Star.
London, England, 1812-12-26 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 2s.

Arrived List night the SHA RPsHOOTER, of 14. guns,
from the Jersey station. 'llw LANDRAIL, of 16 guns,
which arrived last night, chaced (in company with
the Bomar), when off Havre, a large French frigate,
which came out of that port. The LANDRAIL and
BORER being soon after joined by the ALBICORE and
HELICON sloops of war, the enemy was chaced a con-
siderable time, but ultimately get clear off. The
LANDRAIL led the chace, and received several shots.
The enemy was a very large frigate, having 16 guns
on her quarter deck, and could not carry less than 50
guns. She is supposed to have reached L'Orient.—
Arrived also two tine American brigs, prizes to the
A NDROMACIIE, Captain TOBIN, and BiteroN frigate.
The ANDROMACHE sent in two prizes last Saturday.
Also arrived the Ann tender from Bristol, with vo-
lunteers and impressed men for the fleet ; the PER-
seus, 32 guns, a newly launched frigate, from Ring-
mote ; Dispatch, Dock-yard naval transport, with
stores for the Dock-yard ; FANCY cutter, froM St.
Ardero, with an American schooner, her prize.
DECEMBER 24.—Arrived his Majesty's ship NOR-
THUMBERLAND, 74 guns, from the IVestward. Ac-
counts are stated to have been received at this port,
by one of the King's small schooners, that, about five
drys since, a French frigate, supposed to have sail-
!ed from Havre de Grace, with stores and artificers
! for A merica, was fallen in with, close to the Lfzard,
by the Aesicoae and tieticore sloops of war and a
gun-brig. The latter, being a faster sailer than the
frigate, had frequent opportunities of pouring, in
broadsides into the stern, the frigate not choosing
to heave-to to engage, but crowding sail before the
wind to escape. Arrived the Margaret, SPITTAL,
fr. ni Tobago—left the We,t Indies, 6th November,.
with a fleet of about 30 sail, under cor.voy of the R NG.
nova, from whom she parted in tremenduous weather,
and it is supposed the whole fleet must have been dis•
peesed. After the Margaret parted, she fell in with
a French corvette, in about lat. 51. 10. N. long. 10.
11. ; the ci,rvette, however, was not able to board her,
on account of a very high sea: His Majesty's ship
KENT, 74 guns, from the Mediterranean, which
ar-
rived here List night, picked up at sea, ab, ut 9 days
since, the. English brig Three Friends, SAMUEL WHI•
LEY master, from Messina for London : she had been
plundered, it is supposed, by a French privateer, that
had captured, and afterwards abandoned her—she is
laden with fruit : only a dog was found on board her.
Sixteen sail of the Nit diierranean convoy, under his
Majesty's ship KENT, arrived with that ship last night.
—Arrived late last evening the KENT, of 74 guns,
from the Mediteranean, with a convoy ; BORER, 16
guns, frcm the coast of France. . The BORER was
one of the vessels engaged with the. French frigate that
escaped out of Havre. There is reason to think, from
the course this Itigate steered, that she is not gone into
Cher burgh-,—she is stated to be a ramarkably large
vessel. The LANDRAIL had her gaff shot away in the
pursuit, gallantly keeping very close to the enemy dur-
ing the cliace, the shot flying over the LANDRAIL every
ni, went. The NORTHUMBERLAND, Captain Ho-
THAM, has had very arduous duty during the tithe
she has been absent from Plymouth, having been
almost constantly cruizing. The PICKLE, of 14
guns, is coming in, I believe from Cadiz, and has
just hoisted the quarantine flag. Sailed at night the
Sm.+ eestroocea, of 14 guns. Tile REVOLUTIONAIII,
of 38 puns, went from Hamoaze to the Sound : this
large frigate has been fitted for the American station.
Ihe ItEliqreeii, IS 4uns, came horn the Sound to
S:on..hanse Pool. here are a great many vessels
detawed in the Western Port?, from the prevalence
of Easterly winds.