Star.
London, England, 1801-01-17 00:00:00

WHITENAVEN, JAN. i 3.

Suirwatcas.—ln a gale of wind on the night
of the 4th inftant, a large veffel, which appeats
from feveral circumftances to have been the Hunt-
ington, Captain GARDNER, of Liverpool, was loft
near Beckfoot, a few miles to the northward of
Allonby ; and it is alfo too apparent that every
perfon on board had perilhed. She Ltiled from LP,
ilkna verpool, bound for the Coaft of Africa, the 3oth
ult.—Since then, the [bore, for fome miles, has
been all covered with wreck : and, amongft a
variety of articles, fuch as cordage, calks of
brandy, kegs of gunpowder, &c. the furgeon's theft
has been call up, in which was his journal. His
name was WILLIAMS; and it appears, from fume
memorandibns, that there had been a difagree-
ment amongft the crew, and an intention of car-
rying the veffel ir.to Wales. Nothing more can
be known about it. It is remarkable that not a
tingle body has been thrown up.
On the fame night a Tenet, fuppofed to be an
erican, loaded with coffee and tobacco, (in


bales) was loft at Carte-thorn, near Dumfries—bit
all the crew were fared.

aft Friday morning, the coop Brothers, WIL-
LIAM MIA, mailer, was ftranded near Randity
Bay. The crew were Caved; and part of the carg
is expeeted to be recovered,

The Royal Recovery,But from Liverpocl:,)
St. Michael's, which kid been taken, is retaktr,,
and arrived at Litton.

The Rover, Scori, from Liftion to London, is
taken and carried into Spain.
The Camilla, cAITCHZN, fram I.ondon to Bar
badges; the Defiance, Play's, filing, Liverpew.
and Madeira to Deinarara ; and the Elizabeth
Moussuzii, from Liverpool to Demarara, az:
captured to the booth of Madeira, by la Monche
privateer,
The William and Jane, --, from Cardiff tr,
London, is taken and carried into Cherburgli.
The Admiral Nelfon, --; and the Commerce,
BEA astir from Newfoundland to Oporto, are call
tured anti carried into Vigo.
The Robert and Margaret, GRAY, from Mend
to London, is taken in the North Bga.
The Penelope, THA Lin a, froth Jamaica to Loa.
don, is put into Dingly Bay, in Ireland, in•great
difirels.

The Severn, MURF 14 vt, from Dublin to Lynn,
is taken and carried into Dunkirk.
The Charlotte Weft rndla (hip ha; been captured
by a French privateer, when witbin two days fail
of England, and carried into a French port. We
regret to add,' that Captain J. CARPENTER, of his
Majefty's thip LEVIATHAN, 14110 was on his return,
for the benefit of his health, was a patrenger on
board this veffel.

The William, WADLAND, arrived at Briftol, fail.
ed from Newfoundland the zoth of December, un-
der convoy of his Majefty's fhip CAMILLA, of 20
guns, with a fleet of 20 fail. On the 3oth, in Lit.
48. 35. long. 29. the CAMILLA loft her main-malt
in a violent gale of wind, which difperfed the fleet.
Letters received from Captain ByLrEtt, of his
Majefty's fbip BriaacLystta, dated Auguft 24,
sBOO, confirm the pleating news of the capture of
the French frigate la Concorde of 44 guns, and
la Medee, of 36, having on board 900 men; alto
the total difperfion of a fquadron which had, dur.
ing the fpace of 13 or 14 months, committed great
depredations on the Coaft of Africa. La Fran•
chife, of 36 guns, and 450 men, efcaped only by
fuperior The Captain of the BE cur
gives particular praife to the gallantry and cur-
-1 dons of Captain HAMILTON, of the BOMBAY
CASTLE, and Captain MERITON, of the EISTER,•
to whom la Medee Bruck ; to Captain Toxin, of
the Coovrs, and Captain Spilt', 041. NErtota,
for their ptufuit of la Franchife ; alto to Captain
RaMSDE a, of the Doitsarsittaz, for ailing great-
ly in changing the. prifoners from the Concorde.—
The behaviour of mr. RICHAED HAMILTON, fecund
mate of the BOMBAY Ca arta, plain charge of the
Medee, is alto noticed with the warmeft commen-
dation. We are happy to add, that there were
not any killed or wounded on our fide during the
engagement, which happened on the 4th of Au-
gull. One of the prizes is to be fold at the Cape,
the other proceeds to England as a cartel.
The following are the chips arrived at Rio Ja-
'neiro on the 12th Auguft, under convoy of the
%LUC:WIVE :—BOMBAT CASTLE, EXETBA, Dos.
1111TSHIII, COU rt., and NEPTUNE. They parted
with the Bengal outward bound fleet on the ayth
July, in lat. 16 S. long. 34. W. all well.
The Royal Admiral Botany Bay (hip, and Se.
ringapatarn whaler, arrived at Rio Janeiro with
the abovementioned

