Star.
London, England, 1804-03-22 00:00:00

Nduncia INTELLXIPICIL

DIAL, Mater 21.—1 t has blown fo very hard
from the N. E. fence my laR, that there has been no
communication with the ffiipsothe Downs. The
perfon taken up as a fpy has been found, on tiling-
nation, not to be the one intended, and has accord-
ingly been liberated. The Cußomhoufe Officers,
and their boats along this mall, have been ordered
to put theinfelves under the &rations of Captain
°writ, of the Immorrar.rra : there is therefore rea-
fon to think that we ball loon hear of Come grand
blow being Bruck near Boulogne, but at prefent
every thing is kept a profound fecret.
Fermatas, Masai 59. Yellerday arrived the
Thais, of and froM London, IA from Falmouth,
for this port ; and this day a fleet of coallers from
the northward. I am informed that the French
chaffe maree, marked Hants, No. tss (which I ac-
quainted you in my LA fame of our fifhing boats
fell in with off the Land's End, but were obliged to
abandon on account of contrary winds) was yeller-
day carried into St. lye's by Come of the Whilst/ boats
belonging to that port.

FALMOUTH, MARCH so.—Arrived the PATTIRAL
Hoop of war, with the outward bound Weil India
fleet, !Cc. under convoy, from Portfmouth.
PLystouva. Maacti 3.—Came in the Richard,
Captain FURY, from Cadiz 1••• A fleet of about ao
fail of Mips from Portfmouth,fuid tv be bound to the
WA Indies; and the DIANA. of 38 guns. Captain
MALMO. from the Mediterranean, with Cu fail of
velTels tinder convoy, pot in wind bound.

PORTSMOUTH, Maacs 21.—Arrived the ARIATINI
frigate from a cruise, and the Mary, Duacan from
Saville, bound to Leith, all from the Dolma, being
blown out, after lofing an anchor and cable.

O Motes soaooPared by the louftry,
from Ratertime ; Dokothes Jeff's., ; sad pose Pieter,
how Stettbs--Salird the Walltingtoo, Scott, he Charlet-
ton ; Jaws. Brows, for New York ; Wel, Rowe; awl Renewal,
Cromertie, for Barbedoes.
DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZE MONEY.

The Thawlerer, for the capture of the Frey* privateer Vane,
will be veld au board hes on ha arrival u Ftwarodi..
The Aerate, for the capture of the Mowing priser. cis. Ishtar.
melte (fak Mel la St. Mmes.:rite, l'Alenable Vldialre, the cm-
damned part a the arse of the Gaftava,aed b Mere de Paealles
cargo, wilt be paid at lotraeuth.

A palm arrived frau Tenerife, who kft that Mad LA 1110Dtb
Rues, that the Arena privateers, coofiftiog of L'Egyptiesue, of
36 rn; thatlerobi.of so gum; sod two mote of 16 gone each.
which wat mixing of that Ilload, have filed for the was of
Africa.

A brig privateer. of to goat, it so tam bd-.tieg te Maid*, b
caporal by the Tartar privateer. ef Geelifty, sad carried is
there after a base abbot ate pantie imml boas est Wesel%
'iodised made no captures.
The Predates, Matadi, from Debits tor Pidladelpkia, b loft
sear Dublin.

Tit; bunieconbe, Gardner, from Landon for Han, bas been
taken, retakes, and la arrived at Deptford.

The Conftai;ce frigate, from the /bade, is arrival off thrwich.
Ten Coops, cutters, &c. an appointed to ermine and convoy be-
tween Paknorth and the BMA channel. _ _ _

Yetterday a Court of Direaon was held at the
Eaa India Houle, when Mr. Samos'. Bald.. of the
Accountant's Office, was appointed Atiaant In-
fpettor of .Teas at Canton.
The following Commanders took leave previous
to departing for their refpeaivedeflinations

Captain Mint ermine, of the Bengal, for Coaft and Bay ;
Captain Donald M'Leod, of the Walthataltow; and Dept. John
Brook Sampfon, of the Earl of St. Vincent, for Bombay.
Captain Par scion was (worn into the Command
of the Duke of Montrofe. The Experiment was or-
dered to be aeoat the 27th instant.

