Star.
London, England, 1807-02-21 00:00:00

CAP'T'URE OF CURACOA.

His Majefly's fchoOner la SUPERIEURE arrived at I
Portfrnouth yeflerday from Jamaica, which (he left
on the 12th of January ; by which we have the
agreeable intelligence of the Capture of Curacoa.
This important action was atillieved in the molt
gallant manner on the ill of January 1111. His Ma-
jetty's (hips ARETHUSA) LATONAD ANSON, and Fis•
dean, ran into the port, and, carrying the batteries
by fkorm, killed and wounded about two hundred
of the enemy. On our fide there were none killed,
and only about thirty wounded
The Keena-Haller, Dutch frigate, the Sul loam
Dutch corvette, and the Flying nth national fchoo.
neer, were lying at Curacoa at the time, and fell, of
courfe, an eafy prey to Britith valour.
We have the pleafurc to add, that on Saturday
the loth of January, his Majelty's (hip ANSON, of
4.0 guns, Captain LYDIARD, arrived at Jamaica from
Curacoa, with about 3oo.prifoners, and the colours
captured at that Ifland.

This morning an Officer arrived exprefs at the
Admiralty, with the above intelligence ; and at one
etlock, the Park and Tower guns were fired on the
oceafion.

Letters from Sr. Helena, dated the beginning of
January, were yefterday received. They (late that
Governor PATTEN had been ordered to be Infpended,
for having weakened the garrifon of that place, by
fending a part of the troops to fluenos Ayres.
Sir Horan POPHAM attended yefteiday at the Ad-
miralty, and afterwards at Lord HOWICK% office in
Downing.ftreet.

A notification of the arra' of Sir HOMI POPHAM
was yefierday made to the Houfe of Commons by
the Board of Admiralty. The reafun the commu-
nication not having come from the KING, in this
cafe as well as thofe which relate to the army, is this:
Majefty is the fovereign head of the Army,
and all matters relating to it are of courfe referred to
him; but not fo with refped to the Navy, his Ma•
jetty's power and authority being delegated to th-
Cornmiffioners fur eiecuting the office of Lord High
Admiral of England.

Rio tSE LA PLATA.--A letter from an Officer at
Maldonado, dated the 6th of December, contains the
following intelligence:
Colonel Backhoufe, who commands Maldohado, received a
letter from General Beresford, a few days flame, in which he Pays
he is very well; be is about 6o miles diftant. The Spaniards
committed the molt /orrid cruelties on °Or men, fuch as cutting
off their ears, and wearing them as cockades; [tripping a man
naked, and putting hint in a ring of forty or fifty, to that each
might have a flab at him. This we learn from thole who have
made their *ape.
"There ate now shoo Spanith troops encamped :bout tS' mil:.
from this place, commanded by Generall'izarro, who arc expeett d
to attack this place every day. The troops here arc Hnly 23:e
The Spaniards are all mounted oh molt excellent ho f,-s. of wSiclt
there arc thou:ands in this country, and the belt of them may he
put-chafed for two dollars. They have MA curious ntettioll of
fighting, with a long rope and anode at the end, which they throw
with the greatett nicety to the Mance of thirty yards, it is
fattened to the caddie' and, as loon as they have caught their ob-
jet, they gallop off, and drag him to death in five minutes; femer
ral o: our men have been taken in this way.
" Admiral Stirling, it is fuppofed, is waiting for a reinforcement
from England to attack Buenos Ayres again ; it is expected to be
very enfily taken,but the difficulty will be keeping poffcfilon of it.
" The foraging parties that are fent out for cattle. generally
bring in about two or three hundred at a ;Lae. A cow and calf
may be purchafe4 here for two dollars, which is 3-:o per cent.
dearer than they ufually are; meat we get at one penny per pound,
very c xscllcnt to.der beef—but no mutton, as cheep arc very
fearer."
HORN'S'r and Co. intreat the Public will accept
their refpedtful thanks for the favours they received
in the latl Lotto y, And beg leave to atfure the Public
it Mall be their conliant (lady to attend to the intercft
of all thole who honour them with their commands.
No. 19.544, to,oool. in fifteen Shares, 8,716, 5,0v01.
in five Shares, 44, god. in sixteen Shares, and 1,350,
cool. in nine Shares, were all fold by Hokasav and
Co. at their State Lottery Offices, 26, Cornhill, 52,
Charing etas, and St. Margaret's Hiil, 13orough.