Star.
London, England, 1803-06-03 00:00:00

N4fUTIC4L INTELLIGENCE.

The following Naval Appointments took place
yeflerday :
C-ptain Mum to the Camel 'tory chip, of 26 gone•
Lieutenant Wittiaat licarrans to the Defsoce of 74 guns•

lieutenant Fu Lir %TON Nike Squirrel, of i 4 gun&
Lieutenant FIN Lcr to the Magnificent, of 74 guns.
Lieutenant Me to the Ruby, of 64 guns.
One hundred of the convifts at Woolwich are or.
dered to atild in getting the Cocossus completed for
fervice.
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PLYMOUTH, JUNI! I.—La ft night, about 11 o'clock.
an unfortunate affair happened at the Barbican quay:
a prefs-gang, from one of the (hips fitting out here,
being employed on that fervice, a mob colleeted,
chiefly compored of women, who, it is Paid, oblirated
thofe men, and by [bouts and other improper conduet,
irritated the gang, who retreated trom the quay to
' their boat, whence they fired two piflols at the people
affembled on the Barbican, and, unfortunately, a
(hot from one of them Bruck a Mr. RENCSTREW, wl o
was a fpeCtator, on the breaft, which palled immesh- I
ately through his heart, and killed him on the fpot
the marines, who fired, were fecured, and pot into
prifim ; and the Jury this morning took an inqueft
on the body, but have not yet &livered their verdia.
The unfortunate man killed WAS matter of one of the
Ching hoops belonging to this place, and has left a
wife and children to deplore his melancholy fate.—
Came in the Dutch galliott Sorgw) It, of Amfterdam,
Capt. M. K. Smiur, from Barcelona, bound to Am-
fterdam, laden with wine, brandy, and foap ; de-
tained by his Islajelly's [hip ACSISTA, of 40 guns,
Capt. OSWALD. Sailed on a cruise the TONANT, of
8o guns, Capt. Sir EDWARD PILLSW; STARTIATS, of
74 guns, Capt. MANNY ; MARS, of 74 guns, Capt.
SUTTON ; BOADICSA, of 38 guns, Capt. MAITLAND;
HAZARD, of t 8 guns, Capt. Nrrk ; Ska GULL, of
18 guns, Capt. BURRS ; and RAMBLER, of 14 guns,
Capt. INNIS. Came in the Dutch galliott Pifer Bri-
geta Caars,Capt. J. CORNELIS, from St. Übe's, hound
:1 to Koning(berg, laden with fait ; detained by the
. RUSSELL. of 74 guns, in fight of the Channel fleet.
Sailed the LOkD NELSON privateer, of this port, of

to guns, and 4o men, Capt. Cirowrc, on a cruize.
The French frigate, which arrived yeflerday, is called
la Francais, and not la Sybille the is gone up Ha-
moaze. Came in a large French brig, called the
Rebecca, from Oporto, bound to Brefl, laden with
wine and fruit ; detained by the Russatt, of 74
guns, in fight of the fleet. Came in alto the Swedifh
brig GUILI•a, of Stockholm, Capt. P. WEDsM, from
Barcelona, for Dunkirk,laden with brandy and wine;
detained by the ACASTA, of 40 guns, Capt. OswaLD.
PoIITAMOUTN, JUNI 2.—This morning Rear Ad.
mind Cottiarrwoon hoilled his flag on board the
I
DIAMOND frigate, Captain ELPHINSTOIIt, and will
fail to-morrow to join the Channel fleet. Arrived
the Mrs ERV s, 0144 guns, Captain C. Butt's, from
a fticcef‘fial cruize, during which the captured fix
valuable French merchantmen, which have arrived at
this port. The Naturalifle which the detained, was
this morning releafed and failed for Fiance. In going
out of harbour the fired revel al guns, healed her co.
I lours, and difplayed other fignifications of French
impudence ! This afternoon arrived the Draxa, of
1 i 8 guns, Captain Ma tiNG, from Naples, with a
IFrench brig in tow, her price. Came into harbour
the Hindollart Rore fhip, Captain Ls Gaos. :ailed
the Sraa LING gun veffel, Lieutenant GUYON, with a
, convoy to the eaftward, being the firfl fince the com-
mencement of hoftilities. Arrived the Danifh gal-
'hot, PiRLAN, from Norway, bound to Bourdeaux,
I !laden with deals, detained by the ROEBUCK cutter,
Captain Sritt s. Came in the packet Du Havre,
laden with cotton and fogar, from Lifbon to Havre,
detained by the MINERVI. Arrrived a fhip laden
with brandy and Spanith wines, from Barcch•na to
Oflend, detained by the DIAMOND frigate. The M-
eow floop of war, Captain Viscrrer, has made the
fignal for a convoy to Jcrfey and Curacy.
SHFIRIIESS, Jues 2.—The MEtcver has arrived
from the River, and was this day [mirk—The Mit.
rost tat failed yeflerday for Cu thaven.—The palren•
gets and crew of the Two Ft lends, the Dutch prize,
I v..ll;ch came in here 4 day or two ago, are fet at
Ibetty and fent on (hare; but the (hip is detained.—
The I.troas and Tsui., et:. two (hips which were

