Star.
London, England, 1812-12-28 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY OFFICE, DEC. 26.

Vice-Admiral Stirling, Commander-in-Chief at Ja-
maica, has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq.
a letter from Captain Davies, of his Majesty's ship
Garland, reporting tke capture, on the 13th of Sep-
tember, of the Poor Sailor American privateer, of
one long six-pounder, and fifty men, by the boats of
the Garland, under Lieutenant Brake.

And also two letters from Captain Boss of his Ma-
jesty's schooner Rhodian, of the 13th and 16th Sep-
tember.

The former stating the capture, by the Rhodian
and Variable schooner, of the Dash American priva-
teer, of one gun and 30 men.
And the latter giving an account of the capture ofl
the Sarah Ann American privateer, ,carrying one
12-pounder and 40 men, by the Variable and the
boats of the Rhodian.

The Vice-Admiral has also transmitted a list of
thirty-three other American vessels taken by the
squadron under his orders, between the 11th of July
and 22d of October.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 19.
Medical Establishment for the Military Department of the
Ordnance.

Assistant-Furgeon James Bennett to be Surgeon by augmentation.
Assistant-Surgeon Henry Sprowle to be ditto.
Second Assistant-Surgeon William OliVer Locke to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Bennett.
Second Assistant-Surgeon J.S.Gregory to be ditto, vice Sprowle.
Temporary Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Murray to be Second
Assistant-Surgeon, vice Locke.
Temporary Assistant-Surgeon William Browne to be ditto, vice
Gregory.
Temporary Assistant-Surgeon Charles Tomlin Whitfield. to be
ditto, by auginentation.
Temporary Aisistant•Surgeon Bransby Cooper to be ditto, by
augmentation.—Dated December 2, 1812.
Temporary Assistant-Surgeon Edward Rudge to be ditto, vice
Montgomery, deCeased. Dated December 3, 1812.
Temporary Assistant-Surgeon Charles Cupples to be ditto, vice
Lenny, deceased. Dated December 4, 1812.
Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers.
First Lieutenant Frederick Reid to be Captain by augmentation.
Second Lieutenant Chas: Park to be Fine Lieutenant, vice Reid.
Second Lieutenant Charles Bennett to be ditto by augmentation.
Second Lieutenant John G. Griffiths to be ditto by augmentation.
Second Lieutenant John 'Beveridge to be ditto by augmentation.
Second Lieutenant Alia. Matheson to be ditto by augmentation.
Second Lieutenant Richard White to be ditto by augmentation.
Dated November i, 1812.
—.— Wilson, Gent, to be 2d Lieutenant, vice Park, promoted.
James Mills, Gent. to be ditto, vice Bennett, promoted.
P. R. Boyle, Gent. to be ditto, vice Griffith,, promoted.
David Kinnear, Gent. to be ditto, vice Beveridge, promoted.
John Daniel, Gent, to be ditto, vice Mattheson, promoted.
Frederick Bate, Gent. to be ditto, vice White, promoted.
P. Smith, Gent, to be ditto by augmentation. • '
Dated December I, 1812.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Stafford.—The King's own Staffordshire Militia.
John Fltzherbert, Esq. to be Captain, vice Newton. Dated No-
vember 28, 1812.
William Holmes Dutton, Gent. to be Lieutenant ; William Lu-
cius Cary, and Robert Russell, Gents. to be ditto. Dated
October 5, 1812.
George Storr, Gent, to be Ensign. Dated Oct. 19, 1812.
Philip Lugar, Gent. to be ditto. Dated Nov. 17. 1812.
East Regiment of Staffordshire Local Militia.
Edward Whiting, Gent. is be Lieutenant. Dated Fieb. 19, 1812.
Western Regiment-of Local Militia.
John Partridge, Gent. to be Lieutenant, Dated May 1,1811.
• Southern Regiment of Local Militia.
William Eccleaton, Esq. to be Captain. Dated April 25, 1812.
William Bird, Esq. to be ditto ; John Palmer, Esq. to be ditto,
vice Wyatt, resigned; John Brummell, En. to be ditto, vice
Peel, deceased. Dated June 4, 1812.