As the queflion how far the Holders of the Loy.
airy Loan are entitled to apply for payment, &c.
agreeably to the option in the AR, is enteretting to
many perfons, we infert the opinions of the ATTOR-
, mar and &Isidro& G , and of Mr. Piaci?, on
the fubjett :
CkitearitottroWlsom Government may be leplly required to pay '
off t 5 per cent Annuities craned by the Ad of the 3;th Geo.
Ul.cap. to, bereinbehre Rated?
By Saft.9, it was matted, That Oa two rare friar the rai of
the 'refire War, and latifirdein 4f tie Definitive Treaty Pram
' thereupon. a ,mperialforine isaatie, rake ea the Sth e"
tar Kith dye/ Wake im ornaar, k tlsß or may be lawful for any ,
Contributor. his or their iton A6itailhatoes, Seeeeffors,
or Affigns,to tone application to the Governor iad Company of
the Bank of England to have the fad Annuities after the rate of
5L per cement, boreliy granted, redeemed, or paid of, or converted
'moodier Annuities as hasinafter is mentioned, at his her, or
their elofflow. Awl floe 4ter jus await &ream main offset% his,
her, or their latteitiOrl, the fad Annuities flail be redeemed and
' paid off, or converted into fuck Annuities accordingly.
orimitue.—lbe cooftruttion of the 9th Settion of this Ad Is
not free from embarraffnient, but we think the fentence molt be
uodcrftood as if it bad been at any period of fix months, ending,
lice. after two years ; that it, requiring the whole period of the fie
months to clapfe after the two years had expired. And we there-
fore thinit,that the Government may be required to pay of the
5 per cents. on the lilt sth of April, or toth of Clamber which
occur, after the expiration of two years and an half from the
Ratification of the Definitive Treaty of the aft Peace, previous to
. which fix months notice of an intention to apply to have them
redeemed had been given. In my other interpretation of the por-
tage which occurs to us, we cannot account for the introdudion
of the word* "a a 7 efrarmada calf g," as the rank
would have been much more complete without them, viz- so the
sth of April or tab of Oftotier in any year. he.

at. ►eecw•t.

fWC MANKM SUTTON.

Lincoln's Inn-Fidds, Jan. it, 1744.

COPT OP OPINION ON TNIIIIIIIICT or A. ►IOOTT, tog:coy:NM

TO Tat DAWN. IVT GIVEN IN ell CAPACITY.

There II fo math inaccuracy and obtcluity in the clerk to which
I VII referred, that It b eery difficult to ronjedore what would he
the true conflrudion of it. dtt!er all the a udLdrnti nt, however.
which I have given to it, I am inclined to the opinion. that on the
fiat sth of April, or toth of October, after the erpiration of two
from the reitication of the lall Definitive Treaty of Peace.
any contributor will be entitled in mate the application mentioned
in that claufe to have hiv s per Cenu. Annuities ;ranted lay the Ad
red.ernal or paid off, or coi.verted into other Annul-ice (according
as he 'ball ad) as therein is mentioned; provided he has given Go
months previous notice of hl, tokenism to make (uch application
(or redemption, payment, or convertion into other annuities, ac-
cording as he Shall eke. The private' to the public, under which
the money was raifed, is clear and explicit in giving the Cootri-
butler an option to he paid. at par at any period not kfs than
two years (torn the conelution of the Definitive Treaty of Peace
And I conceive that the Ad will be cooltrucd conformably to the
Tracts'. and fo as to give died to it. unit(' the words will not
admit of that cooltrudion, which dues not appear to me to be the
ads If the notice could not fx given till the expiration of two
years from the Definitive Treaty of Peace, as the notice waft be
given fie months Wort the Contributor who gives b can be entitkd
to be paid, then the thortett period of payment would have been
two years and a half from the DeWitt,' Treaty of Pew, li the
Contributor give the notice I think he is bound to accept the re-
..emption, paymetu,ur cuoverfion. occuedbag to the stadium which
be has made, and the notate be hug:wen.

UntiticttiOnably notice mutt be ire", of the intention to apply
fie mouth* previous bathe application, :I proYLlttl by the oth
Scnion of the Ael. "iligned; A 114041017.
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