Star.
London, England, 1801-06-30 00:00:00

EARL GOWER PACKET.

lISISACIP Of • LITTER FLOM • PASSIVE= 011
RR Kau VIII SAIL 00WIR PACIIIT, DATED
Culls Harbour, May si.
We left Falmouth an the iBth of May on
board the Emit Gown' packet, Captain Mast,
with Mail, Difpatches, and patiensers for Liibon.
We were out fix days, and were jua entering the
Tagus when we were attacked by a French cutter
privateer ; we engaged her for two hours, but
were obliged to furrender. She proves to be the
Telegraph, Captain Simla,' of Calais, fourteen
fonr.pounders and fiky-four men, ont eleven days,
laa from Coruna*, made no prises during the laa
cruise, but on the t4tla April, the captured off
Portland the brig Tiber, Captain HASIORY with
hp
rovifions from Limeick to London. Neither
"Ole packet nor privateer bad any killed, the for-
nser bad two wounded. Paffengers on board
were, Mrs. FIT2.OII•LN Mrs. Ws! MI, Mr. and
4las. GOLDSMITH, Commifflower Tow' of the
Navy Office, and his three Clerks, Mears. Foto,
gams aDd lemma, sad Mr. HEST, *admit,


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of Oporto. We are brought in here, and likely
to remain for Come time, being obliged to perforin
quarantine. This privateer was cruizing flu day!
off the Rock of Lifbon. The Captain and Officers
of the privateer behaved uncommonly well ; they
left all the paffengers,Donor, Cook, and Steward;
on board the packet for our accommodation.
" There is no epidemic diforder here.
" Six Spanifh fail of the line art here at &dint
with an Admiral; thefe (hips were at Ferrol when
Sir J. Puvreasy was there. There is alto a
French Admiral here, named Du Kumla, as all
privateers are embargoed in the porti of Spain/
and the crow's are to be put on board the Spaaifh
(hips. A large body of French feamen and troopi
are every moment expeCted. A grand expedition
is forming, but not known where it is intended td
be fent. Official accounts were received here !aft
night, that the Spanifh army has entered Elvasg
only as leagues from Lifbon."

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
.1
Mut., Juba 29.—Arrived and failed for atoll
River, a fleet under convoy from Plymouth. R.
main as per lall with the ScAt.asay Charts, Gaau4
sit, for India; and ROYAL GEORGE, &torn BAN IN
for the Cape of Good Hope. Wind S. 8. W 1
GRAVESEND, JUN 29.--Paffed by the Vrow
Johannes, from Rotterdam ; Northern Li.
bertas, M,Caw, from Charlefton ; Hannibal,
—, and Juno, CLaaa, from the Streights.—
Sailed the Harmony, COFFIN, for Madeira; Role,
for Bremen ; Jacob Hendricks, Nazi'. and
Vrow Catharina, Rsrwasars, for Hamburgh.

The firfl (hips from Bengal, which were licenced
to proceed to that Prefidency, in order to be
freighted with rice for this country, are expeeted
fhortly to arrive.
The loft (hips to b 2 difpatched for Fort Saint
George this feafon, are the Ca LI DON till/ Capt.
GIN Itt•L STUART, Capt. ; MONARCH, Capt.
Marriott ; and Asa, Captain Amman' Stop.
cLais ; and the lati chips for the Prifideney of
Bombay, are, the 'SOI'IIEIO4, Captain Gicssar
MITC H ELL, and the new flip LAN cros,Capt.--....
The above chips are refpeCtively appointed to be
in the Downs on or befori the 26th day of July.
Monthly ftatement of the diftribution of the
Britifh Naval Force, eaclufive of the hited armed
velrels, which are Chiefly employed in prota
the Coafting Trade of Great Britain :
Liar. so',
1p Fort and fitting . - 7 3 IV 110
Award Rips . . . 6 0 3 0
la die F.nglith and Irith Channels 34 t go 44
le the Downs and North Seas 9 0 II 47
Os the Baltic Service . 33 II El 31
At the Welt India Mends, and se
the Palfage • 3 a 44 19
Oe the Jamaica Ration 6 a io it
Ia America and Newfoundland 0 • 6
Cape of Good Hope, Ealt
and on the PaEage - - It 7 to at
Africa and on &vox &peados s t 9
On the Coaft of Lithos 3
In the Mediterranean ' as 4 SS 33
Ilielpital and Prifoo tips - :7 R 4

Total in Cosimifficta - 144 20 at I 305

Reed** kips - - - to 3 11 0
Servictaok, mid rekcifing for fa.-
.. 10 1 3 7
hi Ordigary - - - 15 1 19 33
- 28 1 a 0

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