Star.
London, England, 1806-05-16 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF A FRENCH FRIGATE.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE .

r nlllOO7ll, MAY 13.—Arrived the rot tuns,
Aurt.t.s, from bourdeauz, for Bremen, with wine
and brandy, detained by the Hero privateer, of Ply.
mouth ; alco a Spanilb brig from Puenos Ayes,
laden with cocoa, hides, &c. prize to the GANN& r
(loop of war, which has pallid by to the Ealtward,
with a fleet under convoy from Oporto.
Tommy, ?day :3.—Arrived the Gusty Hoop
of war. with about twenty fa it of Ms under convoy
from Oporto. They failed from thence on the sth
inn. Wind N. E.

Peva:norm, Mar 14 —Came in the Rowena,
Captain WAltleilt, from °parte, laden with wine,
for Dover : the failed the 3d of May, in crmpany
with thirty-one others, under convoy of the GANNET.
of 18 guns, Captain Bats, and parted from them cff
Scilly yeflerday, and fuprofe they are gone Into
Falmouth, as the wind is againft them. The Clll.
ear captured on her paffage a Spanith Ishooner,
richly laden, from the River Plata, which got into
the fleet before (he dithovered what they were. Alto,
L'Arces, of 36 guns, from a cruise ; Pappenhurg
galliot de Jonge Johannes, Captain Visas, from
Bourdeaux, bound to Tonningen, laden with wine,
detained by the Batty privateer ; Danifh Anna
bolletta, Captain Hots, from Leghorn, bound to
Hamburg!), laden with currants, marble, /cc. de-
tained by the Taaraeoart privateer; brig Gearnn, of
Oporto, Captain de Roza, from Lithon, with cot-
ton. fugar, ece. bound to Amlierdatn, detained by
the SUILINaII. of 18 guns. Came in alto, the Acme,
of p guns, from a cruise the fell in at tea with a
(hip that has on board an Englith Officer, with diG
patches from the Cape of Good Hope, which we un-
derßand announces the arrival off that place of the
fquadron of Admiral VILLEAKITTE, confiding of fir
fail of the line and two frigates; that they arrived the
6:h of March, and that the Voluntaire, one of the
ft igates, attempted to enter the Cape, not knowing
that it was in poffeffion of the Englifh, when the
DIADSM, of 6+ guns, which lay at anchor there,
under Dutch colours, attacked and captured her :
whether any or what other Englith (hips were there
we cannot learn, or whether VILLEAKITTE had
made any attempt on the place : James BC) AAAAA re
is a Captain in the fquadron. Such is the nature of
the reports in circulation here fince the !trivia t f the
Adive.—The fquadron under the command cf Sir
J. B. W•ltatlf, together with the Matalmon, of Bo
guns. and BELL, Pones, of ao guns, paired up
Channel yeflerday; alio the Danifh brig Therefab
Captain DITIIOTSOII, from Salo, bound to Dron-
:beim, laden with brandy. detained by the Irinera-
viraees privateer; MIAs brig Etfgheten, Captain
HAYM•Ittr, from Malaga, bound to Altona, laden
with wine and other goods, detained by the Tea.
VALOAR privateer; and Danifh barque Amphitrite,
Captain Asoaasor, from Marfeilles, bound to Flenf-
burg, laden with wine, brandy, Ece. detained by the
INDITATIG•ILI privareer.—A body was this day
picked up at St. Nicholas's Mind, Paid to be Lieu.

tenant Blitberford, who jumped overboard from the
SA Lv•Doa oar, Mum 00, tome time fume.

&MOTH Zit LITTIIIt, lAKI OATS.

Arrived the Acriva and l'AsoLs frigates, from
a craize ; Amphitrite, AUDIIIIATON, Midvale, ;
and the Therefa, DILSTIIOII, from Saloe. detained
by the Indefatigable privateer; Enigheten, Maur-
macs, from Malaga ; and the Anna &stews, Nse,
from Leghorn, dettined by the Trafalgar privateer;
de Jonge Johannes, Vaal's, from Bourdeauz, de-
tained by the Baty privateer ; and the Guifon Roza,
from Lilbon, detained by the Suatraw !loop
of war.—Accounts have been received here that
Admiral VILLIAMITTII, with fix fail of the line,
and two frigates,arrived at the Cape of Good Hype,
early in March laft : the Voluntaite, one of the fri-
gates, was captured by the Dumps man of war as
the attempted to enter the Cape.—Wind S.W.

POITSMOUYII, MAY 15.—Atrived here lail even-
ing Admiral Sir Joss B. W , Bart. in the Fou-
DILOYANT, With the following ()tips of his fquadron
Foudroyant. 80 guns, Slr J W "
Captain WMITI.
London, 98 guns, Captain Sir H B. NeAL C.
Couragetts, 74 guns, Captain BISSITT.
Hero. 74 guns. Him. Captain GAIIIIIIII.
Namur, 74 guns. Captain HALITID.
Ramifies, 74 gum. Captain PICCI4OIII.
Repulfe, 74 nuns, Hod. Captain Lama.
Amazon, 38 guns, Captain P .
Refinance, 38 gusts. Captain Ansat.
With the Marengo and Belle Poole, their prizes ; the
former of which is under jury mails. Sir J. B. Wan-
anis landed here this morning. Admiral Limo,* in
confined in confequence of the wounds he received in
his leg. Arrived alto the Citacent and Pi LTE It gun
brigs.

DiAL, MAT 15.—Arrited the CLYTiI frigate,
Commodore Owla, with the ARROW fchooner, and
the Fiala gun brig, from off Boulogne ; alto the
American Ihip Hamilton, from Amflerdam for Bal-
timore, detained by the Hostas ir gun brig. Sailed
the Aa stow fcnnoner on a cruize. Came down from
Sheernefs the OTTAR Hoop of war; JachaLt. and
Rtrzsreas gun brigs, and remain in thellow•ns w lth
the fhips as per 1111.—Wind S.W.