Star.
London, England, 1805-01-10 00:00:00

AMOR NUMMI.

I The love of money Is the root of evil,"
" Seating the Mks in eat-loads to the Devil !k
So lays an ancient proverb, as we arc told,
And (poke the truth we doubt—in days geld.
But now, thanks to our good friend, BILLY PITT,
Ttils wholefome, pas adage, will not fit ;
On Engtilh ground Zig vice dlifolves in vapour,
Being at belt—only a love of—PArza.

The Earl of MORTON, and the Counters, his Lord-
fhip's mother, arrived laR week at their houfe in
'Park-ftreet. from Scotland. His Lordthip, as Lord
Chamberlain to the Ql!Eltt4, gives a great dinner to
all the Officers of State on her Majeity's Birth Day.
On Tuefday died, at his feat in Suffex, the Right
Hon. Titomas:Pluista, Earl of CHICHSSTAIt, and
Baron Pitman, of Sumer, in the raid county. He
fucceeded to the tide of Baron PeLitsw, in :768,
upon the death of TMJIWAS, the late Duke of Nsw-
cASTLII. The Earldom was conferred in one of the
late creations, having been fame time mina in the
family of DONEGAL. He was born Feb. 28, 1728.
On Thutfday haft was married at Knights Enham,
by the Rev. A. ATKINSON, Mr. R. ELDRIDGIO, mer-
chant, of Southampton, to Mils Anoa22, only dangh
ter of late B. B. ANC au., FA. of Studley Houle,
Wilts. '

On Thurfday the sd inftant, was married the Rev.
GILBERT HEATRICOTR, Fellow of Winehefier College,
to KIS SOPHIA ELIZAISTH WALL, fecund daughter
of Dr. MARTIN WALL, Phyfician at Oxford.

No lefs than 27 couple had the banns of marriage
publifhed in All Saints Church, Newcaftle-upon-Tyne,
on Sunday fe'nnight.

ORTHOGRAPHY--A countryman, muting on a taxed
cart, (landing at the back or one of the Inns, in the
town of Bury, read it literally thus : '4 A mg odd Ad
on a Taxed Cart ;" the real defignation thereon was
Amos Todd, Afton, a Taxed Cart."
The following is an exat copy of an advertifement
in a Bolton Paper-4, Among the collation of Na-
tural Curiofities, lately received at the Columbian
Mufeum, are the SHELLS of an OYSTER, which
weigh, by the Patent Balance, four hundred and ninety-
five pounds !"

About eight o'clock on Saturday night, feveral
perfons in Lewes were alarmed by a grange rattling
noife in the air, which they were totally unable to
account for until the following morning, when it
appeared that the noife was occationed by an im.
menfe fill of chalk, in the pit belonging to Mr. Hist..
Mall, near South-greet Cliff. It is extraordinary,
that the noife was fcarcely noticed by !melons living
in the neighbourhood of the pit, although the fall is
cßimated at fix thoufand tons weight. It was pro-
dative of no damage whatever, as it fortunately hap-
pened at a time when the men had all left their
work.

A beautiful variety of the fnipe (pecies was a few
days fence (hot by WILLIAM Tioososn, Efq. near
Sylton Park, in Lincolnflire. The body a clear
white; the head, neck, and throat, clofely marked
with pale afh-coluared and yellow (pots; the breall
a pure white; the back and wings firongly barred
with bright huff colour; the tail white, the extremi
ties of the tail feathers of a bright buff. When firfi
(hot, the legs and bill were of a lively pink, but have
lime faded to a pale (Almon colour. It is a curious
fall, that this elegant bird had frequented the fame
(pot of ground for three fucceffive winters. It was
more than once feen in 18n2.

Burrow, the celehrated Maur*lin, was in the ha-
bit of riling with the Sun, but it was with great dif-
ficulty that he conquered his natural indolence. He
thus relates the manner in which he accmnplitted it.
"• In my youth I was extremely fond of fleep, and
that fondnefs robbed me of much time. My poor
Jofeph (a domeilic who laved fixty-five years) was
of the lugheli utility to n.: in overcoming it. I pro.
mifed him a crown for every time he fhould make
me get up at fix o'clock.
.1 He failed not next day to rank and totment
me—l abafed him. He came the day following,
and I threatened him.

