Star.
London, England, 1803-03-21 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, MARCH t 9.

All yellerday and this day the greateß exertions
have been ufed by the artillery at this place to get
the guns mounted on the upper and lower baste
rits of the citadel, whilti others are as bufily em-
ployed in carrying that, and placing it alongfide
them.

Came in the Bufy cutter, Capt. Bownsm, from
a cruife, and brought in the Arethufa fmuggling
veffel, laden with 120 ankers of fpirits, from
Guernfey, which fhe captured off the Bolt ; alfo
the Hind cutter, Attle, from Falmouth, to wait
the diretitions of the Port Admiral.
Sailed the Claufina cutter for Falmonth, and
the Catherine and Elizabeth, Capt. Pear r, from
New Providence for London, with mahogany.
The !nooses, of 18 guns, that came in nn
Wednefday evening let with difpatches from the
Cape of Good Hope, is gone up Hamoaze.
Paired down a (loop of war lag evening, under
a prefs of fail, and flood in beyond the Edy-Bone,
but then hauled her wind, and flood away large
to the South Well quarter, with every rag of fail
fhe could carry.
The H LINT e,of t 8 inns, went into Cawrand bay
from Hamuasc, there to wait for further orders ;
it is fuppofed fhe goes with fcaled orders and dif-
patches to Halifax. The RAMSLER, of t 6 guns,
Capt. Immix, went into the Sound this forenoon.—
She fails on the Lizard Ration, and from thence off
this port, and is to he one for the day in light of
the Maker Tower fignal polls, to communicate
her intelligence if the weather permits.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20.
Arrived the Adul, CHAPMAK, a Swede, with
troops from the Cape of Good Hope.
General WHITELOC!:E, who returned to this
place to refunic the command of the garrifon, in
ci-lifequence of the threatened rupture with France,
has infpeeted the feveral forts, and ordered all the
guns on the works here and us the neighbourhood,
to he mounted. _

Several Revenue cutters are ordered under the
command of the Port Admiral.
The following Officers belonging to this divi-
fion of Royal Nlarines, accompanied each by two
ferjeants, one corporal, one drummer, and five ppri•
VACS, marched this morning for their feveral
tinations, on the recruiting krvice, viz.

Lieutenant-Coloncl David' to Banbury: Licutenant-Culooel
Dellsorough to Northampton ; hfajrr hillier to Chi-befter ;
Msjnr Monet icie and Cam R. Williams to Birroloyhans ; Cap-
tains Abernethie for Bradford; Witcry s to Balingltoke;
Timpron to Newbury; Parke to ; Tynmore to Staf-
ford; and Hodger to Worceßrr; Lieutenants J. Nicholfurt
to Rooky; P. Jones to Nottsnetism ; Forbes to Bridport ;
Jsckfon to Ringwood; it- Turner to Malmielbury ; and Atoka'
to Oxford.

The Prince of Wales, Britannia, Royal Sove.

reign, and Viola:or Carlle, at Co.. port, are nt
to ~e ti,1,1 for commiiiion.
b'en m.+ 1e in fli.l%.;ng ti ;•;1.
•-,lw.rur r: pt:;,., w :.a Nv.ll
cfr,..icitt p oc-cc:l to 5,!.....!1c.;.:„11 a
it er titcy ate c;.nir.:::;:r

D:)VFIZ, A•IA'C!I ap

_ . . _
p.ll P.M .itsr F.
Ijtr•ntr, s juit Jrrived wi;!! BAPTISTE Lr EALITIL,
French Meil-2nger, with Difritchts for the
Arniill:id,,r. 'Pen other emit tLc-
a'inve veirel. No t i!!:. of W.lr ware they *.
Two other vefildc:tre in one of which 1t... 3
Paffengers on hoard. Grc,it rep.,rt- prevail at P .ri;
that there will he no w.ir, 311 I :Ili at Arni..ns.--
The liiiliibury,Captuan Pt x, in-rn-
ing lion] S:. :Ind land •,1
n;glit arrived the A:tif,
rmiacr, with j t 4usV.El+ itiLe do On,ILIS•
sr.Y, and lix other palreny,ers.