Star. — London, England, 1804-02-24 00:00:00

nod iciPs l gave tbim• heir, auk: 4011'11 rented he hi. ever. tared ed by eldeft Devon. Or the nearly lb pnd• Volun• 'noting pleafed : and, imand• de day 1113ent. vettTlUl s v his red and vet d the ye -d Fort hi.h he faithful ,uphout e (Ora. nplithed luties of ' g ull lit, heAlth, 'en H.u• amid* them At the New r in Ben• difiwricd who h,i®e k , one el ', Fr along if ed by d'e arriving ed, be ,f .l -k, of bre and place iwrie t, ll tea s PY" Ate in the got Wive D i g be' in es r ed by the sains were b military dee, by a ~ • hOTiLLA OFF BOULOSIIL Off Boulogne, Monday Evening, 7 o'clock, Feb. s3ek. -We have juft come to anchor, it blowing a hard gale from the E. N. E. This day at one o'clock the Aacitia and Locusr being in company, perceived fame of the enemy's boats coming from the eaftward: they immediately Rood in and engaged them, but in fpite of every effort, made by our veffels, the boats paired on. ~, The Imuorracrra however was loon after feen in elofe engagement with them, but as it ' then blew a molt violent gale, actor. ponied with a prodigious lea, the ?hot were prevented from taking the defired effee... It is neverthelefs fuppofed, that the boats did not get in without fuftaining confider. able damage. Our gallant tars, as nfual, were warmly fainted with a heriy fire from the batteries, but in defiance of this cannonade, and even in the midft of it, the Agenta anchored juft outfide the range of their &ells ; as it blew exceedingly hard at tie time the Locusv put to lea. But what mull the feeling, of the enemy be, when they fee our Erin% tars making ufe of their , anchorage whenever they think proper ? when Ike anchored it wat fa dark that the reit of the iquadtoll could not be difcerned. At prefent the whole Dungenefs and Calais fquadrons are cruizingeff Sonlostie; and therefore, the enemy cannot think,of gluing, for &mild they dare to come oat. they will meet with (arch a reception - as they perhaps little expel, 1111111 ii. /111. 17. Thismorning a eoniroy made its appearance from the Eaaward hi an irregular, ftraggliog manner, and were attacked by the Juno and imioaraitra with the refuel promptitude and fpirit ; the reit of the fqua dron were at too great a dillance to have a (hare in the anion t it that time no other damage could be afcertained on the part of the enemy, except that a !loop had run on (bore. The lairsorraurs had one man killed by a then bodkins over the (hip, and force others *ere wounded. At half pea three a Egual was made for a general chin, and at that titne thirteen veffels, chiefly large galkots, were ob fervid coming from the Eaftward. All then joined in the parfait. The Juno, being to windward, be gan the action, and the Attests& and Locus' . loon coming up, as action commenced, and lafted as hour and a half. The rank was, that four of the ene rby's veffels were driven on (bore. Immediately after the anion the Alcoa& anchored in their neighbour hood, for the purpofe of attempting to get hold of foam of them in the night. The brig &Rained no kind of injury, though the flint and (bells were fly big in every direction. The Blips in the 'titian were the LEOPAILD. Juno, Lana, Lama, AR- Cass, LOCUST, Acroasssol, and Gamin cutter. — Daring the aaion the fiddlers in the camp to the Naltefard of Boulogne were ansionfly looking on. SATURDAY, was. tB. Although the Atoms kept as dote in bore all eight as the aced could with fatty go, three gal lime made their efeape. The Coop which was driven on Ihore the preceding night, is a perfect wreck. A genius is mounted on crock at Cape Grifnez. SONDAY, Fall. 19. Oar fquadron has bad nothing to do with the ene my's nails face the 17th. Latt night fame of them came oat of harbour, and anchored clofe in. One of their brigs is one (bore, lying with her beam ends up. It is fuppofed from our fquadrmi being fo much ftrengthened of late, that Government mutt have fome idea that the invafion, fo long threatened, will Loon be attempted. An order art