Star.
London, England, 1812-09-01 00:00:00

DOVER, AUGUST 31.

Some vessel is on shore on the coast of France, but
though we can see with glasses from hence, we can.
not make out whether she is a merchant vessel or a
vessel of war.

HARWICH, AUGUST Si.

Arrived the Lord Nelson packet from Gottenburgh.
Passed the homeward bound convoy from Gotten-
burgh on Friday last, in the Sleeve, all well.

YARMOUTH, AUGUST si.
Arrived the Xing George cutter from Hosely Bay.
A cutter, under prize colours, is just arrived in the
Roads, supposed the HORATIO'S, which has been
anxiously looked for.—lt has blown a heavy gale„,
with continual rain, from the 27th at night till yes•
terday, when it moderated ; the ships in the Roadsl
wear it out well—a schooner, laden with coals, came
on shore near Gorlerton, and went instantly to pieces.l
crew and passengers fortunately were taken out of.
her before she took the ground—three or four vesselsl
have been lost off Winterton, and. all bands, it is
prehended; have perished.

We are sorry to announce the loss of the Attack
gun-brig, Lieut. SYMONDS, after a most gallant actio*
with the Danish gun-boats, in a calm off Anholt.

The brig Lindesfarne, BUTLIN of Leith, from Mi•
ramichi, to the Clyde, was lost en the island Mique.
lon, Newfoundland, on the 4th July—crew saved.

The ships Elbe, Youwo, and Diamond, GIBBON, i
Aberdeen, arrived there on Friday se'nnight, froi
the Davis' Straits whale fishery ; the former with to
fish, 130 tons of oil ; and the latter with Il fish, aboi
150 tons. •

BRITISH NAVY.
The following Is the Amount of the British Naval Force tri
to this day :—At sea, 101 ships of the line, 10 from 50to 441uns
117 frigates, 105 sloops and yachts, 8 bombs and Are-ships, 12
brigs, 95 cutters, 52 schooners, gun-vessels, tuggers, &c.. tots
port and fitting, 19 of the line, 6 from 50 to 44 guns
28 frigates, 97 sloops, &c. 22 brigs, '7 cutters, 12 schooners, &c
total 191..—Guard Ships, 5 of the line, 1 of 50 gins, 4 frigate
5 sloops, tetalls.—Hospital Ships, Prison Ships, &c. SS of th
line, Sof 50 guns, 2 frigates, total 38. Ordinary aad repatrin
for Service, 71 of the line, 12 from 50 to 44 guns, 72 frigate
39 sloops, &c. 6 bombs, &c. IS brigs, 1 cutter, 5 schooners, Su
total 214.—Building, 31 of the line, 4 of 44 guns, 19 frigates,
sloops., 8 brigs, total 68.—Grand Total 1,021.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ON BOARD THE CALLIOF
DATED OFF THE SCHELDT, AUGUST 16.
6' On Friday last we reconnoitred the enemy's fleet here, an
found 18 sail of the line, four frigates, 20 brigs, and see
smaller vessels, all apparently ready for sea, among which a
one Vice-Admiral (Varcllue who has his lag in the Char
magne), and five Hear-Asir:drab. Three or lour ships of th
fine come down the Welling Charml to exercise nearly eve
day. About a fortnight since, when three of them came our
Cemmoac,re Owen, in the Inconstant, got under way, an
fired two broadside; at them, but the shot did not reach th
nor did they return the fire. Some Dutch fishermen informed
that it was reported in the fleet, that four sail of the lint we
to endeavour to get into Brest the first favourable opportunit
They had this intelligence from an officer beltinging to on
of the enemy's ships—he also informed them, that the who
of the shipwrights and caulkers at Antwerp have been psi
off', ,as the whole of the work they had in hand was c
pleted. We have been since informed, that 10 sail of the 1
are intended for the East-Indies, and that they have 8,
troops on board. The whole of the ships are now lying ve*
springs on their cables, expecting our fleet in to attack them.
think there is somethine going on, as our fleet got under weig
last night, and stood towards the Scheldt; but, owing to ligh
winds (I lank), returned to their former anchorage again; bu
we have been informed to-day, that the Commodore expects
down every night. TIT enemy's fleet were saluting fast night
u late as twelve o'clock, on account of Bonaparte's Birth-cla
They are building a large battery at Blackenburgb,whtch, *be
finished, will mount 50 guns y but at present the men have
stopped working on h, as their Government will not pay th
for the work they have already done : 150 men, the numbertep
to work at It, could finish it In six months. About a week since
while we were cruis'ng off Orcnd, we ticked up five bales
cloves, which we suppo' e to have come from some m
vessel wrecked on that coast; since which we have picks d up
boat, apparently belonging to a merchant vessel, which par,
confirms our supposition.
4, P. S. Since writing the above, we have again recants*
and found 19 sail of the line and four frigates ; the additional
of battle ship came down yesterday, and I understand titers
only one more to come down this summer."

