Star.
London, England, 1801-08-10 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 8.

This afternoon arrived off the Sound, being pre-
vented from getting to the Eaftward by a frefb
Eafterly gale, the NITL BY fchooner of 16 guns,
Lieutenant Jamas MIMI, from Oporto, with the
homeward bound feet under convoy: fhe failed
from that port on the 26th ult. with a fleet Conti(
ting of zS fail, about 16 of which are ftiU with her,
bound to the Eaftern ports; the others are gone
fot the Briftol channel; the LADY AaassLza
packet, of .Falmouth, was alfo under convoy of
the NATAILY, and came in here this afternoon,
having been recaptured by his Majafty's (hip Pot-
SEATJ, of 36 guns, Captain FITZZOY, before the
reached an enemy's port, after being captured by
the French. Captain Nam, late Commander of
the RISOLUTIOX privateer, of this port, came pal-
finger in the packet : they do not bring any news
from Portugal, only that peace was expeeted to be
concluded between that Country and France--
Arrived the Norway Lion, Captain IVERSON, from
Longfonad, with naval (lore: for the Dock-yard,
and the INDAYATIOABLI, of 38 guns, Capt. SCOTT,
from a cruize

Five o'clock P. M.—The NETLIT with all her
convoy are jail anchored in the Sound.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 9.
The following men of war, belonging to the
North Sea Fleet, came op to Spithead, this morn-
ing at fevers o'clock :

slits.
St. George

00311.
98
74
9$
74
74
74
74
74

Vice-Admiral Pour,
ICapsain Nicuou.4.
Resr•Asimiral TOTTT.
• Kw-Admiral Chums.
- Captain DtsoN.
MURRAY.
• POLICY.
• T... LAYOSIY.
• •-•••
• •••••• KNIGHT.

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Rivaled'
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Elephant
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m....... LAMIBIRT.

Sailed this morning the Ssanoasa, of 38 guns,
Captain Foors, and ST. FlOntanZO, of 38 guns,
Captain Parassoo, to attend his MAJILiTY at
Weymouth. Laft evening failed the SANTA
MALG•It ITTA, Of 36 VMS, Captain Palate, with
the outward-bound Ealt Indiatnen, conalling of
the following Gips : •
Triton, Captain Asada,' Anna, C , Elizabeth,
HAWES, for Bengal ;
Scaleby Caftle, Captain Ciaannsa, and Upton Cattle, RA
VT U, for Bombay;

Carteret, Captain SCOTT, and nova 04:Orgt, 8100 AAAAA
Several Well Indisunen, and (hips with provi-
&c. for the Cape, failed under the prate Lion
of the above convoy.
Came into harbour the Davinwea, of 74 guns,
Captain Rwrauca...--Gone out of harbour the
DRIADNOVOUT. of oft guns, Captain VAINON, and
Br LLEAOT NOV, of 74.guns,LordVircount:Gant.iss.
night three cartels arrived here from Sv
Maloes, with Captain Moaaay, and the crew of
the Jason frigate. By Come of the officers we
learn, that there were two -frigates and a great
number of gunboats, with forty men each, mount_
ed with a !cog and fhort gun, in apparent readi-
nets for lea in that port.

