Star.
London, England, 1803-12-01 00:00:00

LONDON.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER t.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Coat. fur opg. dlr. op•—Reduced sa.
4 per Cent.
Olds per Cent 3--. New ditto po to ,of.
°minions 7 to 7i

This morning difpatches were received at the Se•
cretary of State's office from Sir JoN N B aa
Waling', the Britiffi Arobstitidor at the Court of Sr.
Peterlburgh. They were brought to Shertnefs by
the Ctortos frigate, which has arrived theft with part
of the couvoy from the Baltic. There difparehes are
believed to be of great importance.
_ _

We are concerned to Rate that the convoy, which
confined of nearly Soo fail, was difperfcd by the late
liorroy weather. We are happy, however, to add,
that Cenral (hips of war have been ordered by Ad-
miral Row csv to proceed to the North her to pro.
to the fcattereo !hips ; and we hope we Thin fear
have it in our power so Announce that the whole have
arrived fait in our ports.

American P..pers, bringing intelligence from New
York to the ; ith, and from Baltimore and Norfolk
to the t 2th of 08ober, have arrived. The former
contain the afilifting inforrnatirn that the malignant
fever is progreffively increafing at New York and
Alexandria. The fame difeafe alto continues to pre-
vail at Philadelphia, but with lets virulence than at
the former places. At Baltimore, fame flight fymp-
toms of the fever have appeared, and the greateft
precautions are ufed for preventing its progrefs. The
Mayor of that city Wired a Proclamation on the tft
of Oftober, requiring that no perfon fhould enter the
town who had not been at haft fifteen days abfent
from New York, Philadelphia, Alexandria, or any
other place where the diforder happened to prevail.
If the accounts from St. Domingo-stray be credited,
the difficulties and diftreftes of the French increafe. Suf.
picions have alto been entertained of fame of the prin-
cipal Officers, who have been fent on board a frigate
in the harbour.—We have little doubt that tome of
them will be fent to the pearl !
A Proclamation has been ilfued by the Captain-
General, &c. of Martinique, to the Governor of St.
Thomas's, and other neutral iflands in the Weft In-
dies, which will, no doubt, be read with intereft.
Nsw Yours, Ocr. 9.—The Committee of Health
has returned a datement of 2o deaths and 54 new
cafes, during the laQ 4ft hours.
Ocr. to.—Ten deaths and 3t cafes have been an-
nounced during the lel 24 hours.
ALIXAMIDRIA, OCT. 6.—Seven deaths returned for
the !aft 24 hours.

0 CT. 7. and B.—Three deaths in 24 hosts.

The Committee of Heahh, on the 3d of Weber.
ordered, that none of the inhabitants litho had been
*bran foe Come time fbould return to their homes
until the fever was abated, of which proper notice
would ipe given.

Panieet►uttyOcr. .—Taree cares oflicially aft
Haunted during the left sa hours.
OCT. 6.—Six cafes declared during the laa 24
hours.

OCT. 7.—••Filre cafes during the laft 24 hours.
NORFOLK. OCT. 4.—We learn by Captain Munt
from Cape Francois, that a plot was difcovered there
a few days before his departure, which had for its
objeEl the leisure and death of the Commander in
Chief and the Prefed. The Second In Command,
General CHAD UL, and the Chief of the Staff, Toy.
yeast, together with upwards of 4o others, have
been put on board a frigate in the harbour the two
cooks of the Commander in Chief and Prefed hate
been hanged. Fort Dauphin was formed and taken
on the Bth ult. by the Brigands. A Proclamation
has been iffued, ordering the immediate imprifon.
ment of all the Englith at the Cape, which was car-
ried into execution on fuch as could be found, and
their property feised.
Ocroast 6.—On Sunday night this place was v
feted by a tremendous hurricane, attenoted with Inca,
(ant rain for 24 hours, which, with the low tides, laid
the lower part of this Borough under water, which
has done conliderable damage in the warehoufss and
to the (hipping in Hampton roads: many veils have
been driven on fhore.

OCTOBER 7.--The Aorm laded from 13 o'clock on
Sunday night until Tuefday morning. The lower
pan of the town was laid (cveral feet under water.
Many fhips long boats were rowing about the (Inlets,
where carriages had travelled the day before. Salt,
tobacco, and fugar has been dellroyed, to a confide.
table amount.

