Star.
London, England, 1803-12-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. QYARMI, Deputy Uflur of the Black Rod,
appeared within the Bar, and delivered a &Wage
from the Lords, defiring the attendance of the Bode.
On their return, the Speaker acquainted the Honk,
that the Royal Affent had been given by Commit-
San, to the fnrnwing Bills, viz.
Malt Duty Bill ; -Penfion Duty Bill g Curates Re-
lief Bill ; bah Habeas Corpus Bill ; bah Manial
Law Bill ; Eat India Bond Bill ; Irith Sugar Draw-
back Bill; Trills Diaillation Prohibition Bill; and
the Pottugal Wine Bonding Bill.
The CRAwc luso& of the Facts aqyza gave notice,
that after the reeds, he fhould move that 44 a Com-
mittee be appointed to enquire into the unfortunate
differences flirting between the Manufiaturers of Cot-
ton and their Workmen."

And that "a committee be appointed, to akertain
what difference, if any, between malt made from bar-
ley;of the growth of England, and malt made from
barley of the growth of Scotland."
The CuescaLLoa of the EICHECWIR then moved,
that the Order for the Houfe refolving itfelf into a
Committee of Supply be difcharged.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of tae Ex-
cel/kola, the Houfe—Adjourned till Monday next.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, DFCEMBr.R 16.
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A factseq. Bill. 3t. to 31. preen —Over due ditto, par to is. dff.
Ytut:h OF s rocks THIS DAY AT ONE O'Cl.th.:lt.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY :
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Captain Bass, of his Majelly's brig Garrets., arriv-
ed at Falmouth front Lam), as we announced yef-
terday, 'was the bearer of difpatelses of great impor-
tance, pith which he let off for town immediately on
Iris arrival.
When the GANN IT left Lifbon, a war between this
country and Spain was there confidered as inevit-
able. We yeflerday laid before our readers Come
ktters from Gibraltar and Spain, the contents of
which bore rather an hollile appearance. Since then
other letters, bat brought from Lifbon by the fame
sere!, have reached
.us. They are not of fo late
a date by fume days, as thole of yeaerday, but
tbcir contents are extremely important. They cm-
ina all the accounts that hare for Tome time
been received of the partiality (hewn by the Spa-
niards to the Preach privateers ; and, to us at lean,
teem to prove that we receive no benefit whatever
frorn'the neutrality of Spain. We need not here re-
peat what will be found in the fubjoined lettere, but
we (hall nienticn-one circumflance Rated in a letter
from another friend, the whole of which it would,
perhai.s, be imprudent to publi(h.—" Some time ago
our Minifier at Madrid made a very firong Fenton-
firance againfl the partial protestion afforded by
Spain to the French privateers,but without obtaining
any fatisfaaory reply, or the leafi prafped being af-
forded that the French intereft in that quarter would
not continue as predominant as it had been for fame
time pall."

GIBRALTAR, °arum 31.

Yetlerday the convoy from England arrived here
in the afternoon, with the Escst.t.smv, AMAZON,
and JaLouss brig, in thirty days (tons Portimouth.
a The Flora tranfpurt, with a party of 40 re-
cruits, under the command of Lieut. Col. joss., of
the lO2een's Regiment, and feveralOfficers wives and
(Amines, belo• 3:ng to the gerrifon, having feparated
f. rpm the convoy, Was unfortunately taken in Lte Gut
a French privateer, about an hour's fail e-head of
,• fleet, and was carlied into Algefiras in the
c.!:_ of 1!:e. itzr, wi!h her colours reverfrd, in
of the gar; ifon and two line of battle (hips, ly-
-11,,; the AONMOU rlt and AGINCOURT. It was
:nortCyh.,; and degrading fight, and created
v:ty univerfil i.. !ignation here. In going into Al.
gefiras, tl.e n (Lack upon a reef of rocks about
half a mile from the town, where the lay till neat