The Brown Bread Bill toideeffed yefterday, and
this dky or to-morrow the public will generally be
obliged to adopt this food.
Dr. BIRESF9RD, the new Bifhop of CLONtElti,
is the elder brother of Join CLAUDI las, and eldell
fon of Commiffioner Bt a E3roe D.
On the 26th ult. General MOlttati dined with.
the Archduke Cmaiti.ts at Creiins, Where Cobati
LEHIMACH, SaiI:MAD, and COLLOILIDO were pre.,
fent.

The Dutch Government has prohibited, under
very fevere penalties, the importation of tea from
England. This prohibition was at firft but tem-
porary : it is now ordered to continue until Lis
months after the conclu6on of a general peace.
A letter from Berlin mentions, that the KING is
fitting up the apartments of FRIDINICK the Great
at Berlin, which he is to occupy in future. It
thought that there will be a grand feftival at Bo-
lin, on the t Bth of January, that being the daf
which completes a century fine the Eledlor o£
BR/AMNIONS/RC took the Crown in 1705, by the
title of FRIDIRIC I.

Renseasti.--.For Come time pall the Literary
World in Paris have expeded the opening of the
Manufcripe of Rousseau, which had been commit-,
ted to the cuitody of Madame de Sr. Caotz, Niece:
of the celebrated Abbe de Comoit.cac, at Beau=
goney, and to be opened according to the Will of
file Author, on the tit of January, 'Bor. It was
opened in the pretence of the Mayor of the Diaria.
It is entituled,
" Roussrms Sitting in judgment on PM" JACQUtt
(Rftlean 7, de jeaft Yttirwel) with this m0tt0....
Barbara' Pgo cum, qula son iatalligor illis.
Towards the latter end of November an earth-
quake was felt at Philadelphia, and generally
through the States of Pennfylvania, Delaware, and
Maryland. The following article, on this futrjeß,
is taken from a Baltimore Paper of the '7th of
November : " The earth-quake which was felt at
Laneafter, Wilmington, &c. and of which an ac-
count was publifhed yeaerday, was felt here about
the fame time, though as it is not unufual to hear
a ansilar node in the city, from the driving of car-
riages, waggons, &c. all hours of the tught, it
created very enquiry. A perfon who paid
Come attention to the Mock was wakened by it be-
tween boar and five o'clock on Wedoefday morn-
ing, when he flood upright in his bed, which ap
peared to rock like a cradle : the eoncuffion and
noife gradually dccreafed till it fnbfided. In the
neighbourhood of the city, we underhand it was
felt much more tenably."

Dltifilf-LANE

We have been fevers]
drool.), to defer our ac
of this Play.
Kew .7:46n has always
who admire a forcible t
lions, and who have a he
ye& the powers of n
SNAREStEARS. It has,
ed, becaufe illors are r
the principal chars lens.
tempted a new King yob,
departed from the origins
that it was badly receive(
more fuccefs at the other
SHAKESPEARE'S. It lay
and Mrs. SIDDONS charn

&aflame.
Laft year Dr. VALTY 1
times, and brought it out
then gave...an account of
21OW in the hands of the
whether our account of
cious. This clallical ex',
given rife to the prefent
lane. It has been abridge
Mr. KENNA, with the I
which we have already m
Mr. KEMILE is an exce
two fcenes with !lobe's,
was, his expreffion of the
fion is equal to any part o
This is great praife ; for
fucceed in every part of tl
ims is certainly not alway
raw John we too often fe
admirable fpcech :
Gond friend, thou haft
he affumed a finging tor
Willed the effect. This