Star.
London, England, 1807-05-04 00:00:00

NAtITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

His Majelly.'s Haests, CHILD RS, and Ss-
Karl s, with a fleet under convoy for the Meterranean,
failed from Portlinouth yellerdAy evening.

PENZANCE, MAY r. •
Since my lafl the Ifland of Totnefs, 13swocni, from
Carpenter Smyth's Wharf, Lon ton, arrived here
With bale goods, for thisylace ; and cn Wednefday
evening, after poft, the PEspois A iop of war frnm
the Channel fleet, having ciiipatches from Admiral
DUCICWOITH, which were forwarded immediately
for London ; alfo arrived the Sv:ALL"ar and Ms-
mos Hoops of war, (ruin a cruize, which faled
again this morning; as did alfo the PEsrois 1411
evening, for Plymouth.
VALMOLITH, MAY r.
Arrived ,the Casist.v gun brig, from a cruize ;
and the. Diana packet, Captain Giasoti,frons Oporto.
Wind S. W.

• PLYMOUTH, MAY s•
Came in the BILLOSA, Captain SMITH, from Wil-
mington, with timbei for the Dock-yard ; REvotu-
vioswas, of 44 guns, from a cruize. Sailed the
Moss, of 4o guns, and the &twain., of 28, on a
cruize; Emma., of 16 guns, from off Cadiz, with dif-
patches of great importance, for Government, which
were forwarded from Penzance four days ago.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.
Arrived the Hibernia, SMITH, from London for
Scilly. The fleet for the Mediterranean is getting
under weigh. The Bums'', of 74 guns, is taken
out of Dock, and commiffloned. The London papers
have mentioned the lofs of the Swarsuar, of 74
guns, off Cadiz, by lightning. Letters received from
Lord CoLutacwoon's fleet, mention her having been
(truck by lighting, with Come trifling damage to her
yards and top malls. We fincerely hope that the
statement will only prove to be an exaggeration of
this circumftance.

DEAL, MAY a.
Arrived the MOSCZyrro (loop froni and failed again
on a cruize off Calais. Sailed the SKYLARK !loop on
a cruize off Boulogne. Arrived the MARINER gun.
brig from, and failed again on a cruize off Offend.
Sailed the PREVOYANTE itorefhip for Sheernefs; and
Pitoavaoaus fire brig, for Dungenefs.
MAY 3.—Arrived the BLazr.a gun brig from a
cruize off Calais. Wind S.

SHEERNESS, MAY 3.
Sailed from the Nore early this morning his Ma
jelly's (hip ALERT, with the Trade under convoy for
'l'onningen, with a light breeze at N. W.
YARMOUTH, MAY 3.
Yefterday failed the HAVOC gun brig with convoy
for Hull. This day failed the STATELY for the Nore,
to be paid ; and the Valorous, aruntlefs, and Com-
batant praams on a cruize. Arrived the ARIADNE
frigate, HA YCIN TH (loop, and ARCHER gnn luig from
a cruize ; the AMIABLE has fent in five veffels laden
with fundries. The (hips of war in the Roads are
the Majelitic, Roebuck, Namour, Orion, Dilator,
Ruby, Agamemnon, Goliah, Minotaur, Quebec,
Aftrea, and Solebay frigates. Wind N. E.

HULL, MAY s. •
A convoy is appointed to fail from hence 4.-m. Ton-1
ningen, on the 7th inilant ; and another .or the
Baltic is to fail about the fame time. '1 he Neptatie
NaLt., arrived here this morning from Memel; left
the Sound on Tuefday fortnight, with the Leith
convoy, feveral Hull fhips in company. The Em-
peror of Ruffia and King of Pruflia had left Memel
before the Neptune failtd, to join the armies. No
other political news. The Diana, BILTON, and re.
veral other !hips from this port had arrived at Memel
after a paffage of nine days. The Dantzic, RosEN-
DALE, of this port, is on fhore near Memel Bar. The
Hefslewood, Daweaa, oa fhore in Riga Bay, in
confequence of the ice. The Mantle, Jetty sort, was
heaving down at Memel, having been on fhore off
Bornholm.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The Kent, for the capture of the Rhine, July 28.18,6, will he
paid at Plymouth on Wednefday next, and recalled at No. 18,
Clements Inn,every day for three months.
The Africa, for the above chip, will be paid the fame day, at
No. 12,Upper Thames ftreet, and there recalled every day for
three months.
The Pincher, for the George, Feb. 18, dos. wilt be paid op,
board, on her arrival, and recalled at No. 2, James-Erect, Adelphi.

His MAJESTY has been pleafed to inflitute a new
Profefforfhip, that of Natural Hißory, in the Univer-
fity of Glafgow • and to appoint Mr. LOCKHART
!quilt HEAD, A.M. to be Profelfor.
Monday, the 4th Battalion of the Royals arrived
at Leith, and on Thurfday morning marched for
Glafgow.
The North Devon Militia, Colonel Hanle, have
moved from Portfmouth Barracks to Gofport : they
are to occupy the Haflar Barracks. The EaR Kett
Militia, are to march in to do duty in the garrifon,
in Read of the North Devon.
The fecund Battalion of the 34th Regiment at.
rived from Guernfey on Tuefday, and the next day
difembarked at Cowcs.
Letters were received on Saturday from Surinam,
dated the 22d of March. The Colony is in a very
healthy condition, but the fugitive Blacks have not
returned. It is Paid, that they are conitrufting a
town in the interior.
The following lingular favours of good fortune to
the adventurers at the Office of J. BRANSCOP4II and
Co. is an incontrovertible fa& namely, the frfl and
only 20,0301. Prize ever fold, No. 24,305, drawn on
the 23d oflaft month, was partaken of by 78 indivi.
dual, as follows; one half ti a lottery fociety of 40
members in Oxford-greet ; one quarter among 24
members of a lottery fociety at N(.rwich ; one fix.
teenth between 12 members in a dish at Thame ; an
eighth to a family at Saliibury ; and the remaining
fixteenth to one of our brave defenders on board the
Bat fleur, off Plymouth; likewife where the fry
30,0001. ever (hared, No. 24,206, was fold, and the
fir) blank, as firlt drawn, ever entitled to zo,oool.
No. 37,247 was fold in !hares ; alfo the Jr) and only
30001. ever (hard, No. 37,991, was fold, and where
the hYi. 25,0001. (hared, No. t 2,719, was, together with
five Pricer of 20,0001. and upwards, one to,oool. fe•
1
veral 50001. and zoool. fold in the Lotteries for
iBos and 1896, in mote than 267 different tha,es,
land were paid on demand ; where likewife Tickets
and Shares are now felling, warranted undrawn, in
the prefent Lottery ; and the fir) drawn on Tuefday,
the 12th law, will be itititled to 20,c001. and may
In a 30,0001.