morning.
This nEerinl.tl the crew and pagengers were
lent over here Goo, .v.;clL-aa, in exchange foe an
equal number ,4 prif 'nets.
H The pa.T...np,e,s icy, that the moment the Flora
Rot ander Cie parr (.1:( n of the forts at AlAti
ras, the Fread.m-ii ititr:, with paints at their
Ismaili, (tripped the lc of them of all their eloches,
except what o.ey th:.:r backs, taking nes
the rings and carr;r7s rsnm di: rams ut the talks
4. The alr4s :v.t! • 'eine> I.i,sh the Spaniards
protea the Frtelh privateers in eninmitthas in, ibis
nfighbourhoo4 are in (Join% fu ferAgenne t• the
fpirit of ..ur Treaties with d. it cr.untsh and ft de-
grading let our national charaacr to Mink to,
that it has suited vcry Ikons lamina km
_That

was onit one Frenchman on board the privateer ; the
reh of the crew were Italians or Spaniards.
8, The Spaniards teem to have the fulled convic-
tion that our prefent Knitters will never go to war
with them, whilft France permits them to remain
neuter, and they treat all our remonftrances with the
ntmoft contempt. They teem only anxious to conci-
liate the good will of the French, and are totally in.
different even to preferving appearances with us.
" They have never Coffered a French prize to be
taken into any Spanith port by any of our privateers,
and even our privateers are not permitted to remain
in a Spanith port for any time, whilft, on the con-
trary, French privateer* are harboured, manned, and
fitted out in the Spanifh ports. Englifh prizes are
received with densonftrations of joy ; the cargoes are
immediately landed, and fold without any condemna-
tion.

" In half an hour after the Fs.mta lima:, in going
into Algefiras, feveral launches, with cables, put off
to their aid, by whofe help Ilse got afloat this morn-
ing, without any damage, and they are now bufy in
landing her cargo, which codified of fiorcs for the
garrifon;
" Nov. 3.—This morning the convoy failed for
Malta, with his Majelly's !hips Ex T mid Assa•
tom, with the Jstousa brig.
.g The fever rages with great violence all over the
town of Malaga : from the aoth to the 3oth of OCto-
ber, the average deaths amounted to 63 daily. The
port is completely Ihut up, and a cordon of troops is
forming all round the town. •
" Nov. 4.—This goes by the HALCYON, with the
mail to Lilbon. The men of war here are the MON.
MOUTH, DONNIGAL, and Actscouar."

We are informed from Dover, that the Miss gun
brig was yefterday got off and carried within the pier.
It had blown hard the night before and the whole of
yefterday, and our Bculogne fquadron was obliged to
Peek Cafe roadileads. A cruiser arrived there Rates,
that feveral French gun-boats are on !bore between
Dunkirk and Boulogne. They had no doubt taken
the opportunity of our cruisers being blown off, to
go from port to port, and were caught in the late
gales and driven on (bore, or had run from the main
to fare their lives. It was fill blowing hard when
the poft came away, and feveral cruizers were then
fcudding for the Downs to get good auchorage before
dark.

The French national lugger which we yeßerday
announced to have arrived at Penzance, is mentioned
in the Gazette as having been Cent with difpatches
from St. Domingo for France : of coerce the news
of the French garrifon at the Cape having furrender-
ed is not correet. It appears they were in want of
every thing when le Vaucour failed, and we may
tepee that the next accounts from that quarter will
inform us of their having furrendered to our fleet.

