Star.
London, England, 1807-02-13 00:00:00

ANOTHER LETTER.

" Part Praya Wand of St. Jago, Jan. tr, 1807.
eg We arrived at this Ifland on the t 4th December,
in 32 days from Falmouth. The beginning of our
voyage was very unfavourable: for the fu It three or

four days we experienced light foul winds; after which
we had Rrong gales from the S. W. with cloudy and
thick weather. A large proportion of the fleet parted
company in the fecond night, and all the !hips were
in general widely fcattered ; but they were all col•

leaed before night. A number of accidents occurred
to feveral of the !hips in the fogs at night. The Jo-

liana tranfport, with the head quarters of the 36th
regiment on board, got foul of the Captain, of 74,

and loft her mizen mall. The Lady Delaval, with

part of the 45th, was run down by the Abraham
Newland, a large tranfport. The chock was fo
great that one man was killed, another had his arm
torn off, and feveral others were dreadfully hurt.—

The veffel was however faved—other accidents alfo
occurred of a lets ferious nature.

'6 Off the ifland of Madeira we had a heavy and
unexpefted gale from the Northward, which injured
feveral °l the tranfports, and caufed the lots of fe-
veral feamen. Some velfels detached by the Corn-

modore for Madeira were alto blown off the ifland,
and were not able to regain the fleet until fome time
after their arrival here. We made the ifland of
Palma, and fell in with the Nattssos frigate, one
of our fleet, which had been miffing. She had taken
two Spanith veltels, one of which has fince been
brought in here and fold. The day after the arrival
of our fleet in Port Praya Bay, a fmall French
fchooner came to anchor under the fort, bound from
Gambia to Guadaloupe, with naves. She means to
take the earlieft advantage of flipping out on our
departure hence. Ever fince our arrival we have
experienced the utmoll civility and attention from the
Governor of this ifland. We have abundance of
every kind of refrefhment which the place affords,
though not at a very reafonable rate.
" The fleet occupies the fame anchorage as that of
the fleet under theorders of Commodore JoHarrow,
who was attacked here, on his way to the EaR In-
dies, in 1781, by a French fquadron, which was re-
potted. To provide againß a timilar furprife from
an enemy's fleet, the Commodore took the prudent
precaution of Rationing the men of war outtide the
tranfports. A battery of four 24. pounders has been
' alto coniltuded on the Weflern pint of the Bay,
which can rake all veffels coming into the harbour,
and another on the Eaflern fide. It is ontierflood
alto, that in the event of a holtile attack, the flat bot-
tomed boats will be moored along the harbour with a
great gun in each, and manned with foldiers.
" Scarcely an article of any defcription can be pro
cured here excepting provifions, and fruit, of which
there has been in general great plenty as yet, but the
prices of articles are now become rather exorbitant.
The Governor has behaved with much attention to
the fleet.

14 The regiments landed in fueceflion to be exercif-
ed and reviewed by the General by regiments, on the
heights of Porto Prays ; and when it is recollated
that they had been embarked for fuch a length of
time, they acquitted themfelves admirably. The sth
in particular excited the aftonifhment of the natives in
a high degree ; the maneuverings were fo regular,
and performed with fuch precifion.
" Ever fince our at rival General CRAWYUCD has
paid the molt unremitting attention to the health and
convenience of the troops ; and as far as poffible has
improved the tranfports in point of comfort for the
men. All the (hips were per(nnally vifited and mi.
nutely infpeeed by himfelf. It is to the anxious care
which he has always (hewn to the (late of the troops
that ►heir prefent health is to be afcribed, for there is
(carcely a Fick f,ldier in the fleet. No fleet was ever
fo well provided or attended tot no fleet was ever
fo healthy. This circumstance will fufficiently de-
monfirate the found policy of Government in mak-
ing a liberal provifion for the comforts of foldiers
embarked for difiant service. The troops have been
amply refrefhed at this island, and recruited for a
continuance of the voyage at a very trifling expence
to Government.
" To the medical part of the expedition the Ge•
neral has paid much obfervation.
44 Should an enemy have appeared, it was the in
tention of the General to have difembarked the
troops, which were to have been difpnled along the
heights and the shore, to prevent the landing of the
enemy. The men of war were moored acrofs the
harbour in a judicious pofition, and were to have a
detachment of foldiers to reinforce each ship.
" We are as much at a lofs to conjetture the del-
tination of the Expedition as ever. Our detention
here, for fuch a long period, was the result of a
Council of War, which, we believe, has determined
the Expedition to proceed without any more delay."