Star.
London, England, 1804-10-10 00:00:00

GIBRALTAR, SEPT. 6.

" On the 3d, the Tar um pm, commanded by Sir
Rosser Baasow, arrived here from Lord NaLsost's
fleet, in fir days. The TKIUMPH left the fleet of nine
fail of the line all well off Toulon.
" Lord Nsssorr was to fail fotangland about the
middle of Oflober.
" The Tan/men waits to take home the next con-
voy from Malta, which is expeeted here the loth of
OEtober. Sir THOMA 3 and Lady Talcoe go home
palfengers in the TRIUMPV.
" All communication with Spain is cut off on ae-
count of the fever at Malaga, of which 300 die daily,
notwithflanding two-thirds of the inhabitants have
left the place.
" Three veffels belonging to this place, with tome
hundred head of cattle on board for the fupply of the
garrifon, were taken a few days ago by a French pri-
vateer clofc to Ceuta, and carried in there, and the
cargoes immediately landed. The French privateers
never pay the leaft regard to the neutrality of Spain,
nor does that country dare to enforce it, or to afford
any proteaion to Brains rads againft the French
privateers, which are daily taken under the guns of
the 3panifh forts on this coaft.
" The forbearance of England has been attended
with moll ruinous and degrading effces to her com-
merce and the dignity of her flag in there feat, where

it has been conftantly infulted with impunity, ever
lince hoftilities commenced againit France."

Yellerday dirpatChes were received from Admiral
CottswnLus, off Breit, dated the 4th infl. which
were forwarded to Lord Mat.vitt.s at Wimbledon.

Sir Hoist Por HAM had yellerday a long interview
with the Board of Admiralty.
On Monday, about one o'clock, the Duke of Ken;
the Ruffian Amhairador, and S•i• Baooa Warson,
tranfalied buftnefs with Mr, Purr, at his houfe is
Downiog.Rreet.
The Duke of YORK has kranted to a certain pro-
portion of Officers both of the Line and Militia, a
general leave of abfence during the enfuing winter.
Brigadisr•Gerferal 'Nelson, of the 4sci regiment,
appointed to the command of the Yeomanry and Vo •
lunteer infantry of the fouthens difirie of Scotland,
has eftablilbed his refidence at Kell°.

Brigadier-General Goanow CUMMING IS placed on
the gaff in the northern dill rift—head quarters Bang;
and Lieutenant Witosi►st GORDON. of the gad regi-
ment (or Gordon Highlanders) is appointed his Ma.
jor of Brigade.
Lieutennnt•General Sir CHALLIS ASOILL is going
over to Ireland to reftime a military command. He
is to have Meath. Louth. and Drogheda, within his
diftrift. Major-General AtCH sa is to 'at fecond in
that command.

Thy Prince William Frederick's, or St. Clement's
Volunteers yeller& y marched to Primrofe-hill, where
they praaifcd light infantry manoeuvres almod inc:f-
fantly for near four hours, with the greated alacrity
and fpirit.

Yefterday the Dover Volunteers, under the cam-
mand of General Hort, hrißaded with the Regiments
of the Cattle, the Oxford a:Irl Leicellerthire
So much have they improved during the time of their
permanent duty, that the General has pronounced
them capable of 3:ling with any Regiment under the
Crown. Mr. Prrr was nut precept, being prevented
by bufinefs.

An arrangement has been lately made by the
Surgeon General of the Royal Artillery, and the In-
fpeeting General of the Army, for the mutual and
b tter accommodation of the lick foldiers of c.c.
eltablifhrnent, which has been highly approved of by
the Commander in Chief. His Royal Highnefs
in confequence, direCted that the Medical Staff of the
Army !hall in future take charge of, and receive in-
to their hofpital., the tick soldiers belonging to the
Artillery (when tneir own Medical Staff are not pre-
fent), on the regulated (tonnages of, and in common
with the lick foldiers of the army t and that in all
filch cafes they are to be treated, in every refpeß,
with the fame accommodations and allowance, both
ordinary and extraordinary, as are granted to 'IV
lick of the other department.

