Star.
London, England, 1809-12-09 00:00:00

I'EAL., DECEMBER 8.

Arrived the RINALDO sloop, and ALPHEA.
from a cruise, and brough, in the French lu3ger
tem- la Marauder, Monsieur Captain LA CRLEV!
Commander, of 'l6 guns, two only mounted, and 75
men, which struck to the ALviaza, but taken Fosses.
sion of by the RlliTALDo.—Arrived the BEAVER slocp
from and sailed again on a cruize.—Arrived the
G4Loo fromDcPtford ; Funous gun-brig from Flush-
ing, having under convoy several transports with
troops which are now landing.—Sailed the Bzeaca.
sloop on a cruise ; DpFENDER gun-brig for the West-
ward ; Bombay, Lord Castlereagh and Uptor.Cß.i:le
East-India ships, for the River. The Warley F.iit-
Indianian remains with a very large flee; of outv;ll37
bolnd.—Wind S. W.
The HARLatatIN armed ship, with eiAl,t sa;i of
merchantmen, struck • yesterday morning
o'clock among the breakers to the westwa:d of
Beachy-head, and it is feared they will all be latt.
HARWICH, DEC. 8.

Arrived last night the Beanfoy packet with a rilla
and several passengers from Flushing, who repott.
that the island is expected to be wholly evacnaLd on
Saturday (this day), Wind S. S. \V.
YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 8.

Sailed this morning, on a ci oize, the ACUTE gun!
brig.—Arrived this morning; from the Baltic, the
ALIMANDRIA frigate, and the BP. V DEGER gun.
brig.—Arrived frc::. 11.1ihing a transport marked J.
with about 100 sick sc;.i;ets She is one of the con-
voy of forty sail who lett Flashing on Sunday last,
and had been blown out to sea. It is currently re-
ported that the island would be abandoned this week.
Remaia in our Roads—Roebuck, Saturn, Edgar, Bellerophon,
Diligence, Curlew, Calypso, Chanticleer, Pitcher, C. enser,
Drake, Emma, and Ides cotter.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GRAVESEND, DEC. I.—No arrivals this day.—;Sailed the Corr.
wallas, Thomas, for Cadiz ; Stringer, Hunter, for Jamaica; and
Falcon, Barclay, for Martinique.
DLeE At BER S.—Arrived the Nancy, Symson, from Quebec ; the
Black Prince, Frazer; Betsey, Hinsley ; Caledonia, Reed;
Sally, Green, from Oporto ; the Lively, Chelet, from Valentia ;
the Transfer, Pullen, from Gibraltar; the Betsey, Rowe, from
St. Domingo ; the Lively.,DL:on, from Malaga; and th, Minerva,
Repley, from Malta.—Sailed the Commerce, Kalaway, fur Lime-
rick.
The Danish brig Charlotta Maria, —, bound to Christ-ill'
sand with rye, arrived at Hull on .1 wzsday, prize to th 2 Hero
cutter.

The Jupiter Jone;, from London to Bristol, is :ost.
The Betsey, front Newfoundland, has been taken, re•taker.,:na
arrived at Gibraltar.
The Madona de Caligata, from Malta, to Surinam, is tatett

and carried into Selo.
BRIGHTON, DECEMBER 7.

Early this morning, signal-guns of distress, rockets, &c.
fired in the Bay of Seaford, a distance of 12 miles from this 02.-
The people in the neighbourhood hastened to the beach, •
melancholy spectacle presented itself—as many as 7vc • .
ashore ! the whole within the slistance of half a wile. •
break the scene was such as almost to pass des:rip; iv, •
rafts, others on the shrouds, while many were dis ::).:;retl
from the decks—it drew tears front the beholders; bu

exertion was used to preserve as many lives as pe-*
The following description, though only of a iota i -
this melancholy catastrophe, will, no doubt, prove satisfact, •
he friends of those who have escaped a w;tery grave ; the •
culars of which have been collected front the crews of t
ferent vessels. Tuesday last the Harlequin hired armed 10.,,
war of 18 guns, having under convoy 23 sail of ships,sailei
Plymouth, at four o'clock P.M..; and on Thursday P.l:. •
about three o'clock, one of the ships was ordered to di:
iieet to keep within the convoy.
About an hour after, the Harlequin, with six otters,
and became total wrecks. The following are the nNr...=
adrivetich are lost the Weymouth; ship, four of i,tr (.; •
Wet • Traveller Wig, Albion schooner, and
saved; Pranssitwibow ship, fourteen lost; and Nietbtd.:4
all knit