Rationed ,in Sea Reach in the River Thames, have
come to the Nore, and the MfiRCURY has failed fos
the Downs.
The utmoft aaivity prevails in every branch of the
Naval Departments in Chatham and Sheernefs. The
BATAVIER, DICTATOR, and HRLDCIL block fhips,
having got in their guns and powder, are hourly ex.
peeled to proceed to the Nore. The UNICORN, Cap-
tain HARDY MAN, has come down to Blackftakes.—
Arrived and fitting out with the utmoft difpatch, the
SULPHUR bomb, Captain DANIEL M'CLIon. His
Majefty's fhip Urßecia r, of 64 guns, Capt. Roc tRs,
having undergone an examination into the Rate of her
damage, and received a mon excellent repair, is ready
to go out of Dock, in order to be refitted, and pro.
ceed to her former Ration, off Goree. Seamen are
entering daily in great numbers.
I`fa mourpt, JUNI I.—Sailed with difpatches to
the North Sea fleet the MARIN RR gun brig. Arrived
here the A BUSCADE frigate, to take under her con-
voy the Mips bound to the B..ltic. Sailed la SOTHIS
! floop for the Humber, to c 1 ea the merchant (hips
for the Baltic. Remain in the Roads, the BOLD and
MAR 1,4 tit gun brig.—Arrived with timber and deals,
the Jenny of Not th Shields, Carain Perils :—Sail-
ed for the Baltic the Betfey. MIMEL, in ballaft ; and
the George, Jealous, and Dolphin, with hale goods.
, The Dutch thuyt, de Young Alletta, Rill remains io
expe&ation of ttie meifettger. The Swan,of Yar.
j mouth, WILLIAM BONITANT, from Metfina, with
I brimflone, raifins, fhumae, and anchovies, for Hull,
remains in the Roads under quarantine.

•
JUN 2.—Sailed this morning the Ali RUSCADI friv
ate, and the BOLD and MALLARD gun brigs, with 4
urge fleet of merchantmen for the Baltic.—Mr.
Isorr Er. arrived here from London this morning, with
I)ifpatches for our Ambatrador at the Hague: he
will proceed to lea this afternoon in the fchuyt Young
Alletta, Futtssatt, mailer, for Holland.
Ge EENOCR,MAY 3t—The Wafhington,Glßß,from
Virginia, which arrived here yelladay, palled the
brig Maria. of Plymouth, on the 29th April, in lat..
40, 6, long. 62, 42, they fuppofed the had been lately
wrecked,'as her (pars, dm. were floatingalong fide; and
fears are entertained that all hands may have perifh.
ed, as nobody was feen aboard.—The weather being
' very frinally it was imroffible to get on board of her.
The Britannia. MILLER, from Port Glafgow. arrived
out, a few days previous to_the Wafhiogton's failing
—all well. The America, Hacoaar, arrived here
ye.terday from Jamaica, alter a pafrage of nine week:
Left loading for this port, the Katty, Bout, who ex.
peited to fail about the end of this mouth, The Ro,
anti, M.Gascoa, arrived at Elinor from hence....
The Chance, M,Dotroats, arrived ;.t Waterford for
Newfoundland, from Port Glairw, s sob ult. The
Lady Bruce, --, arrived at 't obago from hence,
after a palfage of 3S days.
Drat., per 2.—Arrived and failed for the Creek the lathery.
front the Stretghtt—Wind W. S. W.
ORAWS/ND. /UDR 2 ...Mod by the Marquis of fly, and ths
Canton, 1,01-30, rota India; P,ovldame Elizabeth, Frank; Mar.
garet, Hunter; and Henry, Zoom, from Memel; Rebecca, Sin'
Hair, from Lifbnn ; Betfey, Green, from Genoa; William, men.
:ling, from St. Kitt's ; Anna Maria, from Stettin; Eybellos
Munro, and General Boyd, Bunker, from South Seas.s•Sailed tha
Ohlore, foe Hamburg!' ; and the Vrov.emee, Levitt,
for Doblio.

