Star.
London, England, 1814-06-22 00:00:00


FINAL DEPARTURE OF. THE ROYAL
VISITORS FROM LONDON.

His Royal Highness the Patna REGENT and our
Illustrious Visitors, the EMPEROR of RUSSIA and KING
of PRUSSIA, with their respective suites, left the Me_
tropolis, at an early hour, this morning, on their way
to, Portsmouth. The troops assembled at that place
were under aribs the whole of yesterday, expecting
their arrival in the course of the day.

The Duke of CLaatt.me, who lately went down to
Portsmouth to make the necessary naval preparations,
has taken a house there. Captain FITZCLARENCE and
Miss FITZCLARENCE left town yesterday, to join him.
From Portsmouth the illustrious Party will proceed
to Brighton, where they will pass a day, and sleep at
the PRI C les Pavilion. They will then continue their
progress along the coasts of Sussex and Kent, to
Dover, where they are expected to re-embark on Sa-
turday or Sunday at farthest. They will be received
at Dover with the same military honours which at-
tended their arrival ; and in order that there may be
no impediment to their travelling, 14.0 draft, and SO
saddle horses, of the Royal Artillery Drivers, march-
ed frorh the depot in Canterbury this morning, to be
stationed as relays on the line of coast from Rye to
Dovek.

The NYMPHEN frigate and eight brigs have already
arrived in Dover Roads, to take on board the car-
riages belonging to the Illustrious Visitors and their
suites : the rumonr at Dover is that they may be ex-
petted to embark for Calais so early as Friday s—this
we apprehend, is hardly possible ; it will be Satur-
day or Sunday, as stated above,'ere they reach Dover.
Theyto, in the first instance, to the Hague, and from
thence to Berlin, where the Emperor ALEXANDER
will meet his Empress. The Duchess of OLDEN-
BURG proceeds to Paris. PLarovi and BLUCHER re-
main a few weeks longer in London, to enjoy them-
selves at their ease. Most of the other Allied Gene.
rals and their suites have already arrived at Harw:c

The Duke of Yoaxentertained the Prince of 0 RANGE
and a large party to dinner yesterday, at York House.
Lord SYDNEY entertained a large party to dinner
yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square.
The Earl of HARDWICKE had a select dinner party
yesterday, at his house in St. James's•square.
Sir CHARLDS SAXTON, Bart. entertained the Duke
and. Duchess of RICHMOND, and a large party, to din,
ner, on Monday, at the Albany.
The Marchioness et DowNstime ,had a large dress
party last night; at her house in Haitover-square.
The Earl of CHATHAM had a select party to dinner
yesterday, at his house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square.
The Countess of ARRAN had a card party last
night, at her house in Dover-street.
The Duke and Duchess of ST. ALBANS had a grand
dinner party yesterday, at their house in Stratford.

place. - '
• The Dowager Countess of SEFTON had a select
fashiastablt party last night. at her house in Hill.
atiee—ti Berkeley square. •

Ws. idtrcitzt.t. had a small fashionable party last
night, at her house in Charles-street, Berkeley- sqnare.
-The Earl et Poww had a dinner party yesterday,,
at his house in Berkeley-square.
The Countess of CLERMONT had a card party yes-
Iterday evening, at her house in Berkeley-square.
THE GALLANTRY OF BLueugtt.-•-After the dinner

