Star.
London, England, 1814-12-13 00:00:00

AMERICAN PRIVATEERS.

Extract of a letter Isom the Cznsul General at the
s, and agent to Lloyd's, dated St. Michael's,
N ,v. 8 •••••44 The American privateer Hero came in
here last night, under English col n us, with intent to
cut rasa the Bs itish vessels in the wad. On :_TO ag off
I was detained some time on board; but succeeded
in persuading the Commander to abstain from such
a breach of neutrality, and he left the port, and is
now in sight of the east end of the island, and will,,
no doubt, capture every thing coming from England,
neutrals as well as British—the Commander declaring,
that the, flag would not protect the cargo. I send
you this for the information of the merchants and
underwriters, as it appears to be the general senti
meta and intention of all the American privateers-
,
to detain all neutrals having British manufactures on
board, or coming from a British port with produce of
their countries."

CALCU rA, JUNE S.
By a letter from Banka, of the beginning of April,
we le.►rn that a nit.st gallant action was fought on the
29:11 of Match, off Polo Pangah, by Captain Hull
and the ciew of the lion. Company's cruizer Ante-
lope, who, v ith the ship's boats, assisted by two
armed prows, attacked and dispersed an immense
fleet of Malay pirate boats, at least eighty in number,
taking thirty, of which four sunk alter they had struck.
The engagement lasted from nine A.M. to four P.M.
and so desperate was the re:.istance made by the Ma-
lays, that only fourteen prisoners were taken alive out
of the thirty boats which had been captured. Each
of the pirate boats bad four small brass guns mounted,
and a numerous complement of men.
BOMBAY, JUNE 45.

A most tremendous storm is mentioned to have
taken place at Noically, on the 11th of May. The
mischief done by it is incalculable. Besides many

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large dwellings being destroyed, Inas Irty • fink
growth, were torn up by the rmiti, an4.not a naivor v
hut was preserved from destruction. Tim sea
on the oecasi,ta ten feet higher than its usual level. 1
sweeping a.r.ty whole herds of cattle, and Oro:setting -*
many persons. The Company has susttiined consr•
tierairle Lianiage, as all the salt golahs, more or itsll
suffered. Thirteen boats were upset, and ail the crew
perished. Birds w:re blotvn to the earth with great
violence.

G NLLANT NAVAL ACTION

TAMS TLIZ covaleit, Off **TWILL% V • BT la sums.

NV4.tinesday, arrived the ship H4cin.iii, Ca.x..:41 A.
M'QUA KM, Commander, having o t bo.ird as passer.
hers, RICHARD Wootaiouss, Esq. the li n. F Sc)(..
rte, surgeon, and Mr. J. aw MILLS, R. N. The
Hannah, respecting which so much apprcherrion. had
been felt, ha had ate:thous and eventful V3yasF from
England ; in the course of the voyage, licsemsr, the
gallant crew of this merchant vessel hieperfOrmed as.
singular a naval 4plhit, as we ever remethher to'
have had the satisfaction of re.cording • She brat off,
and was only przeeoted by the superior sailing'of her
antagonist, from taking an American sloop of war,
of 22 guns, full of men, and completely equipptd for
the predatory system of warfare which' that natioa
has too long successfully pursued.

EXTRACT WHOM THE L 00.1110011: OF TUB NAXIIAH, CAP.
TAIN :4`4LAKER, FRJM 4oxpos 4XD MADURA. PM

BOMUAk.

Monday, March tj, Jet 4.—Lai. 19, 45, noon,
I.nrg. 441. 41. st. E. b. S.
" At tWO past sum. saw %legman sail twat &bedeck. bearinik
S. W. coarse, down,. wire we bad suprorod to be at tint a

schooner: out one re2A44/ tufnailiS aa'ella
sterricz tparru, a hil.ivy sea tile Last-
ward, ship pitriiiiir deeptrines. At a quit be'ore line,
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P. II: the.-niain-top-lia;l4at -mot went clie.e by the cap, get i

royal-yard aotiAlsZiuig guuter-mast on deck; lathed rite Inal..
gailant•yard and mast to the to,) mast head. Chace, a shipt•nning
up With us very fast, having hoisted a white coact %%to a red
swallow-tail inv,rted at the fore, and having a very, %lisp dolls
appearance : mustered to quarters and got every thing ready to

restive him if An enemy. -At half•past one the stranger astern
about four miles, and coming up with us very fast. Having got
every thing prepared for his reception, awl s.3.iog no prubabiiity
of our escaping by running, and wishing to have day-light for the
result wh.uever it might be, in studding sails, up courses, and
stood by at quarters. At half-past two, r. at. the stranger hauled
up his cuerses and in stud-ling sails, having nu c.,ilours (andliav-
ing every apjsearance of being a foreign sloop o' war) we fired a
shot across his howl, and showed our colours, when ht

ately displayed an American ensign and pAinant, upon seeing
which our people gave three cheers: the ates...grr now abreast
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of us wittlit; pistol shot, when we comps? o,:ed the action with
great spirit, from which time (half-past tw.t) until hail-put Eve
r. N. the action continued without hitt rra.s-ion on both sides. At

