Star.
London, England, 1822-10-03 00:00:00

A A VAL• INTELLIGENCE.

Vessetday, a Conn of Directors was held at the East India
house, when the following Captains were sworn into the com-
mand of their respectit.e. ships,-viz.—Captain SAWURL State, to
the Inglis; and Captain EDWARD LADDIZRT Aram, to the Kerne
Casty--The fallowing ships were also thin timed, viz.—
The Royal George, for Bengal and China; to be afloat the
14th October, 15122 ; tail to Gravesend the 29th ditto, stay there
SO days ; he in the Downs the 4th December.
The General Kyd and Kent, for Bengal and China.
The Herefordshire, Inglis, and Farquharson, for Bombay
and China.

The Repulse, for St. Helena, &moolen, and China ; to be
afloat the 13th November, 1922; sail to Gravesend the 28th
4itto •' stay there 30 days; be in the Downs the 3d Jan. 1823.
The Hvthe and Windsor, for Bengal and China.
The Bridgewater, for St. Ilelena, Bombay, and China ; to be
afloat the 13th December, 1822; sail to Gravesend the 27th
ditto ; stay there 30 days; be in the Downs 2d February, 1823.
The Waterloo and Scalehy Castle, for Bombay and China.
The Kellie Castle and Atlas, for Madras and China; to be
afloat the 27th December, 1822 ; sail to Gravesend 11th January,
1523 ; stay there 30 days • be in the Downs the 16th February.
The Vansittart, for -China direct; to be afloat the 24th Fe-
bruary, 111231 sail to Gravesend the 12th March; stay there 50
days ; be in the Downs the 17th of April.
&airwave —The fine brig Edward, THOMAS SIAM, 224 tons,
of and for Leith, from Richmond in Virginia, with a very va-
luable cargo of tobacco, went athore on a ledge of rocks, about
four miles northward of Peterhead, on the night of Monday
s!nnight. The nind having shifted to the eastward, with a
teary swell on the shore, both masts were next day gone, and
the vessel., which was then nearly full of water, it was feared
wen ht g:, to pieces. The cargo consisted of 323 hogsheads of to-
bzcco, value /•10,000 sterling ; and the duty which the cargo
whish the cargo would have produced is estimated at ie90,000
s•crling ! A part of her cargo, as also of the materials, it is es-
patted, will be saved.
FALMOUTH, (kr. I.—Wind E.—Arrived off the port, the
London, NEWTON, from Quebec ;and Resolution from St. John's.
Arrived the George and James, Com:masa, from the river
Gambia, in 38 days.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. I.—Wind E.—Arrived the Alexander, As-
SINITON, front Oporto, in 14 days; Oscar, QUILLKI6 from Baklai
Aurora, BA LLA NTYNS from Bilboa, in 16 days. Arrived off the
;list, the Jane, ButtoCir, from Oporto.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Wind EA—Arrived the Isabella, Mao.
nilt, from the Downs; George, limey, from Honduras; Car.
cassian, WASSZ, from the Downs for Bengal; Griffin, GARBUTT)
from ditto for the South Seas. _ _ _

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.DEAL, (kT. 2.—Wind S. by R.—Came down from the River
yesterday and sailed the Isabella, I%l'Nam, for Charleston;
Cornwallis, lievneasoe, for the Cape of Good Hope; alsc
sailed this morning the Juno, BLACICSURY, for Trieste. Arrived
:,rd sailed for the River, the Lord Cranstoun, Ihmutrawr, from
Jamaica; Brutus, SMITH, from Honduras; and Valeria, Kars-
list:, from Demerara.
LzvEr.voot, Oct. I.—Arrived the Hercules, GARDNZIL, from
New York, sailed 24th August; also the Science, MiLsoo, frost%
Charleston; Tobacco Plant, Ram from Philadelphia; and
s, JacesoN, from Charleston, sailed 16th August. The
Glyde, flout Virginia to Liverpool, was off Holyhead yesterday.
;;ailed the New York, Itlsxwar.L; and Manchester Packet,
MORRIS, for New York.