Two Negroes, of the names of George and Cha-
rity, were executed on the 7th of Odober, for at•
tempting to pollen the whole of the white family of
THOMAS Lawsoil, Efq. of Prineefs Ann County.

MARTINIQVL—FRENCH REPUBLIC.
Pert de Preece, Aura 3. dol.;
ADMIRAL TILLARET MENAI, CAPTAIN CAMBIAL Of
X mm1111(13,1 AND STA DIIIIIICANCIBI.

tO HIS ZICELLINCT TOO eunsamin Of sr. ?sow ',AIM

THE OTlllil ON OF X MAKIN

" Ism informed by Commodore Samosa Homy
commanding the naval fortes of England, ache a♦

tification which he has made to the Neutral Govern-
ments, concerning the blockade of the ports of this
Colony, which he has thought himfelf Aisle to ander-
take, pretending to (hut them againfl grangers, to
whom he goes fo far as to declare, that'it is his in-
tention to capture them even on their going out. A
tneafure fo oppofite to the laws of nations, and to the
rights of neutrality, has doubtlefs alloniftsed your
Excellenci no lets than me. It is to be prefomed,
that that *Beer, perceiving the advantages allured
to grangers by try Proclamation ; Renck with the
fpeaaele of the field offered to their indnilry bribe
opening of ali the ports of a Colony fo interefting as
Martinique; perfueded el the advantages which the
French Government would thence reciprocally de-
rise, was fenfible that the enterprifing fpirit of fpe-
culaticm could not be repreffed by ordinary obaacles:
But in calling your eyes on the chart of this Colony,
your Excellency cannot but perceive, and convince
fuels owners veffels as any be Mani to make
Ihipmeots for our puns; how Alufory is foci% &block.
ads, undertaken by a tingle {Yip and one or two {loops
of war (for this is all the force that at resat appears
on our coaft),-finee thee is not a road nor a creek
of the Colony which is nut open to dressers, and
where they do not enjoy the proteaion of our batte-
ries, at which the inhabitants of the Colony do duty
with seal beyond all prailit, gnding daily their re.
ward in the ahnoft uninterrupted arrival of the need:
fury fupplies ; while they who bring them thofe Cup-
plies, ate in their turn rewarded by the profitable
markets oceafioned by the prefent Rate of affairs.—
To the means which I owe to local eircumftances, I
hope loon to add thofe which are announced to me
from France, whence I (bendy expel a divillon, per?
haps thong enough to give ma, for (owe time, the
fuperiority ; but at all events, fully fufficient to en-
able me to protea by tea, velfels arriving on our
coat. Nor can the Englills hope for fuch flamers,
from a permanent Fru; ze uring the hurricane months,
as to be induced conflantly to exports their (hips in
that feafon. Thus every thing concurs to thew, that
all phyfical caulks oppofe the prataicability of coati.
nuing a blockade thus undertaken. Your merchants
being relieved from uneafinefs on this !core. need not
be alarmed concerning the motives which Commo-
dore HOOD may pretend for the ails of hoffility with
which he menaces them, &mid his cruisers, in fa&,
commit any fuck aas. Can that Officer think, that
if his (hips of war are not numerous
up the extent of mall we poffer., be

ptmilh, as thew gu out. fuch velfels
in entering. have baMed hi. vigilance

not the dighteft remoseranee from e•
fuffice to put a flop to Inch a pros,
(peak of appeals to the Tribunals of

publir notoriety declares to haveftrquestlY

MT 'NAM annulled prizes made in

!eh extraordinary. The proceedings
Hoop MOM& yesp appear to me,

thefe obfervatioas. which I have than'

to fubatit to vnor Zseelleney. to cam

away, as fat as in you lies, the mode,

meat which have been held op to a I"(

if I late the honour to

s enough to flout 1
e has the right to
of your nations.* /
Ace ? And would
rour Government
cce4ing Not to 1
f England, which t
requeetly, in for-
a manner much 1
[yr of Commodore
e, Sir, to require 1.
ought it mt deer
noble you to d v
yes of djfecu4ago• 11
foreign aiserchoot. r.
Abe. be. be.
nbieigir."