Star.
London, England, 1823-11-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Hope, of WhitehavenMr.edioasiz, bound to New Bich-
wood, was driven on shore the nfith September, on Misco
at the entrance of Bay Casimir, and it was feared would be wrecked.
jpe WitAxua sloop. Captain Coarse, was paid wages at Chaim=
the Bth instant, and sailed the 11th instant for the Mediterranean.
The East India Company's ship Waterloo arrived at Bombay en,
the 7th of June •
A Court-Martial was held on board the QOM! CuAax.ortz, at
portenouth, on Monday, to inquire into the conduct of LIM. Wat.
Puce HAMILTON, late of MAJTAIre ship 'forase as connected with
the affray which took place in the month of Decemiser,ll2l , between
a party of seamen belonging to that ship, and some of the natives
of Untie, in China, and to try him for having caused the death of
some of the said natives. Lieutenant Mom:rotes statement of the
circumstance, as reported to Captain CH MILES litenaempe (who
OM absent at some distance from the ship at the time, daring which
Lieutenant HAMILTON was Commanding, Officer), was read to the'
coat, by which it appeared, that on Saturday, the 15th day of
December, 1t2.1, he sent the barge on shore with a division of
seamen, at Lintinoo get the daily allowance of water, and to
wash and scrub their clothes on the beach. Two Midshipmen
were sect in the boat to take care to preserve peace ; that
naentoranding this precaution, an offray ensued between the
party sent to get the water, and the natives; the latter, from
so ne unknown cause, having cnniz down in great numbers and
at:ached the seamen ; and upon this being observed on board
the Tonle, Lieutenant Hastiutore immediately caused a fire
to he opened on the shore, by which some of the natives were
toted. Boats were dispatched from the ship at the same time to
bring off the party of seamen, which was effected without the loss
of any lives on their part, although several of them appear to have
been badly wounded. A large mass of documentary evidence. was
also read, consisting of correspondence between Captain RILMARO-
sum and the Chinese Authorities, &c. on the subject. Several wit-
ticors were then examined, and the Court having completed the in-
quiry, pronounced sentence as follows 1, The Court is of opinion, that
the death of the said natives arose from an unprovoked and Incise-
roes attack made by them on an unarmed part of the crew of his
Majesty's ship TOPAZIC, Who were peaceably employed en shore on
the occasion above stated, and that the measures so promptly adopted
by Lieutenant ilAsattros Were absolutely necessary to save the lives
or the abovementionesi men, and that he did not continue the fire
from the ship after that object was obtained, and that the conduct
of Lieutenant W. P. IlAntvrost was that of i zealous and merito-
dem Officer, anxious to preserve the lives of the crew under his
charge, and to support the honour of the British flag, in repelling a
wanton insult on it, and doth adjudge him to be honourably acquit-
ted."—Captain E. LIZACI. C.D. of the GAIIOLII. President.
laustorro, Nov. 13.-IVind E.S.E.—Arrived the Marquis of
Salisbury packet, from Rio Janeiro in fifty-two days. Sailed, the
Prince Leopold, for Antigua; Lima Manor, for St. Michael's;
and the Malvina and Diamond, for London.
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['mouse, Nov. 133.—Wind E.—Arrived the Waqjerer, War-
coot), from Quebec in thirty days. Off the port, the Abigail, from
New York fur London. The Wanderer left at Quebec about 100
sail of shipping, and many late arrivals a day or two before she sailed.
Postmann, Nov. 14.—The Auseerrr, 10-gun sloop, Captain
C P. YORKS, fitted for the Mediterranean station, was towed out
of harbour yesterday by the Comet steam-vessel, and sailed for Gi-
braltar this day.' J. Pant, Master Attendant at Portsmouth Yard,
has retired on superannuation, and is succeeded by T. Arneson, Esq.
C. Noss, Esq. Master-Attendant at Deptford Yard, also retires on
superannuation, and is succeeded by J. Douticas, Esq. Master-At-
trodant at Sheerness. W. BLOWN, Esq. second Master-Attendant
at Plymouth, succeeds to the Master•Attenclantship at Sheerness.
)Ir. &car, from the Breakwater, succeeds Mr. Baows' at Plymouth
Hock Yard, and Mr. Jowx GATT, a Master in the Navy. is ap.
pointed second Master Attendant at the Dock Yard at this port.
