ifle of Wight, which will form a cordon with
the line of battle !hips at St. Helen's. Thus every
precaution will be taken to guard Portfmouth from
any danger of attack.
The Beacons are eßablilling at Canterbury, Shorn
Cliff, Barham, Ifle of Thanes, Shottenden, Hythe,
Poolingdown, Weßwell, Pluckley, Lynham Hill,
Cozheath, Bexley Hill, Chatham Lines, Wrotham
Hill, Tenderden, Highgate, near Hawkhurß and
Goodhurfl, which, begiOning from Canterbury or
Shorn Cliff, will be fucceflively fired on the near ap-
proach, or anual landing of 'the enemy on the coal!
of Kent, and on which fignal, every one is to affem-
ble at his known place of rendezvous, and there ex-
pea and receive orders from the General Officer,
under whole cpmmand the fevers' Volupteers And
other Corps may be placed, and to whole quarters,
on the first alarm of filch an event, the Commanding
Officer of every Corps is to difpatch a mounted Of
ficer, or non•conimillioned Officer, to receive each
orders as may be thought neer:teary. The fire-beacons
are Rakes of wood, and ,tlier materiels, with a pie
()Aug through them, or. the top of which is a (mall
white H tg, to make their tit uation'mOre vifible. When
the alarm is given in the day, rricaas wilt be taken to
make a great :stroke, accomp4nieci wits a fur.. •

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCI.

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NAVAL APPOINT
Lieutenants R. W. PAW/ to the Mlit.
Wit. RAITT Canunom.
CODD I.IBIATT.
itOIIN •ANDREWS RoamLus.
. STA/41. • Tasamr.

Mr. Jovial Rotates, made Llemenant to Me Oa arras.
PLNZANCZ, OCT. 3.—Tbe Pendower, MOLLARD,
arrived from London, (IA from Falmouth,) with
graceries for this port; alto the PROVIDINcs revenue
cone, CapC,Woasat.c, from Scilly.
IlLyssouits, Ocr. 6.—Came in the fhip Aurora,
of Briftol, Capt. Muslims, from the Well Indies,
laden with rum and fugar, for London; put in by
contrary wind; alfo the Aeolus, of 64 guns, from
a cruize.—For feveral days pail there have been con.
tually coming in and going out of King's brigs, hired
and other cutters, keeping a good look out.—Sailed
on a cruize of obfervation down Channel, the Naas,.
of 38 guns, Captain J. Wecats.•-Came in the funs:
rarto•ai.a. of 44 guns, Captain G. Mooas, from a
cruize off the Headlands. She lay to for a few hours,
and then made fail to the Eaftward.

PotITIMSUTH, OCT.7..—Arrived the DRYADE
frigate, with a fleet from the Downs ; and a Norm-
guefe Weft Indiaman, fent in by the RANOIR Hoop
of war : alfo the Alexander, and William Sibbald,
tranfports, from Guernfey, came under convoy of the
Flatten, of 12 guns, Lieutenant Witisaus, within
four leaguesof the Shaw. Tbe'inhabitants are hourly
expelling a vifit from the French, and every neceirary
precaution Is prepared for their reception. Sailed his
Majefty's (hip WINDSOR CASTLE, to lie off Lyrning-
ton Creek, near the Needles : alto the Ross cutter,
with a fleet for the Downs. Yellerday arrived the
(hip Reliance, Captain H , from Oebec, in
35 days, bound to London, who on the ;IL of Sept.
(poke the (hip William, of South Shields, Captain
Titomas TAYLOR, off Crane Illand, river St. Lau-
rence ; and on the sth ditto, (poke the (hip Johns, of
Liverpool, Captain NUT, off Cape Chat, both well.
Captain H. law a (hip on more on Red Ifland, river
St. Laurence. The PRINCESS ROYAL, of 98 guas,
Captain VasKos, will fail to-morow, to lie at the
mouth of Southampton River. Sailed the BRITAN-
NIA cutter, Lieutenant Sutra, with a convoy from
Guernfey.—Arrived the &rum/F.IA. brig, Lieute-
nant Roasevsom, from the Eat ward.

