Star.
London, England, 1804-08-18 00:00:00

it would afford ne much fatisfaSion, and more for-'
price, to learn that their hopes were realized.
We fear, however, that if the inhabitants Rill per-
RR in their refufal to comply with the requilitions of
Boa AP eare's Agents, abfolute ruin may he expeaed
to be the confequence. The town is altogether de-
fencelefs, and it is abfrtrd to exile& any fotbearanec
from thole who have fhewn themfelves In prone to
every fpecies of violence, rapacity, and injuflice. This
freth proof of the unprincipled views of the French
Government will naturally be the ground of addi-
tional diffatisfaCtion to the Court of St. Peterfburgh.
The difpofition manifeßed by the latter is fuch, as
may ultimately be produaive of the moR importan
confegnences, though the mAnent for a fuecefsfuPre-
newal of a Continental war may yet be at fome dif-

lance.
In addition to the information which we commu-
nicated on the 7th inflant, of a relaxation of the
blockade of the Elbe, in favour of the city of Ham-
burgh, we have to announce that his Majefty's Go-
vernment have agreed to extend the fame indulgence
to the City of Bremen, and to the Danifh (hips from
Gluckftadt concerned in the whale fi(hery. A noti-
fication to this effea has been made to Count Wapiti.
jaassasact, the Danifh Minifter, and alfo to M.
Guntur°, the Deputy of Bremen, by letters from
Lord HAILILOWEY. This difpofitiOn on the part of
Government to afford every facility to the trade of
the Neutral Powers that a reafonable jealoufy of the
defigns of the enemy will admit, is confiftent with
the acknowledged manlinefs of the Britifh chandler,
and cannot fail to ezalt it in the eyes of the untyran-
nized remains of Europe.
An unexpected inftance of independence with re-
(pee to France, has been recently manifefted by the
Court of Vienna. It has declared, that the Englifh
merchantman captured by a French privateer, is not
alawfolprize,afentence in confirmation to that of the
Tribunal of Triefte. The cargo of the veffel is efli-
mated at upwards of zoo,ooo florins. The French
Conful interfered but little in this bufinefs, as the Cap-
tain of the privateer is not a native of France, but of
Ancona.

The harbour of Venice is now declared a free per.
The goods, however. snug not be brought into the
town and fold there, without paying the cuaomary
duties.

On Thurfday afternoon, his Royal Highnefs the
Duke Gf Susssx arrived at Windfor to pay his ref
pets to his Royal Parents, on his return from abroad.
He was accompanied from town by his Royal Bro-
thers the Dukes of Klmr, Cottontail!), and Cam-
alum I. The Princefs San IA of Gloucefter arrived
alto about the fame time. _ _ •

Yellerday morning His MAJESTY, accompanied by
the Dukes of I{l4lT, CUM , and Camaatnas,
with their ufual attendants, rode in Windfor Little
Park, and infpaled the Staffordfhire militia, who
had a field•day.

Difpatches were lark night fent from Lord Can-
DEN'S Office to Portfmouth, to he forwarded by the
HYDRA frigate to Sir ALEX. BALL, at Malta.
Lord Mrxvrixa is gone to Margate, to confer, it
is laid, %%i I Lord KEITH, on important bufinefs.
Yetlerday Sir HARRY MALI arrived in town, for
the purpole of taking the command of the ROYAL
Sr:miasma Yatch, which is expelled to fail to Wey-
mouth next week, to attend their MAJRATILL.

Part of Lord G. L. GOWFR'S baggage, with ten
horfes and four carriages., was embarked on Monday,
and failed on Tuefday fir Sr. Peter (burgh, from
Northfleet ; anA i.n Wednelday next his Lordfhip and
fuite will leave Whitehall for Yarmouth, where the
AMBUSCADE frigate is .:citing to receive him His
Lordfhip will be accompanied by the Honourable
Mr. Posts/way, youngctl fon of the Earl of
BOROUGH, with his private Secretary, Mr. STEWART,
and his public Secretary, Mr. R, ,es, and eleven do-
mellics. The (late livery prepared on the occafion
is the grandelt ever carried out to Ruflia.

It. isafferted from gr-rid authority, that not a fingle
Chip has efcaped from Brett. Captain ELPHINsrom,
of the DIAMOND, having anchored within win rhot of
the outermon (hips, and reconnoitred the whole fleet.
The molt prfitive orders are jailed to the feveral
Officers commanding the (hips in the River, to ufe
their utmon exertions in equipping them for lea, and
proceeding to the Notre without lofs of time.
In order to prevent all mifunderflanding and con-
ftifion which might ante on the ground of precedence
among the officers of the various kinds of force to be
employed in cafe of invafion, it has been judged pro-
per to promote fifty Colonel. of regular troops to the
rank of Brigadier-Generals. By this judicious ar-
rangement, all jealouties will be avoided which might
otherwife take place between Colonels in Militia and
Volunteer Corps. and Colonels of the line. In the
event of invanon, the new Brigadier-Generals will
take the command of brigades compofed of Militia
and Volunteers. -
The Loyal North Britons are not commanded by
Colonel Drivivsos' as erroneoufly Rated in tome of
the papers, but by Lord Ray. •
Monday morning, the remains of the late Earl of
Le tra tra. who died in London, were depofited at
the family burial place of St. Michan's, Dublin.
Lord HAWN nevi y has removed from his hour. in
Piccadilly, to the bottle lately occupied by Mr. You,
York-greet, St. James's.
The Sheriffs received much civility from Mr. Maim-
WARING'S party, but Come people fay they have made
a very improper return for it.
A witty Lawyer being :liked his opinion of the
Sheriff's return on the Middlefex Elation, anfwered
46 pf 1„,,..,
On Thurfday a man undertook, for a confiderable
wager, to go lour times and a half round the race
courfe in Pontefrat Park (being a (finance of nine
miles) in one hour, which he performed in one mi-
nute and two fccuutls under the timc allowed.