Star.
London, England, 1803-10-19 00:00:00

A POCKET ROOK LOST

-r:-HS Morning, in Sr. Rini's Church, or in comini
cut. C.V.:taiiAll7, an Mice'', iron, in tLc German Lan
grage, ..ifLtr.irt from u Brimb 7.Liniitcr a Scrim, and (weal
1•""' 7nl Pip; r:,t.f " UCZ. racer to the owner—No Motley.
A Rev:: 0!. ONY (.1 .!11/4: v6l to riven to am/ Y, ri •.. o
tray hay, to-n.l it, and v it; take the trooble to fend it CO FA.):,.:jicr's
01,, N0..;2), Laici.lterecquare.

LONDON.

NVEDNESD tY, OCTOBER t 9.

Thib inc Day appointed for aGcni ni 1311, LO bufiriefi was

C.olic at the Public Offices.
DUDI.I%, Oc ! 0 iI.R t 5.-5 per Cent 6(..e. Debentures 8!.
Lout!, of I.zthange—Dublin en Londun ill a 15.

This Leing the day appointed for a Crneral hat,
the fame was obferved with the utmoil decorum
throughout the city and fuhu:bs : the different Vn•
lunzeer Corps of London and Weilminder afknibled
at an early hour, and headed by their Officers, pro-
ceeded es ith drums beating to St. Paul's, Wetlininflcr
.Abbey, and other places of worilip, to attend Di-
vine Set vice; after which they marched back in the
fame order to their refpellive places of afrembling.

Difpatch:s ware yeflerday received at the Admiral.
ty from Admiral CORNWALLIS, dated off Ufhant,
lag Wednefday, containing fome very important
information refpefling the enemy's preparations at
Drell, for the invalion of this country, or more
prcbably, of Ireland. It has been known for fome
time that a force was fitting out there of greater
magnitude than the more contemptible flotillas to the
northward, and one deferving more immediately the
attention of Government ; and in fad to this point,
though the other preparations of the enemy have not
been difregarded, has our vigilance been chiefly di-
reeled, to prevent any furprize. The noire, the ver-
biage, the Rudied boafling, in all the French journals
refpefling their invincible gun-boats, and the nume-
rous has preparing to be embarked, while they as
ftudioufly avoided faying any thing refpefting Brett
and the neighbourhood, was of itfelf a fuffictent in-
dication that fomething was going on at the latter
place, from which they wifhed to divert our attention.

Our Government, however, who had better means
of information than the Paris Journals, have kept a
watchful eye on the movements at Breit, and are
well apprifcd of all that is going on there. It ap-
pears by the dirp.thi,es received yefterday, that the
enemy's force in that port amounts to
fail of the Line.
4 Frigates,
7 Sloops, and fmaller vefrels,

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all ready for tea, with accommodations for a coati•
derable land force.

From all this we would fuggeß, that the inhabi-
tants on different parts of the coati fhonld not allow
their apprehenfions to lead them to imagine that
their fafety is not properly attended to by Gown-
meat. It is the height of folly to imagine, great as
our naval force is, that a fleet can be fent to guard
every creek and harbour, and the whole line of our
coati. Were our navy even divided and dillributed
along our (bores, which is the drift and tendency of
the idle clamours we have heard in tome quarters—
inflead of increafing, it would diminith our means ,
of defence. The enemy might then land in any guar-
terbefore our Ilraggleu (hips could affemble in fufficient
force to give them battle ; and we fhould then have
reafon to curie the weaknefs and folly that ezpofed
as to the danger, by dividing our force, inßead of
obtaining proper information where that of the
enemy could be belt encountered.
We think it more than probable that Ireland is the
quarter where BOMA►AITi will make his &ft attempt.
It is there that he flatters himfelf with obtaining a
permanent footing ; and it is from the ports to the
Wellward alone that he hopes to elude the •igi.
lance of the &kith navy—hopes which we perfuade
evurfelves will not be realized. Government has af-
certained, that with all his vapour, his ezpence, and
tisezertion,he isin no formidable Rate of preparation
is Holland, Flanders, or the French ports in the
Channel. From there ports there can be nothing but
predatory or delufive attacks apprehended, and
Government will therefore direa its attention chiefly
to the more important movements of the enemy.
As falfe attacks may, however, be made, we are
glad to fee Come wife precautions adopted to prevent
any unnect fiery wale of provifions, in cafe of any
fuch

The Lcrd Lieutenant of the County, and the Lord
Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh, have publifhed
a Proclamation, (given iu atiother part of this Paper)
recommending, among other things, that the farmers'
fh nula threfh out their corn as loon as pdril,le. In
marry parts near the tea we are glad to hear the far.
wets have Already threflied out their corn—an cram.
ply that 11,411,1 be generally followed, af it would
then be in a Elate to be seedily removed in c.de of
any alarm.
There is another carilideration which is worthy of
attention. if the farmers would order their corn to
be throttled out immet2iat,:ly, their men would, in cal:
cf an invafion, be a ufcful available force, and might
be employed as carters and waggoners, fat tl:c can
veyance of arms, fibres, and ammunition ; and the
farmers having got all their corn threthcd, would l;c
able to (pare tlwm with little or no inconvenience.—
Let them rec...11:61 too, that (pare them they moil at
fuch a crifis, whatever might be their iIXOSI7CIIiC3CC,
lots or injury.