Star.
London, England, 1803-08-30 00:00:00

TO THE IiDIiTOR OF 1H:

A very fenfible letter made its appearance,l think in
your Paper the other day, on the tubjea of the naval
defence of our coafls, againft the threatened inva lion.
I am perfallv of the writer's opinion. that our fleets.
:f properly difpoled, are adequate to the defeat of
this boafted armada, and confider the Britifh (bores
completely proteeted from danger, by the formidable
lines of armed boats and fee fencibles, which every
where (Toole their front to an invading.foe. But I
would with, through your means, to call the atten-
tion of Government to the defence of our filler Wand ;
',We internal cominotirms unhappily invite a vifit
from the French; and whole coatis are expofed to
impreffion, either from fquadrons or fingle Chips, that
may contrive to evade the blockade of their ports
In the relent temper of that country, the mirchief
is incaculable, which the landing of tOOO or 1500
French on the fouthern or weflern (bores might oc•
cation to the United Kingdon.
Cot k is certainly the proper nation for the largeft
fquadrnn; that it effeetnally guards St. Gertrre's
Channel, the experience of the kfl war will vouch, if
the mad attempt on rifliguard be excepted. The
provinces if Leinfter and Ulltcr are thereby fecured
from naval attack. A fquadron of frigates, led by a
74, is alfo laid to he cruizing off Cape Clear. Its
cruize Ihould be limited to the fouthern (bores, and
Bantry bay its nation, and two additional fquadrons
of equal flrength be immediately Cent to the Shannon
or Galway, and to Sligo or Donewl bay. To cruize
on the weflern coati, while the weather permits, and
to run into their (banns, in cafes of necellity, will
provide for the intended proteCtion of that part of the
Mend. By this difpofition of the force, with the at.
glance of telegraphs, a quick communication might
be kept tip between Cork and Sligo, and the different
fquadrons, either tingly or combined, as the exigency
requires, pro:mile to defeat ahy naval expedition that
may flip out of France, for the purpofe of effecting a
landing in Ireland.
As a fa' Cher fecurity for that IfiAnd. I would ("Jig-
gle% that Cork be the haven of retreat to the grand
Beet, inllead of Torbay, or at lean to a divifion of it,
when driven from Brea by tempeftuous weather.
Britain is invulnerable to any force that the fleet of
France could bring againa her. But this is the dan-
ger to be apprehended by Ireland. 'The enemy only
wait for an opportunity to difpateh a fleet to that
quarter, and the acquifition of fo much Chipping at
Cork would prove her titivation in fuck an event.
The Infurg!ntsor Ireland look to a foreign force to
execute their plan of Operation. To preclude them
at once from Inch hopes, would de more, and at little
comparative expence, to tranquillize the country,
than all the military in our power to throw into it.
It would teem a providential eircumllance, that
the defence of the two Iflands is fuited to the means
ire can moll cafily command. The diaante of Ire-
land from the French (bores excludes her from the
danger of a esesp•ek-soairt, by flat-bottom boats ; from
-wthich attack Britain is alone affailable, but happily
tit,ld by the invincible areagth of her Bei Fend-
ead the loyalty of her inhabitants
Cala, Aosta sz, stos, zatrzsantes.