iced at Deal on Tuefday night for all Of ers !n fleep on board their refpellive Ihips ; and it oars espetled that his Majoßy's Ihips the RAI. vomaaLt and ILLUSTRIOUS would fail yelkerday morning for the coati of France. Admiral PATTSw has adopted the plan of hoißing a red and white pendant upon the Dock-yard fignil port, whenever it bl. ws fo hard as to render it dan gerous for boats to land upon the beach. A Court Martial was held on Monday on board the GLADIATOR, in Pottftrionth Harbour, on Mr. P. O'Reilly, Porfer of his M* city's EURIDICI, on charges pule, red again{ bun by his Reward, for ex pending the ibip's provilions in a manner contrary to the rules of the fervice. The charge being proved in part, Mr. O'Reilly was fentenced to be reprimanded, and to pay double the value of two firkins of butter upended contrary to the rules of the Navy. A Captain at Shecrnefs has been admonillsed for Beeping on Ihore while the (hip was refitting. A Court of enquiry was yefterday held on Lieute sant MAIIDIRSTON, of the Wax gon.brig, at Sheer- Der for having got on Ilion near Dover. The re fult is not yet known. On Monday lan, as the Clerkenwell Volunteers were returning from Highgate, one of the corps, being rather intoxicated, became diforderly, frequent. ly retiring from the ranks, and obßrueling the line of march ; in confcquence of which, after repeated exhortations. he was ordered by the Adjutant to be deprived of his arms, which fo irritated a by•Rander. an acquaintance of the culprit, that after a volley of the moll intemperate and feurrilous abide, he endea voured to incite him to pull the Adjutant from his horfe, when a company of grenadiers was ordered to efcort him to New Peden ;—and on WedoildaY he gave bail to anfwer the complaint. Friday night (oust villains opened eleven graves in tahnal Ga ten burying-ground, and took molt of the bodies away ; Come they concealed under a heap of gravel, to be removed at a convenient time. Every pofilble (catch has been made after there wretches, Lut hiiherto without clrea. NIUTICAL mratucxxcz. MAILS THIS DAY...-Whid S. W. ' sea. bus. IM DM MIAs $o 1 liaaa A bus o 1 Waterford a z • PIEZMICE, Fn. 21.— Arrived, line my laft, the Furly, Rowa ; and the Reviere, Calm, from Lon• don with fundries, for this Port and neighbourhood ; the Mentura, mafter, of and for Briftol, with block tin, from Falmouth t the Ann, of and from Wexford, Ws Lau mafer,•with provifions for London ; and the Spanifh brig N. S. de Armen, of and fur Bilbos, Captain JPA■ BAPTISTA de An. DILICA, now from Liverpool, with a (mall quantity of cocoa, which intends going to Plymouth in order to complete her cargo. The Argo, HOU/ITCH, this morning failed for North Yarmouth. , FALMOUTH, FIR. 21.—Sailed the PACKS'S CHAR. Lori., packet, Kau, with mails for the Windward Hands ; Q . IIIIIM CNAILOTTS packet, Capt. Munch with mails for Jamaica; Mantua, Dana's, for Brif• tol ; Neptune, SALT te, for Plymouth; Fox (No. z.) cutter, Lieut. Islocriot.son, to join the Grand Fleet off Breß t and the DMIICI Revenue cutter, Eva- Rom, on a crnize.—Arrived the Pelican, limas, from Swaufea ; the •Endeavour, Meraaaat.t,, from Mil- ford; the Henrietta, Lama am, from Arundel; and the Speedwell. &rumens, from Plymouth.— The SIATLOWIII brig of r a guns, Lieut. °wan, this evening made fignal for failing with convoy to the Eaftward, and Drould the wind continue, will put to fen to-morrow ; and the %Vasa.' scy EaR India Sip, Captain ,Gonna, and the Dutch EaR India !hip Vreede, a prize to a Jerfey privateer, will proceed to the River. Wihd N. N. W. PLYNOIITH.FLL.32.