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31IL ADDINGTON TO 1111 t. ADAMA

Washini;;,Ang. 7".9,11123.
Sta—Much incontrefituce haring been found to result, in many
cases, to the British navy, from the nu of the flag, tatudy, the
Union Jack, hoisted at the fore.top--hi.kw to generally adopted as
a sigral for pilot. in fo:eign countries, it has been determined by
the British Admiralty to substitute, henceforward. for that
especial flag, namely, the British Union Jack, with a bmad white
border added to it. I enclose, herewith, a coloured rcptesentation
of the new fl. (Viz. A British Union Jack with a border of
White of ftlle .fifth of the breadth of the Jack.)
In announcing this alteration to you, Sir. and in requesting that
you will take immediate measures for causing it to be generally
known to those concerned. Imu directed by hie Majesty Secretary
of State to suggest to thin Government, whether it may not be
deemed expedient by them to adopt, on their part, for tile use of the
A tocricw nary, sonic distiugutsiting flag aa • special signal few the
"Inteirtrecierv.l. that by a compliance with the above proposition,
much embarrassment, and, in many instances', serious distress and
danger, may be spared to the yawls of the United SWISS in foreign
comities.

I have the honour, Sir, to °Kw you the renewed assurance teeny
distinguished consideration•.. 11. U. ADDINUTON.
The litmoursble John Quincy Adams,
Secretary of State.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM HOUSE,. Ocr. 14.

Sutra ENTTaWD Iww.samt.--Tte Britannia, from the Cape of
Good Hors; Man* from Malaga; Spanish Patriot. from Cadiz;
Naletic from Hamburg% ; bielly, from Guernsey; Jane, from
Memel Fly, from thin; Johanncs, front Zondern ; Vissery,
from IVorcuin ; Actions*, from Harlingen.
ENTERED Out WAILI3.- Tilt Be, and Letitia. for liamburgh;
Albion. for Lisbon ; nearest a, tOr Granada; Harmony, for Dub-
lin; Elizabeth, for Van Diemen's Land.
CLI:4111%0 OUT wAnns.—The Jack Tar, for Jamaica; Fe-
male, for St. *bail:Ma's ; 31ergenstern, fur Antwesp; VOWS, for
Lisboa.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 13.—Sailed the Mary Arm. Scott; Ca-
therine Green, Boyde; with all other vessels bound Eastward.—
Remains the St. Andrew's, Hepburn, for St. Andrew's.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 13.—The LOiliiia, Le Bas. trims Gibraltar.
and Concord, Leith, front Chluzzi, were released froth quarantine
di? morning.

PoiITIIMUCTIV, OCT. 11.—Arrived from the DOllll%, the Asia,
Pope, for New south Wales; l'otton, Highton, for Sierra Leone;
and Anne, 1/e Witt, for Barhatioes. The SuLan, Yeoman, from
Smyrna, put in to repair damages, having lust her topmasts and
foren.ast.head. Swim! the Sarah, (Ladner, for Barbadoes; and
John Baker. Anlacy, fur London.
Do v n, Oc r. I i —Arrived off the port, the Claremont, Ganden,
and liketirte, Boyde, from Jamaica.
DEAL, Ocr. 14.—Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Ca-
ledonia, Creighton. from Malaga. Passed through from the !liver,
the Atalanta, Pennell, fo► Jamaica; and the Baltic Merchant,
Holman, for St. John's, New Brunswick.

Git•v Este' ts, 14.—Arrived the Ceres, fligett, from Leg-
horn ; Jane, Crawford, from 31emcl; Antelope, Paroet, from Mala-
ga; Perthshire, Sangster, fromylitto; Netleigh, Taylor, front ditto ;
B.ligent, Taylor, from ditto; Netley. Berens, from ditto; Maria,
Ercrct, from ditto; Penn, Rutten, from Archangel; Aurora,
Burns, from Guernsey ; Providence, —, from Pillau ; Brissett,
Bourne, from 31eincf.—Bailed the Richard, WilliZiWit)a, fur De-
merara; !deftly M.sria, Smith, for Rio Janeiro.
1:1:11/(114)11, ()VCRY. ()cr. 14.—The 11offnung, Luhrs, from
Bustin' to Grimsby and Hull, was driven on slow° near Braticaster
on Tuesday night. Crew e.aved, and the vessel espceted to be got
otr, after discharging.
YAILMOUTIi, ()cr. 13.—ft blew a heavy gale yesterday from
N.C. which shirt.al in the night to N.N.11". ; it is now mart. mode.
rive. The Planter, Thompson, broke her windlass; the Prrawo,
%Voodthorpe, and Clio, Sinikin, lout an anchor and cable each. A
large foreign vessel is reported to have lost both anchors and
ca',les.

