Star.
London, England, 1803-04-09 00:00:00

GIBRALTAR, MARCH 20.

Since my !aft the Amazon frigate has arrived
from Portfmouth. and with her Captain DODD,
Aid de Camp to his Royal Highnefs the Gover-
nor. The day after his arrival it was given in
orders, that every regiment now in Garsifon, to
the exception of the 54th, and the Royal Artillery,
fhould hold themfelves in readinefs to embark for
England. At the fame time his Royal Highnefs
announced his intention of returning to Britain
immediately, and the cabins of the AMAZON are
now fitting up for his accommodation.
The inhabitants part with their Governor with
much regret ; they have, they fay, enjoyed under
him advantages with which they were not before
acquainted : and as a proof of their gratitude and
affeaion, a fubfcription was yenerday let on foot
to purchafe a diamond (tar, to be prefented to his
Royal Highnefs—in the firft half hour wool. was
congaed.

A brigantine of war came early yefterday from
the Mediterranean ; the brought intelligence that
the 13th regiment was on its paffage from Malta
for this Garrifon; and at the moment I write, I
fee his Majelty's (hips ALLIGaroa and EIPERI-
MINT from my window: they have juft come to
anchor in this Bay, with the regiment alluded to
on board.

The plague, it teems, has broken out in Alex-
andria, and, by that misfortune the remaining
part of the Britifh are fixed iq Egypt ; to embark
them under loch circumftances, might be fatal at
once to them and to Europe.

There is a fmall Portuguefe fquadron now here.
It had been up the Mediterranean to attack Al-
giers, but met with fo much damage in a thunder
tlorm, as to be forced to feek fhelter in this har-
bour, without making any attempt on the Bar-
barians' batteries. They expea a reinforcement,
when they will again proceed on their voyage.

Yeßerday Mr. Straw and Mr. Vscc, the mef-
fengers, were fent by Minitters to Windfor, with
difpatches for his MAJESTY.

Yeflerday morning their MAy ems: and the
Pa:Nessus attended Divine Service at St. George's
Chapel, Windfor, and heard a fermon, preached by
the Rev. Dr. FISHER, from the firfl epißle of St.
Peter, fecond chapter, and 21R eerie.
Sir Jaw's MON Ivo it a v, late Lord Chief Baron
of Scotland, died gp Saturday laft.
It is a Ruffian Countefs that perfecutes Lord
WHITWORTH with paragraphs in the Newfpapers,
about the Dories Papers.—This Lady boats that he
is indebted for his fuccefs at St. Peterfburgh to her
arts, and complains bitterly that he has proved
fa/fi.hearted.
The Marquis of Sa Ls:suer on Monday infpeded
the Hertfordfhire Militia at St. Alban's : after the
infpedion his Lordffiip entertained the Officers
with an elegant dinner.
On Sunday laR the fourth troop of Loyal Suf-
folk Yeomanry Cavalry affembled on Eldo Heath,
where they received a very polite letter of thanks,
for their great zeal and attention, from Lord

The new Grand Mailer Tomast, has appointed
M. Bossy, Bailli of Malta, and fent him thither
to enquire of the Enslilh Commander, what in
flruflions he had received from his Government
refire Ling the evacuation of Malta, as the Grand
Maier had rdolved to take up his refidence in that
ifland as loon as poffible ?

The Canton of Schwitz has igiiren a decided
mark of its difapprobation of the interference of
France, and the decition of the Helvetic Confulta,
by elefiing the celebrated As.ovs It sDivs o ha
Landamman.

A Gentleman who left Helvuet. on Saturday,
at two o'clock, Rates, that thirteen American
tranfports, and fome French frigates, were then
there,- for the purpofe of conveying the army
bound on the Loutfiana expedition. They were
all embarked, and only wan= the arrival of Ge-
neral VICTOR, the Com er in Chief. The
nest morning, a little way at tea, he heard the
guns fire, which was to announce the General's
arrival, and paired through a fquadron of Engli(h
frigates that were waiting to intercept the eve-
ditton.

The Committee of the Houfe of Commons, ap-
pointed to confider of the propriety of employing
perfons Grilled in the art of fhort hand writing, to
take the evidence adduced before Committees on
controverted eletlions, with the expence thereby
occafioned, and the manner in which the fame
amid be paid, have reported it as their opinion,
that, in an cafes where the meafore of employing
fo ikilkd has been adopted, much benefit
rstaftlted to the parties, by expediting the bu-
finds, nsortening the time of taking evidence, and
thereby confiderably len-ening the expence. They
therefore refolved, that, in all fuch cafes, certain
fees per day, and for the tranfcribing of the pro.
ceedings, be allowed to the perfons fo attending,
to be defrayed by the parties.
We are informed by our Dublin Correfpondent,
that in eonfequence of information to that effea,
Mr. Juftice Gamier proceeded on Tuefday left
to a houfe in College-Green, in fearch of tome
printed papers of a difaffetled nature, reported to
have been circulated by a journeyman printer, in
eorrefpondence with tome perfon in London.—A
box of papers is Paid to have been found and con-
veyed to the Caine. but there is reafon to fuppofe
that their difisfeeion or their treafon did not rife
higher than Napper Tandy's letter to Lord Pat..
oast, Lord Logistics, or Mr. EkLIOT. We have
always thought, that even in their political errors,
the people of Ireland have ailed upon principles
allied to good fenfe, and we &Gold, therefore, be
the more forprifed that they could for a moment
look to advantage from a connexion with that
country and that Government, which has to Cr .
elly difappointed the hopes of philofophy; or ima-
gine that a man, who. in his afpiring and inordi-
nate ambition, kicks from him the ladder of free-
dom on which he sok, will verpea the liberties or
intereas of a nation, over which Lie obtains do.
minion by arms or mediation.