—Laft night failed thePe cast fchooner. with difpatches received from the Admi ralty for the Hon. Admiral CORNWALLIS. Letters received from the in-more (quadrat). dated the lath int. fate, that the COLLODIN. Rear Admirat Cot.. ctsowoon. Captain Micelle. is relievld in the com mand of that fquadron by Rear Admiral Sir T. GRATIS, in the Fovosovair, of 84 guns. The fleet is divided into three fquadrons. one for the purport of blockadibg. an ottihore fiptadrou, and a cruising fquadron, to intercept fupplies. Came in from the Weftward a large tender, full of feamen and land men for the Rect. _ PORTSMOUTH. FEB. day arrived his Ma fliip l'Aacos, Captain Honourable EDWARD KIN a, with a fleet of copper bottom and armed 'ram ports. from Cork, viz. Grant, - • - Capt. writhe. Cantor*, - • --- Bova Ceres, . • - Rictsudfon. Ntk - - Gibfau Princes Royal - - Hoteccan. Mellowest, Jobettone. Betray, -...— Bartlett. Arrived alfo the Jane, Lsicuman ; and his Ma- jelly's atip Ploasus, Captain Parrost.iy, from Ply. mouth. A few coaling veffels have failed. Came into harbour his Majelly's fbrp CARTSTOILT, of a 8 guns, Captain F*uswawa. The !hip Ceres, Captain JOllll RICHARDSON, an armed tranfport, one of the Beet which arrived here this day from Cork, under convoy of his Majelly's thip P./kenos, being very light, and high above the water, drifted laft night much to leeward from the convoy ; and early in the morning was chaced by a large gun veffel, which fired r ose of her bow chacea, a 32 pounder, to bring her to, but Captain R. judged it prudent to continue a running fight. As his Commodore was at no great diftance a head, he made no doubt that he ihould be Able to keep her off until his Commodore came up to his affillance in the morning. Soon after the adlion commenced, the gun veffel came nearly along fide, and fired three broadfides into the Ceres the mate and one fearnan were knocked down by the wind of a fhot, and for a time were fuppofed to be dead ; they, however, loon afterwards came to, and remained at their Ration ; all hands kept up an inceffant firing until day light, when the gun veffel proved to be his Majelty's gun brig Srsrm, of 18 guns, Captain Gears. Happily no lives were loft. Captain G. bellowed the higheft encomium on Captain Rica/MO WN and his crew, for their determined refolution and brave condi)°, in defending themfelves in fo gallant a manner. It mull not be omitted that the Hon. Captain KING bore down early in the morning to her afliflance. This is a n. , ble example fet for our Captains of tranfports, who, I make no doubt, will all in their turn do their belt endeavours, on fimilar mentions. S . ~ FIN. 23 —Arrived his Majefty's fbip TRUSTY him Chatham, and has gone to the Nore. The Psatcovr, Capt. BROUGHTON ; ASICLIA, Lord Pansy ; and Ayr t rtw, Captain jacasou, have alto arrived, and the AFRICA:Iit, MAC:SIR:Mr. INrux• and Hi sus. have failed.—The Cairroast u docked, and tl.e M gun-br:g is taken on the graving flip. The BLOODHOUND is alto hauled on the launching flip to be repaired. DIALL, Fea. a3.—Came down from Sbeernefs the Macicurnit frigate, and Iwavecroa floop of war, and the Marqoir of Wellefley Eaft Indiaman from t he River ; and remain in the Downs with his Majef ty'sfhipsMow mica, Admirat. Lord KFITH ; UTRICH T. Vice Admiral PAT 1 IN : ILLUSTRIOVS and R•ISON •• ILI ; Et:I:TALUS, Maciscavaas, and CHaM►ION fri gates; IN sr, croft, Asia, Lv x, and ST:actor) Ooops 11 was ; roav and Pris►y, b.^mbs ; and Chilton, VP , for jamaica.—Wrod N. N. W. Ca sumac u, Fie. I..—Arrived here, on Saturday. the Minerva, Craws from Virginia : left loading for this port the Crawford, Jameson ; Ann, M'K'''. LAT ; and Jeanie. Cower ; the Ann, Luse, for North Ferry ; and the Helena, SMART, for Liver pool; alfo the Dunrobin Cattle. Mims ; Mary, Balms; Scipio ! HousTolll, of this port; Mercury, Ssavics. of Saltcoats ; and Aurora, STILT/AZT, of Liverpool, waiting freight. By favour of Captain Caairsce. of the Minerva. we have a file of the Norfolk Herald up to sd of laft month but we cannot find any thing of futradent general interell to jellify our making muses. • For this week pall the weather has been milder than in the memory of the °ldea inhabitant, at this. &don. Indeed it has more refembled the month of June than February ; and the vegetation confequent ly wrong. It is to be apprehended that it may af terwards receive a check. HULL, Fla: at.