Star.
London, England, 1804-01-07 00:00:00

FROM THE DUTCH PAPERS.

Gitlin-, Dec. 20.—Every thing indicates, that the
Government %%ales to batten the expedition againft
England, before the froft fete in. The Filter Cop-
s u t. is expetled at Wend the beginningofJanuarynest.

DVNKIPK, Dec. i.—Lieut. General d'Avousr
is an ivied in this city to infpeet the divifion, which
is hutted on our roaft. He teems to be pert-ally fa-
tisfied with the prefent Rate of our warlike prepara-
tions, finding that his orders bad been executed
with the utmoft precifion. Four or five thoufand
help troops are lately arrived at Boulogne, or in the
camp near that city. The Fiasr Croisus is alfo
(portly expelled there ; but the day of his arrival is
not yet known. The company of guides for the Ar-
my of Enpland is nearly complete, and will be of
very material fervice after a landing (hall have been
effected. The numerous divifion of (hip of war,
which h, lying in the road, has been reinforced by fe-
veral (loops, and gun boats, lately launched in this
port. Flat bottomed veffels ate daily arriving here,
which have been built in the environs of &rpm and
St. Omer, and are to be fitted out in our harbour.
In the opinion of well informed perfons, the inaction
of England cannot 'stably take place before the end
of next month. The whole coall, as far as Calais,
is ct,weted with the wreck► of (hips and aeffels, which
Itavt: been loft doting the late !limns. The three di.
vilions, which are hotted, between this place and
Oaend, are under the orders of Generals Faux%
Ouoixor, and D

FLUsHIIIO. llsc. t9.—The pn boats, built at
Arnaud/1m Ail%) ltnttcrdam, and &Rifled to join the
flotilla, *Lich is fitting out in this port, are already
partly ailived, and the number of wails, which ate
t.' an in the expedition againfl England, is daily
increafing. The other flotillas, it is laid, have already
Ito ro, pat to lea fiom the Tele!, Helvcretfluys, Harlingen,
Enkhuiten, and Medemblik.

Loyorm. llsc. 27.—The lab news from Paris is
entirely confined to a recital of tae new au-
diences given by the Fit Cousin-, and bib new edit
mid.: to the Central tdisfesion of the Arts, and to the
I .o..yre, tn fee the ntperb Grecian Statue, the Palace
V.lletri, a part of the lafi monuments of antiquity
ohich have 3rtitcd from Italy.

Hacur, Drc. ?6.—The Gnreromeat of Stec ha%
ado r led a %cry f.:hrtar: plan rith raped to the Ol'ii•

eers and men of the Reavian army, made prifoners
of war by the enemy. By this plan it is fixed, that
the prikmer.' wives in this country, having no means
of fupport, (hall be provided for as follows :—The
confort of a Colonel [hall enjoy Soo gliders per an.
num ; of a Lieut.-Colonel, 450 ditto ; of a Major,
400 ditto ; of a Captain, 350 ditto ; of a Lieutenant,
240 ditto; and of a Corporal or Soldier, 52 ditto.
—Thofe, however, to be excluded, whole hufbands
have ordered no deduaion of their pay to be referved
for them. _ _ _

An article from Hamburgh mentions, that the !all
propofals made by Ruffia to Great Britain and
France, were, r. The celfion of Lampedofa to Eng-
land in the room of Malta; 2. The guarantee of the
freedom of the States contiguous to France; 3. An
indemnity to the King of Sardinia ; and, 4. A Ge-
neral Congrefs of the Powers of Europe.
France virtually rejected them all. She replied,
that England mull content herfelf in the Meaiteria-
nean, with the poffeffion of Gibraltar; that the free
dom of the States contiguous to France was the na-
tural confequeoee of her influence • and that with
refpeel to the holding a Con file had no objec-
tion to a Congrefs for the rego- Selia of the rights of
nations by fea.
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liansuaon, Dec. t7.—The Senate of Bremen, to
put a period to the differences fublilling between the
Lutherans and Calvinills in that city, have declared
that the two confelfrons which they ufe, (hail lug- in
future bear the denomination of that of Angentrgh,
&c. but pars under the general name of The ProteF
tant ConfelGon.

Dsc. t3.—Orders have been received,
on the NIA frontiers, to form magazines of provi.
Bons for the Ruffian troops, who are affembling in
that quarter.
PITERSIVION, Dec. 6.—The levy of recruits
lately ordered by his Imperial Majefty, amounts to
60,000 men for the army, and 4,000 feamen for
the fleet. On the ad inftant, Baron Nicos.ai, who
belongs to the Ruffian embaffy, at the Court of St.
James's, bat has ',elided tilde laft five months in this
capital, fet out on his return to London. On the
loth November, the Dwina, near Archangel, was
already covered with ice.
FaANCI►OCT, Dac.2 t—The proceedings of feveral
Princes of the Empire towards the immediate Nobi-
lity, have produced a great fenfation in Germany.
The example of the Bavaro Palatine Elator in this
refpea, though highly difapproved by the Emperor,
has been followed by the Elelor of Mae, by the
Landgrave of Relic Darniftadt, and by the Prince
of Nam* Fulde. They all with to put an end to
the exemption of the territorial fuperimity of the
Equeltrian Order in their States. They have all
caufed to be occupied, for this purpofe, by their
troops, the lands of the Members of that order, and
have potted up patentees, proclaiming themfelves
territorial fovereigns. _ _

