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London, England, 1826-07-08 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

[From the Plymouth Journal of July 6.1
COURT MARTIAL ON THE MASTER OF THE
NORTH STAR.
A Court-Martial assembled on Friday, on hoard the Britannia,
to inquire into the cause and circumstances o: the North Star run-
ning on the east end of the Breakwater, on her way into Plymouth
Sound, on the 24th of June, and to try Mr. George Hannaford,
he master, who had charge of the ship at the time, for his con-
duct on that occasion.
Members.—. Captain Fitton, Britannia, President Captains
Jersiniah Coghlan, C. 8., Nicholas Lockytr, C. 8., John 11'ibion
Commander William Huntley._
The prosecution closed on that day, and the Court adjourned,
for the prisoner to enter on his defence, which he delivered on
Saturday.
SENTENCE.—The Court having heard his (the prisoner's)nana-
tive of the circumstances, and examined several officers beloning to
the North Star touching the occasion before mentioned, and having
maturely and deliberately weighed and considered the same, is of
opinion that his Majesty's ship North Star was run noon the Break.
water, on the 24th of June, through the gross negligence of the
prisoner, the said Mr. George Hannaford, in conducting the ship
into Plymouth Sound; and the Court doth therefore adjudge
the said Mr. George ifannaford to be dismissed his Majestys ser-
vice, and the said Mr. George II annaford is dismissed his Msj:sty's
service accordingly.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, JULY 8.
Arrived the Marcus, Drew, from Charleston, sailed June 10 ;
Veronica, Custaire, from ditto, sailed Alay 2i ; Atlantic, James,
from New Orleans ; Tucker, Tapp, from Aalborg; Loaf Hope,
—, from Malta and Gibraltar; Franklin, Hardy, from New
Orleans ; Commodore, llond,from:Newfoundland ; Alarrnion, Pa-
ttie, front Charleston, sailed June 6 ; Belies, Thompson, from
Demerara. sailed M. 211; Brunswick, —, from Campeachy ;
Isabella, Bloy, (tom Monte Video, sailed Anril 16, with her out-
ward cargo ; Flora, Erskine. from New York ; Jane, anker,
from Charente and Bristol ; Lord St. Helen's, —, front the AI ed.*.
terrancan.

1 ship and I brig off—Private signals, Messrs. W. and J. Brows
and Co. for the Herald, from Charleston ; Sir John Tobin.
The Superior. Ormond, from Liverpool, arrived at Madeira,
May 30, aril proceeded for Valparaiso.
The Sophia, White, front Liverpool, has arrived at Madeira.
The Frances, Pierce, from Liverpool, has arrived at Charleston.
The Sappho, cleared at Charleston for Liverpool June 5.
The Hazard, Child, cleared at Savannah for Liverpool June 3.
The Hopkinson, White, from Liverpool, has arrived at Deme-
rara.

The Bootle, sailed from Demerara for Liverpool May 10.
The Cornwall, Morrison, from Liverpool, arrived at Demerara
May 24.
The William Black. Monk, from Leghorn, has arrived at Cork.
The Liverpool, M'Clelland, sailed from Cork for Sew York
3d inst.

The Franklin, from New Orleans, on the 2d July, eff Cork,
exchanged numbers with the Margaret Johnson for Charleston.
On the 3d instant, eff IV:v(IMM, speke the 31exico. from Liver-
pool for Boston ; a..d off Tuskar, the %William Brown, for
Virginia.

FM.)1017111, JULY 6.—Off the pert, the Henry and Rarth,
Watts, 'mai the :Mediterranean.—Sailed the Fanny, Broken.l.ire.
for London; and the Aid, Foy, for Rouen.--Wind S.W. fresh
breezes.

Pry MOUTH, JuLir s.—Arrived the Lynx, Hyatt, from London
for La Guaira ; Cambridge, Barber, from ditto fur Madras.—Off
the port, the Jane. Liddie, from Demerara, In 37 days; the Hugh
Crasfo. tl, Langdon, !tom London for Van Diemen's Land.—
Sailed his 31ajesty's ship North Star, for the •oast cf Africa ; his
Majesty's ship Blonde. for Portsmouth ; and the Pretty Lass.
—, for St. John's. The Iris, Jeune. from Tarragona and Ali-
cant, was released from quarantine this morning.—Wind S.S.W.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY' 6.—Artived the Kains transport. from
the Mauritius ; the Doris, Haugh, from Sierra benne, an 63 days.
Sailed his 3lajesty's ship Eden, for Woolwich.—Wind W.
DEAL, JULY 6 —Arrived the Thalia, Sh And, and the Vit`otia,
Sisk, from Jamaica; the Andromeda, Muddle, from Van Die-
t•.tan's Land; and the Watson, Frost, from Vigo. Sailed the
Dec, M`Pherson, for Demerara.—Wind Easterly, light airs,
GRAVESEND, JULY 6.—Artived the Levant t'acket, Cundy,
from Tarragona; Friends, Power, from Harlingen ; Hope, Page,
from ditto ; Rolla, Findlater, from Cuba ; Mary Ann, Cliihlas,
from Lisbon; Hope, Madge, from ditto; Cesar, Watt, from
Calcutta; Mary Ann, O'Brien, from ditto; Bolivar, Buchannan,
from South America; Planet, Barclay. from Jamaica ; Piggot,
Blake, from ditto; Hudson, Champlin. from New York ; Thomas
Grenville. Manning, from Bengal; Lunn, Knox, from the Care
of Good Pope; Margaret, Spinks, from Figuerns ; Belus, Gibbs,
from ditto; Fingal, Watson, from Averla ; L-ipzig, Bell, from
St. Vincent's; Saracen, Dunn, from the South Seas.—Sailed the
&amen, Bryce, for Barbadoes ; Symmetry, Smith, for Calcutta;
Colombian Packet. Sadler, for Malta; Aurora, Cornaway, for
Valparaiso; Henry Stanhope, Robinson, for Fayal.
MARGATE, ..11:4.1. 6.—Two hundred and fifteen bare, one pig,
and seven fiats of iron were landed yesterday from the wreck on
the Girdler.

