Star.
London, England, 1805-12-07 00:00:00

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Yellerday we mentioned the fafe arrival of the
extra (hips Tottenham, Capt. DALRYM Lt. and Lord
Eldon, Capt. Sw ITS ; they arrived off Portfmouth on
Thurfday, under convoy of his Majetty's gun brig
Urgent, having failed from St. Helena the 2d of Oc.
tober.

The Woreefler, Capt. SEARLIsWoon, and Skelton
Cagle, Capt. NORMAND, alio the Noye Danith India-
man, were left at St. Helena.

The Bridgwater had not arrived .at St. Helena,
the 4th of OCtober, the day on which a Dane failed
from thence.

The Brunfwick, Captain GRANT, was captured
off Point de Gaffe, the s; th of July, by Admiral
I.triols, in the Marengo, accompanied by the Belle
Poule frigate, and was afterwards loft in Falfe
Bay. The Brunfwick failed from Bombay, the la
of July.
The Marengo and Belle Poole anchored at the
Cape the r3th of September, where Captain GRANT
and his Officers, on their parole, landed ; on the
2 tit, they embarked on board the Danebroog, a
Danifh Eaft Indiaman, fur St. Helena, accompa-
nied by Mr. PEARS, Purfer, and Meffrs. Moots and
HALNEAD, Midfhipmen ; the Dane, with Capt.
Gamer, &c: failed from that Ifland on the 7th of Oc-
tober, and arrived off Dartmouth the 4th Dec. The
crew of the Brunfwick were to be fent fiom the Cape
to St. Helena in a cartel.

The Marengo and Belle Pottle were expelled to
remain at the Cape about a month to repair. The
Cape was garrifoned by about (even thoufand Dutch
troops.
Captain GRANT (Fates, that whilß he was on board
the Marengo, in Augnff, the French fquadron fell in
with Admaral TILOWRRIDOIIp with feveral indiamen
under convoy ;that the French bore down to engage,
were beaten off, and made their cfcape by dint of
fuperior failing.
The Sarah, country fhip, is foppofed to have been
loft near Point de Galle.

The Ocean Eaft Indiaman is reported to be taken
by a privateer, in lat. 24 S.
The Lady Cialereagh, bound to the Eaft Indies,
parted from the fleet under convoy of Admiral
Taovralincs on the t 6th June. The remainder
of the fleet were well on the 17th of June in lat. 33
S. long. 28. N.
The following whalers failed from St. Helena
with the Tottenham and Lord Eldon, and arrived off
Dartmouth with thofe !hips, viz. Policy, St. Vin-
cent, and Britannia.

?AMAGER! PIER LORD ILDON.

From Bengal—Car ain Daniel Hall, Mrs. R. Jones, and Mr.
Gautier.

Waters.
• P•SSILNCIERS PIP. TOTTIIIIKAM•
From Bengal—James Tod, Efq.
From Bencoolen—C. Holloway, Efq. Mrs. Holloway, Mafters
C. and W. Holloway, and Mr. T. Dalton.
From St. Helena—Mn. Mackay, Mtfs Mackay, Malta W. and
J. Mackay.
A letter from an Officer on board the Lancafter,
in the Indian feas, dated tft June, fays—
Notwithßanding the vigilance of our fqnadron,
a number of privateers have taken opportunities of
flipping out of the Mauritius, and have done much
damage amongft the trade on the Malabar coaß.
We have been cruizing for fome time, in hopes of
falling. in with. a large veffel, which is (aid to have
made Its appearance between Travancore and Cape
Comorin, in April haft, and which, during the dark
nights, had continued to fend on (bore feveralFrench
Emilfarier, charged with difpatches to the native
Princes, hoftik tothe Bt itifh interefts in India; Come of
thole perfons have Since been apprehended by the Ra-
jah. Several large praams or gun boats have been con-
ftrufted in the creeks of the ifland, and are brought
under cover of the batteries, where they are arranged
in formidable order. They appear to be principally
manned by the /wives, under the command of Eu-
ropean Officers. Thefe veffels carry fome very heavy
guns, but they are only calculated to at on the de-
fenfive' in cafe of an attack on the ifland, which,
from the movements, of our fquadron, it has long
been in dread of. This meafure has indeed been in
contemplation of our gallant Commander, Sir ED-
WARD Pet Lew ; but we mutt be cautious of endan•
goring our Ships, till Lisots' force in thefe feas be
reduced. We therefore think the attempt is, for
fur the prefent, pofiponed. Snme Skilful engineers
have lately arrived at the ifland, by a Sloop cd war,
flora Europe." .

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