Star.
London, England, 1804-12-19 00:00:00

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK t
CAPDR4s. Inc jan.sgi on—Rableed
iqm 11--Licheri. Bills; par Is. OIL
•rin..lti-i6}.

PRICE OE STOCKS YESTERDAY'
.oak 164 167 Old S.S. A0n.54
Rcd. Ass. 57 Iroperial Alll4 21
Cans. 4NA. 74 t iriat 5 per Casts 87*
`-st.Navy thu; Escheq. Bills. Ear is diL
At. 1707. 9 E'l2lUli 'fleketi iSL xis.
, .kos. so si -46 ts } i Cant Lot GM 391

would be abufing our Readers to Rate the vati-
contradiSory rumours which appear in the
newfpapers, on the queftion of a war with-
Mr. Fs FRI :11b not yet arrived, nor has the
Ainbilfidor left London. And here we may
a the Casseaur frigate juft arrived at Ply.
from a cruise, brings an account of hoailities
been begun on the part of the Spaniards, by
tore of two Britith tads. This intelligence
ansunieated to the CISSCIINT, by aro TONall;
;lids, which belongs to the fquadron off Ferrol,
ras afterwards confirmed by a neutral veffels
tlu Ca4SCllir fell in with on her way to port.

following letter is from our regular Correfpon
. We need hardly add, that its accuracy may
relied on :

GIBRALTAR, NOVEMBER 11.

The fever (till continues its progrefs through the
without any change, either in its virulence or
contagion. In the town it has almoft completely ex-
itfelf, every honfe having been vifited with it,
except young children, it has very rarely hap-
, that any perfoa efcaped the contagion. Se.
attacks of the difeafe fometimes occur, but fo
not to excite any dread of infirftion in thole
Aire once had the malady.
Confiderably more than one-tkird of the inha.
have been carried qff lay it, and the contagion
*sore aaive and deadly within the walls of the
than ever, as many families and others have
• experienced, who bad hitherto efcaped the con-
by encamping at :he South, or living on board
, but who imprudently returned to the town,
ring that the difeafe was at an end there ; but
Jvc been invariably attacked with the fever,
has generally proved fatal.
4bout two thirds of the troops have now been
tel with the fever, and itis progrelfively going
through the refl. The deaths, tip to yefierday,
amounted to .13 officers, including the ftaff, and•79o
and upwards of 3700 inhabitants. No pi
or foldier who has had the fever in the Well In-
has been (cited with this : a very remarkable fear
we hope thole in power will pay attention
fending reinforcements to this garrifon, as
officer except one (who had been in the Weft-
), of all tliofe who arrived by the laft convoy,
been carried off by this dreadful difeafe, which
rfinitely mote contaitious and more deadly than
ilague.
The number of lick amonga the troops has de-
led to about 55C. The prinCipal deaths laft
have been Capt. Hsvvenoo, Lieutenants KING
'urirstieter, Captain Witx,rosorr, and the Fay-
r, of the 54th Regiment ; Mr. CALDER. mer-
Mrs. BILCW NI, wife of Capt. Beown s, of the
Regiment ; M. and Llrs. MAL/ILIN, and Ma-

_ BILLSORL.
The Scsaninris are colleaing gun Lcats here, as
:y etp:ll.44.ltuitiliries

liANllitikOM MAIL

Hambilegl. mail due on Sunday arrived this
butat fn lite an hour, that we cannot erelong
In.1“1 1, on. a batty perufal of the Foreign
.nak, tLey d., 1.4;. appcar to preftnt much no-

captc (Stile Spanith frigates does not appear
,e been generally known at Cadiz till the i ttn
Is alt. It eaufed much conflernation.

to totem fiom Madrid are cf t..-AC I th November.
,4 than tuns at follows :

No declaration of war between Spain and Eng.
has yet taken place ; there is talk, however, of
tntiargo on the ilagl:Lh !hips in our harbours."
Englith in the kingdcms of Naples and•Etru.
e waking preparations for departure at the fiat

e. as they do not espeet that thefc two countries
:r...ch longer Lc fufferesl to remain neutral. 'They
es ea remov;ng titan Rome, and the whole of

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