Star.
London, England, 1807-05-08 00:00:00

MARK-I.ANE.

CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 8.
There is a tale: able fupply of Wheat to day, with
Come more arrivals of French, in neutral veffels,
gond famples are rather lower, and ordinary almoft
without purchafers—Malt likewife—Barley, Pas,
and Beans of both forts have but little vari*n—
There are f. me further arrivals of foreign, tt Wandt
prime famples fupport a better price, a e terms
of Flour ate nearly at our lafl prices quoted.

GiNtRAL CURRENCY AS UNDIR 2
Wheat, 47s 6cs 74s per qr. Gm Peale 40S 45 sod
Fine Ditto. 79.• gzs od Buns, (ell) at s 475 oi
Tick Rye, 385 4lc od slek Ditto (old) 345 4os od
Barley, 3 f q 37s od Oats,22s 2.5 s zps
Malt, 6z; 681 Poland ditto 305 315
White Peak, (Boilers) go; Hs Rape Seed. 01321
I inc Floar fool to 63s.—Seconds Sot to 6os.

The freedom of the city of Cotk has been unani-
monfly voted to his Grace the Doke of RICH/anon,
in a fnperb gold box: and to Mr. Secretary CAN-
attic, and Sir ARTHUR WILLBSLEY, K.B. in elegant
!liver boxes.
The Marquis of STATFORO, on Wednefday, opened
his magnificent gallery for the feafon. About 150
perfons were prefent, amonga whom were many of
ditlingnifbed rank and feveral eminent artitls.
The Royal Surrey Militia have marched from
Hull, on their route to Chatham and Rochefter.
On Wednefday laft, the Society of Free Mafons
had their Anniverfary Dinner at their Hall in Great
Q.2een-Rreet, when about 400 of the Fraternity fat
down to dinner; after which the Eleition for the en-
fning year took place, when his Royal Highnefs the
Prince of Wat.ss was re•elated Grand Matter; Earl
MOIRA, Ailing Grand Mailer ; Sir Parett PARKER)
Deputy Grand Matter; -- Com prow. Efq Senior
Granil Warden ; Ceorr, Efq. Junior Grand
Warden ; BAYPORD. Efq. Grand Treafurer ;
Rev. Mr. CooLasn, Grand Chaplain ; Chevalier B.
Rus r I ri 1, Grand Sword Bearer ; Mr. Wn r re, Grand
Secretary.
Thurfday night, the family feat of Sir WILLIAM
SIMI, at Pitmedden, was totally confumed by fire;
and no part of the furniture or plate were faved.
The undernamed are the Aliens who have lately
been taken into cußody, under warrants from the
Secretary of State:
Le Chevalier De Blien, Aid.de•Camp to General DRWORlier,
sod now in Cold Bath fields Prifon.
Etienne Martelli, formerly a bookfeller, we believe, In Ham-
burgh, and who at the inc of the inhuman murder of Palm, by
the order of Bonaparte, fled, as he then Rated to this country, to
avoid a fimilar fate. This man is in the fame prifon with the

former.
Baron De amber; Banhelimi, his Secretary, with two others
connected with him, who have all been fent out of the kingdom,
by. the way of Harwich.
Baron Dc Moulin, and Cot Dc Pagowiki, are now in the
euitody of the Mcifengers, and arordered to quit the country
The latter is-a native of Malian Poland, and has been Mush
about Windsor.
The Rev. Mr. Garrancs was not eramined yefierday
at the Manfton•hotlfe as expefted ; it being deemed
advifalle to defer it, in order to afcertain more ac:
curately the fate of the wounded man.
OLD BraLay.—Yellerday the prifoners were re-
moved from the feveral jails to Newgate, to take
their trials at the approaching Seflions at the Old
Bailey, which commence next Wednefday. They
will lalt but a fit nt time, MI there were but 39 con-
veyed tt, Newgate, among whom, were Andrews and
AM's'''. The latter it is however thought will be
tried at Derby.

