Star.
London, England, 1812-04-07 00:00:00

YARMOUTH. APRIL 6.

Arrived this morning the Acurs gun•brig, and re-
mains. Sailed yesterday, after posr, the Potent sloop
of war, Captain Tuosapsos, on a cruize off th. Dog.
ger. The Eliza tender passed through the Roads to
the southward.—Wind S. E.
gAvat. PROMOTIONS.

Captain New of the Raisonable, Captain H. Barwer, and Cap.
taro E. S. P. Knox, are promoted to the rank of Post Captains.
Lieutenant% Galway, Digby, Hon. Kenelin Somerville, Bartho-
lomew (ol the Richmond gun-brig), and J. Jekyll (for his inge-
nious inveition of a ship's pump and tire-engine), to the rank of
Commander.

APPOIN OMEN rs.
Captain A. Schomberg Is aprointcd to the Dictator.
Captain G. Grant, to the Drake.
Captain R. Williams, to the Gloucester.
Captain J. Carter, to the Thracian.
Captain James Sanders, to the Timon.
Captain W. Perrie, to the Gannet.
Lieutenant Palk, to command the Sylvia cutter.
lieutenant Edward Handheld, to the
Lieutenztit John Pearkes, to be first of the Mermaid.
Lieutenant Louis, to the Valiant.
I ieutenant Jackson to the Herald.
Lieutenants Rhode: and Eastwood, to the Impregnable.
lieutenant Dewar, to the Electra.
Lieutenant Kelly, to the Terrible.
Lieutenant Pitt, to the Mars.
Lieutenant Sablien, to the Hannibal
Lieutenant Wirren, to the Port Mahon-
Lieutenant James' to the Tyrlan.
Lieutenant Rose, from the Crown prison-ship, to the Hearty.
Lieutenant Wickham to the Crown.
Lieutenant Davis, to the Circe.
Mr. Brett, Master, to the hferinaid.
Mr. Parker, Master, to the Abersrombie.
Mr. Tay.or, Master, to the .Acteon.
Mr. Joi:at!,an Gain, Purser, from the Redpole to the Milan.
Messrs. Lock, Thompson, Hodges, Symits, and Fiminaurice,
have paved for Lieutenants.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

Capt. A. W. Clifford, posted front the Cephalus to the Active.
Lieutenant Richard Fleming, from the Ajax to the command
of the Pylades brig.
I.ieut. N. Poyntz, from the Pylades to the Epervolr brig.
Lieut. R. Atkock, fro:n the Ville de Paris to the Swiffsure.
I.ieut. Elphinstone, from the Royal George to the Ajax.
I.ieut. W. S. Fuller, from the Malta to Vie Eclair.
Mr. Car6en, to be Sub-Lieutenant of the Pyladm.
Mr. Johnson, Assistant-Surgeon of the Sultan, to be Surgeon
of the Metope.
Mr. E. Lewis, Assistant-Surgeon of the Ville de Paris, to the
hlerope.
Mr. Wm. Dykes, Assistant-Surgeon of the Apollo, remised to
Malta Hospital.
Mr. Win. Armstrong, Assistant-Surgeon of the Ceplulus, to
the Ajax.
Mr. A. Pettison, Assistant-Surgeon, to the VIII,. di? Paris.
Mr. Weir to be Secretary to Rear-Admiral Hallowell.
SHIPS ARRIVED.

At Gibrattar—The Ma•ilda, Da'mahoy, from La Guira.
At New York-1 he Jane, Selkirk, from London ; thr Charles,
Raker; the Golconda, Croker ; and the Catherine, August.t, tram
Pl) mouth.

Off Portsmouth—The Quebec packet, Wallace, from Patrols ;
the Aurora, Carr, from Surinam ; the Cptlti.t. Brooks, from
Smyrna; the Sic:ly, Lewington, autl the Miry, Stammers, from
Gibraltar.

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At Chsrleston—Tile Aurora, (alias Palafox,) from Havannah,
in distress.

In the River—The Liberty, Varren, from Waterford, bound
to Cadiz.

The Maxwell, ORLAM, arrived at Liverpool from
Demerara, spoke, on the 29th ultimo, in lat. 49. long.
22. the Braganza, STALKER, from Antigua to Liver-
pool.
The Mary, FERGUSON, arrived it Liverpool from
Demerara ; sailed on the 12th of February, in com-
pany with the Fora, ItAvELY, for Liverpool, and
parted on the 18th off Montserrat.
The Catherine, JACKSON, sailed from Detherara for
London on the llth of February.
The boats of the SULTAN man of war have cap-
tured two armed French vessels, by boarding, off
Bactia. One of them had arrived at Malta, mounted
six long 6-pounders, four swivels, and manned with
53 men. laden with ordnance stores.

The Paragon, of Hull, DANIEL AUBONE, Master,
is arrived at Plymouth in distress. She sailed from
Malta on the Ist of January, and from Gibraltar on
the 29th of February. with the fleet under convoy of
the YORK, from which she parted fifteen days since.
Captain A. thinks it probable part of the fleet put
into Bantry Bay. He SAW six. merchantment cap-
tured in the Mediterranean by a French privateer :
they belonged to a fleet from Malta. The Paragon
brought from Gibraltar Captain SMITH, of the Sa-
rah and Mary, of Hull, which on her passage from
Messina was wrecked on the African coast on the 2d
of January ; the crew were preserved, and reached
Gibraltar, having been obliged to travel for days
almost without food, on the shores of Africa to Al-
giers,' where they embarked. Travelling along the
coast, they discovered the bodies of nine persons,
who had been murdered. it is supposed, by the na-
tives : their throats were cut from• ear to ear—they
were English. The following are all the particulars
obtained :—.The Sarah and Mary sailed from Mes-
sina, with the schooner Lady Alice, of Lond,n and
Yarmouth, SEAMEN niaster, but parted during a
stair.), in which the latter was driven on the Barbary
coast, between Capes Negro and Sum, and the mas-
ter and crest, with a lady passenger, feil a sacrifice.
It is supposed the Aft leant murdered them the more
*wily to 'loader the vrreek:!
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