at Freemason** Tavern, on Thursday last, to which
General &worn was invited, on his retiring, be
found the antechamber filled with ladies, anxious to
see him. They pressed eagerly round, so as to ob-
struct his passage. It intenediately occurred to the
gallant veteran, that if be were to kiss one or two the
covey would take wing, and he immediately practised
this manoeuvre. But he never was so much out of
,his tactics—they only advanced the closer, and each
very condescendingly favoured him with a salute.
Not content with this, they examined him with an in.
quiring eye for something which they might preserve
as a relic and a memento of the favour, and his plume
presented itself as furnishing the desideratum. Tht
gallant veteran accordingly presented it to them, and
they divided it piece-meal from him, thus plucking
1 poor BLUCHER bare to the very stem. He had an
immense levee of elegant females yesterday at his
apartments in St. James's, whom he received most
graciously, shaking hand; with some, and kissing
others. They had heard no doubt of the business of
Thursday.
yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East-India House, when the under-mentioned Cap-
tains .
were sworn into the command of their respective
ships, viz. Captain R. WELBANK, Cuffnells I Captain
t. B. GRIBBLE, Royal George ; for Bengal. Madras,
and China.
The Dublin Papers intimate, that the Catholic
Board mean to continue their Sittings, and dispute
the legality of the Proclamation for suppressing then:.
An alarm appears to have been excited in Dublin by
the rumour of seditious meetings, and the arrest of
some individuals.
Monday morning an explosion took place in the
Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, in one of the sheds ap-
propriated fur making fire-works, in consequence of
which four of the workmen lost their lives, and two
others were wounded. By the exertions of the Offi-,
cers on the spot, the engines were got out and set to
work with so much dispatch. that the fire was pre-
vented from injuring any of the other buildings.
Wednesday an altercation took place at Leith, be-
tween an officer and a sailor belonging to one of the
vessels of war at present lying in the Roads, when the
latter received wsevere stab' in the body with a sword,
and was immediately conveyed on board his ship.—
He in a few hours. The officer is in custody.
CORN MARKET, MARK LANE, JUNE Sit
Very ht,le business was dune this morning; Wheat, of fine
quality, supports Monday's trim; several cargoes of Oats have
arrived since Monday, which have met r - • sale, having but

_ ready
few buyers at market; in Beans, Burley, end Peas, ao *lteration.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'C I)CK.
Reduced anti if —Cons. for ace. 701Iff—e4 per Ct. 843 ft
OmMum, 331 At pre.—bank Long Ants. N I Wats
Indld lblidrr 7a. Ss pree—Escbmpsest dis. 1.. pr.

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FALMbtTtII. JUNE 19.
Sailed the Lady Arabella packet, with Mail for
Lisboa.—Wind N. N.W.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE St.
Arrived the SCEPTEtt man of ..v.sr from Halifax ;
FOXHOUND sloop of war from Plyrnoutl. ; SNAP from
the gastward, Utui:.wr and I 1 111.L1GE% T from the
Westward. Sailed his Majesty's ship DEXTEROUS
to the Westward. The ZEPHYR sloop of war is ap-
pointed convoy to Auordeaux, and will sail is the
morning.—Wind N.W.
DEAL, IrUNE 21.
Pot back by contrary winds from the (jueen's
Channel, the Eliza, YOUNG, with loss of two anchors
and cables. Arrived the Henry, ANDERSON, from
Bourdeaux for the Baltic. Sailed the fleet of trans-
ports, which arrived yesterday from Harwich, for
Sardinia.—Wind N.W.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

Captain Boxer, of the Albicore, is promoted to the rank of
Post Captain. and to command the Aquilon, vice Capt. Bowles,
removed to the Ceres (prise).
Lieutenant Patsy, Flag Officer to Admiral Moon, to the rank
of Commander, and to command the Albicore.
Captain J. A. Worth is appointed to the Palma, (late French
Alcmene,) at Barbadoes.
Captain A. MiCulloch, to the Venerable, the flag ship of Ad.
mlral Durham. _ _ _

