Star.
London, England, 1805-03-13 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

His Majefty's fhlpCesrtUn',Tej,wi;;;lleEalt India Company's
hips Lord Melville, Lenox ; David Scott, Jones ; Earl Spencer,
Rake; Bettinnia, Birch; and extra (Lip Euphrates, Welfteed;
arrived Is Plymouth Sound the.tcth iultant, failed from Fort St.
George the at ft of Odtober, arrived at St. Helena the 3tft of De-
cember, 1804, end failed from thence the 13th January lett.
The Marebienek of Exeter, Nam; and the extra hips Fame,
liaker ; and Sir William Bentley, Rhode, arrived at Fort St. George
the 37th of July, and failed for Bengal the tBth of Aortal.
The Lady jam Modes, Lindley ; and Lord Helicon, Orroek,
failed front Fort St. George the 3d of Augult, and were to touch
at Mare/Mum ip their way to Bengal.
The Glatton, Drummond ; Cireueeller, T. Robertfon ; and
Winchelfm, Campbell; arrived at Fort St. George the t9th, and
proceeded on their voyage to China the alit of Anguf, wider
'convoy of his Majefty's hips Dedaigneufo and Dallier.
The Bengal, Canine ; and Afta, Fremenhke,arrived at Fort St.
George the 3d, and were to fail fur Bengal the 9th of September,
thee.
Pass RR LORD MELIFILLECOIODeI W. VigIDS, Ma-
dras Eftablihroratt ; Lieutenant •Colooel W. Wilton, ditto, ditto ;
Lieutenant-Colonel J. Hunter, Bengal ditto; Captain Lilian, Ma.
dim ditto; Sir John Bulkeley, his Majefty's 33d regiment; Mr.
IL Nicholls, t9th ditto ; Lieutenant M•Lean, sad dragoons; Lieu-
tenant J. Fogerty, lath regiment; Lieutenant J. Rift, —; Lieute-
nant H. Fletcher, 77th ditto ; Lieutenant J. Campbell, 94th ditto;
lanseetsast Lieutenant H. Newington, Ma-
dras Ellablihment ; Matter Walter ions, child.
LIST CIP PAUL/1011a PLR EARL SPIMC/11811' A. Dixon,
Bart. Major Nagle, Major Devito'', Captain Gaup, Mrs. Gaup,
Captain Ledger Hanfard, Mr. R eynolds, Mrs. Reynolds, died et
St. Helena, January 12,1804 ; --- mil —4 _1) wrap, Mr. katts, Mr. Wat-
fon, Mr. Webiter, Mr. E. l'homfon, Mils Lomita leCynokls, Mlfs
Elko Reid, Mifs Eliza Harrb, Mifs S. Mackenzie, Mils Eliza
Gasp, MI6 Philippine Gaup, Mafter Cori Gaup, Matter William
Harris, Matter Stephen Bagihaw, Matter George Cochrane, Met-
ter Charles Armftrong, Matter George De Gray, Matter James
Nakic, Matter George Winn, Matter James Bagiltaw—Charles
Raitt, Commandant ; James Fairfax, Flrft Officer ; J. Goodin%
Second Officer.

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LIST or PAIISENOIERS TYR 'BRITANNIA.-.00100610d Mrs.
Kinky, Honourable Colonel A. St.'Leger, Mrs. M•Mabso, Mn.
Gordon, Mica )Lydell, 11-few:mama Grier, Tooracod. t.M Oor•

