Star.
London, England, 1807-08-31 00:00:00

NAUT:GeiL ,%11LLic.E.A.CE.

YARMOUI'H, AUGUiT 30.
Arrived the Pincer. —Yellettlay paiffd this Port
fourteen traniports on.ier c.o•voy tor the B.ltic. Uy
the arrival of a coliier, h 11.4 J a mar ow elcipe
being taken, we leant ri!!.t a French priv.th:( r has
captured on this coati t o oira`dei colliers and an east
country (hip.—;:'tiffs as pat hit.
Two P. M.—i'l arri? .1 'rot!' the Bsltic.
FALMOUTH. AITGUS 28.
Arrived this mut aiog, the At-aerie:in Ichonner, Re-
venge, of 12 6-flounders and 5o men, C BREAD.
from America, with t hes—la:t (om ;
CHEERFUL cutter, Lieut. CAMPShLL, from -I.,fh
feven days, with ditpatches, Lau t•. be of y•e r ira-
portance, which were ira.nAiattly o)v
rrefs for L-Indou :—the Towntl.end and P. ince o •
Wales packets irons hence, had at rived at Lifb it ;
the CHEERFUL fails zAaia. to nt for Liib .a
alto arrived the (~t.teen. Charlotte p..cket. C
MUDGE. vir;th m .rls, from the Leeward Ills
32 Clays palfage from l'ottola Ssiled yelltrtlmy
Windfor Cattle packet, Capt. SUTTON, V.ial ca:ils
tor Lifbon.—•Wind S. W.

PLYMOU l'H, AUG. 29.
Came h the Uzvaszs, ot 44 guns, wish fevrnteen
fail of thips under convoy from Poi b tica
to the Welt Indies, put in win'l bounJ ; lan, re..
TIGABLII, of 44 grins, from tie ChAraiel Ficer-;
Enigheden, Captain Amosasom, from Dr a-n, hound
to Penzance, with limber and deals, detained by the
Bnfy privateer; Peier, Captain Hiarauy, 1.
Stockholm, E r a market, with iron deal , de-
tained by the,Happy Return privateer ; Amaranth,
Captain BORSON, from Ruflia, for Oporto, with
flax, detained by ditto ; Wilhelm, Captain Lot eau,
from Sweden, with iron and deals, detained by the
Bufy privateer ; Broeder', Captain Hassom, final
Santa Crnz to Copenhagen, with frgar, &c detain-A
by the M..rs privateer; oIitiNCF•E 4-i
guns, from a cruize ; Alex older, Captain HILL
BRAHDT, from St. Cro:x to Crq-enhapen, colfe4.
ece. detained by the PLovza, of 18 guns ; Delvia
Captain Coat-vitamin-, from Pernan, no flax, far
Oporto, itet riricd by the Linn privateer ; Ruby,
Captain GAY. Irma Srocidr.,lm, wiiti tier ; Neaden,
Captain SIM pisom, fr. m Arrinclahl for Waterford.
with timber and deal', detained by the Pr..,vEa,
18 guns ; Freheden, Captain Pat's, 1. m Tier a..i.t,
to Longthand, with fah, detained by the
privateer; and Eliz rbetla, Vorumr;
brandy and wine, detained b.. the Q-2e,nhor •tti.;
privateer.—Sailed to the well ward one CtU;Ze , 4;1 t
lb join the Iquadrons now cruiziag, Amax-Ira, .1 .p
guns, latrEtti-usz, of 40, PL.• Vkit. cr Itf, :::AilLI;•
oxiN, of 14, arid ENTAFFArNANT, Of ro.
PORTSMOUTH AUGUST 30.
Arrived feveral Danini detai-ed; eh, ee g
lintts are alfo detained and have arrived Spith ..rd.
His Majetry's flip BOREAc, Is af,p.)ilaed e• nvoy to:
Guernfey and Jersey. Wind S. W.
DEAL, AUGUST 29.
Arrived the Fast- us gun-brig, from a maze oI.T
°Rend; CEPHALUS frcru the Note; (7.14••,a-n
lighter, K.. 1, tram Chatha n. Sailed the Tl:i Bier
gun brig, cn a eruize cff Boulogne ; Libeity
btrb-
lloop to j-in the Channel fleet.
AUGUST 30. • Lail night 'failed the CEPH•LLTS
(loop, for Spirlie ad ; this morning. on a ermize ref
Boulogne, the Skylark (loop; Furious gun brig, on
a cruize off Wend.. Ariaived the Virago gun brig,
from Ireland, having tinder her c'onv'ey two t-ti„;m
which have failed through for the River ; Loud
CRAVEN's plealure brig, firm B ighton Road+, hal.
ing patted from ber mranings in the gat on Fri.; y
late ; from the River, the Diana, Sir William Pt&
teeny, Ann, and Experiment extra Eaft India Ihips ;
this afternoon feverai iraufports from Ramfgate Vier,
having troops on board ' • and tEe Trcmpeule (loop,,
Item Sheernefs. Wind S. W.
• IN THE D,WNS.
Primers of Orange, Canada, Raleigh, Hound, Trontnenfe. Vi-
rago, Chatham lighter, No. F ; Harmony viduallielg trantport •
Diana, Sir William Pultcoey, Ann and Experiment extra leaf
India ships, for India.
The Savage flanp of war, with a fleet under con-
voy for the Welt Indies, which failed from Curie co
Monday let, put back the next day.
The Heftor, BELL, from Jamaica to Greenock, is
taken, and carried into Cuba.

