Star.
London, England, 1803-01-04 00:00:00

FR.INCE.

PARIS, DECF.I4IIER
On the 23111, the Second CMI6II grand
dinner to the Diplomatic Corps, And t great num-
bur of di ilingiti(h:d foreigners.
On the lad, paired through Nancy, a BrItY)1
MeirCrlger, On his return froin Vienna to London,
and a French one on his way to P.aria.c.n.

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Thz Daughter of the late I)nke of Parrna, who
embraced a monallic life, fhb refldes at the C.o.
veil of Colano, which was parpofely erected I,r
her. S:)e. waits for farther accounts fr,.:n Spain.
to regulate her future condo& The Duchefs
Dowager has fettled a fifth part of the allowance
alfured to her by the Court of Spain, as pennons
upon thole, who had given particular plod) of at-
tachment to herfelf and her late fpoufe
The Princes of Averlberg and Ettethazi palled
through Strafburgh on the zadinil. on their way
to Taris•

Very warm difputes hare arifen between the
Autirian government of the Brifgaw and the Su-
periors of the Germanic Langue of the Order of
Malta, to which the poilialons of the immediate
ecelellailical corporations of the Brif'aw have been
ceded by the general Reeds of the Deputation of
the Empire. This contefi, however, has hitherto
been confined to a number of proteations on both
fides. In the mean time the Order has been oblig.
ed to abandon the matures, which had been taken
to obtain poreffion of its indemnities, the proceed.
ings to that era having been declared illegal by
the Cabinet of Vienna, which has poilponed the de•
cilion of this affair until the conclufion of its nego.
ciations with the French Government.

The journal der Defenfeart of Tuefday laft, con-
tains the following article :
U There is now preparing in the Palais de Jur-
tire, in the grand falcon, formerly called Des Li-
braires, where the Grand Judge is to fit, a chapel
placed at one of the extremities, opponte to the
(lairs ascending to the Tribunal of correetion.
--Amongft its decorations are four lonic columns,
which have been rebored for this purpofe. This
raft hal', is divided in the middle by arcades,which
are covered with fuperb tapeßry from the manu-
faCtory of the Gobelins. The place is the fame
where formerly was celebrated the mars, known
by the name of La Meffe Rouge. A place is pre-
pared in the fame hall for the purple of contain-
ing a great number of muficians. In that part of
the hill which belonged to the Tribunal of Ap-
peals oppoftte to the Judges, there-are a number
of ascending feats, evidently refereed for the Con-
flituted Authorities, to be invited t(sa Cerra:ay.
which, judging from tha preparations that hove
been made, will be heightened brudegree eneoullo.--
fuited to its importance!"
A negociation for an exchange of the territo7
in Further Auftria and the country of Ortenau
carrying on between the Duke of Molnar, and the
Margrave of BADEN. The parties are not as yet
agreed with relpart to the turn to be paid as pur-
chafe money ; the Duke requiring,much more than
the 800,000 Arnica that have been offered. 'The
negociation, however, is not broken off.
PAIWAN OC Lou makes himfelf much beloved in
the vicinity of Widdin. Corn having begun to
become fearce, he has ordered the grain in the gar-
rifon magazines to be fold at a moderate price. The
caravans Rewire can travel with greater fecurity
in the neighbourhood than almoti any where elfe.
DREADFUL EYENT......I.C2Fers from Genoa, of
ithe tsth December, mention the fudden demoli-
tion of more than two-third parts of the village of
Villaguardia near Oneglia, by a convulfion of the
earth, which took place in the following manner:
'the village was compofeci of about So dwelling-
houfes, and aoo inhabitants. It flood on the (lope
of a hill, in high cultivation, and abounding in
copious fprings of frefh water. On the evening
of 22d November laR, two apertures were found
to have been.convolavely made in the ground
near the village church. It rained all that night.
At day-break on the 23d, all enormous mars !writ
down from the fummit of the hill, brought before
it all the furface earth, and fen at lail upon the
houfes of the village. The roof of the church
was the firft thing demoliflied ; then 57 of the
houfes met, one after another, the fame over-
throw. This pallid in the count of the 23d, and
fo (lowly, that the unfortunate villagfts could
view, at leifure, the progrefs of their difaßer.
In the night of the 23d, the ruins were removed
to the &Rance of 200 paces from their former
&infinite.

