Star.
London, England, 1803-09-29 00:00:00

TXSTRIBUTION OP PRIZE MONEY.

To the lloop Hawke, a diftribinion will be made at No. to,
John-ftrset, Adelphl, of the fern given by the underwriters, on a
policy on tho Cattle, as a reward for their exertions between the
29th of November and 13th of December, aosi in aflitting the
fad veil&

HIGH Courr OP ADMIKALTY.—YeIIerday his Ma-
jelly's Advocate moved the condemnation of the fol-
lowing (hips and cargoes in the above Court :
Le Bon Adventure. French Alp and cargo; la Providence, ditto;
I'Enpgeaa e, ditto; Heureufe Marie, ditto ;la Bacchante, French
11/p of war; k Coedit'. de Terre Neuve, French privateer; le Na-
pekone, French flip and cargo; In Joanne, French Blip and no
cargo; le Centaurs, French Blip ; le Benjamin, Lefournier
matter; Union, ranter mailer; Hollandia, Devitt'
mailer, Dutch (hip and cargo.

The Stanley, of London; the Eagle, of Liverpool;
and a Hoop of war, part of the homew•ud-bound
Weft India fleet, have foundcred at fea.

The Sparrow, Cape F*WCITr, of Liverpool, on
her •oyage from hence to America, captured a
French veffel from the Weft Indies; we are informed
that a t Frepchmen were brought on board the Spar.
row. Capt. Fswcirr wifhing to examine the prize,
went on board her : upon his return ro his own Yd.-
fel he was Sred.at by the French, who, in his ab•
fence, had obtained paregion of the Sparrow; on
which he latently rowed for the prize and made fail,
it is fuppofed, for America.
Le Trots Prase, frees Waymire to inset, is taken by the Go-
vernor Caritas, and serried into Halifax.

The Three Frioode, jaw% frau( Megradsee to London. has
bees takes by the French, sad retakes by the litaria privateer. of
Gvenifey.

Tito Fanny, Davis, front the Cape of Good Hope to Surinam
sad Hamborgit, was &lorded and loft in Oleg out of do ►arbour
of the Cape eta the estlinf Aprti. •
The Hatt, Cummings from Lifloon to Newfoundland, was cap.
toted the isith of Alvah by Ns Mast privateer, front Bandeau::
retaken the time day by the Menai; sf jerky, and is praised at
Dartntootb.

The Prised's Elisabeth, Forrefdak, from New Providence to
London, wu taken the ald of A , In lat ay. kw& sw by the
Pupa? Trouln, sf ya, Sod tbs dnerrlere. 44 ON, co tbeir
return hue St pummel to Pearce, and boos recaptured by the
Surprise peioatoer, and corded into Guernfey.

. .
On the 14th of Februiry, a Coon Martial was r.
fembled on board hit lbjelly's 'hip Taiosisr, in
Bombay harbour, for the trial of Mr. John M'Ghee,
furgeon of his Majefly's (hip Fox, nn a charge of un•
gmtlemanlike behaviour, abefive language, and for
finking Mr. BLaas, the Maller.—Sentence--difmif-
fed his Majelly's fervice, rendered incapable of. ever
again &Tying, with imprifonment for fix mouths in
the Meditate&

Sir HARRY Wyatt and Capt.'Garr In to dia-
mond all the lighters that are to carry'a piece of
ordnance. at Deptford aid Woolwich:,
The King returned a meal polite Onfwer of Teufel
to the offer of fe►rice made by hfonfieur he Count
&Aaron), in behalf of himfelf and the Emigrant
loyalills of France. The intention of his Royal
Eliglinefs was, not to have railed the ftaadard of
Royalty on the French coal'. but to have embodied
fuch of his faithful countrymen at are capable of
bearing arms; in aid of the jut! caufe in which Great
Britain is now embarked.