Lieutenant JOHN WILMOT YOUNG is appointed to the HANIA/1116—•
4,TiTed on Sunday, the Buse, 10-gun sloop, Captain &rewriter,
from Chatham, for which place she sailed again on Monday. At-.
rived on Tuesday, the Castatsost, 10-gun sloop, Captain I. Mika-
ton . • and the 13anaise cutter, Lieutenant Their.soe, from l'iymouth ;
both these vessels were out in the late hairy gale, and the former
ssstained some damage. The Basta= had on board: about 70,0001.
of Irish silver coin, for conveyance to the Mint, with which she
sailed fur the River on Thursday. Sailed also, Sous cutter,
lieutenant STEVENSON, for Chatham. The Sir Edward Paget,
Captain Grate, for Calcutta, weighed anchor on Wednesday, at
eight o'clock, A. M. with a fair wind. Sir Culusroeest Piazza,
the Chief Justice of &neat. hi* Lady, and suite, were to embark off
Lytnington. Roots Wurras, Esq. barrister-al-law, who accom-
panies the Chief Justice as his Secretary, with the privilege of prac-
tising it the bar of the Supreme Court of Calcutta, under the sane..
no of the Directors of the Honourable East India Company; and
Mottesioussa.Esq. Professor of Oriental languages, arrived on.
Tuesday morning tam embarked the same day. Sailed the Gover-
nor Harcourt' %a eon; Generous Planter, and the James, for
London ; and Speculator, for Dantzie.
Ships at Spithead--Sareno, fur the Irish station; ALACILITT, for
the Mediterranean; and"Cannatte, refuting. In Harbour—Quint
CIIAILLIIITZ' ALMON, Mow, Virtue, HARILINIL. and MIAOW, cutter.
Dam., Nov. 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Came down from the River
sad sailed, the Brothers, ; Julius Caesar, &Astons ; and Whim,
lines : also, and remain, the Ranger, Seance, for Sierra Leone • '
Daniels. —, for the South: Seas; Frederick, for Holland ; Dad-
un, Baas; and Nancy, Haws, for Jamaica; William Pitt,
for Messina; and Heroine, for Van Dientan's Land. Arrived
and sailed for the River, the Dart, from Smyrna.

Autumn—At Quebec, the Eagle,. Honky, from London; andl
Lady Gordun, from Liverpool. At Petershursh, William
Diabli, Wharton; Union, Dean; Belissiou, Warreu • F , Tay-
ler ; and Vittoria, Gunton, from London ; also the Pritabity,
from Malaga. tiff Scilly, the Bridport, Trayte, from Tesidirrk
Accounts from Viellirita ot the 2d inst. state, that the
ravages occasioned by inundations in the Tyrol and
Naralberg have not been exaggerated. The whole bf
the country which extends from Ober Drauburg to'
lirenna has been the theatre of disasters without example.
The three principal rivers of Pustherthal united a multi-
tude of torrents. The roads, bridges, edifices, and
cattle were all carried away ; and the people, with great
difficulty, saved themselves.
Since the commencement of the Spanish war, the .
number of the French vessels of war has been increased
from 99 to 150, and the number of the sailors em-
ployed from 8,000 to 19,000.—French Paper.
It is stated in a Calcutta paper of the Sd of May,
that the Portuguete ship Carmo had arrived at Diamond
Harbour, from Macao, with the loss of 22 lascars and
six sepoys, between' Malacca and the Sand Heads, said
to be.from feeding on bad fish or rice.
One hundred houses have been destroyed by fire
at the Bazar, Bhaugulpore, is the East Indies. Three
females were burned to death, and four were missing.
Many cloth merchants were ruined. The natives stood
weeping and locking 4111 the fire, without doing any
thing to stop it.
THE GREET: PRINCI YtilLANyl".—Extract of a letter
from Toplitz, dated September 9 -,11 At Thereicenstailt
had the good fortune to see Prince Ypsilanti, who had
been lately removed to that town. He rs treated with
mucls.respect, though constantly under a very strict,
superintendance, and be is allowed (but always attended
by an Officer), to go about at liberty within the fortress,
accompanied by his younger e brother, a Greek naval
Captabn, and four other Greek officers, all of whom
were likewise with him at blunkalsch. lie appears to
be in very good health. He is a tall handsome man,
with a high forehead, animated black eyes, black hair,
an Italian rather than allrecian 'nose, and a smile
about his mouth. He wore a white hat, and a dark
blue great coat. Histrother appeared pale and melan-
choly. They have several well furnished rooms, and
are in want for nothing, 50 florins per day being al-
lowed, es I was told, for their support"
Among the most important subjects—still to be
decided lay the Swedish Diet, is the liberty of com-
merce, which may, in fact, be considered as decided by
the principles whieb have been adopted for the new 11
Tariff. The final issue of the whole matter depends on
the decision of the Diet on the opinion sent in by the
Committees on the freedom of commerce. To judgeiky
the ccenmencement ef this opinion, which is published
in The Argue, we may expect an extension of the free-
dom of trade, especially the abolition or modification
of the Swedish Au of Navigation of 1724.....-Hearb. Pa.