Star.
London, England, 1824-01-28 00:00:00

NAVAL I\7 ELLIGENCE.

The Aurora, MARTIN, from Sr. Andrew's, New Brunswick, to
I lull, was drivtn on shore near Kirkwall, the 15th inst.
COWES, JANUARY 427 W.S.W. blowing a gale.--Arrived
the ;lon. Company's ship Castle Huntly, DRUMMOND, for Bombay
and China.
LNIOUTIf, JANUARY 26.—Wind S.S.W.—Off the port, the Ca-
ledonian, JANAN, from St. ULe's. Sailed the Lady Mary Pulliam
packet, for the Leeward Islands.
Phvatoiero, JANUARY 26. —Wind S.S.W.— Arrived the Eliza,
Boys, from Figuera.
POATSMOUTII, JANUARY 27. —Wind S.W.— The ship Indian
Trader spoke off the Scilly Islands, forty-eight leagues distant, the
James, of Lancaster, bound to Alexandria—all well. No arrivals
or tailings.
DEat., JANUARY 27.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River
and remain, with the rest of the out..vard-bound, the Medway,
EasteasoN ; Montrose, Itoxxericm ; Turner, LEADER ; the Stag, and
the Swift ; also the Margaret, CI: AIG, from Shields for (Mesta.
invEßroor., JANUARY 56.--Arrived the Alice, Jon ssoN, front Ja-
maica; Emerald, Fox, Friends, and Cybele, front Charleston ; Rey-
nolds, llsitsisosi, from Faro; the Hope, SIMMONS; end
KNOWLES, from Seville; and the Rose, —, front Malaga.
GitavEsEND, JANUARY 27.—Sailed the. Cambria, Cour, for Ja-
maica; Matilda, COLLIN, for Scara ; and the William Lushington,
SUGHRUE, for St. Mitt's.
COWES, JANUARY 26.—Arrived the American ship Ophelia, HAlh
KELL, from Batavia in one hundred and five days, bound to Rotter-
dam—put in for a North Sea pilot.
JERSEY, JANUARY '2.4.—Arrived the Exchange, DEEPER, from
Rio Janeiro; Arabella, ; Messenger, i'aros ; and Day, VI-
BERT, front Bilboa.
PIRATES.—ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S, Die. 9.—Two wets since a pri-
vateer ship, belonging to Captain NATTA, arrived, and had on board
about 80,000 dollars in specie, gold spoons, forks, jewAs, and mer-
chandize. She lay at anchor two days, when the crew cut their
cables, turned the Officers ashore, and started with everything on
board, except the ship's papers. It is supposed she has gone on a
piratical voyage. An English brig, belonging to Malta, from Gi-
braltar, with a valuable cargo of Spanish goods, left this on the 50th
ult. for Vera Cruz, and two hours after was taken by a Columbian
privateer, waiting for her. •
CUSTOM-MOUSE, JANUARY 27.
SNIPS ENTERED INWARDS—The Charles, front Rouen ; Julia, and
Thetis, front Lisbon ; Velocity, front Buenos Ayres ; Nassau, and
Britannia, front St. Michael's ; True Blue, front Limerick ; Good
Intent, from Liverpool ; Waterloo, from Ostend ; and Success, front
Oporto.
ENTERED OUTWARDS—The Essex, for Bourdeaux ; Richard, for
Jamaica ; Cyrus, for Bahia ; Aurora, for Malta ; Emilie, for Stet-
tin; Alacrity, for the Cape of Good Hope; Ag.phea, for Dublin;
and William, for Gijon.
CLEARING OUTWARDS—The Prince Regent, for Van Dieman's
Laud; and Marshal Blucher, for Rotterdam.
PORT OF ALVARADO.