11 a t.t., Ocr. 13.—The following vessels have put into Grimsby
hrrhour t•—Salisliury, Rountree, and Cambrian, Bartrutn, from
Sundirland ; John, Peterson, from Band's and FoCtuna. ‘Varnian,
from Rochester. with loss of two anchors and cables each ; Thomas
and Ann, from Bridlington, with damage; Elix.beth. Saxby, from
Rochester. with loss of two anchors; Nimble, Shepherd, from
South Shields; Dorothy, Dexter, from Lynn. with loss of an
anchor gild cable each; 31crcitry. Taylor, from Lynn, with
lamage. The Nailer, Potter, of Whitby, with loss of mainmast
and fore-topmast, and two other brigs, are on shore near Cleethorpe,
all without :ateliers.

Sc•traosocc. rt. OCT. l3.—The gale abated during-last night.
and the wind grit to the N.W. with tine weather. 'rite four vessels
which arrived at the mouth of the harbour, nod on the beach, at
the time I was writing yesterday, proved to be the following
Loui.e. of Kiel, from Hien Ave!' ( Hunan) with Oats, for tirims-
by. which Well( over her anchor, and sunk within the pier head
the cargo is now Istuling for the purpose of being kiln dried, and to
give the vessel the nece.sary repairs: thefavourite, of and for Kirk-
cudbright, from London, which got into the harbour without da-
mage; the Tat, of and front Dundee, 111• Lean. laden with wheat.
them. and bale goods for London, which came on shore neir Rams-
:len Scaur, a little to the southward of the harbour, and sunk ; the
cargo will be saved, but much damaged ; the vessel, 1 fear, will
ba a wreck : and Harmony, of Lugusen, Cock, with pickled her.
riogn which came on slime opposite the SPalr. and wall require
caulking. A rtaeicl was discovered yesterday morning to be riding
about tire miles north of Scarborough, without masts; today at
fishing hugger has gone from this place to her assistance. A Dutch
vessel, name unknown, laden with oa:s, was totally wrecked on
l'aylon Sand. three miles South of Scarborough; crew drowned.
The thre.• following vessels are on shore in Filet' Ilay, eight miles
south of Scarborough ; a Dutch vessel, name unknown, with bark,
(rain Antwerp for Lynn ; crew saved Hope, of Sunderland,
Davison, from It e, in balast ; crew eared • and ficorge and Eh-
! zabeth, of South Shields, Dennison, from London, in ballast; crew
saved by means of Captain 3lanhy's apparatus. The of
this port, Foster, from London fur Shields, in ballast, drove ashore
near Neckar, yesterday morning. Crew saved, and the vessel ex-
pected to be got off.
Sottmtatt.awr, OCT. 12.—Yesterday morning, in a violent tile
of wind at E. the Row', of this part, Stuart, was driven on shore
behind the North Pier, and this day the floater, of South Shield*,
in ballast, behind die South Pier. ohe following are reported to
he on shore to the southward :—Halcyon, Rubinson ; Broadwood,
Thompson Artie, !lore; Fame, Newborn; Sally, Wilson;
liana, Atkinson ; Williams, Myth ; New Concord, Nes%itt
Jane, Atkinson; Arno, Grazier; and Fenwick, Thompson; all of
this port, and Rambler, of London, some will be wrecks. The
paragon, of Shields, came on shore at %Minoru, and is gone to
liter...
Ocr. 13..—The weather has now become moderate. A vessel
distoweed, Is now riding eff this harbour' supposee so belong to
Shields, name unknown. Crews have all been saved.