AD,

IRTIO LEE'.
Olt the liardaneiles, Mardi 7.
French intereft having prevailed at Cnnflantinopte;
our fquadron failed from Abydos Say to this an-
chorage, to wait for a reinforcement, which arrived
with Sir J. T. Ducawourn, confiding of the It-ya
George, Windfor Cattle, Pompee, Ajax, Reptile,
Meteor and Lucifer bombs, which, with our fqua-
dron, confiding of the Canopus, Thunderer, Stand:
ard, A&ive, and Endyminn frigates,
gave us eve, y
hope of fuccefs. Nothing was wanting but . fair
breeze, which (prong up on the morning ot feb.
19, wlea the flgtial was made to weigh and prepare
for battle, with fpring. on the cables. The anchors
flew to the cat heads s never were men keener 'to dd
their duty. At fevers we formed the line of battle;
and bore op for the Hellefpont. At half patt fev,
the Afiatic Caine opened its fire on us, as did that ot
Europe. The Admiral made the float, that (hips
were at liberty to fire on the enemy as they P•ifred•-,
We treated them with contempt 'we.did not fire
(hot, but wifely referred our fire for the formidable
paf. of Seders and Abydos, whit the Turkiftt f'jua-
dron at anchor a little above it in a deep hay, flanked
by a hitter), of 31, 112, 31 and 24 pounders, with
an innumerable hod of cavalry and infantry. Ai
nine, the Caftle of Seftos opened its fire on the Carlo.
pus, our leading (hip—a mn(l tremendous one it was.
The parage is about a mile, and a quarter over—
elofe to the water are two large cattle,, of three
tiers of guns each. The lower tiers (be not altonifhed
at what I advance, as I have ken and felt what I
deferibe), conga of iminenfe brafs guns, that throw
a ball of Booth. weigh; others of 772 and 546. One
of the latter entered the main deck of the Canopus;
killed three men, and badly wounded fourteen.—
Above this dreadful battery, are two others of tI a-
,pounders, feveral flanking guns in the towers, and a
wc'l built mud battery dole to the ratite. All this
we paffed, and, confider ing the oppufition. with very
little lofs. At length we came to their fqua,tron,
commanded by the Captain Paella. Our van fired
on them as they paffed, but it fell to the lot of the
rear to finith the work. The Pompee, Thunderer,
and Standard, and Atiive frigate ran into the misfit
of them. Our fituation wks happy. Three of them;
in trying to make off, ran foul of each other. We
poured into them round and grape, until they be-
came Co tick of their births, that they ran afbore.—
Sir SIDNEY made the Standard's fignal to board and
deftroy them. Captain NictioLts, of the Marines,
performed this fervice with equal judgment and in-
trepidity. One of his men, James Daly, was flint
through the eyis. The troops on Chore kept a bride
fire upon him, but as foon as he got their own guns
to bear upon them, he foon drove them off, and
(truck the flag of the Captain Paella, and fet his (hip
nn fire. Het he had a providential efcape : he had
not quitted her one minute, when the blew up with
a dreadful explofion. He colletied the marines in
the boats, landed, took the fort, which he partially
deftroyed, and (piked thirty one guns, 113, 32, and
24-pounders. All the other (hips blew up at in-
tervals.

The Admiral, feeing the banners completed, made
the fignal to proceed, and on the aoth, in the even.
ior4.
i g, we anchored off Prince's Ines, about five miles
mContlantinople.
om the aoth to the :Bth, we had flags of truce
e y day paging and repading, and we were told
the Turks would come into all our terms, but that
they could not be fo expeditious in their delibera•
tions as in England. However, they can build bat-
teries, and fit nut (hips quick enough ; for they ma•
na'ged to get fo many guns mounted, and fo many
(hips fitted out, that it was thought prudent to beat
our march back again ; but not before we had a duft
with a few of them that landed on Prince's Ifland,
to throw up works under our noes ; and a moll ca-
lamitous one it was, as it con us two brave officers
and eight men killed, and fix officers and twenty
men wounded.
On the ift of March we commenced our retreat,
and on the ad in the evening, anchored between
Gallipoli and the Dardanelles. On the morning of
the 3d, the fignal to weigh, and form the line of bat-
tle in clofe order, was made. We had a bomb in
tow. The leading (hip tried the firatagem of a fa-
lute, which was returned with (hot. The engage.
ment commenced. The fire of the Windfor Cattle
was btifk and efferitual. She was our feeond ahead.
Our fire was good ; I taw feveral of our (hot go into
their embrafures, and difinount one gun on the top of
the Cattle. But our fire was filenced by one (hot
that came into the lower deck froth Satin, of 7721 b.
weight. It carded two explofions of powder ;it
killed four men, wounded 45, and blew kat out of
the ports, who were drowned. We were cbliged to
leave our guns to extinguifh the fire. This wasdone,
but the I.:flake hanging in the cockpit and tiers, pee-
vented our firing again. You could with cafe have
crept through the hole made by that fhot. The deck
was covered with fplinters, and the four men that
were killed were hove overboard piecemeal. The
wounded were dreadfully burnt. Lieut. Haaatmorea
is a (hocking fpeitacle ; but he would not quit the
deck until the fire was out. One cf the poor fel-