VernllA, Dia to—The exchange of eopriers be-
tween our Court and that of Munich is Rill extremely
brigs ; from whence it is concluded, that the diffe.
rences are not yet finally fettled. The Außrian re-
giments are (till polled on the frontiers; and thrift
of B hernia have advanced to the utmolt boundaries
of Upper Bavaria, where they wait for new orders.
Meanwhile news arrived yelterday from Franconia,
that the Ele&or of Bavaria,. at the periling inßance
of the EMPEROR, had revoked all the meafures taken
againli the Imperial Order of Knighthood in Fran-
conia, and reftored every thing to its former fate.
AUGSBOURG, DEC. 6.—Their Majeßies the Ktac;
and Qtytill of SWIDIII met the EtAc Tel of Bays.
ara an his fpoufe. within three leagues of Munich,
into which place they afterwards made a public entry,
hells ringing, guns firing, and the troops of the gar-
rifon lining the areas.
HAMM), Die. 2o.—At fix o'clock yefterday even-
ing, Baron Von Rare paired through this city, as
courier, from Paris to Peterfburgh ; and on Saturday
morning lA, the Ruffian Counfellor of State, Von
Bar ICOPT, alto paired through here as courier, from
Peterfburgh to Paris.
Barium's, Dae. ,3.—Yefterday this city, for
which the Eleaor Arch Chancellor, as Bifhop, fits
in the College of Princes. gave its vote in conformity
to the Imperial propofition, for creating 27 new Ca-
tholic Votes, to reflore the equality in religion. It
is thought that this matter will not be in quickly fet-
tled; and that, if the deliberation. are protratted
here, the futijee will be the more bri(kly treated in the
Cabinet of the Powers which have an interett in it.

FLoaanca, Dec. s.—Letters from Meflina, of the
tsth ult. fay, that the Englifts have ordered the
whole Order of St. John of Jerufalem to quit the
Mind of Malta before the end of November; in put.
fuance of which the Council of that Order will repair
to Catanea, in Sicily, with its Office, Archives, and
Treafury Chet, on board of fix feluccas and twn
(mall Neapolitan relies. Catanea is the prefent
abode of the Grand Mailer, .ind where he has re.
tided for tome time pat. The Monaftery of the
Augultines there is appointed for the reception of the
Knights and their property, the Grand Mailer inha-
biting a palace in the vicinity of that blonaftery.

MILAN Dee. s.—The battalion of grenadiers,
railed in this country. which ib defined to attend the
FIRST Cousint, as his guard, as Prefident "1 the
Italian Republic. is to begin its march to Paris to.
morrow' or after to-morrow. under the orders of
Colonel Ls cc mt.

Maim% Nov. 24.—1 t appears that negociations
between this Court and Great Britain, on the fubjett
of our neutrality towards Fiance, arc very tar ad.
vanced, and promife to meet the willies both of Spain
and Portugal, which have but one intereff. As a
happy indication of a favourable refult, it is remark-
ed, that General L and Lord FErzc tam" the
Britifh Ansbatador, bad a particular audience with
the Prince Regent on the toth.—ln the interim, the
Spmilb merchantmen being furniflud with pailports
by the Englith Confuls, continue to tail with parka
fairly.
MADRID, Nov. 27.—The new p-rt of Tarragon,
in Catalonia. in confequeuce of ihr improvements
within a few years pan, is now cap.ihie rat containing
all Linds of yards, not ex:epi the line, in
peered farm from the moll violent winds. When
their works are comrlettly ti.;. port will
admit twenty [4;l ni the hue at t•the, and become
one of the moll fair and comrao.l.t.t.s the 111s,11.
terrale In.

LONDON.

SAtURDAY, JANUARY 7.

_ PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OTI.CICK
Cantola for money, 53,1 I dir. on —Ditto for janyss3 36. div .on
Red. 541-omulum 4-.-New s ocr Cent. 9<> 4.
4 per per Cent. scif-4..0ng Ann. 16 z•r6.

The Dividends now due. began paying this day to the &niers,
and win Inlaid to the Public on Tusklay.

DVIILIN, Jaw. 3.
34 per Cent Gov. Deb. 661 —3 per Cents. go SA
Cootie af Ezelisage--DebLa ea Leaden is 4 is 4.