CORK, JULY 3,—The following vessels came through the
Straights of Gibraltar on 3d June, in company with the William
Black, viz, Harriet, from Leghorn for London ; Aurora, Mitchel,
from Leghorn for London ; Alexander, Longmead, from Genoa for
London; Maria, for Greenock; Salamanca, of Plymouth, for
Newfoundland • Crescent, from Gibraltar for Belfast; Royal
Sovereign, of 'London; together with about 100 soil, principally
French and Swedes. The William Black was detained at Gi-
braltar, by contrrry winds, above three weeks. On 29th of May,
an English brig of war was towed out by a large steam vessel, under
Spanish colours; there were two Colombian schooners lookingout for
the steamer. On the 12th June, the William Black experienced a
heavy gale from the northward, whilst under Cape St. Vincent ;
many vessels in company.
EtstaunE, JuNE 24.—The Daphne of Yarmouth, Ward, from
Riga to Rochester, having been run foul of and lost her bowsprit
and figure-head, has put into Copenhagen to repair.
NEW Vona, MAY 31.—The James Hunter, —, from Hali.
fax to Quebec, was stranded on one of the Magdalen Islands 30th
April. A seaman drowned.

The David, Rogers, arrived in the Clyde. left loading at Tobago,
the Isabella, to sail 25th May, Ea Bristol ; for London, the Dis.
petit', to sail 25th May, and Rebecca, to sail Ist ult.
The Catherine, Porter, arrived in the Clyde from Bombay ;
sailed 22(1 February. Ott the 25th, off Pigeon Island, Malabar
coast, spoke his Majesty's ship Tamar, from Rangoon for Bom-
bay; on the 25th April arrived at the Cape of Good Hope; on the
2,7 th April, the Clydesdale, Rose, sailed for Madras and Bengal;
on the llith June, let. 42. 62. N. long. 23. 15. signaled the ship
London, 50 days from Jamaica for London ; on tne 20th, lat. a
31. long. 20. 20. spoke the Hamburgh brig Anna Maria, 416 days
from Bahia, which vessel spoke the Funchal, seven days fsona
Lts-
Iton for Newfoundland.
The Eagle, 6l'Cullock, arrived in the Clyde the 2d inst., sailed
from Jamaica 13th May, in company with the Margaret, Paterson,
for London, and part with her on tTc 224 of the Havartnah.
Arrived off the Wight, the Merenry, —, from Liras, for Ant-
werp; the Vriendschan, Vesper, from Sunnani ; the Gustav,
Loren, from Lisbon. On the 3d instant, the Edgar, Gibson, from;
Bahia.

Off Margate, the Amitosis, Glendenning, from Jamaica.
OW Weymouth, the Dyndinan, Sergeant, from Demerara.
Off Penzance, the Christina, flogarth, from Denim:rt.
Off Scilly, the l)or,nhy, Jansen, from Pernambucco, and the
Kolitnheit, De Outer, from Rio Janeiro.
Off Plymouth. the Albion, Burrell, from Leghorn.
The Prince of Wales, Davidson, from Loudon for Hudson's
Bay, arrived at Kirkaldy Ist instant, and must discharge put of
her carne to repair.
The Vigilant, Lieut. Meredith, went out of harbour yesterday
to the island.
The Philomel, In, Cwrain Lord William Paget, is ordered to
proceed to Portsmouth, to be put under the orders of Admiral Sir
George Martin.
Captain 0. R. Sartorius is appointed to the Pyramus frigate,
vice Captain Robert Gambier resigr.ed. Lieutenant Joseph
O'Brien is promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed to
the Beaver ; and Lieut. A. Baird to the rank of Commander, and
appointed to the Arachne. Mr. William Bell, surgeon, to the
Java; Mr. W. Kimber, purser, to the Trinculo.
We some time. since noticed the arrival of the ship Brailaford,
belonging to this port, at Cork, after having, been waterlogged 39
days at sea. The extraordinary exertions made by the Captain and
crew on that occasion, to preserve the ship and cargo, which were
only partially insured in the South Devon Marine Insurance Office,
were the theme of universal admiration ; and we are gratified to
find, that thin Company, to mark thetr sense of the persevering
conduct of the master and crew, have presented them, through
their agent here, with the sum of fifty pounds.