Star.
London, England, 1801-05-27 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, MAY 2S.

Came in the Stadt Hamburgh, of Hamburg
Captain HIERA SJOFRDS, from Lifbon, bound to
Hamburgh, laden with fugar and coffee, detained
by the Ferret privateer, of 12 guns, Captain Ho-
z Ea ; alfo his Majefty's fhip NAIAD, of 38 guns,
Captain WILK IN SON 2 from a cruife ; and the MIL-
BROOKE fchooner, of i 8 guns, Ciptain N. STARR,
from ditto: the latter has brought in a fmuggling
veffel, laden with fpirits, which fhe captured be-
tween Guernfey and the Lands•end.—Arrived the
ATALANTA, of 16 guns, Captain GRIFFITH S, from
a cruize.

FROM LLOYD s LIST.

The Trelawne7 Planter, Wki ITE from London
to Surinam, was taken on the 12t1; of April, near
Madeira, by a French fhip of war, of 38 guns and
300 men, and carried into Teneriffe.
The Whitworth, DRAPER, from Briftol and Ma-
deira, to Dominica, is taken and carried into Te-
neriffe.

The Eolus, FORSTER, from Lam to London,
which had been taken, is re-taken, and arrived at
Jerfey.
The Catherine, Slave Ship, was blown up near
Bonny-bar, on the coaft of Africa, and only eight
of the crew faved.

The Morning Star, —, from the Weft-Indies
and Guernfey, to London, foundered a few hours
after leaving Guernfey.
The Morelarid and Lady Forbes, from Leith to
Jamaica, were (poke with all well the tzth of
April, weft of the Azores.
Dam., MAY 26.—Arrived and failed for the
River, the MINERVA, from Bengal.—Wind
S. S. W.
GRAVESEND, MAY 26.—Part by .the Jonge Jo-
hanna, ERRICK, from Hamburgh ; Maria Elenor,
EILKICX, from Stettin ; and Jonge Jacob, —,
from Embden.—Sailed the Charles, THOMAs, for
Peterfburgh ; American, NOE V, for Baltimore;
and Hermione, —, for Hamburgh.

HULL, MAY 26.
On Thurfday laft, the merchants and Blip-
owners of this port, petitioned the Lords of the
Admiralty for a convoy to be appointed to take
the (hips for Hamburgh, &c. from hence, on Tuef-
day the zd of June ; and alfo that convoys might
in future be regularly appointed, cont.:tient .with
the duties of the fervice.—Alfot for the appoint-
ment of a convoy for the Baltic.
The following letters were received this rqorn-
ing, from EVAN NAPEAN, Efti,' Secretary to the
Admiralty, by WILLIAM Ostiovitaz, Efq. Deputy
Mayor of this town, in anfwer to the petitions for
convoys for the Baltic, and Hamburgh, Bremen,
and Embden :

" Admiralty-Ocoee, May 22.
Staff Having laid before my Lords Cotnmiffionets your
letter to me, enclofing a petition from the merchants and sip-
owners of Hull, praying that a convoy may be appointed t 6 fail
from that port on the aR of next month for the Baltic : I am
in return to acquaint you that I cannot at the prefent moment
inform you what may be their Lordihips' desifion, but that I
(hall not fail to communicate it to you at a proper time.
" I am, dce. "EVAN NEIMAN.
"To WlLLimd Ossovaut, Efq. Deputy Mayor of Hull."

" Admiralty-Office. May 23, am.
Sia-0 I have received your letter of the eat inft, inclofing
a petition from the merchants of Hull, praying for a convoy
for their trade bound to Hamburgh, Bremen, and Embden ;
and I am commanded by my Lords Corruniffieners of the Ad-
minty to acquaint you that they will order a convoy to fail for
the Elbe on the day they have defirecl (June ad,) and will con-
fider their further aprl:. ation in as favourable a moiler aa the
public fervice will permit. I am, &c. Eva N N •
" To Wm. 011101! RN L, Efq. Deputy Mayer of Hull."
On Friday morning the ips frbm this port for
Hamburgh, failed from the Humber, under con-
voy of the Birrsam Hoop of war, Captain KITTOE.

