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

SHEERNESS, AUGUST 6.

Veilerday the CHARLOTTE tender, formerly at-
tached to Admiral GRNME, Commander in Chief
of this Port, but now to Lord Nessos, in re-
turning from the Befchermer Dutch floating bat-
tery, Captain FRAeea, flationed near the Middle
Sand to guard the Swin Paffage, was taken pof-
feffion of by about thirty Dutch prifoners, who
have for fome time been employed as Volunteers
by Rear-Admiral Row Lay, in fitting out the fhips
at Chatham, and were on their return to that
place, having jull completed the Befchermer.—
The manner they effected their plan was, that
when the Tender had got out of fight of the Alp,
the tide coming againtt her, obliged the Mailer
to conic to an Anchor : while his men were bulled
in furling the fails, and himfelf forward keit% the
cable run out, there fellows knocked him down,
broke open the arm-chefl, and poffeffed themfelves
completely of the veffel. In the night they got
her under weigh, but for want of knowledge as
pilots, they ran her aground on the Eaft Barrow
Sand, where eleven of the molt determined of
them, after cutting the Tender's rigging, got into
a four-oared boat (the only one belonging to her)
and pufhed off for either the coaft of Holland or
France. Theoveffel and all thofe that the boat
could not carry, are again in this harbour.
The ALKMAAR hofpital fhip is getting under
weigh at the Nore for the Downs, to accommodate
fuch men as May be hurt in Lord NELSON'S at-
tacks of the French Coaft.

The AMBUSCADE Dutch frigate, lately funk at
the Note, and raifed again by the feamen•like ef-
feats of Mr. WHIDBEY, the Matter Attendant of
this Port, Mr. SHIPLEY, the Boatfwain of the
SHEER HULK, and Captain PRAED, of the Flax
gun brig, will in a few days go out of dock: alto
the Eo u s frigate.

AUGUST 7.
Sailed this morning, his Majefty's Hofpital fhip
ALKMAAR, Captain FOULDRN, for the Downs.—..
The ALCESTE frigate has come down from Cha.
tham to Black flakes.--The ANN armed fhip, Capt.
DELANOE, lying at the Nore, is appointed to fail
with the convoy for thejElbe.

Lieutenant DonoLes arrived at the Admiralty.
thismorning,with Difpatches from Sir Ja tot Es San.
IdAREZ. Their contents have not tranfpired.
The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed
Captain BoYLE to the command of his Majeftyls
fhip THUNDERER, of 74 guns.
Captain MITCHELL, of the Mattoirts or WEL.
LESLEY,Eaft Inciiaman,twho was raved from being
drowned at Deptford, has given go guineas to Mr.
I MACLEOD, thefitter of the Cuftom-Houfe, and the
watermen, as a mark of his gratitude to them, foe
preferring his life.
A Letter, dated la LOIRE, off Havre de Grace.
Anglia 3d, fays Laft Wednefday evening
alarmed us a good deal. We had molt tremen-
dous fqualls, and thunder and lightning. The
whole horizon was quite a continued blaze. By
accounts we have heard from the fiffiermen, much
rnifchief has been done afhore. A few days ago
a French man-of-war's boat was outfid: of the
Pier, with feveral officers on board. They were
chafed by la LOIRD'S boat, and very narrowly
efcaped. The fquadron are fending in two veffels
which were going into Havre : one a fchooner,
laden with preferred fruit. And what we have
detained is an American fhip, called Frederick,
from New York ; her cargo is tea, coffee, &c."

His Majefly's fhip Asissics, of 64 guns, which
was wrecked near Hifpaniola, fome time fince, is
weighed by the Spaniards, and converted into a
prifon 'hip.
His Majefty's fhip Posey PIN s, with the convoy
which failed from England in April lalt, confining
of 163 fail, has arrived fafe at Jamaica.

The Gudgeon, HAMSELTON, for Qyebec, is
burnt at Jamaica; great part of the cargo faved.
The Plicenix, DOUGLAS, arrived from Jamaica.
parted from the Earl Wycombe, for London, clear
of the Gulph.
The Kingfmill, MARSHALL, from New York to
Brillol, is put into Halifax, having fprung a leak,
and thrown part of ber cargo overboard.
The Nelly, S. CORNEY, from London to Opor.
to, was taken on the 15th of June by two priva-
teers, within fight of Oporto and the convoy.

The London, CROWDSON, from St. Kitt's to
Dublin, is condemned at St. Thomas's. The
cargo re-chipped in the Jane, HAY H is, a Danith
veflel.