Star.
London, England, 1804-07-07 00:00:00

LONDON.

SATURDAY, JULY y.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK ;
Cat for July 311—Rodoeed sqvallagom s prom,
Lang A. 10 r{-all
MUCK OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:
3pa Cast. Rod. Off 1 Longi6l
3 pa C. Conf. Amain Impala 3 pet Cast. 55
4 pa Coat- 730 Ezeisq. BM, so mate,
s per Cale. Navy o Oloalum 4 prow
15 pa Call. 1797 97 Confab fa ofig.s7o.

We are enabled to Rate, on the authority of Officers
belonging to the blockading fquadron, that the moil
unremitting exertions continue to be made by the
enemy, for the completion of their preparations ;
and that whenever our fquadron appears off Bow
logne, an incredible, and, from the crowded date of
them, an incalculable number of Teals, confining
of brig; of a large file, pra3ms, and other defcrip.
lions, come out of the inner road, and take poll in
the outer one. This mancenvre is immediately fol-
lowed by an embarkation of troops. The encamp-
ment behind Boulogne appears to be confiderably
augmented in depth ; but it is imagined that the
principal part of it, confining of the left wing, is not
occupied. The Setae. Captain D. ATKINS, who
commands a detachment of the blockading fquadron,
is arrived in the Downs with feveral (loops and (mall
veffels. Admiral Louts, with the heavy ships,
bombs, and remainder of the fquadron, is in Dun-
genefs, being compelled to quit the blockade, in con-
fequence of the wind having changed, and the blow-
ing weather. Previous, however, to their quitting
the Ration, the whole French force, ratified with its
bravado, had retired into the harbour. On the
flighteft alteration in the wind and weather. the
Admiral will refume his blockading pafition.
We have the fatisfadion to mention, that a very
gallant *Rion has been performed by the boats of the
Rsovaos, ofd guns, commanded by Captain Boys,
who cut out two of the enemy's veffels from under
the batteries near Cape Grifnez. The prizes prove.
however, to be wretched craft, of a very bad con-
liruaion, without any troops on board, and with
only 53 men in both of them.
To the account given in our paper of Thurfday
refpaking the two defences picked up in a boat by
the Locum we are enabled to add the following par-
ticulars, being the extra of a letter received from
Ramfgate
" Wednefday two French prifoners, or rather de.
ferters, from the French army at Boulogne, were
brought here. and taken to Lord KEITH for exami-
nation; they were in regimentals, blue with red
facing. It appears that one of them is a ferjeant of
artillery, and deferted, he lays. on account of having
had a difpnte with the Captain ; the other is a drum-
mer in the fame corps, who, having nabbed his com-
rade, was obliged to make off; they therefore planned
together. felted a (mall boat at night, and came off
to one of our gun-brigs, two or three leagues from
the thore, were taken on board, and brought to the
flag•lhip in the Downs. There men report, that the
French army, within a diflrie of 12 miles round
Boulogne, contifts of one hundred thoufand men,
and the number of boats there ready f.r fea is efti-
mated at about t 3co ; but acknowledge that they
are not yet prepared to come over. Both thefe de-
fetters have offered to enlid into our artillery corps ;
but it does not appear that their propofal has been
yet accepted, as they have been fent on board the
flag-(hip again.
u If any credit may be paid to what there men af-
fen, it would feem by the following circumnance,
that the French army does sot appear to be quite fa-
tidied with Bo AAAA affuming the Imperial dig-
nity : notice being fent to the army at Boulogne of
the day Bow • rag. ea was to be proclaimed Emperor;
on that day the General commanding there had an
Imperial Crown affixed on his tent, where it remained
all day : but at night it was torn off and trampled
under foot by the foldiers. Another circussaance
they Overt, which is very probable, viz. that very
often, when die wind feta in (bore, the boats in Bou-
logne harbour are much dam:g:d from their being
fo aumerous and dote together ; the rolling of the
fea dallies them one againd the other, fo that they
were obliged to be condartly repiactd, v Lich t.stafes
much sfilatisfaition."

A letter from gandgate, received yelterday, Lys.
.1 A gen brig is now coming over, a prize, but to
what 'eget I have not learnt."