" Friend Jofeph," Paid 1 to him at noon, '4 you
have gained nothing, and I have 101 l my time.—
You don't know how to manage the matter. Think
only on my promife, and never heed threarenings."
The day following he accomplifhed his point. I
begged, entreated, then abated, and would have
turned him of He raifed me by abfolnte force,
and had his reward. Every day for my ill-humour
in the moment of waking, my thanks and a erown
an hour after. I owe to poor Jofeph at leaf ten
or twelve volume, of my work."

Lan Monday Captain CARR, in the Shields trade,
going on board his retie! at All-wall, Lime-houfe,
fell backwards into the water and was drowned, not-
withitanding every effort was ufed to fare him.
Mr. Cowan, the perfon whofe renoratinn to his
friends, through the philanthropy of the Landlord
of the Cock public-houfe at Kilburn Wells, which
we have recorded, again ftrayed out, and was found
on Monday morning 141 t, dead in a ditch in Hackney
fields, with a prayer book in his hands. He was taken
to Hackney Workhoufe, until owned-.—and, off Mon-
day night, was removed to Woburn court, Bloomf-
bury, where he refided. It is fuppofed he was kized
with another fit, which he had not arength to fur.
mount.

NAUTICAL 1377ELLIGENCE.

MAILS THIS DA'
DUZ. I

kY.—Wind N. E.

Dublin
Watarford

o z I Hamburgh
O 3 Jamaica

It. PVC
0 6

The Princefs Mary, Capt. Gatevt, from Bengal,
is arrived off Dover : the failed tram St. Helena
on the 6th November, in company with the Maria,
and left lying there the Ann, Pitict,
BOND, and Elphinßone, Caro, from Bombay, which
expected to fail on the IR December.

ToßBay, JAN. B.—The laft tremendous norms
have now ended in a dead calm. Remain here his
Majefty's (hip NEMESIS. Arrived this mnrning from
a cruise, and remain his Majelly's (hip Success, and
. _ _

the hired aimed Ichooner COLPOYS, with a barge
from Plymouth, to take part of the BLONDE'S aOrCS.
Hopes are entertained the will be got off.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. B.—The Aiocs, of 44 guns, in
her late cruife, in a violent gale or wind, ran down
the FLYING FISH, of to guns, but fortunately all
the officers and crew were faved on board the Atc.s.
PORTSMOUTH, Jaa. 9.—Sailed the PROSELYTE
frigate, with a fleet of outward-bound Weft India-
men, &c. under convoy for Cork.—Sailed alfo the
Fits( gun-veffel, on acruize. The PatNCI or WALIts,
98 guns, Vice Admiral Sir Rosser CALDER, was
paid this morning. She will fail in a few days to
join the Channel Fleet. The POLYPHEMUS, Cap-
tain LEV/FORD, has captured the Guiana Spanith
frigate, off Cape St. Vincent's, which is hourly
lexpeeed to arrive. She is valuably laden, fuppoic I
about two millions, in fpecie and merchandize. The
POLYPHEMUS has a number of Spaniffi prifoners on
board, which were taken out of between thirty and
forty prizes, which we re fent into Gibraltar.—Wind
N. E.

FocKsrons, Jer.9.—Sunday was taken off Dieppe,
by a frigate, a large lugger, with gin, brandy, and to-
bacco, containing twelve hundred parcels, and car-
ried into Portfmouth.—Monday it blowing a very
ftrong wind at S. by W. with rain, Admiral Louis
and fquadron came to an anchor in Dungenefs Road.
Wednefday very little wind and variable, with a very
thick foggy lky. The Admiral and the reit of the
fquadron remain at anchor in the Roads.

