Star.
London, England, 1808-05-09 00:00:00

I ‘1...t.1e LAZE.

TRURO, Isl4Y f.
ty's ships AMLLIA and Avx.Neut, with a
em-foundland and Halifax, put into Isl-
tursdaY, and remain there windbound.
of the Eliza privateer of Guernsey and
tve distinguished themselves by a very
it. They have cut out two luggers from
in the most spirited manner, notwith.
were opposed also by a great number
asstinbled and fired upon them from the
the privateer's mon were killed and one
the affair. One of these luggers is ar,
Mary's, Scilly.
TORBAY, NIAY 7.
oved the Favor: urt cutter, witil dispatches from
it, and sailed again for the same place.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 7.
came to his Majesty's ships INDEVATIGABLE and
)W, from a cruize ; a French lugger, with salt,
toc to his Majesty's ship Am ETI trsr, and a Spanish
'lO laden with oars, prize 'to his Majesty's brig
coirr ; also the RALEIGII, 18 guns, from a cruize.
WEYMOUTH, MAY 7.
day arrived the Swift letter of marque, Capt.
I jacogr,s, of Guernsey, from Halifax, bringing
Ida from thence, which is forwarded to the Post
lumen of war, transports, &c. had all ar-
, safe previous to her sailing—left all well.-
- Majesty's ship Coutarrra, on a cruize.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 4,
Arrived his Majesty's ship MA LARA x from the Cape
t;ood Hope, with a fleet under convoy : they kik
~,Cape on the 10th February ; among them are the
wiz, Captain HUNTER ; Union, REN.Nisore ;
gsurch, RontssoN ; and the Tyne, CostY, (trans.
rrs. The MALABAR has also brought in with her
;Portuguese merchant brig, from the East Indies for
which she detained at St. Helena. Passed by
kr the Downs the Sally, ROWE ; and the Roar,
rra the South Seas I.Rosina and the Sidney Cove,
n New South Wales. Arrived the SURLY cutter
:11 Guernsey, with a convoy, among which arc tae
forge transp.-4t, Captain LIDDLE, with troops ; also
;lived hi Majesty's ship PHEASANT, with dispatches
the West Indies. Sailed his Majesty's ship
14;:szr on a cruize off Havre. Wind E.

DOVER, MAY 8.
Several pilots went from hence yestepclay to take
dire of the ships of war lying i$ the Downs, which
tit going to blockade Flushing. Wind S. W. and
pcdsatelvith rain.

DEAL, MAY 7.
ttrrived the Btzi an gun-brig, from a cruize off
Dais; the BusrtEn gun-brig, from a cruize • Pstos-
isms fue-brig, from Pungeness.--Sailed the FL A.•
las gunAnig, oa a cruize off Boulogne ; the Clanton
sloop, on a cruize.—About nine o'clock this morning
CozrunodoreOwv hoisted his broad pendant on board
the CLYDE, and saluted Vice-Admiral CAMPBELL with
thirteen guns, which was returned by the Vice•Admi-
. ral with eleven.—Sailed the Kingston, CREIGHTON,
, for Jamaica ; Star, BERNIE, forthe South Seas ; and
1 London packet, CORN FUN, for Malta.—Wind E.
la the Downs, Princess of Orange, Clyde, Trysty, Hound, Pro-
Lst!yte, Blazer, Bustler, rl.osphorus, Harmony victualling trans-
Fry .

SHEERNESS, MAY 6.
Sailed his Majesty's gun-brig Etatmcv, for the
wens; and the TROMPECSS has come in from the
Great to the Liztle Noce.
May 7.—Sailed the Sit.terw. to Gottenburgh ; and,
de Cyorarr, to Yarmouth, with a very large fleet of
!imports. The Awrr on gun-brig also sailed this
my with the English brig Chelmer, Capt. Gnintv:,
nder convoy, far Helligoland. The Posirta.: has
asne from Chatham and gone to the Great Nore.

YARMOUTH, MAY O.

Sailed the RzonnEAsT, ZENOBIA. and SAFEGeARD
cpsof war on a craize.—Wind N.E.

HULL, MAY 6.
On Wednesday last, the Prince William armed ship
tied from the Humber, with ten vessels under con-
Tcy,for different ports in Sweden. Another convoy
n expected to sail in f mrzeen days. Last Sunday,
the CLAUDIO sloop of war, and on Monday, the
Chutes armed ship, sailed from Grimsby Roads, on
Intim •

FRO`•I LLOYD'S LIST.

