Star.
London, England, 1805-07-17 00:00:00

FLOTILLA OFF OSTEND, MT ze.

Every thing here is very quiet at prefent ; and d
Hutting no change teems to have taken place for
fome time pall. In the latter there Are two frigates
and two brigs rigged, but neither of them have their
guns on board. At (Mend there are four brigs rea-
dy for fea a few days ago they came out with as
intention, as we fuppofed, of proceeding to the well-
ward, but the wind fhifting, they returned. There
are alfo a number of fchuyts at Mend, which we
take to be part of the flotilla. A day or two ago we
(poke the fbip Eliza of New York, bound to Am.
nerdam, who gave t's the following intelligence :
The brig Lion of New York, WILLIAM CLARK mat.
ter, from New York, bound to Bourdeaux, was upfet
in a whirlwind, in lat. 40. north, long. 61. weft, os
the milt of June lafl. The Captain, crew, and four
paffengers were raved ; four paffengers acd the ca.
bin boy were drowned. Thofe that were faved got
the long boat clear of the brig before the funk, bu.
had not time to get any provifions, fo that they were
in it for two days in a (late of Rarvation, when the,
were picked up by the fchooner Nancy of Halifax,
in which the Captain and crew remained, but the pat-
fengers were afterwards put on board the fhip Iliza
Ann. The names of the paffengers drowned were :

Mont. Lantourne ; Molar. Laloubere, and two daughters,
French ; Mad. Jordan, a Spanith Lady; the cabin boy, name not
known.

Captain FLIMMING, of his Majeffy's tip Esvrrt.
INNS, captured a market boat off Rochelle, on the
23d ult. in which boat Captain FLtar►atNc, and eight
of his people %sent into the harbour, and palled the
whole of the fleet lying there, confilling of nine fail
of the line, fix of 74 guns, and three larger tips, two
frigates, and three Hoops of war ; they returned Cafe
on board the EGYPTIENNI unknown by the enemy.

A letter from Madras, dated the 14th February,
mentions that the Afia and the Marquis of %Venetic'',
on their pafrage from Madras to Vizagapatam, were
chafed by a French frigate, near the latter place ;
the refult of the chace was not known on the 4th, at
which tinA the other Chips were waiting their return
to leave Madras. The Afia and the Marquis of Wel-
letley had each fifty failors and one hundred foldiers
on hoard.

The Spanifh frigates la Clara, of 40 guns, and la
Medea, have been examined by the proper Officers in
the Do,:k-yard, Plymouth, and dreport made to the
Admiralty and Navy Boards as to their fitnefs for his
Majefly's fervice.

The Isis nun of war, with the fleet under convoy,
which failed from Portfmouth on the 22d of May,
are arrived at Newfoundland.

The new m'dc of reefing, now generally adopting
through the Navy, promifes to be attended with in-
calculable advantages. By this plan, the main fail
of a firft -are fhip is reefed by tiao men on the yard
with more facility than when forty were employed to
effeEt it.

Lord GARDNER (truck his flag on Saturday, on
board the HIBERNIA, at Plymouth—his Lordthip rc.
fumes his command on the huh Ration without delay.
Admiral RUSSELL WS returned the command of
the Teael Fleet.

The American papers of the 2,1 ult. mention, that
it has been demi•ofBcially annoonctd, that Mr. JEr
ss Isom will not Hand a candidate for re eleaion in
tBo3. The candidates who have already been named
for the next Prefidential eleelion, are, the Honourable
JAM/ S MADDISON, the prefent Secretary of Stare;
Mr. RANDOLPH, the celebrated Manager of Impeach-
ments, and the Hun. ROllk AT R. LIVINGSTON, late
Minifier in France.

Latef arrivals at Cheltenham Spa•—•
Lady F. Brown, Lady and Mifs Benteast, General Keppd. Colo-
nel and Mn. Beaumont, Colonel Leighton, Colonel King, Captain
Roberts, Captain Smith, the Rev.'the Dean of Raphoe, Rev. Mr.'
and Mrs. Hunter, Mr. Mrs. an 4 Mifs Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs.
Hmter, Mr. C. and Mifs Smelt, Mr. lane, Mr. Thacker, Mr.
Stanton, Mr. Cakot, Mr. Newman, Mr. R. Holdfworth, Mr.
Grant, Mr. Wright, Mr. Matthew, Mr. J. 3. Weatherhead, Mr.
Jackfon, Mr. Rower, Mr. Leman, Mr. C. Smytia, Mr. Mat fh, Mr.
Billings, Mr Maxwell, Mr. Wits, Mr. Johnftot, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Saunderfort, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Adel!, Mrs. Galway. Mrs. Hoo-
per, Mr.. Bellamore, Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Greathead, Mrs. Gloveer'
Mrs. Coggin, Mrs. Stager, Mrs. Fox, Mn. and Mifs Allots, Mils
Andrews, Mifs Bowen, Mils F. P.atey, Mitt Keen, Milt Lyon,
Mifs Whatkyorite. Ste. •