Juneth alw6;
El 840.9;
to be Captain. Dated June 15, lilt
John Hall and Edward Buckedeld, Gents. to l
Samuel Bas Northern Regiment of Local Militia.
Central Regiment of Local Militia.
Thomas Adle, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Scarlett. M
Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry. 'Mitt
The Honourable Thomas William Anson' to be Captain;
Cruse, Esq. to be ditto; Charles Coupland, Esq, to
be ""`
nant. Dated August 3, 1812.uotte.
Edmund Peel, Esq. to be ditto. Dated December 5,1811
Stone and Eccleshall Volunteer Ovally,
John Aston, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Jackson; I,vr,on
Stubbs, Gent. to be Cornet, vice As:on, promoted,
January 4,1810.Due4
Tamworth Volunteer Cavalry.-John Ravel, Gent, to be Lin tenant, vice Nevill ; Joseph Grundy, Gent. to be Cornet,
Flavell, promoted. Dated July 29, 1809.
Leek Volunteer Infantry-John Haywood Alsop, Gent. to
Ensign, vice Godwin, resigned. Dated May 6,1808, -
h.
Peter Davenport, Esq. to be Major, vice Powys, ditto. Dew
September 17, 1812,
Longport Volunteer Infantry-Enoch Keeling, Esq. to
tain, vice Lakin, resigned; Benjamin Adams, Esq, e. heitro-
vice Stanier, ditto. Dated April 25, 1811.
William Backer, Gent, to he Lieutenant. March 25,1811.
William Bindley, Gent. to be ditto. Dated April 25,1811.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED,
Feb. 9, George Laing, late of the City-road, but now of Dru..,
rara, South America, merchant, at ten, et
BANKRUPTS.
Thomas Horton, of Shrewsbury, Salop, linen-draper sod tube.
dasher, dealer and chapmen, to surrender January 14, at
January 15, at ten, and Feb. 6, et twelve, at the eteee„/:
Vottlupiptim. Attornies, Messrs.Kinderhy, but ad Au.
ten, Gray's-Inn, London; or Mr. Howes, Northam/nom
Thames Hills, of Sandwich, Kent, shipbuilder, deller and clop.
man, January 8, at 6, January 9, and Feb. 6, et et% at the „,
Inn, Sandwich. Attoniies, Mr. Robert Mb.; Sandaled;
or Messrs. Egan and Waterman, Essex-seat, Strand.
Benjamin Piedar, of !Orton-In-Lindsey, tiledagoro, vac,
dealer and chapman, January 7, at four, Januaty az,
Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Glamfonl-Stigga. Atte.
nies, Messrs. Richard and John Nicholson, Brig'; or Mew,
Leigh, Mason, and Leigh, New Bridge-street, lilaehliiiars.
Edward Beebee, of Bilston, Staffordshire, traltster, hutber.
dealer *id chapman, January 5, at four, January 6, and F 2,,
6, at eleven, at the'Bradford Arms Inn, [Tetley Bank. Me.
nies, Messrs. Kinderley, Long, and Austen, Gray's-Ine, la
don ; or Mr. Stuart, Bilston.
Richard Wood, of Harwich, Essex, fisherman, dealer and dip.
man, January 4,5, and Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Tit:tea,
fun, Hanvich. Attornies, Mr. B. Chapman, Harwich; e
Messrs. Williams and Brooks, Lincoln's-Inn, London.
Jonathan Bowers, of Stockport, Cheshire, cottonlphiner, de*
and ehapman, January 22, 29, and Februz.ry 6, at tkree, ark
Warren Bulkeley Arms Inn, Stockport. Attornies, Melle
deley, Stockport; or Messrs Milne and Parry, Temple.
William CrouCh, of Ring-street, Southwark, painter, plat*
glazier, dealt r and chapman, January 2,8, and Ft.b. a, at 44
ut GuildhalL Attornies, Messrs. Harvey and Warne, Sa
Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street.
Benjamin Lewin, of Bishopsgate-street, London, jewelltr, des
and chapman, January 5, 12, and Feb. 6, at twelve, at Gals
hall. Attorney, Mr. Paterson, No. ;1, Copthall-court, Tint
