Star.
London, England, 1808-01-18 00:00:00

FROM. SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

DOWNING-STREET, ).A.NlLtAlkir 16:
The King has been pleased to appoint Sir George Prevost, Bart.
to be Lieutenant-Governor of the province of Nova Scotia, in
the room of Sir John Wentworth, Bart.
His Majesty has been further pleased to appoint Major-General
Sir George Prevost, Bart. to be Commander of the forces, with
the local rank of Lieutenant-General in Nova Scotia only.
WHITEHALL, JANUARY 16.
The King has been pleased to order a letter, directed to the
Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Hereford, recommending
unto them the Reverend William Leigh, Clerk, Bachelor of Laws,
to be chosen into the place of Dean of the said Cathedral Church,
the same being void by the death of Doctor Nathan Wetherell,
late Dean thereof.
The King has been pleased to present the Reverend Samuel
Birch, Clerk, Master of Arts, and Fellow of Saint John's Col-
lege, Cambridge, to the united Rectories of St. Mary, Wolnoth,
and St. Mary, Woolclwrch Haw, in the city ...rid diocese of Lon-
don, the SAM being void by the death of the Rev. John Newton.
The King has also been pleased to present the Rev. William
Long, Clerk, Bachelor of Laws, to the Rectory of Pulbani Saint
Mary's, with the chapel of Saint Mary Magdalen thereunto an-
nexed, in- the County of Norfolk and Diocese of Norwich, void
by the death of the Rev. Thomas Borven.
The King has also been pleased to present the Rev. Michael
Stirling to the church and parish of Cargill, in the county of
Penh and Presbytery of Dunkeld, void by the death of Mr. J. Ps
Bannerman.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JANUARY 15.
Copy of a Letter from Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pam, Bart
Commander In Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels In the
East Indies, to William Marsden, Esq. dated on hoard his Ma-

jesty's ship Culloden, Madras Roads, Sept. 28, 1807.
Sir—l have the to our to backs • the copy of a letter from Cap-
tain Lye, of his Majesty's ship Bombay, stating the capture of le
Jaseur rench national corvette, which you will be pleased ro lay
before the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners ache Admiralty.
I have the honour to be, Sce. (Signed) tow ARO rELLevr.
His Majesty's Ship Bombay, at Sea, July 11, 1807,
Carnicolau S. S. W. 18 leagues. lat. D. R.
10. 6. N. Long. 93. 10. E.
Sir—l have the honour to inform you of the cap-
ture, yesterday evening, of the French national brig
le Jaseur, of 12 guns and fifty-five men, and com-
manded by a Lieutenant de Vaisseau, (the Little
Andaman N. W. eight leagues) after a chace of nine
hours, by his Majesty's ship Bombay, under any
command. The brig left the Isle of France the 15th
of April, and had not made any capture. I have the
honour to be, &c. (Signed) W. J. LYE.
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JAN. 16.
Copy of a Letter from Vice Admiral Douglas, Commander in
Chief of his Majesty's Ships nnd Vessels at North Yarmouth, to
the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated the 11th instant.
Sir—For the information of the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, I transmit two letters from Captain Farquhar, of his
Majesty's ship Ariadne, stating the particulars relative to the cap-
ture of the two French privateers Treace et Q'iarante and l'F.gle,
which are arrived at this port, agreeably to Captain Farquhar's
directions. 1 have the honour to b:.., titc. (Signed)
B. Dow; LA 5, Vice Admiral.
His Majesty's Ship Ariadne, January 7, 1808'
Mundy Foot, W. S. W. 11 leagues.
Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that this
morning, being off Huntly Cliff about four leagues,
I observed one of his Majesty's brigs to the south-
ward, at ten A. M. she bore .up and made sail to the
eastward, and we perceived her to be in. pursuit of a
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lugger.
We immediately joined in the chace, keeping the
wind of the enemy, and at one P. M. having closed
within gun shot, we had the pleasure to sec the lug-
ger surrender to his Majesty's brig Ring Dove, which
was nearer to the chace than-the Ariadne, and had
fired several shot at her.
1 She is a French lugger letter of Marque, (le Trente
et Quarante) commanded by Monsieur Fanqueux,
carrying sixteen guns, 6 and 9-pounders, 14 of which
were mounted, with a complement of 66 men, 65 on
board, has been sixteen days from Dunkirk, and had
not made any capture. She is one of the largest lug-
gers out of France, and a very fine vessel, only three
months off the stocks, well found, and I think fit for
his Majesty's service. I have sent her to Yarmouth,
and have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) .
A. FARQUHAR.
His Majesty Ship Ariadne, Jan. 8, 1908,
Huntly Foot, W. N. W. 6 leagues.
Sir—l beg to inform you, that, after the capture
of le Trente and Quarante, we stood during the night
towards Flamborough Thad -- and at day light this
morning another lugger was discovered in the W. N.
W. to which we immediately, gave chace ; having,
at the same time, made the signal No. 3, to the Ring
Dove, which was in company. Soon after eight we
observed the lugger was chaced by two brigs, one cf
which proved to be his Majesty's brig Sappho, and
the other belonging to the Excise, called the Royal
George, commanded by Mr. Curry, and to whom
the lugger surrendered at about a quarter before. ten
A. M. ; and I have the satisfaction in adding that
credit is due to Mr. Curry for the capture, although,
from the situation of his Majesty's vessels, her escape
was impossible.
The prize is a French lugger l'Egle, commanded
by Monsieur 01 vier, sixteen guns mounted, three and
four pounders, and a complement of fifty.sia men ;
left Dunkirk nine days ago, has made one capture,
the brig Gabriel, of Yarmouth (in ballast), which
she took last night off Scarborough, and scuttled her.
I saw her still above water this morning, and ordered
the Ring Dove to examine her ' - and Captain An-
drews has since reported to me, that the Gabriel was
sinking so last as to make it impossible to save her ;
the master and crew were found on l,rsard l'Egle
lugger, which I have ordered to Yarmouth with the
other prize, and purpose seeing them in safety to that
port. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) A. FARQUHAR.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
wAR-OYFICE, JAN. 16. •
14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet John Gwynne to b-
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Watts, promoted in the 60th
Foot.
16th Ditto—Cornet William Hay to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Martin, promoted in the 72d Foot.
st Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain Anthony William Darn-
ford to be Captain of a Company, vice Major General Archer,
deceased • Ensign the Hon. James Stanhope to be Lieutenant,
vice Durnford.

Ist Regiment of Foot.
To be Lieutenants—Lieutenant Charles Hunt Lorimer, from the
6th West India Regiment; Ensign David Kennedy Kirkland,
from the 27th Foot ; Ensign Ttomas Whyte, from the 70th
Foot ; Ensign John Juxon, from the 25th Foot ; Ensign Geo.
Brock, from the BSd Foot ; Ensign J. 0. Kearniy, from the
41st Foot ; Ensigns David Denker, Duncan M'Gregor, Wil-
liam Pollock ; Lieutenant John T. Connell, from the 7th Gar-
rison Battalion ; Ensigns William Baling, Conner, Ri-
chard Vaughan ; Ensign Charles M'Kenzie Fraser, from the
78th Foot ; Ensign Barry Fox, from the 47th Foot ; Ensign
A. W. M'Kenzie, from the 78d Foot; Ensign Kent,
from the 50th Foot ; Ensign George Jackson, from the York
Light Infantry Volunteers; Ensign Richard 0. Jenoway, from
the 47th Foot; Ensign loins Barr, from the 82d Foot.
CTunt aatr.