Star.
London, England, 1804-04-21 00:00:00

Ik' .ILITICAL INTRLLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, Aral'. 'S.—Arrived this day the
Towns,' END packet, DiiDD, in ten days from Lifbon.
—She left there the WALSIIIGHAM and PRINCE OF
WALES packets. The Towissusiso brings the drfa-
greeable news of the capture of his Majefty's
WOLVERINE, of 16 guns, Captain Gosuos,
zoo leagues to the weliward of Scilly, by two Ft ench
privateers, one of 30 and ODE of 20 guns. The WO L •
'MERE failed from hence on the 15th of March with
about io:fail of velrels under convoy for Newfound.
land, the whole of which are fuppofed to be cap.
tured by the fame veffels, as they were all in fight at
the time the WOLVEISNE (truck. The Mate of the
brig Bee of Poole, one of the convoy, had arrived
at Lifbon from Vigo (into which port fhe was car-
ried by the French), previous to the failing of the
packet from Lifbon. Seventy-four (hips failed from
this place about three weeks ago for the Weft Indies,
under convoy of his Majefty's fhip PET TIMM, of 16
guns only ; apprehenfrons are entertained for their
1-grey. There are now 5o fail lying here, waiting
to be joined by others, to proceed fur the Welk In-
dies. The only veffel appointed to convoy them it
his Majefty's (hip Busy, of 18 guns. On the loth
intl. the TOWN SH END packet (puke) off Cape Finif-
terry, his Majefty's (hips Sums, of 36 guns, and
BACCHANTE, of 20 guns, to whom the gave infor-
mation of the capture of the above convoy.
The brig Diligence of London, Captain BOLAND,
from London, was captured at Goree at the time it
was taken by the French. Captain BOLAND is arrived
here in the Marengo cartel, which arrived tail night.
The Marengo left at Teneriffe his Nlalsir y's fbip
P AAAAA GENET, of 74 guns, Honourable Captain
Ds Cooker, with the David Scott and Thames Ea ft
Indiamen. Arrived late laR night to join the out-
ward bound Weft India Convoy, the Hannah, Hag-
Lay ; Maria, Rows ; Sea Nymph, Ross ; and Rolla,
Svstacia,u, from London for Jamaica.—Wind N.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 19.—Came in the Prince of
Wales, Capt. Gi cigar, from Guernfey, to Londor,
leaky. Sailed, to join the fleet off Bra, the Dalai"-
amour, of 98 guns ; alfo the ARDENT, 01'64 guns,
Captain Woot.iy, with a fleet under convoy from the
Downs ; the Enflatning from Alicant, for Guernfey,
withTalt ; the Twe Gebroeders, Captain VILIHUISt,
for Atbfterdam ; and the TOPAZ!. of 38 guns, on a
cruize. Came in the Rameta cutter, of 14 guns,
from Scilly ; alfo the ENDYIN ten, of 44 guns ; and
the DORI', of 36 guns, from a cruize.
PORTSMOUTH, APRLL OP.—Arrived the Briley,
Kr ITN, from London, bound to the South Seas, and
will fail to-morrow with the Eaft Indiamen if the
wind is favourable ; it now is N. W.—Arrived the
Rawest (loop of war, Capt. COOTR, from the fqua-
dron off Havre, which (he left on Ttiefday morning,
conftfting of the Mis.rost is I, Pt. tro, and Aa lADIS.
—Sailed the Dues of YORKE cutter, on a cruise.—
Remain at St. Helen's the Mow HOUTH and MEG/EltA.
The Peitz fchooner, Lieutenant Boy IN a, is ordered
to join the Channel fleet.
DIAL, APRIL 20.—Pat back yeflerday evening,
the Bittern Eaft Indiaman. and failed again this
morning with the EARL ST. Vi messy Eaft Indiaman,
to the Weftward.—Arrived I'ImMOILTALITI frigate,
Capt. Owes ; and SULPHUR bomb, with the (lone
(hips, &c. from off Boulogne ; and remain in the
Downs with the (hips as per lA. Wind N. N. W.
P AAAAA cz, APRIL tB.—Arrived the Gamma?
(loop of war and Rrsoctition cutter from a cruise,
and at about one o'clock P. M. two (hips of war
made their appearance in the Bay; at fix o'clock
P. M. tl:e HAZARD (loop of war came in and an-
chored; the other is fuppofed to be the NIMROD,
Capt. O'Niit..
The fleeet which came in on Monday were colliers
from the Northward. Yellerdav came in, in conic-
quence of contrary winds, the Foreacr, of and for
Arundal, from Carmarthen, with oats; the Triton,
Northcott ; and the Kitty. Noal, from Briftol, the
former for Weymouth and Portfmouth ; and the Lit-
ter for this Port, with fundrics ; the William, from
Chicheller, Lobbet, with flour ; the Devon(hire, of
and from Teignmouth, Palmer, with clay ; and the
Edinburgh and Berwick packet, Lind, from New.'
haven, with flour, for Liverpool. Lail night and
this morning came in the Adive, Griffiths; the Ruth,
Evans, from Carnaryor, with (late ; the Ncw Speed-
well, l'attick, from Carmarthen, with t;it, ,S4c. the
Veflal, from Liverpool, with (alt, and the Clialle‘,
from Newport, James, with iron, for London ; the
Refolution, Reece, from Briftol, with fundrie, ; and
the Wilton, Gardner, from Newport, with timber,
for Plymouth ; the James, of and from Greenock,
Browne, with rum, for the vittnalling office, Ply-
mouth ; the Venus, from Beaumaris, with Date, for
Chatham ; and the BRITISH FAIR cutter, to take
under convoy the trade for the Lallward.