Star.
London, England, 1809-12-13 00:00:00

PASSENGERS IN TILE DI!FERENT INDIAMLN.

ELIIIINSTOUL.-1. D. Elphlnstone, Esq. of the Hon. Com-
Ipany's Establishment.
At.nricu CASTLE--Dr. and hfrs. Scott, and children; Capt.
P. Scott, of the country service; Paul Tate, Esq. of Pert.tt.g.
Witscau.scA—Cupt. Phillips, Company's marine; Capt. El-
dcrton, country's service.
Rola t. GEORGE—Major and Mrs. Young, Miss Young, Wil-
liam Baring, Esc.
SY/AlLEY—Captain and Mrs. Eyle, Miss 'Tliontey.
CANTON--Captain Wm. Alaegean, Bombay marine ; Mrs.
Vaughan and child, Dr. Morton, Miss Morton; Colonel Stewart,
of the Royals; Capt. Campbell.
Orean.—William Fraser; Esc.
Grenville.—Colonel Oakes; Mrs. Oakes, and child.
almer Castle.—Lieutenant Caulfield.
Scott.—Dr. T. White, of Penang.

Last Saturday evening, about nine o'clock, as the
Volunteers of New Shoreham, belonging to Captain
Cr Al. roN's company, were returning from exercise,
they were informed that seven persons of suspicious
lappearance had lately passed through the town, ap-
parer tly desirous of avoiding being noticed ; on re-
ceiving this information, four of the Volunteers,
waned .P AIN E, LASHMAR, GATES, and WATERMAN,
virry spiritedly followed them with their arms, and
overtook them at Egypt ; on challenging them, the
volunteers met with some resistance, but the suspi-
cious persons were at length forced to surrender,
when it appeared they were seven French officers,
who eight days ago broke their parole at Reading,
and had from that, time been passing through the
country. They have since confessed it was their in- I
tention to have gone off that night in the first vessel
they could have boarded in the River, and endea-
voured to escape for France. Their appearance is
respectable, though their clothes are in a very deplo-.
rable state from having been exposed to the weather
for the last eight days. They will remain under arrest
till instructions are received from the Transport Office.
A melancholy accident happened at Aberdeen,
on Monday se'pnight :—Mr. FARQUTIARSON, one of
the Bailies of that city, a most amiable and benevo-.
lent man, went into one of his warehouses, to. examine
unpowder, when, having a. lighted candle in his)
hand, a spark flew into the powder, and it blew up,
carried off the roof, and forced one of the clerks, who
was writing at a desk, through the window into the
street. Mr. FARQUILk MON, when found, was so dread-
fully burned as to baffle all medical aid, and he ex-
piried on Wednesday last, to the regret of the whole
town.

On Saturday wee announced the loss of the HAR-
LEQUIN hircel armed schooner, Capt. JOHN STEVENs,
anJ six of his convoy,. in Seaford Bay, on Thursday
ensreieg. The following is a more circumstantial ac-
count :
During the r4s!st of Wednesday the wind blew
rrong frern the S. W. with a heavy swell, and it
being very dark. the HARLEQUIN, with the six bead-
nesst ships, ran ashore in Safford Bay, at five minute!
before f0n...-.Ssal-guns of distress were fired from
tho different vessels, and a number cf sky-rockets,
Sec. exploded by the convey. The remainder of
the 11 -et now battled their wind, and, with difficulty,
cleared Beachy Head. The inhabitants of Seaford
and Newhaven, aroused by the repeated firing,
hastened to the beach, but were prevented, in a great
measure, front rendering much assistance, by the ex-
trewe haziness and darkness of the morning. At day-
break the scene was such as can hardly be described,
six of the vessels were lying close together, and the
other was under the h; gll cliff, about half a mile to
the East. Between six and seven o'clock part of the
crews of some of the vessels were got on shore, others
were floating on rafts, B.:c. until so corn pletely exhausted
that the waves washed them off, and they perished !
The following is a correct list of the ships on shore,
several of which are so completely dashed to pieces,
that scarcely any parts remain, excepting their keels,
and not a single vessel of them will ever be got off:—
The Harlert in hired armed schooner, Captain John Stevens,
Albion schnon-r, John Jermond, from Gibraltar, with barilla, al-
monds, capers, and cork.—Unice brig, --- Bowes, from New
York, with cotton, pot ashes, and staves.—Traveller brig. from
Pfala23, with fruit.—Prussian ship,February, Prainsibribar,
from 13..tenburet, in ballast, delivered her cargo, consisting of
Mato and.iron, at Plymouth.—Prussian ship, Methcdacht,
Schultz, friwn Riga, with wine, Etc.—Weymouth ship, John
Ltewellyn, from Gibraltar, with barilla, and tobacco.
The wernolith was captured on the 4th of No-
vember, in the Bristol Callannel, by the Tilsit French
loeger privateer, when the Captain, his wife, and a
boy, were put into a boat by the enemy, about seven
leagues at sea, and ran on shore at the Lard's End.
The Weym(mth, on board of which were ten French-
men, was re captured on the 7th by the PLO ER sloop
of war. close under St. Maloes ; several shots were
fired from t':e battery, but without effect. The prize
was sent ;ma Scilly, wlscre the Captain and boy again
joined, and b: ought her to Plymouth. At Plymouth,
the Captain remained to settle the re-capture, leaving
the sessel in charge of the mate to take to London,
in his progress to which place the dreadful catastrophe
above-mentioned occurred.
In addition to the loss of the vessels and cargoes,
we are sorry tosidd that S 2, of their crews perished.
As it may he a satisfaction to the friends of the sur-
vivors, we shall enumerate the names of those drown-
et' in the English ships, and those saved in the Prus-
sl :

Wertooutk—Thamas Llewellyn, cousin to the Captain; John
-wise, seaman ; Beajatnin akei, cook ; and one Dutchman, name
tactiown.
Ham-40in—John Menhews, Quarter Master; John Jones, sea-
na.a; ; one zahaing.
;Artois* ship February, crew of le, and only the two under.
saved--Edward Wunderlech, seaman; and

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jlirtNedat D°Yitt-1.1 men, amov.
The eirei:s a the Traveller, Albion, and Unice
were, by the exertions of persons on the beach, all
ed.. The };fcutcr part tit ttitAse 1:4ov/fled have been
picked Li'.