Star.
London, England, 1803-10-18 00:00:00

ENGLISH PRISONERS IN FRANCE.

The following is a lift of the principal Englifh Pri-
frr.ers of War at Fontainblean
Hon. Gultavos Hamilton, fon Major Burke.
of Lord Boyne. Mr. and Mrs. Leder
Hon. J. Blaquiere, fon of Lord Mr. Gould.
de Blastulae. Mr. Halpin.
Hon. Lieutenant-Col. Annetley, Mr. Pigott.
fon of Lord Anodley. Mr. Rowley Otto.
Hon. Henry Tufton, brother of Mr. R. Browne.
Lord Thanet. Rev. Mr. White, of Lancing:
Hen. Edward Tufton, ditto. Captain Gerrard.
Lieutenant-Colonel Bradford. Captain Coombe, Marines.
Mr. and Mrs. Giffard. Captain Cary.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher. Mr. Cary.
Mr. Mrs. and Mifs Fiott. Captain Bannatyne
Mr. and Mrs. Aufrere. Mr. and Mrs. Davies.
Mr. and Mrs. Kennet. Captain Congreve.
Lieutcnant-Colond and Mrs. Mr. Trevor.
Cope. Captain Owens.
Rev. Robert Wolfe, and Mrs. Captain Power.
Wolfe. Mr. M•Taggart.
Mr. and Mrs. Stcvcnfon. Mr. Garlic,.
Dr. Lloyd. Mr. Le Souef.
01101,1 Stack. Lieutenant Brown, IL N.
Lieutenant-Colonel Tyndale, Mr. Hautenville.
Life-Guards. Mr. Columbine.
Colonel Moore. Mr. De jerfey.
Major and Mifs Rands,. Mr.
Mr. Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Dare
Mr. Ellevick. Mr. Wigney.
Mr. Green. Mr. Tilt.
Mr. Light. Lieu, Nanney, R. N.
Mr. Goodman. Mr. Taylor.
Mr. Le Melorier. Mr. Roche.
Mr. Warwick. Mr. cbetbini.
Lieutenant Prefeott, R. N. and Mr. Garland.
Mrs. Prekott. Mr. and Mifs Holland.
Mr. and Mrs. Ftitfo. Mt. Fall.
Mr. Blackmure. Mr. Devatifls.
Mr. Sant. Mr. Watherdown.
Mr. May.
There are feveral fervants, many feafaring men
from Jerfey and Guerufey, and feveral ihoemakers,,
hatters, and other artifans. The prifoners are under
no other reftraint, than that of appearing once in the
week at the Commanckant's Office, and being at home
by ten o'clock at night, and of not Beeping out of tie
town; but theft two lift regulations are not Briefly
attended to ; and the Commandant, aUows the pri.
foners to be abfent for two or three days, and to go
any where but to Paris. Many of the prifoners,
efpecially thofe who came from St. Maio, Havre,
aid Rouen, were infamoufly treated on the road hi
ther—conveyed in carts, in company with chained
malefarlors, and pillaged by the different bodies of
gens d'armcs, who extorted a guinea a night far their
permiffion •to Beep in an inn, and not in the coin-
mon ptifon, and caroufed at their expence. It fhould
be known, that Lord ELGIN fent down 1251. Betting,
for the relief of feveral Englifh there, in embarraffed
circumilances ;—and that his example has been fol.
lowed by the Hon. Mr. EARDLEY, and by M. Psi-
aec•ux, banker, at Paris, who each fent down Sol.
Belling for the fame purpofe.

Yefterday morning his Royal Highnefs the Duke
of CUMBERLAND arrived at Windfor. His Mairsrt.
the Duke of CUMBERLAND, General MANNERS, and
Colonel FITZROY, rode to Hampton Court, to view
the Stud there. Her MAJeSTY aad Princefs ELIZA
writ, attended by Ladies SYDNEY a,lld STAWILL, in
a fociable and four, took an airing through the Great
Park, along Blacknefs Bridge. Sunning Hill, and
returned through Crouchly Park. Princers Soma
and Lady PITT took an airing on horfebaek. Prin-
cefs AMELIA, attended by Lady CRAWLEY, took an
airing through the Plantations by Virginia Water.—
Trincafs Sorst la of GLOUCESTER arrived at the
Lower Lodge about one o'clock. The Statfordthire
Militia had a grand field day in the Little Park, un•
der the command of Colonel &teat".
We hear that Lord EDWARD Sostcass! intends
offering himfelf as a candidate, to fucceed his brother
the Marquis of WoaC ESTER, in the reprefentatioo of
the County of Gloccfier.
The diredt communication with France, which has
been in long fufpended, has again been opened in one
particular inflance. Donor SCOTT has obtained a
paffport, figned by TALLITIAND, with a letter of
recommendation to MENCAUD, at Calais, to enable
him to attend on Lord ELGIN, with is at Bareges,
taking the waters of that place. His Lordihip's
health is confiderably amoded.

