Star.
London, England, 1803-10-14 00:00:00

FRIDAY, OC FOBER 14.

:cr OF sToi•Ks HIS IDAY AT ONS O'CLOCK;
per Cent. C0n...7,1.,, for nicney,s.;.l
Ditza, for
01.1 p. r C..St ditto, ex. 88i.
4p' Cern. Canl. 57 I—Reduced 54.
Orunium ti;
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:
s per Cent. R. ctip.. 1 Lori Ann. 1-t6
3 per C. Conf. 5:-;•1 53 '2 Ir.dia Bend; 24
4 per Crl•:. Exctn.q. Bills is. clic.
5 per Cm: Ann. 'Ss: 86 85i I Orkniunt 9;11 dif.
llat,, 1797, Lottery Tickcs 171.15.

The account on the Stock Exchange Wal fettled yeftereay with-
out any vari.t•ion cr failure. lade d, there ha. bet.o no (peculation.
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The lYvie.cndi were btg an to be paid to thu Public this day. It
kas given a fillip to circulation.

We are lorry to announce the capture of the DUKE
OF lioaa packet by a French privateer, of so guns,
oficr a chace of nine hours. She was carried into
Yizo. , .

ihipatches were yefterday received at the Admi-
ralty firm Admiral Costiwata.:s, off Ufhant. We
do not find that they announce any thing important.
Difpatches were alto received yefterday from
Guernfey. The accounts from that quartee fate,
that' the enekity's gun-boats and, other craft in the
different ports of France, defined for the invafion
of this cquntry, are in a fate of great forwardnefs,
and thattlie fiddlers are in• high fpirits, confident of
their fuccefs ;liana England. At Rouen tao gun•
boatrme7building, but nay about 25 of them are
44644 Yre,ready for tea. After the receipt of thefe
difpatchet, orders were iffued for the Zinc& to pro-
ti* froriiibc Downs to Guernfey.
We have this day been favoured with a copy of a
Mier, of a recent date, from Calais, which fpeaks

, the fame kind of language refpeeling the confidence
of thesFrmch foldien. It Rates, that the intention
of the enemy is to fend fucceffive detachment:, to the
i amount of 3orrhooto in all, of which they expeft to
land at leall a half on our fhores—a number which
they calculate on as more than fufficient for our fob-
jl gation !! We (hall lay the letter itfelf, which is a
carious produtlion, before our Readers tomorrow,
Being obliged this day to referve our columns for
more preffing matter.
In the mean time, it is with much pleafure we
Rate, that vigorous meafures are adopting to repel
the enemy, and protect our country. Orders have
been fent to Sheernefs, that every fhip, capable of
being fitted, may be put in a Rate of forwardnefs im-
mediately. We have already mentioned the failing,
oa Wednefday, of the Vasrat., DEDALUS, UNITY,
and SOLEBAY frigates, to be Rationed in the Hope.
-..—They were preceded by a new 74. The Trinity
1 yacht, with .he Deputy Mailer, and Capt. HOD-
DA vr, OW *blot the fame time from Blackwall.
i —ln addeien. to the (hips appointed before for the
Defexel ottbe 'flumes and the River Medway, the
Tri ,'iloaparhasre ordered out the following, with
the -id
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?re ermplement of men and guns :
1•. slaerri. sBo Men - 38 Guns.
Cz_oens: - 150 - 3$
1113 - 130 - 3$
Rerarauriatc 150 . .. 32
HIROINN . 510 - 3$
We underfland that the whole of the force in the
Thames is to be under the dirdlion of Sir H. B. NEALE
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and Captain GREY, as Commanders of this diftria ;
nor can the fecurity of the river Thames be entrulled
to officers better qualified, or more zealous in the
important fervice. Such of the officers as are appoint.
ed by the Admiralty have received orders to render
every poffible affillanee to the volunteers.
But, what will give us more fecurity than any mea-
Cure that has yet been adopted, the Firß and Second
Gars of the Levy en Mafs, that is fuch of them as
are not already enrolled in the Volunteer Corps, are
immediately to be called out to learn the ufe of the
pike. Befides being furnifhed with pikes, each man
it to be furniffied with a cutlafs, that he may not be
expofed to the danger of being left without arms, in
the event of his pike happening to break. Orders
have accordingly been iffued to the Ordnance Board
to contrail immediately for fuch a number as, in ad-
dition to thole they can already furniffi, may be re-
quired for this fervice. From 30,000 to 40,000 are
ready, and 70,000 more are ordered te be got ready
with all poffible difpatch.
We believe that on this fubjell but one mind will
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be found in this Country. It is long (ince we re-
-1 commended arming the whole popolatioa, as the
firnplefl and fu:eß method of letting the queflion of
invalion at refl. In fpitc of the boalled detcrmina.'
tion of our enemy, we think it will be long before he ,
attempt to execute his threats ;—if he find every man
' in the vnintry armed for the dc.ftnee of his own
home, ai.d our common Ca,untry---or, fhould the
lengths lie has gone in boating, put it out of his
power to draw back, it will not be long till the in.
waders g-t fuch-a letiOn as will prevent a repetition
of the expel intent, for centuries to come.