morton-street.
Thomas Prickett, of the White Hone Livery Stables, City
Middlesex, livery-stable-keeper, January 2,9, and Feb.
eleven, at Guildhall. Attorneys, Mr. Henry Kenna, .
of Salisbury-street, Strand.
Charles Harper and John M'Whinnie, of Camperdown. •
Snow's Hebb, Surrey, blacking and etatery-papermaauf
rers, dealers anti chapmen, Jan. 2, at twelve, Jan. 5, at -
and Feb. 6, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorniei, Messrs.
and AUport, No. 41, Shoreditch.
Thomas Whitwell, of LiietPool, master-mariner, mach‘
dealer and cliapmen, Jan. 19,20, and Feb. 6, at clerics:*
Glebe '1 IVern Liverpool. *Attornies, Messrs.. Stephan%
lington, and circle" y, Bedford row, London ; or Mew. DO
tern sand l'opham, Slaters-court, Curie-street, Liverpool
John Dunkerley, of Pit Batik, within Oldhani, lAncaskire,e)
ton-tnanufac. arm', dealer and .chaptnail, January 28, 27, ad
Feb. 6, at two, at the Sty Inn, Manchester. Attornies, Mr.
Heslop, King-street, Manchester :' or Melsrs. AVM, Fair
thorn., and Clarke, Coptball-court, Throgmenee-street.
William Jackson, oaf Hinckley, Leiceskershire, limb; desks tai
chapntan, January sett, at six, J ail. 31, at ten, and keb.6, at 11,
at the Georg Inn, Hinckley. Attsknies, Mr. Hodges Win, •
Nelborn-court, Gray s-lnb, London or Mr.
of inckley.
John Munn, of Prestwich, Lawashire, eptteMigninelene
detain' andehapmen' January 15; if, and Feb. 6, gushes
at the Bridgewater Arms, Manchester._ Artemis*, Visa
Duckwmth, Chippindall, and I.*
Wllltans Aham, of Reading,
January 11, and Feb. 6,
Attornies, Mr.`Jacob New)
No. 8, New-square, Lincol'
John Rothery Thompson, c
shire, clothier, drysalter,
and Feb. 6, at eleven, at
Attornies, Mr. Blackburn,
Knowles, New Inn, Leidon.
Robert Pester, now or late
man, December 31, Jant..
Rummer Tavern, Bristo4
King, Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-street,
Frank's, Corn-street, BristoL
John Brandreth, of Bolton-le-Mc
facturer, bleacher, calico-printer,
6, at three, January 7, at ek
Bridge Inn, Bolton-le-Moors.
Bulling, Bolton-le-Moors -
Temple, London.
Stephen Huat the younger,
man, January 22, at two,
at two, at the White Horse,
Holmes and Son, Romsey
Roarke, Crane-court, Fleet
Themai Russell, late of Up
new of the King's Bench
December 29, January 6,
Attorney, Mr. Clarke, It
William Cropley, of Cambridge,
man, Dec. 29,1anuary
Attorney, Mr. Illacklow,
Benjamain Paine, Lite of
ker, brasier, and tinman,
Greenwich, Kent, auctioneer
man, Dec. 29, Jan. 9, and .
torney, Mr. Turner, Kirby-street,
John Hair, formerly of North-sereet,l
street, Lasibeth, rnerchlu'e9
Guildhall. Attornies, 11-
Queen-street, apapside,.
William Stephenson, late of
and chapman, formerly
9, and Feb. 6, at eleven,
Attornies, Messrs. Tottie
Julies Lambert and Sons,
William Ball, of Liverpool,
at one, at the Star lon,
Mahal, Sergeant, spa Milne,
ant Parry, -lens*, Londe'.
John Haywciod, of Cateaton-street,
Jan. 2, io, and Feb. 6,
Messrs. Holmes and Fiske,
Logsdon.
Thomas Wilkinson, of Cal(
Jan. 2,9, at twelve, and
ney,
Mr.
G. Adams, Old
Jolu4 Cockburn, of South
' Feb. 6, at eleven, at the
Atturnies, Messrs. Bell i
London; or Mr. C. Bainbridge,
John Jones, of Shepherd's-market,
• and chapman, Jan. si, at --
at Guildhall. Anomie*,
ton, Henrietta-street, Co
Average Prier of Corn ip
ending the 19th
Wheat. Rye. f'
a. 4. I
I. d.
121 81 6 I
The average Price et Sul
to the week ending the2s4

