Star.
London, England, 1803-12-22 00:00:00

HAMBURGH MAIL

Several of the articles received this day by the above
conveyance, are of confiderable importance.
Some accounts have painted out the levy of troops
lately ordered in Ruffia, as having no relation to the
prefent Rate of Europe. but is merely intended to fill
up the regiments to their common complement. We
can now affert it wears a very different complexion.
We flail not however dwell upon the circumilance
at prefent. but content ourfelves with (imply Rating,'
that having teen a copy of the Proclamation itfelf, we
find it has the following exordium :
4, The troubled Rate of Europe has induced us, as
becomes the dignity of the Empire, not only fully to
complete our ufual military eflabliffiment, but alto
to Rrengthen it by the addition of new regiments.—
We therefore order a levy of two men from every
five hundred through the whole empire, which mutt be
complete before the isth of January, 18(4." &c. &c.
Another very important article is, that the difpute
which had taken place between Audi-4 and Bavaria
has been accommodated for the preterit.
According to letters from Spain of the 17th ult.
new difficulties have arifen relpetling the neutrality
of that country !
An embargo has been laid on all the inland craft

belonging to the Netherlands, to be employed in the
• invafion ; and, according to letters from the Hague,
the Dutch troops were to have been embarked as laft
week.

V/11114A. DEC. 3.—ln the night between Wednef-

day and Thurfday the courier returned who bad been
difpatched by our court to its envoy at Munich, with
inarueirrns to make firing reprefentations to his
Eleflorai Highnefs, relative to the condutt of the
Bavarian troops toward' the Aufirians atOberhaufenr
and the occupying of that place, which of right ap
per:Ain' to Auftria. As the aniv.er brrlight by this
c.,urier apptara to be very pacific, all expedationa of
•var have, farce yeatediy, entindy vanialcd ; and we

Fare nut only the certainty tat all differences with
the Court of Munich will be accommodated ; but that
the ancient friend(hip and good under landing be-
tween that Court and Auflria will be completely
reflored.

ITALY, Nov. 28.—Twelve fine horfes ftom the
lanoverian Rud have arrived at Lugano; fix of them
are intended as a prefent to the Vice Prefident of die
Itaiian Republic, Citizen Mt LZT.
Some diktiffions have taken place between Ruffia
and the Little Republic of Ragufa, which have been
terminated by a letter from the Emperor ALEXANDFR
to the Senate of the Republic. Tne free exercife of
the Greek religion now be permitted at Ragufa,
unier the protetlinn of Ru(Ea.
MALTA, OCT. 13.—1 t has hitherto been the cuflom
here, when the fulsjeas of neutral powers have been
found on board a merchant fhip taken under the flag
of the enemy, to liberate them, on their being claim.
ed by their refpthive Confuls. The Englifh Naval=
mm tndant has, however, within thefe few days
begun to aft on contrary principles, and has refuted
to deliver up a Danifh failcr found onboard a Dutch
prize. On his being reclaimed by the Danifh Conful,
the Commandant anfwered that Vice-Admiral Lord
NeLSON, as Commander in Chief of the Brian' naval
force in the Mediterranean, had given orders to fend
to England all fubjcts of Neutral Powers found on
board (hips taken from the enemy.
CORFU; OCT. 28.—The 26th of Onober will be
dillinguifhed in the annals of our Republic. On that
day, the Legiflative Body was inflalled ; the bene-
volent views of ALEXANDER 1.; the labours of his
excellent Minißer, and the wifhes of the inhabitanrs
of the Seven Iflands, were fulfilled. His Excellency
the Plenipotentiary, Count MOCENII2O; wifhed the
pomp and folemnity of the intlallation to be fuitable
to the dignity of his exalted Sovereign, and the im.
portance of the funEtions of the firs Legiflative Body

of the Seven Iflands. The Reprefentatives of the
nation, therefore, proceeded in their robes, accom-
panied by their Secretary of State, to the palace in
the old fortrefs. The brave Ruffian troops fainted
them as they paffed with military honours. The re-
fpeliable Chief of the Republic, Prince Timoricur,
received them in the hall, in which they were to hold
their fitting, and where he exercifed the funetions of
Prefident, till one fhould be elected. He afcended a
railed feat, and the Members took their places. The
Plenipotentiary of his Majefty the Emperor of all the
Ruffian, Count Moms lc°, then appeared, accompa-
nied by the Generals of the lea and land forces, the
Staff Officers of the Ruffian auxiliary troops, and de-
r vered a fuitable fpeech to the affembly.
BRUSSELS, Dtc. 4.—A great„ quantity of bifcuit
is baking here for the expedition again!' England.
Two thoufand labourers are employed in enlarging
the harbour of Boulogne, for the reception of a
greater number of flips.

