Star.
London, England, 1805-10-11 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

Aaanrarn...-In the River, Valiant, Jones, from Loddon—At
Edna, Wakefield, Bruce, from Oporto; Agnes, —, from St.
Ander,: Neptune, —; and Caroline, Frederick. from Silbert
—At Liverpool, Generous Frederick, —, from Peteriburgh—
At Dublin, Elizabeth, Roberts, from Petertburgh—At I.ilbon,
Ceres, Bennet, from Psterlurgh ; Douror, Meadows, from
Hull; sad Margaret, Hurry, from Falmouth.
The Atalanta, Mulrhead ; and the Flora, Carifiall, from Lon-
e don for Smyrna, were all well with the fleet, under convoy of the
Aurora frigate, on the toth ult. in lat. 43. so. N. long. 11. TO. W.
The Oneida Chief, Farrell, from Tonningen for New York, is
loft on Hdigoland.
Extra& of a letter from an Officer on board the
Indus, dated Crookhaven, Odober 1, 1805 :
4. We left St. Helena on the 3d of Auguft, under convoy of his
Majelly'a thip Calcutta, from which we parted on the evening of
the 26th alt. then engaging a part of the Rochefort fquadron.
" On the is th of September, we dikovered feven fail to wind-
ward in line of battle, edging down towards us; and from their
manoeuvres, and mode of communicating, by fignal, were
fully of opinion, they mutt be men of war.
" On that evening we received orders from Captain Woodriffe
to lead the fleet, to dole the convoy round us, and !leer S. E. thew-
ins a light, while be dropped a Item to obferve the motions of one
of the ftrange flips in chase of us. We confequattly Rood on the
whole of the night, under eafy fail, keeping the Calcutta in view,
and at the fame time the won't failing 'hips, with as much fail as
they could carry.
" At day-light we few a large fleet afters of us, the van of
wh:ch was in cbace, under a pref. of fail ; at half part one Cap-
tain Woodriffe made the agog' for the fleet to difperfc for fafety.
The leading frigate of the enemy's fquadron was then fteering Im-
mediately for us, and when abreatt of the Calcutta, Captain Wood-
riffe hauled up and opened his fire upon her, and they kept up a
running fire for tome time, lrernately giving each other broadfides.
We loon raw her attack was inevitable, as the was coming up
with us fait, although we had every fall we could crowd in the
Lip; at this period two line of battle Mips' one a three-decker,
wae bearing down on the Calcutta. Every endeavour was made
to lame the frigate, if potable, when the came up, and item
chafers were got out of the cabin windows.
" As the had fired two !hors at us, we thought no time thould
be loft in throfring over the Company's packets and fecret papers,
which was hansediudy secomplithed: the only chance we had of
ereePleit. was by lightning the aliP, and throwing over Come of the
cargo. Its good Jedts were quickly perceived.
" At nine in the evening, a heavy aring was fees in the N. W.
which we Armored was the Calcutta engaged with the line of hat-
de Dips: it continued without interrupthao till half part ten; then
fuddenly cored-..we fuppofed the matt have either finch or funk.
" Captain Woodriffe's main object mutt have been the prefer-
Teflon of the Indus s his moll gallart interpofidon with three flaps
' of very fu prtior force, was an ad of the molt determined bravery,
convinced as he muff have been, that the confequence would be
fatal to bimfelf. To the intrepidity of Captain Woodriffe, and
the exertions of the °Sem and men, mutt be attributed the (dm
of the Indus. It is to the credit of the crew of the Indus, that,
during the pending danger and alarm, the great& regularity and
order were preferred. No part of the Company's property, which
the men were told was uniufured, while there remained a
chance of Caving, was thrown overboard; whaft their determina-
tion to defend the thip, thould every thing elk prove indiatual,
was evident in their vended at thdri itart ere