Star.
London, England, 1801-04-06 00:00:00

PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, APRIL 4.

ADMIRALTY•OFFICI, APRIL 4.
Copy of a Lettcr tram Admiral hlicaard at, Commander in
caicf at Portfinuath, to Eva N NZIMAM, Efq. ducal the lit
laftant.

beg you to lay before their Loiclfhips
the enclofed letter which I have received from
T.ieutenant TALBOT, commanding the SHEERMEES
hired armed cutter, giving me an account of his
hating captured a fmall French privateer.
You will pleafe, at the fame time, tc acquaint
their Lordlhips, that the Friend(hip brig, which
this privateer had captured, was retaken on the
ercning of the 29th ult. by Lieut. ROWED, in the
,Utitos hired armed cutter, and font into Portf-
ituuth. (Signed) M. MILIBANICI.

S hired Cutter, at Sea, March 51.
Sir—l have to inform yon, that I captured,
nr, the 29th inn. Cape La Hogue bearing South
fit leagues, a French cutter privateer named la
Patton, CHARLES LA Nicer, Captain, mounting
tne +pounder, befides mufkets, manned with ta
tricn. She bad captured the evening before, to
tie Weftward of Portland, the Friendfhip Luiz,
I.om London, hound to Dublin.
His Majefty's armed brig Lady Charlotte, ha-
l!nct parted company from me in Chace the fame
night, I am led to hope he has retaken her.
(Signed) ). N. TaLsor.
Aemini MILBANIII. &C.

Cop.; eft Letter from tie'ae.tratir.”l SuevneANO, •ein-
niArtling Majcity's euttcr. ,to Cap! R ICKL I 'l,,
of Li., Majef ys floop Er. Cuaw.
Plum Cutter, at the M.:Lai:lna, F 6. IR.
beg leave to inform you, that this day,
at 2 P. M. after a (bort chase, I captured off this
[nand, the French Trabacola privateer l'Adelaisle,
mounting two la pounders, and one 6-pounder,
linall arnr, &c. commanded by Do7lturzttr
with 5y men ; feven days from Ancona,
had taken one final! prize, at&d was herfelf formerly
an Ancona filhing weird. (Signed)

siii.pHF.APo.
DIS'FRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The crew of the BOAMCF A, for the captures of
the Phccnix, la Gironde, l'Alcrte, the Joleph,
the Magicienne, the Dicke, lx Rancune, El Vivo,
and la Favourite, will be paid their proportions
for the laid vell'els on the arrival of the BOADI cEA
in the port of Plymouth.
The crew of the MERCURY, for the capture oldie
Hoffnung, will be paid their propot tions of the
laid prize at Portfmouth, the 9th ii.ll.
The crew of the STAG, for the capture of the
Yeegen and Hoop, will be paid their proportions
aiding from the proceeds of die laid captures, at
LOCKYER'S office, on Friday the toth init.

STATE or THE NAVIES OF THE NORTHERN POWERS.

The Danilh navy at prefent confifts of twenty-
three lhips of the line, one or two of which are un-
fit for fervice, and molt of them in bad order.—
They have fourteen frigates and cutter brigs, from
zo to 4o guns ; feventccn gun boats, of 24 guns
each, together with guard (hips, &c. The fleet,
however, is not adequately manned.
Sweden has eighteen (hips of the line, fourteen
frigates, floops, &c. feventy-four gallies, and flat
bottomed, betides gun-boats.
It appears from the lateft accounts, that the
I% hole navy of Ruflia confifts of 82 fail of the line,
betides near forty frigates, exclufive of galleys and
other• fmall craft. Several of the (hips of the linc,
however, are unfit for fervice. Of the above
there are at Cronftadt, Revel, Peterffittrgh and
Archangel, forty-feven fail of the line. The whole
of the Ruffian (hips, however, are badly manned
and officered. Notwithftanding that Ruffia pro-
duces all kinds of naval [bares, the velfels arc ex-
tremely ill equipped.
To remedy the want of officers, an academy has
been inflituted at Cronitadt, where three hundred
and tiny young Noblemen and Gentlemen are in•
ftruled in all the fciences fuitable to their protec-
tion, and whence they are to be promoted to !hips.

It has been officially intimated to the LORD
Patovosr of Edinburgh, that the ALEcro fire flip
having been fent in leaky from the North Sea fleet,
it had been found neceffary to bring her into Leith
harbour for the purpofe of having her leaks flop-
ped, before the can proceed to join the fleet ; but
that every flore, in any relpea conneaed with het
equipment as a fire fhip,has been landed,and fafely
lodged in the Battery, and that the will come into
the harbour in the fame fituation with any other
of his Majelly's (loops of war.
A fleet of homeward bound veXels were to fail
from Demerara for England, about the beginning
of the laft month.

A privateer belonging to London, two Liver-
pool (hips, and two Danes, were ls(, during a
late form, at the Wand of St. Michael's; the crews
were raved.

WHITBY; Antic s.—On the at inii. at two in
the morning, an armed brig fell in with a large
lugger privateer, of 18 guns, about ten miles north
from this place, to which the gave chace ; loon
after the firing commenced the Eaots Revenue
cutter hove in fight and joined in the chace, which
continued until eleven A. M. when it falling little
wind the privateer made his efcape by ufing his
(weeps ; this privateer has done much mifchief on
the North Coalt, and lately cut a velfel out of
Hartley Roads.—This d.ty failed the Pet.rse gun-
brig for Leith.

It is reported that the India Company, by their
late overland difpatch, received advice that the
Koota Rajah, in attempting to join the Rajah of
Jeypoore, with a numerous body of troops, and
fevei al camels laden with military (!ores, &c. had
been intercepted by the Mahrattas, under the
command of Lucka Baboo, and defeated with
great flaughter, and the lofs of all their Rotes and
treasure.

GOWEILDUNT SING, a Seik Chieftain, of great
enterprife, who rendered himfelf diftingnithed in
the Rohilla war, has colleted an army, and en-
tered the province of Boodana, belonging to the
Mahrattas, which he has plundered, and laid the
adjacent country under contributions. The Mali-
rattas are reported to have folicited the affirtance
of the Englifh to expel the marauders.
Two flares were lately executed at St. Helena
for having murdered two men, and wounded fe-
veral others, in the frantic and diabolical pratice
of what is termed by thole people, running a muck.
There infatuated wretches, imprefTed with revenge
for real or fuppofed injuries, by the ufe of thong
liquors work the paflions to a Rate of frenzy, when
armed with a creafe or dagger, they run through
the molt frequented places, (tabbing, indifcrimi-
nately, all they meet. This practice was formerly
frequent at St. Helena (as it now is at Sumatra),
but the inflance in quettion is the only one that
has occurred for many years.
The late war in Madagafcar was extremely fan-
guinary—neither party gave quarter; the conflia
laßed fome months, and proved fatal to feveral
thoufand perfons.
A numerous alTemblage of 'pirates has been
formed on the S. E. coaft of Madagafcar, which
has been confiderably tlrengthened by the difaf-
fated perfons who, during the recent commotion:,
have been expeacd from the interior; they have
taken feveral Malay traders; and fome Chips from
the Cape.
ENGLISH STILTS Lotum—Twenty-Ninth
Day.—No. 41,908, as firft drawn entitled to
ao,oool.—No. 0,876, a prize of 20001.—Nos.
56,828, 10,457, 10,912, prizes of tool.—Nos.
'15041, 31,392. 32,386, 52,964. 57,552, 31040,
prizes of 501.

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