Lieutenant Luke, of the Venerable, to the rank of Comma-
der, and to command the Heron.
Captain T. E Wißock, to the Fox.
Lieutenant Murray, of the Fox, to the rank of Commander,
and to command the Spider.
Captain B. C Doyle to the Madagascar.
Captain Tisdall to the Rinaldo.
Lieutenants. promoted to the rank of Commanders—N. Tom-
linson, H Roder, T. Bury, D. Callaway, 1-f. Leake, J. Hewett,
H. W. Hore, and W. Hotham.
Mr. M. Black is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The Caroline, Pledmontaise, and Barracoute, for the Islam& of
Banda Neira, will be paid to-morrow, at No. 22, Arundel-street,
Strand, and there recalled.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
The New Zealander, Southseaman, was retaken on the list
of April, by the Belvidera frigate, and sent, for Halifax. •
The Nancy, Spence, from Malta to Jersey, is retaken, and
carried into Port Mahon.
The Conway, Harrison, from London ; Jacquemel, Franck,
and I.ucy, from Halifax and It arbadoes, were captured on :he
sth of April, by the Invincible privateer, belonging to New
York. The former was carried ititu Camden on the 24th; the
latter given up. • .
The Diligence, Co/e, from Halifax to St. John'.; and Grenada
Packet, from Bermuda, were taken and destroyed:4f April, by
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American privateers.
The Two Friends, —, fromilamaica, was captured off Ber:
muds, on the 21st of April, by the Percy American privateer,
and carried into the Delaware.
The Curlew, Yonne, from Teneriffe, was takes and destroyed,
in March, by an American leteer of marque.
The Huntsman, —., from Jamaica to Bermuda, has been
taken, and stranded, near the Delaware.
The Fair Stranger, laden with lumber and provisions,
was taken on the 21st of April, by the American privateer Fox.
The Experience, —, of Jamaica, to Gonaives, has been taken
by the Carolina American privateer.
The Cameron, —, froil Bermuda io St. Johu's, was taken
on the 15th tilt. by the Merneth American privateer.

AMERICAN OFFICIAL. ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE
• • •,‘ OF THE BRIG FADERViRR.

Coplt'af a Letter front Captain Warrington, to the Secretary of
the Navy,dated United States' sloop Peacock, at Sees lat. 27.
47. long. 80.9. April =9,1`14.

" SIR-I !save the honour to inform you that we
have this morning captured, after an action of 42
minutes, his Britannic Majesty's brig Epervier, rating
and mounting eighteen !2-pound c..rronades, with
12S men, of whom eight were killed and 16 wounded
(according to the best_ informat•on we could obtain),
Among the latter is her First Lieutenant, who has lost
an arm, and received a severe splinter wound on the
hip. Not a man in the Peacock was killed, and only
two wounded, neither dangerously so. The fate of
the Epervier would have been determined in much
less time, but for the circumstance of our fore-yard
being totally disabled by two round shot in the star-
board quarter, from her first hroad•side, which en-
tirely derlved us of the use of our tore and tore-top
sails, and compelled us to keep the ship large through-
out the remainder of the action. _ _

" This, with a few top-mast and top-gall Int back-
stays cut away, and a few shot through our sails, is
the only injury the Peacock has sustained. Not a
round shot touched her hull: our masts and spars
Are as sound as ever. When the enemy struck, he
had five feet water in his hold, his main-top-mast was
over the side, his main-boom shot away, his fore-mast
cut nearly in two and tottering, his tore-rigging and
stays shot away, his bowsprit badly wounded, and
45 shot holes in his hull, 20 of which were within a
foot of his water line. By great exertion we got her
in sa;ling order just as dark came on.
66 In 15 minutes alter the enemy struck, the Pea-
cock was ready for another action, in every respect
but her fore-yard, which was sent down, fished, and
had the fore-sail set again in 45 minutes—such was
the spirit pif our gallant crew. The Epervier had
under convoy an. English hermaphrodite brig, a
Russian and a Spanish ship, which all hauled their
wind, and stood to the E.N.E.
I had determined upon pursuing the former,
but found that it would not answer to leave our prize
in her then crippled state, and the more particularly
so, as we found she had 120,000 dollars in specie,
which we soon transferred to this stool). Every officer,
seaman, and marine, did his duty, which is the highest
compliment I can pay them—l am, respectfully,
(Signed) " 1.. WARIZINGTON.
66 P. S. From Lieutenant Nichrilson's report, who
was counting up the Epervier's crew, there ware 11
killed, and 15 wounded. " t, w."

The boat of the DWARF cutter was upset in the
surf on the French coast, some time since, while en-
deavouring to get a transport off the beach that had
been driven on shore in a gale, by which accident
Mr.'MUDGE, Master, Mr. VOa►taLL, Midshipman, and
eight seamen, perished.

Monday se'nnight a fishing boat, belonging to
Auchmithie, with a crew of four men, three ot whom
were brothers, was totally lost off that coast. By this
calamity four widows have to lament the lon ot their
hu►bauds, and twenty-tour children thrown destitute
and helpless on the woad.'