Star.
London, England, 1804-02-24 00:00:00

NIUTICAL mratucxxcz.

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PIEZMICE, Fn. 21.—Arrived, line my laft, the
Furly, Rowa ; and the Reviere, Calm, from Lon•
don with fundries, for this Port and neighbourhood ;
the Mentura, mafter, of and for Briftol,

with block tin, from Falmouth t the Ann, of and
from Wexford, Ws Lau mafer,•with provifions for
London ; and the Spanifh brig N. S. de Armen,
of and fur Bilbos, Captain JPA■ BAPTISTA de An.
DILICA, now from Liverpool, with a (mall quantity
of cocoa, which intends going to Plymouth in order
to complete her cargo. The Argo, HOU/ITCH, this
morning failed for North Yarmouth. ,
FALMOUTH, FIR. 21.—Sailed the PACKS'S CHAR.

Lori., packet, Kau, with mails for the Windward
Hands ; Q.IIIIIM CNAILOTTS packet, Capt. Munch
with mails for Jamaica; Mantua, Dana's, for Brif•

tol ; Neptune, SALT te, for Plymouth; Fox (No. z.)

cutter, Lieut. Islocriot.son, to join the Grand Fleet
off Breß t and the DMIICI Revenue cutter, Eva-
Rom, on a crnize.—Arrived the Pelican, limas, from
Swaufea ; the •Endeavour, Meraaaat.t,, from Mil-

ford; the Henrietta, Lama am, from Arundel;
and the Speedwell. &rumens, from Plymouth.—
The SIATLOWIII brig of r a guns, Lieut. °wan, this
evening made fignal for failing with convoy to the
Eaftward, and Drould the wind continue, will put to
fen to-morrow ; and the %Vasa.' scy EaR India Sip,
Captain ,Gonna, and the Dutch EaR India !hip
Vreede, a prize to a Jerfey privateer, will proceed
to the River. Wihd N. N. W.

PLYNOIITH.FLL.32.—Laft night failed thePe cast
fchooner. with difpatches received from the Admi-
ralty for the Hon. Admiral CORNWALLIS. Letters
received from the in-more (quadrat). dated the lath
int. fate, that the COLLODIN. Rear Admirat Cot..
ctsowoon. Captain Micelle. is relievld in the com-
mand of that fquadron by Rear Admiral Sir T.
GRATIS, in the Fovosovair, of 84 guns. The fleet
is divided into three fquadrons. one for the purport
of blockadibg. an ottihore fiptadrou, and a cruising
fquadron, to intercept fupplies. Came in from the
Weftward a large tender, full of feamen and land-
men for the Rect. _

PORTSMOUTH. FEB. day arrived his Ma-
fliip l'Aacos, Captain Honourable EDWARD
KIN a, with a fleet of copper bottom and armed 'ram
ports. from Cork, viz.
Grant, - • - Capt. writhe.
Cantor*, - • --- Bova
Ceres, . • - Rictsudfon.
Ntk - - Gibfau
Princes Royal - - Hoteccan.
Mellowest, Jobettone.
Betray, -...— Bartlett.
Arrived alfo the Jane, Lsicuman ; and his Ma-

jelly's atip Ploasus, Captain Parrost.iy, from Ply.
mouth. A few coaling veffels have failed. Came
into harbour his Majelly's fbrp CARTSTOILT, of a 8
guns, Captain F*uswawa. The !hip Ceres, Captain
JOllll RICHARDSON, an armed tranfport, one of the
Beet which arrived here this day from Cork, under
convoy of his Majelly's thip P./kenos, being very
light, and high above the water, drifted laft night
much to leeward from the convoy ; and early in the
morning was chaced by a large gun veffel, which fired
rose of her bow chacea, a 32 pounder, to bring her
to, but Captain R. judged it prudent to continue
a running fight. As his Commodore was at no great
diftance a head, he made no doubt that he ihould be
Able to keep her off until his Commodore came up to
his affillance in the morning. Soon after the adlion
commenced, the gun veffel came nearly along fide,
and fired three broadfides into the Ceres the mate
and one fearnan were knocked down by the wind of
a fhot, and for a time were fuppofed to be dead ; they,
however, loon afterwards came to, and remained at
their Ration ; all hands kept up an inceffant firing
until day light, when the gun veffel proved to be his
Majelty's gun brig Srsrm, of 18 guns, Captain
Gears. Happily no lives were loft. Captain G.
bellowed the higheft encomium on Captain Rica/MO-
WN and his crew, for their determined refolution and
brave condi)°, in defending themfelves in fo gallant
a manner.

