Star.
London, England, 1813-03-26 00:00:00

LYMINGTON, MARCH 25.

Sailed his Majesty's ships SIBELLA and ARWIDF,
with a fleet for Cork. Wind Northerly.

DEAL, MARCH 25.

Came down from the River and sailed the Retreat,
LEACH, for India, and Mentor, LELOY, for Madeira,
with the Moffatt and Union, Eastlndiamen, and the
whole of the outward-bound, under convoy of the
COUNTESS OF ELGIN cutter and RAPID schooner, to
Portsmouth. Arrived the SPECULATOR lugger, with
convoy, from Plymouth, whieh are sailed for their
destinations.—Wind N.
YA a MOUTH, MARCH U.

Yesterday arrived after post the THRACIAN sloop
of war with transports ; and the PODARGUS gun brig.
Arrived this morning, the SAVAGE sloop of war with
transports, making together about forty sail ;—each
transport has flat-bottom boats upon their deck, ready
for immediate service, the whole is expected to sail
in a day or two with the DAPHNE and DRVASTATION,
they having signals flying for the Baltic. Remain
the ships as per last, with the arrivals.—Wind S.E.

We have received some more New-York Papers
this morning, but not of a later date than those
already received.

EXTRACT FROM THE COLUMBIANOF FEBRUARY 20.
IN SENATE, FEBRUARY 15.

" Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Bradley asked
and obtained leave to bring in the following Bill,
which was read, and passed to a second reading:—
, A Bill to encourage more effectually the destruction
of the armed vessels of the Enemy entering the ports
of the United States.'

" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re.
presentatives of the United States of America in Con.
gress assembled, that if any British armed vessel
shall be found within the harbours and waters under
the jurisdiction of the United States during the pre-
sent war with Great Britain (other than vessels
coming as cartels or flags of truce), it may and shall
be lawful for any person or persons in any manner
whatsoever whilst such armed vessels shall so remain
within the jurisdiction of the United States, to burn,
sink, or destroy any such armed vessels, and for that
purpose to use torpedoes, sub-marine instruments, or
any destructive machine whatever ; and a bounty of
one-half the value of the armed vessel so burnt, sunk,
or destroyed ; and also one half the value of her guns,
cargo, tackle, and apparel, shall be paid out of the
Treasury of the United States, to such person or per-
sons who shall effect the same, otherwise than by the
armed or commissioned vessels of the United States.
" WASHINGTON, FEB. 16.

" The Bill further to encrease the navy of the
United States, by purchasing or building several
sloops of war, passed the House of Representatives ;
as also a Bill to authorize the appointment of six ad-
ditional Major-Generals, and six Bligadier-Generals,
to the army of the United States.
g, A Gentleman just arrived from Bermuda states,
that the British ships of war had taken a quantity of
bombs, howitzers, and rockets on board, for an attack
on some of our sea ports."

It is to be hoped that every Member of the British
Parliament will pausea little, before such an oppressive
Tax as the Apothecaries' Bill be sufkred to pass into a
law ; and that they will consider that there are more
classes of the people than the very opulent. The fra-
mers of this Bill have (among themselves only)
given very specious reasons for the supposed neces-
sky of this oppressive measure ; but they have con-
sulted neither the purse nor the interests of their
patients. They affirm that the Attornies are rendered
more respectable by a similar law ; that is, they have
become more rich;—but these wise men forget that
every man, woman and child—rich and poor—young
and old, may have and, indeed, must have lass occa-
sion for kw than pkyr:c !