Star.
London, England, 1809-05-17 00:00:00

THE BOUNTY.

As the fate of CHRISTIAN and his companions was
never ascertained, we are glad of the opportunity of
presenting to our Readers the following interesting ar-
ticle on that subject, upon the authenticity of which
they may rely :

htract from the Log-book of Captain FoLora, of the American
ship Topaz, of Boston.
44 Valparaiso, October 10, 1808.

.• Captain Folger relates upon landing upon Pit-
cairn's Island (or Incarnation of Quiros) in lat. 25
deg. 2 min. long. 130 deg. by lunar observation, he
found there an Englishman of the name of Alexander
Smith, the only person remaining of nine that escaped
in his Majesty's late ship Bounty, Capt. Wm. Bligh.
Smith relates, that after putting Captain Bligh in the
boat, Christian, the leader of the mutiny, took the
command of the ship, and went to Otaheite, where
great part of the crew left the ship, except himself,
Smith, and seven of hers, :vlio each took wives, and six
Otaheitan men as servants, and shortly after arrived
at this island, where they run the ship on shore, and
i-,Toke her up. This event took place in the year 1790.
tVt)out four years after their arrival (a great jealousy
casting) the OtaheitAns secretly revolted, and killed
every Englishman except himself, whom they severely
wounded in the neck, with a pistol ball. The same
.14,,ht the widows of the deceased Englishmen rose
and put to death the whole of the Otaheitans, leaving
3rnith the only man alive upon the island, with eight
or nine women, and sev 2.ral small children. He, when
.-.e recovered, applied himself to tilling the grJund, so
that it now produces plenty of yams, cocoa nuts, ba-
nanas and plantains, hogs and poultry in abundance.
There are now some grown up men and women, chil-
dren of the mutineers, on this island, the whole popu-
lation amounting to 35, who acknowledge Smith as
rather and commander of them all ; they all speak
English, and have been edueated by him, Capt. Folger
represents, in a religious and moral way. The Second
Mate of the Topaz asserts, that Christian, the ring-
leader, became insane shortly alter their arrival on the
island, and threw himself off the rocks into the sea ;
another died of a fever, before the massacre took place.
The island is badly supplied with water, sufficient
oaly for the present inhabitants, and no anchorage.
3.ruth gave to Captain Folger a chronometer made
y Kendall, which was taken from him by the Gover-
nor of Juan Fernandez. Wu. FITZMAL !WY) Lieut."
EnTicted Sept. T 9, 11301.

MADRAS, DECEMBER 17, 1808.
Wednesday last arrived the Jersey, Capt. Savag4,
from the west coast of Sumatra. From this arrival wr
learn, that a • enemy's frigate, supposed to be the Ca
roline, has made her appearance to the eastward; and,
after plundering a number of prows, had proceeded
to Padang, and captured the brig Jane, Captain Ben-
nett,
at anchor off that port. A few days after the'
enemy hove in sight of his Majesty's brig Seaflower,'
Lieut. Owen, who made every effort, from lowering
her boats and towing the brig, together with the use
of the sweeps and firing his stern chasers, to elude the
chace, but we are concerned to say without effect, as
the frigate ultimately came up and captured the Sea-
flower. The enemy afterwards captured the ship
Hope, Captain Cook, with a cargo on board, bound
to Bengal.

CALCUTTA GAZETTE, NOV. 17, 1808.
The following is a correct List of Passengers from Madras,
proceeding to Europe by the fleet, per PH2NIX :—Mrs. Rowley,
Mr. Daniel, Miss Rowley, Misses E. and F. Yards, Miss Sy-
monds, Sir Henry Gweilim, J. Hodgson, J. Daniel, J. Wallace,
I. Hamilton, R. Clarke, R. Skerson, Esqrs.; Mr. Lovell, Mr.
R. D. White, Major Quin, Capt. J. Baird, Masters Rowley,
Wahab, Mowbray, Floyer, and Billingham.
Passengers per PRISTON—Mr. Watts, Mrs. Gra* Bushby,
Miss Watti and an infant, Misses Lautour and Ewart, J. N. Watts,
Esq. Mr. J. Lautour, Dr. W. Fallowfield, Mr. C. Tweesdale,
Lieuts. Dynely and Baines, and Master Watts.