FROM TM LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 26.
•DMIKALTY.OFFICE, MAY 26.

Copy of a Letter from the HOTA.WILLIAN CONNIVALLIS, Ad-
miral of the Blue, ate. to EVAN NtPICAN, Efq. dated off
Mint, the az ft of May, dtot.

inclofe, for the information of the Lords
Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a letter from the
Hon. Capt. HiRBERT, of his Majelly's (hip Am-
LI A, giving an account of his having taken a
French privateer brig, called the Heureur.
(Signed) . w. coaawm.tis.
AMUR, a Sat, May so, dart.
SIR-4 have the honour tc)lliform you, that this
evening, having juft anchored clofe to the Mouth
of the Loire, I perceived a man of war brig [land-
ing in, who, upon making us out, tacked with all
fail from us: as night was jolt fetting in, and no
time could be loft if the was to be taken, I flipped
and made fail after her, and, after a chace of about
four hours, captured her. She proved to be the
Heureux privateer brig, of Saint Maloes, of four.
teen guns, and 78 men, out from that port 41
days, and had taken nothing; the want of copper
at St. Maloes, when the was fitting out, probably
put her into our hands fo foon. I am, &c.
(Signed) CHARLES HERBERT.
Copy of a Letter hoot Captain ORITEITII, of hit Majefty's
Oup DIAMOHP, to DUN NIPEAR, Bfq. dated Plymouth-
Sekund, the pth
SIR—On the sth of March I went in quell of a
French thip:privateer,fuppored:to be cruifing about
the Wand of Palma ; on the morning of the 6th,
I fell in with her between that Wand and Tene-
rifFe, and, after an arduous chace, obliged her,• in
confequence of the damage the futlainetT from our
fire, to run on More on the North fide of the ifland
of Gomera, where the very loon became a wreck:
Having occafiou to land Come priConers, I fete

an Officer in for that purpofe with a flag of truce,
who was informed by the Captain of the privateer,
that her name was La Mouche, of a guns, and
160 men, belonging to Bourdeaus ; the deftruetion
of this vetrel gave me particular fatisfa6tion, as
the had been a moft aftive and fuccefsful crniter in
thole teas. Qn the 12th of the fame month, off
the N. E. end of Tenerife, we captured a (mall
Spann polacre, laden in part with fundry met.
chandize, (Signed) a. GRIMM,

Th'e HYDRA, Hon. Capt. PACIST, is to be ha-
tioned off Lymington, where his Majefty will bathe
during his ftay at Lyndlitirti.
Yefterday arrived at Portfmoutl2 the North
Star (loop, with honey, fent in by the Lotez fri-
gate.
All the Eaft-India !hips juft arrived dillinetly
felt the Slack of an earthquake in lat. 9. deg. 7.
min. South, and long. 92 deg, 47 min. Eaft: it
was preceded nearly a quarter of an hour by a
long heavy fwell from the Southward.
Paflingers arrived from India per Fitt zu DSH I P
Capt. G. A. ROBINSON; JOHN LAIRD, Efq. Capt.
G. DAVY S, of the 29th Light Dragoons; Mifs E.
LOFTY ; MilleS F. and H. FuvroN; Mafter and
Mifs HORS ELY; Mafters J. and N. Huusot4; Macs
H. and A. Git.cmatsr.

His MAJESTY has made a moft liberal donation
to the Royal Society of Muficians {—for, immediately
upon his recent recovery, he fent for Dr. 4yavot4,
and, after-enquiring into the Rate of the Society's
funds, prefented him with a purfe of Five Hundred
Guineas in its fupport. -
The PUN ci of WALES has given direitioni fora
large portion of the Royal Foreft of Dartmoor to
be immediately enclofed ; in cpnfequence, every
perfon applying for work gets d redly employed :
hy report, there are more than too men daily at
labour. _ _ _

