Star.
London, England, 1823-01-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

We at• authorized to contradict the statement of the loss of
his Majesty's ship AIL:GATOR, as stated in the Morning Papers:
it was the United States schooner Alligator, which was lost off
Cuba, and not the British ♦essel of war of that name. Ills Mk-
jesty's ship ALLIGATOR. sailed from Msdeira on the 14th of Octo-
ber, for the Gape of Good Elope and Bombay.

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FALMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Wind E.&R.—Arrived, the Neptime,
Bonne, from Alicant ; James Dunlop, from London for St.
Kitts; Dorset, Brisk, Trepanic end Regent packet, Commis,
from Sicily.
,lax. 4.--4 Arrived, the Lord Hobart packet, from Corti—
sailed the LOth Noveitiber. •
PLesoesiu, liw.'3.—Strong wind and Equally.—Arrived, his
Majesty's ship•Diusett, and Ocean transport, No. 44," from Ire.;
land; thevetwardtbound which sailed yesterday, retarned again
last piglet, the wind haviog,shifted to S.E. • and blows strong,
except two or three, among strisicb Berodino. . Also ar..
rived, the Enchantress'' Boats, from Rio Janeiro-,Janeiro-,the Prince,
BRAITHWAITE, from St. John's, New Brunswick; theitlinstr -
Howes, from Smyrna for Londopl And tile Ituebibr, Apyr
was, from Alexandria.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4.--,We lean by accounts from Jfeetialsai
dated Dnember the 2d, that the Pairi
re, oft.lirgurts, Captain
CLAVERINC, sailed for the Havannish, New Yet*, and Spithead,
on the 7th of October, with Captafw foams, whit is on his re-
turn in her from his 41:lentil= voyage.—'the-Suautast had. sailed
for the Windward Island:l and Alaragaiho; I,fastalt, for Vera
Cruz; KadoistdoEfor Nassau; Cistuarios, as convoy to Santa
Martha, Carthagena, did Porto: Rico ; SvuLLg, for Caraoa ;
Boman' to. Demerara; kazoo, tor Trinidad, ; PYRRHUS, Mom
Triuldadto Maracaibo, for she purpose of claiming British.pro-
_petty ; the Fassatouxo, for Chagres, in quest of two privateers,
which had plundered British Vessels, off there.—His Majesty's
ship ita.toAtoe 'sailed from 11Iedeira the 14th of Chstarber, far
the Cape of Good Hope and Bombay,-and the Esemoa.a, on the
24th of October, for Teneriffe and the Cape of Good Hope.—
The Acme sailed from Madeira on the Ist of November, for
Jamaica.—The Catiaore, Lieutenant Scarier, and the CAIIE
LION Lieutenant WITHAM, came in for supplies, and sailed again
to-day, to afford soecour to vessels which the late prevailing
easterly winds might h,ve prevented from coming up. the Chan-
PANDORA, 01 18 guns, Captain Scant, is ordered to
Spithead, from Plymouth, to refit.-..-The Tonicexo is to be got
ready immediately for commission, and to join Sir Erne. Owee.
Mr. WILLIAM WALKER, Master in the Navy, has been chosen
Master of the Sir Francis Drake, Plymouth and Portsmouth
steam-packet, now building at. the former port.—J. Noza.oes,
Esq. Master Shipwright of Sheerness Dock-yard, is appointed
Master Shipwright of this Dock-yard, vice Diunams, deceased ;
Mr. Ouvea Lams, Assistant Surveyor of the Navy, succeeds
Mr. Nottorn, at Sheerness. The situation of Assistant to. the
Surveyors of the Navy is to be filled in future by one of the Sti-
perior Class of Shipwrights.—R. FOSTER, Esq. late Clerk of the
Survey here (whose office was abolished), is appointed Store-
keeper at the Dock-yard at ;Woolwich.
JAN. s.—Arrived the Marian; Prince Leopold, JOINER ; and
Rosetta, from London. Sailed the Charles Forbes' BREAM,
for London; Cynthia, for the Mediterranean; and, Sally, for
Leghorn.
Cowes, JAN. 4.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived. the Potnma, Wee-
saga, from Batavia, in 106 days; Charles Forbes, Bstirair, from
Bombay, in 118 days; Vrow Catherine Elizabeth, buctoatax,
from Batavia.
Dem., Jam. 4.—Wind S. E.—Came down from the Rivet,
and sailed, the Lady Hannah, Ectice, for Savannah; Har-
mony, for Teneriffe ; Industry, for Gibraltar; Good Hope; for
New. Orleans; Lady AP Wortle, foe Honduras; Sisters, for
'Demerara; and Delight, for Berbice.
Jar. 5. Wind S. E.—Sailed, the Barclay, for New Orleans.
Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Cyrus, Berrien's, from
Bilhoa •' also, and remains, the Mellish, Foto, from Madras
and Bengal. Put back, the Barclay and Delight.

In a company of topers, whose fancies are always I,
inventive of " a reason fair to flit their glasses again,"
a round of belles was proposed. Dr. -RARRET, upon
being called sipon for the fair object of his admira-
tion, gave, with much gravity—" the allege bell !"
A young Ensign residing in lodgings, the rooms of
which were very small, was visited by a fashionable
friend, who had no sooner entered than he exclaimed
" Heaven defend me, Charles, where do you find
space to breathe here; why, there's hardly room for a
cock to crow in? how long have you been in this
nutshell?"--" Not long enough," said the other dray,
" to become a kernel.'

The pigs in the vicinity of Naples are so fat as to'
be able to move only with difficulty; and several
persons have been curious to learn in what manner
this desideratum was obtained. They were informed
that the pigs were always fed in the first instance with
Indian corn, and then generally permitted to shtfi for
themselves ! The method adopted by the Neapolitans
to ascertain when the animal is fit for the knife, is as'
extraordinary as it is cruel—anitonprobe is plunged
into .the side of the animal, and when the 'point
touches the lean or muscular fibre (not till then 1). at
is indicated by the expressiOn of pain.
An Inquest was held at Neitgate, on the body of. Mary Ann
Andrews, a convict. Bbe was tenteneed to death in but
received a free pardon,and wasaait to her friends,in the country.
h:le, however, again came to top,, And sealing a watch from a
person uyon whom she called, was again eapitafly sor.victed, hut
was again resi.itcd, awl died a natural death.—Accordintly.