Star.
London, England, 1804-07-31 00:00:00

NA POLION.

berlains, two Ladies in Waiting. four Maids of Heri
'lour, fix Ecuycrs, eight Pages, four Chamber-maids,
fix Valets de Chambre, fix coachmen and ten grooms,
and poftillions, not including valets, butlers, Rewards,
jockies, cup•bearers, cooks, 'Ste. The expence of the
whole is taken from his Majefty the Emperor's pri-
vate purfe, and no perfan can obtain any appoint-
ment without being previoufly approved of by his
Majefty the Emperor, whole commitlion they will
receive.—journal de Paris.
Marra, JULY t t.—At break of the, laft Saturday
morning, a privateer from Boulogne fuftained a very
revere engagement with an Englills cutter. which
billed for. four hours, without any perfon on board
the privateer being even wounded. This privateer
has taken five prizes, and by ricking this action, one
of them got tale into port t the fate of the remaining
four is not at prefent known.
Admiral Bitola has been promoted by his Impe-
rial Majeliy to the rank of Infpeaor Colonel-General
of the lea coati.
HAW, 28 Mururoa, Jow' t7.—Yefierday even-
ing at s quarter pall eight, Oft as the fun was let-
ting, an Engliflt femadron, compered of two (hips of
the line, four frigates, three bomb ketches, with
two mortars in each, one corvette, and three cutters,
bore down upon nor line at the mouth of the har-
bour, having a flight breeze from E. N. E. and ad-
vanced to the diftance of from 12 to tsoo fathoms
from the chore. They were covered by a line of 26
carronades, and fix gun boats, which were moored at
250 fathoms far and wide. The enemy commenced
the attack by throwing their bombs and firing a vol-
ley of cannon. Our flotillas and land batteries re-
turned the compliment with a general difcharge.
The fire of the Engliih was then but trifling. We
fent them nothing but (bells. The action fintthed at
half after nine o'clock. The approach of night
prevented us from aftertaining the refult of this
affair; however, one Englifh (hip was fo difabled as
to be forced to quit the line. The greaten praife is
due to the zeal. activity, and precifion of cur engi-
neers by tea and land. Candour afro compels us to
acknowledge that the fire of the enemy was well di-
rated, and that the diftance at which their (hells
were thrown was calculated with. peat exaanefs,
fence they moßly fell in a direction towards our line of
defence, and often between that and the (bore. Our
mortars carried at firft too far; it was therefore ne-
ceffary to diminilb the charge, efpecially of thole
lately confltuaed, which was reduced to two thirds.'
Fortunately we have not experienced the (mallet
injury, either in the Blipping or the Wefts and bat- ,
terms on more.
Vtaaca, Joar 5..—According to letters from Pe-,
terlburgh the nuncio of the Holy See has left that
City. A French courier, who .arrived here on the
t R of this month with difpatches for M. de CN•M-
PAGNY, wore, it is Paid, a plate, on which was an
eagle with three Rars. A dreadful accident took
place on the loth of laft month at Yaroflaf, in Gal-
licia : a part of the tower of the cathedral fell down
into the middle of the church, during divine fervice ;
more than fifty perfons were killed, and a much
greater number were wounded.
Velum Juts. 4.—His Royal High:lds the Arch-
duke JOHN let out yeacrday for Daitano, in order to
return into the Tyrol by the canal of Brenta. This
Prince propofes to vEt the reft of the mountains of
the latter province, as well as the different military
polls which have not yet been infpeaed. He will
then repair to Infpruck, and thence to Salibourg.
His Royal Highnefs will return to Vienna about the
26tIr of this month.—By the lateft accounts from
Corfu, dated June 2e., we learn, that two Ruffian fri-
gates with tranipints, having on b: and two thoufand
troops of the line, have arrived in that ifland. A
more confidetable convoy WAS expected.