Star.
London, England, 1803-06-28 00:00:00

EICISS TILL

Mr. ALEN.VIDER brought up the Report of the
Committee on the Additional Excife Bill.
Mr. PLUME' alked, at whatkperiods it was meant
. that the in Laments of Malt Duty fhould be paid ?
TheCH•scst.Los. of the ExcHroptain reply fisted,
that the firft inflalment was to be paid on the 24th
.of aftober, one-eighth; the fecond on the s:h of De-
cember, one-fonrtt ; the third on the iGth of Janu-
ary, one-fourth ; and the fourth on the 3d of March,
one-righth.
Mr. PLUME.. then alked whether, in the event of
peace, it was intended to make any return to the
maltiters and brewers, for the additional duty now
charged on the flock on hand ?
The CHANCELLOR of the Excurczaa raid he could
give no decilive anfwer to this queltion.
Mr. VANSITTAIT was about to propofe that the
. Bill for lowering the duty on falt-petre imported into
)Ireland be read, when
Colonel Hurcitinson role and obferked, that he
faw with regret for the whole Sellion that 'rah buli•
I nefs was brought forward at a late hour and in a this
Houle. He wilhed that a different fyllem fhould be
adopted, in order that it might become a fafhion to
pay more attehtion to that bufinefs than now was
. done. Unlefs this was the cafe, he fhould be under
the neceffity alobjeCting to the thinnefs of the Houfe,
which he was very much inclined to do on the prefent
occafion. _ _

Mr.Coe (aid that the meafure now to bebreught
forward had already in pi inciple received the concur-
rence of the Houfe. It wn% to lower a duty, and he
himfelf had attended the wbr.le day, during the im-
portant dilcuffions which had preceded, in or4,r to
bring forward meafures relative to Ireland.
Afte: Come converfation, in which Mr. ADD, Na
.fpke to the Came elk& as Mr. CORR r.
Colonel Hurcuissom raid that he confidered it his
duty to prevent inch buGnefs being carried through
in Itch thin houfes ; and, though he approved of the
rneaftire of lowering the duty on falt.petre, he mull
perfift in moving that the Houfe be counted.
There being only 57 Members, an adjournment
took place at half pall; one.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, JUNE zS.

PRICE. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :
Confols for 0pg.571-omnium 3/4. &knout.
• 3 per Cent. Rcd..lslll—Ncir 5 per Cent. poi.
Long Ann. a 1 7-16.
PRICE Of STOCKS YESTERDAY:
Bank Stock t.fiti India Bondi. par. ts. dif.
3 per Cost. Rid flii Inop. 3 per Cent. 5.4i1
4 per rent. 711 if Imp. Ann. so 13-16
5 per Ct. Ann. 1797.911 Exam. Bolls 4a to 35. (SE'
Long Ann. 41 7..16 Oonniom 3+l dif.
India Suer *tut C0111(016 for op. 571 57
Dort IN. JUNI! 17..-5 Per Cent. Go'. Debi:more. 3211.
courfr a E,.‘1,An1.--uubrai no L0ne..•131 a 14.

The clifeliMon in the Houfc of Commons Lift night
nn the Bill for railing the Army of Referee was highly
Mr.Anoiu arms dated that in the courfc
of the prefect week• the regim.:nts that were intended
to be flationed on the co:ills for our defence, would
be at the places of their deflination. He confidered
the probability of the French reaching the (bores of
this country as extremely (mall.

Difpatches were this morning received from Sir
Szumsv S!411.11 announcing the capture of a great
number of Dutch lthing boats. Our Readers will fee
by our Pert Letters that feveral of our cruizers have
fent in vetlcls of this defcription to Portfmouth and
Yarmouth. It is a difiretTing thing to a generous
station to be obliged to fcize upon fmall craft of this
defcription, which never fails to bring ruin on a num•
ber of poor indu(trious families ; but when we have
to contend with an enemy who avows his intention
of employing fuck craft for the purpofe of invading
our shores, and the Mermen themfelves as naviga•
tors of his defperate expedition, we are called upon
in f.lf refervation to feize upon every thing that
floats upon the water, which can pa-My be employ•
ed for our annoyance.