—On Sunday fe'nnight the Forti tude, ?ittle of Arbroath, from this port, was stranded on BOndicak Sands : the crew and cargo fared. The &op Lively; Huasr, riding at anchor in Sandfend Roads, near Whitby. on Saturday the r tth roll. the crew were opliged to run her upon the beta; at high water, for the prefervation of their lives, in confequence of a violent gale coming on from - the eat!, which prevented the pciffibility. of het...working off fhore. The veffel is espefted to be got.alf en the return of fine weather, without much duets,. Saturday fe'nnight the Bazar, of Invernefs, frogs London, with goods, went on (bore at Donmouth, and all on board perilbed. Five of the bodies were found in the Chip. The goods are partly felted, but much damaged. The fame night the Scipio. of Aberdeen, was put on !bore at Cowie, near Stone. haven; crew fared. The vettel has fine gone to pieces. In the fame gale,the Peggy and Sufan, from Fmdhorn to Leith, oundered off Wemyfs.— Nine tithe people were feen to take to the boat, which aided inftantly went down, and they all perilhed. On the 22c1 ult.the Sovereign, Guineaman, mount ing 1 s guns, burden between 6 and .yon tons, laden with foga; coffee, indigo. hides, and elephant's teeth. with many very valuable articles of jewellery, having on board 4o men, four of whom were pallingers. Orrick on a fudden rock, called the Smiths, a mile weft of Ballycotton Mend. county of Cork, and a mile from the (bore, and went down within ten mi nutes afterwards. Of•as men, who took to the boats. one only was fared; two men attempted to Win frau; the USN and were drowned; eight clung to the maw. and were fared by a Ballycotton boat. On Saturday fe'nnight, four veffels were driven on the Herd Sand, at Shields; three of them, fortu nately got off on the making of the tide, but the other (the Robert and Mary, THOMI•11 SWIIIII•RD matter, of and from Yarmouth), has become a wreck; the crew were fared. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Fall. 23.Pa.fed by the Undenseemleg,l4acker, from Rost erdein....-asikd the Berry, Stakes. for Watesfaed t Re- ' boas, Hindmedb, for Petedburgh ; Eleanor, Crow, for Tried dad; Vrow Magmata, Sunda, for Tanning= ; Republic, Cluiftoff; Vrow Gains, Trains., end the Two Ochrodao, De anna, for Verdi. • The Merchant, Ribble, from Virginia far Rattadase, is left an the oneitmf tiolhad. The Freedoen, Wakes, with coals, Is loft on WintlifteD Beath. The Zephyr, and the Nancy, —, of Yarmouth, arc captured and carried into fluibing. The Leaoder, Youngman, and the Rialto, Shepherd, from Lyme, and faeral other veal, are captured by • French priva teer off the Land% bid. The Soap Perfeverance, of Rater baa been taken by le Prof pere French privateer, end retaken by ' the Admiral Mitchell cutta. Captain Watfoo Ora t, of the *Aeon, has been patented with arty guineas by the Underwriters for his exertions in bringing that Rip to Hull, after the had been on Rote on the Bland of Ciodthuati. The Vitus, Doyley. from Hull for Tansingen, is lot in the Orkneys. The Ddeval, Minim, from Newest& for Lagdor, is taken by ' a privateer, and burnt. The Charlotte Murdock, Walker, from Brake' for New York, was fpoke with On the gift of December, in lat. zi. so. long. e 7 . 55 . then Awing for Clasieftoo, having Ratted a plank. The Hannibal, •-•-- from Boordeaus for the lan of France, le attired at Trincomak, after being nearly wrecked on the Co moros Mande, sod haring the Captain and eight of the grew reordered. On the morning of Saturday the t ith inft. the soap Good intent, Capt. %giddier, of Dundee. laden with emit, was cat on Rom about three silks welt of Arbroath: crew Lived. ANOTHER MEAN. —A reverie of fingular import was on Tuefday night, in Bow.ftreet, fubmitted to Mr. BOND and Sir %V. Paasoms, who aced as inter preters upon the occafion. A Mrs. Dietritchen, of Newman-fireet, exhibited articles of the Peace againft her hufband, and among other outrages, Rated, that on Sunday fe'nnight, at breakfaft, he told her he Fad drama a drum, and if it ever came true, he would take up the firft knife lie could get, and flab her.