Star.
London, England, 1807-04-14 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

We have the authority of Major TUCICIR to fay,
that 44 He has much fatisfaelion and real pleafure in
alluring the friends of the Britith Officers, ptifoners
of war in South America, that their friends were 211
well on the toth of November, the date of a letter
received.by Major Tucasa from General BERSSFORD
which was the molt recent communication from any
individual of that army. The officers were Rated to
be well treated by the' Spaniards."

Yelerday a Court of Common Council was held
the moll numerous known for many years, to take
into confideration the prrpriety of an Addrefs to his
MAJESTY. Mr. Deputy Bract, opened the bufinefs
in a well timed (perch, and as ably fupported by Mr.
Diana as the feconder, followed by Sir Wst. Corns,
Sir CHARLES PRIM and Sir BROOK WATSON ; on
the other hand it was oppofed by Mr. Alderman
Corneas Alderman Rowcaorr, Alderman Nawa-
HAM. and Meffrs. &Abe, Seaat, WArrnuas, and
glum. After a long debate the Addrefs was carried,
the numbers on the divifion being—
For the Addrefs. Apalott the Aildrefs.
s4' Aldermen 5 Aldermen
so 7 Commoners es Commoners
s Tellers (Dixon do Birch) s Tellers (Waithman & Good-
ham)
123 49
49
.-- 74 Majority for the Addrefs`
After which a Committee was appointed, confia-
ing of all the Aldermen, with the following Com-
moners who retired to prepare the Paid Addrefs : viz.
Deputies Birch Me**. Edward Clarke
White Anthony Brows
. Brickwood Chados Sure
Rowlett oilatdiDadmined
Max. J. Boak DOM, Mai
jaa Bacwea josow DIM

NAUTICAL !NULL IGB NCB.
FALMOUTH, APRIL rt.
Arrived this day the Duke of Kent packet,
COATISIVORT pi, with mails from the Leeward Mande,
thirty-five days patrage. She brings an account of
the fafe'arrival at Barbadoes of the Prince Adolphus
packet on the 16th February, with the January mail
for Jamaica. The Favourite, of 18 guns (late his
Majesty's Chip Favourite), arrived at Antigua on the
t4.th February, captured by his Majefty's fhip Jason.
His Maiellt's (hips BacLom• and BiLLetne, of 74,
- guns, itith convoy of 22 fail, arrived at Barbadoes on
the azd February. Intelligence had been received at,
Tortola on the 6th March, that four French frigates
had arrived at Guadeloupe on the 37th Fabrusty,
and landed boo troops, and that the frigates were to
fail on the following day. On the 9th April, in lat.
49. 54. long. 13. S. fpoke the Ibip Malvin, of
London, from Jamaica, bound to London, out 73
days; failed from thence, under convoy of his
Majefty's (hip Success ; alto (poke the American (hip
George, Baaccay, from Philadelphia, for Amfter•
dam, 41 days out. The thip Bridgetown, from London
to Jamaica, is loft on the Cublcr's Rocks, off Barba-
does. The brig Thames, from London to New
Providence, is taken and carried into Guadaloupe.—.
The brig Volunteer, from Cork and Labors, to Bar-
badoes' is taken and carried into St. Martin's. The
French national brig Lynx, of IS guns, arrived at
Antigua on the 3oth June, captured by the boats of
his Majesty's (hip GALATER in a calm, forty miles
diflance from the (hip. Alfo arrived the American
(hip Perfeverance, Captain FENN sr, from New York;
the American brig Vanfaron, Captain Casaares,from
New York, 75 days palTage, for orders; his Majefty's
(hip HUMBER, and PICKLE fchooner, from a cruise.
Patted this port yeflerday, the homeward bound Eaft.
India
.fleet, about fifteen fail.—Wind firong S. W.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL as.
Arrived his Majefty's (hip CA rattan, from Midi.
fax : his Majefty's (hip Emtatus is appointed ebn.
voy for Ireland. Five fail of coppered tranfporu arc
ordered to the Downs to take on word me 6th regi-
ment—Wind W.N.W.
DEAL, APRIL t 3.
Arrived, the Defperate gun.bri g, from a cruise off
Boulogne.—Sailed, the Morquito &sop, on a cruise
off Calais ; Otter (loop, off Boulogne; Refolote gun.
brig, for Plymouth ; Calcutta, Phceniz, Preston,
Streatham, Jane, Duchefs of Gordon, Isigrefs, Co.
met, Europe, William Pitt, Ann, Glory, Diana,
Northampton, Union, and Sir William Pultney EaR
India (hips, for the River ; Surat Cattle, for Portf-
rrouth.—Came down from the River, ,the Amelia,
SA wy R, for /I,fton, and Loam, Bort!, for Quebec,
with feveral other outward bound veffels, which re-
main in the Downs with the reft of the (hips, as per
laft.—Wind S. W.
DOVER, APRIL 13.
As a boat belonging to one of the gun-brigs was
going off from this place yeflerday morning, the wind
blowing hard to the weftward, the unfortunately up.
(et; but, by the exertions of our boatmen, the whole
of them were fared, except the mallet's mate, who
(rink before the Dover men got out.
Patted by this day, the following (hips for Londons
Wilding, Capt. MARMON; from Demerara ; Shep,
herders, MILMS, from Baltimore; Minerva, ALM,
anima, from the Rio de la Plata ; Elizabeth and
Mary, KthicsTos, from N, -folk ; and the Alert,
Low, from Baton to Amderdam.—Wind
and moderate.
CHATHAM, APRIL le.
Ships in cr,tnnsiffion and fitting at this Port
HERCULB, 64, Isrtexies.r, 64., and LEYDLL 64;
FRANCHISR and Cossece frigates; Somme and
ROS•9IOIED 11 ups; Paocats, PLiOriCas RALEIGH.
a d Ciao brigs. The BRARREL and INGASUS are
fitting for receiving (hips.

