Star.
London, England, 1801-09-11 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

All the (hips taken op by the Hon. Eaft India
Company, for India and China, for the Taft feafon,
as well regular as extra, have now failed for their
refpedive deftinations ; and the (hips to be engaged
for the enfuing feafon, are expeeted to be chartered
the latter end of the next month.
We hear that the following (hips are to be taken
im for the Company's fervice this feafon, viz.--
The Thames, Royal Charlotte, Cuffnells, Glat-
ton, Walmer Cattle, Cirencefter, Canton, Arnif-
too, Ceres, Brunfwick, Walthamilow, Earl of
St. Vincent, Lady Burgefs, Marquis Wellefley,
Lurd Nelfon, Lady Jane Dundas, and Bengal.—
The following are expelled to arrive in time to be
taken up, viz...-111e Bombay Cattle, Dorfetfhire,
Coons, Neptntie, and Exeter.
Sixty-nine flips belonging to the Hon.. Eaft-
India Company, are now abroad for cargoes, from
the different prefidenties. Eighteen (hips are at
}rune, including thofe arrived lately ; and twenty-
four are building, ten of which are 1200 tons bur•
then ; making a total of one tundra and eleven
.Il*.
The Swallows Earl of Mornington, Georgiar a,
and Whim packets, are now in India ; the two
form:r, from their having been out nearly two
years, are expelled (portly to arrive.

Difpatches Were oh Wednefday received at the
Admiralty from Admiral Ramie in the Eaft In-
dies, but their contents have not yet tranfpired.
The Lords of the Admiralty have given orders
for the building of a firti rate fhip of war, at his
biajay's dock-yard, Deptford, to be named the
Ql2lllll CHARLOTTE.
It is reported, and we believe on good autho-
rity, that a large French •frigate has been taken
on the Weft India Ration.

The French veffels at Boulogne have been
making Come demonaration as if they intended to
come out. Lord NeLsom on learning the cit..
cemetnce difpatched a futicient fbrce to bring
back a good account of them) fhould they venture
to flit :Mr chain.!

The Admiralty has dlfcharred all the officers in
the imprefs fervice except in the port of London.
A (mall part of our impreffion having been
worked off yefterday before the following article
reached us, we again give it a place :
It is reported, that Captain HOOD has had a
fevere engagement near Cadiz with a French 8o
han fbi?, in the conrfe of which the Vii. [atoms loft
er main-mall and got aground, by which means
the enemy was able to efcape. The lois of the
Vsxsassis.s is Rated to be 18 killed and 87 wound-
ed. Sir JAMES SAUMAIM having received a re-
inforcement, continues to blockade Cadiz with the
following (hips
Warrioc 74
Valour 74 9srar (sag Odp)

74 Venerable

A•J&ckus

ii Spencer

Superb - ii PmPtce - *4
Prime - t 4 And the Caroline frigate 44
ROlll . 74
The farce of the French and Spaniards in Cadiz
is (Aid to be four fail of the line and two frigates.
In the CarrAcas four fail of the line and [even
other veld* which lie fo far within the harbour,
t'lat their force cannot be afcertained. They are
Lowcver clofely watched by the gallant Admiral.
The Nefior, ANDULSON, with coals, for Gibral-
tar, has run foul of the Townfhend, —, from
'unman, (at St. Helen's) and is returned to Portf-
mcoth.

The &trey, MONTGOIIIRT, from Virginia to
Lirerpool, fprung a leak at fea, and has put into
Philadelphia with damage.
'like Charlotte, Hewsow, from Smyrna to Lon.
don, is taken by GaarmLikuoda's fqoadron, and
carried into Mama.

The Adventure, Cave, from Shields to Gre-
elda, i. taken and carried into Guadaloupe.

The Englifh polacre, Efperanza, or Hope, Cap-
t. n Tura, from Arzee, is taken by a Spanifh
privateer, and carried into Malaga.
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Tuefday morning a court martial was held on
l' rd the CAMIRIDOt flag-fhip in Hamoare, Rear-
i..2llaral CoLustqwooD, Prefident, R. LIDDIL,
Li i• Judge Advocate, on Lieutenant Law's, Se-
• ,ij Lieutenant of the Slams of 36 guns, on a
pr_•fcrred agaiall him for leaving the quar-
ter ji.ck during his watch in the night, when the
was at tingle anchor, and the look-out fri-
;..te of the, in-lhore fquadron off Brea. The charge
fully proved. when the Prefident and Mem-
rs of the court martial taking into their ferious
CH:nitration the nature and confcquence of the
:rgc ; And alio, on the other hand, the very ex-
• character of Lieutenant Lawis, as an Offi-
. . and a Gentleman, only difmiffed him his Ma-
. 'i)'s fervice. The Court then adjourned.