Yellerday we received Philadelphia Papers to the
26th of November. They contain an official dock.
ment, which plainly evinces, that however certain
the transfer of Louifiana by the French Government
to the United States may be, the Spaniards are by
no means fatisfied with the meafure, and the Am,
titans are making Each preparations to take porief.
lion of the country, as if they expelled Come degree
of ref llance on the part of Spain. It is evident the
Fitts? Coulon had two °bites in view in the fate of
Lonifiana. The first was, to get the money which
would be paid for the purchafe ; and the fecond, to
prevent its coming into the poireffion of Great Bri-
tain. The matrimonial treaty between 'nom{ 80.
saraara and the beautiful and rich Mifs ?ATRIUMS('
of Beldam% has been finally broken off, and the La.
dy's parent have draught it advifable to fend her to
her friends inTirgisia.

In the preceding columns our Readers will find
tome extra& from French Journals to the 25th ult.
and Dutch Papers to the 3d infant. They do not.
however. prefent much novelty.—They (peak of the
armaments prepared to invade us being in perfed
readinefs, and only waiting the pretence of the Flare
Consul. to dire& the movements. In the mean time

the Dutch troops have gone into winter quarters till
they (hall be wanted ! It is more than probable the
leffon the French have received from Pletworrata re
and the Alttilll will convince them they are not
quite fo ready for lea as they had perfuaded them.

We infert the following article merely to mew our
Readers with what kind of intelligence the Editor of
the alfersitarr amufes his credulous countrymen. It
may alto anfwer another purpofe, as it will, no doubt.
afford aft& for a hearty laugh to our gallant tars.
whnfe hearts are too much attached to Old England
to be ever happy in the hands of an enemy. If they
Rog and dance, when in a Rate of captivity, it is to
Thew throfe, in whole power they are, with how much
equanimity they can bear misfortunes s
Vat.oom Dec. i3.—The Engli(b prifoners tem.
poling the crew of the Shannon are art red here.—a
Never were people feen more gay, laughing and
dancing like peer's' going to a wedding. Thy&
who were quetlioned coocerning this eircumfianoe
replied, that haring been prelled into the fervioe
againfi their will, they thought themfelves extremely
fortunate in efcapidg from it by fhipwreck, and Rill
more fo in having fallen into the hands of the French.
oho treat them with a kindnefs they did not cape!.
—Moniker.

Yeßerday, at one o'clock, Mr. Cues. the Admi
ralty Meffenger, was fent off to his MAJtsr►, at
Windfor, with the account of the captures off Bou.
logne.

Yeßerclay morning, at half pall eight o'clock, his
MA/ISTV left town for Windfor.

Her MAI wry and Pa tams es fet off about twelvt.,
The Dukes of YORE, C AAAAA ca. and Near, Lady
NRALR, and feveral others of the Nobility, paid vifits
to her MA) vary in the morning.
Yerkerday being the day of the Epiphany, the
LORD CH LitICRLAIN, according to annual cußom,
prefented to the Right Reverend the Bifhop of
LONDON, as Dean of his Majelly's Chapel Royal. the
ufual offerings of frankincenfe, &c.

The HOMARTN us PaotT, fon of LordUr patriot.
and his Majelly's Ambiliador to the Court of Vienna,
was (worn on Wednefday at St. James's, a Member
of the Privy Council.

Lord HoBART had along interview yefterday with
his Royal Highnefs the Duke of You, at the Horfe
Guards.

Copy of a Circular Letter from the Right Hon.
C You., one of his Mayerry's Principal Se-
cretaries of State, to the Lord Lieutenants of Coma-
tics, dated Whitehall, a6th December, :Roy :
My Lorsl—al have received the King's commands to defire that
Tear lotsifhip would are all poffshlc diligence in forwarding the
completion of the Levies for the Militia and Army of Refe►ee In
the county of Mx; and his Mikity taped. that your Deputy
Lieutenants, and all others concerned. will exert th,mfclves to the
utmolt upon :he prefent meatier's. Your lordthip mull be fo well
aware of the importance of executing tht• femme as fpecdily as pof-
Wok, that I flu fun: I need not profs it upon you.
I have t►e honour to be, my lord,
Your Lordesip's waft obedient humble fennel,.
c. voter.

A Letter from Conlhintinnple. of the 9th Novem-
ber. Rates. that Mr. DRUMMOND, our Ambaffador
at the Ottoman Porte, has been recalled on account
of his perilous 11 ite of health, and is focceeded by.
Mr. STRATTON. formerly Secretary to the Etrabaffyi,
under the title of a Muniller Plenipotentiary.
The French troops who forrendered thcmfelves to
the Britilh nas.ll force off :it. Domingo, amount to
near 5,c00. We .....—terlland they ale now at Jamai-
ca. from whence it is intended to fend them prifoners
to England.
According to a lrtter from Peterram gh, of the 29th
November. the Ruffian American Company bugiveo
public notice, that three of the Company's Mips
have arrived fare, with rich cargoes, in the port of
Oehntflt two, n..mril the Holy Dimi; el, and Peter and
Paul, tom the Liotian Wands ; and one, called Sac.
bar and ElitAlnth, from Amcri%;aa iamtcl of Ks.