Star.
London, England, 1824-08-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Cadiz,dated tike
Sd
s,.
27th of July ;—,* The Vice-Admiral Duptrre on utelay arrival
off this port from Brest, in the Trident, of SO gtuis, xvith some fr;.,
t ates,,brigs, and schooners, and was joined on Sunday by part of the
squadron which had been so long here, and proceeded to the Me-
diterranean on Nlonday. The French call this squadron L'Esta.!re
d'Evolutions. Their 'nominal object is rendezvous at Toulon, mfr.
to be received by the Minister of Marine frem Paris. The eTI4-
dron consists of the Trident, Vice-Admiral Duperre, SO guns;
Petri, Hear-Admiral Baron des Itotnurs, SO guns; four frigates to
guns; five ditto, 44 guns; several brigs and schooners."
The Europa, ALLAN, from Liverpool for Harannah, was tow!y
lost on the 14th Arne, on the Caicos Keys; crew saved. The ca,,;
was also saved, but Wit damaged state, and sold for 4(1,000 goihr,:
FALMOUTH, Aug. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Tobago, Leh.
Lea, front Port Metway ; and Glory, Bayeux, from QUeb,, in
twenty-eight days. Off the port, the Good Intent. Roue, from tut.,
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 15.—. Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Lord Ex-
mouth, Banterer, front St. John's, New Brunswick; Jane, $l4,
MOND, front I'rince Edward's Island ; and Elixabe.h, m0x.....,,
from St. John's, New Brunswick. Off the prat, the Pacific„
from Boston. . ,
Porerswoirrtr, Auo. 16. Wind W.— Arrived the Duchess of
York tranaport. front Demerara ; and George, HODGSON, from
•London for Demerara.

DIAL, Auc. 16.—Wind W.S. W. Arrived the Patton,
from India; and Hope, Dian, from Africa. A deep ye:low.Ned
passed through at four, r. sr. making the signal from St. Vin,inie,.;
supposed to he the Chieftain. Came down from the River and
sailed, the Thomas; Worsresst, for the Cape. Put back, the Ja-
liana, FOTHIRINGUAM, for China.
Naivetes', At:G.l6.—Arrived the Carl, ascwsaus, from Pills;
with deals, for London, with loss of anchors and cables, near the
West Rock—reports several vessels having received Linage by
riding too close together. It has blown very hard all day froOl
West by North.
',neurotic, Auc. 15.—Arrived the Mars, Torso, from Jamaica;
Mariner, MENDELSON, from Buenos Ayres; Alinbtrel, lioness, fr9al
Bahia; Marmion, Petits, front Charleston; Chatham, Diaz, from
Savannah; Ajax, AltliygTßONG* Comet, Sias; and Isabella, &mi.
TON, from Q,uebee ; and Vigilant, CUILLSTIK, from. Archangel.
Poona, Aura. 11.—Arrived at this port on Thursday; from New.
foundiand, the brig Hope, Captain Wri.t.u,ss 80u.,, who was taker.
ill two days previous to his arrival, and died on Sunday last, aged
ANTWERP, Aura. 15.—The Stiff Elizibeth, ILtxurtxxs, from LA.
tavia, deliters some goods, damaged.

A letter from Curacoa, dated June 24.,
states, that
considerable qttantities of pure gold have been round io
a ravine near Aruba, and large lumps have been dug
from the cliffs on each side.

Baltimore and Philadelphia Papers to the 20th ult.
have been received. The Government of the United
States appears still to have a wish to round their terri-
tory, as it is termed in Arkriga, by extending their
claims to the westward of their present boundary. Mr.
Bactrr, of Louisiana, in. an address to the electors for
Members to Congress, triely uses the name of the Pre.
sident in mentioning the intention of the United States
to extend their territory towards Mexico.
A Dunkirk Journal, anxious to prose that France
possesses animals of rare merit, gives us the following
example :--41 Mr. Jolly, a cloth-merchant of Abbeville
is in possession of a beautiful drake, whith he has, by
perseverance for two years with a bird organ, mishit°
sing several different airs. He intends trying the same
experiment on a turkey !! r Should this friend of- the
feathered race succeed, we shall, in a few► years Tend
ducks, geese, and turkies, singing in cages, instead of
smoking on our tables.

