Star.
London, England, 1803-12-09 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS

To the 26th of November inclurive, from which we
have been able to make fume interelthig ett►afts.—
We are concerned to Ilate, that it appears by letters
in thefe Journals, that fo late as the ad of November,
the malignant fever at Malaga was am raging with
great violence.
flacets, Nov. la.—The hopes of peace which we
had cherithed. in confequence of Tome new applica.
twos, having now entirely vaniflred, the preparations
againft England will be profecuted with redoubled
vigoxr, and the expedition will be its readincf. the

beginning of next month. Our fquadron in the
Text!, confifling of four fhips of the line and Liz fri-
gates, is nearly ready to fail.
Nov. 24.—The Secretary of State for the War De-
iartment has written to the different conimandcr cf
the army, that all officers abfent on leave, who have
not obtained permiflion for that purpofe from the
Miniffer of War, fhall join their refpeftive corps im-
mediately.

Ye Rerdaythe adminitiration of the States determined
by ballot what part of the troops are to be employed
in the expedition againli England. The whole num-
ber defiined for this purpofe amounts to gooc melt,
namely, ten national battalions and three battalions
of Dutch infantry, two battalions of chaffeurs, eight
fquadrons of cavalry, and eight companies of arta-
lery.—Vice-Admiral VERHEULL, who was charged
with a particular million from our Government to
tltc- French Republic, arrived here on the evening of
the day before yefterday, and had an audience of the
Adminilb-ation of the States.

Nov. 26.—Thefe Taft days an uncommon aCtivity
Las beets obfervable in every department which is in
any way connected wirh the warlike preparations
againl England ; and there cannot remain a doubt,
but that the invafion of that country will be attempt.
ed within a very fhort time. Our Rear Admiral
Vert H Lot., who was fent to Paris as our Naval Corn.
miffioner, to concert witts the French Government
the plan of attack, and whom the Freer Comsur. has
appointed one of his Adjutants• General, left Bou-
logne at the fame time as the FIRST CONSUL, on his
return to this place, with orders, that all the Dutch
and German troops, who are to co-operate in the
expedition againft England, and amount in the
whole to goon men, are immediately to march to the
ports where they are to embark. On the Ili of next
month the whole force will be ready to put to fea
neither officers nor privates will be allowed, after
that day. to be abfent from their corps ; and the firit
favourable wind after a (harm, which (hall have
blown the enemy from our coalt, will waft our ar•
mada to the Britifh there.

AMSTERDAM, NOV. a6.—The German troops in
our pay, defined by lot to take part in the expedi-
tion again(! England, are, the fiat battalion of the
to regiment of IValdeck ; the ad battalion of the zd
regiment ; a Grenadier battalion of Waldeck ; and
two Grenadier companies of Saxe Gotha. The Ger-
man troops amount to about sgoo men. At the
head of the colledire corps of 9000 men is a Lieu-
tenant General, with two Major Generals, five Co-
lonels, &c.

FLUSHING, Nov. 21.—La1 night fevetal Engin
Sips advanced nearer our coati than lufual, which
gave us reafon to fuppofe that they had fome attack
in view. A great part of the troops in this Wand
put themfelves in motion, and every thing was ready
to receive the enemy, but at break of day they retired.
MIDDLIIUIO, Nov. 33.—YeRerday evening an
Englifh boat, with two officers, and thirteen feamen,
arrived at WeR-Cappelle. It is fuppofed that fince
Sunday, they were endeavouring to get back to their
fhip, but were prevented by the bad weather, and
confequently .vere obliged to land, and to furrender
themfelves prifoners. It is laid, that another boat
with two officers and twenty four feamen were (wal-
lowed up by the waves.
lizavoarsi.urs, Nov. La.—Two Englifh Lieute-
nants of the navy, a furgeon, a midfhipman, and t t
feamen, being the crew of an Englifh boat, who were
obliged to fnrrendcr by the fire of the battery Zee-
zicht on the Goedereede, were brought in here laR
night by a detachment of chaffeurs. The account
they give is,' that they belonged to a frigate, of 44
guns, cruizing off Mend, and having left the fhip
to reconnoitre the coati, were not able to reach it
again in confequenee of the foggy weather.
MALAGA, Nov. 3.—Two feamen belonging to the
crew of the veffel commanded by Capt. Aar Mona,
and feven men out of ten of the crew of the Daphne
corvette, have died in the Lazaretto. Capt. GAAY
MANS, of the Daphne, died on board that veffel on
the 27th of Odober. A great many perfons die
every day in the city, fo that the inhabitants leave it
in great numbers, and the churches even are (hut.
Moll of the (hops are (but, and as none of the coun-
try people will venture to bring any thing to the
c;ty, we (hall be in danger of peri(bing by famine.