A letter from Berlin flates, that the Cabinet of
Peter!burgh will certainly refute to acknowledge the
new Emperor ofVrance. It is, however, added, that
this refufal will have no effe& upon the other Courts
of Europe. Another letter Elates, that the Eleftor of
8AD314 has entirely let at Tell the &fruition that was
expelled to take place in the Piet of Rot ifbon, on the
fubjeft of the violation of the territory tr.f that Elec-
-
torate by the French. Thus it appears, that gotta
tetra has infolently declined to furnifh any expla-
nation of his conduit in this affair !
A Letter from Hamburgh, dated 0 9th Junes
fay, : .1 Letters from Riga mention, as s 4 fall, that
the Ruffian fleet at RCVaI has already fail, d, and that
it will be joined by the fleet from Cronfb telt ; they
fay, that on board thefe fleets is a numeron s corps of
Ruffian troops, wbofe fir) deftination 14 Ireland.
Notwithflanding thefe warlike appearances, the com-
mon opinion is, that during the prefent year the
peace of the continent will not be interrupted, becaufe
the Ruffian troops are only regarded as Eng li(b auxi-
liaries.

w It is reported that the King of PR uscuL has, by
the drmand of BoararalLTS, written a fecond letter to
Louts XVIII. with ropofils to iefign bb claims
to the throne of Trance; but that this unfortunate
Prince has given no ether anfwer than that he would
fend a copy, both of his PIVSSIAN MA/111TI 's letter
ond that of Monfieur BOVA AAAAA which aocompa-
tried It, to St. Peteriburgh."—That a Ruffian army
(Wald be embarked for the purpofe of heing landed
in Ireland, every one acquainted with the conftitu-
tion of this country mull treat as a groundlefs fpeen..
lotion. No Minitler would dare to land a Ruffian
force in any part• of the United Kingdom, without
the content of Parliament previpufly obtained; and
it mug, indeed, be an extreme cafe in which fuck
content world be applied for. To that part of the

above letter we are not inclined to pay any atten-
tion; but we think the pafage interefting in a gene.
ral view, as (hewing the public opinion and feeling
in Roffia.
The following extra& of a letter from Paris, throws
a light on the late charges of confpiracy in France.
which it was inspoffible to extraft from the mutilated
and perverted ftatements which were fparingly and
reluaantly iffued from the Preis in that Country :-
0 The depofrtions of the perfons accufed of con.
fpiring assign Boma its Government, and the
proceedings of the Court, prove that their rained a
bold plan for overthrowing, in one day, and by a fin•
gle effort, the tyrannywhich degrades France, and tub.
jugates the Continent of Europe ; but that this end
was to be attained by affarmation has not been prey..
eel, though the Corfican has ufed every endeavour to
Produce fuck a belief. The dagger of ibme obfkore
affaffin would doubtlefs have terminated, with font*
certainty, the horrible reign of the tyrant : but would
an expedient of this kind—would an enterprife, free
from danger, have become men who had devoted
their exiftence to the eitabliihment of order in Prance.
and of peace. in Europe ?
" It was Pica soar: who formed the defign of at-
tacking with equal arms so ufurper, againft whotA
the combined means of civil and foreign war could
no longer be united. A (mall number of brave men.
commanded by two Princes of the Houfe of Bourbon.
were to attack BON•PAILTB in the midft of his ercort,
and to carry him off, if the obftinate refinance of his
guards did not prevent them. It was than intended
to make the Senate itfelf put him in a hate of atcufa-
tion, and afterwards to proclaim the reiteration of •
the Monarchy. This projee was ample, and the
more certain that it required few means, few confi-
dants, and was calculated to aftenith by the rapidity
of its execution, as well as by the b-Idnefs of its com-
bination. In inch an enterprize the concurrence of
Measau was not neceffary, but his oppofition might
become extremely dangerous. It was to be feared
that the power limited from the tiforper would be
tranfmitted to him ; and that the Connituted Bodies,,
and the inert part of tke nation, fore of having a man
ids capricious and defpotic than B , would
Rill prolong the exikence of their equivocal and ilk-
!
gitimate Government.—Moasau was founded : he
teftified much ditfatisfaftion towards Bo AAAAA rs, and
a great define to be reconciled with Pick loan. This
difporition was taken for fomething bold and decifive;
but if the fititation and charafter of MoaeAu had
been well underftood, lets confidence would have
been placed in the afperities which (leaped him. It
would have been eafily difeovered that his dilTatisfac-
Lion was far Irene having reached that pitch which
induces men to tont-pile againli a detefted Govern-
ment.—Mos EAU was chagrined at the negleft of 80.
. His difguft was incrcafed by his mother-
its-law and his wife.who could not bear to be eclipfed
by the Ladies of the New Court ; but this was only
capable of producing private difconteot, and could
not lead to any aft of open aggreftion.
Some reports. which had all the appearance of
truth, perfuaded PIC toku that Measau only wait-
ed for him to take a decifive part, and to exert all his
influence againit the Come z. It was impoffible to
refute attention to Inch indications: the courage and
loyalty of Pica t city induced him to brave every
danger to attach to the !twit noble of enterprifes the
only General who had partisans at Paris among the
Curios authorities.",