Star.
London, England, 1805-09-05 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Earl Cornwallis tranfpott, Capt. G.M. Last,
from Trincomalee, arrived in the river Ganges, with
troops, on the 29th of January. The (hips leufroo,
Fortitude, Myfore, and Vigilant, in company.
Palrenicrs per Earl Cornwallis—Lieutenants Wiggins, Tudor,
Smith and Wallace; Doctor Campbell and Mrs Watioo.
LITII•CT rnnst THt 01ADRAII covataa, JAN uany 1805.
The fchooner Alert, Captain Bismor, arrived at
Tranquehar on the 27th ult. from Padang, which the
left on the 9th. By this arrival, we receive the me-
lancholy intelligence of the murder of Capt. DuFFIN
of the brig Providence, by a part of his own crew,
whom we fuppofe to have been Malays. The incite-
ment to this atrocious deed is not ezaaly known, but
fuppofed to have been in the hope of plundering the
vette]: the has fence arrived at Padang, with a part
of her cal go.

The following rads are detained by our ernizers,
and fent into Gibraltar :
The Hope, from Marfellies to Abnelra, the Minerva, from Mar-
Mlles to Alien', Fortuna, from Cctte to Carthagena, Cigar, from
Cette to Almeira, the Hare, from Cadiz for New York, and two
Ihipa, names unknown, all fent in by the Young Stoking privateer.
The John, frOrn Bourdeauz, fast in by the Endymiun frigate.
A !hip, name unknown, fent in by the Bittern hoop of war.
The St. Antonio, from Tetuan, fast in by the Queen privateer.
The Argus, from Cadiz to Virgin's, the San Antonio, from
Cadiz to Malaga, the Diana from Malaga to Bolton, a Spanith te-
lueo from Oran in bailaft, and two Spanifh Blips, names unknown,
fent in by the Martin coop of war.

The Sin Nicola, front Ferrol, fent in by the Amazon frigate.
The Efeolipia, tram Barcelona to Balboa, fent lo by the Halcyon

•
A letter from an Officer on board the Cotossuo,
one of Admiral Cot.ttanwooo's fquadron, dated off
Cadiz, the zzd ult. and which we received yenerday,
contains the following intelligence r—
e. An opportunity offers for me to write, by a frigate which Zr.
tired yefterday from Fogiand, io quell of Lord ?Wiwi, and re•
turns immediately. His Lordflalp having left es a month ago, on
his way to Ferrol. We were chafed from the blockade yetterday,
and nearly taken by the Combined fleets, malting of 27 fail of
the line, befldes frigates, all of which are now in fight of us in
Cadiz harbour. We have returned our Ration, and in lope; of
the arribal of fame of our Chips from the Northward. We have
tour fail of the line, one frigate, and a bard) ; the Combined Accts
were within four or five miles of us, and had they continued the
mug have taken us.

"They have now in Cadiz, with the four fall of the line we
were before blockadingot fall of the line,befsdes a number of fri-
gates*all of w►ich are at preterit blockaded by us. Should the
wind favour us, we may, perhaps, have the good fortune to get to
Gibraltar.

" We are anzioully looking for the return of Lord Nclfon, but
the greateft misfortune we feel to labour under is, that our gallant
Admiral's fhip is a d-s-d bad Calor."

Eztraa of a letter from an officer of the 76th re-
giment, to his friend in Dublin, dated Camp, Bhurt.
pare, March 4, iBos--s' Since I wrote my 'aft to
yon, we hug had very hard fighting ; we have
flormed three forts, and have had one general en-
gagemcat, in which we took all the enemy's artillery,
but we have fuffered greatly. Our regiment is now
reduced to a mere ficeleton ; all the officers have
either been killed, or wenn:led feverely ; I myfelf got
off with a fevere burning from the enemy's powder.
pots, but, thank GOD, am now very well. Such has
been our lafs in officers, though but a Lieutenant, I
have had the command of the regiment for tome
time. The moment the army hreaks up, which is
expeeted every day, our regiment goes down the
country, in order to embark for Europe, in conk-
pence of orders to thareffca from the Du keof Yoa a."

The celebrated etclamation of Czfar to the pilot,
when a-offing the feA between Blundurium and Dv-
rachions. of " Fear nothing : thou catrielt Cigar
and his Fortune I" might with great propriety be
applied to every perfon whole penetration has indu-
ced him to purchafe a (hare of a Ticket in the ap-
proaching Lottery. Every loch perlim has the fa-
tisfaelion to know, tinrt be may early in his pocket,
not only his own fortune, but perhaps that of his
whole family.

Mr. LAUDON, layer out of grounds, Author of
Obferrations on Plantatirms. Landfcape Gardet►ing,
and Embanking, and of a Treatile 011 Hothoufes, is
at pielent on a Tour through England. He will be
glad to call upon fuch Gentlemen as are making, or
intend to nuke improvements on their grounds or
gardens. Mr. L. may be heard of by writing to'
him at the Put Office, York,or Liverpool, or No. 4,
Chapel4reet, Bedford•row.