Star.
London, England, 1803-09-08 00:00:00

ILRIGHTON, SEPT. 6.

A number of the Proclamations of Government,
French and Englifh, have. been polled all about
this town :ince Monday, warning the French Citizens
to immediate departure. Many who were previuufly
here are in confequence gone, and I fufpea they came
hither for no good porpofe.
The Militia Regiments here ate advancing with fm-
girlar proficiency in their difcipline; they have been
for fame weeks pall drilled three times a day; and it
is in contemplation, i.nmediately after the return of
his ROYAL HIGHNESS from Goodwood, where he
goes on Saturday, to exercife them farther in field
feryiee, by breaking up their encampment here, and
frequently changing (iterations upon the adjacent
downs. This will afford much variety in mtlitary
movements—the approach of the equinox mull fpee-
dily force them into winter quarters. There will be a
Prong force here for the winter, as well as at the
neighbouring villages on and near the coaft.
This da♦ has afforded little indeed for cnriofity.
Even the Steine has been thinned of. half its wonted
corps of Saunterers, by the war againg the Partridges,
which rages on the neighbouring hills. All the Po-
nies is Brighton have been put into requilition by the
Sportfmen ;—the circulating gunneries, of which there
are not a few in Brighton, have been emptied of their
fowling i)ieces. The powder and fbot flocks are con.
fiderahiy abov,! par ; and nearly half the Officers in
camp have volunteered their fervices againil the moll
harmlefs race f Inhabitants in Suffex—thofe of the
feathered family. Nothing on the wing efcapes, from
a Titlark to a Raven.

The projea for a Macquerade at the Grove here,
on I'hurfday next, is changed for a pnblic Breakfall
and Concert in the morning, and an evening Concert
with Fireworks.

Laft Saturday the Tragedy of lifaclrt6 and the
Farce of High Life Below Seal% were performed at
the Theatre Royal. Liverpool, by Officers of the
Navy, Army, and Gentlemen of that City, for the
benefit of the Patriotic Fund, now railing at Lloyd's.
A prologue written for the occafion by an anony-
mous author, was fpoken by Capt. CoLuz.) ITT, of the
Firft Regiment of Guards.

The following whimfieal note was lately fent by a
well known wag in anfwer to a Banker's application
to him for the payment of an old debt—
. Dtaa Bia—l ant fotry to And from your note, that you want
money as well at liver ; but I :Cure you that, if Teo wanted as
much, you would be unable to pay soy. Such is the ftate of your
old friend, &c."

Ye(lerday the Quarterly Tea Ale at the Eaf India
Houfe was to have commenced, but a difpute having
arifen refpeaing the determination of the Eaft India
Company to take off the pound draft on each chell,
the only remaining allowance left to the trade, the
buyers determined to adjourn and not bid, and have
appointed a Committee to make a ffrong remon-
(trance to the Court of Ditedors on the fobjea.

On Monday Barnet Fair commenced t there was a
fine (hew of cattle, though the greater part was
bought up by the agents of Government for the fup
ply of the Navy. The boric fair was equally well
Rocked ; many excellent troop honks were fold, the
focialation of dealers being chiefly direeted that way.
The Races which formerly made part of this annual
feftival, have of late years been difeontinued, on
account of the many accidents which invariably took
place.
About hair pall eleven o'clock on Monday night,
a very fplendid Meteor was obferved, which enlight-
ened the whole atmolphere, and appeared to burn
nearly over the town of Bury, making a noife like
the goingoi of a rocket, after which it gradually
appeared in a long xis-sag direetion. Although the
moon (hone very bright, the circa was neverthalefi
awfully grand, as it re ge4ed numerous di ft ima colours.
The following is a copy of the fentence of the Court
Martial, which lately fat on Capt. Bartow, at Ply-
mduth, and which his Majefty has been pleated to
approve of :--g• The Court confider it a duty they
owe the ferrice, and juice to the prifonet,moft hum.
bly to fubmit to his Majefty, that it appears to them
that Capt. Beasow's conduft, on the cleareft
gation, has been Ramped whit evident marks of the
'Wasik integrity; and that the charge preferred
againft him is groundlefs ; they do therefore molt
honourably acquit Capt. Bit sow, of :he t ft, or King's
Dragoon Guards, of all and every part thereof."
The following Ladies and Gentlemen were paffen.
gets on board the Eat India Company's !hip the
Culland's Grove, lately captured in the Channel by 1
the French :
Mrs. Colonel *hams. Mrs. Omit!, Staunton Mrs Clark;
Captain G. H. Me, of the lath Regiment of Sepoys,Mr.
bat Clarke, Matter Samuel zed MICa Mary Thornton. Milt Me
phis 'abalone, Mira Mary Angus Staunton, MIL Mary Aare
lrwila, Marfa Charlotte, Sr** on Mary Clarke, and Mater
Join Luca&

In noticing this article. a Correfpondent requefts
us to mention a curious fad, which he afrures to he
,can fully fubfbantiatet—To Lieutenant Col. List.s,
who happened loon after the capture of the CuHanes
Grove, to be on the frontiers of France. the EngMk
Ladies are indebted for their liberty. The Colonel,
croffing in a boat from a Miring village near Bay-
onne, at the extremiti of the Bay of Bifcay, to the
harbour of Paige. near St. Seballian, he dircovered,
that in one of the two Britith (hips which had jua
been brought in there, fevers! ladies and children
were in the lilt of captives. The Lieutenant Co-
lonel, with commendable gallantry, induced the COM-
miltkire Ordonnateur to lulpend his orders for fend-
ing the ladies, children, fervants, &c. into the inte-
rior of France, till the fentiments of Gen. de Sc. Cyr,
were known on the &Ned of Lieutenant Colonel
List.a's reprefentation. Six days eLipfed before the
anfwer of the French General, which was at left de-
clared as follows, addrefed. to the Commilaire Or-
donnateur

.. Ladies and children cannot, on tida °colon, be deemed pti-
loners of war: you will therefore forthwith deliver the paroles of
thet ileteriptloo, and !heir hopper, empt?rrl by la Blonde Cedar,
. .

to that

Litlowlto has re wirlis;.

14 Watt ted blmtelf for kA cosatrymas."

Having thus fucceeded, the Colonel freighted, the
very fame day, a Danilh galliot, in bellail at St. Se-
heftiest, to carry the ladies and children to England.
After a very agreeable voyage. they landed fairly on
the W
Wand of An and it is with much pleafure
we learn, that fiveral of thane arrived yefterday in
Leadorio to the great joy of their friends.