With the real hiftory of the Oright of the Thin? Se-
cretar2Ao If State, perhaps the generality of our Ikea-
, dens are nc.t acquainted. At the time of the Portland
Party j::ining the Merial Standard of Mr. Pitt? in
II 794, Mr. Dundas (now Vac. Melville) held the fStu-
ation of Sectetary for the Home Department ; to this
office all the military and war correfpondence was ad-
dreffed (with the exception of the naval, which is
always addreffed to the Lordsof the Admiralty). The
Duke of Pottland, at the period abovementioned, was
appointed to the 1-I,lne Secretaiythip, and ve (led
ss irh ail its funetions, except thole of the War Corre-
fpondence, which, a.. hating been managed by Mr.
Dunclas, 'ince the comniencement of the then war, it
was thought proper to let remain with him. At.: or-
dingly, the race (.f the Third Secretary, which was
called the War Dr!artment, with a fatal y of socol. per
annum, was created. In the arrangements formed
by Mr. Addington's administration, at the end of the
war, the buftnefs of the Colonial Branch was allotted
to the office of the Third Secretary.
An interefling fpeCtacle caufed Come little nita
tion to a very numerous confluence of fpeEtaturs at
Brighton, on Friday evening lall :—A collier brig,
whiCh had previoufly been difburthened of her cat :t)
on the Chore to the Weft, was nearly wrecked,
confequence of dragging her anchor. She was driven
by the current and a brill: gale from the South Weft
along (bore, until the came nppofite the Steyne. It
was fortunate that the was kept clear of the rifiti7:g
boats, which were at anchor inn without her. M..1,y
of the fithermen lit ippmed in their tr,ats, for the sa-
p-ire of fwimming for their lives, and one of them
aelually threw hitnfelf overboard.

The Yellow Fever Remedy is, we are harpy to
learn, in Inch high iepnte, and the ifentand 1•) large,
that, to complete one orcit r nnly, the Stamp Dimes
onll amount to RCAF four thuthnd pounds sterling.

JVALIT'ICAL INTELLicrRcz.

I MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind N. E.
ARR. WIC Ata. OUR.
D z o I Hamburgb o s
a 2 I Gooeubsrgb • 1

Porrsmourtr, JULY 16.—Arrived the DEFENDER
brig, and the Salaams !loop, Capt Pitsvntr, from
Plymouth.—Dropped down to St. Helen's the Bet.-
Ltoptox, of 4 ruts, Captain Botta, to join the
Eaft India convoy, which were ordered to fail for
Falmouth this morning; but the wind was too fhort
for them to get away.—Came up to Spithead the
WERTZ.' brig, Captain Palms, from St. Helen's.
Came into harbour to be paid off, the ROYAL &vi-
able', of too guns, Captain Rositisos ; and the
ANION frigate, Captain CRACRAFT.
Dem; JuLY t6.—Sailed the WATCHFUL gun brig
with difpatches for the fquadron off Boulogne.—
Arrived la FLECHE sloop of war, and ZEBRA bomb,,,
with convoys from the Wetlward.—Wind N. N. E.

Lir saroot., JULY 15.—The Hannah, —, from
Charleiton for this port, failed the 'ft June, and was
fpoke by Capt. SAFFORD, of the Boyne, after the had
been so days at fea. The Ann, Lomas, urea. that
arrived here yefterday in 33 days from New York,
!poke on the sth inftant the (hip Wafhington, Dec.
KIR maw, from Greenock for Baltimore, lat. p. p.
N. long. 26. W. On the 9th fpoke the brig Maria,
Powell, from hence for Newfoundand, lar. 55. 23. N.
long. 16. W. all well. The American !hips Eagle.
SHII.III, and Jefferfon, RICHMOND, from hence to the
Mediterranean, taken and carried into Algefiras, have
Sees releafed, after their cargoes were landed ; the
former is arrived at Leghorn, and the latter at Ma-
laga. The Governor Strong, CLARK, from hence to
New Orleans, which was taken and carried into Cu-
ba. has been liberated, after a great part of her
cargo being taken out. The Alexander, Evrsow,
from hence, failed under convoy of the Hebe armed
(hip, for Elfineur, on the 29th March, from the
Orkneys. The fleet feparated the following day in a
heavy gale of wind, and as the Alexanderhas not fince
been heard of, it is foppofed fhe mutt have foundered.
—The Ephron, Team arrived here on Saturday,
from New Brunfwick. fpoke on the 19th June, in lat.
42. 59. long. 58. o. the !hip Accufhnet. of New Bed.
ford, z 6 out days from this port. The Lord Hood,
HANDYSIDL, from Memel, arrived here on Saturday,
fpoke on the ilth init. in the North Channel, the brig
Nancy, —, from hence for Archangel. The James,
CLOUGH, arrived hoe on Friday, from Greenland,
brings the following account of the fuccefs of the un-
dermentioned veffels belonging to this port, on the
14th June, viz.—Lion 6 fills and about 45 tons oil;
Sincerity, 9 filh and about 6o or 70 tons oil, and she
Hope, about too tons oil. The brig Betfey. of
Workington, from hence to Virginia, was fpoke with
on the 9th June, in lat. 38.40. long. 54. The Little
Edward, PATaIDGI, from hence to Newfoundland,
has been deferted at fea, with fix feet water in her
hold. The American Chip Mary, Baoww, from New
York, for this port, is taken by a Span& privateer,
and fent for Spain. Oa Weduetday arrived here the
RoLca, Capt. MILLER, from a cruise.