Star.
London, England, 1808-03-03 00:00:00

was about three o'clock, than she made sail close to
the wind, and *V *but ant tiltusa state, could not
follow her, with any .prospect of bringing her again.
to action, notwithstanding the most zealous efforts of
every man in the .ship to repair our damages. We
;fad the-serjditut and two private marines kMed, and
'three seaaneti killed, and fourteen others were disat.
-bled • The toss of the enenrrinust. have been very
'great .;her deck's Were covered with dead, :ttug the
Mood ran .out her like water. .when washing deck.
She proved to. be the .British Tar; of. SO ring, and'
4100 men, doable the fuse of our Buie
Was hot poorly manned, owing 'to some of our melt
being away .in a prize: Shewaebut just out of Gun.
&loupe, and we have heard from an American that
she boasted, all she -wished for was to fall in with aft
English frigate. It is remarkable that the Corn-
Mander :of her hid been an intithate friend of Capt..
SVIERRTF4,'II.• his name was La MAaa ; he used fre.
(Featly to en ution his• name. • We buried Captain
• oilman* at sea the morning afterthe action d bin
we have lost a 'valuable friend—he was a fashei
to
all his ship's company, and beloved by every'One.

Mr. Downe, the pettestiiiri, *rho started on Tuesday
v'nnight, to go 35 miles a day far SO Aiyi, touched at
Gloucester, on Saturday a and Sunday morning he
started on his route towards Rereford, in what the
Sportsmen term good order.- The distance altogether
i 700 miles in 20 days. - • The pedestrian performs his
d WT labour in.aboat eight hours, •and 'he' generally
sleeps eight hours. •
The case of several Scrophulous Ulcers at York,
i iserted in the public papers, and sta..ed as advan-
cing towards recovery, and as having existed for
seven preceding rrars, m the habit of a young girl,
aged fourteen, with much injury tb her health', is now
declared, on the Mother's authority, healed, and the
girl restored to health, by the sole operation of SPILS•
BURY'S Patent Antiscorbutic Drops, as administeicsd
in Scurvy, Gout, Rheumatism, and eruptive com-
plaints. Those persons, anxious as to this case, are
informed, the original letters may be seen at the Dis-
pensary, in Soho-square, London ; and at York,
Mrs. Dancer will give all necessary information. It
so; requested you will ask for the Patent Antiscorbu-
tic Drops, with a black ink stamp, in bottles of Si. 6d.
double bottles 10s. and larger 11.25. duty included.—
An allowance on taking half a dozen.

PARTNERSHIPS' DISSOLVED.
James Barker and- Joseph Dumas, Bow-street, Covent Garden,
currier', &c.—lanuary 16, 1608.
John Maggs, of Reding, and Thomas Martin, of Bristol, linen
drapers.—February 22, 1808. •
Thos. Cox and John Dixon, Copthall-court, a
London, bakers.—Dec. 25 1607.
Ann Jenkinson and Burgess Jenkinson, of Huntingdon, stationers,
booksellers, printers, and bookbinders.—Feb. 23, 1008.
John Kemp and Henry Can Kemp, of Prittlewell, Essex, millers.
February 25,,1808.
John Alston, John Bell, John Herv-y, and Patrick Maga, jun.
have retired from the manufacturing concern of John Stewart

and Co.. Paisley.—Jamisary 29, 1808.
Richard Baldwin, John Gray, and Thomas Rydelng, of Liverpool,
.shiprinAlders.--Fehruary 260808.
Jame* Knowler and William Howland, of Boughton-under-Blears,
Kent; .bricklayers.--L-Feb. 4, 1808.
Andrew Roishoit al Uhr and Hans Peter Engstrom, Lawrence-
Poueuney-lane, London, Merchants.—Sept. 7, 1807.
lechOlas Routledge and Adam Halliburton, Carlisle, Cumber-
land, curriers, Sec.—October 21, 1605.
L P. Holloway and Wm. Overstaff; Martbes-lane, Cannon-street,
London, wine and spirit merchants.—Dec. SI, 1807. '
Samuel liollingswocth and John Townshend, Crane-court, Fleet-
street, London, printem—Dec. 31, 1807.
Daniel Walker and William Hassal, Rochdale, Lancashire, wool-
-staplers..-February 24, 1808.
Richard Bayly and John L. Dutreull, Newington Butts, Surrey,
schoolmasters,—feb. 23, 1808.
John Alev.. Snow, Little Bush-lane, London, and Joshua Rowe,
of Torpoint, Cerkwall, mere:lasts, &c.—Feb. 26, 1808.
Joseph Gregory and Thomas Stagg, of Prestwich, in Lancashire,
bleachers,—January 28, 1808.
John H. Stringer and Charles Hiort, of Canterbury, woollen-
drapers and taylors.—ycb. 29, 1808.