Ocr. 7.—We have little news here worth
mentioning. Lord Kul rot in the Mottaactr, =cons.
panted by the ImmnaraLirs fiigatr, failed yeflerday
to reconnoitre the pinion of the enemy along the
coati :—This day failed the CIRCE frigate, Hama
and Vesuvius bomb., and MIN: gun vete', for the

carat of Frunee...-Wind S. W.
GRAVE/CND, Oe'r. 6 —PaFed b) the Julius, Anthengt Reds.
M.Kenly ; and Bonilla, Carey, from St. Kitts; Cansdlaws.
Shadforth, from Tortola ; Bod•Jmgton, Sold; Montreal. David.
fon ; Favourite, Bureba/1; and King George. Cotton, from St.
Vincent's; Skelton Cattle, —' from Madras ; Adscma. Pea-
' tonby, from Quebec; Margaret, Coaltanty; Lady An:;, bA'Ar.
thur ; Themis, Brown, Juno, Clarkfon; and Kent. —, from
Grenada.
OCT. y.—Palfed by the Areomplilhal °tater. Barden ; Eau/-
nab, Shelton; London, Martin; and BccFfond, Dixon. front St.
Kin's;
,Aqp, Moreton, from Antigua; Fair rod la
lt;o Couot, (prizes) from St. Dominos ; Guam& *Brown,
from 1.. &on ; I .eviathan, Lamont. and Comet, ->l aite, from Trinidad;
Peggy, Rowe, fn m Momferrat; Aumifts. Purdy, and
fiLsU, from Borbadoes ; Tiber, 'Rain, from Grenada; Oeems,
Grant, and the Visilltude,Wampa, from Quebec ; Anna Marla,
.---, from BMus; la Pals, Beige, —.1.1 Nu*.
Elizabeth, Hanlon ; Tobago, Place ; and Ann, Longenisim,fron;
Tobago.

ARRIVED.

In the Downs, dr Howe,ThAlver, fret Ornoa; Speedwell,
Findlay, from Leib= • Tr's:l44 —, rem Smyrna; and
Adtive, Illitoasaww, From icily.
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Loss or THI SNIP GINIROUS FilliNDS.—Further
particulars refpe'bng the lois of this ship, in the
China Seas, have been received from Bombay.
" About fourteen days from the tin-c of the nthfos•
tune, two rafts having been prepared, Captain. Poi
Tit, pal lingers, and officers, and a great part of the
(hip's company, left the hank, attended by the jolly-
boat, which had been repaired, the long boat having
been noire to pieces, when the fbip Arndt Jun at
the tine Captain Pt-arse left the land bank, on which
about forty of the crew remained, a large Chinefe
boat was fee* (landing in towards the bank, and the
joUy boat went nearly allngfide, and returned to.
wards the raft where Captain Potter& was, when the
two rafts and jolly beat, with the Chief Officer on
board the latter, (leered away to the weltward, be-
fore the wind; the jolly boat teemed to be about two
miles ahead of the raft, w hen the people on the bank
loft fight of them about fun fet. Abut eight
o'clock that night it fet in to blow Moog from the
North Liii, with dark weather and rain.—Short•
ly after thefe Chinefe boats arrived at the bank, leveret
others came, and loaded their boats with cargoes
from the wreck, and then burned the upper works
to get the iron.—When ready to leave the place,
the greaten part of the boats' people came on
(bore to the land bank ; fevers) of them had long
cl for breaking wood, and other weapons.—
When they had examined and numbered the Lai:
cars and Sepoys, they propofed to tike five at a time
to their boats; on which the Sepoys appeared diaristt
ful of the intentions of the boat', people, and would
not go with them in (mall numbers; and fome of
the Sepoys being a little intoxicated with wine (of
which a (mall qnantity remained on the fend bank).
kited two of the (mall boats that the Chinefe brought
to the bank, and hauled them on flare; on which
the Chinefe all left the bank, went on board their
veffels, and made to the wreck. The Sepoys follow-
ed their boats in the two (Mall veffele they had feixed
by force, Come of them having fide-arms, and others
bludgeons. Whey they got alonglde of the large
boats, the Chinefe milted from the boats in numbers
Upoll the Scrys, and, bindini, their hands and Teet,
threw tk.en into the watcr, and about cightee Pc:
raked." • •

CAMP NEAR CHATITAg OCT. 6.

A General Court Martial will he holden to-mnr.
row morning at Alhford, at i t o'clock, for the trial
of a confidcrable number of deferters from the Royal
Army of Referve. Major General Foßmas's brigade
to furrah the detail of the Court Martial, viz—two
Field Officers, three Captains, and five Subalterns.
Major General Wye YARD refumes his poll on Satur-
day, on his return from London. Lieutenant Ge-
neral the Earl of CHATHAM has been fo much occu-
pied, within their three days, with the Chiefs of the
Ordnance Department, that his Lordfhip has not had
a moment to bellow on any other military function.
The General riles at a very early hour, and goes to
bed at an advanced period of the night, fo deeply is
ate immerfed in the avocations which his duty pre-
fcribes. The Counters of CHATHAM is now in Lon-
don, and her Lady fbip does not mean to return hither,
until fhe can be Pure of enjoying more of his Lord-
(hip's fociety, than (be has experienced for Tome time,
through the preffure of military circumflanees.
The Warwick Regiment wefts orders to fail Im-
mediately to Ireland and ihould the enemy deli a
landing in that part of the United Kingdom, it is
generally believed in the military world, that Major.
General Moons will be fent over with his diflin.
guithed brigade. Some more troops are expelled here
to be hutted. and Major General Tucsanrow is to
have the command of them,
It is Paid that all deferters from the Apply of Re-
retie, will, henceforward, be Slot, intlead of receiv-
ing any other military punithenear, which hitherto
has not operated al Government expelled.

