Star.
London, England, 1808-11-16 00:00:00

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e.. 100 of whom were soldiers ; of this manta
escaped without being killed or wounded."
ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.
ait is with great pleasure we have to report the
dour of another very gallant naval action that
beest fought by a brave officer, who had PreVi-
orc:ii lost an arm in the service of his country, but
lbei we are happy to say, has, in this instance, esca-
sod unhurt.
10 This morning arrived off the Sound his Majesty's
XstrrilysT, of 36 guns, commanded by that gal.
lot officer Captain MICHAEL SeYstotre, with the loss
iber mizenmast, and otherwise damaged ; and there
tiow coming in, totally dismasted, the Thetis French
frigate, of 50 guns, towing by the SHANNON, of 36
Nos; but it is so very calm, that it will be late before
;bey can get into the Sound.
“ appears that the Thetis left L'Orient (being
tee of three frigates that have been for some time
pag watching an opportunity to get out, as was sta-
ted in a former letter, hound to the West Indies),
sad that soon after, Captain SEYMOUR, who has been
watching their movements, discovered (en the night
one of them pursuing her voyage ;
of the 10th inst.)
be immediately gave chace, and soon brought her to
action, which continued in the most desperate manner
for three hours and twenty minutes, two hours of
'llia, it is stated, the two ships were lashed together,
the anchors of the AMETHYST having hooked the
'Thetis'
s fore-chains ; and that the French made seve-
ral attempts to carry their opponent by boarding, but
that they were as repeatedly and successfully repulsed 'I
by the marines and British tars. At the end of the
shore period, the Thetis struck her colours, being then
a complete wreck, with her Captain killed and 280 1
of the crew killed and wounded. The AMFTIIYST'S
joss, we are sorry to say, was very considerable, hay-'
Mg 19 men killed and 51 wounded ; amongst whom
is Lieutenant KENDALL, an dicer of marines, killed,
and Lieutenant PAINE, another officer of marines
wounded badly.
a The Thetis had on board for Martinique 1000
barrels of flour and a large battering train of artil.
lery, for the use and relief of that island ; and she had
a crew of 400 men, besides 100 soldiers for Marti-
niece, but it is said that not more than 28 of the lat•
ter ate living.
Soon after the action, the AmernYsr Aas joined
'by the Tait MPH, of 74 guns, and the SHANNON, of
36 guns, which ships were drawn to the spot by the
bevy cannonading they heard during the night ; but
we understand the glory of the action is exclusively
Captain Srmont's and his gallant crew.

Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign
Office. The following Members assisted ; the Duke
of PORTLAND, Mr. CANNIFG, Lords HAwEEsm. ay
and CASTLEREAGH, the LORD CHANCELOR, the CHAN-
CUL°s of the EXCHEQUER, and Lord MICLGRAVE.
Their deliberations fatted from two until it was almost
six o'clock.

'Yesterday morning A. MERRY, Esq. Minister to the
Court of Stockholm, embarked at Yarmouth on board
the ALEXANDRIA frigate, under a salute of 13 guns,

Thirty thousand tons of potatoes are shipping at
tiverpool for Corunna and SL Andero.

Above one hundred and forty thousand uniforms,
er'materials for cloathing that number of men, have
been already sent from this country for the use of the
Patriots; but of shoes they are still in great want.
This morning an immense train of Horse Artillery
passed through the metropolis, on their route to the
waterside, for embarkation.

In Sir DAVID BAIAD'S general orders, it it Said,
only one tent is allowed for all the officers of a coin-
pany, and only one tent for thirty inivates.
As a mark of respect to the memory of their late
Colonel, Lcrd DocuEsTEn, all the officers of the 4th
Dragoons, in Canterbury, appeared in military mourn-
ing on Sunday last.

Colonel BUNN, of the Chatham Division of Royal
lriarinel, is appointed to command the division at
Woolwich, vice Fletcher; Colonel LEwis is to suc;
eecd Colonel Beres, at Chatham ; Major CAPIPBtLL is
promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the Portsmouth
Division, viel,Etv t.: ; Captain FURZER is prothoted
to he Major of the Division, vice Major Boss, removed
to Chatham.

The division of transports, part of which arrived
at Falmouth on Thursday last, under the command
of Lieutenant WILERAHAM, and of which some are at
Scilly, sailed from the Tagus on the 25th September, I
in all about fifty sail, and all arrived at Quiberon ex-
cept seven, which are still missing. They conveyed
to France 7000 infantry and cavalry, and 700 horses.
Of the second division, which consisted of forty-seven
sail, very few had arrived when they left Quiberon,
and apprehensions were entertained for the missing
ships. The Masters of these transports agree in saying
that the amount of plunder carried from Lisbon in
these vessels was immense beyond conception. Not
a soldier bat had a belt round his body containing
Portugal gold coin ; while the bales of merchandizt
of all descriptions exceed belief—indigo to the amount
of fifty tons, plate, diamonds, furniture of all sorts;
the whole estimated at above two millions sterling.
The Master of one of the transports now at Scilly re-
ceived a present of SOO guineas from the French offi-
cers he carried home.

The following anecdote has been furnished to us by 1
one of these shipmasters—A few days previous to
the evacuation of I,isbon, a party of French soldiers
met a lady in Ile street who wore a diamond ring on
her finger. They surrounded her, and each e) eing
the ring, commenced a scuffle for the prize, when one
it the miscreants, more ferocious than the rest, drew
his sabre, and at one stroke cut off the wretched lady's
hand, whicb, with the ring on it, lie put into his
pocket, aad coolly marched off in search of further
plunder!

Yesterday the LORD MAYOR ordered the price of
bread to he continued at Is. 3d. the quattern loaf of
vheatn, and the household at Is. 2d.