The gunboats will now have places fitted up in
them fur the conveyance of horfes, and will carry
14 days provifion, befides ammunition, and warlike
flores.

An embargo is laid on all inland merchant veffels,
which will be employed' in the expedition againfl
England, feveral cargoes which were expelled at
Brunets have therefore not arrived. The 4th divifion
of Teals lies at Dunkirk, ready to fail for Boulogne.
AMSTERDAM, DEC. 6.—On the sd inflant, the fiat
divifiun of the gun boats building here, 25 in number,
proceeded by the way of Sparendam to Flufhing—a
great number will foon follow them.

Mott, Die. 6.—Such preparations are now
making in our Republic, that every thing will be
ready for embarkation in the Texel, and at Flailing
in the courfe of the enfuing week. The Minilier at
War, PYMIN, has publifhed a very circumftantial re-
gulation relative to the expedition, addreffed to the
Officers of the goon 13atavian troops to be employed
in it, in which he declares that thole Corps ofthat force,
which are not then complearmu ft be immediately corn-
pleated from other corps. The field equipage for the
infantry is to confift of a bottle and a bread-bag, and
or the cavalry, of a fmall water-barrel. As loon as
there troops (hall have arrived on the enemy's coal,
they will be treated in every refpeA like the French.
A ferjeant will leave in arrear five livers of his
daily pay, a corporal three, and a common man two,
which, on their return, they may receive in per -
fon. The fubaltcrns and privates may alto give
powers of attorney, difpofing of there arrears in
favour of their wives, children, or parents ; no
officers or foldicrs wives will be permited to embark.
The equipage of an officer mull conlift only of one
cloak-bag ; the commanding officer of a corps mull
only take with him one coffer, the quarter.mafter a
chat to keep his books and papers in, and the prin.
cipal furgeon one medicine cheft ; no foldicr or ar.

tillery man to take with him more clnathing than
may be contained in a knapfAck or cloak•bag.
HAMOVIR, DEC. 9.—ln the night of the 7th, an
exprefs arrived from Paris, ordering three half bri_
gades of French Infantry, amotmting to 7000 men,
immediately to march to Holland, which will be a
'confiderabk relief to the Eleeorate, as the etpences
will be diminilhecl 50,c00 dollar; per mont.h
BRRMaa, Dac. V.—The fecond frigate fent for the
blockade of the Wefer, was wrecked on c.`.e 3d of
Dec. ha the jhade ; whether any of the crew iT pro-
perty cm board bare been fated, is not yet known
here.

LETTER TROM T;IE ESCIJIttAL, D. ID NOV. T 7.
We are allured that Spain, in confequence of a
Convention concluded with France, has agreed
to pay monthly to the Go►ernment of that country
four millions of francs (about I 70,0001. tlerling), and
to pay three months i❑ advance. France alto is to
be allowed a free trade to the Spanifh American,
and Welt India Polreffions, and liberty to import
wool from Spain. Refpeaing the contents of the dif
patches which arrived here by a Courier from Paris
the day before yeflerday, nothing has yet tran-
lpired, but it is much feared, that new difficulties re-
fpaling this treaty bare arifen both in the French
and &kith cabinets. Far a month pall the Spanifb
(hips which fail from the different ports, have been
furnifbed with certificates from the Britifh Confuls at
there ports, (hang that no declaration of war has
taken place between his Britannic and Catholic Ma-
jellies, in order to fecure them from being attacked
by Englifh armed veffels:

Corettstac RN, DEC. 6.—The Duke and Dnchefs
of AUGUSTISSURO are arrived here. To-morrow
Srsotcus Dooamata so from Hamburgh, will have his
firfl audience of his Majelly. The different reports
occafioned by the departure of Major-General Was.-
rt amour are now proved by hi► returnto have been
quite groundlefs. It is Paid that the new lazes will
bring an annual increafe of t,a00,000 dollars to the
royal treafury. The Englith chips of war, the Ca.
RYSEORT and Coltman?, lie hill in Elfineur Roads.
BERLIN, DEC. z.—On the 34th ult. died at Plefe
in Tipper Sileffa, the reigning Princefs of Anhalt
Coether Plefe, born Princefs of Holffein Beck, of a
revere nervous fever, Ls the loth year of her age ;
fie had been only three months married.