On the morning of the 24th, the remaining
houfis were feen Rending within a precipitous ac.
cumulation of earth, which, extending entirely
round them, prefented every when a perpendica.
lar front, and rote to the elevation of so fathoms.
Vineyards. gardens, olive trees, were all cranked
and carried in one mafi into the neat river. The
channel of the river was filled up, and the (truant
above converted into a lake. An oppofite rock.
on the territory of Befiagno, at tall arrefted the
motion of the mars. A Dope, one of the heft
tivated in Italy, remains now but a bare roars
On a track of land four miles long and one broad,
there now remains nothing to Rinke the eye bat
ruined houfes, deracinated trees, and ilagnating
water. The poor people of the village have no
prefent filcher, but that of a few of their cottages
which are yet &ending t and from which the?
can view only their ruined property, and defolated
fields.
Some parts of Upper Italy are fo overdosed by
the late heavy rains, that perfons say go in boats
alnrift the whole of the way from Venice to Pa.
daa, the intermediate country being entirely laid
under water.

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1: —Thz Organ'e Law
:„ ,;;;•vt•ri..raer.r at C. has bet:
Accnr,ii.n2; o..;vernment
of a Senate, in il:•ge is to pre-
. There are to ha rive Gran; 0f:ie,.7., of State.
cf juilice and Le ration, of
!: of War, of the If. sin,, of Ft.
• Senate is to confill of Senators;
'1 S.re.or to be thirty years old, and remain
x years. The Dngt is chofen br
::mate, and cont.:nu: in uffi--.e f:!: years; nor
can ba again eleatd till attar lis year.
'...lrstrx, DEC. 29.—The Carnival will be this
) uncommonly in illiant and expenfive. Anioi.g
;lc; preparations Dancers have be-:n fent for from
ris, to perform the celebrated :tad beautiful
of l,rrid and Pjj•che. Theft Dancers will
::0 one in Berlin.
Ihe Kasc; and Q.L.,EFN have retinned fa Potf-
.l ,rn to Berlin for the winter ; as alfn the
f,rother., Lie Princes 1-bority and Wittrnm, and
tile ll,reditary.Princefs of Orani-:e.

ST.PErtits6tracli,Dte.3.—A oclarnation has
llcen pithlithed, ordering that a:lftibaltern
1 privates, who were taken pt ifonei s during the
•.,na:dcs in Poland, and afterwards entered into
the Rinlian Itrvice, whether they Liay now be with
tT'e regiments on duty, the invalids, nr elicwhei c,
1..a1l Le releafed from the fervice, and peimittcd
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to retire wherever they think proper. Th.ofe, bow-
evcr, arc to be retained in the fer vice who defire it.
The Enyszoa has caufed his i4tisfanion to be
notified to all the officers who ferved with the
h ittalions at Naples, for the perfea order and dif-
etpline obferved there,
Lieutenant-General the Duke de !item rLi ty, in
the fcrviee of our Court, is appointed Governor of
all the Colonies lying on the Black Sea.
De c. 7.—The order of the Jcfuits, which has al.
ways continued to e‘ifl privately, and by the edu
e.:tion of youth and other ufeful occupations, has
puticularly recommended itfelf as a meritorious
Inaitotion to the Monarchs of Ruifia, teems to
azonire now all at once new firength and aaivity.
The order having at prefent its chief eflablifhment
in Ruffia, where it has great poffeffions, and par-
ticularly in the late Polilh provinces; has regnefied
leave of the EMPEROR to choofe a new General.
The EMPEROR not only granted this requell,but left
the choice entirely to the Order, which was made
at Polotz, in White Rnffia, and fell unanimoufly
on Father Ga u IR, a man of great talents, learn-
and aflivity, who had long prefided over the
_Knits College at Polotz, and was placed by
Paw. I. who honoured him with his particular
favour, over the Catholic Church at St. Peterf-
burgh, where he founded a College of Jefuits. He
is a native of Vienna, and 64 years of age.
Cots STAIITINOPLI, NOVEMBER a t.—Raffia is the
good genius of the oppreired Greeks and other
inhabitants of Moldavia and Wallachia.—By

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feveral Treaties they were to pay a yearly tri•
bute of 7xo 000 piallres, which Turn, by the extor-
tions of thf Hofpodars, has been mired to above
, ,000,000, betides innumerable other exaetion3.—
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any of thefe abufes are now done away, on the
refentation of the Ruffian Conful at Jaffy.
ear Schumlan a new band of robbers has ap;
'lsepred, headed by the fon of a Pacha here, who
I,4sluch concerned at the ill conduit of his fon.—
+RI followers call him Sultan, and alma adore
hum. They are not numerous, but the road to Con-
* fiantinople is unfafe for merchants and couriers.
The Porte has received advice that the Beys in
Upper Egypt, have made exertions to break
through the Cordon of Turkifb troops, to get to
the I.nglith ; but that their defign has been fruf-
trated by the Pacha of Cairo.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 4.

