Star.
London, England, 1812-03-30 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 28.

Arrived his Majesty's ships MARS, HOTSPUR, 13CR.
RARD, PICKLE, and CRANE, from a crvixe ; ESCORT,
from Guernsey; and the ELECTOR, from Plymouth.
—Wind Westerly, and blows a gale.
MARCH 29.—Sailed the fISOUARD frigate, with the
,homeward-bound East Indiamen, for the Downs; and
two ships for Surinam
RAMSGATR, MARCH 29.
His Majesty's ships RosAntn and GRIFFON have
sent in thi4 afternoon three large praams, which they
captured last night off the French coast, between
Calais and Boulogne : it was a brilljant affair. About
twelve of them, laden partly with naval stores, were
at anchor close in shore under the batteries, when the
ROSARIO and GRIFFoN tan in and attacked them, and
I took the three above-mentioned by boarding, after a'
sharp conflict, attended with very trifling less on the
part of the assailants, though the batteries played the
whole time; the crews of the praams, from being so
close in to the shore, made their escape in the boats•
but many were killed and swunded. The praams
I are brig-rigged, and they have each three .very fine
long brass guns, 24. pounders. One of the prawns is
I quite dismasted, and another has lost her mizenlmast,
fore top-mast, and part of her bowsprit ; in short,
these have all had a complete specimen of what the
who le flotilla are to expect, should they ever OtteMpt
to put their once-boasted threats of invasion in prac-
tice. Their guns and stores are now landing under
the direction of the Prize Agent, and a great ccncourse
of people is assembled to witness a roost gratifying
sight to Englishmen, viz, the English flag flying over
the French !

DEAL, MARCH 29.
Two of our brigs have arrived in the Down , hav-
ing sent into Ramsgate Pier three prizes, being
French national brigs of four long 14-pounders each,
and a complement of 50 Men. They were seen last
Friday morning with nine others, two of which are
driven on shore by the same brigs, and two lugger,
making in all, when first seen by the Ros Alto, Capt.
Boors- HARVEY, fourteen sail. His Majesty's brig
ROSARIO, of 10 guns and '76 men, was alone, but,
with a tally British spirit, she at once determined on
making an attack on the rear brig (.f the enemy's
squadron. By this excellent plan the enemy was
induced to wear round to give support to their friends
assailed; from this circumstance they were drawn
about half a league from the land, at which time the
GRIFFON, Captain Taord.orx, hove in sight, and was
by the RosAnio's signals soon induced to join. On
the enemy perceiving the GRIP/ON, (16 guns, French_
built,) they abandoned their brig, which the ROsArtio

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• aeon boarded and carried. She was thin left, and
the.Roseaso stood on and sisisdilsodelerstsisied ittnok:7
on the second, boarded and carried her also, v. hiht
the Guikkom took a third. Had theie been a t!iii d
Etiglish cruiser, the wlible Would haie been taken or
destroyed. Two more would have been captured,
but the ROSA RIO was bbliged to lye by for two hours
to repair her running rigging, before she torrid set
any sail, her ropes were so badly cat. Thii g:illant
affair will no doubt least to Captain-Hatitisee pro-
motion and Captain Tnott.ork!s.
It is to be greatly lamented, that Captain Cotter'
*DONALD, of the REDPOLR, iras ordered of the
spot a few days before this circumstancetook place:
He is an excellent officer, and ificrits that promotiod
which he would have insured to.hinaself if be had
been there that day.
The enemy came •oor of T onlogne, and are sop-
poi,ed to be boUnd to Cturburgli. The seven that
effected their escape got in to Dieppe, did the •
loggers.

The RosAnto had 5 wounded, but only one Of these
has been sent to the hospital : one of the wolirtJed is
a midshipman. I have not' learnt whether the;
GarrsoN has any wounded or not. There are seve-
ral Frenchmen wounded badly. and landed at the
hospital this morning.