Star.
London, England, 1805-04-12 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD's usr.

GRAVESURLI, APRIL to.—Paired by the Henricur, from
Valentla ; Young Rutta, Rutter ; Yoing Helena, —; Two
Good Brothers, Cromer; Eftalling.Rudge ; and the Hoffnought,
jorgani. from Embden. Sailed the Titiott, Achinfon for Ja.
mica ; Patent, &rough, for New Providence ; Venerable. Drab.
well, for Habfax ; Betfey, Young ; Hebe. Neale; Ocean, Noble;
Helena, Harris ; Liberty, johnfon ; and the Lucia Margaretta,
Hanbal, for Tonningcn ; Echo, Peck, for Moore; Venerable,
Edwards, for Cork ; Courier,Haalhott ; and the Aftrea, Moriffe.
for Embden.

APRIL I I ...-Paircd by the Vanfeapat, Bag, front Barcelona;
Sally, Hughes, for Varell ; La Ina, Hudes, front Lear ; de Marisa
; Ifabella, James ; and the Frederica, —,from Embdea.
Sailed the Duchefs of Northumberland, ---, for Halifax ; Bet.
fry, Portgate, for gyebce ; Africa, Coma, for Africa ; Hope.
Gray, for Newfoondand ; Venus, Lowther, for Cork ; Elisabeth,
Heldon; and the Guardian ,Grealway, for VarelL
All iv cp.—At Liverpool, Ellen, Rowell, from Jamaica; Hope,
Cuthell, from New Orleans; American, Litton, from Savannah;
Pallas, Sally, Cottle; and Caroline. Scott, from New
York; Latona, Thurfton ; and Flora, Reaflall, from Virginia—.
At Londonderry, Eliza, —, from Baltimore; and Barbara,
--, from New York—At Newry, Pall" Hicks, from ditto;
and Refulution. Manning: from Rotterdam--At Gibraltar, Goat
Intent, Bennett, from London—At liarbadocs, William, Johnfon;
and Boddingtoos, —, from ditto; and Fain, Oddcy. from
Dublin—At Jamaica. Three Williams, Smith; Plover, Brown;
from Africa; Britt& Queen, Wardlow ; Princefs of Walcs, cries;
Samuel, Sagbrue ; Elizabeth, Stevenfon; Sheddons, Smith; Or-
lando, Smith; Adventure, Pcirfon, Campbell; Cygnet,
• and Neile Malcolm, Hodgfun, from Londom—At Antigua,
St. Joreph, Wllllama, from Africa.

Wityreaavta, Aram 9.—On WcdnefJay lad ar-
rived here the Shannon, of Workington, which had
been captured on the 24th ult. about 6g leagues to
the Weßivard of Tomei by a lugger privateer, fit-
ted out at Flufhing, carrying,r4 guns, and 150 men.
—From the examination of Wedrzy Curwen, the
Mate of the raid (hip (taken on Wednefday lad, be-
fore the Magidrates, JAMES STEEL, Efq. and the
Rev. Wittiest HARRISON. Clerk), it appears that
the Shannon, THOMAS OSBORN mailer, belonging to
Workington, took in a freight at Liverpool, from
which port the failed on the :sth of February laft,
for Baltimore, in Maryland ; that on the 23d of the
fame month, the was by fliers of weather put into
Lochindol, in Ireland ; at which place the remained
till the 22d of March, when (he left it, and purity d
her voyage; but, on the 24th, the fell in with, al d
was captured by a Dutch lugger privateer, from
Flufhing, called the Admiral Brifque (mori proba-
bly the Admiral Bruit) Captain Sr eyes. Captain
0511eIRNV, and three of his crew, were put on board
the privateer, and the remainder of the crew (feven
in number) were left on board the Shannon, under
the prize-mailer and nine feamen, who had orders to
navigate her to a port in Holland. Of there, eight
were Dutch, and two Frenchmen. The next day,
the Shannon's people, which confided of the Mate,
five men (one of whom has a wooden leg), and a
boy about eleven years of age, role upon the ten fo-
reigners (whom they confined in the cabin), and
took poffelfion of the deck of the real, which they
kept till the 29th ; when, being almolt'exhaufted
through want•ot provifions, they made a propofal to
, the Frenchmen, that 'if they would quit the veffel,
they fhould be accommodated with the yawl to carry
them on (hare in Donegal Bay (Ireland), near to
which they then were. After fume parleying, the
eight Dutchmen confented to this offer, and accord-
ingly, as Itipulated, paired tingly through the Cl•
bin-window into the boat, and fleeted towards the
Ihme. The two Frenchmen remained in the Shan-
non, which, after encountering many (forms and
dangers, arrived in this harbour on Wednefilay morn-
ing, as already mentioned.
The two Frenchmen brought here are both young
men : one aged ar, born at °fiend, and has his dif-
charge from the army ; the other, aged 23, born at
Rennes, and by trade a taylur. They have expref-
fed a with to enter into the Englilh fervice, rather
than return to France.—The mate alfo, in his exa-
mination declared, that during the time the Shan-
non was in the poffeflion of the privateer, the veffel
was plundered of feveral articles ; but to what
amount he knows not. It might not be proper
to mention the means employed by the Englilh to
recover the veffel—their tituatiou, altogether, was
a very extraordinary one. They confined the enemy,
who were well armed, and had plenty of proviliont
in the cabin, whin} (it may be Paid) they thenifelrea
were confined to the deck, with fcarcely any thing to
fubfill on for fo many days 1 The recovery of the
fhip. under Inch circumliances, is a lint':, odlance
of (kill, courage, and perfererance ; which juilly en•
titles this little band of heroes u. the applause of their
countrymen, to whom it if tit their names should be
I known. Tney are as follows, viz.—Wearay Cur-
wen, mate; John Markwcl, James Bond, Matthew
1-I,fliday, and Samuel flewit.2l, feamen ; William
Winnall, cook ; and Tii•brii.ts Smith, cabin-boy. The
Admiral Bruix, previous to her capturing the Shan.
non, had taken the Wilton Wood, FELL, (of Work-
ington) front Liverpool to Bolton; alfo one Scotch
brig, and two 'arch belonging to Shields.