Star.
London, England, 1814-08-17 00:00:00

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Yesterday afternoon Princess ELlZAilefli
party at her Cottage. . Called Clv
,s • •
spent the evening.—'i !tyre were prisint,- • • •
The Queen. I?rincesee. Atigusta, Mary, and SopMa of Gletwesterx
Counte..bes Maccletheid kr! Platinum, -Lord«Pt. Heietet,- Mt.
and Mrs. Stanhope, Earl MakiesfieJd, • Lord Arden; Gpiterals
Cartwright, Taylor, Canipbrll, and Colonel Stephenson.
This being., the Duke of YORE'S birth-day, the
mornint was ushered. in with the rittging of bells *hd
other demonstrations of rejoicings. 'lt will be cele-
brated by the QUILEN., at Frosmore, in the Wire style
as the PRJRCE Rsossr's birth:day was; Their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Yonx have ar-
rived, to pay their respects to.the Quetta upon the
occasion ; the former from London and the latter from
Oadands. The Duke of CLARENCE, Count MUNSTER,
General MANNERS, 4cc. have arrived.

Yesterday, about four o'clock, the Panics RECENT
left town in his travelling carriage with three out-
riders for Windsor, to be present at.the celebration
of the Duke of YORK'S Birth-day by the Qum! at
Frogmore. His Royal Highness was expected to
sleep at Windtor last night ; proceed from there to
Brighton to dinner this day, where he is expected to
remain about a fortnight, and.then proceed on a tour
to visit seVeral noble families.
Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Birth-day
of the Doke'of 'nal, it was celebrated with much
felicity : there was a very splendid illumination of •
the Theatres and the Tradespeople a the. Royal•Fa;
billy. There wit a display of fiteworks at Chelsea.
The honours irhich are continued to be conferred
in the Hereditary Prince of ORANGE, encourage the
bope that a lately projected matrimonial union, so
highly desitable in every point of view, may yet be
accomplished. Hts Royal Highness was last night
Gazetted as an Extra Knight of the Order of the Bath.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND is very shortly to lead
to the Hymeneal Altar the Widowed Princess of
Sawn. The approbation of the PRINCE REGENT in
Council was formally obtained on Monday last.
Lord Casmitcaon has taken with him his full
robes of the Order of the Garter, in which he will
appear when he invests the Emperor of AUSTRIA and
the Prince Sovereign of the NETHERLANDS with that
Order. His Lordship takes with him also the full
robes of the Order for those Sovereigns.
Earl BATHURST has appointed Mr. Ccovri to be
one of his Majesty's Messengers, in the room of Mr.
WAGSTAFF, who retires.
Sir FREDERICK FLOOD is, according to compact,
forthwith to vacate his seat for the county of We:-
fort in consequence of the return of CESAR COL-
Clint% Esq. of Tintern Abbey, after an absence of
23 years in France.
Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of RUTLAND

arrived in Budington.street on Monday from France,
'via. Brighton. Yesterday morning they left London
for Belem. Castle, from whence they will proceed
:immediately to Bumper Castle, the seat of his Grace
in Yorkshire, where the Duke will take his annual
". diversion of grouse shooting.
The 'Marquis of Built. left town yesterday for
Trask:es with a mitt OVNIS reclaim sad eighteen coach
horses..
The Duke of BERRI'S object in coming
.to this
country was for. the purpose of congratulating the
Pubes lochs on his Dinh-dray, and to solicit that'
his Risral_Highness would visit Paris. This invita-
tion, which was politely declined in the first instance,
was renewed, and again declined.
Extract of a Letter from Captain Born, of the
Prussia, captured by the Americans :-•-•• With sor-
row I acquartat yen with the capture of the Pelham,
on thst.3oth of April, within l'2 hours' sail of our
deequed port. On the 28th of April, we parted from
Ms Majesty's ship Halcyon, by order of the Commo-
dore, who saw us through the Mona Passage ; on
the 29th, at eight a. in. perceived a schooner in full
chase ; about that time off Tortugas Island, the wind
became more light, she then took her position about
two miles a-itern, and dogged us all night, all hands
at quarters till day-light ; when she hoisted, Ameri-
osn colours and engaged us for about 15 minutes,
but not adniiring our appearance or shot, she sheered
off to the northward. At nine o'clock, 30th April,
Island of Gonaives in sight, bearing about- S.E.
by E. we descried another large schcor.er bearing up.
on us ;at half-past eleven a. in. she hoisted Caitha-
gena colours, and fired a friendly gun ; not trusting
to thii we prepared for an obstinate defence ; at me-
ridian *die hoisted American colours, and commenced
the action, and we soon found by her long guns she

bad a great superiority, her shot going far over us,
whilst our's fell much short :—it was by this time
' nearly calm. I endeavoured to get as near her as
possible, during which time we were greatly cut up ;
however, I accomplished my purpose about one, and
got within musket shot, when we gave three cheers,
and turtied to with good will ; at lour she was with-
in pistol shot, and had done us great damage, and
to my mortification all our 611,. shot was expended,
and we had only four 12-pound carronades. My few
brave fellows promised to stand by me till we sunk,
although we perceived, from their great superiority
in men, it was their intention to board ; but trusting
to our great height out of the water, and conscious
of the valuable ship and cargo, I determined not to
strike. The privateer was now so near, we could do
nothing but with muskets, and at forty minutes past
four, she boarded us ia the starboard quarter, when

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a dreadful strugg:e took place ; at this .moment
• .sewed a ball in my right breast and fell, but reco-
'tering io a minute or twos in the act of aiming a
130arding pike at a fellow coming through a port, I
• was struck two blows on the ribs by a sabre, which
agaii laid me flat, but my second Mate run him
through with a boarding pike. At this time we had
from seventy to eighty men on our decks, and the
battle was soon put an end to, they hauling down
our colours. The privateer proved to be the Saucy
Jack : she mounts two 12-pound lung guns in pivots
(13 feet), two long brass 9-pounders, and two eclat-
:non 1-2-pounders in carriages, with a complement of
110 men. We had sis 6-pound guns, and four 12-
pound cArronades ; SO men And boys, inclUding five
passengers. Poor ParrEasotr, my chief mate, fell by
my side, with more than a dozen musket balls in
Mast, with one !comae killed and nine wounded, and
Lam sorry to say, principally severely. Our enemy
owns $ killed and 12 eroundeda they are otherwise
Much cut up in hull, sails, and rigging."