Star.
London, England, 1822-05-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Saturday, the dispatches for Madras and Bengal, by the ship
Astell, were closed at the East India House, and delivered za
the Purser of that ship.
The Merrimack, from Newburyport to Port au-Prince, is to-
tally wrecked on Turk's Island. Crew and part of the cargo saved.
FALMOUTH, MAT 17.—Wind North.—Sailed. the Duke of
Marlborough packet, for Lisbon.—Arrived off the port, the
Thus, Nam, from Malta in 42 days, and Gibraltar in 7.0 days.
MAT la.—Wind North.—Sailed, the Princess Elizabeth
packet, StentoN, for the Leeward Islands.—Arrived off the
port, the Jane, Baca, from Valparaiso.
Ptvmourn, Mar 18.—The Master and crew of the brig Pre-
vidence have arrived here, stating that the vessel had been run
down at twelve the preceding night, by the Thalia, name, for
BengaL—Arrived, the Fanny transport, from Portsmouth, with
part of the 72d Regiment on board • off the port. the I...nuck,
Putman, from Bengal—left 26th December; the William Man-
ning, SMITH, from St. Kitt's in seven weeks.
PORTSMOUTH, Mar 18.—Tuesday the PHAETON frigate, Capt.
W. A. Morrocn, sailed on a cruize; and on Thursday the Ca-
mummy brig, Lieutenant Winton, for the Chops of the Channel,
with supplies of provisions for any homeward-bound dierehal.:-
men which may be detained there by the N. E. winds. Vette-
day the limn, 18, Capt. Hon. J. Roos, fitted for the Nleditet=
ranean station; and the ARAD, 18, Capt. llotsna, for the Irish
station, went out of harbour: they are expected to sail on Tues-
day. The I'HA WON returned this evening. Remain at Spithead,
the PHAETON, HIND, and ARAD ; ship Providence, for Bengal;
Alexander, for Madeira and Ceylon, waiting for passengers; and
the Sir George Prevost, timber ship, for Quebec. 'I he Provi-
dence will probably sail to-morrow. The llarkworth, for Bom-
bay, is daily expected.—A vessel with fotty tons of potatoes ar-
rived here a few days since, from Jersey, for which the Master
had give[ in that island 20s. per ton ; immediately on her anchor-
ing, she was visited by a speculator in the article, who purchased
the cargo at 455. per ton; on her way from Spithead to the Poiut
he met a second speculator who gave him .50s. per ton, which
this third purchaser retailed in a few hours after the arrival of the
vessel at 80s. per ton. If they were sold retail, at the then mar-
ket price, 71. 6s. Bd. was obtained for what a few days before
cost twenty shillings!!
MAT 19.—Arrived yesterday, Triton, Cisme, from Leghorn.
Sailed, the Alexander, Strart.xua for the Mauritius and Cey-
lon.—Passed down Channel, the Lady Raffles, for India.
Nelms?, MAY 18.—On the 9th instant sailed from Cowes
the American brig Nepos, Capt. J. Cowan, for Philadelphia,
with Mr. RTDMAN and family, a respectable farmer of Sussex,
and twenty-five other passengers, from this island and London.
On the 16th instant sailed the American ship Comet, Captain
Mooaa, for New York, with Mr. Aimanam TATLEIL and fa-
mily, a respectable farmer, and about thirty other passengers,
front this island and London.
DEAL, Mar 19.—Wind N.E.—Came down and sailed, the
Rambler, Krauts., for Gibraltar; the St. Helena, I luxsoN, for
St. Helena.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Liberty,
WILSON, from Terceira; Joseph, Altus*, from Oporto;
beila and F.uphetnie, CORMACE, from Teneriffe.—Arrived and
sailed for the River yesterday, the Fingal, LINGCEN, from Li-
bon ; the Dean, SCOTLAND, from ditto ; Friends, Jona:, foal.
ditto; Dent, Yawnaatx, from the South Seas; Ito.
THRIATODD, from St. VDICCGCS j John. Warts, from ditto--
Sidled, the Lord Liverpool, Cottisow, fur Van iemueb Land ;
and the Celerity, Fziwusos, for St. John's.-

The new Satirical Poem entitled " The 3fohtit:•?:4"
which is just ready fur publication, is expected to make r res
noise in the literary as well as political world.—'llie 310h..wk,,
a term first applied to the writers in llkeltwocal, will now be-
come generic for all the dealers in scandal, iiiihrtprcstlr•t
and calumny ; for all who take up the temaliank end sa, iv;
knife to war against truth and justice ; cr to sent th.nt to one
word, for the whole tribe of hireling critics, whzttver may he
their distinctive shades and differences.
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of Germany, and the long cloths of Uudras, fir wear iu the
hot as well as the Nonhein climates, posttssing the r Toren). of
giving an intermediate genial temperature, aeoidivg the colones
of the one, and the too great warmth of the other, and is t.f
greater economy than every other kind of cloth. It is soldev-
cies/rely, stamped " bliu.musie Patent Twine Cloth," kr. at
their Foreign and British Warehouse, No. 16. Cheapide,
in
Cases for Exportation, and by the Piece, in numbers uf tad. es.
2s. 641. Zs. and Ss. 6d. per yard, from 116 to 5N yards each, for
Shirting, and a variety of family uses; sad in Pieces of two and
four pair each, for Sheeting :—lts celebrity has induced a ye'
ritty of imitations to be brought forward and sal (Cr it.