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

NAUTICAL INTELLIGEWE.

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TRURO, APRIL 2.
The Manchester packet, arrived at Falmouth late
on Thursday night, after a passage of 99. days from
Tortola. She reached Barbadoes on the 27th Janu-
ary, and found there his Majesty's ships ./EOlus, Dart,
and Hippomenes. On the 9th ult. the Ethalion fri
gate arrived at Antigua. On the 18th the packet
reached Tortola, where she found his Majesty's brigs
Haughty, Swinger, Heureux, and I'Eliir schooner.
On the 19th, his Majesty's ship Nimrod arrived at
Tortola, with dispatches from Admiral Sir J. T.
DUCKWOitiII whom she left off St. Kitt's, but wh6 was
proceeding towards St. Domingo, still in search of
the Rochefort squadron. The Freeling packet,
which sailed from Falmouth with the January mails
for the Windward Islands and Jamaica, arrived at
Barbadoes after a fine passage of 22 days. The brig
Providence Increase, SHEPHERD, from Malta, 'one of
the convoy under the Sirius, is arrived at Scilly.
Captain SHEPHERD informs, that having given up the
chase of the Sirius, they pushed after the convoy, one
brig of which he saw them take and set on fire ; and
I about eight at night he saw another on fire. This
was on the 17th uh. in lat. 47. 27. long. 12 west.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL S.
Came in the Morristown armed brig, and True
Briton privateer from a cruise. Sailed his Majesty's
ships Swallow with a fleet of victuallers for the squa-
dron off Lisbon ; Sirius, Harlequin, and Hearty with
a fleet, consisting of upwards of one hundred sail of
ships and vessels for the Eastern Ports ; among them,
are twenty sail of Danish prizes, escorted by the Eagle
excise cutter. Sailed the Orestes, of 18 guns, with a
fleet of victuallers, for the squadron off the Tagus.—
Came from Hamoaze, the St. George, of 98, and
the Donnegal, of 74 guns.—Wind N. W.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL S.
The following ships compose Sir RICHARD STRA.
CHAN'S Squadron :
Czsar, 80, (gag-ship) Captain C. arcnaansox.
Spartiate, 74, Sir FRANCIS LA I'OREY.
Colossus, 74, Captain MORRIS.
Warrior, 74, Captain SPRANOER.
Cumberland, 74, Honourable Captain Woncnousr.
Renown, 74, Captain ALEXANDER (Acting).
Superb, 74, Captain S. JACKSON. And the
Lavinia frigate, Captain J. HANCOCK.
The Duke of ORLEANS and his brother are going
out to Malta in the Volontaire, Captain Butamr,
Lord STRANGFORD is expected here to•morroW MOT-
fling, to take his passage for the Brazils in the Presi-
dent, Captain MACKENZIE. Lord FORBES is arrived
to go out to Malta in the Prevoyante.
Rear-Admiral SOTHEBY has hoisted his flag at Ply-
mouth, to command the squadron off Ushant, instead
of Rear-Admiral BERTIE, who is appointed to com-
mand at the Cape.
The Hon. Admiral BERKELEY arrived here yester-
day, in his Majesty's ship Leopard, of 50 guns, Capt.
HUMPHRIES, from Bermuda, having been succeeded
in the command on the coast of America by Vice-
Admiral Sir JOHN BORLA'M WARREN, K. B. Sir
Jons arrived at Bermuda on the 19th of January,
and Admiral BERKELEY left it on the 27th of Febru-
ary.—The Swiftsure (flag ship), Milan, JEolus,
Driver, and Bermuda, were lying at Bermuda, when
the Leopard sailed. Captain LovE came home in
I the Leopard.
Earl SPENCER arrived here on Tuesday last. His
Lordship visited Admiral MONTAGU, and the Hon.
Commissioner GREY, and afterwards went on board
the Mars, of 74 guns, at Spithead, on a visit to
Captain LUKIN.—The Mars saluted his Lordship
with 15 guns, and the yards were manned on the oc-
casion. On Thursday he went out of harbour in the
Tigre, Captain HALLOWELL.
The Amaranthe sloop, Captain BRENTON, is to
take out Sir JAMES COCKBURN, Governor of Curacoa.
Sailed his Majesty's brig Escort for Plymouth.—
The Tigre is now ready for sea, and will sail as
soon as she is paid.—Wind S. W.