II

all, and Dennison, Manchester.
Berks, baige-builder, Dewar%
6, at five, at the Beu Inn, Rohr
Newbery, Reading or Mr. gime,
Uthola's-Inn, London.
n, of Hunslett, Parish of Leeds, Ys
er, dealer and chapman, 1 'miry 11,
, at the Bull and Mouth Inn, Lain
burn, of Leeds; or Messrs. Syto
ate of Bristol, maluter, dialer led tie
anuary 8, and Feb. 6, itt tweite,it
ito4 Attornies, Messrs. Whitcmthe
Fleet-street, Londod ; or
kistoL
an-k-Moors, Lancashire,
co-printer, dealer and chapniao;litrai
, at defog, and Feb. 6, ar four, la
Moors. Amman, Messrs. Kay ai
sore ; or Messrs. Milne and Pao
:r, of Cadnan, Hants, dealer sad OP
wo, January 22, at eleven, and MS
Horse, in Ramsey. Attornies,
rise,; or Messrs. Sandy*, Hartalli•
Fleet street.
Upper Seymour-street, Middlesex,
ch prison,) grocer, dealer and •
r 6, and Feb. 6, at ten, at O. •
164, Bishopsgate. strees-Withcli
nbridge, hardwareman, dealer and •
y 9, and Feb. 6, at twelve, at t- •
low, No. 41, Frith.street, Sohn'
'Safiron-hill, Middlesex, iron •
man, now of Circus.Lc:dge, Hopi •
Ctioneer and surveyor, dealer sada"
and Feb. 6, at ten, u GuMdb
Kirbrstreet, Hatton-Garden.
4ordt-Ureet,Westminster, vow of Blab
+chant, lan. 2, 12, sod Feb. 1, at 000
Mews. Wilklnant apd Gree°"°4
de, London.
: of Leafs, Yorkshire, muskrat,
17 of Gildarsome, marodadarer, Jam,.
en, at the Bull and Month inns 1,011
de and Riskirdsoo, Leeds; or Idea
one, Bedford.ruvr, Londom
merchant, lba. 20, 21, and P
an, Manchester, Monies, WO'
Milne, Manchester; or Mesay.lolo
,ondoa.
xaton-street, Lomioa, warchclo.'
6, at eleven, at Guildhall. et.-
Fisk., 5, lank-lane, Fen "
:meaton-street, London, wu •
and Feb. 6, at one, at Guildhall. •
Old Jewry, London.
h :shields, Durham, grocer, Jan' 1.121%
the George Inn Newcastle-uplirl!'
eV and Brodrick, Bow-lane,
lainbridge, Chapter-row, South
's-market, May Fair, Mid:ikon, on
icast,onmecuors2.,
Faetwte,aikaunoand
rFee,hand.6,,trkip.,
Covent-Garden.
ist England and Wales from the TO
19th of 'December, 1814. •
Barley. Oats. Beans. 11101:
I. 4. la.d. 15. 4. I
64 4 44 1 II 6 r
Sugar, computed from the returat
di day of Desanber; 51e. 61414

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28.
HOLY INNocENTs.—Holiday at the Stock Exchange.

Our Port letters received this morning announce
two distressing occurrences connected with our naval
establishment. We allude to the capture of the MA-
CEDONIAN frigate, by the American frigate United
States, and the reported mutiny of the crew of a Bri-
tish ship of war on the Downs station. The latter,
although sufficiently galling to British feeling, is but
a trivial event, when compared with the capture of
the MACEDONIAN. We have every reason to believe,
however, that the triumph of the American Navy will
be but short lived. Our force on the Halifax station
is now unquestionably competent to crush these ma-
lignant usurpers of the empire of the seas.

REPORTED ARRIVAL OF A FLAG OF
TRUCE FROM FRANCE.

The letters from Dover received this morning
speak in mysterious terms of an arrival from the
coast of France, which has been supposed by some
to be a Flag of Truce. We give the letters as we
have received them : in the mean time we are not
enabled t 9 state, that any official notification of such
arrival has been made at the Government Offices.
" DOVER, DECEMBER 27.