It mull not be omitted that the Hon. Captain
KING bore down early in the morning to her afliflance.
This is a n.,ble example fet for our Captains of
tranfports, who, I make no doubt, will all in their
turn do their belt endeavours, on fimilar mentions.
S. ~ FIN. 23 —Arrived his Majefty's fbip
TRUSTY him Chatham, and has gone to the Nore.
The Psatcovr, Capt. BROUGHTON ; ASICLIA, Lord
Pansy ; and Ayr t rtw, Captain jacasou, have alto
arrived, and the AFRICA:Iit, MAC:SIR:Mr. INrux•
and Hi sus. have failed.—The Cairroast u
docked, and tl.e M gun-br:g is taken on the
graving flip. The BLOODHOUND is alto hauled on
the launching flip to be repaired.
DIALL, Fea. a3.—Came down from Sbeernefs the
Macicurnit frigate, and Iwavecroa floop of war,
and the Marqoir of Wellefley Eaft Indiaman from
the River ; and remain in the Downs with his Majef-
ty'sfhipsMow mica, Admirat. Lord KFITH ; UTRICH T.
Vice Admiral PAT 1 IN : ILLUSTRIOVS and R•ISON ••
ILI ; Et:I:TALUS, Maciscavaas, and CHaM►ION fri
gates; IN sr, croft, Asia, Lv x, and ST:actor) Ooops
11 was ; roav and Pris►y, b.^mbs ; and Chilton,
VP , for jamaica.—Wrod N. N. W.

Ca sumac u, Fie. I..—Arrived here, on Saturday.
the Minerva, Craws from Virginia : left loading
for this port the Crawford, Jameson ; Ann, M'K'''.
LAT ; and Jeanie. Cower ; the Ann, Luse, for
North Ferry ; and the Helena, SMART, for Liver-
pool; alfo the Dunrobin Cattle. Mims ; Mary,
Balms; Scipio! HousTolll, of this port; Mercury,
Ssavics. of Saltcoats ; and Aurora, STILT/AZT, of
Liverpool, waiting freight.
By favour of Captain Caairsce. of the Minerva.
we have a file of the Norfolk Herald up to sd of laft
month but we cannot find any thing of futradent
general interell to jellify our making muses. •
For this week pall the weather has been milder
than in the memory of the °ldea inhabitant, at this.
&don. Indeed it has more refembled the month of
June than February ; and the vegetation confequent-
ly wrong. It is to be apprehended that it may af-
terwards receive a check.
HULL, Fla: at.—On Sunday fe'nnight the Forti-
tude, ?ittle of Arbroath, from this port, was
stranded on BOndicak Sands : the crew and cargo
fared.
The &op Lively; Huasr, riding at anchor in
Sandfend Roads, near Whitby. on Saturday the r tth
roll. the crew were opliged to run her upon the
beta; at high water, for the prefervation of their
lives, in confequence of a violent gale coming on
from - the eat!, which prevented the pciffibility. of
het...working off fhore. The veffel is espefted to be
got.alf en the return of fine weather, without much
duets,.
Saturday fe'nnight the Bazar, of Invernefs, frogs
London, with goods, went on (bore at Donmouth,
and all on board perilbed. Five of the bodies were
found in the Chip. The goods are partly felted, but
much damaged. The fame night the Scipio. of
Aberdeen, was put on !bore at Cowie, near Stone.
haven; crew fared. The vettel has fine gone to
pieces. In the fame gale,the Peggy and Sufan,
from Fmdhorn to Leith, oundered off Wemyfs.—
Nine tithe people were feen to take to the boat, which
aided inftantly went down, and they all perilhed.
On the 22c1 ult.the Sovereign, Guineaman, mount-
ing 1 s guns, burden between 6 and
.yon tons, laden
with foga; coffee, indigo. hides, and elephant's teeth.
with many very valuable articles of jewellery, having
on board 4o men, four of whom were pallingers.
Orrick on a fudden rock, called the Smiths, a mile
weft of Ballycotton Mend. county of Cork, and a
mile from the (bore, and went down within ten mi-
nutes afterwards. Of•as men, who took to the boats.
one only was fared; two men attempted to Win frau;
the USN and were drowned; eight clung to the maw.
and were fared by a Ballycotton boat.
On Saturday fe'nnight, four veffels were driven on
the Herd Sand, at Shields; three of them, fortu-
nately got off on the making of the tide, but the other
(the Robert and Mary, THOMI•11 SWIIIII•RD matter,
of and from Yarmouth), has become a wreck; the
crew were fared.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

