Star.
London, England, 1809-05-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH...DOCK, MAY 2.
The DREADNOUGHT, of 98 guns, was paid wages
to-day, and is expected to sail this evening. The
AMAZON frigate, which arrived yesterday, left the
Tagus on Friday morning, the 7th ult. and conse.
quently brings no news. A fleet of merchantmen and
transports from Falmouth, passed by this day to the
eastward—they are to be joined in the Downs by se-
veral other vessels, and are said to be destined for the
Baltic. Arrived the Betsey and Favourite cutters,
and MEnantrus sloop of war from Rochefort ;—the.
Louisa tender from Cork, with impressed seamen ;
the SHANNON frigate, Capt. BROKE, from a cruize ;
and Sisters transport from off Rochefort, laden with
brandy, taken out of small French prizes, destroyed
at sea by the GLUCKSTADT sloop of war. Sailed the
1 DECADE .a..., frigate, and the GLUCKSTADT sloop of War,
i for Portsmouth ; the PEACOCK sloop of war, and the
I Join; BULL. cutter on a cruize.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.
This morning arrived a Mail from ele Brazils--no Sailed his Majesty's ship DECADE, for Plymouth.
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particul as are known.
I Sailed the SCHLEY cutter, with a convoy for Guern-
Should the squadron of three sail of the line and 1 sey.—Wind N. W.
two frigates, which sailed from L'Orient on the old j , DEAL, MAY 3.
of February, have been destined to Martinique, they j Arrived this morning the AUDACIOUS, of 74 guns,
are probably now in our possession ; for on the 21st . and r. —LUCKSTADT slocip from Plymouth ; the former
of March, the NARCISSUS frigate, which had been de-
'remains, and the latter sailed this afternoon for Sheer-
mashed from the Channel fleet to inform Admiral
: ness. Arrived also the SKYLARK sloop, and FANCY
COCHRANE of the sailing of the fleet horn Brest
cutter from off Flu .ping. Sailed the ROYALIST sloop,
(now nearly annihilated by the exertions ci his kiiis- : and GALLANT gun brig on a cruize : also the Princesse
man), arrived at Martinique ;and in consequence French lugger privateer for Dover harbours
of that intelligence the NEPTUNE, of 98 guns, (Admi. i Ronala in the Downs—The Agincourt, Vice Admiral enact,.
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ral Coop RANO, POMPEE, 80, CAPTAIN, 74, Yoa I:, 74, ..TRACIAN3 Ttnieraire,
INTRinno, 61, formed a line of &fence in front of DocoN • Sr. George, Saturn, Mars, Dannem. r.:,
Rear Admiral ~ ••,
slut.; Venerable, Rear Admiral Sir R. q
, Blake, Monmouth, Princess Carouse, Audacious, Clyde, l'Airn-
Fort Edward.
ablr, Cherokee, Cordelia, Challenger, Kangaroo, Oberon, Troia-
The BELLEISLE and ULYR;ES, with a fleet of trans- peuse, Skylark, Mariner, Cracker, and Bold.
ports with the troops taken at Martinique, had sailed i GREENOCK, MAY 1.
for Quiberon Bay. •
I Arrived here yesterday the St, Andrews RITCHIE,
Tuesday a Court of Directors was held at the East a running ship, from Trinidad, after a passage of sit
India House,' when Major-General the Hon. ions - week and four days. Sailed thence in company with
ABERCROMBIE was appointed Commander in Chic,. at the ship Flora, STODDART, for London, and the brig
Bombay, with a seat in Council. • ' Eliza, —, for Liverpool. Parted from the above.-
Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India mentioned vessels about foul- weeks since, near Bet.
House, to determine the question, viz.— - . mudas. Spoke on Thursday last, off Tory, the Belle-
.. That skis Coon confirm the unaniraoui Resolution of the isle, GEMMILI., of Port Glasgow for Demerara, all
well ; and on Friday, the Pomona, Rowe, from this
Court of Directors of the 2.2 d March, whereby the Commander
and Owners of the ship Walpple, are fully acquitted from all im.
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potation of neglect or misconduct in respect to the loss of that port for St. Thollllll% Off the Mull of Kintyre, all
ship." well.—Arrived also yesterday the Wealthy Ann,
At six o'clock the glasses were closed, and delivered FRYER, from Norfolk, Virginia, in 30 days, with 100
to the scrutineers, who d.clared the question to have hogsheads of tobacco, 149 barrels and 60 half barrels
been carried in the affirmative. superfine flour, 3000 hogshead and 1500 banal staves,
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East to order.
India House, when Captain JOHN STEWART was sworn PROM LLOYD'S LIST.
into the command of the ship Windham, destined to ' GRAMEND, MAY 9.—Passed by the Kingsto i Kennedy ;
Madeira and Bengal.—The Court adjourned :t sib and Hawkesbury, Ball, from Cork ; Heart of Oak, Lawson, and
o'clock till to n3orrosv.
John, Malbey, from Rio Janeiro.—Sailed the Braganza, Hart,
Tuesday the AJAX, a new ship of 74 guls, was • ' ' • Owen, and the ]Taney,
Law*
for the Brazils • Native Hill, for Philadelphia;
Jr for Belfast ; Want,
launched from Dlackwall Dock. . • (Jr HeiliAiOd. Aurora, Fit-

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