Star.
London, England, 1809-09-27 00:00:00

CHATHAM, SEPTEMBER el 4.

The Thunderer, Goliah, Canada, Diadem, Harleto, "rata
Guelderland, and Brin.swick, In consequence • f 3l' or‘ter fr:tg
the Admiralty, are all getting ready with the greatest hit:t,
sible to sail from hence under jery‘masts lue tat Scheldt,
they are to be sunk. The workmen of all desct iptions ham:: }sea
employed this day in the Pock-yard getting the inn' bifiakt
other,stores on board, and the contract riggers are rnakinz, this
greatest exertions in completing their work.
The Hecate brig sailed [tom hence yestert!ay ; the Fchn
Rifleman will also soon be ready for sagii,g. The Di•.:lA,L3's
defeats haye been found very great, she has thereki e Leer. pct
out of Dock to be laid up in Ordinary. The Earle will
into Dock to-morrow, to be itted for sea.
YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26.
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This morning the Alonzo sloop of war, and Constant gun-hrt
pnt into these Roads with the outward-bound convoy for Go:-
tiol-wgh : after the ships waiting here have received ;:.ei: ic-
stroctions, they will ail again, which is expected this attrr:A,r.
The British Fair cutter taltes'the transports under her cony. y tut
Flushing, with water for the troops. John and Elizabeth, Pt KIT,
Is got off. Winterton Beach, and is come into this port to tnder,v
a repair.—Ships a 3 per last with the above.—Wind W
moderate Lree et •

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

aItAVEnEND' SrPT. 26.—Arrived, Dulwich, Taylor, flea..
Cadiz; Risk, Brown, from St. Übe's •' Albion, What, from
Gibraltar; and Leonidas, Hutchinson, from Montreal—Sailed,
Mary, Baden, for Bermuda; I.atona, Grath, for Hayti; ae4
Moppet, Strom, for Gottenburgh.
The Braganza, and Kelly, Perry, from I oldon, are
arrived at Rio, after beating off a privateer.
The Speculator, Grandison, sailed from Spithe'd on the 31st
uh, for Gibraltar, under oonvoy of the Nymphe frigate, and hav-
ing sprung a leak on the 4th instant, was, on the Bth, de.erted
by the crew : they, however, returned, and carried the ship into
Dartmouth on the 12th instant.

lhe following are the names of the missing ship;
in- the two last fleets from the Leeward Islands and
-Jamaica

For London, the Peggy, Smith, from Antigua; and Eden,
Penrice, front Grenada, parted convoy on the 29th of Anon;
likewise the Bellona, Thompson ; and Ann, James ; and for Li-
verpool, the Mary, James, all from Jamaica, parted convoy oa
the 27th of August.—For Bristol, the Atlas, Re. d, from Bar'e4-
does ; for Liverpool, the Dwina, Ayres, from Martinique; for
Dublin, the Bryan, Buckell, from Antigua; fur Belfast, tse
Good Intent, Taylor; from Antigua, also parted on the
August.—For Liverpool, the 'Three Sisters, Twentyraan, L-oss
Antigua, parted on the id of August.

The late successes of the enemy's privateers have
furnished them with the means of further annoyance
to our trade, No less than nine French cruizers wt re
observed on Sunday night to come out of Calais, and
seven out of Bouldgne
Letters have been received from the Cape of Good
Hope, dated ip May last. We have before noticed
the means which have been adopted by the proa,;
Governor to facilitate the intercourse with the ;maim'
of Affca. We hear that many advantages arc ex
petted to be derived from it, botl, as procuring- a
source of supply for the garrison and inhabitants of
the Cape, and as providing a new market for the 5.4
of our manufactures, which in some of the populoo:
districts may be prodigiously extensive.
On Monday afternoon arrived at Watkins's Hotd,
Plymouth, Sir CHARLES BLAGDOX, Mr. HOPE, atYl
Mr. ELWORTHY, (the latter a King's Messenger),
syko immediately went on to Falmouth, in search of
Mr. SILVESTRR, having further dispatches for the.
Gentleman, and thinking it probable the BRITANNY4
cutter would put in there.
Saturdaf last his Grace the Archbishop of Canters
bury, arrived at Walmer, in order to consecrate a new
Burial Ground for the Military in that vicinity ;
and on Sunday his Grace held his Annual
dinatien -at the Cathedral of Canterbury, when the.
Rev, Henry Hutchesson was ordained a Priest, and
the Rey. J. Russel, Henry Fielding, and —.-
Young,
were ordained Deacons. Monday his Grace lett;
Bishorbourne on hi retwa to Lambeth ralacg•