Fall. 23.Pa.fed by the Undenseemleg,l4acker,
from Rost erdein....-asikd the Berry, Stakes. for Watesfaed t Re- '
boas, Hindmedb, for Petedburgh ; Eleanor, Crow, for Tried
dad; Vrow Magmata, Sunda, for Tanning= ; Republic,
Cluiftoff; Vrow Gains, Trains., end the Two Ochrodao, De-
anna, for Verdi.
• The Merchant, Ribble, from Virginia far Rattadase, is left an
the oneitmf tiolhad.
The Freedoen, Wakes, with coals, Is loft on WintlifteD Beath.
The Zephyr, and the Nancy, —, of Yarmouth, arc
captured and carried into fluibing.
The Leaoder, Youngman, and the Rialto, Shepherd, from
Lyme, and faeral other veal, are captured by • French priva-
teer off the Land% bid.
The Soap Perfeverance, of Rater baa been taken by le Prof-
pere French privateer, end retaken by'the Admiral Mitchell cutta.
Captain Watfoo Ora t, of the *Aeon, has been patented with
arty guineas by the Underwriters for his exertions in bringing that
Rip to Hull, after the had been on Rote on the Bland of Ciodthuati.
The Vitus, Doyley. from Hull for Tansingen, is lot in the
Orkneys.
The Ddeval, Minim, from Newest& for Lagdor, is taken by '
a privateer, and burnt.
The Charlotte Murdock, Walker, from Brake' for New York,
was fpoke with On the gift of December, in lat. zi. so. long. e 7. 55.
then Awing for Clasieftoo, having Ratted a plank.
The Hannibal, •-•-- from Boordeaus for the lan of France,
le attired at Trincomak, after being nearly wrecked on the Co-
moros Mande, sod haring the Captain and eight of the grew
reordered.
On the morning of Saturday the t ith inft. the soap Good intent,
Capt. %giddier, of Dundee. laden with emit, was cat on Rom
about three silks welt of Arbroath: crew Lived.