don ; Vlr. Saumarez; Captain Jeffries and Children; MKS C.
Kcon y, Mita G. Dick, L. Dick, Wis A. Miry, Mar. bakidlfs
P. Gordon, Matter G. W. *Maley, Meer I'. Klafiry, Miter
juha Bele. Peter Howland, from St. Heltaa.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE MADRAS COURIER. WED.
NESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1804.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM YMAGAPAT•II, DIVrED
ssrr. 18, tBo4.
" The 1-lonntirede Company's lhip Princefs Char-
lotte arrived at this pots on the evening of the 14
and his Majefly's Ihip Cesruaton, cf 50 guns, Cap
mitt ' LIND, anchored in the Roads the following
morning.
" At feven o'clock this morning three fafpicintis
(hips Here obferved in the offing, (landing in under
a prefr of fail. At eight they (poke each other, and
gave us reafon.to believe they were an enemy. The
weather-molt of the two frigates then hoilled French
colours, flood dole round the Indiaman (who
firucg her colours without receiving or 6: ing a gun)
and commenced a fire upon the CENTURION, which
was inflantly returned in loch a (lyle, as drove her
off in a few minutes, with a prefs of fail to leeward.
" Immediately after a large line of battle (hip, Int -
pored to be the Marengo, Admiral Lima, of So
guns, with a heavy frigate, bore down upon the
Cavort/atom, and after an engagement of about 39
minutes, the flag (hip and frigate bore off and flood
after the other frigate, when they all came to in the
offmg.
' ^ As loon as the fmoke cleared, we obferved his
Majelly's (hip Cr sr int ton, who had received damage
in her rigging, was under weigh to occupy a pofi-
tion in (bore, which would preclude the poffibility of
her being furrounded, where (he anchored with a
fpriag on her cable.
•' " At half pail eleven, the French line of battle
(hip and one frigate came down from the fouthward
and windward of the Claruarow, with an apparent
determination to engage her clofely, but to their
eternal difgra:e, they opened their fire at a long and
cautious diliance, where the flag (hip anchored, the
frigate taking up a pofition on the CENTURION'S
quarter, both keeping up a tremendous fire upon his
Majefly's (hip, which continued about an hour, and
was returned with that coolnefs and refolution which
ever marks the Briti(h feaman, and which ultimately
obliged the enemy to give up a contell fo unequal,
and gloriose to the King's (hip, and to (beer off. The
CENTURION giving the large (hip a raking fire as (he
pre( her flern.

,g In the courfe of the aelion the after frigate came
down to the Indiaman while her contorts !acre en-
gaged, and the is now in their pofteffion. The Bur-
naby country (hip, Captain WATT, ran on fhcre, and
by this judicious precautrua was prevented from fall-
ing into the haads of the enewvy.
46 On the firfl appearance of the French fquadran
four ta-pounders were Manned at the Fort battery,
and kept up a (harp fire.as the (hips came. within
reach. A detachment nf &cloys were embarked in
boats, for the defence of the Honourable Company's
(hip, but her colours were (truck before they reach-
ed her, and they were recalled.
" His Najefty's (hip has moll nobly fopported the
honour of,the Britifh flag. The French fquadron
are now (landing with a profs of fail 10 the eafl ward,
and at prifent evince no difpofition to renew the
attack.

“ In tbic at±bon the French ftinadron, and partica-
latly the line of battle thip, betrayed the greateft irre-
folution.”

EXTRACT OF A LITTER, DRIPED THE 19TH TNIT.
At nine o'clock yefterday evening, the Freud&
fquadron changed their courfe to the Northward,
(landing up the Bay before the wind. The Indiaman
has been difpatched to the South-EA. The CiNTu-
alou has warped to her old anchorage."
MADRAS COURIER, SEPT. 26, lane.
Letters were received on Monday evening from Vi-
zagapatam, which hate that Aalmi-al Littots, in
the Marengo, and accompanied by two heavy fri-
gates, had approached thefe roads. He was re-
ceived by Captain LIND, in his Majelly's (hip Ckli.
ruatom, of so guns, with the utmott (pith and gal-
lantry. The firft conteft laved for half an hoar, and
the fecond nearly the fame length of time ; for it ap•
pears there was an interval of- one hour and a half.
Thus did a Bridal 5o gun fhip fullain the fire, and
in fad, repute the utmoa efforts of a French one of
8o guns. The Cestruatom has eight men wounded,
and her malts and rigging much cut. The Princefs
Charlotte was captured without refinance. Captain
WATT, of the Bombay, ran his fhip on afore, and
thus laved his valuable cargo.
The Lucy Maria, Captain Dawes, failed from
Bengal for China ; and her non-arrival at her deftin-
ed port has created great alarm for her fafety. A
contagious and deftruilive malady had appeared on
board during her palFage, and had, in the courfe of a
few weeks, deltroyedneay the whole of the Ihip's com-
pany, whelp the few that remained alive were, from
illnefs and accumulated labour, unable to navigate the
(hip. In this diftreffed &tuition, Captain Dawes
had put into Amboyna • the fhip was taken polfef-
lion of by the Dutch Governor, and tent into Ba-
tavia. Only tbree of the crew furvived.
By letters received from Bombay fo late as the
28th of September, it appears that at that period no
account whatever had been received of the Prince of
Wales ; fo that a (pace of four months hod dapfed
face the dorm, which had moil probably proved
fatal to her.