Star.
London, England, 1807-08-20 00:00:00

SPOaTING INTELLIGENCE.

READING RACES.-TUESDAY, AUGUST 8.

F;Cry P. ands for 3 and 4-yr. olds. Two mile heats..
won at three heats, by Mr. Henry's b c. Gnat ho! by Sir
Peter. 4 vri old. beating Mr. Dockeray's bl. f. Hone)fuckle. sod
Sir H. Li7pincotee b g. Ploughboy—three excellent heats.

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SOUTHAMP TON RACES -TUESDAY. AUGUST 18.
I. Tow•n Plate of Fifty Pounds, for Maiden Hones.

Three mile heat,
Mr. Dundas'c b. e. by Sir Solomon. 3 yrs old - $ t
llerbere. b. I. Flirt, 4 yrs old • 1 1
i:inbicriptinn Cup of sgs. each, with 4.1 g, from the
.11,teing Fund, llnacaller Cup weights. 2 mile heats.
Mr. Dunsll4'.., b. c. Ruben,, by Pencil, 4 yrs old z
C..•bind 3.1.4.11.:11's In. b. Gido, s yrs old 2 1

TuNrsrtmor. WE AUCUST 18.
The Manor Bttwl of Fifty Pounds, free for any hork
Three 3 mi!e heats dif:
Captain Hysmdtn'4 h g l4otfpur - I I
Mr..Browts'i L.,. q :tir!..l..r - 2 dr
Mr. limbdesi's b. g. Pali tit!otou . - bolted.

NAUT IC it. INTALL,IGENC2.

FALNIOU :14, AUGUST t 7.
Palled by to the .E.t award, the homewatd•bound
Jamaica Fleet, confining of about too fad.
Sailed this day, with a fine breeze at call, the
Auckland packet, -..!I(LTYLER, with mails t-f the 4th
and t ith intl.:tit. for Lifbon ; Prince Ernell packet,
Print, t ith mails cf the sth inflant, for Jam tics ;
Francis Ftecling packet, BELL, for New York ;
Cornwalls picket, ii!JTHONY, with mails of the 4th
f-r Gibraltar, Malta, and Meffina. The
Prince, Ati?,litepacka, Capt. Aunvm, al rived yef-
terday from Gibraltar, Malta, and Melilla. The (hips
of war nit!) convoy for the Well Indies, 1,4h0n, Me-
diterranean, Halifax, Newfuundland, aid Monte
Video, made (trial of failing this day, but the wind
(billing to the touthward, prevented their getting out.
The brig Anna, D,•NNAVAN, from Monte Video,
landed fome letters here lalt evening : (he left Monte
Video about the 31 it of May. Wind E.
POR FSMOUTH, AUGUST 59.

Sailed his Majeily's fhip SoLa BAY, with the Apollo,
Prompt, Elizabeth, and Symmetry tranfpnrts, under
convoy for Guernfey ; his Majelly's fhip Umsas,
with the fleet for the Welt Indies, got t►nder weigh
this morning, and brought to again this evening at
St. Helen's.—Wind E. S. E.

DEAL, AUGUST sq.

Between nine and ten o'clock yellerday evening, a
Louggling boat having on hoard contraband good!,
was obferved approaching the {bore, when a boat
belonging to his Majetty's (hip PaINCISS OF ORANGE,
put off and towed towards her : upon approaching.
the (muggier fired at her antagorilt (who was jolt
going to hoard), and In:fortunately proved fatal
to the Coafxain, who was (hot through the body,
and wounded two men : the fmugglers ran their b.iat
on (bore between Deal and Widmer Catile, and fe-
cured part of her cargo, when they ran off—the boat
was feized this morning, and has (ince been cut
through the middle. Arrived the Estart.n gun
brig, from a cruize off Flaring, and brought in
with her, which fhe re-captured, a brig bel.nging to
Newcastle, laden with naval Rotes on G vernrnent
account, likewife a collier brig belonging to Fire-
ham ; the names and par, iculars we cannot learn :
fhe has likewife brought in with her a galliot laden
with fair, going into nothing, which the has de.
tained. Sailed the CRACKER gun brig, with a num-
ber of merchant velrels node. her convoy for Pori.-
mouth ; tki.,mxitv gun brig, on a cruize .ff Bou-
logne.; and SKYLARK fl•rop, off Cuiais. The SWIFT
Revenue cutter, belonging to Ramfgate, was cap-
tured at the back of the North Sand Head, by a
French privateer yetterday eveni, g : part of the crew,
it is reported, made their efcape in a boat, and went
into Ramfgate Pier.

SHEERNESS, AUGUST 19.
The Tonningen trade are not yet permitted to fail.
This day the Swedills (hip Refoluti,n, L. Runerberg
Mailer, arrival from Jacobltadt, with tar and pitch,
bound to Poole, in Dorfetfhire. The (hip Merchant,
Capt. FOTHBRINGHAU, and the Ann, Capt. HARR!.
SON, have arrived from Riga, with mills and timber,
and are now unloading at this dock yard. Yeller.
day, the Sally hired armed Ihip, WM.ELSWORTII
Mailer, was paid off; and all her crew were immedi-
ately impreffed into his Majelty's fervice.—Wind S.E.