ANOTHER MEAN. —A reverie of fingular import
was on Tuefday night, in Bow.ftreet, fubmitted to
Mr. BOND and Sir %V. Paasoms, who aced as inter-
preters upon the occafion. A Mrs. Dietritchen, of
Newman-fireet, exhibited articles of the Peace againft
her hufband, and among other outrages, Rated, that
on Sunday fe'nnight, at breakfaft, he told her he Fad
drama a drum, and if it ever came true, he would
take up the firft knife lie could get, and flab her.—
The hufband at firft declined mentioning the parti-
culars of his dream, but upon being prelTed by the
Magiftrates, declared that he had dreamed his wife
was falfe, and what he had uttered was under the
influence of the green eyed monfter." The in
terpretation of the dream was fo unfavourable to the
hufband, that in default of bail, Owen Mab mull
have paid him her next vifit in Bridewell.
HINT TO YOVEGDittoes.—A General Officer,
now high in command, and no lets juftly famed for
his liberality of fpitit and urbanity of manners than
for his military and other difiinguifhed talents, had
laid it down as a rule, that his doors Ithould be lock-
ed, and his fervants quiet in their beds before mid.
night. A young aide-de-camp, lately arrived in the
family, having more than once infringed this wife
regulation, the General took the following method
to comet him. One night, or rather one morning,
the young Gentleman art ivcd, and with a gentle rap
made nn doubt of being admitted as heretofore, hut
what was hi. furprife and confolion, when, inftead of
beholding John, he found his Calera' (landing before
him, with the latch in his hand. The young officer
was beginning to make the belt apology in his power,
when the Gcueral (topped him !hurt with laying—
.. Pray, Sir, come in, I beg you will not think of
making any apology ; the :aft is.as I knew you were
out of the hook, and that I have, ever fince I have
had she honour of being in this command, made it a
rule to fend my tenants to bed every eight at twelve
o'clock% I was apprehenfive that they might keep you
waiting at the door; I therefore thought it be(; to fit
up fur you, that you might DOE fuller Co unplcafaut
an isiconrcuicatc."

.csrmoi:

414.1

The following extrad hoot a private Wee cod.
tains force additional particulars of the melancholy