— The hufband at firft declined mentioning the parti culars of his dream, but upon being prelTed by the Magiftrates, declared that he had dreamed his wife was falfe, and what he had uttered was under the influence of the green eyed monfter." The in terpretation of the dream was fo unfavourable to the hufband, that in default of bail, Owen Mab mull have paid him her next vifit in Bridewell. HINT TO YOVEGDittoes. — A General Officer, now high in command, and no lets juftly famed for his liberality of fpitit and urbanity of manners than for his military and other difiinguifhed talents, had laid it down as a rule, that his doors Ithould be lock ed, and his fervants quiet in their beds before mid. night. A young aide-de-camp, lately arrived in the family, having more than once infringed this wife regulation, the General took the following method to comet him. One night, or rather one morning, the young Gentleman art ivcd, and with a gentle rap made nn doubt of being admitted as heretofore, hut what was hi. furprife and confolion, when, inftead of beholding John, he found his Calera' (landing before him, with the latch in his hand. The young officer was beginning to make the belt apology in his power, when the Gcueral (topped him !hurt with laying— .. Pray, Sir, come in, I beg you will not think of making any apology ; the :aft is.as I knew you were out of the hook, and that I have, ever fince I have had she honour of being in this command, made it a rule to fend my tenants to bed every eight at twelve o'clock % I was apprehenfive that they might keep you w a iting at the door; I therefore thought it be(; to fit up fur you, that you might DOE fuller Co unplcafaut an isiconrcuicatc." .csrmoi: 4 1 4.1 The following extrad hoot a private Wee cod. tains force additional particulars of the melancholy affair at Candy : .• The march of the Britiffi troops on the 24 of Fist beuary. the capture of Candy, and thirfettfmg a• new. King upon the throne; the fiche& of oar troops in garrifon. and the propdals repeatedly made on our part for an accommodetioa, we have given before. The troops in Candy and the atighbensine polls dying daily. :ad beiag mach reduced by dab.. ads. the Candians formed a _plea_ to life arsgre.on a certain day, all over the Mead. and ma/ram the Bogliffi troops. Oa the day awaited, afoot is,ooo of the natives Cofounded Candy. end asisch. ad the Palace, which was defended inth the rent. eft obilinsey by the sorb mod the Malays. who fought band to hand for nearly two boon, and at • one time they could not load their pieces. bat merely tired the bayonet. After a Meatus keep*. they at lift beat the Candians off with ram ffseehter . We loft about is or le killed and wooded, and tiro gallant young men, Lieutenants Butauar and nonmetal ru, of the loth. 'The furrender of Ma. jor Davis happened exael yas we have alreedyinted.. While our troops were on their way to Waco. melee, the A.digar,on the asth, feat them a mule raying the Log pofitively infilled that they bold' notchback to Candy and hay down their armee ellad 'that Moirroo SWANKY the new king, &odd to given to than. A fter tome time Majer Datria torched back towards Candy. and was met by the Migar and the Diffavacsoratiefs, and Bowan/sem they-ftionld pile their arms, el& to the town. Whoa that was done, the Europeans were marched to Base diftance from their arms, which were immeffiselly r fecund by the Candians. The Males eddies its oar fervice were reparaied from the and marched another way. The Candies. then took do new King. Mooroci Swann'', and pat him to death nn the (pot. Major Davis and Captain Ramos, of the Malay regiments, and Captain Hemmers, of the Bengal Artillery, were feparated fromthe feltof the Officers. The other Officers, eight in NW.. bet, with all the men of the Leith, were than id away. tied two and two. The greater part wets then brought into the jangle in this !late, ead,hoetid to relate, beat . aga*.mi each other