Star.
London, England, 1809-12-04 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, DEC. S.

Yesterday, the American ship Ariadne, Captain
Hoyr, from Norfolk, in Virginia, appeared off this
pert Captain HOYT sent letters on shore.
The Lady Pellew packet arrived at Falmouth yes-
terday morning, in nineteen days from Halifax, and
kings an acconnt tnat the embargo was most rigidly
oforced in America, and no likelihood of any relax.
zion till after the meeting of Congress.

tarty this morning the Kent packet, Capt. LAW-
yscE, arrived here from the West Indies, and landed
Clptainlonms of the Navy, with dispatches, with
lii;ch he set off for town, and the packet returned
rand to Falmouth, having overshot that port in a

Yestetdav arrived the Jason French privateer,
l: sccd for eight guns, but had only two mounted,
.ni marned with 40 men, from Bayonne, on a cruize ;
tken by the HELENA, prior to her arrival here, on
fie Trish station the WEAZLE hired schooner, from
tracfcrtspoke the SURVEILLANTE frigate, Capt.
;if GEORGE COLLIER, off the Penmarks, all well ;
)ILASANT sloop, from a cruize, last from Falmouth;
LI:ST.L.S and CROCUS sloops of war, fronra cruize off
he Isle of Bas ; and four transports, from Cork, with
Frcr.ch prisoners, taken out of the different vessels
aken on the Irish station ; also three American ves-
vis, laden with cotton, staves, and rice.—The Arne-
;can brig Eunice, WILLIAM DAwsoN master, from
Yew York, laden with cbtton, ashes, and staves, for
ronningen ;• Dantaiek ship Eriede, CHARLES SAUN-
DERS master, for Cronstadt, laden with hemp and
iron for the Dock-yard.—Passed by this porn, the
ship Cambden, WILLIAM TAYLOR, from Quebec.
Sailed the MEDUSA frigate, to join Admiral STOP-
MD, in Basque Roads the BETSEY CHINES tender,
i.r Liverpool ; and the bOLDFINCH brig of war, to
use off the French coast.

The riIEASANT and HELENA have come up Ha-
:l..e to refit.

L'Atotr frigate, Captain WoLFE, is stated to have
mpturei a French brig of war, of 16 guns, and re-
clptorei a valuable merchantman, with which she is
iour:y expected in.—The DRUID is also expected in.
There was a signal on Maker Tower this evening, for
ship of war to the westward ; but the number was
lot male before sunset.

PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 1.
This day arrived his Majesty's brig WOOLVERINE,
Captain Kcna, and RECRUIT, Captain MURRAY, from ,
Vora Cruz, last from Nassau, New Providence, both
irYch brigs have been loaded with dollars, by the
n. Cocuit \NE JOHNSTONE, who has arrived in the
C.OOLVErINE. The brigs have had a long and bois.
ino;is passage. They left Vera Cruz upon the 14th
of ireptember, and arrived at the Havannah upon the
12th of October, where they found his Majesty's ships
:utd ETIIALION, and HAMMY Sunbrig.
111;!. Woor.vEntz and REciturr brigs quitted the
`1•. annals the day after their arrival there, by orders
1 the senior oflic.:.r, Captain MALING, without hay-
time to pini,:iire the stores, provisions, and cloth-
necessary fix their voyage to England ; the con-
Tilelice of which was, that after being out twelve
and meeting a contrary wind, they were
•,1::;ed to bear away for New Provilience for a
• ~ply of water. They arrived there upon the 26th,
I quitted it upon the Slst of October, after pur-
ir.g store; and pi ovisions, and warm clothing for
crews, of which they stood much in want. The
-m..LNNE spoke, the day before yesterday, the
brig, cfr Scilly, having only one day's
and only 12 men fit for duty. She sailed
• 7-a the Havannah upon the 15th of October, in
• -.:;.any with the UNDAUNTED, ETITALION, and two
line of battle ships bound for Cadiz. She
Company with them upon the 22d of the same
but fell in with the UNDAUNTED and Spanish
•-•-• a week afterwards, both of which last ships had
Niffered me:: in coming through the Gulf, in conse- •
:,:_lcace of which oze was obliged to bear away for
Porto Rico, attended ier. the I.l:snAttvrED ; but the
'her, although- makine.saiso rno water, continued
•!. voyage to Cadiz. lie ETHALION had
gone to
itcrniuda. The IlautatTv had been obliged to throw
her go:1:i overboard, in the late violent winds,
critic have suffered much from want of warm

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