In confequence of the recent ellablifhment of a
Military Board of Hcalth, a general infpcOirin has
lately taken place of all the troops throughout the
kingdom; and a number of interior and difabled
flletA have very properly been difeharged from his
Majefly's fervice.
LORD MAYOR ELYCT.—X.Aerday a Court of Al-
dermen was held at Goildhall, when, altar Ilso
forms, Groin, SCHOLEY and WILLIAM DOMIYILLF,
Efqrs. Sheriffs of Lou ,hin and Middlefez, appeared
at the 11. tr, and reported that, on ceding up of the
poll for the Lord Mayor. Perin Pt RCN ARD and ',snits
Swaw, Elqrs. had the maji,r4 of votes. The Court
thereupon defied the lemor Alderman of the two
(Mr. PiRCIIAiD) to that office, whereupon the LORD
Mavis and Court of Aldermen went down to the
Great Hall, and, by the mouth of the Recorder, de-
clared to the Livery in Common Hail then •ffernbled,
that the elLetimi had Calell on P•r s e Nei:HARD, EN.
' and he was :0-.:ordingly declared daly elected Lord
Mayor of this City for the year coining.
This intimation was teccis est with Fond applaute
after which the Cryer if the Court, according to
cultom, called upon the I.ord Mayor Eleet to come
forward al.d take neon him the office of Chief Ma•
gidrate, whin Alderman P. Rco A.n came forward,
and alter f.cii,g ornamented wilt ;7u gold chain, he
eddrclred the Livery in a neat, 10%11, and appropriate
frech, which he read horn • wti:ten paper, and
which was received is th univerfil anplaufe.
The Aldermen then returned to the Mention-bode
in proceffion, the Lord May..: (lea ridings for the
first time, in the (late coach. •
The Court rock, ed the price of hi cld to be taifed to .
t t;d. the quarter n lout-wheaten, an., told hourchold.
Seven thoulatui nine lior.dreu pounds Orphans'
Stock, was ordered to pad off alid annihilated, and
fit. months auitc!to Le given to the parties to active
the faros.

BLOCKADING SZCIADRONS.

OFF OSTEND, OCTOISF IR 2.

Mote we were (aft here, the enemy have again ga-
thered ttrength at this port. There are here at pre-
feiv.th ee praams, 12 fchnoners, and about 4o fchuyts.
The praams are thole which were difabled in the
allion Sir Synsey SMITH had with them in the fum-
mei, and which have been up the canal of Bruges
to be repaired. They ale now nearly ready for lea.
The fchooners are fuppofed to be part of the Eluilling
flotilla which did not get farther than this port before
the wind became wefterly. The fchuyts, according
to every appearance, mutt have come through the
canals. We now begin to doubt very much whether
the Corfican will make his attempt at all.

YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 8.

The Offend fquadron have been obliged, in confe-
quence of the ftrong gale blowing from the W.S.W.
yelterday, to run to this coati for fbelter. When
they left Offend, the enemy had about fifty veffels, of
different defctiptions, all ready to take advantage of
the firft eagerly wind to join the flotilla at Boulogne.

TORBAY, OCTOBER 8.

The following men of war, from off Breil, arc
now coming into this Bay, viz. The V:t.t.e DI PAIIS,
PIIICI GFORoe, Panics, TIM/AIRS, PLANTAGE-
vas., Saw ;omit, and GLOLY.

DEAL, OCT. 9.

Sailed the EIIitYALUS and l'Amlittu.a frigates, And
Dtscovsay and VOLCANO bombs, for Dungenefs ;
and LUCIFER bomb for Sheernefs.

