Star.
London, England, 1801-09-09 00:00:00

ICINGSTON,IAMAICA, JUNE 17.

Monday afternoon arrived at Port-Royal his
Majelty's packet-boat Dues of YORK, Capt. Sea-
VANT E, in 41 days from Falmouth. The Pairen-
gers in the Packet are—Lieutenant PETRIE, of the
4th battalion of the 6oth Regiment ; Lieutenants
L♦ HURST, Hayes, and &Anal" of the 6th
battalion of the 6oth Regiment 1 Captain DILLY
and Lady; and Captain CI ASS it, of the 6th Well
India Regiment; Mr. Joint Buazow ; and Mr.
Wv NNE.

JULY 4.—Monday morning his Majelly's (hip
CLEOPATRA, Captain PELLZW, failed from Port-
Royal on a cruize.
JULY ft.—Extra& of a Letter from Black-Ri-
ver, dated July t—" The fchooner Union was
taken, in fight of this port, and burnt. The Jenny
was alfo taken, but given up, and if returned here;
and the two feluccas Hill continue cruizing off Pe-
dro-Point, one in (bore, the other in the Offing, fo
that no drogger can pars."
JULY 18.—Saturday morning his Majeßy's fhip
SANS PRIEM, Captain PENROSE, having on board
Vice Admiral the Right Hon. Lord HUGH SE y•
sioua, arrived at Port-Royal from a cruize. On
entering the harbour the ufual falutes were fired.
Eitraft of a Letter, dated Port-Antonio, July 8.
On the 3d infant appeared off this port, his
Ma eßy's (hip MAGICIENNE, Captain OGILVIE,
with the (hips from the Kiagßon quarter under her
convoy ; as did his Majelly's (hip ALsicoas, with
the Leeward (hips. By a letter fent on (bore to
the Captain of the Fort here, from Captain Ooit.-
vis, he informs, that from the very heavy fqualls
and firong lee currents he could not get round
fooner; for fome days previous to the 3d until the
6th, there was nothing but very heavy (quails and
rain, which obliged the fhips in the offing to keep
well afundcr, and wbas tha of war appeared

they were much featured indeed : upon the Com-1
modore's joining they werkfoon colleted together,!
but were not able to proceed to fca, until the
morning oftihe sth, when they were all out of
fight. Happily, notwithflanding the fevere fqualls
and foggy weather, which was generally work in
tke night, we have heard of no damage being
done to any of the fleet. The fhip Lord Duncan,
AIKEN, came in here two days ago, after ufing
every exertion in their power to fall in with the
fleet, and waits next convoy."
A Court-Martial was, on Monday, held at Port
Royal, on the Captain, Officers, and crew, of his
Majesty's chip la LEGERE, which (prong a leak
fometime ago near Carthagena, and run afhore to
preferve the lives of the crew ; when they were
honourably acquitted.

It is not Sir JOHN WARREN'S diVifiOn Of filipS,
but a detachment from the Baltic fleet, under
Commodore TYLER, which went North about,
that has joined Sir J. SAUMAREZ off Cadiz.
Rear-Admiral Sir J. SAUMAREZ left Gibraltar
the 9th ult. with feven fail of the line, two frigates,
and a !loop, and had the pleafure to find lying to
for him off Cadiz, Commodore TYLER, with four
fail of the line of the Baltic fleet, 'aft from Cork.
Sir JAMES'S force, to block up the Combined
Squadron in Cadiz Bay, is as follows :
Guns. Guns.
Cztar (flag 84 &Ilona 74
Pomp& 84 net-am 74
San Antonio - 84 Ruffen 74

Spencer - 74 Audacious -
Venerable - 74 Caroline -
Superb - 74 Thames .
Warrior 74 Vatercl -

