Star.
London, England, 1814-03-23 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 21.

Arrived the Brutus transport from Passages:—
brings an account that the Gleaner ketch and about
20 sail of transports were lost, near St. Jean de Luz,
on the 2d inst. in a heavy gale at N.W. Came in
the Halcyon, a French national brig of war, 18 guns
and 126 men, prize to his Majesty's ship AJAX.—
Arrived the CLARENCE and AJAX man of war from
cruize, the LYNX sloop of war with dispatches from
Spain, CONSTANT gun•brig from ditto, and ORESTES
sloop of war from a cruize. Sailed the SYBELLE fri-
gate for the Coast of France.
The brig Halcyon, captured by his Majesty's ship
AJAX, is a fine vessel of 320 tons. She did a great
deal of mischief on her last cruize.--Wind W.

POR I SMOUTH, MARCH :."2.

Arrived the Zeritva sloop of war from Plymouth.

DEAL, MARCH 22.

Came down from the River the General Von Yorke,
the Charlotte, for ---, and remain with his Ma-
jesty's ships as per la►t.—Wind S.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The Scylla, for the Fox, will he paid on hoard, at Plymouth,
on the 26th intant. Recalls at 22, Norfolk-street. _ _

The Warspite, for the Flash, the President anti Juniper,, for
the Marmion, and the Decoy, for the Drie Vrienden, Courier,
Lark, and Fox, will be paid on beard, on arrival. Recalls at 41,
Norfolk-street.
Royalist, for the Ned, on board, at Plymouth; recalled at 70,,
Great Russell street.
Redwing, for the Eon Fe Nova; will be recalled on Tuesdays
an.l Fridays, at v.S, Nottolk-srrecr.
Quebec, tor the St. Jean B,ptiste, I.a Comtesse and La For-
ben ; will be recalled on TttecdJys and 1,1.141, at 4, Upper
Fhatues.street.
Telegraph, for the 1111...t1 and Erneline, on her arrival ; recalled
Wednesdaya and 'llit:rsdays, at 3, Cl:fford:
Scorpion, f.q. the Jorle Anna Pietro Breuer; Ranger, for t:.
Nordstiem.n ; Kent, for the Three Frien4; Plantagenet and
Vanguard, for the Frederica and Maria Christha ; and Vanguard,
for the Oalitini, an 4 another vessel, on Friday, at St , Norfolk
stre,:!.
Eeltoua, for the N

on Friday, at 10, John-street, Adelphi.

The following Letter has been received by Mr.
:4URDoCK, Chairmin of the Committee of Merchants
trading to Madeira, in answer to an application re-
specting a convoy to that Island :

" ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MARCH 21, 1814.

" Six—Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, your letter of the 19th Instant, relative to the West-
India Convoy in Apra next being arected to call at the Island of
Madeira, I have their Lordihips' commands to acquaint you, that
the Convoys for the West-Indies are all ordered to touch at that
Island, to see in and call out the Trade, but not to anchor.
" I am, Sir, your very humble Servant,
(Signed) j. w. CROKIR."
THOMAS MURDOCK, Esq. Chairman of Madeira
Merchants, No. 28, Broad-street-place, New
Broad-street."

The Hoop, BOULERSTEIN, from St. Maa's Sluys to
Lisbon, was taken on Monday last, neat Calais, by
a French privateer. Five other privateers were in
sight.

The master of the French fishing vessel that was
sent into Dover on Monday morning, prize to his
Majesty's cutter PIGMY, states, that he was one of
twelve which were taken up or otherwise impressed
into the service, for the purpose of conveying the
ordnance stores from Boulogne to Havre de Grace.
He states that the utmost confusion prevails at the
former place, the inhabitants packing up their valua-
bles, &c. in daily expectation of the arrival of the
Cossacks. It cannot at present be ascertained what
the object of the French Government is, in thus re-
moving the public stores, unless they did not consi-
der them as safe at Boulogne. This Boat was laden
with cannon, shot, grenades, &c.
The Deputies from Norway, last from Leith, san-
ded at Gravesend on Thursday, and immediately
transmitted an application for passports to proceed to
town, to lay before Ministers the change of affairs
which has recently taken place in Norway, with the
view, as is sup-pc,sed, of obtaining the sanction of the
British Government to their independence and lieu.
trality.

The Gazette of last night contains an Order in
Council, allowing the importation from the East-
Indies of rise, free of duty, for six months, from the
25th of the present month.
A plan is said to be in agitation for the removal
of the Post-office from Lombard.street to the top of
Cheapside. A great part of St. Martin's-le.grand is
to be pulled down.

A highly-finished Portrait of Mr. K►aAN, engraved
by BLOOD, from an original Painting by S. DRUM-
MOND, Esq. A. R. A. ornaments The European Maga
sine for March, 1614, printed for J. ASPRRNR, No. SY,
Cornhill ; of whom may be had, the same interesting
Miscellany for January and February, with the
Portraits of Lord BYRON and Count PLAYOFF, and a
'View of the Peak Cavern, Derbyshire, price 2s. each.