A French fishing-boat was observed this morn-
ing to go alongside one of our brigs of war cruizing
off here, and reports were soon after in circulation
that she was a flag of truce, as she did not remain
a great while alongside of the brig, but returned
again towards the French coast. I have been en.
deavouring to learn as many particulars as possible
respecting this arrival, and, from our boatmen, I find
that a French fishing-boat did go alongside of a brig
of war, and afterwards returned to the opposite shore,
but that no colours were visible on board the boat,
nor did, the brig mak e away afterwards for the
Downs, as she would in all probability have done
had the boat brought dispatches; and I cannot find
that any boat has come from the brig ; the weather has
been so very hazy all the day, and so very little wind,
that the Commander of the brig might have sent a
boat to the Downs if the French boat did bring any
thing, and yet such boat might not have been seen
from hence, as the brig was full one-third sea over.—
A supposition has been mentioned, that the French
boat, by the weather being hazy and little wind, had
got further over towards this shore last night in fish.
ing than is usual,• and that the Commander of the
brig seeing her, might have gone to her, and desired
the Frenchmen to come alongside to enquire for
aewarom them. At present, however, it is all con.
jecture.—A report of a very unpleasant nature is cir-
culating about Mere this day, that the crew of one
of the brigs on this station has mutinied, and carried
her into Boulogne. I forbear to mention her name,
trusting the report is false; if correct, could the boat
above alluded to have been dispatched on that ac-
count?

* French fishing-boats are hardly ever seen now from this

shore.

ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.

▪ 44 Arrived a boat from France—reported to be a
flag of truce : after a short conference with one of
• our brigs, she immediately returned. The tide not
serving, the brig did not stand towards the Doutns,
but it is said she landed a boat at Folkstone.
• It is in circulation all over this town, that the
crew of a sloop of war, having mutined, carried her
into a French port. The vessel was on the Dunge-
ness station." •

In the event of another campaign in Russia, which,
when we consider the temperament of the baffled in-
vader, we think not improbable, it will not surprize
us to see some of the German confederate troops
marshalled under thebanners of his indignant adver-
sary. We know, and the fact may now be stated
without danger, that previous to the recent invasion
of Russia, by the French, an offer was made to the
Emperor of RUSSIA, of a very large body of Prue-
.ians (not less, it is believed, than 150,000 men) ;
which offer the Emperor declined, and declared, that
in order that he might not give BONAPARTE the least
pretext for the commencement of hostilities, he would
not, before such an event, even make peace with En-
land.—Now that the event has taken place, and the
first campaign has had an issue so glorious for
Russia, it is not unreasonable to hope, that it may
act as an antidote to that terror which for years has
fascinated the Governments of the Continent, and
!aid them passively prostrate at the feet o NAPOLEON.
One great point for Europe has been gained. The
die is cast. The time of temporising, so far as re-
gards Russia, is now at an end, and a nucleus is thus
formed for the aggregation of the disjoined elements
of constitutional order and national energy. For
many years the continental Powers have been with-
out a rallying point : every one was afraid while en-
gaged in the contest, that the first intelligence they
should hear would bey that their ally had submitted
to terms dictated by the enemy,; and this very fear,
acting upon them individually, produced the very
evil which each of them dreaded, and left them all
at the mercy of the usurper.
Can any of these Powers now suspect the sincerity,

the firmness, the deep-rooted hatred of ALIXANDER
to the unprincipled invader of his dominions—the
author of so much misery—the cause •f so many sa-
crifices ! Can it be believed that these Powers will
not be greedy to seize the opportunity that is thus
afforded them, the only one, perhaps, with which
they will ever be furnished, to enable them to recover,
assert, and maintain their national independence.

Letters from the opposite coast mention that Bo-
NAPARTE is seriously indisposed. It would, indeed,
be surprising, if a journey of at least 1200 miles,
performed in twelve days, did not shake even his
iron-bound Constitution.

