Star.
London, England, 1804-04-27 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

rellerday a Court of Dire&ors was hem at the
Eaft 123dia Houfe, when the Mips Monarch, Sove-
reign, and Alexander, ordered to be afloat the 24th
infant, were configned to Bengal dire&. Captain
Maittrom teal hewn into the command of the So.
vareign,
The. Ina Mika( Vrat,ervived M Poitfmonth,part-
ed from the Weirder Cale, Glattem, Winchelfea,
and Citenceller Indiamen, and fome whalers, on the
gth of March, in lat. 3. N. long. rS. W.
The Admiral Gardner, Earl Howe, Charlton,
and Lulllingtba, tailed front Bengal for England,
on the 2111 of December, 1803.
Great apprehenfions were entertained for the &fey
of the Britannia, outward bound. We are happy to
*ate her arrival at St. Helena, together with the
Haddam, from Bombay.

The Dorfetfhire, Alfred, Contts, Hope, and Gan•
ges Eaft Indianen. paired Batavia the middle of
September. The Woodford had not arrived there
on the 19th of September.
A Letter from CHILI, ctited November 4, fays,
The Courts, Totem, from London, arrived here drf-
malted ; the Alfred, FARQSWARION ' • the Wexford,
C ; and the tell of the Ships for the feafon,
have arrived here, except the Warley, WiLsou ; and
the Woodford, —; the former is put into St.
John's with damage, having been driven to land :
the Gilwell, Susan, from Madras, is arrived here."
The renewal of hailities was received at Bengal in
_ .

September, when the following (his and armed
(hips were appointed to erui ze in the Bay of Bengal:
Bombay fripte, Teignmoutlt ember, Lady Caftiereagh, and
Calcutta, armed Indianten ; and the Waller brig.
Arrival of (hipping in the River Houghley.
Sir Stephen Lvdhington, June 23 ; Chartton,alt!thAdmtral
Gardner, July 0 ; Ctty of London. Joy s 3 ; ' Au-
ral; s 3 ; Peden, Asp/ 1J; Calcutta, AIWA 11 ; Himb
Scptanter s ; Lady CalUereagb, September 4 ; Earl Howe,
new:Tiber s 4 ; Europe, September ; mad Lard Caltlereagh,
Odober 04._ . .

By the Calcutta newfpapers we learn, that early in
Oftober lA, the inhabitants at Sangur were much
furprifed by the fight of a flrange brig, heavily la-
den, floating with the tide ; it appeared that no one
was on board, or that the crew knew not how to ma.
nage her. In confequence a pilot boat went off, and
found not a foul on board ; the deck in many parts
was covered with blood, and in the cabin the cicada
of feveral Europeans were found, Seeped in gore.
As fhe was laden with (alt. it was fuppofed the was
from the cos ft of Coromandel. No further particu.
Lars were received when the IA accounts left India.

The Mary whaler, mentioned to have run on fhore
near Setrey Bill, on her return from the South Seas,
not knowing of the war, put into the Cape of Good
Hope on the 4th of January. She was there feized,
and the crew made prifoners. The Captain and tiro
and fecond Mates were allowed their liberty on pa-
role. The crew were afterwards fent on board the
Matilda, a cartel (hip, from Pondicherry to Europe,
with French prifoners. The Matilda was an Englith
fhip commanded by linglifh officers. On the 4th of
February, in the night, while they were lying in
Table Bay, the crew of the Mary lowered down the
Matilda's boat, and, after a little oppofition, got
clear of the Ihip, and boarded the Mary, which they
retook, after overpowering the Dutchmen that were
on board, whom they fer adrift in the Matilda's
boat. They immediately cut the Mary's cable, and
ran out of the Bay, and arrived fare at St. Helena ;
where, we underiland, the nfficeti underwent a nriel
examination as to their condo& in this inftance. The
Captain was on (bore during the above tranladion.
The command of the Mary was taken out of the
hands of the officers who retook her, who were fill
confidered French prifoners by the Government of
St. Helena; and Mr. TYREIIi chief officer of the
Herculean, came home as commander. The Go-
vernment of 4, Helena intend reprefenting the cafe
to his Majellf s Milliners, that the honour of the
Britins name may not be tarnifbed. P -•.- A **Taw
intended to fent a perfon with difpatches to the Cape,
reprefeoting the mcafures that had been taken, and
alluring the Dutch Government, that if it Ihould
appear the crew of the Mary had atled in any way
contrary to the law of nations, the Britilh nation
would difaeow their cnndud, and make a reilitution
of the property lb unlawfully obtAiueJ.