The Nancy, Captain Comas, is arrived at Wey
Mouth from Monte Video. She left that place we
4th of June. General CIAIlFtlltD, with the troops
under his command, was then lying at anchor at
Maldonado, waiting for a fair wii.d to proceed to
Monte Video; General WHITFLocks was enshar king
arlillery and borfes to proceed againit gum.* Ayr:s
immediately on the troops arrival from Maldonado.
On the 4th of June at night, Captain Cum.a palie¢
thiough a convoy at the entrance of the Rio de Is
Plata, fuppofed to be the convoy of troops that fail.;
from Portfmouth oaths gth ut Manta with Cat MA
WHITtLOCIig•

AIkIERICA.

Reorday an American vetfel arrived in the River
rr m New York, by which we have received letters
sod papers to the date of the ,9th nit. two days
ater than thole. the fribilance of which we c-mmn
skated in our lan. They da not, however, furni(h
any additional information to what we have already
communicated, refpeeing the late mimndernanding,
except that the annimolity of the common people
had by no means friblided, and in tome of the public
prints the pacificatory conclua of the Prefident had
i
been arraigned in grofs and violent terms •—ts bile
the great body of the people feemed to with for, and
'epee, an immediate tefort to arms.
I he number of gun boats intended for the defence
of New York is to he 32. They were pearly ready
in the middle of July, and were to be under the com-
mand of Commodore Rogers. This force is confi-
dered by the Americans to he fufficient to defend
New York againn any attack from an invading army.
The writers in the mon violent of the demncratical
papers at New York, Bill continue to make every
effort to inflame the minds of the people againlt the
Britith. They even flimutate their patriots "to
fan the flame which burns for their country's wrongs,
and immr.late thwhired incendiaries of Britain (.he
newly:per editors, who hold out pacific fentiments)
to their kill refentments."
A letter from Hampton of the 9th ult. lays, that
Commodore Douglas, on the preceding day, had
made another communication to the people of Nor-
folk, but it had been returned to him unopened.
`fire ColleEter at New York had received letters
from the following men on hoard tlie lkilona, Corn-
sondore Douglas's fhipi flaring that they were
American Citizens, viz. J. Holdridge, W. Roberts,
J. Barnes, J Holme'. J. Hartfman, J. Farrell, J.
Craig, E. GI iffin, S. Pindel, C. Smith, J. Henry, J.
Hayton, P. White. G. Bearns, C. Waftington, and
W. Mears. They requeft that meal-ores may be
taken to caufe their relloratina to their country.
During the fettiral held at Richmond, (America)
on the 6•h ult. to celebrate the anniverfary of what
is called American Independence, a funeral oration
was read in the capitol, oa the death of the feamen
killed on board the Chefapeak, when, at the moment
it was ended, an alarm fire was heard, and the af-
fembled multitude thr,wn into cnnfufion. A part
of the penitentiary building, loft above the apart-
ment in which Colonel Burr was confined, was dif•
covered to be on fire, and the greater part of the citi-
zens ran to eitinguifh the flame., which, however,
was loon aecomplifhed by the keeper, with the aid
of the convies, by one of whom it is lufpeaed, though
not with certainty, the combullible matter was thrown
on the roof of the
Letters received from two of our men of war, da•
ted off the Chefapeak, .the 26:h of July, Bate, that
the hoftile intentinns of the Americans arc chiefly
confined to the lower daft of people, and flintily on
the flea coati, where feveral gun-boats, from No. t to
ts, with a 3a pounder mounted in their bows, are
• fitted and fitting out, but chiefly, it is thought, for the
mere put pole of preventing our (hips from watering
and wooding at the different ports near the tea coati..
Letters have alfo been t eceived ft om theMelampos,
of 36 guns, Captain Hawker, which Bate her being
all well at the date of the letters, the 23th of July,
on the coaft c.f America, and that the had been very
fuccefsful in capturing fevcral prizes, and bad con-
demned all eady to the amount of 60,0001. ; and had
rowel more {hips before the Admit alty Court, which
it was fuppnied, would be loon condemned as prizes.
The aec,.trat of the late affray between the Englifh
failors and the Chinefe at Canton, is difcreditad
2-tviees of that nature having reached Bengal in
April la.,
Excr net 41 a letter (rem Cape Francois, dated the
2761 of Jone.---" Siren 11. e return of Gerseral Chrif-
tophe from retaking Gonaives, trade is Teri% ing ver y
fan. He has eflablithed .he dutie, n fugar., cotton,
and cocoa ; and cr.ffee has fallen to 17 cents. per I
pound ; that article is vary plentiful in the market,l
and Government has fever.d roillions weight of it
waiting for sails to cart yit off. The Ge' era) has
done, it,tre time ago, an aflion worthy of recording :
A French privateer was driven on (bore by bad
weather ; the crew, confining of fifty Fre..climen,
were taken to the Cape. The General received them
with humanity, and save them a vefTel, fitted with
every neceffary provihon, with liberty to gowhete
they chofe."