6tiretrssn, \fay S.—ra:skei by the Betsey, Otter, from
• 11141delphia; and the St. Anna a ptize`, Davis, from Part.-
Catch. Saikti the Bell. Thompson, for Madan mid Jamaica.
The American ',hips Ann, Hannah, Ranger, Re.
'ward, Neptune, and the Mayflower, are seized by a
French privateer in the port of Alicant.

Ecw-Sriuir.—At a late hour on Thursday night,
lir. GH.111,1!.1 received information that Mr. &RIC-
KARD?, of Nc-r:humberland-street, Strand, and Mr.
Etztcli, c 4 the London Coffee-house, were going to
.fight a duel at Chalk Farm, early the following morn-
mg; ia coasequcnce of which he issued warrants
ag;:ir.st them, and dispatched Rivett and Pearkes, soon
after three o'clock, to Chalk Faro. The officers
ua:led till about six, when a chaise drove up, and two
ttsulcaien got Out ; they went into the garden of the
house, and one of them answering the description the
officers had received of Mr. Bergh, they asked him
if, his halm was Bergh ? which he acknowledged ;
tf'q thea told him he must cosssider himself under
as arrest, as they had a warrant against him, and
were well informed of the business which had brought
hint there. In a few minutes after, another chaise
arrived,whick proved to contain Ar. IkitrulAtinr,
seated, and a surgeon. The parties were taken
odore Mr. GRAHAM, and ordered to find security in
she sums of 5001. each, and two sureties of 2501. Mr.
.2'...-!;h% second was detained at the Brown Bear 011
S'lurday, in consequence of his not being able to
tr,l hail. The dispute originated a ferr eveng's since
at An Assembly at Croydon, where Mr. Burkhardt
1..t1 some ladies in his company, towards whom he
ci,4•Aiwd Mr. Bergh had acted with improprzeti.

`l'O MAY.

Mil, lovely reorn I the drooping Spring
revives to greet tht yoatliful May,
And all his treasued charms will bring
lo doubly bless this hallow'd day.
Thi: Sun dispels Fad Ap:il's g:oo n,
And darts again his exering ray,
And wakes all Nature from her tomb,
To hail with him the lovely May !

O doubly welcome art thou, May,
For sad were gloomy April's tears ;
Nu " blossoms clothe the hawthorn spray;'
And scarce a budding leaf appears !

And scatter'd by the driving hail—
Where erst fair violets bloom'd around,
And spread their perfume on the gale,
The mangled primrote strews the ground.

With tottering steps the new-fan lamb
Seeks shelter from th' inclement aky,
And meekly touches by its dam,
And faintly breathes ks plaintive cry.
From yonder bush the blast so rude
The blackbird's clay-built nest has torn,
The grove where late his bride he wool
Now echoes to his notes forlorn.

All Nature felt the general chill,
The lightest heart a gloom contest,
It ileadm'il Fancy's magic thrill,
Imagination's fire represt.

But at thy mild approach, fair May
Shall Spring his fainting charms renew ;
The Sun's enliv'ning beams shall play
On meadows bright with morning dew.
There on the primrose bank so fair
Shall fresher, brighter flow'rets bloom,
And cowslips through the ambient air
Shall shed around their soft perfume.
The meek-eyed lamb on verdant plain
With frolic mien shall skip and play ;
The black-bird build his nest again,
And gaily chaunt his amorous lay.
Again the glowing ray inspires,
And nature all around is ply ;
And cold the heart, and dull its 5-es,
That feels not thy enchantment, May !
May 1, MOS. M. R. M.