nTpatches Trom J-H II • Oern are hourly
iv+ - by Government.

Capt.. n lisassroau, of the Cambrian frigate, an.
cue►day at the Admiralty, with dispatches
from Admiral BIIIMILIT at Halifax, the contents of
which have not tranfpired.
A duel took place on the t6th of February, at
Kingßon, Jamaica, between Lieutenant Powast., of
the 85th Regiment, and a Mr. WMILLAW. in which
the latter WAs wounded, but not dangeroufly. .
The Novelleteu of KoTzsaus engrofa the attention
of the Fafhionable World more than any other Work
of Genius which has appeared within the prefent
Seafon.

The General Stewart, Rootas ; Travers, Cot.•
tsar; Devaynes, ADDIL kr; and Carmarthen, Ross,
for India, and the Woodland Cattle, for the Cape of
Good Hope, were fpoken with by the LCDA frigate)
on the tfl of March, in lat. 20. 51. S. long. 26. 15.
W. (he alto fpoke on the Bth April, the (hip Three
Brothers (fuppofed from Surinam) had failed in corn.
pang with three other velrels, and parted in a gale.

The Extra thips Indus, Tottenham, and Huddart,
outward-bound, arrived at the Cape the 4th Geobert,
and were to fail from thence the 13th of that month,
with the Country Chips Griffin and Hunter.

Accounts have been received, that the following
outward•bonnd, which failed from P..rtfmouth
the 24.11 February, were, on the 7th March, in lat.
33. 8 N. long. 15. 45. W. True Briton, Scaleby
Celle, Nottingham, Britahnia, Alfred, Duke of
Montrofe, Admiral Gardner, Celtic Eden, Henry
Addington, Cumberland, and Cuffnells.
By the Jamaica packet, which arrived panda'',
we received the following account of the lots of the
ORPHEUS frigate, on the Coral Reef, on the 23d of
July left :

" The Orpheus was fees to the Southward front the Plareaff
at t P. M. bearing up to pin the Weftward Paffage; ar 4 P M.
the bore 'say, and Rood to the Northward; at half pall s P. M.
me Bract oo the Coral Reef, bearing E. S. E. from wis, diftatme
five miles. Signals of diftrefs being immediately made by her, the
Flag-lhip (Veteran) made the Sinai for all boats, with anchors and
bawfers, to go to her affiftance ; and, on the morning of thea4tbs
the, endeavoured to get her off, but in vain; at half pall fie cut
her mans by the board; and at 9 A. M. Ike appeared a complete
wreelL The arm were all raved.

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