PRICE OP IriOCICS. THIS DAY AT O 3 O'CLOCTi.
S per Ct. Red.lllo 51411—Com. 541414-4 or erg.** 391
4 per Ct. Mt 5 per 1.. t. 41 BmA Stock
Otno. pre.—Bands 50. 6s. Abs.—Long Amos.
rash. pr Bonds
1.. db. is (sp.) Ss. 45. pre.
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.-FEMALE FASNIQNS FOR SEPTEMBER.

EPROM AC/LERMA/ea REPOSITORY.]
/YZION 0 Dazes.—A white crape robe, with dtmi-train, and
long full sleeves, gathered at regular distances, and ornamented •
with simple bows of ribbon i bosom and back formed very low ;
the former ornamented with gold or Chinese silk trimming, and
united with gold buckles on the right side. The robe is worn:
over a white satin slip, and trimmed at the bottom with lace or'
silver ribbon. liair confined in the Eastern style,and ornamen-;
ted With a wreath of variegated flowers. Necklace and crow of
blended pearl, and amber earrings ca ndle. Roman slippers of
White satin, with gold clasps 1 fan of white and gold crape, col
carved ivory. An occasional Grecian scarf of white lace. 1
WALKING De ess —A Parisian wrapping dress of plain jac-:
conot muslin, or fine cambric, trimmed on each side, round the',
neck and wrists, with double borders of fine mull muslin. Ihe
sleeves very lull, co:refined at the wrist with gold bracelets and
drop snap. A Wellington hat, composed of blended straw andl
white satin,-confined under the chin with white ribbun, and de.
.eorated with a wreath of flowers round the crown. A small lace
cap beneath, with a flower on the right side. A long sash, or
itricer, of blue figured ribbon, passed over the shoulders, and
'tied in front of the waist. Roman shoes of huff-coloured kid or
' jean. gloves the same colour. Parasol of blue shot silk, with deep
.4.lineee fringe.
[PROM LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE.]
• WALKIN• Dates.—A pelisse of Princess Elizabeth lilac figs-
. red same*, shot with white, and sufficiently short to shew the
'flounce of the morning dress beneath it ; it it made rather fuller
than they have been worn, the waft moderately long, and
biwotted all the way up with rich silk buttons ; collar rather
; full, and a bow tiffigured ribband tied at the throat, fastened at
' 'the bottom of the waist with silver clasp in front; sleeves very
long and full. A toff, either of scalloped lace, or rich work, but
to the latter we strongly object, as it looks very heavy, and in-
deed is not so general as lace. Lilac gloves and shoes. Small
Spanish hat of the same silk as the pelisse, ornamented with three
'ostrich feithers;which fall to Ile right side, a large bow oflfigured
ribband on the left.
EVENING Dates.—White figured satin demi-train, richly
trimmed round the bottom with crape intermixed' with chenille;
Over this a short dress of white crape, made nearly to the knee in
front, but considerably longer behind, and trimmed with a rich
embroidery of chenille ; this dress is cut down round the neck so
Ps to display it very much, a short craae sleeve falls otter the satin
crte' and is trimmed, as is also the besom of the dress,with che-
Dille ; the under sleeve is made very full, and looped up in front
11 of the arm with a pearl ornament. The hair dressed very full on
the forehead, and low at the sides ; strained back from the front
in the Grecian style, and fastened up in a knot at the back of the
bead, from whence two ringlets fall almost to the neck. White
1 mrlo;ptbrieg, placed
e Spangled very far back
an
indthwehhiaseirki. Necklace esclokelaer and bract.-
angledfan

In the present age of expence, it is every one's
interest to add to his princifsal, so as to multiply his
income, without rubstracting from his capital,' and which
can be easily acquired from the immense property
now to beeEvidecl,in proportion to thepractice of buying
a Ticket or Share in the present Lottery, as next
Tuesday morning £30,000, £40,000, or even
300,000, may be gained by a Blank.
• A hackney-coachman of the name of Piacot, was
Yesterday summoned to Marlborough-street Office,
and fined 4.05. and costs, for insolence and extortion.
Be had been hired at the Haymarket Theatre, to go
to Portland-road, for which he demanded 3s. 6d. and
was extremely abusive.