affair at Candy :
.• The march of the Britiffi troops on the 24 of Fist
beuary. the capture of Candy, and thirfettfmg a•
new. King upon the throne; the fiche& of oar
troops in garrifon. and the propdals repeatedly made
on our part for an accommodetioa, we have given
before.
The troops in Candy and the atighbensine
polls dying daily. :ad beiag mach reduced by dab..
ads. the Candians formed a
_plea_ to life arsgre.on
a certain day, all over the Mead. and ma/ram the
Bogliffi troops. Oa the day awaited, afoot
is,ooo of the natives Cofounded Candy. end asisch.
ad the Palace, which was defended inth the rent.
eft obilinsey by the sorb mod the Malays. who
fought band to hand for nearly two boon, and at •
one time they could not load their pieces. bat merely
tired the bayonet. After a Meatus keep*. they
at lift beat the Candians off with ram ffseehter.
We loft about is or le killed and wooded, and
tiro gallant young men, Lieutenants Butauar and
nonmetal ru, of the loth. 'The furrender of Ma.
jor Davis happened exael yas we have alreedyinted..
While our troops were on their way to Waco.
melee, the A.digar,on the asth, feat them a mule
raying the Log pofitively infilled that they bold'
notchback to Candy and hay down their armee ellad
'that Moirroo SWANKY the new king, &odd to
given to than. After tome time Majer Datria-
torched back towards Candy. and was met by the
Migar and the Diffavacsoratiefs, and Bowan/sem
they-ftionld pile their arms, el& to the town. Whoa
that was done, the Europeans were marched to Base
diftance from their arms, which were immeffiselly r
fecund by the Candians. The Males eddies its oar
fervice were reparaied from the and
marched another way. The Candies. then took do
new King. Mooroci Swann'', and pat him to death
nn the (pot. Major Davis and Captain Ramos, of
the Malay regiments, and Captain Hemmers, of
the Bengal Artillery, were feparated fromthe feltof the Officers. The other Officers, eight in NW..
bet, with all the men of the Leith, were than id
away. tied two and two. The greater part wets
then brought into the jangle in this !late, ead,hoetid
to relate, beat. aga*.mi each other with clubs:al they
espied. The remainder by two and two, bad their
throats cot ; one corporal of the igth, as
Rated, only creeping ; be badhis bead mad a:chigtila
peva, tely cut, and was thrown agorae the heap of
Bain ; but at night. was able to creep taco die octal,
and make for the new. over which he (wok**
very broad and rapid. and &epode° Plait MatelawilL
In all, there Were ,reS Etisopeaas.of tbe_teds puns
death. and nearly the whole of the Ifffts. who
would not voluntarily enter into the King's forks.
u Many of thofe who did fo to lave &lir Los,
contrived afterwards to elf& their &ape. Make
Davis, Captains Renter and lioneraers. were
'kept prifooers for tome days after the firft nmalfficre,
and when the grand feaft was mad* mina eltabalit:
ing the King again on the throne at Candy, the&
unfortunate men were dragged out in the prefeaco
of the King and all his Diravaes. by comenamil of
the. Adigar, and put to death in the molt creel
and inhumes manner.
u Several valuable Malay Officers perillsed istheir
attempts to prate the Europeans. A very bas
youngman. not above 57, Eafign Barry, of the Ma-
lay corps, who was refereed from the fire Osighters.
being lent fora few days after by the Aoftgars ea seas
before the King. ending his exec:odes at
ed a (word from one of the guards, an=
through his body.
During the trace which was made between the
General and the Kng in May, the Candies Dialog
of the four Corks. Leuke Rakbansie, &dimly col.
hefted a large body of Candians, and entered our ter.
ritories at the village of Attagalla, endeavoured to
force the Cingalek under our Government to join
them, but they fled towards the coati. where a de-
tachment of as of the 65th regiment. and as many
of Ramfay's corps, and about too Lafcarine raisers.
marched to attack them. After a Sinn Goatee, the
Candians fled beyond Ruanelli, leaving two of their
guns and an image of Budha behind them.
u We are told that, in confequence of the inbabl-
', tants of a village, in the route of the Britifk troops
in Ceylon fupplying the latter very critically with a
quantity Of paddy. a party t.f Candian troops rationed
in the vicinity, made a defcent on the poor defeace-
lefs and unforpeeing offenders. and put them all to
death.
Notwithffandiog the extreme difficulty of roads
in the v icinity of Candy. the palles have been rendered
more difficult by the melon of a number of ca.
teems, or fortified gates, which can caftly be de-
fended by a very inferior force."
The public curiofity having lately been excited by
the tranfaftions in Ceylon. it might not be innate-
idling to our readers to be informed of the route and
didas.ces from Trincomalee to Candy. as communi-
cated by a refpeeable Officer in the Company's icr-

vice :

From Trincomalee to Copputorey, 9 miles; from
Copputorey to Turnbela Carunum, 6 miles ; from
Turnbcla Carunum to Tcrtolay. ;6 ; from Tertolay
to Permaumadon. to ; from Pet/TIAUMIWOO to Maim
C ty. 10; from Pulian C ty to Wilkes:ill
21; from Willategall to Rock River, ; ; from Rock
River to Cona, t 6; from Gina to Choultry
i 8; from Choultry Plain to Nalicody Ccravvety, s;
from Nallendy C ty to AUwalay, ;8 ; from
Allwalay to Offput, 1;8 ; fiom Offput to Gunnoor,
7 ; from Gunnoor to Candy, the whole, by
this, 17: miles.

Recent accounts from the Refident at Oujein Rate,
that a lona extraordinary innndat;on had been expe-
rienced in she vicinity of that city, occafioned by the
fudden (welling of the river, which overflowing ks
banks, filled the areets and houfes to filch a depth as
to render it neceffaty for the inhabitants, in the dead
of night, to kelt re.uge from inßant defiraltion, in
boats; (venal cottages, and even whose villages its
the neighbourhood, were (wept away, together.with
large cll.:whits of gra:n and Tome cattle. A number
of people cleaned to a Hindoo temple, -)n a hill on
the Einem fide, where they were loon (applied with
pruvifions and other 'Accra:Ms. This calamity is
foppofed to have been oecafsemed by a !hock of as
earthquake is the upper &Arid&