Star.
London, England, 1803-10-17 00:00:00

ROLLAND.

A wsystaso, Oc I. 4a---Private letters trete Paris
contam a report that General ROCHAMIIIIAU had ea-
pit _dated and furrendered to the Englifh fleet. The
day before yeflerday a Dutch fi(hing veffel was
taken, and 4nother burned, by the boat of an Eng.
hill man of war.

FLU SdING, SEPT. zi.—The Engli(h Cquadron fla•
tinned on the coatis of Zealand, has detached Come
frigates in order to reinforce the fquadron near the
Maud of Guree. A courier has arrived front the
Hague with difpatches, which, it i.faid, relate to the
arreft of Citizen By LE•ct.T, Commiffary General of
%line. Citizen VAN Dooeu has given up his hoige,
which is now in preparation for the reception of the
FIRST CONSUL, •

SEPT. O.—The Government has dif-
patched circular letters to all the ports of the Repub-
lic, to lordet the Directors to accelerate, as faras •is
pollible, the conftrudion of flat bottomed boats, and
other veffels. • A Commitrary of Government has
alfo been fent to each of the dock yards to encourage
the workmen by his prefence, and to remove all dif-
ficulties by his authority. •
The Council
.of Marine has made with Count
ST RCN a Conlraft; authorifing him to raile a
confiderable bodyof feamen, allowing him but a (port
time for their formation. This corps Will be divided
betweeq the (hips of the line and the lighter vac's.
Yellerday Government named the Directors of the
fignals and telegraphs on our coat, 'which are al-
read? in activity. Admiral GERVOIS has hoifted his
flag as Vice Admiral on board the Herfteller, a (hip
of the line Rationed near Dugerdam. This Offioer
is to have the command of all the naval force fta.
tioned between Amfterdana and the Pampus. Seve-
' ral light•vetfels from Amfterdam have lately jolted
his fquadron.
Flicor, Ocr. 4.—Since the attack of the Englifh
on Zandvoort, they have made no other attempt on
any other part of our coafls. The orders of Lord
KEITH, the Englifh Admiral in the North Sea, to the
Commanders acting under him, are, to defiroy all
'ads on our coati, which may be ufed as tranfports.
M. &GAR, who has been commifficmed by Botts.
PARTS to infped the. Dutch Naval preparations at
Middleburgh, nothing, and Terveezen, has exprefed
his entire latisfaetion with them, and continued his
journey to Mend, Dunkirk, and Boulogne. ' '
The exertions of our Naval Artificers have already
produced a greater number of vefels, than our moil
fanguine willies led us to look for. Eleven more
large boats have been launched at Rotterdam, and
nine have, during the tall week, been fee afloat at
AMfterclam. At Middleburgh, Flufhing, and Vure,
they are carrying on with proportion-Ate adivity.—
A battery, mounting eight pizces of heavy ordnance,
has been zonftruded fw; the defence of Scheveningen;
and like works are forking at different points of the
coat.

The Englifts have burnt Come (mall veffels, and
keep the entire coal in a late of ceafclefs alarm, but
continue to allow the paffage of neutral veffels to and
from the Meute and Zuder.

The CHIEI CONSUL is expeaed at Brefkens about
the t 2tb intiant, when he paffes over to Walcheren to
japed the naval preparations at Flufhing ; a flrong
flotilla is on the occalion o guard the Mouth of the
Scheldt, to protect him againft attack from the Britifli
cruifers, which are uncommonly numerous and dar-
ing in that quarter.