The PRINCELS of WALEs and Duchess of BRUNSW,ICR
dined with the MASTER of the Reims, in Chancery-
lane, on Saturday, and set off on their return to Black-
heath at half past nine o'clock.
The Duchess of Gonnosi gave a grand dinner, on
Saturday, at Grillion's Hotel, in Albemarle.strea, to
the Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD, Duke of ARGYLE,
Lord and Lady W. R ussu.i., Lady SIIELLY, Lord
BROOKE, the Right Hon. R. B. SIIERI»AN, Mr. and
Mrs. ERSKINE, and Mr. and Mrs. DUPRE.
The following; arc among the fashionable arrange-
ments for the week :
Tlll3 DAY—The Earl of Malmesbury's Dinner, Spring Gar-
dens ; the Marchioness of Buckingham's party, Pall Mall ; the
Countess of Shrewsbnry's Tea Party, Stanhope-street ; the Coun-
tess of Dartmouth's Music Party, Berkeley-square ; Lady Smith's
Rout, Hyde Park Corer; Lord Kinnaird's Dinner, Grosvenor-
street, Grosvenor-square ; Amateur's Club Dinner, St. Alban's
Hotel.
To-stoe cow—The Marchioness of Buckingham's Party, Pall
Mall ; the Countess of Chohnondeley's Rout, Egremont-house ;
the Bishop of Bath and Well; Dinner Party, 'Wimpole-street
Lady Castlereagh's Supper'Party, after the Opera ; Miss Rolle's
Rout, Gloucester-place ; Lord Mulgrave's Dinner.
Weise ISDAY—n rzhioness of Buckingham's Rout, Pall-Mall;,
the Countess of Pcrtstnouth's Rout, Lincoln's inn Fields ' • Earl ;
Camden's Dinner Party, Arlington-street ; Lady Shefficld'sßout,
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Portland-place ; Lady Hampden's Rout, Green-street ; Mrs.
I.angford Brooke's Party, Albemarle street ; the Bishop of Bath
and Wells' Dinner Party, Wimpole-strett ; Mrs. Willet's Rout,
Grosvenor-square.
TIMRSDAY-AHer .Majesty's Drawing-room, Queen's Ps-
lace ; the Countess of Dartmouth's Rout, Berkeley-square ;1
Lady Keith's Rom, Harley-greet ; Lady Beauchamp 's Rout,
George-stmt, Westminster ; Mrs. Ps nton's Masked Ball, Port-
land-rtace ; Mr. Rose's Dinner, Palace-yard.
Fxwev—Countess of Essex's Rout; Mrs. Wilkes Evening
Party, Grosvenor-square ; Mrs. Rowe's Ball, in Berkeley-square;
Mrs. Orby Hunter's Dinner, Grosvenor-place ; Mr. Knight's
Dinner, Soho-square.
Weeper —Duke of Portland's tanner, Piccadilly • Lard 11
Harrowby's Dinner, Grosvenor-square; the Bishop of Bath and
wens' Dinner, Wilspole-street ; General Ross's Dinner, Saville-
row ;Mr. Poster's Dinner, in Great George street, Westminster;
Lady Castkreagh's Supper Party, after the Opera ; Mr. Grant's
Dinner Party, Portman-square ; Lady Elliot's Rout, St. lames's-
silearv.
SUNDAY—Lord Ha,--oveby's Dinner Party, Grosvenor-square ;
Lady Huron's Supper Party, Grosvenor-square.
On Friday afternoon Woon, the celebrated pedes-
trian, ran two miles on the Bayswater-road, in nine
minutes and 54 seconds. He had engaged to perform
this unparalleled feat in 10 minutes. No instance of
such extraordinary speed has evte occurred in the an-
nals of the sporting world.
Hymn PAIL—Yesterday the Sunday promenaders
were as numerous and go, as usual, but the air was
cold, and threatening clouds confined the delicate
and elegant !elk: of rank to their carriages. Those
who ventured in the morning to tread the paths of I
fashion, had to encounter a shower, which produced
confusion and a precipitate retreat. After the Oa-
lane had been broken, Sol again enlivened the scene, I
and the pedestrians rallied m Kensington Gardens.--
The display of dress was very diversified. White,
the emblem of purity, was prevalent, but violet, pea.
green, orange, and pink blush robes and mantles,
were conspicuous. Several ladies wore lilac silk
scarfs, trimmed with rich foreign lace. The scarf
hung gracefully over the right shoulder negligee, and
displayed great taste. Lilac sarsnet pelisses with
white leaves, and white lining were much worn.
Lace, veils, undcr caps, and bonnets continue to be
fashionable, with jewels and other ornaments for the
head. The carriages formed a close ring, and the
drive exhibited several beautiful Arabians. Lords
SPENCER, POMFRET, BARRY MORE, and HARTINGTON,I
were among the equestrians. The dashing.; four-in-
hand drivers sported their equipages as usual ; but a'
female cerricle driver, who appeared with astonishing
intrepidity, among the carriages, bids fair to get the
whip-hand of her male competitors. Among the
distinguished visitants were Marchionesses of STAY-
vsnti) and HcAnYoar, the Duchess of ST. ALBANS, the
Countess of BuCkisoliamsmr. a, Lady CASTLEREAGII,
Earl BATIIrEST, Earl of WEsnion.AND, and Lord
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