Star.
London, England, 1803-06-08 00:00:00

NAVY ABUSES.

Mr. WHITBREAD expreffed his concern that no-
thing had been done by Government refpeding the
tirft Report of the Committee appointed to enquire
into the Abufes praftifed in the Naval Department.
He wifhed to be informed by the Right Honourable
Gentleman whether it was intended to follow up that
Repot by any Ref()lotions? He however meant to
(Antic a motion for evies of the examination and
minutes taken before the Lords of the Admiralty on
their vifitation to the Dock-yards.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excirropee could not
avoid expreffing his furprize at the concern of the
Honourable Gentleman. The Executive Govern-
ment bad been imployed of late on matters of much
greater importance, and, therefore, he was furprized
that the Honourable Gentleman fhould expeEi the
Report to be conlidered further. It was, however,
the intention of Milliners to call the attention of Par-
liament to that Report, as well as the other which
had been made in the mirk of the plaint Sefton.
He hoped the Honourable Gentleman w. old not
pith his {notion on this day. He had fome doubts
as to the propriety or lecciving
Mr. WHITIREAD being fAtistied with the anfwer
of the Right Hon. Gentleman, contented to poilpone
his motion until Monday next.—:l,ljouroca.

LONDON,

WEDNESDAY, JUNES!

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s
3 per Cen. Con(. 391--Rxduced 371
Long Ann. 17 1-16.
PRICE DE STOCKS YESTERDAY:

Ind a bonds ;u. prcm.
South Sea Stock *Mt
New S. S. Anne. Alec
Imp. 3 per Cent. 56
Imp. Anna. ro
Eschesuer Bills par Is. dif.
Cooful. for op. set 59.1
JUN e re Cent. Co.. Pcbcntulcs 89.
Cour& of Exebange—Pubho on Lunduu t 4 t.

3 per Cent. Red. 57i ill
3 per C. Con(. (hut
New 4 per Cent. 73g.
S pat CL Ann. flint
5 per Cent. Aim. 1797, 9233
Long Ann• 17 t•t6
India Stock ibut

We have received another parcel of Freucli Jour-
nals i but they arc of the fame date as tilde which
arrived yellerday. We have, however, been Able to
lele4 a few articles front them.
A Hamburgh Mail has alfo arrived, which has
brought fome interefting particulars.
Some of our contemporaries have fallen into a
milt:lke, in confequence of what we Rated yetterday,
refpe6ing the French haying occupied the principa-
lity of Ofnaburgh, after the retreat of the Hanove-
rians, and have concluded that they are in poifetlion
of Hanover. That, however, is not the filet. The
Proclamation which we inferted yeflerday thews what
the intention of the French is ; but in the mean time
' adive preparations are making for the defence of
that Eledorate. Field Marthal Count de War.monsa
is appointed Commander in Chief of all the Hano-
verian troops, and hi; Royal Highnefs the DUKE of
CAMBRIDGE Lieutenant General and Infpeelor of the
Cavalry and Infantry.
Whether the Continental Powers will interfere in
behalf of 'Hanover— a part of the Germanic Body—
is doubtful. We learn, however, that what we ex
peeled from the policy of the King of Pruffia is like-
ly to be realifed. That Monarch is determined to
prevent France from thutting up the Wefer and the
Elbe, and in this he is fupported by Ruffia. France, of
courfe, makes a thew of compliance, and a new Con
vention, it is faid, has been concluded between the
Ruffian, Pruffian, and French Minifters, having for
its objeet the fecurity of the Haas Towns of Ham-
burgh, Lubeck, and Bremen, and the reQ of the
North of Germany. Hanover is not included in this
Convention, but we fhould not be furprifscl if, after
the adjatiment of this as ; preliminary butinefs,
the King of Pruffia timid, for his own fafety,
take poffeffian himfelf of Hanover, as he did he-,
fore the termination of the late war, when there
were fome appearances of France meditating an in-
vation of that Eledorate, which is too near to himfelf
to make him feel quite eafy on the profpea of A
large French army becoming fuch a dole neighbour.
He will trua more to the liberal conftrudion this
country would put upon fuch an ad, than to the ho.
nefty of France, in afterwards reftoring the integrity
of the Empire.
In the mean time, the Evangel" of RUSSIA is fit-
ting out his whole Navy at Cronftadt and Revel, a
meafure which cannot fail to give efficacy to his inter-
ference in favour of the Hans towns. and which con-
fequently will defeat the grand .bjel which BOMA.
PARTS had in view—that of (hutting us out from the
commerce of Europe.

