Star.
London, England, 1819-11-16 00:00:00

DATED AVOUST 24..

" There are four cruizers off this port, two of
which arc pirates. They have made two or three
prizes ; but the cautious inhabitants of St. Jago
appear :afraid to go out and attack them, although
they have four or five vessels in port equal to cope
withthe,best of them. The Governor has fitted our
a striall schooner to go against them, but the crew
went wM such reluctance that I fear it will prof*
unsuccessful.'` -

The following is an Extract of atetterfrom Ca*,
dated the 25d instant :--g, The Cadiz Expediann
consists of tour ships of the line, seven frigate, sod
about twelve corvettes, brigs,schooners, and about tOO
sail of English, French, Spaniels, Dutch, Russian,
Danish, Swedish, Imperial. and Greek vessels, trans-
ports averaging about SOO tons'measurement. They
are all lying above a Spanish frigate, stationed about a
mile from the mouth of the harbour, to prevent any
fresh corners from raising with them ; so that ships
arriving appear to have an unpleasant birth in the
harbour's mouth: The Expedition appears in a mi-
serable plight. The ships have their Yards and top-
masts struck. Many have the yellow fever on board.
Some have lost nearly all their crews. Pour Masters
died last week. Vessels arriving from London with'
cargoes, art unpleasantly situated. Several have been
arrived for weeks, but cannot get permission to un-
load. And the Port. Captain and Pratique-master
have issued orders to all who have cargoes, to leave
the port, as they will not he allowed tO land them."

The Meeting of the County of Edinburgh, of which
we lay a full account to-day before our Readers, con-1
sidered as a Meeting merely of Freeholders, was rut-
merop sly attended. The number of Freeholders in this
County is only 178, and out of these 106 were present.
Mr.JEFertey, who moved the Amendment, is well
known to the Public as the ingenious Editor of theEdin-
bstegk Review, and his opinions, at a crisis of such
im-
portance as the present, will be looked to with more
than an ordinary degree of interest. The votes were,
for the Amend ment,lB Against it, 73 Majority, 55.
Several Freeholders declined voting on either side.
The result is not, however, to be considered as any
criterion of party strength, since many Gentlemen,
distinguished for their talents and independence, and
who usually vote on the liberal side of politics, con-
sidered the Amendment ill-timed, and, therefore, de-
clined giving it their support. Mr. Gown paid a
well-merited compliment to the LoaD ADVOCATE, for
the constitutional course that had been pursued in the
West of Scotland, with respect to the foolish, though
not illegal, Radical Meetings.
An ample Report of the proceedings at the Meet-
ing of the County of Berks will also be found in
another part of our Paper.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Vtabinet Council was
held, which was attended by the LORD CSEANCELLOII,
the Earl of LIVERPOOL.) the Earl of WESTMORLAND,
Viscount SIDMOUrH, Viscount CASTLEREAGH, Mr.
Itouigsost, &c. The Council continued in delibera-
tion till a quarter before five. The ATTORNEY and
SOLICITOR GENERAL, with other CrOwn Lawyers,
attended the Council.
The Duke of YORK came to town yesterday morn-
ing from Oatlands. Ilis Royal. Highness soon after
paid his respects to the Duke and Duchess of CLA-
RENCE, upon their arrival is London, at Clarence
House, St. James's Palace.

Yesterday evening the Duke and Duchess of CLA•
RENCE honoured Covent Garden Theatre with their
presence.
The Duchess of YORK arrived at York House, St.
James's Palace, yesterday evening, about five o'clock,
from Oatlands. The Duke and Duchess had after-
wards a select party to dinner.
The Duke of WELLINGTON returned to town yes-
terday from his sea:, Strathfieldsay, Hants.
The Duke of Hamtr.rox and Lord ARCHIRALD
HAMILTON have left Hamilton Palace to be present
at the opening of Parliament. The Duchess accom-
panies them to London.
The County of F.enfrew, which has had several
Meetings on the subject of increasing the Yeomanry
Force, has been again convened to meet on Sattirday,
the 20th instant, to consider of an Address to his
Royal Highness the PRINCE. REGENT, ,4 expressive of
their warmest duty and attachmer-. to his sacred
perfon, and of their firmest determination to sup-
port, by eve, y means in their power, the Constitution
of the United Kingdom against the seditiOus attempts
which have been recently made in different parts a
the countly, to disturb and endanger the public
peace." The Requisition for the Meeting was signed
by the Earl of GLASGOW, Marquis of DOUGLAS, Lord
lILANTYRE, Sir MICHAEL SHAW STEWART, Sir
JOHN MA KNELL, Sir WILLIAM MILLIKEN NAPIER,
and eleven ethers.

Early on Sunday morning, the 7th inst the Cale-
donian Steam Boat, which plied between Perth and
Dundee, was burnt down in the hal boor of the latter
place, nearly to the wilier edge.