NOTTINGHAM ELECTION —The Rate of the Poll
nn I'uefday was—for Mr.Coes 149; MT.BIRCH 299.
We have once more the gratification of feeing die
Flag difplayed over that of the Republican,
by the arrival of the French frigate la Francois, of
ao guns and 300 men, brought into Plymouth by
Lieut. Thomas Sykes, captured by Capt. Mansfield.
of the Minotaur, after four hours chace, f om Adm:.
r Cornwallis's fleet. We are happy to add, that
Bonaparte's fleet, men of wa', and merchant (hips,
are expd%ed, and from the well oitpofed fituation
of our flett, we may daily eve& to hear of our brave
Pars condueling them to an Englith port.
There have been many rumours reipeakg a per.
fonal attack lately made on a certain Illnflrious Per.
image, by a Lady of dillineinn, which has become
the lubjeft of general converiation in the higher cir-
cles. It was not at the Opera, we believe, but sit
the Rout of Lady Mitow ay, in Stanhope-kreet,
that the affair happened. The firs feint was made
by fome queflions, put to an amiable
Lady of dillithiinn. prefent. who knowing nothing
of the grounds of grievance, naturally declined enter'
ing into a dircuflion of them, but with all that good
hultsour, and elegance of manners, fo peculiarly her
own.—A more direB affault was therefore made, and
the was charged in full front, with a volley of ina
terrogatories, and in the prefence of hundreds of peo-
ple! The fubßance amounted to a charge that the
hiftrious PerGusage had (offered the lady's name to be
the topic of converfation at his table, where her Grace
was charged by one of the guells with having
Paid, when in France, that the hoped Bo
would one day or a.thcr hvolfoil in Ireland, diet
in England, and fup in Scotland ; and a demand
that he (hould give up the petfon who had dared
to traduce her at his table. that fhe might tkai
with liar according to Law I" The defence was of
cootie well Curtained, where the moil polifhed ad.
Idrefs is always called forth in aid of manly kaki
and right feeling. He endeavoured for Come time
Ito parry the attack by pleafantry ; but finding that
this rather increafed its v.ralerce, he was obliged
to cut the matter Ihort by this plain, and convincing
remark, " • f tends of as, board are au diffofed to
" more vetvarrontaile ofrrtiont, any more than I.
" their holt, am inclined to become the reporter f
' " their private converfation !" Having raid this wait
no ordinary emphafis, he retired with a how !
CORN MARKET. MAIN 1..416f, JCNI. 3..—There W3S
a very good fupply of Coln in general to-day, and
, pa Les have fence Monday experienced a decline : fay
Wheat as. cheaper—Barley s.—Malt and Oats each
as much—and Beans with White and Grey Peas arc
evidently cheaper.
INsPeCTORS RFTt'RN FROM trzeatnoe, pm' 2.
Wheat, per Load, from 141. los. to 181.
, Barley, per Quarter, from tl. Gs. to il. Bs.
Oats, per Q2at ter, from It. 4s. to tl. Bs.
Beans, per, Q9arter, f,om il. 14$. to 11. Oh.
Peale. per Quarter, from 11. Bs. to 21. Of.

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