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

a direetion towards Englint Harbour, which, as !iron
as they perceived the frigate, immediately tacked
about and made for the (bore, purfued by five boats
well manned and armed from the EMERALD; in this
they pretently fucceeded, getting under the guns of
their own batteries, by which an inceffant fire was
kept up on the frigate's boats, afEiled by, it is fup-
poled, near boo troops who lined the fhore. Their
exertions, however, could not prevent the capture of
three of the fchooners, in which our gallant tars
arrived fafe in Engli(h Harbour on Tuefday morn.
ing. One of the fchooners mounted 6 carriage guns,
the other two were unarmed. The boats of the
EMERALD were nearly defiroyed, the barge receiving
a fhot between wind and water, and the gig being cut
almoft in two. We are fotry to add, that the launch
with twenty men and two officers is miffing. The
EMERALD loft two men killed, andhad four wounded,
amongft whom is Mr. CHAMPION, Miclihipman ;
thirtythreeprifoners were taken in thethree fehooners,
one of whom is a Republican lieutenant. It has been
Paid, but we hope it Is not true, that Tome of the
Emigrants, who had long refided in this Colony,
formed a part of the expedition, the objeet of which
was undoubtedly the deftruetion of the dock-yard at
Englifh Harbour. To appreciate the fervice rendered
upon the prefent occafton by the officers and crew of
his Majefly's fhip Est Esau), not only to this colony,
but to the iflands in general, we mull reffeet upon
the confequences that would have followed, had the
enemy fucceeded in their undertaking.
The Council and Afembly met on the i gth inftant.
A private Letter from Antigua, dated Sept. 14,
adds the following particulars. In my laR I hinted
to you the fortunate efcape which we had in not be.
ing attacked by the French. It has fince appeared
that our danger was much greater than we could
have imagined. There were 1200 troops (all picked
men) ready to embark, and fo confident were they
of fuccefs, that Commandants, Commifaries, Ste.
were appointed to take the direction of affairs in our
ifland, and Tome few individuals amongft us were
noted down as objects of their mercy and proteEtion
in the moment of vielory In fall, had their arma-
ment not been intercepted, the ifland mull have been
loft. We have here, at prefent, but two white com-
panies ; as to the blacks, I fear they are not to be
depended upon. This affair has in confequence
created a great baffle amongft the militia, who now
meet four times a month, and nothing but military
preparation is going forward from one end of the
ifland to the other. An exprefs has been tent off to
the Commander in Chief, at Barbadoes, and fhould
the Republicans intend us another vifit, I troll that
we (hall be better prepared for their reception.".

The report of a French force being a the tenth
of Ireland, which had reached Dublin and excited fo
much alarm as to render it necelFary for Govern.
ment to publifh an Official contradiEtion of it, fpread
alfo to Cork and Limerick, where the Yeomanry ex
hibited the fame zeal and adivity as was manifefted
in Dublin.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of &TSUI, when
the convoy which lately arrived failed from Portugal,
was about to embark on board a frigate for England.
The Elation of a Common Serjeant came on on
Thurfday at Guildhall. The numbers were—
For Newman Rnowlya, Erg. - -
-- Randle Ischia), Eft -
MaJori tT —ll9
-
On Thurfday, in confequence of a circular letter
from the War Office, all the French, who are prifo.
ners of war in Great Britain, were marched from
the maritime dillriels, under proper cleans. into the
interior of the kingdom. The number of prifoners
amounts already to t 20:00 feamen.

The 4.6 th and 16th Regiments now at Cork end
Kinfale, have received orders to hold themfelves
readinefs to embark for the WeR Indies.

Lord C 's Regiment, ordered let week to
march for Hull, bas received a held route : the Fitt
Divilion left Worceller on Wednefday morning, for
Liverpool, there to embark, on the IR of November,
for Ireland. The Second Divifion takes the fame
route on Friday.
The St. Clement Danes Volnnteers have received
perrniaion from his Highnefs Prince WILLIAM of,
G Lou c rrs It, to take the appellation of 44 his High.
nets Prince William Frederick's Volunteers ;" which
they have accordingly affumed.
Mr. Riciisao STIPMIIIII, a refpalable and long
eflablifbed Pilot, is appointed Harbour Man for the
Port of Portfmouth.

Thurfday a Court Martial was held on board the
GLADIATOR, at Portfmouth, to try Mr. John Trotter,
Mager of his Majefly's (hip MILPONINI, op charges
of difobedience of orders, in not lending his fpy glat
to the Captain, in order to look at a (hip, fuppo&d
to be an enemy. his (the prifoner's) glafs being
thought the heft for that purpofe. The charges not
being proved, he was acquitted.
_
Laft Monday a Court Martial was held On board
the Sall Jour, in Hamoaze, when a feaman belong.
ing to the Patrice was tried for drinking the health
of, and lute& to, Bonaparte, and other ezprelfions
of an inflammatory nature. The evidence and de-
fence being heard, he was fentenced to two years int-
prifonment in the MArthalfea prifon.
A few evenings finer, as Mr. WHIT., lately ap-
pointed Surgeon of Chatham Dock-yard, was re-
turning from Brompton about half paft nine o'clock,
be was flopped at a (bort dißance from the Dock
gates, by four foldiers, who robbed him of 371. in
notes and calls.

It is with regret we learn, that this evening will
be the last of the Miles ADAMS appearing at the
Royal Circus for thii feafun t after which they will
fet out for the Theatre Royal Dublin. where we find
they Are engaged forth* winter, and where no doubt
their elegant appearance and interefling performances
will as ufual enfure them the patronage of all ranks
(or in Ilion go where they will, they are the faromites
of the Public.