Star.
London, England, 1823-07-10 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY. MuRI'ALITY.

A letter from Portsmouth, dated July 8, says—
" Yesterday thennmatoANT,Captain DuNtop, arrived
from Madras. By her we have distressing accounts
from the Isle of Ascension, where the TERMAGANT
t •uched on the 31st of May, and found these the
13.iNN sloop of war, from the Coast of Africa, having
lost her Captain, SAUMAREZ, and most of her crew,
by the yellow fever, and which, unfortunately, she
had communicated to the island ; for, out of the little
garrison of twenty-five men, twelve private marines
had died of the lever; the assistant-surgeon (anti the
only surgeon on the island, was ill with the fever,
and not expected to live). Major CAMPBELL, R.M.
and Lieut. BLENNERIIMISRTT, with the remainder of
the small garrison, had gone up the highest rocks of
the island for change of air. The TERNIAGANT having
he; self suffered a Toss of eight of her crew by the
cholera nrw.bus, was very cautious in communicating
with the BANN ; they did not go on shore, nor did
they remain longer than one hour at Ascension. Left
the Cape the 13th, and St. Helena the 26th of May.
1.1. e TLIGIAGANT was built of teak at Cochin, and is
an excellent Wil• boat „pierced for 28 guns. The AN•
DRO:IAGU E. Commodore Nome, was at the Cape ;
and the LEVEN and BARR:scour.% at False Bay.
Captain Lord THYNNE beings home the Madagascar
teak-built ship. If the fever at the Island, and on
board the BANN does not cease, the most distressing
consequences ntust ensue, as the BANN could Ka: cely
be navigated."

ENQLISEI OPERA House.—Last night the lively
Fame of A Boland for an Oliver was played for
,the
first time at this Theatre. We have scarcely seen
any piece better played even at the great Theatres.
Batarure was Sir Mark Chase, WRENcis Highilyer.
and both pleasant and characteristic. • Miss DANCE
was the heroine, and her performance was very well
received. She is lively. has already some knowledge
of the stage, and has a voice of considerable compass
and taste. A Mr. RAYNER from York, the hotbed
of so much theatrical ambition, made his first appear-
ance Pete as Fixture, the jealous footman. This
limited part of course cculd allow but a very narrow
estimate of his powers, but even in it he displayed
much intelligence and vigour. He was loudly ap-
plauded. The new farce of Grdna 'Green followed,
and was admirably sustained in all its parts. The
acting of %tenni and 'Miss KELLY, as Lord Lord!
and Lady Betty Finnikia, was inimitable. The
House was crowded.
AMERICAN Farad STORT.—FIow the Long Island
Star, June s.—(Communicated to the Editor by
Aiirjor I o»gbow o—The Sag HarbourCorrector states
that great draughts of fish were lately taken in South-
ad lady. " The account we have from good autho-
rity, and can assert, that upwards of two and a ball
millions of honey shad were taken at that place on
Cle last week ; and four hunched and fifty thousand
at one haul ! while others assert that the whole num-
ber exceeds three and a half millions, and that nine
hundred thousand were taken at one haul
TTENTIYE ‘VIFE!—The following curious adver-
tisement appears in an American paper:
6, Notice is hereby given, that all persons are forbid trusting
arty tiqunr to Andrew Scarlet (my husband), whereby he gets
drunk, and wakes a beast of himself! AU persons, therefore, are
cautioned agaxst letting him have a drop of liquor of any kind,
Tor I will pay no debt of his contracting for liquor.
6, %% aces* my band, SARAH Scoots."
FRIENDLY ISLANIA.—Some few years ago a mer-
chant-vessel, ottward bound, touched at one of 'the Fric:ltily
Islands, and carried nn with the natives a social intercourse,
much to the benefit of the mariners, with whom disease had
twen prevalent for want of fresh providons, with which they
wel e now abundantly supplied. The Captain one day enter-
taining a native Chief, his wife, and family, observed that the
female had apparently been gifted with a fire head of hair, but
which was now rapidly on the decline, and exhibiting, in the
prime-of life, the characteristics of old age. The Captain pre-
sewed the Lady with a few bottles of Rawl-anis Macassar'
Ott; and revisiting on his return from India the friendly
islanders, was received with rapture by the Chief and his wife;
the tatter unbraiding her tresses, triumphantly displayed a luxu-
riant growth of hair, soft as silk, and dark as ebony. The vessel
was now crowded by females, amongst whom the 'Macassar Oil
was liberally distributed, and received as an invaluable gift, with.
corresponding feelings of gratitude. The ship was lavishly sup-
plied with the choicest produce of the island • and to this day,
when the native females paddle'their canoes towards a stranger
vessel, their first inquiry is for Rowland's. klacassor Oil.