Star.
London, England, 1801-01-21 00:00:00

GREENOCK, JANUARY 14.

Arrived on Sunday evening laft, the Swan,
HATRICK, from Demarara, laft from Barbadoes,
whence fhe failed on the 23d of November. in com-
pany with the fhip DiaREOE, LOVELACE of and
for Liverpool, and parted company on the 3oth,
in lat. 29. long. ;7. On Monday the sth infant,
encountered a dreadful gale of wind, and was
obliged to cut away the mammal'. Upon the whole
had a very boifterous pottage : in two different
gales three men were waffled overboard.
Arrived the evening before laft the American
fhip Huron, HILL, from New York, in 3o days,
having on board 4.22 barrels of flour, t 74 puncheons
two barrels of Indian meal. In a very fevere gale
on the tft infant, was (truck by a fea that carried
away the head, broke the catwater, and walled
the mate and one man overboard.

Arrived yelterday morning the Jean, GARDNER,
alfo from New York, having on board 201
puncheons of Indian meal, and fix barrels of flour.
Jult arrived the fine faft.failing fhip Bi illiant,
LEITCH, from Demarara, in fix weeks. Sailed
thence, in company with the Leander, STEWART,
and touched at Barbadoes, whence they were
joined by the Montezuma, BOYD, all for this port,
parted with the latter about thirteen days ago,
and the former about three weeks after they failed
from Barbadoes.

DUMFRIES, TAN. 13.
A melancholy proof of the defolating effeas of
lafL ftorm was difcovered on Monday fe'nnight at
Preßon Sands, near Saturnefs, when the American
fnow Light Horfe, AEritsD DRESSER matter, from
Baltimore bound to Bremen, was totally wrecked.
The Captain and all on board had got fafe on
fhore about fix o'clock; and the fame night, dur-
ing the violence of the tempeft, Mr. EDWARD Mu a-
DELL, at Kirkhoufe, as faaor for and having au-
thority from Mr. WILLIAM LAIDL•W, writer in
Dumfries, Admiral Subftitnte within the bounds,
repaired to the wreck ; and no living creature
being on board, he took poffeffion ofof& it in the
name of the raid Admiral Subftitute ; and col-
leaing a great number of men, horfes, and carts,
and being aided by refpeaablc neighbours, he,
with aftonilling exertions, prcfcrved a confidera-
ble part of the rigging and yard, with fuch a
part of the cargo, confuting of tobacco, coffee, &c.
as was not deftroyed by the fait water. The un-
fortunate caterers experienced all that attention
which humanity diaated.
Yefterday the dead body of a boy, apparently
about twelve years of age, was wafhed out on
Prefton Sands, near Saturnefs. He had on failor's
cloaths.

BOSTON. NOVEMBER 24.

Dircdtions for failing by the Light Houfe ereded and now

lighted on Wigvrant Point, into Annie Squam Harbour, no
the Southern coalt of Ipfwich Bay in Malrachufetts.
Annis Squam Light-Houle bears about S. by
W. from Portfmouth light, diflant t t leagues, and
from Newbury Bar, S. S. E. five leagues. In
failing into faid harbour, bring the Light-Houfe
to bear South half Well at nearly the diftance of
one mile, then run diretlly for it, leaving Mara-
dens rock, or funkcn ledge, one tenth of a mile on
your larboard hand, (lard rock lies N. by E. one
4th E. from the Light-Houfe at half a mile dif-
tance;) when come within one quarter of a mile
of the Light-Houfe, you will be on the fhoal of the
bar, which carries over fix feet water at low ebb ;
continue your courfe fouth till you come within 4o or
ça fathoms of the Light-Houfe, then haul S. S. W.
leaving the Light-Houfe on your larboard, and a
fandy bar on your flarboard hand, (faid bar runs
nearly N. E. and S. W. leaving the river about
sro fathoms broad at low water oppofite the Light-
Houle) in running S. S. W. one half mile, you
will pais the lobfler rocks on your larboard hand
which are dry at low water, then fleer S. S. E.
leaving the bar rocks on your !larboard hand,
which are fees till nearly high water, and run one
quarter of a mile, and anchor in five fathoms
water clear bottom, or run your velfel afhore on.
either hand in cafe you have no cables and anchors.

Yeflerday a Court of Direetors of the Eaft India
Company was held at the India-Houle, when the
following Gentlemen attended and took their final
leave of the Court, previous to their being dif-
patched, viz :—Captain ALEXANDER NASH, of the
fhip AIRLY CASTLE, configned to Bombay; and
Captain Glottal Paz/sea, of the fhip BODDAM,
configned to Coaft and China.
The HINDI frigate is arrived at Barbadoe% with
a fleet under convoy from Cork and Madeira.
The Diaator, Lovszacs, from Demarara to
Liverpool, was totally loft on the 4th initant, in
Dingle Bay.
The Lord Duncan, SEDMAX, from Newcaßle
to Hamburgh, is funk at Bridlington.
The Eliza, Caoars, from Bolton, is arrived ar
Baltimore in Ireland, in dillrefs.

The Brickwood, gTODDART, from Quebec, to
London ; and the Eliza, BROWN, from Condon to
Philadelphia, are taken by the Uncle Thomas
Privateer, and fent for Rochelle.
The Hebe, SMITH, from Brifiol to Jamaica, is
taken and carried into Gnadaloupe.
The Hannah, —, from Brillol to Newfound-
land, has been taken by a French privateer, and
burnt.
The Eagle, As is soros, for London, is put back
to Jamaica.
The Britannia, SMITH, from Martinique to Lon-
don, is taken by a French privateer, and carried
into Rochelle.