BRITISH NAVY.
According to the Official Returns made up at the Ad-
tn:r.:lty Office to the 25th ult. and issued on the Ist inst. there
were 609 vessels in his Majesty's service, and constituting the
Navy of England, namely :
Ships of 120 guns (the Bri-
tannia, Caledonia, /fiber-
ilia, Howe, Nelson, St.
Vincent) 6
11'2 guns (Ville de Paris) 1
110 guns 1
ins tuns
106 guns

Ships of 60 guns - 7
58 guns - 6
56 guns - 1
50 guns • 8
48 guns - 9
46 guns - 441
-- 44 guns - 41
42 guns - 31
*8 guns - 0
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36 guns - 3
34 guns - 2
32 guns - 8
Other vessels of 34, 28, 20,
18 guns, &c. 203
Yachts, schooners, bombs,
&c. - 67
Ships Building - 84
. 609

- 104 guns
- 98 guns
- 84 guns
- u 2 guns
- 80 guns
- 78 guns
- 76 guns
- 74 guns
Gs guns
Tool

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

MASTER 1
Geo. Harmony& to the Alacrity ;S. Wm. Johns, to the Aft-
zdne ; Edw. Lott, to the Bellette; Chas. Burney, to the Brisk;
Went. Wilkinson, to the Cherokee; Erasmus Cooper Roberts,
(act.) to the Curlew; Wm. Wilson (a.), to the Delight; Wm.
Aykbone, to the Eden; Jas. Henderson, to the Egeria ; Wm.
Gordy, to the Ganges; Alex. Smith, to the Sparrowhowt. ;
David Davies, to the Superb; Samuel Harris, to the Thracian.

PURSERS.
Jas. llawken, to the Beaver ; Thomas Frost, to the Bellette;
Abraham Sugden, to the Bustard ; John Orchard, to the Che-
rtkre ; J. C. Dawe (act.), to the Curlew ; Wm. Lawes (act.) to
tT.e Cygnet ; Jos. Mason, to the Eden; John Ryan, to the
Ganges; W. S. Black, to the Hyperion; Thos. G. l‘PlVinr.
ray, to the Nimrod; John Bowman, to the Phaeton; Mich.
lkloore (act.), to the Satellite ; C. 1). Unwin, to the Scout ; T.
Woodman, to the Sparrowhawk ; John Nairne and Win. As-
krw (Superthinseraries), to the Severn ; W. R. Cracknell, to the
Thracian ; it. T. Marshall (act.), to the Topase.

SURGEONS.
P. IL Scott (Assist.), to the Apollo yacht; Jas. M'Conke
k Assist.), to the Beaver ; Isaac Notrt. and G. T. Millet (Assist)
io the Bellette • John Knox (Assist.), to the Delight; T. C.
:'..oylance, to the Dispatch; Patrick M`Ternau, and Patrick
Leliy (Assist.), to the Eden; Ebenezer Johnston, to the Esk ;
Cites ingr4m (Assist.), to the Espiegle ; John Harnett, to the
Ganges ; George Walker, and John Castles (Assist.), to the Go.
JAM ; Allan I%l' Laren (Assist.), to the Heel.' bomb; Alex.Goe-
don (act.), to the Icarus Ales. Lane (act.), to the Iphigenia;
:V m. Shoveller, to the Jupiter; Rd. Allen (Assist.) (act.) to the
Vial tin Petrick Clarke (act.), and Peter Fisher (Assist), to the
Morglana •' John Waller, to the Perseus; Thos. Miller, to the
Phaeton ; Jas. Rae, J. If. Chandle.r, John MlFarland, and Edw.
West (Supernum.), to the Queen Charlotte ; Henry Carter (As-
vist.) to the Redwing ; E. Jeffery (Assist.) to the Rose; J. Mi Dry-
alone, to the Royal George yacht; Wm. Burn, to the Sappho;
I•aus. Veitch (1) (Assist.), to the Satellite; Wm. Donnelly, cache
Cparrowhaw'k ; Henry Barnes, to the Starling; Wm. Cowling
(eosist.-), to the Superb; James Gregory (Assist.), to the Thra-
cian ; Wm. l'orteus (Assist.), to the Topaze ; Wm. Clarke (As-
sist.) to the 11.'pe.

CHAPLAINS.
John Kirkby, to the Ciluucester ; Win. Worthington (act.) to
th.: Jupiter.

A singular and melancholy circumstance occurred
yesterday at the General Meeting of the Pension So-
ciety, City of London Tavern, for the election of
eight male and four female aged pensioners. One
►of the candidates, B. Gray, aged 75 years, was sud-
denly taken ill in the room ; 2 medical gentleman was
directed by the Chairman (Dr. 'twice) to be sent for ;
but before he arrived the poor awn had expired.