A general Militerypromotihn has been determined
upon, which will in a few days be officially an.
name/cf. probably in the Gazette of Saturday next.
• All Lieutenant Generals to the end of the year 1798
are appointed Generals Major Generals to the end
of t 796, Lieutenant Generals; Colonels m the end
of 1797, Major Generals; Lieutenant Colonels to
the end of ;795, Colonels; Majors to the end of
;70. Lieutensat Colonels ; and Captains to the cod
011794. Makers.
More than son additional Volonteerchavc been
enrolled in Colonel. litzLiar's t ft Efez.Legioo, and
taken the oaths of allegiance before the Rev. H. B.
Dosage. Whets completed. the Legion is to con-
rift of two battalions of Infantry, one Company of
Pioneers, and one troop of Cavalry, with two brats
field pieces attached to the Corp., which is to con-
, fill of Igoe steal/ft men.
A letter from Morges, on the Lake of Geneva,
dated Sept. a. fags. 44 come now to (peak of your
preterit fituation, which attires within me the hectic('
alarms—the Doubles of Ireland, the potlibility of a
defect% the threatening pollure of the French Re-
public afißed with the greatcll refouices. May Goo
preferve you, and bled the prejetts of an audaeions
enemy, Inhofe objett is to overthrow all the 11...ines
of Europe. The Kruggle is laborious. but rely upon
it that he has maturely conlideted the difficulties be-
loge he declared war, and the chances of fuccefs have

bten weighed in the ----fcales of prudence. •We are at
prevent tranquil. and the new Government is Kraig.
'Owning .hsvfelf._,BetPerSiti_g myfelf. I am an enemy
to revelurione. 'The gnmt BuoarAltra holds between
his bands the fate or all the new Repohlies, and we
still only by virtue pf his moil powerful protection.
Who would ever have (aid it, who could have fore-
feen it. and who is there who can predict the conk-
fp:renege t The firil harveas in hay and corn have
bees abundant. Our vineyardsProutifed great things,
but a drought for the lug three eamwiss has bladed
our km. No fecund crop. ne vegeloblosin the gar-
, dens s every thing langnithes, and the poor will fa-
ke I tad this clafs is here the moll wileteemts."
A letter of the t6th inflant, from a %levy refpeS-
able hoer* at Fiamburgh. oblerves-16 The merchants
sad inhabitants alibis eirt begin to defpair entirely
of the returning friendthip of England. ' Why.'
fay they, ' thou we, that are innocent, and the
*soft 'Clive distributors of Britiih manufaftnred pro-
duds all over the Continent, be the only foterers
the ocorpation of Hanover on the part of the French.
an event which we had neither. the power one Awl*
Runic, to prevent 1' On the other hand, every Dutch
*mil brings* long ettalogne of neutral Slips which
-are permitted to enter the Teen, end yet the Dutch
Government is the avowed and declared enemy of
Britain This coeJaB appears to malty pedisise here
a kind of partiality sot gaily to be accounted fee.—
All the merchants with that neutral welch* with
Bettilh•prodoes, &mid be permitted to emir the
Elk. otherwife this ikattillisag city molt. ere bat
be eadrely reined. With regard to the Kiva
NOMA. he refers nothing by' this blockade, and
expedites his manufaetured goods, via Stettin, on the
Baltic, and through the Sounds ftwilin_g at the
tttif-
finrtune of the active turdiadultslutss Haniburglsers.
Great hopes are entertained here, that his Majeßy's
Goveroment will liftea to the reprefentatinos of the
Hawiburgh Deputies, and give generous relief to sr
petty Rate like outs. whoa only ezilkenca &pads on
its communication with Esilarell'

MARGATE►, SEPT. 27. .

Mr. Pirr teems indefatigable in his exertions to
pin the Cinque Ports in the belt fabric nate of de-
fence. He arrived here this day, and had a ennful-
ration with the Commanders of the different Volun-
teer Corps. After •iewing the fort and different
places, he returned to Walmer.
The weather continues uncommonly fine, but the
number of vifitors has conliderably dintiniffied. The
Duke of York and Dilptch Packets failed this morn
ing with about forty pailingers, who mutt likely had
little difficulty in counting their money.
When cold days octur, the females feem to have
more courage than the males in the embraces of Old
Neptune, amongst whom the Duchefs of Mos raosa
is one of the molt