PEDESTRIAN Fear.—On Friday-Lieutenant Wed-
del borne Webner, of the ittli Dragoons, undertook,
in contequence of a wager of Soo guineas, to walk
from Ipfwich to Whitecliapel, a dittance of 69 miler,
in 24 hours, which he performed with cafe in twenty
three hours and eighteen minutes. He went over the
fira nineteen miles in four hours and a quarter,
and had five hours left to walk the lati eleven. He
has fence undertaken to ride a favourite mite the
fame difiance ir. five hours, r ;co guineas. This
bet is to be decided next Saturday. Mr. Wehtler is
a Spc young man, remarkably aaive, and not twenty
years old.
Saturday a fine child, about two years of age, the
fan of Mr. Cook, bt okbinder, in Elliott', court, Old
Bailey, fell out of k two pair of 11.1irs window there
and icon after expired.
A man who profeffes to be the real Brfflaw, and of
count a conjuror, has had the misfortune to get corn•
mined to gaol at Edinburgh fur fortune telling.
CHILD STEALING.—Saturday, at the Police Office,
Q.Lreen.fquare, a woman, named Ass lisaumont, was
charged with the nefatic,us crime of having enticed
away a child ; and then, having given it fruit; and;
pretending to find fault with its frock, pulled the
fame off, under a promife to go direilly and get a
bandfomer one. Leaving the child in a corner to
eat the fruit, the went to a pawnbroker's in Green.
greet, Leiceller Fields, and pledged the frock for the
utniolt Turn fhe could get upon it. It very fortunately
happened that the honeft pawnbroker, (landing at his
door, faw the prifoner having with her a child without
a frock, and prefently faw her quit the child: he fol-
lowed and had her apprehended ; and on her exa
ruination, not only this, but two other cbargtof were
brought home : but as feveral complaints have been
made of limilar tranfations, the Magiftrates reman-
ded her till Wednefday, that all perfons whole eta.
dren had been Itripped in a fimilar way, may have
an-opportanity to attend and identify, by themfelves
and cbikken, tin property.