E is a well known (aft. that erery Dutch tailor is
to be puiiiita
.te:it.equifition by the Corlican. Mi.
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• pi .e well in ordering as many
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This morning a Mail arrived from Hamburgh,
which has alto brought us tome Dutch papers, but
not of a late date.
Admiral DE \Vutrea has left the Dutch fleet and
proceeded to Paris—no doubt to receive the inftruc-
tions of the French Government refpeCting the war-
fare to be carried on againft this country. We hope
meafures will be inßantly adopted to bring away the
Dutch navy. If immediately attempted, the plan
will fucceed. Witnefs what happened lafi war.
Our letters from Hamburgh are of the aoth and
zI it init. We are happy to find that they confirm the
opinion we ventured to hazard, when it was firft re-
ported that the French troops were to occupy that
city. From no view that we could take of the fubje4l,
could we perceive how the King of Pruffia could ever
be fo blind to the welfare of his own dominions, as
to agree to a mealure that would inevitably have
ruined the commerce of his own people. The inde-
pendence of the Hans Towns is to be maintained;—
and the confequence, in fpite of all the French can
do, will be the circulation of our manufarftures all
over the Continent—for without them the Neutral
Powers would late the ohjer for which they have
contended, in infifting on the freedom of their towns.
As to what the French aim at in preventing the
tranfit from being carried on through Hanover, it
will only tend to increafe the commerce of the Danes
and Prufil.Ans. It is even pale that his PrufGan
Majcay may have ilipulated for this, before heagreed
to allow the French to occupy the Eleeorate, with
the view of thereby increafing the trade of his own
gates.

We fubjoin the principal articles brought us by
the Hamburgh Mail.—Some of them are of confi-
derable importance. •
HAINSURGH, JUNI 20.—His Excellency the Am-
haitolor of the Km" of PRUSSIA has, on proper au-
thority, given to the Senate of this City, the molt
fatisfaaory affurances from the French General re-
fpeaing the maintenance of the Neutrality of the
Hank Towns during the prefent war. In confequence
of thefe affurances which bear teftimony, as well to
the elivated fentiments of his MAJESTY, and the wif-
dom of *is Miniliers, as to the juftice of the Fie sr
CoxsvL,and his good underlianding with hisPrufGan
MAJESTY, the French troops are expeded immediately
to evacuate theßailliwick of Ritzebuttel and Cuxhaven.

By an order of the French General in Chief in the
ElcEtorate of_ Hanover, no merckindize can be ad
muted into the Ele&orate without a certificate from
the Commercial Agent of the French Republic at
Hamburgh, attefling that they are neither Britifh
produaions nor manufatures, no.r have paid Britifh
duties. This is a fevere blow upon the EnglifhMer-
chants, all whore coafignments to the different parts
of Germany, to Switzerland,.&c. were fent by Lure•
burg, and other Cities of Hanover.—The French
troops in Hanover behave. as it feems, in general
very well; fome fe•erc examples have been made of
foldiers who had plundered the peafants. The con-
tributions, however, are extremely high, and provi-
lions fo fcarce and dear, that Ihould the prefent Rate
of things lorg continue, the Country will be entirely
ruined. S•ime think the French intend to crofs the
Elbe. they having required and obtained from the
Hanoverians 12 wooden pontoons, with all the wag-
gons, beams, cables, anchors, &c.—The Univerfity
of Gottingen bas obtained the affurance of G:r.eral
Moarua, that no troops !hall be quartered in the
City, and that the Univerfity thall be in all refpetts
undiaurbed.