BOMBAY GAZETTE, OCTOBER t, 1808.
List of Passengers per Wee roa D, proceeding to Europe—Co-
lonel Dickenson, Hon. Capt. Dawson, Capt. de clourcy, R. N.
Capt. W. Gunn, of his Majesty's 56th Regiment, J. D. Richard-
son, Esq. and Mrs. Richardson, Mr. Johnson and children, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Money, Lady Clarke and two children, Colonel and
Mrs. Morris, Ccmmodore Borlase, H. C. Marine, Col. Mason,
Captains Sparks, Skinner, d'Agellan, 86th Regiment, and Davis,
47th Regiment; Dr. Milne, Lieutenant and Mrs. Gowan, and
three children; Mr. and Mrs. Gunter, Messrs. Abercromby and
Madegon ; Enegn J. Durham, 56th Regiment ; Masters West,
Douglas, Haynes, and Gibson.

TO A ROSE.

In thy gay tints, oh ! blooming Rose,
The emblem fair I see,
(Where Nature's hues their sweets disclose,)
Of virgin purity.
Smile, blusi ing flow'r, and grace the morn,
Which bids thy beauties rise,
For, scarce thy leaf to light is born,
It droops, ah ! fades, and dies.
E'en such a blush on Mira 's cheek,
In full-blown pride appears,
There new-born Loves her graces speak,
lmprov'd by tender years.
And shall her beauties share thy fate,
Shall love behold that scene ?
Oh ! might her bloom still flourish late,
Her years be ever-green.
Still, let me linger on that face,
Still gaze with soft alarms;
'Ere envious time those looks displace,
And wither all her charms ! R. S.

Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, and Princess So•
PHIA, accompanied by Lady CAROLINEWALbEGRAVE,
Generals G WYNNE and FITZROY, Count MUNSTER, and
Colonel TAYLOR, rode in the Great Park, Windsor, and
returned at twelve o'clock to the Palace.
The QUEEN, Princesses ELIZABETH, MARY, and
AMELIA, took an airing to Frogmore, and walked in
the gardens till near three o'clock.

Sir DAVID DUNDAS held a public day yesterday, at
his Office in the Horse Guards, and gave audiences
tt) Lord DYSART, Sir A. CLARKE, General BALFOUR,
and a number of Military Officers.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE yesterday inspected the
2d battalion of the 3d Regiment, and afterwards the
2d battalion of the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, in
Hyde-park.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
held at Burlington-House, at which were present,
His Grace the Duke of Portland ; the Lord Chancellor.
Earls Liverpool, Camden. Chatham,Westmorland and Bathurst.
Lords Mulgrave and Castlereagh.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Secretary Canning.

Mr. BAST LICOI' one of his Majesty's Messengers, has
been sent off with dispatches to Mr. ADAIR, at Con-
stantinople.
Apartments are ordered to be fitted up in Govern-
ment House, Pcrtsmouth, for the reception of Lord
GAMBIER, who will reside there during the pending
Court Martial on Admiral HERVEY.

A very interesting romance, we understand, is
forthcoming from the pen of SOPHIA FRANCES, entit-
led " Angelo Guicciardini," or, " the Alpine Ban-
dit :" a new novel will also shortly appear, called
The Young Rosiniere," the production of a Lady,
well-known in the sister kingdom ; it is, we believe,
dedicated, by permission, to the Countess of Lon-
donderry.
Much as is due to Mr. WARDLE, and he deserves
the highest honours from his country, it is but fair to
inform the public that the evils and corruptions of the
public departments were first exposed in Parliament
by Mr. RonsoN, whom we are sorry not to find in
the House at this time. When the Commissioners
of Military Enquiry presented their first report to
Parliament, on the Barrack Department of the Army,
Mr. RoasoN, with much acuteness, exposed the im-
proper proceeding's on barracks, and visited them in
different quarters of the kingdom. The consequence
was, that General DELANCEY, the Barrack-Master.
General, retired, and a new Board was formed, under
whose vigilant management very great savings have
been made. Mr. VtranDLE commenced his career by
bringing to the notice of Parliament the Second Re.
port of the Commissioners of Military Inquiry, on the
Medical Department of the Army, by which many
gross abuses were detected.—We hope that Mr. WAR-
DLE, or some other patriotic Member, will follow up
the other Reports of the Military Commissioners,
particularly the two very important and interesting
ones in the Department of the Secretary at War and
Chaplain General to the Army.
Captain BARCLAY is arrived in town from Scotland,
and has taken a house at Newmarket, for six weeks,
the time the match will occupy. He intends going
half a mile from home, and returning every hour.
The day of starting is the Ist of June.
• A Clerk in the Post Office at Perth has been com-
mitted to prison on a charge of stealing money out of
letters. In searchinghis trunks, bills and cash to the
amount of £2OOO were found. The salary of his of-
fice, which he had held for five years, is only ESO per
annum.