lows died laa night of his wounds, and feteral mull
loon follow.
Yeaerday we were joined by (even Ruffian (hips of
the line and two frigates, with (even thoufand
troops. What will be our next (ervice I cannot tell,
but celerity of movement is indifpenfable, as we find
that the Turks are very expeditious in crating bat-
teries and fitting out (hips.

Monday Lord Mitros, fon of earl FlTZWaLiate,
came of age.
The following curious eircumilance occurred lately
at a country chapel at the Northern extremity of
Lancafhire. The Curate, a young man of exemplary
life and converfation, but too little attentive to the
Rated hour of commencing divine fervice, had kept his
congregation waiting till near twelve o'clock, when,
on his Reverence's arrival, the clerk rang in, and the
morning prayers, with due folemnity, were offered
op to the ALMIGH re by prieß and people. The holy
man then afcended the pulpit, took his text, and,
with bis ufual ability and eloquence, was dividing
his fobjea into feparate heads, when fuddenly the
large door was opened, a boy of five years of age
entered, and called a10.,d, .4 Daddy, ye nun suns
yhame to't dinner." 'The feelings of the minitter
and his audience may be better conceived than de.
fcribcd.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE AJAX.

OVERACT OF ♦ LETTER. FROM AN t)FFICER, DATED AT

SEA, APRIL 17.
eg On the evening of the 14th of February Taft,, ;
when the Ajax was lying at anchor, with the fqua.
dron, off the entrance of the Dardanelles, the alarm
was given that the (hip was on fire abaft, and
rapid was its progrefs, that in about twenty mintues
the flames rufhed up the after hatchway. Even
the;., few on board dcfpaired of getting the fire un
der ; but the moment it cattle up the main hatchway,
and took hold of the main rigging, the confternation
was general, and every perfon then teemed inclined
to provide for his fafety. I followed the Captain and
Matter to the forecaftle, and inquired from the latter
whether he bad teen any of the young. gentlemen ?
Being anfwered in the negative, I went immediately
in quell of them. One of them I found, and we
went immediately out of the bowfprit to the frrit-
fail yard, where Captain Blackwood and tome of the
officers then were. The Captain then plunged into the
waves with one of the Lieutenants, and was after-
wards picked up by a boat from the Canopus, but
the Lieutenant went to the b,,ttom. Your friend
and I were then left to contemplate our awful and
perilous lunation, and that of our unfortunate (hip.
mates. The flames, by this time had reached the
main and fore tops, and were rapidly approaching
us in the fpritfail yard. We looked often around us,
minutely examining every quarter not already in a
blaze, thinking we might perhaps difcover tome friend
in greater diftrefs than ourfelves, to whom we might
afford relief ; but alas ! poor idr. Clerk and Mr.
Manners could not be difcovered ; they, as I after.
wards learned, upon the fit ft appearance of the
flames, jumped Overboard, before the boats were near
the (hip, and were leen no more. The Captain had
left the (hip about ten minutes, when a boat from
the Windfor Cattle (hoved under the bows, into
which I immediately lowered down our friend and
another young gentleman, and followed them tnyfelf.
Even on our paffage between the Ajax and Canopus
the neareß we were in imminent danger of Tot-
ing our lives. The Runs, tieing loaded, were dif•
charging the (hot about Our ears.' There were loft
three commiffioned officers, three warrant, and thir-
teen petty, and not lefs than aso of the (hip's corn.
pay."