We have forborne to obferve the various rumours
that have been circulated to difcredit the news of
Admiral RAINIII having taken pofreffion of the
French fqtradron in the Ealt Indies. We have now
to mention, that a pallenger on board the Aussie!.
ous, Capt. B►aaca, a country (hip, arrived in the
Downs, who came to town yefierday, Rates, that
the (hip left Bengal on the 26th of May. A firm
time prior to its departure, information had been re-
ceived there that the Cape of Good Hope had been
refuted to be given up. On the Aussie toys reaching
St. Helena, the found lying there an American (hip,
lately frtm the Coromandel Craft, by which they
were informed that Admiral RAIXI IR was in poll
region of Limots' fyuadron, which bad upwards of
goon troops on board. The country (hip left Sr.
Helena on the 16th of Odober, and brings the La
advices from that place. A refetelabt: houfe in the
City has received limilar information' fom St. He-
lena, by the fame (hip : to which is added, that the
French fquadron was taken pofferLon of in Pondi-
cherry Roads, and that the Mate of the American
vetel was prefent at the time. It was Paid to be Ad-
miral R►ttasa's intention to take the (hipping to
Trincomale before the monfoon fet in.

By the Dutch papers which have arrived to the
Bth inikant, we have news from Pa:is to the 3d. The
Fiasr Comsox was then expeacd to proceed again
to the coan in a few days, and probably lie is now
there. Numbers of troops and detachments of the
Confular Guard, are marching to the camp at St.
Omer's. Accounts from all the Ports, particularly in
the Channel, mention. that the preparations for war
are continued with unremitting altivity. It is hated
alto. in a letter from the Hague of the 6th, that a
number of herring buffes have been put in requifition,
to ferve in the espedition againft England. The
Dutch Papers,•hnwcver, contain no, details of pre.
'partition at any of the Dutch ports. nor hazard any
fpeculations on the labial.
It was obkrved, lays a paragraph from Paris, that
Count 'deicers., after prefen:ing his letters of meal,
quitted the Levee, while the Plass. Cossue was en-
gaged in converfation with the other members of the
Corps Diplomatique. This remark feems to intimate,
that Count Msacorr, after having performed his
public duty. he prefinting his letters of recal, wifbed
to depart without any perfonal civility towards 41;
FIRST CONSUL. As Ambalfador of Rums he took
the leave which etiquette required. but he appeared
difpofed to Bow that he perfonaUy related the be.
havioux of the FIRST COML. •

There is not a fingle word in the Journals reiptic-
ing Ruffs.
The fifon;mar lays, that the loan of three millions,
which the Hanfe Towns have advanced, is on ac-
count of Hanover, and railed on property there be-
longing to his MAPSTY, and that France is only
guarantee.

Pa&ly Dtc. t.—The report that the FItST Con
SUL is again about to take his departure encreafes
every day, particularly as another detachment of his
Life Guards have let off for Dunkirk.

The day before yefterday he infpeeled the gun•
boats, which were this week launched from the
Rocks in the neighbourhood of the Invalids.
According to the lateß accounts from St. IVlalo,
there are one hundred gun-boats, originally veffels
intended for the fifhery, ready for fea.
It was obferved that Count MARCOFF, as Coon as
he prefented his letters of meal, left the Levee while
the FIRST CONSUL was engaged in converfation with
the other members of the Corps Dipinmatique.
M. Ds Heaves, who was 6th Rated to be appoint-
ed Spanifh Milliner of Finance, is now, it is faid, to
be the fucceffor of the Chevalier d'Azsaass, as Ra-
don 3panifh Minißer at Paris.
Dac. 3—As different newfpapers, both French
and foreign, had fpoken of a loan for the States of
Hanover, at Hamburgh, an article has appeared in
the official Journal, apparently for the parpofe of re-
moving all mifappreherfion on thatlubjeft. It Rates
that the Hanfe Towns have advanced to the States
of Hanover three millions, at 4 per vent. intereft
which fum is fecured upon the private property in
patrimonial goods of the /Ciao of ENGLAND, and
lying in the Eleeorate; that the °Ned of the loan is
to enable the Hanoverians to meet the burdens of the
war ; and that France is conneded with the 0-ant-ac-
tion only in fo far as her guarantee was neceffiary.—
That in all events the conditions of the loan &sold
be complied with.
According to all accounts from the ports along the
Channel, the preparations for war, panieularly as
they regard the grand expeditiog, are far from Wog
diminifhed.