Dec. 6.—The King and both O eens come in a
few days from Potfdam and Freymevalde, to pats the
winter at Berlin.

Mr. SPENCER SMITH, formerly Britifh Amhara-
dor at Stutgard and Conftantinople, is juft arrived,
and after a fhort flay will go to London.

DECEMBER to.—Sir WILLIAM WYNNE, the new
Enghth AmbalTador in Drefden, had his firft audi-
ence on the a hult. r 7t— _ount —WIDE, who was PEIlf.
fun Ambafrador in Spain, goes in the fame quaiity
to Munich.

PETERSBURG Nov. 4.—The winter here has at
length commenced, after an uncommonly dry and
mild autumn. The Neva is today full of floating
ice; and at ten o'clock this morning, the (hip-bridge
was forced along by it: the paffage to Wafli•Olirow
and the Finland fide, can now only be made by
boats. On the 6th inflant his IM►ERIAL MAJESTY
left the Taurian Palace, and took up his refideoce in
the Winter Palace.—From Orenburg, intelligence
has been received, that a caravan of 1300 camels,
laden with Afiatic merchandife, is arrived in the ci-
tadel of Orfk, from Bucharea.—The jewels lately
prefented by the Emperor to Madame Hoot:moat,
confort of the Dutch Ambafradur, are valued at
15,000 rubles.

Tairot.t, SEPT. tx.—Since the departure of the
North American Commodore MORRIS, who had in
vain exerted every endeavour to conclude peace with
the Pavia, without the facrifice of money, our port
has not been blockaded, and fevera I (hips have enter-
ed it. The greatet tranfportation of merchandise
is to Leghorn and Triefte, the Levant, and Malta.
—The Auftrian is now the chief flag feen in the
Mediterranean. French and Englint privateers ar-
rive here occafinnally. The Pavia, in order to cut
off his brother Sins HAKIM, who is at Derne, and in
rebellion againft him, from all communication with
Europe, and particularly Malta, has blockaded the
port and coafts of Derne; and he will (offer no vefel
to enter there on pain of confifcation.

We hear that the Englint at Malta will not per-
mit the fitting out of privateers on account of indi-
viduals, to prevent illegal captures, which the Go-
vernment would be obliged to reflore.

CONSTANTINOPLIS. OCT. zs.—Numerous troops
are affembling in the vicinity of our city, which are
fuppofed to he deflined for the Morea. Six hired
Ruffian and An(►rian veffds, laden with powder and
artillery, have again failed for that peninfula. All the
points on that island are placed in a refpedable (late
of defence ; and the Captain Pacha will remain there
the whole winter with his fleet.

within the fall fortnight we have had a fucceffion
of conflagrations, which are fitid to be the malicious
work of the difaffeffed people. Strong patroles new
loan all the flreets at night ; and in the diariii of
the Franks, no one is permitted to appear at night,
neither in the city nor the fubitrbs.
The Englias and French Ambaffadors have both
frequent conferences at prefent with the Reis Effendi;
but the Porte remains immoveably fixed in its deter-
mination to obferve the moa rigid neutrality.
It is whifpered, that the Porte has concluded a
Convention with the Egyptian Beys ; according to
which, every thing there is to be put upon the fame
footing as before the landing of the French army in
that country : fo that the Keys will thus regain their
ancient authority, which the Porte has fo firenuoufly
difputed. Of two evils, they are willing to prefer
the lean : they find it more difficult than, was at firli
imagined, to govern a &Rant cohirty ; and there-
fore have (hewn the greater rcadinefs to give up the
trifle which deprived them of fo many advantages,
and which has cauti:d fo much expence and difap-
pointmenr. However, nothing aficial, has as yet
been pv,blithed ; and it is a long time :lace any fbiis
arrived from Alexandria.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

,Y.—Wind E N. E.

Flamburgh

♦RR. DUE.
I I