Star.
London, England, 1802-02-08 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The hired lugger Ni i.e (31, for the capture of
the Renard French cutter plibateer, kill be imme-
diately paid at Deal.

The Anna Frederica, KETTLESON, from Co-
penhagen to Bourdeaux, is put into Cowes in dif.
trefs ; the cargo is now unloading.
The Richard, Captain NORRIS BOWDEN, which
had arrived at Waterford, from Newfoundland,
and, after landing part of ber cargo, failed thence
for Liverpool the xoth ult. was loft the following
morning at Portfcaden, on the coati. of Wales, and
all perilhed. There were on board an elderly
widow gentlewoman, her two daughters, the Cap-
tain's wife, and two male pafrengers, one of the
latter of whom was Captain Gorman, of the Ame-
rican Chip Lexington, which lately lay at Water-
ford. Captain Bowden had been but a few days
married to Mifs Rowley, who was niece to the
late Mr. Jackfon, fome time ago proprietor of the
inn at Cheek Point. The veffel, previous to her
running on the rocks, was perfectly unmanagable,
her canvas all torn, and went to pieces in a few
minutes after the (truck. 4.
The brigantine Mermaid, of Workington, ALEX.
BOYD matter, from Ireland, in ballad, was put
on Chore aPthe mouth of Kirkcudbright harbour
laft Friday fe'nnight. The vefrel will be a wreck,
but the crew are all laved.

A brig belonging to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on
her paffage to St. John's, New Brunfwick, took
fire at fea, on the 6th of December. The paffen-
gers, eighteen in number, took to the boat, but
being out eight days, five only furvived, and the
mate, it is hated, fell a victim for their fubfillence.

The port of the Havannah has been (hut againif
American veifels, excepting filch only as were
freighted with (laves and fugar boilers. The em-
bargo, which had fo long prevailed there, was
taken off on the t 2th of December.

The Lilbon Mail of Saturday brings a report of
the difperfion and lofs of feveral thips of the fleet
which failed from Breit for St. Domingo.
Le Duquethe of 74, Citizen QIIERANCAL, and
la Cornelia of 40, Citizen VILLEMANDMIN, part of
this fleet, and full of troops, were feparated from
the Admiral on the 26th December, to the north.
ward of Cape Finifterre, and put into Cadiz on the
6th January.
On the 16th ult. a brig arrived at Oporto from
Baltimore, and reports that, on the 3d, in lat.
23. 5. long. 30. 8. the faw a fhip of the line tinder
French colours, with her marts by the board, and
in great apparent diftrefs, which was further ez-
prelfed by fignal guns. The brig endeavoured to
approach her, but the fea ran fo high, and the
wind blew fo frefh, that after devoting feveral
hours to the attempt, fhe was obliged to reit nqu i fh it.
The Milbrooke fchooner, which arrived as Lif-
bon on the 2t ft ult. from Gibraltar, mentions a
report to have prevailed at Cadiz, that feveral of
the fleet had been loft.

The (hip Friendfhip, Captain LANE, failed from
Liverpool on the 9th of Auguft, for the coati: of
Africa, and having made the ifland of St. Tho-
mas, anchored in Majumbo Bay. The crew,
headed by the gunner, named Carr, the Surgeon,
named Copeland, and a feaman named Lewis,
took command of the thip—they fired into the
cabin when the mates had retired, and having kill-
ed the fecond, made the other two prifoners, and,
hoifting out a boat, fent them and two or three of
the crew (who folicited the indulgence) to thole,
then about (even leagues difiant. The objc# of
the Mutineers was to run to Cayenne, and there
to fell the (hip, and with this view they gave the
dire9ion of her to the boatfwain, being themfelves
ignorant of navigation. Seven of the mutineers,
however, fearing they might fall in with a Britillt
(hip of war on their patrage, fome days after took
another boat, and made for the coaft ; but horn
the furf on the beach, or in the event of their fur-
mounting it, the favage Rate of the inhabitant.,
there is little probability of their long forviviog.
The boatfwain and carpenter, although kerning to
ad in concert with the mutineers, refolvedto re-
cover the veffel for the otrrn.," and _
(landing for Cayenne, diretied their courfe towards
Barbadoes, which they difcovered on the 26th
November, and falling in with the Hoamar of t 6
guns, were carried into Carlille bay. Copeland
the Surgeon, Carr the gunner, and Lewic the fea-
man, with another feaman named Evetfone, who
(hot Mr. JELLY the fecond mate, are committed
for trial, and fix others of the crew are detained in
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