From Berlin we learn, that on Thurfday laft a
Frendr courier from ist. Peterfourgh, with difpatches
from General HiIt:Mg:VILLE, and 12 hours after a
Rulfmn courier, paired through on their way to Paris.
New hopes of peace are drawn from this, and it is
believed more than ever, that the mediating Powers
will fuceeed in flopping the flames of war from
fpreading &ruler.
JUNE 21.—Yellerday paired a Turki(h courier to
London. The Spar.ifh Vales (Bile) are rifen here
20 10 25 per cent. No Englith Mails are yet arrived,
nor do we hear of their being on the road.
ST. PET Jere, g.—Tomorrow the Ere.
PEROt refs off on his tour to Finland, with a very
(mall retinue. This City has carded a golden medal
to be made on occallon of the fecular &Rival, which
has been prefented to their IMPERIAL MAJISTILS.
Lady Wait& FM, wife of the Britifh ArnhalradJr, is
embarked on her return to London.

CO►ENHACEN, JVNE 14..—Yefterday the CROWN
Nimes reviewed to or 12,c00 men, a great part of
whom are under orders for HoMein, where, and in
3chlefwig, ao,cco troops till be limn atTembled.—
Citizen d'Ar:vES!EAU, the French Mininer, has, by
order of his Government, made a communication to
our Isfinitlers conco-ning the renewal uf the war.
Count Ni rote JAR LSBERC, who is in Norway, is
laid cc. have received orders to return to his poll, as
Nliniaer at i;,ndon. A French courier arrived on
Thurfday Ltifpatches for the French Minifler,
and proceeded' immediately to Stockholm acd Pe-
ter (burgh.

On Saturday the F.r.glifh (loop of war SOPHIA,
CAN. Itr)SENHA„I)4, arri7ed in the Sound, with zo
merchantmen 11:1.1..r convoy, and failed yeflerday t:t
St. (burgh, t.. ing Lack the crew; of the two
frigate: given to tut for thc voyage of dikovary.
The A I.lSr Ant Zak, which faded a few days
.tgo ri...11 a c,:n•-cy fir Ole North Sca, has been forcce,

by Arch of weather, to pot back to Elfinenr. Two
Englifts colliers, the Charles and Pallas are funk in
the North Sea. The crew of one of them reached
the (Lore, but died of hunger two days after. Some
French privateers have taken fix Englifh merchant-
men near Jutfchen Bank.
HAGUE, Jtywa t.—ln the Sitting of the Legifla•
tive Body, of this day, a meffage was read from Go-
vernment, announcing that this Republic wasobliged,
as an Ally of France, to take a part in the war which
has broken out. That no refource is left us but to
place our confidence in the Thyme Protection, and
the juflice of our caufe, and to employ all our means
for the defence of our country ; that the Government
has received a formal affurance from the French Go.
vernment, that it has taken up arms for our defence
as well as for its own. That in compliance with the
defire of the Cart r Cow s yr., it has placed the Batavian
army under the charge of the French Commandant ;
and in the laft place, that it depends on the prompt
co-operation of the Legiflative Body to carry on the
war with all poftible vigour. This meffage was re-
ferred to a commiffion, who will give in a Report
upon it.

This morning we received Brunels Papers of the
23d and 24th, and alto the Moniterr of the 24th inf.
Addrelles to the CHIEF CONSUL continue to pour
in from evet y quarter, all breathing fcntiments of
the utmoft revenge againft Grear-Bri:ain. The fol•
lowing is a very curious fpecimen from the Monitair:

" CITIZEN FIRST CONSUL, and PRESIDENT—..War!
mad it is that devouring people who excite,
who command it. The plundered Empire of India
is not fufficient to their ambition—they (hall be de-
ftrnyed. The firft man in the world, the greateft in
all hillery, will avenge Europe, and his glory will
erafe from the number of the Chiefs of Nations that
atrocious Government, the opprobrium of the human
race. Strch, CITIZEN CONSUL, are the willies of the
Sub-prefea, the Mayor, Adjunas, and Members of
the Municipal Council of the town of Dal. As the
organs of their fellow-citizens, they offer you the
facti6ce of their lives, and of their fortunes, for the
fipport and glory of the French name."
Another of there addreffes lays, " The Englifh
will have war ; they (hall have war. Before that ge.
nius to whom the Alpe lowered thernfelvet, the Oman will
become fold ! and even in the centre of England our
warriors, under your direttion, will find and fignalize
a plain of Marengo."—Moortner.
PARIS, JUNE 24.—CNAPTAL, the Miniller of the
Interior, has addreffed a circular letter to the Prefeas,
from which the following is an extraft—
, is In the pofition in which France is at prefent,
and with the kind of enemies whom we have to corn.
bat, the b y of the French would remain holders
on the Chores of the ocean, if the means of reaching
their enemy were not furniffied to them by numerous
veffels. It is to the conftruCtion of vefTels, therefore,
that all your efforts ought to be direaed: commerce,
agriculture, and indufiry will fuller the lefs, the more
fpeedy the execution. A Rat bottomed boat of the fiat
kind will coa 30,0c0 franks (taScl. flerling); one of
the fecond, from 18,coo to ao,coo; and one of the
third from 4000 to 6000.
Two feet of water are fufficient to carry a flat bot-
tomed boat not armed: there are few towns, therefore,
that cannot execute an enterprife of this nature. Thefe
boats will be diftinguifhed by the names of the towns,
and the departments which have coat-titled them ...
The Government will accept with fatisfaOion from a
(hip of the line down to the fmalleft tranfport. If
each department, and each large town, by a general
and rapid movement, put vein's on the flocks. the
French army will (con go and diaate laws to the
Britiffi Government. and eaablifh the repofe of Eu-
rope, the liberty and profperity of commerce, on the
only bares by which their duration can be enfured."
Five per cents. as, f. so c.

[For further Estrada from the French Papers, fee the fir ft. Par.]

Yellerday morning the fira battalion of the firfl re•
ginitnt of Foot Guards marched from their barracks
on tbeir route to Chatham, and the firfl battalion of
the Coldflreams are nn their mate to Chelmsfoid.

This morning the firfi batt.dion of the third regi-
ment of rout Guard: marched from their barracks,
on their route for Chelm,lord. There is a report
that the above three battalions.will, ere lung, be em-
ployed in aaive fervice.
Should a camp Le formed at Windfor, the two re.
giments of Life Guards 'ail! march there, and are to
be brigaded with the Oxford Blues.
The Aberdeenfhire militia have marched for Fort
Geo►ge, under the command of the rail of Etiox.
The Edinburgh, Forfar, and Domfriefsi ire ntiii•
tia, encamp at Muffelburgh this week. The halal
Lanark, Perth, and rifellure at Dunbar.

A cnrps of Volunteers is to be immediately railed
in Leith.

Saturday fey:night Captain BRODIE, with liven]
ariiikerb, I Jcd from Leith to ere& a temporary,
bur fikaantial, wooden beacon, on the Bell Rock.

The Board r f Central Meets appointed by his
MAlt •,rv's %variant, met yefierday at eleven o'clock,
atChclfea,for the purport of infpetting the actounts of
Major-GeneralF%weavr,Nl Ba LOIN aw,andoiher
Officers concerned in raifing the late levies in Ireland.
From the great refpeflabiht y of the Court, the public
and the parties may expeet the meafure of impartial
juilice and equal Advantage. The Court coniifts of
General Sir TmomAs Mvscanvi and four other,
Generals. Shortly after thry had met, the room WA%
cleated. and they remained in confultation sctth the
Deputy Judge Advocate until three o'clock, for_ the
purport of arranging their proceedings. The Board
then adjourned until ten o'clock on Thuaday nest,
the/a to meet aad proceed to bufunfi.