Star.
London, England, 1808-11-14 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, NOVEMBER 12.

Arrived the LEVERET man of war from the Baltic;
also the FALCON and THUNDER men of war with up-
wards of seventy sail of ships under their convoy,
from the different ports in the Baltic. Upwards of
twenty sail of Swedish ships now remain here ready
to proceed to the Mediterranean and western ports.
Nov. 13.—Sailed this day his Majesty's ship ONYX
with a convoy to Heligoland ; and the CENTINEL gun
brig with one for the Baltic : another convoy will
proceed to the Baltic about the 16th instant ; and one
for Heligoland on the 23d.—Wind S.

BRIGHTON, NOVEMBER its
The following melancholy catastrophe occurred
here last night. As the pleasure vessel the Lord
Thurlow, formerly a French fishing boat, but now
cutter-rigged, with Mr. STUART, the owner, and five
other persons on board, all inhabitants of this town,
was endeavouring to sail round a gun brig which was
lying to within gun shot of the town, with all her can-
vas set, though a stiff breeze predominated from the
north east, she unfortunately missed stays, fell upon
her side, and, in less than five minutes, filled and
sunk. Fortunately there was a small punt fixed by
a rope to her stem, which the men timely availed
themselves of, or all would have perished. A youth,
of the name of Merchant was drowned, and Stuart
was taken out of the water lifeless, by some of the
fishermen who had put off in boats from the shore to
their assistance the instant the accident occurred.—
Stuart, however, is now nearly recovered ;—but the
body of the poor boy has not yet been found. The
latter had an elder brother in the vessel with him, who,
when all were immersed in the watei, did his utmost
to preserve him. The parents of poor Merchant, who
are worthy industrious people, have been singularly
unfortunate in their children : they lost two by an
accident a year or two since—a large kettle of boiling
hot water fell from the kitchen range, and so severely
scalded them, that they died in consequence some
days after. The Lord Thurlow's mast is at this time
several feet above the surface of the water, and hopes
I are entertained of getting the hulk up.

Rear-Admiral Sir EDWARD NActE is appointed to
command at Leith ; and Rear-Admiral the Prince of
BOUILLON commands at Guernsey.
Captain PETER HEYWOOD is appointed to the DONE.
GAL, instead of Captain PULTENEY MALCOLM—Cap-
tain MALCOLM commanded the men of war, and super-
intended the disembarkation of the army on the coast
of Portugal.

A Gentleman who left Gottenbnrgh on the 3d in.
stant, states that seven or eight vessels are lost near
Ostertrosen ; and that, by the report of a privateer,
five or six others are on shore on the coast of Norway.
The Asphalon, PURDY, from London, is arrived at
Gottenburgh, after being captured and plundered by
the Danes.

The William Pitt, ORR, from Gottenburgh, for
Grangemouth; and the Swift, RANDEL, from Stock-
holm, for London, are captured by Danish privateers.
The Union, —, of Rochester, bound to Gotten-
burgh, is lost on Worgorne Island.

To MARINERS.—The Lord Commissioners of the
Admiralty having ordered his Majesty's bomb vessel
FURY, to be stationed off the Scaw, to carry a float-
ing light for the safety of the convoys passing or re-
passing, and the said vessel being directed to take
her bearings as follow, viz. the Scaw light-house to
be brought to bear W. N. W. by compass, six miles,
when the outer end of the reef will bear N. W. by
N. by compass, distant three miles ; notice thereof is
hereby given, for the information of the masters and
pilots of his Majesty's ships, and for the benefit of na-
vigation in general. Notice is hereby also given,
that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
received information, that the enemy have shewn
false lights on the coast of Jutland, with a view of
deceiving the vessels navigating the Sleeve.