Star.
London, England, 1808-03-24 00:00:00

NAUTIC4IL INTELLIGSIICE.

Yesterday, about T..% Ave o'clock, his MAJESTY came
to town, as usual, ram Windsor, and was received
at the Qneen'f l'ldace by the Dukes cf Yolix, K r.sT,
and Camei6 wI. At two o'clock his Mi.JESTI held a
private lev,-• . which was fully attended.
The f( lowing had the honour of being presented
to his MAJESTY :
General N. BALF twit, upon his promotion.
Brigadier General T.osr L EY, by Lord HEa rIiFIELD, upon his
appointment on the Stall at Malta.
The Rev. Dr. GOODALL, the Master of Eton Colter, upon his
being appointed a Canon of Windsor, in the room of the late Dr.
DuvAL.
The Rev. Dr. KING, upon his being appointed a Prebend of
Westminster Abbey.
The Earl of PEMIsROICE, upon his marriage.
kiis MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave au-
diences to the Cabinet Ministers, Viscount CATHCART,
and Mr. RYDER, the Judge Advocite, who laid be-
fore his MAJESTY the voluminous report of the Trial]
of General WIIITELOCKE, and was closeted with his I
MAJESTY for nearly two hours upon the business. At
half past six o'clock his MAJESTY set off on his return
to Windsor.
Yesterday 'the sentence of the Court Martial on
General WIIITELOCKE was laid before his MaJe.srr by
the JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL; who afterwards took
the documents, with his Majesty's pleasure upon the
1 proceedings, to the Duke of YORK. It is rumoured
that the Sentence is against the General upon all the
charges but that which might affect his life During
th. progress of the trial, the public mind was dispos-
ed to think that the Sentence would take this middle
course.
On the afternoon of the 14th inst. as the Emerald
frigate was standing along the coast of Spain, on her
way to the squadron off arrol, she discovered a large
French schooner coming out of Vivero. All sail was
immediately made in chace ; the schooner, on dis-
covering the frigate, put about and returned to
Vivero, and ran on shore at high-water, under the
protection of two batteries. Captain MAITLAND
immediately hoisted out his boats, and sent them
to take the batteries and destroy the schooner, un-
der the orders of the first Lieutenant (Be aroN ),
I with the assistance of the Marine Officers, with the
I marines of the frigate, and a party of seamen Vo-
lunteers. They landed and took possession of two
batteries, the one having eight 18-pounders, the other
seven 9-pounders, without any loss ; they spiked the
guns, and then went on to the schooner, which was
about two or three miles off; one of their boats
had gone on to take possession of the vessel, which
they did without any difficulty, for the French:nen
had left her ; and another boat, with a party of men
under the command of Lieutenant SMITH, took pos-
session of a fort on the other side, that was f.r.iig on
them, so that they had complete posse.,sien of three
forts and the schooner, with only one or two men
wounded. On the first Lieutenant getting to the
vessel, he found her fast on shore ; but supposing the
tide to be flowing (in which he was unfortunately mis-
taken), he sent one boat to the frigate for an anchor
and hawser, hoping, as the tide flowed, to be able
to haul her off. This gave time to the inhabitants,
assisted by the crew of the vessel, to collect in great
numbers; and, night coming on, they attacked the
schooner most furiously, under cover of the bushes
and rocks, and from the heights, much above the
schooner, which gave them every advantage. Our
gallant fellows thought it best to stay by the schooner
(for had they landed they would have been over-
powered by numbers), and wait for the tide floating
the vessel off. It would have been well if they had
destroyed the schooner at once, and returned to their
ship ; but I am truly sorry to say, that an over- i
anxiety to get her out caused the loss of some brave
men. Nine tell on board of her, and 15 were wounded,
all by musketry, from fellows they could not see—
when finding no hopes of getting the vessel off, they
set her on fire, and returned to their ship. The Lieu-
tenant who commanded the party, with the two
Officers of Marines, are among the wounded. TB
poor fellows who were killed found a grave in th'e
ashes of the schooner, which blew up soon after our
people left her ; and thus ended a most gallant, but
unfortunate expedition.
The schooner proved to be a National vessel,
mounting fourteen carronades, from the Fact Indies,
bound to Bourdeaux. She had been at Vivero since
December ; and when the frigate saw her, was in-
tending to finish her voyage. She had on board se-
veral things of value, and some cash. Before she was
set on fire, our people had leave to plunder, and seine
of them, I am told, got cash and articles to a large
amount. The next day the gun-boats came out to
attack the frigate, but were put to The roue com-
pletely ; several of the shot struck the Emerald, but
karo happy to say, did so material damage.