The officers of the Buffs. and of the Belem, dine
nest week with•tbe.Earl of elf THA*.
SHORCLIFFB CAMP, OCT. 6.

The EaR Middlefex Regiment, under the cons.
mend of Colonel Wool), 'truck their tents laft Mon-
day at Cozheath Camp, and matched under very
heavy rain to Hatfield Heath, where they encamped.
While the meffinan was negotiating for a dery for the
officers to dige in (and for which an Aiwej farmer de-
manded two guineas for two or three hours) a polite
invitation arrived from the Earl of Tastier, offering
the Regiment every accommodation which Hatfield
Haute could afford, and requefting the company of
the officers to dinner, where they were entertained in
a molt princely Ityle, and fpent the bouts of a gloomy
evening in the full enjoyment of all tits comforts or
true En life hofpitality. His Lordfbip had alto thw-
goodnefs to prepare beds, which were declined by dm,
officers, who preferred fleeping in their encampment«)
The nest morning the regiment marched to Brays.
burn Lees, where they pitched their tents for ad
night, and here alto they enjoyed another proof aff,
Enylifh politcnefs, having received an invitation fro
Sir EDWARD KalrcalVLl., which was declined 'grids •
warm actnowledgments, in confequence of his feat-
being too far from the camp : the officers, therefore;
dined in their tent on the Heath. and filled bumpers
to the health of thofe whore hofpicality they had•ez-
perienced. The nett morning (yefterday) they
marched for this place, where they are encamped.
The Berkffiire, commanded by Colonel Vs env_
TAIL?, and the Weft Kent, commaarebays
Dative and Lord Kansa ate, marchedl Woman.
hill Camp, new ip•A•a-4.07, for Shand*
where they are encamped. The Derbylbire•
march into Warren Camp to-day,

On Tuefday the firit divitton of the Derby.,
thin Second Militia, commanded by D. P. Coca,
Efq. Member for Nottingham, arrived at Mansfield,
on their route to Durham. They were welcomed
into the town by the ringing of bells, and other 4e-
monfirations of joy.

The Poldnn•Hill (Sonserfeti Volunteers conning
of eight companies of•yo men each. commanded by
HINRY BULL STRANOWATS, Efq. are now fit to take
the field. This was the firli Corps in this asoptst
from in and eurolled.

On Monday lag the colours of the Loyal. Brigid
Volunteers were confeerated by Sir Asaatrasi EL-
TON, and delivered to the corps by his Royal High.
nets the Duke of Cusses' LIND. who delivered a fhort
but impreffive patriotic fpeech ors the oceafion. Is
the evening Colonel BaiLLsa held a levee, at which
every offices belonging to the corps, or other mili-
tary bodies who attended the ceremony, were pre-
rented to his Royal Highnefs, ar.d received with the
utsvoß affability. The Field Officers of the Royal
Brian', add a numerous party afterwards dined with
Lieutenant Colonel TysneLL, and the other officers
had a fumptuotts entertainment at the Montague.—
Several amateurs were point, who entertained the
company with tinging a number of the moil popular
airs ; a great number of patriotic malls were drank,
and the different Companies feparated, each well
Mwith the manner • in which the day had
t, and if poffible more determined then ever
to unite in oppofing the efforts of any invader to q-
uirt) the harmony of this free and happy ifiand.
On Wednefday left, the Royal Brigid Cavalry and
Infantry undertook the garrifon duty of the City of
Briflol, as well as the guarding the Trench pilau at
Stapleton. They marched out of the City ahem tot
o'clock in the morning, headed by Colossi Battu&
There are the firfl Corps that we have beard of, who
have entered on regular ditty.

111r/ivy VOL VNTIIII.--The patriotic (Pink of
brave countrymen, it is now well know--
every rank of fociety throughout the wh,
but it may not be equally manifelled

children already partake of that fpirit
eminent degree. A party of boys, arno
number to about fifty, on rhurfday,, made
pearance in the Strand in grand moan, foray
flying. drums beating, atc.—The Commander
Chief, about ten years of age, was dillin•-•
only by the/sprite degairr of his iai ifseut.
being mounted on a War tberzer In
very bedutiful poney).—upon which
his feat with all the rf4pory audgrvreity of
Ofscer. The inferior thrseers made

peehrble appearance ; and, to do the a.
they m..•rhed in now and quick time ten
mciftort.—The drums sad tiles were lb.
The novelty of this young bead if Patriots
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