four e. as. we having fired away all our made up cartridges, the
men being intent on boarding, filed to close with him, on which
he kept away froin us. At this time from lus mance eitesibis
sailing far superior to us, and having got railer upon our how,
and being Mend of his raking and disabling our masts, and the
great risk being run of being taken, anti considers:se the Come
pany's dispatches, as well as several p. ovate parcels, to be in great
jeopardy of falling into ti cr I:ends, they, being previously shotted.
were committed to the deep. 'Living by thii time got more
cartridges filled,and observing the shop of war to be oa fire,
overhauled the buntlloes of the foresail to close with hint, gave
him a few smart broadsides, our men at the same time repeatedly
cheering, atter which he slackened his fire, illiing and running
Irons us, we continued etir incessaut fire of grape, euesecr, round
and double-headed shot, end of musketry Kum the tnps. After
the stranger had extinguished his tire, le• .gain commenced firing,
though much slacker tbatibefore.
" At half past five he made all sail, setting studding sails and
remain Iron, us (cur p-...0p1e agate el,..eling), steering Irosu
by h. S. E. we shade all -.lit in cheer, and b. rig desirous of its
getemg dark previous to our littering stun: e, (An:tinned In
cliace until eight p. at. when we hauled up to the northward,
stSering as per margin. During the a:tiou we shot away his
driver boom, main-top-gallant-yar.:, main-top tie, add dui him
considerable injury is his hull, sails, and rigging. titter the
action, we found we had imatained the following damages : Seve-
ral shuts between wind and water, our of winch stuck in the
side, one streak of copper below the gangway ; ,at and
cutter both shot through, two shot under the forecastle through
and through, having rendered useless the coppers in the larboard
gallery, heel of the foretop-mast completely shwered, sells and
rigging, both running and standing, completely dun away both
fore and aft, particularly token:LA shrouds; sloigs of the fore-
yard damaged, mainstay, luwer fore-cap, and other =miserable
injuries. Our mast-Lad icing completely riddled wilt mina
shut, and sails (except the tote and main cuuriei) completely ride
died by large and small shot, as well as mu top-slides and hen-
coops en the poop ; theft, as far as we can ascertain, and have at
present come to our knowledge, are the injuries we have sus.
mined during the action. One man, Mr. John Mills, an aedsag
Officer, severely wounded in the. right arm above the wrist, and
two men &lightly wounded. Whatever the enemy might be, the
officers on board were dressed in proper uniforms mid cocked
hats, leaving no doubt of 12,r beiug a United States sloop of war;
she was pierced fur 22 guns, burden 2:40 to SW tuns, a most
beautiful vessel, apparently quite new, pabeed with a narrow
white streak, chewing ports, with billet head; found by the shot
picked up on board that she had beta firing Arils, as well.as
canister abot, contaimng pieces of cut iron, and the shot through •
and through our forecastle were 12. pounders, and double-headed
Mites. (Signed) it.c.

Extract of a letter from St. Petershurgh, dated
Nov. 12 :—" From Cronstadt we leant the arrival of
his Excellency Lord CATIICART. TLe Anti has Asa
reached that station. It is a Government tratisutit,
and has brought horses for the Emperor. The float-
ing ice is in considerable quantities, and very strong
alout the Mole H re it !:as quite disappenrcd,
as well as the snows. 011 r Excn inge 73 at Ili.' •
A C iptain 01 a Welch met :h :nt vesse, sva- so!,1
his cargo ot sugar at Dieppe, a few days since, re-
calved XltiO in part payment, in torgei Bank
England notes. .1' he imposition was not discovered.
until *le Anived at Portsmouth for the purpose of
transmitting the moi,ey to the owrers of the vessel..; •
The forgeries are a rinse general im.tati,n of the•
genuart notes, but the paper is ci.t an i.del ter qttaitty.
Enixnuitt-ii.—tV inter has set in here vita trticctu-
no.n seventy, and at an unnsu4liy catty perio.i. A
tort:light or tlitee weeks abcvo frost set i;', when the
thermometer dr,:pt to '2'2 deg. ; a go ,d deal of snow
lollowed; this was succeeded by mi'd weather, and
the snow had almost disappearcd. Friday mo•aing,
however, atter a heavy tall of 1.1:n, it began to socsits
and an app..rent steady tr'st now prevatls the thin-
ammeter on Saturday stood at Y 2 Jeg. ot Farenheit.
Oh, my eye, Betty Martin!—Mary 01 our most r-pu-
lar vulgarisms have their origin in some whimsical
perversion of language or ot tact. St. Martin is ore
of the worthies in the Romish CaLmJar, and a t.,rm
of prayer to him begins with the words—" Oh, milli
Irate Martine," which by some desperate fellow, who
was more prone to punning than ',raying, has fur-
nished the plebeian phrase, so well I.nown is toe mu.
(lan circles of horse laughter. •
About one o'clock on Thursday morning, a fire
was ttscovered ht a house occupied by a waterman,
of the name of Wilkins, in Southampton-row, Fort.
sea. The lower room of the house was completely
in flames. The children were put out of the window
from the first floor, in blankets, witnout injury. Wif..
kills, in passing thrcubis die Names, was sinucb
to Lim, is very heavy.
scorched, and the loss,