Star.
London, England, 1805-01-31 00:00:00

ARRIVED,

At Holyhead, the Thomas, Scott, from Charteflon—At Lon-
donderry, Diana, Murphy, front Riga—A: Watirlord, Maria,
Francifco, from St. Michacr*At lochindale, Mart;:tret, Mil-
ler,from New York—At Naples, John Bull, —, front Falmouth;
Dart, Prefeutt, and the Edward and Mary, Gibbins, from New-
foundland—At Venice, Friend, 'l',,bey, trout Newfoundltnd ;
Crown Prince, Frttlerick, front Falmouth ; and the Bird,
den, front Lahradore-.-At Leghorn, PO oerea, Vareno, and the
Nordftern, Obcrg, from Curmonll ; Smilax, —, front
more, and the Sufannah and Sally, !fare, flout London—Off Fat
mouth, Bolton, Howland, front nihraltar, nod the Hind. Pull-
man, from Naples—At I opfliam, Neptune, Uownii,g, from Opor
to—At Newport, Hope. Cray, from tondo: for I,ilorrick.—At
Beaumaris, the Jafon, Palmer. from New Orlon:—.lt Catophel-
town, George, Moyes, from New Yurk,bound to Liverp:wl.

Mei Court. or. ADMIRALTY.—Tuefd:ty the Right
Hon. Sir W. Scorr proceeded to the adjudicatiun of
the following cafes :
The Thames, Drummond, Wafter.—This was an anion
brought in the Inflame Own agairrit the owners of the above vef-
fd, for running down a 1111i111 haling (muck, calleA the John and
Mary, Clark, Mailer, at feu, whereby the cargo, and every
thing on board was totally lot—The Court, in this (Are, con-
demned the owners of the Thames lu the value of the property
loft, together with wits.
La Stella del Norte, Cnfta, Maftts.—This (hip, together with
f•veral others, were eapturad lying in the lurbour, by Nichol
Morris, Efq. commander of his hlaj.ily's fliip Phaeton, and his
Majelty's (loops Mutir,e and Canishon, near Genoa, whitft that
port was under blockade during the !aft war. The queltion was,
that of a joint Inter, it let up oil the part of Lord Keith, as Com-
mander in Chief of that ft3tion.—The Court, in this cafe, was of
opinion, that fuch joint int, reft vv.rs not 11111 ii•.:11&, and therefore
condemned the Ihips as good and lawful prizes to the orizinal cap-
tors.

Hoifnung, Pctcrfchnw, Mallen—TN% velTd was 1.1,1cn with a
cargo of brandy, and other articlea.tak-n ou board at Jdourdcaus;
further proof was alio ordered in t;ii cure..
The Orion, Zudardyne, Maller.—ln this cafe the flip was con-
d^mnetl, on the ground of beir.g Dute'l prop:fly.
It!Nw Elizabeth, Santjics, Matter.—Ship alp: cargo in this
cafe were reftored as cl..inied.

Admiral DOUGLAS i$ appointed to the command
of the thips on the Dungends dation, in the room of
Admiral Louts.

Cant. BROWELL is appointed one of the Captains
of Greenwich Hofpital.
Several veffes recently purchafed by Government
have been fitted out at Woolwich within Oleic few
weeks to ferve as fire-(hips; being now completed,
they will proceed to Sheernefs without dAty.

A few days ago the John, Bartlett, horn Cnrk to
Limerick, chiefly laden with porter for Mr.M.O'Brien
of the latter city, was wrecked off the Rolfes. The
Captain, his wife, mate, and one boy were raved,
and the refl of the crew perilhed.

The Commerce, of Appledore (a tranfport), from
Plymouth for Limerick, was totally lott on the 27th
December !aft, in Galway Bay.

The Commerce, Ewackti one, from the South Seas
for Liverpool, is loft on the Cuatt of Patagonia ;
crew Paved.

On Wednefday fe'nnight the Hull packet, bound
from Hull for Lynn, returned thither with only one
man on board. The Mailer and reft of the crew
having gone to Grimfby on Monday to buy provi.
lions; were unable to make the veal again, in con.
fequence of the boifterous weather. The fatigue and
anxiety which he underwent during this period,
placed in fo trying a fituation, may eafily be con
ceived to have been great ; but by perfeverance he
fucceeded in bringing the veffel fafely back into port,
after parting from her anchors and cables.

Yefterday a Court of Directors was held at the Eal
India Houk, when Capt. G GORGE WOOD was fworn
into the command of the Charlton, ; r.cr ELLADVICF,
refigned, and took leave previous to his departure
for Madras; and Captain JAMES MORING was fworn
into the command of the Comet, for Madras direct.
The Court adjourned at fix o'clock till Wednefday.

The Madrid Court Gazette of the 18th ult. con-
tains the following Official Report of Auguftin Blon-
do Zavala, fecond Lieutenant of the Spanifh frigate
Amphitrite, addrelfed to the Supreme Tribunal of
Algefiras, on the Gth, refpeding the engagement
which that frigate had on the 17th of November,
with the Donnegal :
1‘ On the ; 7th of November, at two o'clock P.M.
we failed from Cadiz harbour on a fecret expedition,
anil about fun-fet got fight of an Engin (hip, which
came up with us atter a chace of 42 hours. Having
approached within reach of cannon (hot of us, we
waited for her, amidli the found of martial mufic,
and with lighted matches in our handb. Corning
under our (tern, The hailed the Amphitrite, and or-
dered us to launch our boat with an Officer. Imme-
diately after the gave us a broadfide from her main-
deck guns, which we returned. She then ceafed
firing, and fo did we. Having again ordered our
boat out, we fent her off, under the command of
Lieutenant Don Raphael Lobo, who returned in a
quarter of an hour afterwards, with a letter from
the Englifh Captain, in which he informed our Cap-
tain, that we mull proceed with him to the fquadron
cruizing off Cadiz, as his orders were not to fuller
any man of war to leave port, and that he gave him
three minutes time to confider. The Captain of the
Amphitrite replied, that owing to the inequality of
force, he would readily return, but only on condition
of keeping his colours hoilled, and not as a prize.—
The boat returned with this anfwer, but before the
reached the Englifh (hip, the latter made her guns
play upon the Ampliittite, at the diQance of piilol
!hot. Our guns returned this fire in the briikeft man-
ner for twenty minutes, till our rigging was Ihot
away, the (hip very leaky, the Captain Don Juan
Jofef Varela killed, Don Julio Ponce, Midfhipman,
the fecond Mate, Jofef Soloranzo,his affitlant, Anto-
nio Rodriguez, and feveral others, were wounded,
when we (truck our colours, having confidered that
his Majelly's honour had been fufficiently maintained
by the engagement we had fought with the Englith
(hip of the line Donnegal, of 84 guns, carrying from
18 to 36-pounders, under the command of Captain
Sir R. J. Sttachan ; and that this engagement could
not terminate otherwife than by ufelefsty facrificing a
crew, whole courage and fitmnefs rendered them
worthy of a better fate. The Amphitrite being
boarded by the Englith, aid all her damages repair-
ed by them with the uttnoll adivity, The was fent to
Gibraltar, and the Officers, marines, and tailors were
landed at Algefiras as prifoners :4* war."

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