Lu slot, MAY 23.—By a (hip arrived here in ten
days from St. Peteriburgh, we receive the important
intelligence, that the whole of the Ruffian fleet is
equipping with the greateft difpatch. By two other
(hips arrived to-day, we learn that the cafe is the fame
at Reval and Cronitadt, fo that in a fhort time a
confiderable Ruffian fleet will be in the Baltic. It is
added, that in a certain cafe a confiderable body of
troops will be embarked.
Hatiov se, MAY 22.—Major VON DAR DACRON,
Aide de Camp to the Duke of CANSltteroa, who was
fent by our Government to Berlin, after flaying there
only two days, is gone to Peteriburgh. His miffion
relates to the threatening pofition of the French, on
the Dutch frontiers. We do not know if the Major
has fucceeded at Berlin. There is, however, a report
that a confiderable body of Pruhan troops will form
a cordon in the North of Germany.

MAY 23.—A great part of our Army departs with.
in a few days for Ofnabruck arid the ether Weflpha.
Tian frontiers. A part of the flying artillery let off
yeflerday. To-day the light dragoons, and tomorrow•
two regiments break up. All the other regiments
have received marching orders. Our regular troops
may be eflimated at prefent at 18,000 men, which it
is fuppofed will loon be increafed to 30,000. Recruit.
ing goes on brifkly throughout the whole Country,
and is very fuccefsful, as we have fo many able young
men.

We haye the agreeable certainty Oat the Ruffian
Court interferes •ery warmly for the intereft of our
Country. We exped here fluntly a Ruffian Plenipo-
tentiary for this purpofe ; and flatter ourfelves, that
in cafe fuch mediation fhuuld have no fuccefs with
the French Government, Ruffia will give us the molt
effedual and adive fupport.

Meer 25.—The report of the arrival of 3000 Prat-
fians, for whom quarters were Paid to be already he.
(poke in the neighbut hood of Hanover, is unfounded :
on the contral y, tl.e Pruflians do not kern to take
any Reps which c4n.lead to a fuppofition that we are
to cspea from them .any ailattance in keeping off the
French.

The eonfcription is every were carrying into ere•
anion, but does not foccced in all plisccs as alight

he withed. In cafe the danger fhould become more
urgent, many things of value in the Palace, &c. are
airpady packed op, ready to be fent off at an hour's
notice, but nothing is yet removed, except by lonic
few perfons, who are too linealy and fear the worft.
Our profpeas are gloomy, and we look with anxious
expeltation to the future, the French troops being
already broken up from Holland.
BERLIN, MAY 24.—Our Court, as is well known,
has received, in cafe of a breach between France and
England, not to take the fm illeft part, and there is
r,:afen to believe, that it will perfzvere in this recta'',
t:on, unlefs fome important event fhould occafion it
to be changed.
HAMBURGft, MAY 3 have but juft time to in.
form you, that about an hour ago two ettafettes
reached this place from Berlin; the one addreffed to
the PtutAan Miniller, the other to the Senate of Ham.
burgh. The contents pf the difpatches are authenti.
cally (fated to be, that a convention has been con-
cluded between the mediating Minifters, having for
Is ohjeul the fecerity of the Hanfeatic Cities, Lubeck*
Bremen, and Hamburgh, and the reft of the North
of Germany, from all halite invation. The Elate,-
rate of Hanover feems to be left to its own fate.—
The French Miniller LAFoRET was prefont at this im-
portant negotiation at Magdeburgh; and the Prufflars
army, which is toproteet the North ofGermany,is now
under review, and encamped about Magdeburgh and its
environs. Its foie.: amounts to 30,p00 men, who will
he put under the commend of General &UCH sa.—
The KING of Paussis has pofitively declared to
France, that the (hutting of the Wefer and Elbe
would give au entire death blow to the maritime com-
merce of his dominions, and that if matters (hould
even come to fuch extremity, his Mayssry is deter-
mined, if garrifons ;,re to be placed in the Hanfeatic
Cities, to fuffer none but PrufGans."