Star.
London, England, 1802-08-13 00:00:00

EAST-INDIA SMIPPING.

The Court of Piredtors have refolved to fend out to India an
additional tit:witty of 4,c.t6 tons of thieving.
Letters from a 1 p •ts of India Perak of the number of Chips
which have lately he. n I tuueh~<l (tam the refpedtive dock-yards,
of the hu:abs.n u .ron t3d tons to 700. Several of thefc,fhips
are deltincd for tit z- l'urope trade, and are (paw of as adrni-
rthly cohltl ueted ; the quantity et timber which has been col-
lated fruin Pcgu and alscr parts is iinmenfe.

The Swallow and the Lord Mornington packets, belonging
to the lion. Halt India Company, are expeeted fhertly to ar-
rive. The foran.r having been out nearli three years, hasgone
into dock at Bengal.

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Two Chips of cco tons each are buildin7, by John Woo!more*
Erg. for the fervice of the Hon. raft India Company thii, year ;
oue Ihip of 5 to, by James Will; tine, ; one ditto, of 550,
Meffrs. Tayior, iNhan, and Co ; as lone of 550 tons, by
William Hamilton, EN.
The Hon. the Court of Dire Ron of the Eaft India Company
have granted their liccnks to the following !hips for the pur-
l:hire of their proceeedins to the Eaftward of the Cape of Glued
Hope, on the Southern Whale Fithety. viz.: the Aurora, Eli-
zabeth and Mary, Benin Tar, Altrca, Alexander, Gcorgi-
ana, Mary, New Euphrates, Favourite, Commerce, Flirt,
Charming Kitty, Refolution, Dubuc, William Fuming, Policy,
Pacific, Albion, and Edwitiftow.

The following regular (hips belonging to the Hon. FaR India
Company, are now to arrive from the refpc.ftive fettlements in
the EaR Indies, viz.—Of the feafon ant, from Bengal, the
Duke of Montrofe; from Bencoolen, the Walpole and Preiton;
from the Molucca ;Rands, the P:ineefs Charlotte; from China,
the Ganges, True Briton, Dover Cattle, Afia, Duke of Buc-
eleugh, Warley, Alfred, Albion, Woodford, Taunton Cagle,
Belvedere, and Earl of Abergavenny. Of the feafon tSna,from
St. Helena and China, the Arnifton and Marquis of Ely ; from
Bombay and China, the Wilmer Cattle, Thames, and Can-
ton ; from Madras and China, the Cireneeller, Perfeveranse,
and Alnwick Caftle ; from Madeira, Madras, and Bengal, the
Baring, and lady Burgas ; from Madras and the Molucca
'Bands, the Marchiontfs of Exeter, and the Britannia; front
Madras and Bengal, the I.ady Jane Duni!" the Marquis Wcl-
h Rey, Bengal, Lord ?Jetfoil, and United King-
dom; from Bombay direct, the Earl St. Vincent and the Sir
Edward Hugh.; from China &reel, the David Scott, Ceres,
Glatron, Brunfwick, Royal Charlotte, Cuffnells, and Neptune,
making in the whole 43 Mips, bade' 23 extra
We are lorry to hate, according to a letter lately received
from Madras, that a door', Inlet, with a valuabi: cargo of
bale goods, has been driven ow &ore off the Maldive ittands,
and h.tali}• wrecked. The e-rgo lain poffction of the people of
the hUdives, to whom application will be made from Colom-
bo as fr nt as the fame ran be received, the Sultan of the Mal-
dives bcirg dcceafed. Captain 0 9 died &only after he
gained the Quire, through fatigue.
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The Company's flip the Devaynes Captain WM. ADOERLT,
for Bengal. is eipc4tcd to be difraciesi this week. This is alit
Lift ship of the (calla].