Star.
London, England, 1805-02-22 00:00:00

NAUTICAL LTTELLICENCL

Wefeel great pleafitre in announcing, that acconlp
were yefterday received at the Admiralty-Office,
Rating, that on the Bth intl. the SANTA MARGARIITTA
frigate, Capt. RATHBONe. had fpoke the WErMOOTif
fripte, in lat. 47.49. N. long. 8. 2.W. all well, from
England one week, and having under convoy a South
Whaler, with which the was proceeding to Madeira,
in expedAtion of finding there the outward-bound
EA-India (hips that failed under her convoy from
Portfmouth. The following is an extraft cf a letter
received from her by the SANTA MARGARETTA
" Wermuth (at Sca), Feb. 8, dos, ht. 48.10ng. 8:

" I take thla opportunity, by the Santa Margarettl, to acquaint
you, we parted from our convoy the day after we failed from
Cowes, it'd have been heating about, with contrary winds, ever
(rote. We fail bad.—but (hall proceed on our voyage, in Lope
of overtaking ac cmvoy."

PENZANCF, FEB. i9.—This morning ithe Nancy,
HOYLR ; Union, Goss ; Dolphin, CEFLY ; Recovery,
Pawsow, and the Good Intent, CURTIS, failed for
Swanfea—Eaglefbulh, COURTS'S' ; Alexander, —,
and P2dgey, PHILLIPS, for London—Pruffian floop
Bacchus, —, for Emden ; and the Gun Boat, No.
288, prize to the False cutter, for Plymouth.
FALMOUTH, Fre. i9.—Sailed the Prince of Wales
packet, Captain DODD, with Mails, for Lifbon.—
Wind Northerly.

PLYMOUTH, Pas. ao.--Came in the Spring, of
Poole, from Newfoundland, la& from Litboo, laden
with fills, for Poole : the was taken the s ith Whim*
about four leagues from Scilly, by the Swan French
privateer, of St. Maloes, and retaken the 13th
ing. by the Status, of 36 guns : alio the CAROLIIIII.
of 14 guns, from a cruize ; and four of the French
gun boats, taken a few days ago by the Mstam.
of 38 guns, and the RHarse and Fr.tsit cutters.
PLYMOUTH-Docx, Fri. 18.--The BMTANNIdip
which lately arrived from the Channel Meet, and is
now in Cawfand.illayt is found to be in fo bad a (late
in confequence of the late fevese gales, that fire is
expeeled to be feat round to Portfmouth.in a few
days, in order to go into Dock there.

Fla. St.—The Nam 14 gun briK ran on
More this morning in the thick fog near the South
Foreland Light, but was sot off at the following tide,
by throwing her guns over board.
PORTSMOUTH, F:1115. 21.—Artiwd the CHAMVIILL
Hoop of war, from a cruize.—Came into harbour the
(hip Nile, Capt. STIRLING.' bound to the Weil In-
dies, to repair damages received in coming from the
Downs. Wind S. S. W.

Dealt, FEB. :IL—Arrived l'Amt sus frigate, from
a cruize ; CYGNET sloop of war, from Seaford ; Al-
bion, BUXOM, from Bonny Bay; and Llann Rom-
ney, OLIVER, from the River, bound to Jamaic?,
and remain in th; Downs with the flips as per Taft.
Wind S. W.

Yaardouvit, Fan. .I.—This morning arrived here
from Heligoland the Lark packet, Capt. G. DELL.
with paffengers. The Lark left the following pac-
kets at Heligoland on the isth init. viz. Auckland,
Gaps. BAincyr ; Dotf:t, Capt. HAMILTON ; Lady
Frances, Capt. FLYN, and the Diana, Capt. &rm..
ART, which arrived there with mails from _England
the morning before the Lark failed. The (lips in the
Roads are, the MONMOUTH, MAJESTIC, Bouncy*
frigate, ANN armed brig, and BADGER cutters.—
Paired through feveral fail of laden colliers. Wind
S. W. The Latk fails this afternoon fur Harwich to
attend duty.