DUEL.—A meeting took place on Friday, at Bag-
shot Heath, between Major JANE and a Mr. FORMAN,
in consequence of a dispute at one of the Egham
Race Balls, relative to a Lady. The parties fired
twice, without any injury; when an apology from,
Mr. Forman stopped further proceedings.
FATAL Bows Mann—Monday se'nnight abattle
was fought at Alvechurch, Worcestershire, between
two respectable farmers, Mr. HAvruts and Mr.NEWN-
HAM, upon the race-course, during the races there
when Newnham gave his antagonist the last blow,
and tell on his face dead

DESERTED INFANT.—A female child, about five
weeks old, was left at the door of Mr. PITTER, lace-
tnan, in Bedford-street, Covent Garden, on Saturday
night, about nine o'clock, in the following manner :
A decent looking woman entered into conversation
with a little boy in Long-acre, and told him she
Would give him sixpence if he would deliver the
,parcel, which she carried, for her. The boy agreed
:to obey her wishes, and accompanied her to the door
-of Mr. Piaraft's house, at which she rapped ;—and
then giving a basket into his arms, she ran off. The
boy suddenly let the basket fall, and the cries of a
, child were heard. The door being opened, the per.
sons within refused to suffer the child to be carried
into the house, but sent the watchman to look for
the beadle, the child in the interim remaining in the
basket on the flags. A Gentleman at length taking
compassion on the little innocent, conveyed it to the
watch-house in Covent Garden, where, on the first
view, it was supposed to be dead, but upon closer
inspection it proved to be wrapped in a deep sleep,
which had evidently been produced by the use of an
opiate. The basket being opened, a letter was dis-
covered addressed to one of the family, whom its ac.
accused of being the father of the babe, and of having
neglected to furnish the mother with the means of
supporting it : to which circumstance was attribut...4
that mode of disposing of it. The letter was written
in a neat female hand, and was signed Harriet New-
' lon. The child was decently clad ; andin the basket-
with it was found a change of linen, and some food.
On the arrival of the Overseer, it was sent to the
Workhouse, where it will be properly taken care of I
until some means are found to discover the real pa.
rent. Mr. PITTER'S family were out of town at the
time of the occui rence.
CHESTER, AUGUST 28.—" We have already given
some 'account of the trial and condemnation of
John Lomas and .Edith Morrey, for the wilful mur-
der of her husband, a farmer at Hankelow, in
Cheshire, for which Lomas was executed on Mon. ;
day last. It may be proper to state, that the confes-
sion made by Edith Morrey, on which she was con-
victed, was at the urgent demand of John Lomas,
A who repeatedly told her, "it is now useless concealing
the truth." The razor with which the dreadful deed
was finished, was given to the misguided man by his I
mistress, who insured on hint going through with his ll
:Woody work I It would seem that she had antici-
pated the " fatal blade" would be necessary, for
when • she put it into the hand of Lomas, she drew
it from the side of her flannel petticoat, in which she
bad pinned it up f The axe she had taken into the
room on the night of the murder, and concealed it
;tear to the bed. In consequence of her pregnancy, ha
execution will not take place till after the spring As-
sizes—in April next.—Two Luddites were last night
-lodged in our County Gaol. It appears they sur-
rendered themselves with the intention of partaking
in the indulgence held out by a clause of the late Act
of ParliAroieut."

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moy7HLr AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

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The weather, for the last fortnight, having proved
favourable for the Wheat Harvest, the chief part of
that corn within the Eastern and Home Counties
has been safely housed or stacked. The Corn in the
Midland and Northern District is found so much
backwarder, that but little was even cut before the
beginning of the last week. Where the Wheat stood
up a fair reap, the sheaves prove heavy, and the grain
of good quality ; but where they have been laid, on
rich soils, so that the weeds have grown luxuriantly '
through them, which is too Much the case with,the
slovenly husbandry in most of the Midland touiities,
the ear is found light, and the sample must, of course,
be inferior. The Barley and Oat crops improved
so considerably within the course of the month, as to
promise now a full average crop. Peas are also
great crops in most districts, and so are Beans, but
the latter are found fit to eat but in very few places.
The produce of Potatoes is every where abundant.—
The Hop plantations of Sussex and Farnham have
rallied so much as to promise full half a crop ; but
in Kent they continue generally unpromising. The
second crops of Clover and Grass are heavy, and, If
a favourable time continues for making them, a re-
duction of the market prices for Hay will be the na-
tural consequence. Smithfield has been well supplied
through the month, and on terms favourable to the
Butchers. Lean Beastr, particularly well bred Scots,
continue dear ; but sheep are found much lower at
most fairs. The Wool Markets, both for long and
shor,t fleeces, are better. The Turnip Crop is ex-
tremely fine, and the Cabbage and all the brassica
tribe are very fine, and free from the caterpillar. The
Apples in the Cyder Counties are a full average crop.