TRICE OF THIS DAY A r ONC O'CLOCK'
Pcr Cent. Red. • : f 7t..-4 per Cent. se
News per Cer.t. log toz—
Long Ann. so 5-26...0mniunt 3
3 per Cent. Couf. for op!. 73i.
PRICE OE STOCKS YESTERDAY:
Batit Stock tB7 India Stock Sts}
3 per Celt. Red. 71 Ezabeq. Blils to. tots. dif.
4 per Cent. 1777 Ft b 6 Oasniuni si3# dif.
5 per C. Ann. lot Kush& Tic.kets 171. tss.
Loos Ann. so 5-161 Conf. for the op. 73fett
DUBLIN, DECZIAILIt 19.STOCR EXCMAPIGL.
5 per Cent. Gov. Deb. 99
Grand Canal Loan, 6 per Cent. dated 1;97, 1021
COURSE or 11....ILANGE•
Dublin on London. Dec. 29 - - sot
London oo Dubiln, Dec. 24 - - 1 a.
&MR on London, Dec. all • 74
8e1f4.7, mDublin, Ditto - 44 61 &Pl.

A Dutch Mail arrived this morning ; bet it
brings nothing of importance.
'We have received letters horn Gibraltar of the
gth of December, which, we are happy to an-
nounce, Rate, that his Royal Highnefs the Duke
of Kith has in a great meafure recovered from
the die& of hi, late rheumatic aXefiinn, and that
the garrifon is in a Bate of general homed health,
excepting fume remains of the opthalmia.
On the 7th of December a French line of battle
fhip apd a frigate paffcd Gibraltar to the well-
ward, full of troops. They were hailed by one of
the Pcotoguefe frigates cruizing in the Got, Lot
v:lnfc 1 to give any anfwer. A Spanial frigate
pa& :7L the fame day.
Oa t:r- Luz:: r rr rcctivecl At Gihraltai
itort I.• 4, mr, t:lzt d.e Ct urt of :vain
1,, Lc, Frerrh
t • 6:7 T Mir
t e.:sit btr7l TT" cz! from

LI -yid; M.:!;.: our Ict•c:s -Lame w.vay.
14. iM"3lll3.Cl_ EI. C.ti !... ' LIM K :1r ,Te 4: ::.‘ 1.11
.7 WC :14% rtCeive:
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was kille4 at P.zi-mbay three days after his arrival
:here, in zn afi'rAy with his Guard and Servants,
appeafe, but WAS unfor-
tur.:!tely As were alio two of his people. His
nephew was a t the fa m z time dangeronily wounded."
Tlie words we ha.: e.. quoted are fo ambiguous in
one particular, tilat we know not precife,ly what
they import. Were his guard and fervants quar-
relling among themfelves—or with other people ?

From what we have been able to learn from
other quartets, we believe it was with fame of the
Company's Sepoys. The quarrel fpread to all the
Perlian attendants, and a great number of Sepoys.
Several were killed, and the Perfians were beat
back upon the Ambafrador's refidence. The Am-
baffador WAS arongly advifed by his Engli(h inter-
i-ern- not to interfere ; but he would go to the
window o fpeak to the people. At this time the
riot was as it; height, and the parties had recourfe
to tire arms. Unfortunately a random (hot killed
the Ambairadar in his window.

The KING yeflerdav, :tacr reading the dif-
patches received from the Continent, took an ex-
cutfion in Winkifor ritrk.

Her MaJFSTY had a party of the Nobility to
tea and cards is the evening,.
Mr. Purr is returned to town from Bath, coal-
derably improved in health.
Mr. MERRY, our late Ambafrador to the French
Republic, arrived on Sunday at Dover.
Lord and Lady CASTL REAG H arrived yeßerday
in Cleveland row, from the Marquisof Az eac o N'S.
The Duchefs of DrvoiesuirE and Lady W. CA.
VENDISH accompanied Lord and Lady Moe PETH,
on Saturday, to Dover, where the two latter are
to embark for France.