DEAL, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Atmore: Nor) of
war, from a cruife, and remains in. the Downs with
the Ardent, Trudy, Utrecht, Regulus, Antelope and
Inflexible Alen of war ; Mediator, Cador, Jamaica,
Champion, and Plmmortalite frigates ; Dart, Speedy,
Alert, Alonzo, Harpy, Bonetta, Elk, and Zephyr
Hoops of war ; Fury, Hecla, Volcano, Vefuvius.
Zebra, Lucifer, and Difcovery bombs ; Daring, Ri•
fleman, Bouncer, Jackall, Bold, Biter, Tygrefs, Lo-
cuff, Minx, Archer, Gallant, Blazer, Thrafher, Pin.
cher, Bafililk, Watchful, Tickler, and Sparkler gun
brigs; King George, Griffin, and Counters of Erin
cutters ; Kingflon, Traveller, Ranger, Perfeus, Inde-
fatigable, Diadem, Ann, Atlas, Sceptre, and the
Majeftic armed defence (hips; King George, Henry
Addington, Heart of Oak, Rolla, Neptune, Vine,
John and Robert, Francis and Eliza, Maria, Don.
'glas, Brothers, Marian, Albion, Patty, Adventure,
Thetis, Alert, and feveral other tranfports, and out-
ward-bound E.N.E. thick fog.
Coax, Dec. 3i.—By our Correfpondent at Bantry,
we are informed of the arrival of his Majefty's (hip
'imams or Oasec I, with Rear Admiral Dauay's
flag, to join the tquadron at Beerhaven, confilting of
the PRINet ROYAL, GOLIAN, and THuNvezeit. The
DRYAD and ROSARIO were alfo at Beerhaven. The
Eat:. Smote cutter turned up the Bay on the 28th
for Bantry, where (he landed difpatcbes for Govern-
ment.

laminar a.—W: are glad to nate, that our infor.
oration from BeerhAven mentions his Majefty's (hip
TM/NO6IM having been got off on the 29th ult.—
The degree of damage which the has fultained is not
yet afcertained.

JANUARY 4.—We are concerned to Rate, that the
American Drip Nabby, of Pc -tland, Maffachuffett's,
Catmint. Mafter, which failed from Liverpool with
a cargo of falt, &c. for Bolton, having fprung a leak
loon after failing, funk on the 26th ultimo, near the
mouth of Bantry Bay, in endeavouring to get into
Beerhaven. Captain CRANDIL and his crew faved
themfelves in their boats ; but to the indelible dif-
grace of our country, were plundered on their land-
ing, by the (Images of the place, five of whom fell
viaims to their avarice ; for having boarded the Nab-
by, for the purpofe of plunler, they funk with her,
never to rife again. The condition of the unfortunate
Americans was, however, alleviated by the kind at-
tentions of RICHARD Doaova,, and DemilL
FONT, Mies. whole generofity has contributed to re.
deem our national charaeler from the opprobrium of
this barbarous tranfaetion. We hays been favoured
with the following extra& of a letter from Barba.
does, dated November 20, which relates Tome cir-
enmllances of the engagement which the Thetis, in
company with two other armed veffels, had with the
Bonaparte privateer, not yet made public, and which
bears firong teftimony to the gallant condo& of Cap
coin CHARNALY and his crew, in beating offa thin of
very fuperior force On the Bth inftant, the The-
tis, in company with two other armed rails which
failed from Cork in company together, met at half
pail eight A. M. a privateer, fltip-rigged, which came
alonglide under Englilh colours, and fired a broad-
fide, and then hoified French colours. The Thetis,
being all prepared, returned the Frenchman's falute ;
and the enemy, in a moll maned), and conrageons
manner, wore fhip, and laid the Thetis on her liar.
board quarter, keeping up an incefrant fire for three
hours, when the foremall and bowfprit went by the
board. The enemy attempted boarding twice, but
were boldly repulfed. The other two armed veffels
had no [bare in the allion, keeping aloof during its
continuance. Commodore Hoop fent the Armor"-

rate frizee in parfait of the privateer. She iq called
rihe 11 maparte, of ttt gtm,, and 140 men. Captain
CHAP NLEY made his c: e.v a very handfome indent
of iol, a man, and aooi. for their bravery. Comma.
dare florin gave them a fir te,gion for the voyage and
impreffed thc crews of the other two armed vedels."

BARSADOES, Nov. 15-1 t is with great 'Satisfac-
tion that I inform you of the cap,ure of the Bona-
parte privateer, which has dune fo much mifchiel to
our trade in the Weft Indies for a confidcrable time
pafl. You may recollea. that in my tali I gave you
a circum,tantial account of a fevere engagement
which had taken place near Barbadoes, between this
privateer and the Ceres, Knelope, and Thetis mer-
chantmen, and in which the privateer was In ill-
treated, that the lay like a log in the water. Infor-
mation of her fituation 1)6[14 given at Barbadoes by
the merchantmen, a flout privateer was fent in quell
of her, which, however, had not the good fortune to
fall in with her. In the cnurfe of a day or two af-
terwards the Crawl fluop of war met with her in a
very thaaered condition, as the was making the belt
of her way to Guadaloupe to refit, and without dif-
ficulty made a prize of her, and carried her into An-
gua on the t ith of November.