The Sirius frigate, with about 40 sail of vessels un-
der convoy, sailed from Gibraltar for England)
the Ist instant.
The Marlborough packett, Captain BULL,
mails froin Jamaica, is arrived at Falmouth. The
letters by her will not be delivered till to morrow, as
well as the letters by the packet from New Yolk.
BRIXUAM QUAY, MARCH 22.
Sailed from Torbay the Channel fleet, under com-
mand of Admiral BERTIE, for their station off Brest.
• FALMOUTH, MARCH 21. •
Arrived the Cartarett packet, Captain PATTIIRSOY,
from Malta and Gibraltar, in thirty days from the
latter place; and the Nockton packet, Captain
Blight, from New York, in twenty-eight days, and
brings accounts that the differences between America
and this Country appeared to be in the same state
they had been for some time past. The embargo was
not taken off. Arrived the Adrian and King cut-
ters, from off Brest. Sailed the Lady Arabella
packet, Captain POwrEUS, for the Leeward Islands.
Wind N.E.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 22.
Came in the Swallow, of 18 guns, from the squa-
dron off Cadiz, with victuallers ; Surinam, of '2O
guns, from Sicily, Malta, and Gibraltar, with dis-
pitches for Gc.% orniusau ; she left the squadron off
Cadiz the 2d instant. NVe cannot discover what news
she has brought ; but it is stated that when she kit
the Streights, the Rochefort squadron was at Toulon,
which makes the ships in that port thirteen sail of the
line. Sailed the Hound, of 10 guns, to the Eastward
Orestes, of 18 guns, for Portsmouth ; Avenger, of 18
guns, with a tLet for the Downs.
The Surinam brings an account of the capture of
the Delight brig, of 18 guns, Captain HANDFIELD. It
is stated that she chaced an enemy's brig of war, and
being too near the shore on the coast of Calabria, got
aground, where she had to contend for three days
with the batteries ana soldiers from the shore • but in
this unequal contest, after a very great loss of officers
and men, was obliged to strike. It is said there are
only sixteen survivors.
Came in the Gibraltar, of 84 guns, from the east.
ward, and two other men of war, names unknown.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 23.
Arrived the American ship Sally and Hetty, FLEat.
MING, from Lisbon for Philadelphia, detained by the
Blossom sloop of war. Put back his Majesty's ship,:
Steady, Hardy, and Escort from the eastward. Sail a
his Majesty's ship Ant on a cruize. The Thetis fri-
gate is appointed convoy for Newfoundland, 8:c.
DEAL, MARCH os

Arrived the Trompeuse sloop, from a cruize, and
sailed again this afternoon, per signal from Comma.:
dore OwEx, in company with the Royalist sloop,
Folkstone lugger, and Active cutter. Arrived the
Urgent gun-brig, from the Nore.—Wind E. N. E.
strong breeze.

SHEERNESS, MARCH 22.
Sailed the Tartarus and Kangaroo sloops of war
to the Great Nore.—Arrived in the harbour the Fu-
rious gunbrig, to refit.—Sailed the Danish prize ships
Elizabeth, Two Sisters, and Jonge Thomas, from
hence to Chatham, to take in all the refused naval
stores from the Danish fleet, and convey them to the
Danish Commissioners at London for sale.
MARc!! 23.—This day several outward bound ves-
sels have run in to take shelter, owing to the adverse
winds.—Sailed the Friend 41i p, ALEXANDER, for Wells,
in Norfolk.—Wind E. blows strong.

YARMOUTH, MARCH 25,
Yesterday- arrived in the offing the Forrester sloop
of war, and has made a telegraph dispatch to the Ad-
miral that two of the enemy's frigates were seen off
Flamborougll Head—ships have been ordered, by
signal, to sail in quest of them, but the wind remain-
ing at east, they have not been able to proceed. Ships
of remain as per last.

HULL, MARCH 21.

The Dunkerquois French cutter privateer, of four
3-pounders and forty-five men, (formerly his Ma-
jesty's revenue cutter the Nimble, of Deal) has been
driven ashore at Katwick, and destroyed by the boats
of the hired armed cuttcr Princess Augusta, Lieute-
nant McCui„

;'ridgy morning arrived in Leith Roads, the Chil-
ders sloop of war, from a cruize, having seen into
Leith harbour a Danish dogger, partly laden with
fish, which they cut out of one of the creeks on the
rJast of Norway.
After the Childers captured this vessel, she fell in
with a large privateer vessel, c,f very superior force
and weight of metal, with which she maintained a
severe conflict for some time, when the privateer
made off. It is stated the Childers had three men
killed, and several wounded, amongst whom is the
Captain, V/ n was severely wounded by a splinter
striking his thigh.

Dispatches were yesterday received at the Admi.
ralty from Lord COLLINGWOOD : they were brought
by the Surinam, which has arrived at Plymouth. It
appears that the English brig which was mentioned
in the last French papers to have been taken in the
'Faro of Messina, was the Delight, commanded by
Captain HANFIELD, (not STANDFIELD, as stilted yes-
terday by mistake) Which unfortunately got aground
in attempting to defend five Sicilian gun-boats, which
were on the point of falling into the hands of theenein y.
Tuesday Lord BAnsittG was elected by the Cot-
poration of Yarmouth High Steward of that Borough,
in the room of the late Marquis TOWNSHEND.
Married on the 19th instant, at Weodlands, Corn•
wall, Captain Tnomits BALL SOLIVAN, Royal Navy,
to Miss Hannurrra PENDAn Ivans, youngest Baugh-•
ter of Captain BARTHOLOMEW JAMES, Royal Navy.
The Oratorio, last night, was fashionably attended.
Mr. BRAHAM and Mr. BELLAMY 5211114 BOYCE'S fa.
vourite duetto .4 Here shall soft Charity," most di-
vinely. Mrs. BLAzin sweetly warbled The Hymn
of Eve." Mr. Biimmie was most rapturously ap-
plauded in .6 Come, if you dare." The whole selec-
tion was rapturously applauded.
The kigliat Capital drawn on Tuesday last, was
No. 11,576, 3 Pnze of 1.1000, which was sold in
Shares by SwirT and Co, No. 11, Poultry, and
No. 12, Charing-Cross 3 who also sold in Shares,
Ns. 2+,884., a Prize of £4oo.—•Tuesday is the pen
day of Drawing.