Extract of a letter from Mr. John Quick, master of the Henry,
from Liverpool, dated Alvarado,the 9th of November, addressed
to Messrs. Wm. Bread and Son, agents to Lloyd's, at Falmouth:
" Before I left Liverpool, I was given to understand that the bar
of Alvarado had always 15 feet of water on it, and that the largest
ship of war might lay inside, had she water to go over the bar ; but
finding this account to be very erroneous, induces me to write to
you, as lam apprehensive some very serious lo9ses may occur
in consequence of the information given respecting this place;
and think it my duty, and hut right, that the Public should
be made acquainted wi•h the nature of this port. On the 31st
ultimo, on my approaching the harbour, running in with light
airs of wind, the -e,sel gain about two knots, and keeping the
lead going with from 12 to I 5 fathoms of line, and no bottom; hut
when close on the bar, the first soundings got was six fathoms, and
before another cast could be got, the vessel struck, only drawing
ten feet three inches of water, a pilot boat that instant laid along-
side, which I was steering for, inad in the deepest water. The
pilot saying we could not go in, the Henry was then brought to
the wind ; hut before the sails could be trimmed, the pilot found
we had got so far in that there was no other alternative but to run,
striking occasionally, but very light, as there was no sea on, and
the vessel received no damage. We very soon deepefied our water
to three and four fathoms, and ran up about two miles abreast
of the town of Alvarado, and came to anchor in three fathoms
of water ; but in no part of the river can I lay the Henry to swing
with forty fathoms of cable butt she will tail on the ground with ten
feet of water, and in the deepest water, three said a half fathoms,
although the port is perfectly safe for small vessels when in. A►to•
titer particular circumstance worth noticing in these seas is, should
a vessel be caught on the coast when a Norther sets in (as it is called
here), which lasts from twelve to twenty-four hours, and some-
times from two to three days, but when so loo• , not so violent, but
freque.•tly with that violence that no canvass can stand, and mu't
of course go on shore, it not sufficient drift. I experienced one tho
day atter any arrival h, re, and, had I been outside, must have gone
on shore, if any way near the land. At this season of the year, the
Northers are very frequent. On the 14th and 14th ultimo, two
American schooners, fine vessels, with caigAes of manufactured
goods, were totally lost on this bar. I believe the Henry was the
fifth English vessel ever in the pert. It was publicly stated at Li-
verpool that the harbour dues were two ri.:l4 per ton, whereas they
are twenty rials or two dollars and a half per tun, and all other
charges (such as paktage, &c.) i❑ proportion. 1 proceed from
hence to Campeachy, to load for the Mediterranean. This goes by
a small schooner bound to Philadelphia, which is waiting, and has
been fur some time, a favourable opportunity to get over the bar."

The Committee :appointed by the Court of Common
Council to consider the state or the Coal-trade, finished
their sittings yesterday. It has already been stated,
that the determination had been almot unanimously
adopted by them to recommend an inc:.ease of twenty-
five Meters, which was, we 110 w understand, actually the
case; but subsequent tepteteatations having been made
to the Committee, by persons interested in the trade,
they were induced to reconsiJer that determination.
*ftey have now come to tl:e :es:iution to recommend
an augmentation of the number of Meters, from 118 to
IS3 lull and effective officers; but as in the former
number ate included tight supernumeraries, the total
increase now suggested will be about 20 Meters. The
Committee also, in their tepoit, recommend a rt pe d of
that part of the duty on coals which is aiditional to t're
Nit of London, and that a memo: ial to Parliament
should be prepared for the purpose. The state of the
coal-trade, however, is said to have undergone a marked
improvement since the commencement of the labouts of
the Committee. In December last, the average number
of ships in want of Meters was 100, while on the day of
their termination the number was only 13. It appears
also, that coals have, in the interval, although the
middle of winter, fallen about 3s. Ed. per chaldron.
The re;o: t will be presented at the Court of Common
Council held this day.
CORN EXCHANGE MARK-LANE, JAN 28.
We have been well suppled since last Monday, haying had 4703
qrs. of Wheat, 4(.00 qrs. or Barley, 6200 qrs. of English, with
ISGO qrs. of hint Oats, and 5450 sacks of Flour; but owing to
the rise of 54. per sack in Flonr, and tirders from the North,
of Wheat sold as high as on
plarsitcensukrvt-tdtacyad.
ni:lianletinsgmltrsley sells full as Well :IS 04.1 Mon-
day. Beans tind o..ts are also steady at our last quotations. fa
Peas and other articlei tittle doing, and no alteration of price .

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