Star.
London, England, 1808-02-27 00:00:00

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

In consequence of the former Election for Pool,
being declared void, as far as it regarded Admiral
Sir KICHAR K D BICKRTON and JOSEPP GARLAND, Esq.
the election of another Member came on upon Wed-
nesday last, and there being no opposition to the gal-
lant Admiral, he was declared duly elected. Sir
RICHARD BICKERTON was proposed by the sitting
Member, JOHN JFF',ERV, Eq. and seconded by
YOUNG WEST, Esq. Mayor.
Lord WILLIAM BENTI!.t K, it is said, is to command
at Dover, in the room of Lord FORBE.S, who is going
to Sicily.
Government has suspended the granting of licences
for the exportation of goods to the Baltic, or for the
importation of any from thence.
The Snapdragon is said to have been chaced cg'
Madeira by a second French squadron of four ships of
the line and two frigates, three days after she had seen
the Rochefort squadron. There is no doubt but the
second was Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH'S fleet, which she
mistook for French ships.
Another Frenchman attempted to escape from
Dover on Thursday night, by getting away in a boat,
but was fortunately discovered just as he was putting
off, by two of the Dover boatmen, and conducted to
prison—he had got both the boat's sails up.
Extract of a letter received by THOMAS LANGLEY,
from Aberdeen, dated February 21-4‘ We beg le:.ve
Ito advise you, that this day's post has brought a letter
from Captain PHELP, of the Lynx, dated Gotten-
', burgh, January 18. The Lynx, with about 30 sail
of merchant ships, was then under convoy of the
Kite and Constance gun brigs, but although the wind
was fair they were prevented sailing by a Danish 74
gun ship, that had come out of Norway to watch
them. Captain PHELP mentions, that the 74 had been
seen the day on which he wrote, and that she had
chaced the Quebec into Marstrand."
Advices were received yesterday from Buenos
Ayres, dated a month subsequent to the evacuation
of that Colony by the British Forces. Letters of the
most respectable authority state, that General LINIERS
had been put under an arrest, but the cause is not
assigned. It has been long known that a large party
in that country were averse to many of the measures
adopted by the General, and that they viewed even
his successes with jealousy. An anecdote is related,
of LINIERS having seduced the wife of a British Offi-
cer, whom he attempted to introduce into the first
circles. This was resented by the Spaniards as an
insult. Altercations arose, and the issue has been
the arrest of the General. His papers were seized,
and an interesting correspondence was discovered.—
It was suspected by some of the Spaniards, that it
was the object of LINIERS to put his countrymen in
possession of Buenos Ayres.
Subscriptions for new undertakings are the rage of
the day; as soon as any concern is publicly known, it
is filled; the same spirit of enterprize is manifested
in the present Lottery by every class of subscribers,
whether it is for a single Share, or Twenty. The
demand for shares was never in such request as at the
present moment, and they will be scarce by the Bth of
Next Month. HOItNSIIY and Co. are appointed to
distribute the great and small Prizes drawn the First
Day, to all those who honour them with their com-
mands.
BIRTH.—The Lady of Mr. Sheriff PHILLIPS of a

Son.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 24.
Arrived his Majesty's ship l'Eclair, from a cruize ;
and the American ship George and Mary, HYETT,
from Rhode Island. Sailed his Majesty's ship Stork,
for Jersey ; Duke of Kent packet, Captain LAW-
RENCE, with mails for the Leeward Islands ;
THOMPSON ; Union, BODWELL ; and the Traveller,
HOLDGATE, for Liverpool.

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PLYMOUTH, FEB. 25.
Came in the Fleche, of 18 guns, from Ireland.—
Sailed the Cyane, of 18 guns, on a cruize.
PORTSMOUTH, FE8.26.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Ranger with convoy for
the Downs. Wind N. W.
DOVER, FEBRUARY 26.
Arrived in the Roads the Pandora sloop and Blood-
' hound gun-brig from a cruize. A shocking accident
happened this morning on board the Beagle sloop of
war, whilst lying to off this place ; one of her guns*
which was housed, unfortunately went off, while the
armourer was inspecting the locks and flints, by which
three of her cr..:w were killed, and four or five more
wounded.

DEAL, FEBRUARY 26.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Fly from the westward,
and the Avenger from Portsmouth with a convoy,
which are sailed for the River--and the Endeavour,
Captain JOSE.% from Belfast.—Wind N.W.
SHEERNESS, FEB. 26.
Arrived the Betsey, Otto, from Philadelphia with
tea, coffee, &c. Sailed the Majestic and Leyden men
of war ; also the Dolphin, Blomters, for Liverpool ;
and the Cruizer sloop of war with the following ships
under convoy for Gottenburgh :
Elizabeth, Gjerding ; Generous Friends, Penton; Christira,
Scharter ; Bonaparte, Boroman ; Fate, Newman ; Untenche.
mung, Rhode ; Maria, .A.nschlag ; lustinia, Haunaman; and the
Kron Von Oldenburgb,
Sailed also the American schooner Swan, Captain
Woodberry, in ballast, for Cadiz, and several light
colliers and.coasters. In the gale on Wednesday a •
boat was lost at the Little Nore, and a very steady
man, of the name of John Elvy, was unfortunately
drowned. Wind west, blows strong.

YARMOUTH, FEB, 26.

Sailed on a cruize off the •Texel the Vestal frigate;
and to Sheerness the Ariadne frigate to be paid.—
Sailed the Sappho sloop of war, and Archer gun-
brig on a erui ze ; and Snake sloop of war with con-
voy. Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, Admiral
DOUGLAS ; Amiable, Admiral RUSSELL ; Goliah, of
Ngu_ns, Captain PAGET ; and Calipso sloop. Wind
N.W.
GRAVESEND, FEB. 26.
Sailed the John, CRABTREE, for the Brazils ;
Hoope, —, for St. Michael's ; and the Providence,
OwEN, for Dublin. No vessels have passed here since
the 2'2d instant.
MARGATE, FEB. 24.
This morning the body of the late William
Bushell, Master of the British Queen packet, who
was drowned about three weeks since, at the Pier
Head, in endeavouring to go out to the ships in dis-
tress, was picked up about a quarter of a mile from
the place where the accident occurred. This day
also, the Governor, corn-hoy, belonging to Mr. SWIN.
FORD, was, after unremitted exertion and expence,
safely floated into the harbour.

The Boreas of and from Shields, CLARK master,
laden with glass and coals, for London, is on shore
near Pakefield, and it is feared will be lost. Two
other vessels are on shore on Lowestoft' Beach.
The Neptune, SMITH, coal loaded, is on shore near
Scarborough, and it is feared will be lost. •
The Hoy Dutchman, BROWN master, from Lon.
don, with rye, for Newcastle, put into Whitby on the
25th instant, and soon after sunk.
The Eliza, TOBIN, (a missing vessel) fro* Ja-
maica for Liverpool, is arrived at Haleshead.