Star.
London, England, 1803-12-19 00:00:00

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19.

PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK*
Confols 54—Reduced 54—Osmium 6i dif.
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY.
Flank Stook Imip. 3 per Cent...-.
3 per C. Red. 541 $4 Imp. Ann.
3 per C. Conf. Brut Omnium 64j dif.
4 per C. 70 691. Engtiat Tickets 171. Ss.
5 per C. Navy glut Conf. for opt. ss4
S Per C. r 797 904
Donut:, Demesne ij —s per Cent. Gov. Debenteres
Courfe of Excliange—Dublin on London 16/.

Captain MOOR, of the American Chip Suffolk, ar.
rived at Falmouth from Bourdeaur, who was not
permitted to remain in that port, nor even to obtain
a fupply of water, heeaufe he had touched fometime
ago at Falmouth for orders, reports, that there were
200 gun boats ready for fea at Bourdeaux, and that
the whole coati appeared to be lined with troops.

The affairs of the continent, whkst in truth have
only had a nominal arrangement fince the late war,
begin again to wear a lowring arpee. The feizure
of Oberhaufe in the fecularifed Bilhoprick of Paffau
by the troops of the Eletior of Bavaria, teems to
have refulted from fome Rate intrigue, and cadet
'no little (peculation among politicians.
By the concitsfain fettling the isalettutitici as it was
called, in other words arranging the divifion of the
fpoil of the weaker Rates, that part of the territory of
Paffau in which Oberhaufe is fanned was annexed to
Bavaria—that is, if Bavaria rightly underßands that
conclufum—but, notwithßapding, it continued to
be occupied by Auftrian troops, which have been
driven we 61 fora ! This is the (With:ions part of
the burtnefs ; for if Bavaria was aggrieved, the
friendly interference of Ruffle and ?slate, both of
which are bound to ama the Elelkor of Bavaria,
fhonld have been retorted to by the latter in Read
of arms. But this would not fo have fulled
the politics of the nisi. Coaster.: Having threa-
tened an attack, which he now finds he dares
not make upon this country, it could not but
teem defirable to him, that fome rupture might be
excited to &milk a pretext for relinqnifking his pro-
jetied expedition I. Would it be fate for France, with
the appearance of a commencing war among the
neighbouring powers, to fend her armies to a dir
tante from her own frontiers
It was the intereft of the FIRST COTSUSe for his
intereas, in their very nature, moll Rand oppofed to
thole of mankind, to excite, if poffible, tome quarrel
among his neighbours. By this means Raffia, which
might otherwire be adtive to his prejudice, will be
(omitted with employment ; whip Außria, embroil.
ed in a war. will find, at the fame time, the whole
organization of the Germanic Empire. which nred
formerly to guard the interells of the individual
States, completely deranged, as may be hen by the
late proceedings at Ratifbon,,of which we itave fives
tome detail in the preceding columns.
There kepis at this moment, but one hope left for
the repofe of Europe, and that we confers is bqt a
weak one. Ruffle may refitfe to be drawn into a
quarrel, which might have been fettled by her weight
and influeucE without an atioal rupture—Raa, in
this cafe, may dictate fuch a line pf condthit to Ba-
varia as may Rill prevent a proreontion of the war.

But it is f 9 pitch miler to break tit; peaci than to
ream it in any cafe, that we fhould nottlefurprimci
to fee the wide fpread;ng defulations of siar covering
the face of Europe, an 4 terminating only with tha
overthroW of feveral incite of thpfe @tes, which hav4
vainly fought fafety and a prolongation of their ex-
inence„ by paying homage to France, inked or
arming their population in defence of the property
and independence bequeathed to them by tlwir fore.
fathers. •

What the immediate refult may be, as to this
country and RutEa, we (hill not even venture to con=
jet re : but we mall Rate one file, of kink Impor-
tance, with which the public have not yet been made
acquainted—Count -WORONZOW. the Ruffian Am-
billaclor; has had' interviews with' the Admiralq
Board, almoil daily, fur this Come time pall.
A letter from Vienna dated Noicmhei afo, rays,
that his Swedilh Majefty is 'expefted in that city, to
which he will be accompanied by the Swedilb Am=
bairadur-Baroft Von Aausii.D.r., • - "