Star.
London, England, 1808-02-01 00:00:00

PLY MOUTH, JAN. 30.

Came in his Majesty's ships Brilliant and Insolent,
from a cruize ; Amphion, Blossom, and Paulina,
with the fleet foi the Mediterranean, having put back
by contrary winds ; the Fly, ASPINALL, from Lon-
do do , for-the Cape.bf Good Hope, with the loss of her
fo mast and bowsprit, and otherwise much damaged
—s e sailed from.Nnice cn Tuesday last, with the
Isis man of 'war and Beep for the East Indies, and
was run..qn board . of On Thursday off the Sound by
the Essex Eatt Indianian. The Canopus, of Bremen,
Hritsz.mm;'nlaster, laden with sugar and coffee, is
on shore on the rocks near the Hoe ; she has just cut
away her fore and.main masts, and is filling with wa-
ter, and there ii reason to believe the vessel and "cargo
will be lost.

PORTSMOUTH, lAN. $l.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Sharpshooter from a
cruize.—Wind S. W.

...
DtAL, JANUARY 31.

Sailed the 'Woolwich store ship, for the River.--:
Remain in the Downs the 'rest of the ships as per last.
Wind S. W.

HARWICH, lAN: si.
Arrived yesterday the Ariel %loop of wart having
been on shore on the Gunfleet Sand, *hire she sus-
tained considerable damage, being obliged tn girow
her guns, shot, and most of her water casks overboard,
and the shia!dliUrew were in She greatest danger :
she was als# assisted into this harbourby the Zebra
sloop of war, Snipe gun brig, a brig belonging to Fa-
versham, and some smaller vessels : she has now six
feet water in her hold, and they are taking out her
stores, provisions, &c. Sailed this day the Lady Ne-
pean, Captain LiviNch with the mails for Gotten-
burgh of the 29th instant ; and the Repulse revenue
cutter. The Auckland, Captain BRIDGE, bound to
Heligoland, is detained here, to waitlor a Gentleman
expected from London to-morrow. Arrived this day
the Charger gun brig, and remains with the Piercer
and Pincher gun brigs.—Wind W. S. W.

HULL, JANUARY 29.
During the heavy gale of yesterday fortnight, the
Fountain, OGILVIE, of Sunderland, with coals, foun.
dered in Wisbech Old Eye : the Captain and crew,
after being twenty-two hours in the rigging, were all
saved except one man, who perished in the fore-top.
A corn loaded sloop from Lynn to this port, was also
driven up the Deeps into the Wisbech Channel, and
sunk—crew► saved.
ARRIVED.

In the River, the Speedwell, from Cork—At Falmouth,
the Hardware, Ferrier, from New York—At Newry, Hepsa,
Howland, from New York—At Dublin, the Providence, lames,
from London—At Virginia, the Caledonia, Dickson, from Li-
verpool—At Jamaica, the Active, Proctor, from Liverpool; and
the Alexander, Wcod, from Africa. . -
The Hope, -—, from Figuera for Guernsey, is totally lost.
The Blanchard, of Sunderland, coal loaded, was totally
lost near Crdmer ott Agothinst.—nine of the crew drowned.
The Vine, 44:say;-fro ( WT.,verpool for the Baltic, is on shore
near (littenburgh, and it is feared will be lost.
The Vine, Batons, of Hull, from Liverpool for
Riga, was driven on shore on the 11th instant, near
Gottenburgh.—Crew saved.
A letter from the mate of the Mary, WOODS, which
vessel, with the Elbe and Betsey, all of Hull, were de-
tained at Petersburgh, has list week been received,
dated Dec. 9. It states that the crews were all lodg-
ed together, and allowed full liberty to walk about.
Saturday se'nnight, about nine o'clock in the even-
ing, a pinnace crossing from Dundee to Woodhaien,
was overset by a sudden squall, and instantly went
dinyn. There were two yoyng men and a boy on
board at the time, all of Whom unfortunately 4.,F-
-rished. Another pinnace, which was about twentyvr
thirty yards ahead at the time, instantly put about on
observing the dreadful situation of their companions;
but all their efforts to save them were ineffectual ;
anclifter neatly sharing the same fate, having their
mast; lEc. brokea ,by tike violence of Ble;wiad, they
returned on shore ; and three or four ether boats put
off, which likewise came back after a fruitless search.
Since the boat went dowro not a vestige, nor a spar
or oar belonging to her has been seen, nor have any
of the bodies of the unfortusaate persons been found.
The following is a sunurry of the British Navy to
this day—
. .
In Commission-141 sail of the line, 110.111110‘,164 frigates,l
216 sloops, 2111 gun-brigs and cutters—Takdrido., •
In Ordinary-59 of the line, and .59 bailee ; there are also
fifties, 59 frigates, and 64 sloops building
Friday night, there was at Greenock, a most ue-
tuendour storm of the largest hailstones ever seen.*
that quaraompanied with thunder and lightning;
unita4ac
most Vivid at this season of the year.