Star.
London, England, 1808-04-30 00:00:00


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tiAmtiteit
lige lit the 10th aid d. (both HigiliainA
Regitrwasti) marched ;ail this town, and . .
are novi
embarking on board die transports ly here
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in The
day has been. tetharkably fine and the men art hi the,
.highest spirits—trot an aecident has occurred. Itepott
says, the 52d will be here to-rnorrow to ettibark:"
. . 44 itAPOGNIt; APRIL
"The Mary, Beatrice, and George transports, With
410 men cf the Ist battalion of the Gerthan lAgibri;
and the Walker,. Chancellor, and Triton traiasports;
with 441 of the gd battalion of the line of the (settnan
Legion, have sailed for the Downs.
" Yesterday 450 of the Yd battalion Of the berthan
Infantry. of the line, and the first division of the sth
battalion, were embarked on board the Oak; Phil
lora, Ruby, Agora, Milbrook, and Alicia transports;
and this morning they sailed to join the other trans
ports ni the Downs:
Yesterday ten sail of ia*alry ti-ansporti Caine intd
i+harbour, mid this day the bd regiment of the German
light horse was embarked."
" DEAL A.PIIIL 296
" the five hundred Getman infantry which ar.,
rived here yesterday) have this morning marched for
Ramsgate to embark. Five hundred more ha.vt like-
wise marched in here this afternoon, antrood are quarteted
On the town. Several transports with pt on board,
have arrived in the Downs, from Riltsgate Pier."
" DOVER, APRIL 29.
d Came in yesterday the transport brig EDWARD,
Marked lE. with a party of the Rifle Corps of the
German Legion on board, having lost her bowsprit
by being run on board of by a ship in the Downs
she has, however, got another on board this after-
noon, and will be ready again by to-tnorroiv,"

NAUTICAL INTELLIGEgeff,

His Majesty's ship AURORA sailed from Cotk on the
24th inst.with a fleet under convoy for the West
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 28.
Cain. in the Spanish brig El Rosario, from Veri t,*i, to Cod
diz, with cochineal, indigo, and other goods, captured by the
LION man of war, as stated yesterday ; Thames letter of marque,
of London, Captain AmAusoia, from Trinidad, with cote, ate.
for London ; and the Dzcaoa, of 36 guns, from Ireland.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 29.
Arrived the Alfred, JACKgON ; and the William, Pstizrrs,
from London, for Quebec. Sailed his Majesty's ship Bacrzzoll,
with a Bert under convoy for the Mediterranean.—Wiad N. E.
DOVER, APRIL 29.
A Swedish sailor was landed here this morning from the Mini
Revenue cutter, having been taken off the wreck of a ship this
morning, lost on the Goodwin Sands. He says, the ship he lie%
longed to (her name, nor that of the captain, he
does not know),
was a copper-bottoined ship, painted black, sailed from Gravesend
yesterday morning at four o'clock, bound to the South Seas, and
at eight o'clock last night she got on the Goodwin Sands, old
such after the ship bilged and fell over o none s
eide, and
ti tbe
into Cap-
tain, his wife, and eight of the crew, sceedd in getting a
boat, and left the ship, leaving the Mate, Pilot, Carpenter, a
buy, and this Swede on the wreck, who endeavoured to get out
another boat, but could not succeed. This man got up the mizen-
shroud, with the Carpenter, who remained with him till ten
o'clock, when he got down, and got into the boat which had got
loose, but which was full of water, and he did oot sse him after-
wards, nor know what became of lie other three.--Came in the
Roads the SPAIMOWRAWIC and BEAGLE sloops, and TIIILASNEIII
gun-brig, froin a cruise.—Wind N. E. and moderate.
DEAL, APRIL 29.
Last night, about nine o'clock, the ship Adventure, Captain
PAILICFR, bound to the South Seas, run on the North Sand Head,
and overact ; the Captain had just time to run into the cabin an d
take out his wife, when they, with nineteen men, put off in a
boat, with only two oars, and reached a ship in the Downs—,
when Captain PARKIIL found the Pilot and two of the crew mis-
sing, returned towards the wreck, and succeeded in saving one
of the men, who was hanging to a boat filled with water, which
had separated from the ship, which almost immediately went to
U..main in the Downs, his Majesty's ships as per last.

Captain

BULLER..

Hon. R.

>TON

RosiNsot4.

SKIVERS.
COBB.
PICETSORt.

A general promotion of Flag-Officers has taken
place, and the following Post-Captains have been
added to the list of
OLEY .
Rear-Admirals, viz.
FA NCOURT. Captain F
•••••••• TYLER.
--- Rev N 4) LDS.
WATSON.
Hon.A.H. G•ILDNIL
•••••••••• Dilo N.
MITCHELL.
•••• HALL. Haar.
r ---- BEETLE.
Lac
Captains MOORSOME, Sir THOMAS WiLLIAms, an I
HARGoon, to be Colonels of Marines, in the room of
Captains BULLER, Hon. R. STOPFORD, and FOLEY.
Lord GAMBIER has relinquished his seat at the Ad-
miralty Board, and will leave town imm 'diately to
take the command of the Channel fleet. Sir HARRY
B. NEALE is appointed Captain of the Fleet.
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE--L2St night the PRIN.-
D
CE,S of WALLS, accompanied by Ladies SHEFFIEL
and GLENAERVIR, visited this Theatre, to see the Two
Gentlemen of Verona, and the Operatic Farce of Who
Wins ? or, the IVickw's Choice. The Piuncess and
company sat in Mr. KEMBLE'S box, and appeared
highly entertained with the Comedy, which went off
with spirit. The house displayed much fashion and
elegance. The Duke of KENT was in his private box.
Some weeks since we noticed the distress of the in-
habitants in the Highlands of Scotland from the al-
most total failure of the last year's crop. We have
now to add that several letters have been received in
Glasgew, from the Ministers of different parishes, in
the north-west Highlands, which state, that the inha-
bitants had not among them more than ten days pro-
visions ; and, in others, not more than to supply them
for a month, from the dates of the letters (4th, 9th,
and 11th instant.)
Amongst the Company who attended the Dinner
at the Royal Academy this day,.we ncit4ced—
Hi• Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, Marquis of S
taf-
ford, Landsorme, Lords Malgrave, Somerville, Ardens
George Beaumont, Abraham Hume, J.T.Leicester, Mark
Sykes,
Bart.. Messrs. Angerstein, Phlpps,l'.L.Parker, R.Hoare, Agar,
Heatheore, &c.
prominent works of this Exhi-
Amongst the more p
bition are some of Mr. Wases, Mr. LAWRENCE, par-
ticularly the Portraits of Lady Hood, Lords Aber-
deen, Mulgrave, and Mr. Pitt ; Mr. OWEN is very
successful in his Fortune Telle and the Portrait of
Lady He
;Tu RISItR andsILKIE have two very
fine specimens ; and CALCOTT a beautiful River Scene.
GRAND Horet..—'rhe fortunate Holders of the
Shares of the Ticket 17,611, entitled to the Grand
Hotel in Skinner-street, valued at 115,000, are re-
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thems
the to anyuse is personotns
who may endeavourour to persuade ho
worth the money, as they may, by applying to either
of Bisu's Offices, 4, Cornhill, or 9, Charing Cross,
(where the Ticket was sold in
f Sixteen
eir Sixteenthpecti s)
receive at the trite of /25,000 or th resve
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