The circumstance of a guard of 600 officers being
added to the Imperial Guards, in escorting the " sa-
cred person" of BONAPARTE to Smorgonie, is not
unworthy of remark. It indicates that the Imperial
Guards were either not sufficiently numerous, or
could not be trusted. It suggests the probability
that there must have been some great previous revolt
of the rank and file of the French army when the
officers separated themselves from the men. Ind: ed,
we are told in the 29th Bulletin, that " restoration of
discipline" was one of the objects of going into win-
ter-quarters. The defection of the troops probably
took place after the battles in which NEY and D
VOUST were worsted, and may account for a circum-
stance hitherto unexplained, namely, that there were
so few officers to such immense numbers of prisoners.

Saturday, at half-past twelve o'clock, her MAJESTY,
.and Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, arrived at the
Queen's Palace from Windsor, escorted by a party
of Light Horse. In a few minutes after, one of the
PRINCE REGENT'S carriages arrived at the Palace, and
conveyed the QUEEN and PRINCESSES to Carlton-house,
where they were received by the PRINCE and the
Duke of CUNIBERLAND. After partaking of an early
dinner, her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES left Carlton-
house for Windsor, about half-past four o'clock, in
her travelling carriage, escorted by a party of the
7th Light Dragoons.
The Duchess of BRUNSWICK gave a grand dinner
on Christmas Day, to the Princess of WALES, and a
party, at her Highness's residence in Hanover-square.
The Duke of-CamartincE has for some days been
on a visit at Cobham Hill, the seat of the E.trl of
ROMNEY, near Maidstone.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL gave a grand dinner on
Saturday last, to his Excellency the RCS IA ANIBAS-
sADon, and several other distinguished Foreigners,
attached to the corps diplomatique—Several of the
Cabinet Ministers, and a few select persons, consist-
ing of, among others, the Earl of MotaA, and the
Countess of LOUDON.
The LORD MAYOR has ordered to be distributed
to the poor Freemen confined ip Ludgate, ten stone
weight of meat weekly, during the remainder of his
mayoralty, at his own expence.
Through the benevolent assistance of the opulent
inhabitants of Manchester, the soup shops of that
town distribute 10,000 quarts daily to the poor.
Subscriptions have been opened at Yarmouth, Ips-
wich, and many other provincial towns, for supplying
the poor with bread, soup, and coals, at this incle-
ment season.

The French General LE BRON, and his Aide-de-
Camp, who lately escaped from Welshpool, Mont-
gomeryshire, and were retaken at Shrewsbury, have
been conveyed to Stapleton prison, near Bristol.
Last night, according to immemorial custom, sun-
dry persons of the lower order, who had expended
their Christmas presents in refreshing cordials, were
seen bivouacking in dark allies and passages, ai desti-
tute of beds as the French soldiers in Russia.

The small pox continues its ravages at Preston.
Scarcely a week has lately passed without several
persons having fallen victims to it.
The Special Commissions will be opened at York
on the 28th January next.
A French prisoner on Monday made his escape
from the Fyen prison ship, in the Medway, and has
not been heard of.

We have received letters from Halifax to the 12th
ult. but they afford us very little news of import-
ance, execpting, as we before heard, the unfavour-
able termination of Sir JOHN WARREN'S overture to
the American Government, for a suspension of hos-
tilities ; the American Government having refused
to acknowledge the right of searching their ships for
the impressment of English seamen.—Nothing had
been heard of Commodore RODGERS, since he had
escaped out of Boston. It was conjectured he had
gone on a distant cruize, with hopes of intercepting
one of our homeward-bound East India convoys.
The Tenedoe, Captain HYDE PARKER, had captured
the American privateer brig Thorn, of 18 guns, a
very fine vessel, off the Banks of Newfoundland. She
had made two prizes ; a ship from Cadiz, and two
licensed Americans. The Herald, Captain JACKSON,
returned to Halifax on the 17th ult. having landed
a detachment of troops in the River St. Lawrence ;
the Wanderer, Captain NEWCOMBE, with a convoy
from Quebec ; and the LAURESTINA, Captain Goa-
DON, from Lochryan ( Scotland) with the ship JUBILEE
under convoy. Admiral SAWYER sailed for England
in the AFRICA, with the LEICESTER, and several mer-
chant vessels under convoy. Commissioner INGLEFIELD
Captains DACRES, HUSKISSON, and MULCASTER, of
the Royal Navy, the Rev. Dr. INGLIS, and Miss
SHERBROOKE, are coming passengers in the AFRICA. I
The SPARTAN accompanied the convoy. The ships
of war at Halifax were busily refitting, viz. SAN
DOMINGO, STATIRA, JUNON, ORPHEUS, WANDE-
RER, LAURESTINA, HERALD, RATLER, and COLIBRE ;
NOVA SCOTIA schooner, and CENTURION floating-
battery. Sir JOHN BERESFORD was off the Chesa-
peake with a squadron. A violent bilious fever had
made its appearance at Bermuda, and many of the
inhabitants had fallen victims to it, with some of the
crew of the RUBY and SWIFT. When the last ac-
counts left Bermuda, it was subsiding.
On the capture of the American sloop Wasp, the
boatswain and boatswain's mate were recognized as
deserters from his Majesty's naval service : the latter
from the OLEOPATRA, and the former had been Sir J.
P. BERESFORD'S coxswain; when in the CAMBRIAN :
they are both in irons.