with clubs:al they espied. The remainder by two and two, bad their throats cot ; one corporal of the igth, as Rated, only creeping ; be badhis bead mad a:ch igtil a peva, tely cut, and was thrown agorae the heap of Bain ; but at night . was able to creep taco die octal, and make for the new. over which he (wok** very broad and rapid. and &epode° Plait MatelawilL In all, there Were ,reS Etisopeaas.of tbe_teds puns death. and nearly the whole of the Ifffts. who would not voluntarily enter into the K ing' s forks. u Many of thofe who did fo to lave &lir Los, contrived afterwards to elf& their &ape. Make Davis, Captains Renter and lioneraers. were 'kept prifooers for tome days after the firft nmalfficre, and when the grand feaft was mad* mina eltabalit: ing the King again on the throne at Candy, the& unfortunate men were dragged out in the prefeaco of the King and all his Diravaes. by comenamil of the. Adigar, and put to death in the molt creel and inhumes manner. u Several valuable Malay Officers perillsed istheir attempts to prate the Europeans. A very bas youngman. not above 57, Eafign Barry, of the Ma lay corps, who was refereed from the fire Osighter s . being lent fora few days after by the Aoftgar s ea seas before the King. ending his exec:odes at ed a (word from one of the guards, an= through his body. During the trace which was made between the General and the Kng in May, the Candies Dialog of the four Corks. Leuke Rakbansie, &dimly col. hefted a large body of Candians, and entered our ter. ritories at the village of Attagalla, endeavoured to force the Cingalek under our Government to join them, but they fled towards the coati. where a de tachment of as of the 65th regiment. and as many of Ramfay's corps, and about too Lafcarine raisers. marched to attack them. After a Sinn Goatee, the Candians fled beyond Ruanelli, leaving two of their guns and an image of Budha behind them. u We are told that, in confequence of the inbabl ', tants of a village, in the route of the Britifk troops in Ceylon fupplying the latter very critically with a quantity Of paddy. a party t.f Candian troops rationed in the vicinity, made a defcent on the poor defeace lefs and unforpeeing offenders. and put them all to death. Notwithffandiog the extreme difficulty of roads in the v icinity of Candy. the palles have been rendered more difficult by the melon of a number of ca. teems, or fortified gates, which can caftly be de fended by a very inferior force." The public curiofity having lately been excited by the tranfaftions in Ceylon. it might not be innate idling to our readers to be informed of the route and didas.ces from Trincomalee to Candy. as communi cated by a refpeeable Officer in the Company's icr- vice : From Trincomalee to Copputorey, 9 miles; from Copputorey to Turnbela Carunum, 6 miles ; from Turnbcla Carunum to Tcrtolay. ;6 ; from Tertolay to Permaumadon. to ; from Pet/TIAUMIWOO to Maim C ty. 10; from Pulian C ty to Wilkes:ill 21; from Willategall to Rock River, ; ; from Rock River to Cona, t 6; from Gina to Choultry i 8; from Choultry Plain to Nalicody Ccravvety, s; from Nallendy C ty to AUwalay, ;8 ; from Allwalay to Offput, 1;8 ; fiom Offput to Gunnoor, 7 ; from Gunnoor to Candy, the whole, by this, 17: miles. Recent accounts from the Refident at Oujein Rate, that a lona extraordinary innndat;on had been expe rienced in she vicinity of that city, occafioned by the fudden (welling of the river, which overflowing ks banks, filled the areets and houfes to filch a depth as to render it neceffaty for the inhabitants, in the dead of night, to kelt re.uge from inßant defiraltion, in boats; (venal cottages, and even whose villages its the neighbourhood, were (wept away, together.with large cll.:whits of gra:n and Tome cattle. A number of people cleaned to a Hindoo temple, -)n a hill on the Einem fide, where they were loon (applied with pruvifions and other 'Accra:Ms. This calamity is foppofed to have been oecafsemed by a !hock of as earthquake is the upper &Arid& 9 J