&&&&& CT OF A LtirTlß FROM AN OFFICBR OF OWE OF
THE VISIBLE BELONGING TOOUR tigrAiNtom IN TN!
DOWNS, DATRD OCTOBER 5, 1804.
arrived here kit night from the Boulogne expedition, which,
like moll of our other expeditions for this month pall, has lair-
Carried. You have heard of machines which were to blow up
Bony's gunboats as high as the monument ; there was certainly
a great deal of ingenbity in contriving the machines, which were
of various foes; they held from three to five barrels of powder.
with a proportion of combuttibles fattened together, two feet
launder, and io pars,each of which (pined fire in four direttions
for ten minutes ; Come of the machines were built like chats, of
minima depths and breadths, and none lets than fifteen feet long,
and !harp at each end, like a boat's bow, and built with tiro-huh
plank, and all copper fattened, flicathed with (beet lead on the W-
ide. and tattered to keep its contents dry. The greateft pains
were taken to make them water-proof in every pan. On each of
thole were find fumething like the works of a clock, inclard in
a brat frame or cafe, which was foldered all round to keep the
works infide dry; in the Infide of the clock-work was fixed a ftwall
pittol, charged; the clock could beret to any time, from one minute
to three hours, and when the time was depict which it was ft; to
It !napped and went off like any other piftol, and difcharged its
contents into the machine where the powder and combuftibles
were, and blew it up. It was at firft intended to have got them
hauled aloogfidc the French gweboars by means of (null brafs
blocks, which were s I be ferewed on the bow or fide of the gun-
boat, tit tome ,lei7erate (allows in the ;a e. teal lire was
rove through a..d made fat to the machine, by win-h .o• to
be
hauled alorgfide the gun-boats. Before you parted nil the ma-
chine, let it to the dine you thought it would require to get along
Ode, take a peg out which get it a-going like a clock or jack, and
then itkept running till its time run oat, then it blew the machine
up, the oonabultibk Ruff lighted ib the rigging, and hue g there,
when it Was leopard* to canning% them until they (petit them- ,
kiwi A great number of fmall boats or rafts were built, Come
thing like a brewer's fledge, on which they drag a calk or two of
beer, for thole Who volunteered to fix the blocks to the gun-hosts,
and you could fee nothing of the boat hut the man Gating ,n it.
who had a water-proof dregs and a cork Jacket. But, fonnimw,
their harts failed them, and the ides was given tip; we ware then
to tow the middlings near as we could with feety, then let them
go apd drift towards the gun-boat*, with wind and tide. A hook
rope, with a float of cork about t x fathoms long, was fattened to
each to catch the cables and (wing along-fide the Onto or gun-
boats, but by Conn mikarriago or other, not one of fix blew up
at all, and thole that did were to little putpole, for I really believe
we did not deltroy one Eagle boat. There were three (mall floors
loaded and charged in the fame manner that the machines were
there was only one of the three blew up, all chore that did not
blow up fell into the hands of the French, who no doubt w:II im-
prove en th. pan I was In one of our boat:. with one of thole
machine-, which we dropped within -went), yards of a guti•brig;
abbonsh they law us very plain, they never offered to fire at us
until they raw us quit the machine and about to return, when they
gave us a whole hrusilfidi• of grape and langrage, bat,by Lcivg too
near them it went all aver us; .liey then connuerseed a tremen-
dous fire of cannon: mufquetry, and mortars from the beach,
which was lined with troops, and the whole craft funned an tr-
ibe blase, yet not a man was hurt as far is I can bear. Lends
Melville and Kci h were both on board the Monarch."

Th• Jarnt.c. Captain BUTLrR, from J.irrtaica to
Briginhis (hip; (he parted in coming thrcugh
the Gillph, and is reported to have been captured,
with two tither veffel,, by a French privateer.

Captain MORRISON is apnnitited to the command
date LILLY (loop, at W,iolsvid).
A lima-tan (hip, which failed from Middlebcrgh,
in the ifland of lA';:lcheren, l,.ne days (vice, has been
fpoken with by hur c itiz rs en that itaticn. The
Fruflian flipper declared, Or, %ilia° the 1,,1 I.rt.
night the inhabitants have (,ewn an open eitirporition
not to endure lorn,er the t) rainy their French al.-
lies. After dark:hardly a cnchman dared sa;ik
out alone, as fever al bad I ay.l wont-a:lc—l by
the Dutch, which catty 7 the Batas; in Gigs ernm
nt
To appoint a liatavian General G-ivernor of Middle-
bath. This General's name is OST W!,ol't: 1:1 It
as after his art ival WAS to :melt his pr: cceifis , the
Ftench Commander, who hntwithtlanding the inter-
ference of General islos Er, continued in prifon, and
will remain their until lioN A AAA r's order; arc
known. He is accitied 4min-scions arbitrary a&s, as
imprifonments to extort money, and cruel pundit-
mcnts when the money was not NA or rcfukd.—
F''.r thnulankl natavian trups are in garritne, at
lklidllebnrgh, from whence roc former Ftench garti•
f m has been marched to Flufhing. The whi Ic niun•
her of French feldiers in the ifland of 'sV.ilelic en a:::
feid not to amount to eight 'hoed:end, ati!c to call':
arm,. but reinforcements were erpcded from 111c."..i
and I'm:Twit-op:Loom. Great tickncfs pr evaded an-lowa
the French, who, riming five months, have butij
twelve hundred of their countrymen.