Lord HENRY FITZGERALD'S infant daughter
was on Monday evening baptized by the Lord Pri.
mate of Ireland. The Sponfors were, her MA.
yrsxv and the PRINCE of WALES, who flood by
proxy, being reprefented by the Countefs of HAIL.
EINOTON and Earl MOIZA.
The Gazette of lalt night contains a number of
military promotions, in the room of officers who
were either killed in battle, or died of the wounds
they received in Egypt.
Colonel WOOO, of Piercefield, has purchafed the
borough of Shiftefbury, for the rum of-4o 0001.
The fortune which Colonel FITZROY becomes
pofreffed of by marriage, is little !bort of go,oool.
The farms of Mr. &NEMO at Woodhall all
fold for more than thirty years purchafe.
whole amount of the fale of this estate is upwards
of 180,0001. The former fale was not ratified ;
therefore the late Pale was made by order of the
Court of Exchequer, under an extent; and the
amount of the prefent fale is I 3,ticsol:more than
the former prices. °
' Thurfday fe'nnight, being Afcenfion Day, the
annual penance (commonly called the penny hedge)
iThOofid in the reign of Henry 11. by the Abbot
of Whitby, on the poffeffors and inheritors of cer-
tain lands within that difiriet, was performed at
low water mark in Whitby harbour with the ufual
ceremonies.
Mrs. Joittraw Jaft night performed rola, in the
Twelfth Night, with. the fame Pimple pathos which
firft recommended her to the public in this line of
ading. The play was for Mifs Bicos's benefit;
and the Theatre was very refpetlably filled.
At the Duchefs of DEVONSHIRE'S Ball, in ho-
nour of the birth-day of the Maiquis of HARTING.
TON, her Grace invited nearly two hundred young
friends to a dance and fupper.
The Ball Room was lighted up by a fuperb
chandelier, and fix light luffres affixed to the wall.
The floor was chalked with devices applicable to
the Union.

The Ball was opened at ten o'clock, with Maf-
ter Sitwell, by the Marquis of I-hero:Gyoa and
the charming daughter of the Ducheft of Doe-
SET. Lord BENTINCI then led down the
lovely Lady. HAIR lIT CAVENDISH. About eight
couple of young folks followed. The Patace of
WALES entered into a lively chat with her GRACE,
and commended tome of the young people who
were dancing. After palling two hours in the Ball-
room, thel'a NCI departed before (upper.
At half after eleven o'clock, nearly two hun-
dred of the Marquis's young guefts fat down to
flipper. Elegance and profidion reigned through.
out the three noble rooms appropriated to that
purpofe. Each room had a horfe-iboe table for
fixty. The dances recommenced a few minutes
after twelve, and at three o'clock the company

departed.
Yeflerday the LORD MAYOR was waited upon
by the Principals of the Bakers' Company, at the
Manfion-houfe, refpeeling the Affize of Bread, and
it appearing, by the Returns of the Mealweighers,
that 23,002 quarters and four bulhels of when
fold at the Corn Exchange between the t Ith and
16th inf. from 6os. to 1455. per quarter, and
22,22 z lacks of flour fold between the 16th and
2:d init. at the Corn Exchange, from 645. to 1 cos.
per lack, forming averages of 91s. 4d. per quarter,
and 975. Jed. per fack, whereupon his Lordfhip
ordered the Bread to be raifed one Affize and
half, or 3d. in the peck loaf—to commence and
take place to-morrow ; the Quartern Loaf will
then be fold for one (billing and Thurpence farthing.
Mr. Wi Luaus, jun. the Banker and Alderman
of Cornhill Ward, on Saturday refigned his gown.
, The Candidates to fucceed him in his office, are
Paid to be Mars. Pzowsa, Niceotsos, and Lip.
TRAP. The 614 Gentleman is reprtfented as molt
likely to fucceell,
A laughable eircumftance occurred on Monday
let as a -battalion of foldiers marched up Tower-
areet : a bullock (landing in a gateway oppolite
Idol-lane, on their approach puffied through the
battalion, knocking down feyeral ; he turned back
again, and fo conunued in a zig zag manner till
he had laid feveral of thefe brave foldiers on the
ground. The Commanding Officer then ordered
the battalion to charge bayonets, and the culprit
was fo wounded by the bayonet as to be obliged
to be killed by a butchers and carrlc4 oLf in a cars.