The different vacancies, which have taken place
in the Rol al Marines, fence the peace, are reported
as likely to be filled op in the courfe of the month :
feveral valuable Officers will in confequence be
reltored to the fervice.

One of the Royal Garrifon battalions is, by re•
port, intended to be Rationed in the Weft.
The Militia of Devnn has lately been ballotted;
but from the population of the county not having
increafed, its force continues as when firft railed.
The Volunteer Infantry of the Weft are entire-
ly difembodied, much to the fatisfaetion of the
Public, and to the great advantage of the Militia,
as many of its Member; now belong to this highly
Conflitutional Force.

Friday fe'nnight the 23d regiment of Light
Dragoons were dithanded at Bella% by General
Ross.

, It begins to tranfpire on the Continent that the
Britifh Cabinet has done all in its power to accom-
plifh that, with the negled of which it was lately
accufed ; namely the fecuring of Allies. Letters
from Hamburgh fay, the Court of London has
made efforts to eflablifh an alliance with the Courts
of St. Peterfburgh and Vienna; but that thofe
efforts have failed-. It is not laid that the Emperor
ALEXANDER is indifpofed to fuch an alliance : we
hope he is not, and we have come reafon for en-
couraging this hope ; but the Court of Vienna, it
is obferved, is adverfe to it from a fear of offend-
ing France. This is no doubt true. Auftria mull
be in her heart the ally of this country ; it is not
in the nature of things that the fhould be other-
wife; but (he is fo mirch reduced and ezhaulted
by the very gallant Itruggle the lately made,
that the neceffarily dreads a new conteß with
France at prefent, which an alliance with this
country would probably produce. She mull re-
cruit her ftrength, and we mull hope for better
times. The accounts from the Continent make it
every day more and more evident that our Mi-
niflers, in Odober, refolved to found the difpoli-
lion of the Chief Powers ; and that, in the event
of Sliding a fpirit of co-operation, they intended to
[peak in a very bold tone to F:ance, to follow up
their remonnrance refpeding Switzerland with
vigour, and even to appeal to arms rather than
give up their claims. That Anftria is not able to
ad is a fubjed of regret ; but under all eircum.
fiances out Milliners have adcd with prudence
and wildom.

We have reafon to fuppofe, that Ruffia is die-
poled to favour the meafures of this country in op-
poring the ambitious career of France. It is not
Laid that Rußia was unwilling to cater into an al.
Lance with this country ; it is even reported,
that a new treaty is negotiating with her. Ru-
mours are alto in circulation, that fhe willies Eng-
land to retain Malta, and cannot content to
' becnme one of the guarantees of that ifiand. By
letters from Con Itantinople, laid before our
Readers yelterday, we learn, that the I3ritifh Am-
balfadcr there has propofed a Treaty between
England, Ruflia, and the Porte, by which theft
three Powers (hall bind themfelves to exclude all
foreign troops from Egypt. The objet of fuch
a Treaty obvioufly is, that when the Britifh army
leaves that country, the French (hall not again
take poifellion of it, itithout incurring holtilities
w jilt lttiffia. This, too, is a wife meafure ; and
it would Le a molt happy one, were it to take ef-
-1,20. Eut the Turks are all aid of France, as the
Anfiria;:s arc, and decline entering into fuch an
.ti:•agernert, contenting thsnsfelves with the gna-
t ant! of their domit inns by France in the Treaty
ar..t relying tit on French faith, upon
e 41%1 ►'.s f m•twithnanding the perfidious
Ito in which Ec;ypt has been already f'ized.
in this treat', as in the ['toppled alliance
Frlland a:,l Auflria, teems stifporcel to join.
Fiom th•lie and tit: cr citcumftanees we are inclin.
ed to l a fivi utal,ly cf the Court of Sr. Pried-
' urgh. That C2,liit is nr t at prefent diflinguifhcd
A bold and decisive ; but when the other
Pr.wers of Europe :•rc i h.l better nate, when the
any fi r 41:1,C,. .r. 4.1 arrive it mai, e troll
ive 0,11 rind tile r Ate 7.',,nsit on ti.e IJe
tho'= who refil l.bYet faun of every tfta'al.th-
cd C.9vt-,;triTra in Lump:.