Mr. SrlactiStarya; the Britifh Minifter to Stut-
Cor& and Mr. H. W. W. %Viola, our Mini(ler to the
Curt of Drefden, with the Hon. Mi. Acia (fon of
the Archbithr'p of Dublin), going to Berlin; failed
from Sheet ecfs on Saturday in la limonite, of 44
guns, convoy to the &Pic fleet.
On Thurfday laft, his Royal Highnefs the Duke
of Cy was RLAND gave a fplendid dinner at Glouceller
Hoofe, Hotwells, to the Field Officers and Captains
of the Royal Brillol Volunteers, and to the Military
Officers of the ffime rank of the feveral corps at pre-
fent in Brian', in number about Go perfons; In the
evening the Prince went to a concert, where he joined
in feveral charming glees. Ycflerdak was the day
appointed for his Royal Highnefs to leave Briltol,
and .it is reported there, that Lieutenant• General
Tast.rroor, at prefent in Ireland, is to faceted his
Royal Highnefs in the command of that ditlrift.
The German Journals fpeak much of a new Co.
medy, afted at Vienna, called Wm -again, de Vane*,
which has been attended with peat foccefs, and
brought croucicd houfes. It is laid to abound wi.h
eltCellent flrokes of humour, as a proof of which,
they quote the following few wet, which the Author
puts into the mouth of his hero, a tailor by proief-
Son. Being the Commander of a fleet, he is deft
tons of making an aerial voyage with it ; tome of
I his friends wifned to diffulde him from this attempt
on account of the dangers he would be expofed to
from tempelle. " No, No," replied he, " I (hall
tun no danger, for I mean to carry a port with me."
Yefterday at el:ven o'clock the fecond -battalion
of the Third Regiment of Font Guaids, with de.
tachments from the Firft andColdllream Regiments,
were formed i.i Knightfbridge Barracks, for the pur-
pole of being pi cleat at the putting in execution the
(metrics of a Brigade Court Martial held on a pri-
vate of the Tl.ird Regiment, for repeated defertion;
he was fentenced to receive 9oc lathes, but the Duke
of Volta was pleated to forg;ve the corp 'cal punifh•
mein on condition of ferring in a iy of the segi-
mews beyond the Ic4s. The Earl of Baaviv, com-
manding officer of tbe Third Regiment, addrellid
tlrculln.t in a tiding manner, natio% the enormity
of his offence, which teemed to 11.,ve a proper eflett,
as he expt grew' coottition ftg his ciinie, and a
reiolistion to arricad his life in uLstcrei resimeathe
Islay 14 lint to.

SPOIITING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING,

moaner, OCT. 17.
One third of a Subfcription of sgs. each, with
501. added by the Jockey Club for 5-yr olds carrying
811. 51b. 6-yr olds 811. I t lb. and aged 911. B. C.
D. of Grafton's b. tn. Penelope, 3 years old - -
Sir C. Bunbury's b. m Eleanor, s years old - • I
Mr. Howorth's eh. h. Malta, s years old
Mr. Watfon's b. h. Lignum Vita, 6 years old . dr.
Mr. Ladbrake's ch. h. Bobtail, aged
Ld. Sack yak's b. h. Whirligigo years old • - dr.
Mr. Wilton's b. h. Surprizc, 6 years old - • dr.
Ld. G. H. CavendiOs's Trombone, 3 years old - dr.
Two to t againa Penelope-6 to 4on Eleanor—
and to to r againll Malta.
Sweepflakes of isogs. each, cogs. ft. R. M.
Mr. Ladbrokes Georgiana, 7ft. ijib. - - -
Mr. Vs'atfon's Gaoler, 81. 81h. - a
Mr. Howarth's PopinjAy, Sit. 7lb.

Five to 4 on Georgiana.
Sweepßakes of sogs. each. Two•yr. old C.
Mr. Watfon's Trombone, soft. alb. - - - z
Mr. Ladbrokes Vo!metiers, 61t. alb. - - -
Mr.Wilfon's c. Merryman, by Buzzard, bit. 91b. - 3
Mr. Howard's Creeper, 811. 71b.. - - - - 4
Five to 4 again Trombone-3 to t againft Vo-
lontiers-4 to t against Merryman—and 5 to 1
againft Creeper.
Ld. Sackville's ch. c. by Pot Bo's, 811. 31b. beat
Mr. Watfon's Dreadnought, ytt. 61b. R. M. wogs.
_5 to 2 on Pot Bo's.
Mr. Edwards's Bob Handy, 9R. 71b. to be rode by
the owner, brat Mr. F. Buckle's ch. f. Jew's Eye. by
Meteor, out of Nimble, R. Two•yr. old C. sogs.
h. ft.-5 to aon Bob Handy.
Mr. Wardell's Harefoot, 711. 7}b. beat Mr. Forth's
Brighton, Bft. ylb. D. I. toogs.-5 to 4 on Brighton.
Mr. Howorth's Malta, 9(1. 51b. beat Mr. Wad m's
f. by Beningbrough, out, of Gaoler's dam, 811. Two.
yr. old C. 5010.-5 to 2 on Malta.
Mr. Watfon's Gaoler, rec. toogs. compromife from
Sir, J. Shelly's Anuifeed, BR. alb. each. 8,. M. 3oog
h. ft.