A very singtilar discovery was recently made 'in the
Grand Duchy of Hesse, details of which are occa-
sionally extracted from the German Journals: the affair
was simply this—lt may be recollected, that some
months since, it was announced that a plot had been
formed--,in truth, many Plots--to assassinate the Grand
Duke. The consequence was, that the Prince dreaded
leaving his apartments ; .never went. abroad without
guard,, and could not be approached but by his
nister of Police. Several persons were thrOwn into so-
litary dungeons, and many, despairing of obtaining
justice, hemmed in as the Prince was, released them-
selves by suicide. The whole Duchy was in a state of
suspicion and terror, the more alarming, that no motive
was assigned fur the supposed designs of the assassias.
At length the truth came out in a most revolting dis-
covery. The Director of Police himself (a Baron Man-
ge') was the contriver of all the plots, the accusations,
imprisonments, and deaths, as the means of obtaining
money for " secret service," which, in fact, he wasted
in the prodigality of his private expenses. Justice has
at length reached him : he has' been tried, condemned,
publicly exposed on the pillory, and sent, in the dress
of a common convict, to the Nitres* of Spangenberg.
there to be incarcerated. it was with difficultyttntt an.
escort of gens d'armes, formerly the instruments of his
execrable tyranny, could protect him on his way from
the vengeance of the peasants and villagers, so general
was hatred and terror excited by his acts as Minister
of Police. The Prince once more sleeps sound, and
walks abroad fearlessly among his subjects.
The iron manufacture was never in a more flobrish-
ing state than at present. A correspondent, Who has
been making a tour through Warwickshire, Stafford-
shire, and Derbyshire, examining the irnit and cotton
works, states that the utmost activity prevails in the
lot mer, and that he was repeatedly assured means were
wanting to execute the orders for machinery, ace
A tremendous thunder-shower, of a partial nature,.
fell in Carlisle and neighbourhood on Wednesday fore-
noon. The water poured down the streets with a velo-'
city and force almost incredible. At the bottom of
Finkle-street, a new stone wail, two feet thick, and about
twenty feet in length, was upset by the weight of Wafer
which accumulated behind. ii, and the scones wcre
thrown to a considerable distance.
Forty-three years ago, i landlady in reniith received
an order to provide a wedding dinner for ten persons. .
The happy party passed the day in sacrificing to Bic-
chub, and retired in the evening, leaving the bill Iv:se--
tied. Their hostess neither saw nor heard of any of ti.e
patty from the day in which she served the dinner (ia
1781), until last Wednesday, when the bridegroom
called, acknowledged the debt, and discharged it. •
ABSENCE o MIND.—A Professor at Oxford, haviil
invited a party for the evening at his rooms, bthird
himself in putting them in order, and after Laving ar-
ranged everything to his mind, rang for Candles. lie
placed them on the table, and to finish his business he
lighted them. Having nothing more to keep his inia3
employed, he sat.down and fen asleep. He was aroused
by his servant hastily entering—" Sir, Sir, don't you
smell fire?"—" Fire, fire, good Heaven, I think I do
where can it come from?" They ran about the room
prying into every corner.—" Sir, Sir, it comes from you;
you're all of a smoke." " Me ! where, where ?"—" Your
coat pocket, Six !“—" My coat pocket, you fool!"--
" Yes, Sir, see, see!"—The servant caught hold of the
tail of the coat and held it up, when, in despair, the Pro
.lessor put his band into his pocket, and, ton pulling out
his handkerchief, discovered it nearly consumed, syitii a
ffregt Part 'of the lining. On considering how this coulJ
have happened,.he found that, instead of flaw.. Cie
;paper he b,id lighted the candles with Lit° the tire, lie
'bad put it into his pocket.

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THE ARMY.

Dr. esmet.ei Simon Dot= has been appointed Surgeon to the
race, stationed in the Bahamalslands ,fand Des. Msesram. Footers,
Juns Ross Nona, and TMOWAS Tame,' Ausist.-Surg. in Jamaica.
• Ibe 21 division of the 12th (the Prince of Wake's Royal) Lancers
will arrive at Brighton to-morrow, from Ireland.
Venus Commons—One hundred and ditty men have been
;heady raised from the Pensienen belonging to Chelsea Hospital,
for three Veteran Compaides, which are destined for the garrison of
Newfoundland.
Letter % have been received in Edinburgh, from the 77th Regi-
ment in Jamaica, dated June 16, which furnish the gratifying intel-
ligence that it had not lost amen from the time of embarkation till
the date of the letters ; one child only having died on the passage.
Saturday, the Slot ult. the Berwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry, un-
der the command of LAeutenant-Colonel Illananatc, having com-
pleted the usual term of training at Donee, were reviewed by Major
&twin, who expressed his approbation of the corps, and of the style
in which they acquitted themselves in the Geld. After the review
there were races, which, we understand, did not afford great sport.
The Lord Lieutenant of the County, and a number of County Gen-
tlemen, attended the review, and in the evening a large and respect-
able party dined in the Town House.
Monday se might, the troop belonging to the Fifeshire Yeo-
manry Cavalry, commanded by Davis Gittnen, Esq. of Ifirkton,
met their worthy Captain *at Mountquhanie House, and partook of
a sumptuous dinner, prepared for the occasion. The Earl of Lwow,
and Mas.vitut, and several of Mr. Gli LUM'. friends, were present,
and it is unnecessary to say, that the day was spent in the most Coe-
dial and happy manner.