Letters have been received from the Rrc v Lys,
of 44 guns, Captain PRESSLAND, dated Rofetta,
the 26th of June lift, which Rate, that every ar-
ticle of provifion was cheap and plentiful in the
Britifh lines: two geefe could be bought for a
Idollar, and 12 fowls and 12 pigeons for two dol-
lars, and every thing elfe in proportion.
Lettirs received alfo from the ADMIRAL PAS-
Lay armed brig, of t 6 guns, Lieut. WOOLDRIDGE,
dated the 27th of July, off Malaga, Rate, that on
his paffage from Gibraltar to Minorca and Malta,
lin quell of Rear-Admiral Sir J. B. WARREN, Bart.
he fell in with and engaged a Spanifh xebec, of
24 guns, (hip-rigged, which he beat off, and would
probably have captured, had fhe not ,efcaped by
taking to her (weeps. The ADMIRAL PA s Lay
then fell in with and captured a Spanifh felucca
privateer, of ten guns, and two brigs valuably
laden, which are arrived at Minorca. Lieutenant
WOOLDRIDGE found only the GENEREL/ X, of 84
guns, at Malta, but Rear-Admiral Sir J. B. WAR•
RRN had been teen above Malta (leering for that
ifland, by fome zutral velfels.
The Alexander, FRAZER, arrived at Portfmonth,
from Madeira, fpoke on the t tth ult. in lat. 36. N.
long. 17. 20. W. the following outward-bouns (hips,
all well, viz.—Nancy, At KEN, and James, REID,
for Jamaica; Nancy, BONE; Burton, CHALmEas;
and Cicero, CROSEIe, for Barbadoes.

On the stßult.the HERM?s (loop and Vtovrrt
brig failed from Elfineur with the homeward-bound
fleet, confifting of about too fail under convoy,
but were obliged to put back again by contrary
winds, and remain there.

HisMajefly's cutter Ma sow, Lieutenant Row' D,
with a convoy bound to the weaward, has put
back to Portland Roads.

The Crow If CAMPBELL, arrived in the Clyde,
(poke, on the loth of Auguft, the Nancy REID,
of Ayr, from Greenock, bound to grbce, four•
teen days out, in lat. 54. 8. N. and long. 33. 22.
W. all well.

A Spanifh fhip, with dry gnods, from Cayenne
to La Plata, is captured by the Pcov ER fluop of
war.

The Fair American, EDWARDS, from New York
for London, is put into Nova Scotia, leaky.
The Perla (Sparnifh frigate) milling fince the
action off Algeciras, appears to have funk near the
Barbary lbore, where her top-mats are viable.
The MACICIENNE frigate, with her convoy from
Jaimaca, were left off Cape Clear on Thurfday lalt
by the Chips arrived at Briffol. °
The Lady MeWord, limos, from Jamaica to
London, is on (bore at Savannah Le Mar; part of
the cargo laved.
The Albion, Rontarsom, from Montferrat to
London, is loft at Tortola.
The Lovell, LISHY, from Demarara to Liver-
pool, put into Martinique with leven feet water in
her hold, and is condemned there.

The Neptune, STE E LE, from Halifax to Jamaica,
which had been taken, is retaken, and arrived at
Jamaica.

A letter received yeflerday from Baltimore, in
America, dated the soth of July, 'Rol, lays—
" The wheat harvelt in this country is now le-
cured in excellent order. The crop is a very abun-
dant one, and greater than has been known for
at lean feven years pall. The grain, perhaps, '
generally fpeaking, was never better. Without an
European demand, both wheat and flour mull be
very low in this country this autumn. The prefent
price for wheat is from its. 3d. to 13s. 6d. per''
bawl. Superfine flour 91d tosii dollars per barrel."
We have the pleafurc to know that information
of a fimilar nature. has arrived from every part of
Europe.
A letter from St. John's, New Brunfwick, dated
July i, lays :
u Our crops of corn, Ste. this year. have a good
appearance; but w: do not raile wheat futficient
for the internal confumption. but arc dependant
on New York for our fopply.
" The fetticments in this province are rapidly
extending, and the country improving ; within
thort period, numerous fettlements, with tolerable
good farms, have been ellablithed between Saint
John's andTrederickton, a dillance of eighty-two
miles ; and fcveral villages, and a great many ht-
dements, between Fred.rii kton and the Great
Falls, about 120 miles allinder. The fummers are
intenfely hot, and the winters fo cold, that the
mercury in the thermometer lometimes freezes ;
our houli.s, however, are tandem! very %win by
moans of dons."