Star.
London, England, 1814-10-19 00:00:00

AMERICAN PRIVATEERS.

Extract of a letter from St. Michael's, dated 21st
August—" I have information that the Peacock Ame-
rican sloop of war is now cruizrig on. the coast of,
Africa to annoy our trade in that quarter."
The Duck, STEVENSON, from Gibraltar to London,
is taken by the Peacock American sloop of war ;,crew
landed at Teneriffe. •t

The Stranger, LAVI)IIN, from Buenos Ayres to
Greenock, and the Seatiov:er, HEssoN, from New-
foundland to Bermuda, have be:m taken and burnt
by the Peacock American sloop of war.
The Graff Witgenstein, M.‘w; from Cowes to Ha-
vanna!), has been captured by two Carthag ni.an pri-
vateers.

'Fbe Favourite, from Port .Lickson to and
the Betsey, from Sumatra to Loridi:n, have been
saken by the Hy der Ally American letter of marque;
the former (on the !Thh April) since re7aken by his
Ma]esty's ships the A LBION schowier and Pvt.Amis,
and arrived at Halifax.

The Charlotte, A LLPN. frim Anti ;in to Gree—
node, and tae AlexariJer. INTF:wv, from St. Thomas's
to Liverpool, are ret.,ki.n by the WASP sloop of war,
and arrived at Halifax.
I'AI.MOUTIT, OCTOPER Pt.
Arrived :be Arabella packet from Lisbon, in eight
days ; the Qucensb-rry packet from Halifax, in 20
days. Sailed his M tjesty's ships WANDERER and
A cHAttn, and the Wi:harn transport, for Cork. The
Francis Freeling packet, for Lisbon ; and the Queen
Charlotte packe,, for Surinam, are gone into the
Roads.—Wind fine weather.

PLY Minn' OCTOBER 17.
Came in the SCAVANDEI: frig::te from a crude off
Bermuda ; Two Fr:ends, WITITTINGTIAM, from Ma-
laga, leaky ; Mar}, P}REINs, from Cork ;. and a
trader, from Liverpc,nl.

roaTsmourri, OCTOBER la.
Arrived his Ist hj:•Lty's ship Gitowinn, and a few
vessels, from the coast of France. Sailed his Ma-
jesty's ship Ei,iPE on a. cruize. His Majesty's ship
SNAKE, Wittt the ships to join the DUNCAN, for the Bra-
zils, &c. still remain in Yarmouth Bouts.
DEM., OCTOBER 19. . .
Put hack by' contrary winds, the Fife, Hebe, Kings-
ton, Mercurio, and several other West-Iradiamen. A
foreign brig parted .frlm her anchor, but ins let go
iinother, and rides well. Passed at the hack of the
Sands a large ship from the Westward, with loss of
maintop-mast. The Hope, American S.mthseaman,
prize to his Majesty's ship NritEus, has had an an-
chor and cable from the shore, and rides well.

Five o'Clock.—The whole of the outward-bound
trawports and colliers appear to ride well.—lt conti-
nues very squally, with rain, an.l the gale increases.

. - HARWICH, OC...TOBFR 18.
Arrived the Henry Freeling packet, with a mail
and passengers, from Cuxhiv.w.—Wind S.W.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 17.
Arrived the Caroline, MITCHELL, from Havannah.
Sailed, Gth ultimo, in company with the Etheldred,
hound to London, and patted from her on the Ist in-
stant, in Tat. 40. 11. long. 44.46. having lost her top-
masts. On the 28th ult. spoke the Two Friends, from,
Havannah to Curasoa, with loss of topmasts.

PENZANCE, OCT. 16.
The body of Captain LE Cccq, al the ship Mentor,
lost here so far back as the 14th of January last, with
two of his people, were picked up near the Mount on
Friday mon:sing last. Captain LE Coto had his gold
watch in his pocket when found, which is in the pos-
session of Mr. BARKER. They have been decently in-
terred in the Mount burying-ground.

MARGATE, OCTOBER 1 tt.
The boat, with the trench people, supposed to
have been overwhelmed between Ramszate and the
opposite coast (which was the topic of conversation
here on Monday and Tuesday last, and subsequently
at Calais) was carried by the wind and waves down to
Dunkii k, where the whole of the passengers were
landed in perfect safety, when hope was lost and dire
despair sat on the countenances of all. The inte:fel-
ence of PROVIDENCE has been noticed this morning in
the pulpit.

HALIFAX, SEPTEMBER IS.
Cane in the Newcastle frigate and several of her
convoy from England.

The body of the late lamented General Rou was
taken to Halifax for interment.