Star.
London, England, 1803-10-29 00:00:00

TO DR BOLD BY AUCTION,
At PORTSMOUTH

On Titlifilay next, Novembcr 3, atywcive o'Clods, at the Star

and Garter TOn the Point.
TIIE Privateer Cutter, called I'OISEAU, re-built,
formerly the FLYING Flin, of about yo Tons meafuremcnt,
pierced for ;6 guns, and at prefect mounting ts guns and car.
ronades ; i. remarkably well found in all kinds of Stores, and can
be go ready fur fea In four or five days ; the fails very fait, and
when taken by his Majefty's Ship ARGO.BLNJAMIN HALLOWELL.
Ell. Commander, had been only out nine days from itachefort.
The Vella is regularly condemned in the High Court of Admi-
ralty.—lnventorms, &c. to be had of Samuel Scarktt.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29.

ppteP Oa STOCKS THIS DAY ATONE O'CLOCK.

3 per Cent. Coeds, for molu.y, 534.
Jut°, for January. 5341.
Reduced 524—Lang Ann. rs 9.164
4 per Cents. 6844-omniuM 84i dif.
Dr all M-70 in tit 14.-5 per Cent. Gov. Debentures :61.
Gude 4E:change—Dublin on London 134.

A Morning Paper of this day contains an article
from Dover, announcing, that on Tuefday fall the
French flotilla had attempted to pulls from Boulogne
for the Englifh coati, which brought on a dreadful
engagement with our cruizers, that terminated in the
enemy being forced to leek proteaion under the
French batteries. We can allure the public that the
affair alluded to was only what we flitted yefterday
—a review of the French troops on thole, accompa-
nied with Tome nautical movements, to heighten the
erect. Our intelligence came from a quarter that
could not be mifinformed on the fubjea.

We can now add, that orders had been fent to fome
of our cruizers to tnake careful obfervations off Bou-
logne, to afcertain the (late of the enemy's prepara-
tions in that quarter ; and, if poflible, the number of
troops affembled in that neighbourhood, and that
difpatches were, in confequence, received at the Ad-
miralty yeflerday, with a detail of the movements
which we have already flated to have taken place on
Monday and Tuefday lafl. Thefe difpatches, we un-
derftand, alfo (late, that the number of troops in that
quarter has increafed confiderably within thefe few
days, and that they are exercifing them continually.
It would appear, they are alfo praftifing the men in
embarking on board, and landing from their boats,
that they may be the better able to carry their threats
into execution when they may reach our 'bores.
On the occafion of the review on Tuefday, the
boats, fifty-three in number, put into the fhore in the
greatefi hurry and confufion, when they faw only
two of our cruizers attempting to get near them !

It is now fome days fince we announced, that or-
ders had been fent to the Cullom Mode, not to permit
any Frig veils to clear out for Spain or Portugal till a
Convoy fbould be appointed. By molt of our contempo-
raries this meafure of precaution was converted into
a general ernbargo on ag sr": bound to Spain or Portugal
The Spanish Minifter, it would appear, had in con-
fequence required and obtained an explanation on
the fubjed from Minifters ; and the following circu-
lar letter has fince been fent to all the Vice Confuls
of that nation, refident at our ports :

11011 14101211 L DB LAILI&, ISQ,SPANISH CONSUL GI.
11111• L IN 1.0110011, TO IPANII4I VICB
CONSUL IN Oilober 22, 1803.

To clear up any doubts touching accounts which have been cir-
culated within there few days, in the public papers of this capital,
of ea embargo being laid on Spaniih and Portuguefe Mips, I now
Inform you that his Elio:Spicy the Spool& Minifter having paled
it Note to the Court of London refrains this particular, his Ex-
cellency Lord Hawks:limey anfwered him, dated yefterday, that
Do fah embargo had been ordered ; and that the order which had
been given wan, that no Earlilit ftdp &mid depart without convoy
tar the ports of Spain and Pottugal,on account of the many Foglia
prism that the Enoch privateers had made on thofe
which you will make known publicly, to coatradia the Toy great
faJfehoods of the public papers.

Intelligeace is faid to have been received by a
Gentleman who left Lifbon on the 6th, that at the
time of his departure there was not the fmalleft idea
of a rupture with this country, or of any new treaty
with France. Much fires cannot be laid on nate.
:tient' given on fuch vague authority. It is under.
flood by many intelligent perfons, that great dread
of invafion was prevalent. As early as the 27th of
IA month, Lord Rossar Fg TZGEILALD, our Conful I
General at Lifbon, had given notice to the merchants
to prepare againft fuch an event. It is even added,
that the merchants had applied for Tails to remove
their effete in cafe of imminent danger. Britifh
goods were to be allowed to be removed free of duty.
Minifters ought to have good information on this rub.
jet.

Ycßerday we laid before our Readers a Ihort ac.
count of the defeat of the meditated

ATTACK UPON ANTIGUA.

We this day prefent our Readers wit the fall de-
tails, which are worthy of their ferious perisfal. So
certain were the French of foccefs, that the Com.
menders aad Comrniffaries were laically appointed I
The few perfons of confideration who were to be
raved, in cafe of their fuccefs, were noted down—all
the reit were to be configned to indifcriminate plun-
der and (laughter. The fate of this attack on a petty
Mane!, tells in language too plain, for any but defpe-
rate enthufsafis to mufundernand, what they are to
expe& if they approach the (bore, of Great Britain.
ST. JOHN% (ANTIOIia) SePT. 6.—On Monday
night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, his Majef-
ty's (hip EMIIIALN Captain Janes O'Beise, being
off that part of Cuadaloupe called EngliChman's
Head, dekovered thirteen fail of enemy's veffels,
confining principally of armed fcbooners, (leering in