The Paimez of WALE*, and a large party of mili-
tary Officers and nobility, dined yellerday with the
Earl of CLAIM:MT, at his houfe in Berkeley-fquare.

The DUKE of KINT will review the troops at
Wineheller this week.
Counfellor Cuter is arrived in this country from
Iretand.

Colonel Goer I as‘crost, M, P. of Newton Palk,
near Bath, has purchafed the late Mr. Vii) is.essrs boo&
in Grofvenor•fquare.
Lord TtI.URLOW% late honk, in St. jensees•liware,
has been purchafed by Mr. WILLIAM OLD, the f.
of Mrs. Gail/var. •

The Hon. Capt. HER{/IT, fon of the Earl ofd
Calas•avom, WAS on Thursday fe'anight elgted
Mayor of the borough of Wilton.
Earl Ft TZWILLIASI has joined his regiment at Elp-
fiead Camp. near Colcheller.
C. MORR ts, Efq. of Loddington-hall, near Up-
pingham. has patrivt!„catly prefunted Csovernment
with two pieces of artillery.

The Ladies of Leeds have entered into a fuhferip-
don to furnilh the Volunteers of that Borough. with
flannel waillcosts, as an expoiffion of gratitude for
their generous proteEtion.
•

The new Comedy from the pso of RIYKOLDI
at length received its title, which is quite in the ftyle
of his whintfical Mufe. It is to be called Three per
Cap.
Ship Letters were received yefterday from New
Van k, Philadelphia, Virginia; and Guernfey.
_ _

A bag of letter* was made up at the PoQ•Office
IA night. and fent off to Holland.

His7Majefly's fhip the Hato, of 74 guns, W 2%
yetlerday put into comMiffion, and the Honourable
C. A. H. GAILPNEI appointed to the command.

All the botnb•vefels now fitting nut, are ordered
to be fitted 'out on the old conarultion.

-
Mellis. HERRING and IticH•aosow have made
an offer to Government of feveral veffels for the ler-
vice of the navy, which offer has been accepted.
Three fignal-houfes are to be immediately 'rated
on the Holdernefs coatis; one at Dimblington, one at
Hornfea, and the other on Flaanbio' Head.
A great number of pikes were lodged in the Tower
yellerday, to be ready againft any time of invaffoh.
On Friday laft, twenty blacks, who had been
taken on beard a French Weti•lndiarnan, arrived at
Marlborough from Stapleton prifon, having volun-
teered in the Britifh fervice. It is Paid they are to
remain at Marlborough till a complete rcgiment is
formed.

A Correfpondent in Staffordfhire Rates, that there
are kveral coal mines in that country, s.hich are
worked out. They are dry and airy, and capable
of containing from 3o to 40,000 men. A Serjeant's
guard would be fufficient for the fafc.keeping of pao
ptifoners thus difpofed of.
Saturday morning a Court Martial was held on a
Lieutenant belonging to the St. Andress's and St.
George's Volunteer Corps. After a trial, which
lifted an hour and a halt: he was found guilty, and
the cafe was ordered to be laid before the :Marquis
of TITCHFIFLU. The Marquis of TITCHFII.LD has
Cent a letter to the Colcncl of this Corps, flaring—
" that in cafe of orders to march to the coati, any
member who thall rtifobey, than be brought to a
Court Martial as a common deferrer."

In confequence of an information given at Marl-
borough and Bow.flreet Offices, of an intended duel
to take place early ye lerday morning, Hamilton and
Lovet of the one Office, and Smith and others of the
other Office, attended on the ground at the appointed
hour, and,took into cußody one of the Gentlemen
who attended with his fecond, who appeared to be
one of the St. I'ancrafs Volunteers, the other Gentle-
a)4n, laid to be a Volunteer alfo, did not appear ; he
was held to bail, to keep the peace, &c.
There were at Weyl.ill fair lad week about ta,ooo
pockets of hops, which were all fold at advanced
prices, much beyond what was ever expected by the
planters; fine Farnhams fetched 91. and fome few
higher; Crondall and Country hops from 61. to 81.8 s.
A quicker Pale was never known, and confidering the
quantity, it atloniffied the oldell and moll experienced
in the trade. Cheefe was in great plenty, and fell
from Is. to Bs. per cwt. at the dole of the fair.—
Horles, of which time was a great thew, fetched
high prices.