Star.
London, England, 1809-03-16 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH-DOCK, MARCH 14.

Arrived the CONTEST gun-brig, from off Cape Finis-
terre.—.Sailed the INTELLIGENT and VlaAuo gun-
brigs, to cruize id quest of die enemy's privateers,
several of which are known to be at sea, from the
ports of Morlaix and St. Maloe's only.
PORTSMOVITH, MARCH 15.
Arrived his Majesty's ship la &mit, from a cruize.
Sailed his Majesty's ships BLAKE, Mossrourtt, and
Victory for the Downs.—Wind N.
DEAL, MARCH 15.

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Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships AGIN-
COURT, VENERABLE, MARS, PLAN"TAGENIT, ALFRED,
CENTAUR, CLYDE, DENMARK, CLIO, EURYALUS, MEL-
POMENE, CROCUS, CORDELIA, SKYLARK, and MARFNER;
Harmony victualler, and several transports, waiting
for orders.—Wind N.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
Gaavzstun, 11fAncu 15.-111111 ed the Quebec, Hood, for the
Brazils; Mary, Lawson' and Dan, West, for Malta; George,
Minter, kaliialbgoland; Stag, Hallett, and the Concord, Cole,
for Newfoundland.
, The Lascelles, Reynolds, from Rio Janeiro, for Liverpool,
parted from the Surveillante in the chops of the Channel. The
, German packet parted on the 17th ult. off the Western Islands.
The Hero of the Nth!, Postgate, parsed on the 7th Instant; the
remainder of tie beet are am:A at Falmouth.
An English coppt-r-bottorr.td brig, from Demerara, for Lon-
don, is captured and carried into Dieppe.
An English sloop of 79 tont, laden wish cyder, perry, &c, is
captured and carried into Havre.
The William, Rynback, from Teneriffe, Er Lisbon, is captur-
ed and carried into the TezeL

The Antonio Ventura, —, from Bristol, for Lisbon, put in-
to L'Orient, in distress, and is seized there.

The Margaret, Key, front Mogarlore, for London ;• the V.Y.
lunteer, —, from Cork; and the Industry,—, from Plymouth
for London ; are captured and carried into Calais.

Map/so—At Dartmouth, the Surinam, Hyndman from Su.
rinam. At Falmouth, the Jeune Laure, —, from Rio Janeiro.
At St. Tmas's, the Pomona, Rowe, from the Clyde. At Sr.
Croix, the Active, Yourlay, trom the Clyde. At Berbice, the
Hope, Fox; and Favourite, Gibson, from the Clyde. At Monte
Video, the Lord Carleton, —, from Rio Janeiro,

Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East Isidia
House, when NATHAN Canty Esq. was appointed a Provisional
Councillor at Bombay. The following ships were taken up, s -
addition to those engaged for the present season, viz.
Lady Lushington, 59(3 tons ; William Pitt, 580 tons ; Sarah
Christian; 561 tons; Charlton, 818 tons; Windham, 820 tons.
A French 80 gun ship, called the Warsaw, got on
the rocks in coming out of Brest, and is completely
wrecked.

A French lugger privateer, rowing 36 sweeps, with
50 men, boarded a Cawsand pilot boat on Monday
se'nnight, which she plundered of a spy-glass and -
sundry other articles, and Men sent her away. The
same privateer captured a brig beloniing to Dart-
mouth, from Ireland, laden with provisions, bound
to London, and a brig bound to Liverpool, which
she sent to France.

Letters from Gibraltar, of the 14th ult..state, that
the Supreme Junta of Spain had krrnally suctioned
the entire dismantling of the whole Of the forts ex.
tending from Gibraltar to Tarifa. This order had
been promptly executed, and effectual arrangemects
had been made to insure the immediate destruction
of the forts themselves, should the enemy penetrate
into that quarter of Spain.

The convoy, Ivhich sailed from Gibraltar on tht
sth ult. after contending with contrary winds for se_
veral days, returned again on the 12th, but was to
proceed with the first fair wind. The convoy consists
of about 80 sail of vessels:

The following letter was received by the last con-
veyance for the Mediterranean :

" MALTA, JAN. 8,1809.
As to our commerce, it is making a progress beyond expec-
tation. The duties Lyon goods exported to England last year
amount to 760,0001 for wllich We receive in return British ma-
nufacture; and we have such an influx of wealth, that houses
which were formerly rented at 201. per annum are risen to 1504
Many of the English merchants make from 4 to 12,00 a a-year.
The Maltese are beginning to send ships to London, navigated
entirely by natives. They have rmide some successful' voyages,
which will encourage their spirit for commercial enterprize. Our
dock-yard is improving fast. We import.fd hemp from Germany
at 601. per ton, when it was 19.0/. in England, and we h..ve sent
several cargoes then? as well as of ship-timber. We make
ahmst
all the rope for the fleets, at an immense saving to Government."
A daughter of Mr. E. MARTIN, of Hungetford-
street, was dreadfully burned on Friday evening; her
clothes having caught fire frum a candle she died on
Sunday evening, in her 13th year.

In addition to funding eight minim of Exchequer Bills, it le
expected that the ChANCELLOR of the :'xrtrtQuex will raise ten
mil Lon, by way of !uan, make no ::d•:iurn to he to.y, asiab.„
Ilsh Lotteries Ly not tenewiri.t tki.l 1601 Celt ; • tut.

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