Star.
London, England, 1804-09-14 00:00:00

ALOCKADINO StrIADROY.

Nothwitblianding gun boats cumin:* to come out
of Boulogne occafinnally, the Commander of the
Counter gun brig, anived in the Downs from a
'cruise o 4 °fiend, reports, that the gorilla and craft
which Wets at that port, are all battled up the Canal
of

VIIIDGATIII MT. 13.

A very heavy cannonade took place left evening
between At and &wen o'clock on the oppofite !tore.
and was continued very bri&ly till late in the even-
ing ; bet fo thick was the base os that mall during
the whole um. till dark. that thee who were on
the hiUt eould not °brava any thing-; in the iira of
the morning force of the boats wise fats in gif Bou-
logne, but not many ; the Mug hM flees at. times
reputed during the whole of may. isiriblcit we
are led to (ma& Come of the meeeles. reek are
coming oat of the harbour to enrcife—very far arc
wefts thinking they come out Al other motives:

The late Martinis of Tsvaeoat e was one ofthe
teen Reprdentau re Pert of Seetland,and Lord Lieu-
tenant of the County of Haddiagton.
The report of Sir SIDIIaT Swarm having been at
Weimer Cattle with Mr. Parr and Lord Metvics..,
is void of truth. Sir Sonar has.been for fined
days at Illarkheath, for the recovery of his health. '
Sir Davie Duro*. On. VlTlldnefdiy infpeded ehlk
fortifications. width are confiruiling on the Wellern
Heights of Dover. and ordered.fome abrades' is
the form of the new Wracks which art Mullins
there? ,
alpi 'lv ro-ltrip base failed from Deptfar4
and oo with to the Note, navireed by Greenwich
llei penners, On their arrival the are to be immedi-
relY lassilac4l sod to fail to join rd iLearn, in the
Rom* • •
4geeunts wen reseired ießerday from quad&
jaiips. which tam that the illy Pop of war, cop.
Oared by the. Daree Ambett priyateer. bad been cam
tied into that Wand, . • ;
The Rbeffield lioos iseeived orders S
bold di/stitches. in reams to with at as boat's
notice, aped to be provided wish 3 days previfsoas.
The spiv eerier ',tablas:teat of a .arautoa .71
taeep6s~ abs Royal. Trais, it it Nitre-We,
week a pawl !mar molt . pima apna_the town
fintoroAmgwrasiosfimilasrmill sibommid, Madrid add
Boa _iff the eMasplary Olt with which. lbw air:
bent Miss have &peed horward 'in defiler le
their country, view threatened with inealioit
ioveterate foe, that in one Parini (Mould) in Flint.
(hire, no lea than Goo-Brits& youths form iteVoltaa.
leer force! so of which are cavalry.
Oa Tuefday the Chepflow and Cadet:et Volum
terni catalog of about sao men, Matched into
Her etord, *bete they, art to remain on duty for four.
teen days. They foam part of the Monmsuddltire
regiments, and are commanded by Col. Tommie.
Bitiosee.--.Yefterday_afternoon the following Rea
Ossetia were brigaded in Hydt Park, vie.
Takaprellerk or Marria-bewse Vehateem
Tee aft Bettaseci et Ms vigenee
se Ilettallua et dims
Grey% Irw ma UN Came.
° eilerday Lieut. Colonel TATLOa, the Duke of
York's private Secretary, being oa duty at St.James's
Palace, his Royal Highnefs did him the honour to
dine with him at the Officers' reefs. The following
Officers of dillindlion were likewife of the party a—. •
Major General Cat.e lir, Adjutant General &Lowe. '
'too, (tauter Mailer General ; Brigadier General
Miyake, Col. Rots Mr. Gaseewooo, and feveral
other dillinguilhed military chArsOers. The Royal
Duke's band attesd.edt and played feveral of thaw.
Mall popular martial airs.
Lady Clanton' PONSONIT, daughter of the Earl
of BiainaotioN, gave an elegant silver cup to each
of the three companies of the Roehainpton Volun-
teers, to be (hot for by them upon Wimbledon Com-
mon, on Thurfday tall. Afser the enntell, the col pe
proceeded to the lawn in front of his Lordfhip's
houfe, where the fuccefsfnl candidate of each corn.
pany received his price from the fair hand of the
amiable donor, accompanied with an appropriate ad-
dles. As fhe approached each vigor with his cup,
fhe filled it with wine, and drank to the health of
the corps with the moll winning politenefs and con.
dleenfien. The Noble Earl then took them under
his hofpitable care, and gave them an elegant enter-
tainment.
LITTLI ROSCIUS and the LITTLI
Thefe two national wonders, sprat the notice and
allonlffiment of every perfon, for they are both un-
equalled. To fee a youth petform the molt difficult
theatrical eharaders, with a maturity of judgment
anesempkd, and to fee the prefent grand State Lot-
tery Scheme with more Capital Prizes and legs Tickets,
equally etches the admiration life diicerning public.
The Grand Jur-. yellerday at Is o'clock, threw it, t
the dill of India:nun which was preferred agaidit
Tmom•sMaxwaccßACMALL,fia a felotiy.in attempt-
ing to difcharge a 001 At Mr. Jona rrou, rear the
Crown and Anchor tavern, during the late Elediun.
A circumflance of a very ditallrous nature in its
refult. occurred yesterday fortnight: The Volunteers
of Stratford, order the command of Major MANY,
were returning from the place where they had bets
etercifing, when a coachman of the name of Biggs,
with a coaliderahle degree of indolence and audacity,
laughed at and ridiculed one of the (Adige', named
Smith, who' irritate 4 at loch an infult offered to hint
whale under arms, felled his rnulquet. and truck
Biggs a violent blow on the foiebead. The unfortu-
nate man, who had thus wantonly provoked his fate.
languilled till Wednefday, when he died.
On Tuelday in the laR week a Gentleman of Whit-
by, in ennfeeptence ..f a (mail wager, undertook to
ride his town Mole liras that place to a feral called
Gripe Howe, and b wk, within half an hour. The
dillance was three miles and a half and iSo yards
near the latter place his hone plunging into a Amami,
overgrown with long grafi. fell, and threw his rider,
who received a revere enntufion in the forehead; not-
with Rending this unlucky accident he mounted ageing
and completed the (eerie within at ministesalthosigh
he bad to pais twice through the Streets, and over
the draw-bridge of IVhatby