NyfrifL INTELLIGENCE.

The Francis Freelink packet sailed on Wednesday
evening from Falmouth with a flag of truce for Arne.
rica.

FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 25.
Arrived the Princess Charlotte packet, from the
Brazili, in ten weeks, with a mail ; and the Chance
,privateer, from a cruize. The orders for the Pelham
packet for the West Indies are come, and she will
sail to-morrow morning —Wind E. fresh breezes.

ANOTHER LETTER FROM FALMOUTH, SAME DATE.
Captain GRIMSTONE, of the brig Samuel, from Port
Mahon for Dublin, and Captain Howors, late of the
George and Dorothy, from Limerick for Lisbon,
with twelve of their crew, were landed here yester-
day out of the Chance English privateer, who picked
them up in an open boat, on the 22d instant, thirty-
five miles N.N.E. of Ushant, after being captured on
the 20th by the French privateer Miguillonnaise, of
16 guns and 150 men, and were suffered to proceed
lin their boat. The privateer had taken nine vessels
prior to their capture, and destroyed them all except
three, viz. the Regent, from the West Indies ; Coat-I
merce, from the Brazils ; and the Alert cutter, of
Guernsey. The privateer had been out 14 days, and
was about to return to France when Captains GRIM-
STONE and HOLMES left her, in lat. 47. 30. long. 6.
PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 26.

Arrived the brig Three Friends, WIIILEY, from
Messina—was captured the 13th inst. by the French
privateer la Miguilonnaise, of St. Maloe's, of 16
guns and 150 men—she was picked up the 15th inst.
lby his Majesty's ship KENt, without a creature on
board except a dog, which was found in an emaciated
state ; the crew had been put on board a schooner
called the Badajos, into which the enemy had put
the crews of several other vessels which they had
captured and destroyed.—The Badajos was taken
charge of in the Channel by the PICKLE schooner ;
and being from the Mediterranean, they were both
put under quarantine.—Three of the vessels captured
by la' Miguilonnaise are, the Alfred, CHAPMAN ; the!
Commerce, !Qom; and the Regent, —. Forced
in here by the easterly winds, which have prevailed
more or less these three weeks, the William, WING-
rox, from St. Thomas's for London ; Belinda, Ro-
BEIM, from Dublin to London; Betsy, LEWIS, from
Wexford to London ; and the Jarvis, CA ETU(' from
St Übes, with fruit, for London. Arrived also, the
Traveller, SWAN, with fruit, from Lisbon ; and the
ACII ATES sloop of war, from a cruize to the westward.
—Remain under quarantine the KENT, of 71 guns,
and the Mediterranean convoy, the wind still blowing
strong from the Eastward. They had proceeded as
tar as the head-land called the Bolt, on Tuesday
evening, but were obliged to put back. The fleet
sailed from Gibraltar on the 6:11 inst. crarsisting of 30
sail ; a few that were bound up the Bristol and Irish
Channels, hive proceeded to their different ports.—
Sailed the Bourat, of 16 guns, on a cruize The AL-
ISICORE sloop of war sustained considerable loss during
her chute of the French frigate that escaped from
Havre. The FORTUNE,: frigate, Captain SEY moult,
Was spoken the following day, and made all sail after
the French, frigate.