Nolan SIIIELOS, OCT. 19. —The industry. Davy, from
Archa•iKcl, which put in here 10th inst., struck on Archangel Ilvr.
which roused her to make so much water that it was with dia.
en ty she was kept fount being water-logged. The Dimas, Christie,
from Archangel, which put in Imre, made a great deal of water on
her pasvage.
BA si Bo R OURD, )1 EAR BELFORD, NORTH*, WWI LAND,
12.—The Fortune, Cargcrson, I:- int Denmark fur Newcastle.
wilt rats, was totally lost near Banburough Casa,: last thane, and
mile the minute and nine saved.

n stoca, Ocr. Sundae night and yestenlay i• blew
a very heavy gale hunt 01.! Vesterday the smack Janet,
M•.llpine. front Lochgdputetti.l. with wk bark, went to pieces at
the Cast tide of Cie I.i..st India Quay.
Ha I ;Tim. (ter.ll.—The J3:IC Stewart, 3l'llenzie, has ar-
riv,d at Qiiebeek.
Sa ticrivute, Oev. I2.—The following vessels are on shore
S.•nth of the Teia .--litligliellen. Brisson. from (•hristiania to
!anti; Lei.::ret. of Sun derland. Sluir : William, of Scarborough.
Forster: Neptune. Jameson. from St. Petershurgh to Hull; Nep-
tune. Pt tr.% front ditto F,,r 1,,,,,a.m; Friends, of London, laden
with deal., supoused front the Battle, abandoned. North of the
Tees—Mary, of London, Brown, and James, of Linn:kilns flout
Arehanrel.

lit. ;fir. Ocr. 12.—Vestcril3y it blew a henry gale from N.Y.
and the tollowtkg ships were driven 011 shore at this p:sre:--.lmi.
of Whitby ; of Hull: Rigby. of Ipswich; Vie Ertulte.
Irraft, (min Strulsurrl for Ncse.ailet !leery. of Portsmouth:
3larroif Yarmouth. ecews saved, but must of the vessels are so
mum(' tiviirgeti then are Hilt exported to be got off.

Dont.; Il.—lt has' blown a lturr-iratie then two days,
at E. N. E. A slo•tp k on ,:tore on the White ItaNk, near the
light house. and two enilters are wrecked in old Dunleary Hay.:iour,
and two ve.sels relairted to he on shore this errning nn the south
side of the bay. The Mary Franco, Owens, from Lisurpoot. and
Itna Jook.ter. front Shet!and, a-e on shore on !tlation Shaul. The
Clyde, trorn Preston, i, on the IA bite rite F)le, Wylie.
from Newry to Ateleousr, is on the South Bull.
OCT. Hero, front 'Waterford to Liverpool. struck on
the bar last night. in coming is ;aid has sunk in the Pigeon Hole.
Wind N. E. blowing a heavy gale.
WAruse,.ito. OcT. 11. Wind E.N.E. to N.E. thick wea-
ther, with a rcry heat V gab., and rain for the bat 2.1 hoars.
Di.t.rasT, Orr. I 1.--It hlew a mint:at:owl gala last bight
from tiain, ticronsuari...l heavy rain.
()CT. N.E., a severe gale. The Fame. Berwick,
front Wick to Newry. was .:riven on shore in Milt cattle Ray,
inst. Cargo ; vesael not expected to be ; t If.
DU N I/AL S. OCT. Lb—The Frances and Ann, Quail, front
Liverpool to Strangford, was driven on shore in sibs bay yesterday,
and tilled with watiti, clew aaved. The pile has greatly minder.
abut.

A Tassel, laden with deals, is supposed to have been wrecked on
the Lemon.

The fortes, from New York, was on Lloyd's books }esterday,
as having arrival at Livero.s4. _

As a proof of the great ineresc of trade at the part of
Leith. we understand the receipt of Customs. for the quar-
ter elided 10th inst. is 14 0004 more th au the corresponding
quarter of last year.—EdifiturgA Star-