Star.
London, England, 1803-11-22 00:00:00

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
3 per Cent. Confok, for money, 331 i.
Ditto, for November. 5311
Reduced 32153-4 per Cents. Of
Old 5 per Cent. 871—New 3 per Cent. 871
Short Ann. 3 slid—loos Ana. 13 .7-16.
Osmium 8/-1 dd.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per Cent. R.&,3211 I Long Ann. 131 7 16
3 per C dont 3311 Imp. 1 per C. 3111
4 per Cent 671 68 I Oronium 81 dif.
3 per Cent. Ann. 8711 Lottery Tickets. 171 45.
I Ditto 0797 87111 Conf. for ace. 331

If we may credit the Dutch Papers, there feems
to be Prong reafon to believe that Holland is one of
the principal points from which an invalion of this
country will be attempted. A letter from Rotterdam
of the Bth, lays, that in the courfe of the lafi three
months previous to that period, so flat-bottomed
boats have been built and completely equipped for lea.
Letters from Bruffels (late, that in cordeguence of a
requifition being reforted to, 200 merchant velfels and
large Using boats, intended fur tranfporting cavalry,
have been procured. It is laid that floating batteries
to carry 90 guns each are building at Boulogne, to
what tile we cannot well dilcover. Some who affeEt
to know, fay that the month of January is the time
fixed for the attemp: of invafion being made. If it
is meant that the preparations will not be complete
before that time, the opinion may fo far be well
founded; but ithe Fiesr Cousin. probably has not
come to any decifion as to this point. Indeed it
mull in fome meafurc be regulated by circumfiances.
The intelligence which we announced on Satur-
day of a change having taken place in the cabinet
of St. Peterfburgh, is alfo confirmed by the Dutch
journals. Count Woitew, zow, the Ruffian Ambaf-
, fador here, returns to St. Peter(burgh, and is to be
fucceeded by Count KaxtrcHew. This change
cannot but be confidered very fortunate for this
country. Count Woaowzow is a friend to Eng.
land, not as a partizan, not as a perfon of an Englifla
faCtion in contradillinaion to a French faeion, but
becaufe he is an enlightened judge of the true in-
terefis of his own country. He knows that the con-
neCtion between England and Ruffia is mutually be-
neficial. In addition to this, it is pleafant to know that
his judgment is ftrengthened by his feelings and his ha-
bits. He haslivedlong among us. He isaeguainted with
the Englifh charafter, and loves it. He underftands
the Britiftt Conftitution, and admires it. He has cul-
tivated the intimacy, and, with merited reciprocity,
enjoys and repays the efteem of many of our moll
eminent public men. His head' and heart are both
on our fide ; and amidft the fluitua!ion of councils and
politics, we may be affured that .his affeetions will
Tway him as much in our favour as honour and vir-
tue will fuffer a man to be lava yet], whole firft duty it
is to confult and promote the interefts of his parti-
cular country.

This change may be coulidered as happening very
opportunely, for we cannot believe, that the Cabinet
of St. Petet (burgh will allow itfelf to continue an idle
fpeetator of the farther incroachments of the French
on the independence of the North of Europe. We
announced yeflerday, in a letter from Hamburg])
of the 3d, and one from the Lower Elbe of the 4th
infant, that the French have demanded a loan from
the City of Hamburgli. In other words, that free
City is to be laid under contribution ; and, according
to the laft mentioned letter, alto Bremen and Lubec.
In addition to this, we have to (late, that the Captain
of a vet Tel from Tonningen, which arrived at Yar-
mouth on Friday Lift, reported yefterday on the
Royal Exchange, that the Engliin vefElls at Lubec
had received notice forthwith to criit that port, and
that accordingly they were all preparing with the
utmolt expedition to fail. The teaihn was laid to be
that the French were certainly to take polreflion of
this place, and therefore the departure ni the Engin
was a meafure of precaution. A notice to the above
effeft was fluck up at Lloyd's.
in confequence of it= political relations ; in
coulequence of its fituation, and in conferpience of
the di ftinguithed rank it holds asa inemberoi the Ger-
maoic bocly, ought to have protected Hanover, and
prudence would diaate that it now lhotild protal
elamburgh and Lubec, akaiiift the tinjuit itnd un-
reafonable demands of the French Government.—
As Praia, however, has fo krg remained in a
(late of apathy during a period uh,:n its indig-
nant feelings ought to has,: roofed it i!:to aaion,
and when it might have laved much uafle of blond,
and fecured the filet-ties of Europe, there little
reafon to think it will, on tl•!c rittlent ccafion, ch-
viate from its Wilbilinsous fyilem of neutrality, or
interfere to el eck the pro'refs of French rapacity.
Tlictigh ?mai has thus (hewn itfclf negleftful of
it% true interefts, and t f the duty, which as a
powerful nation it owes to the other (twee of Europe,
the cafe feems to be dif. 'rent with ftuilia. That
power, however mulch inclined to peace, has for fume
time pall beheld with a conflderable degree of con•
cern the encroachments of France, and we live at d
trutt the time is nut far diii.int when it will fu!ir.w up
its unfuecef-'ul mediation with meal-tires of a more
energetic 'wore, and come loriv.ird at to mo-
mentous a clifis to prevent the kir .t of liberty Item
being entirely e.tiuz.i.flted on the Ccmincnt.