A detachment of gent d'artaerie d'Elhe the 47
before yefterday marched to S. Oateest whether a
detachment of grenadier. of the guards has fbUo,ed.

•
HAGUE. D1C11411116.--wtr, e are tafomied rams a
requifition has been made by the Covet tent la the
Municipality of Vlaardingen. in Maellbeys, for a
number of herring but Test or other Tetras of the Ante
defcription, to be immediately provided tq ferre in
the prefect expedition.
jo the Sitting of the I..egifladye Body this day, a
Meffage was received from the Council of Stateb fux-
ge Ring the appointment of a Cummiuee for the pur-
pore of making good the (bares of the public burdens
impofed en the different Pepartmeots.
CONSTANTIMOrLZ, OCTORIR 3o.—.The Porte has
received intelligence of the defeat of Abdul Wexhab
and his followers, by the Pacha of Gidda.
The French Ambalrador, General 810111, his re-
ceived a courier from Grand Cairo, with the news,
that the French Commercial Commiffioner has been
received there with all diitindtion by the Pacha. Ire
has received a guard of honour, and two pieces of
cannon are planted at his door for his defence.

The houfe of Commons having difpatched an the
Wines intended to be brought forward previous to
the reeds, adjourned until Monday. In that interval
it is expelled the Houle of Lords will be able to go
through the Bills before them, fo that they may rss•
ceire the Royal Anent on Tuefday or Wedaelday.
Both Houfes will then adjourn until the beginning
of February : we hare heard that the 13th u the day
fixed.

Doetor LINDSAY, the new Bifhop of KMakie. is
arrived in tow from Ireland.

The annual meeting of the Bath, and Well of En
land Society was holden at Hetling Houle, Bath, the
12th, 13th, and I,3th infl. There were prefent—
His Grace the Duke of licoroars. Prefident. the Marquis of
BATH, Lord Somtsvi, :a, lord POICIIIESTtI. 81r BICMAILD
HOARE, Put. Sir WILLIAM MANSILZ, But Sir JOHN COX'
Hsrrucrr, Ban. Mart. SILT I NOSLIT, GHAT. (3011 DOM.
and est!xr Vice-PITS lent., with a eenederabse number of the
(What members. WILLIAM N gq. was elated Vice-
?mildew.

There was a much larger thew than was expelled
of the different branches of fat and lean (lock, which
were deemed of improving and valuable quali_ty.—
The company dined, as ufuzl, at the White Hart,
each day.
THEATRE, Dauer-Lama.— The veteran aaor
WROUGHTON night perforMed. for the firft time,
the part of Sity/och, in the Mere/rant of Venire, in a
manner which gave great fatisfaaion. His delinea-
tion throughout was very ftrongly marked, without
any affeaation of new reading or ftudied grimace.
In the fcene in which the Jew vows revenge againft
Aphair, he was particularly fuccefsfid ; as he was.
silo, when he raves for the lots of his daughter; and
before the judgment•feat he marked the cold malig.
nity of the charatter with a very mafterly hand : in-
deed his whole perfotmance exhibited a pleafing tri.
nmph of the manners of the old fchool.—Mrs.Powat.i.
was very impredive in Portia but the tell of the
play was aged, with the exception of BAZILT asoas's
13ifsaift in rather a ftovenly
COVENT GARDEN.—The Comic Opera of Me Air
rva PM in 1542, was performed for a third time yef.
tgrday evening. and notwithltanding the badnefs of
the weather, attraaed a full and brilliant audience.—
The Boxes were graced with an nnufual difplay of
(Whim. Among the company were, the Marchiunefs
Of BUCILIVONAI4, the Earl and Cannel' of Cu ATH•74I,
the Earl and Countefs of Haaataerroa. the Ducbcfs
Dowager of Loins. Lord and Lady Hawmasauar,
the Conntefs Ds 13av at, londy CLAYTON, and the
Duke Di/Biagi. .