MARGATE, AUGUST S.
This morning failed Lord NELSON, in the ME-'
DUSA, accompanied by only one revenue cutter.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 8.
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, AUGUST 8.
Copy of a letter from Lord Vifcount N Ls* n, K. B. Vice Ad-
miral of the Blue, &c. to EVAN Ni Pt AN, Efq. dated on board
his Majefty's Chip MEDUSA, off Boulogne, the 4th inft.
SlR—The enemy's veffels, brigs, and flats, (lug-
ger rigged,) and a fchooner, twenty-four in num-
ber, were this morning, at daylight, anchored in a
line in front of the town of Boulogne ; the Wind
being favourable for the bombs to ad, I made the
fignal for them to weigh, and to throw fhells at the
veffels, but as little as poffible to annoy the town ;
the Captains placed their (hips in the belt poffible
pofition, and in a few hours three of the fiats and
a brig were funk ; and in the courfe of the morn-
ing fix were on fhore, evidently much damaged ;
at fix in the evening, being high water, five of the
veffels which had been aground, hauled with dif-
ficulty into the Mole, the others remained under
water; I believe the whole of the veffels would
have gone infide the Pier but for the want of wa-
ter. What damage the enemy have fuftained, be-
yond what we fee, is impoffible to tell. The whole
of this affair is of no further confequence, than to
fhew the enemy they cannot, with impunity, come
outride their Ports.
The Officers of Artillery threw the (hells with
great and I am forry to fay that Captain
FYI es, of the Royal Artillery, is nightly wounded
in the thigh by the burfting of an enemy's fhell,
and two feamen are alfo wounded.
A flat gunoreffel is this moment funk.
(Signed) NELSON AND ERONTE.
Copy of a letter from Captain MUDGE, Commander of his Ma-
jefty's (hip la CONSTANCE, to EVAN NETZ•III, Efq. dated at
Sea, July 28, 2802.
' Sir—l beg you to acquaint my Lords Commif-
floners of the Admiralty, that at ten yefterday
morning, Cape Ortegal South four miles, a
large brig and lugger hove round the point, trac-
ing the lhore within a quarter of a mile, running
down before the wind : relying on the Spanifh
Charts I had in my poffeffion, I run fo clofe to the
Firgu Rocks, as to oblige them to run through the
inner channel, both receiving the broadfide as they
pail The STORE, which was beating up, flood
into the bay, and by a well-direded fire obliged
the brig to run on the rocks direly under a high
cliff, which was defended by the Militia of the
country, who kept up a conftant, but ill-direded
fire. Lieutenant SruPART, of this (hip, with the
feveral boats of the STORE, &c. gallantly punted
in and hove her off without lots ; the proved to be
the'El Cantara privateer, mounting eighteen 18-
pounders, and four fixes, with Ito men, bad left
Corunna the night before, (with the lugger of to
guns, which I alto captured) and had taken no-
thing. (Signed) ZACHARY MUDGE.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The crew of the FAVORITE, for the capture of
the French privateer le Voyageur, l'Optimifte, and
l'Antichrift, and the re-capture of the Brotherly
Love, will be paid their proportions of the pro-
ceeds of the hulls, fibres, head-money, and falvage,
on board the FAVORITE on the 14th init.
To the crew of the RE sot 'now, for the capture
of the Dunmore, the (hares belonging to fuch as
have not been claimed in Bermuda will be recalled
at No. 7, Walbrook, London, commencing Thurf-
day the 13th init.
To the crew of the lugger FANNY, for the cap-
ture of the Johanna Maria, a diftribution of the
proceeds will be made at No. 17, Cecil-ftreet,
Strand, on Friday the 14th init.
To the crew of the MAJNETIC and l'Esroia, fbr
the capture of l'Afrique, will be paid their pro-
portions of the head-money arifmg therefrom, at
Salters' Hall-court, Cannon-ftreet, London, on
Tllurfday the 13th in.

Lord COCHRAN, late of the SPIIDY floop, is
made Pori Captain, and appointed to the command
of la RAISON frigate.
The Three Brothers, Hoists, from Virginia
to Liverpool, has put into Halifax with damage,
and fold the cargo there.
We have the pleafure to announce the capture
of a French privateer in India, by the Honourable
Eaft India Company's fhip the Pilo' nix, com-
manded by Captain WILLIAM Morrar, on the
toth day of November, in latitude so. ts. North,
and longitude sit. tB. Eaft, after a long chace—
This velfet is called the General Malertic, after the
late Governor General of the Ifle of France, and
has been a confiderable time in the Indian Seas,
and made many captures. Her Commander, Ci-
tizen Jaalt Durarrs, Rands very confpicnous for
his depredations on the coati. The General Ma-
lertic is reprefented as si very failer, and un-
derwent a thorough repair at tieldauritius before
the prefent cruise. She mounts fixteen guns, thofe
on the bows are forty-two pound carronades, and
was manned at the time the furrendered to the
PHOENIX with z2O men. The privateer bad been
out five months from the Mauritius.

The Company's flip BILITAIIIMIA has lately been
docked at 'Bombay ; and although this fhip has
been employed more than thirty years, her bottom
appeared perfeEtly found, and not a plank injured
in the leafl. This (hip was built at Bombay, and
thews the durability of EaR India timber.
The port of Antwerp is to be repaired. The
I calculattuns of the expense make the fums necefary
' amount to four millions of byres. The bar by
which the entrance is partly choaked up will he
removed, and flips of so guns float these with
equal cafe and fecnrity. The baitonr is to be 'en-
tirely cleanfed, and arferfkls ind docki?ur building
a military navy are to be eflabliflted. The French
Government is fenfible of the importance of a fife
harbour, &used twenty leagues from the lea.