Star.
London, England, 1812-04-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Accounts were this morning. received at the Adnii-
ralty, of a gallant action having been fought in the
Adriatic between a British frigate and a, pin-brig
and an-enemy's flotilla, consisting of a 74 gun ship
and seven praams. The whole of the praatni wet*
captured or destroyed, and the 74 was beat Of in $
shattered condition.
FALMOUTH, APRIL is.

Arrived the HERRING schooner From the Eastward.
The Queen Charlotte packet, from Lisbon, put intd
St. lye's last night ; the Mail was brought here thia
morning, and forwarded for London. The WA.
singham packet has made a sign.l for sea, and will
proceed in the course of the night for Lisbon. Three
or four ships of the line havr passed this port to-der
to the Eastward.—Wind S. E. fine weather:

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NAVAL PROMOTIONS.

. Captain C. T. Smith, to the rank of Post Captain.
Lieutenant J. Rama)+, to the rank of Commander.
Lieutenant G A. Byron, to the rank of Commander.
Messrs. Gill and IPArthur, of the Bariltur, to be Lieutenants.
Mr. R. de Cole, to be Lieutenant.
Mres-s. H. Gibbs, H. I. Hull, R. N. Kelly, and W. Ranwell,
slo be I.leutenants.

A Prot NTM NTS.
Lieutenant W. Buchanan, to the Dictator.
Lieutenant- t Baikie and I. Grienson, to the Gloucester.
Lieutenant A. Shakespear, to the Leonidas.
Lieutenants SirW.Chalmers and PkilipWestphall, to the Junon
Lieutenant G. Forder, to the Horatio.
Lieutenant T. Burgh, to the Leopard.
Lieutenant Caleb Jackson; to the Herald.
Lieu tetiant 1. Lew, to the Mermaid.
Lieutenant E. H. Warren, to the Prince of Wales.
Liet.tenant C.l. Jackie, to the Phipps.
Lieutenant J. Davy, ro the Hamadryad.
Lieutenant G. King, to the Inconstant.
• lieutenant C. Parris, to the Impregnable. •
I.ieutenant T. Woodgat, to the Prince of Wales.
Lieutenant H. Snellgrove, to the Brune.
Lieutenant T. Powell, to the Sparrow.
Lieutenant C. B. I.ewis, to the Valiant.
Lieutenant W. Stevenson, to the Ariel.
Lieutenant G Maj tribanks. to the Britomart. •
I ieutenant 1. Lea, to the Phoebe.
Lieutenant Gammage, to the Griffon.
Litutecant Shepherd, to the Pompee.
Lieutenant Davis, to the Tyrian.
Lieutrt.ant Sayer, to the Victory.
Mr. Griffiths, to be Master of the Junon.
Mr. Minns, to be Master of the Crocodile.
Mr. Rohatisoo, to by Maiter of the Ganymede.
Mr. Lit.nington, Boatswain of the Plantagenet, to theTalavera.
Mr. E. &non, to be Purser of the St. Pierre.
Mr. 1. Bushel, Purser of the Vanguard, to the Hero.
Mr. T. Paine; to the Protopero.
Mr. G. Dyna, to the Squirrel.
Mr. T. Tt rry, Purser of the Dmdalus, to the Topaze.
Mr. W. Thompson, Purser of the Triton, to the Vanguard.
Mr. P. G. Stokes, Purser of the Hydra, to the Dianz.
Mr. T. Knight, to be Purser of the it action.

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NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
. Captain C. T. Smith, to the rank of Post Captain.
Lieutenant J. Amway, to the rank of Commander.
Lieutenant G A. Byron, to the rank of Commander.
Messrs. Gill and M'Arthur, of the BarSeur, to beLle
Mr. IL de Cole, to be Lieutenant.
IVl.ss-s. H. Gibbs, H. I. Hull, R. N. Kelly, and W.
slo be Leutenants.
APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant W. Buchanan, to the Dictator.
Lieutenant- t Baikie and I. Grienson, to the Glouee
Lieutenant A. Shakespear, to the Leonidas.
Lieutenants SirW.Chalmers and Philip Westphall, to t
Lieutenant G. Forder, to the Horatio.
Lieutenant T. Burgh, to the Leopard.
Lieutenant Caleb Jackson; to the Herald.
Lieu teitant J. Lew, to the Mermaid.
Lieutenant T. H. Warren, to the Prince of Wales.
LieLtenait C.l. Jackle, to the Phipps.
Lieutenant J. Davy, to the Hemadryad.
Lieutenant G. King, to the inconstant.
• Lieutenant C. Harris, to the Impregnable.
I.ieutenant T. Woodgat, to the Prince of Wales.
Lieutenant H. Snellgrove, to the Brune.
Lieutenant T. Foetal, to the Sparrow.
Lieutenant C. B. Lewis, to the Valiant.
Lieutenant W. Stevenson, to the Ariel.
Lieutenant G Majlribanks. to the Britomart. •
Lieutenant J. Lea, to the Phoebe.
Lieutenant Gammage, to the Griffon.
1.1 utecant Shepherd, to the Pompee.
Lieutenant Davis, to the Tynan.
Lieutenant Sayer, to the Victory.
Mr. Griffiths, to be Master of the Junon.
Mr. Minn), to be Master of the Crocodile.
Mr. Robinson, to hp maetr of the Ganymede.
Mr. Littnington, Boatswain of the Plantagenet, to the
Mr. E. Sutton, to be Purser of the St. Pierre.
Mr. 1. Bushel, Purser of the Vanguard, to the Hero.
Mr. T. Paine; to the Prtopero.
Mr. G. Dyna, to the Squirrel.
Mr. T. T. rry, Purser of the Dmdalus, to the Topaze.
Mr. W. Thompson, Purser of the Triton, to the Vani
Mr. P. G. Stokes, Purser of the Hydra, to the Diana.
Air. Knight, to be Purser of the Racoon.
AMERICA.
The following private letter from an indivi
humble life, who has lately emigrated to this
promise, breathes so much good sense, and
such a striking proof of the sentiments of chi
body of the American population, that we
place with great pleasure. The concluding s
is a striking illustration of the correctness of
formation which has from time to time appe!
the columns of the STAR on every subject re):
America :
"NEW-YORK, PI
" I arrived here after a tedious passage of nine wee'
am sorry to inform you, that 1 am greatly disappoint
expectations of bettering my condition. Britain, Ino
the only place for trade; when it is dull there, it is aln
end every where—and here, it is indeed bad enough.
fine country to live in ; and the steragetof workmen's
one dollar per day,/but there are hundreds in this city
out of employment. I can here purchase a turkey for
for Is. 6d. a peck of apples fur is. and s gUI of brandy
but then I must pay 4d. for an English pint of milk (if
warm from the cow, it will cost me 13.4 d.) and a p'ck o
cost 23. 6d.—besides houso-rent is double what it is in
and fuel Immensely dear; so that I find I could have be,
off at home, for though some articles are cheaper hen
Scotland, others are a great deal dearer.
44 A weaver can get no employment here ; if i.e
work at his trade, he must travel hundreds of milt
country. There is a strong French party here, who
all in their power to bring about a war between Am
Great Britain. but the general wish of the people is fur
for they say the present are the worst times they ever
they seem very sens:hle that war cannot better them."
We do not recollect that any Travels has
deservedly excited curiosity and admiration th!
Of the celebrated DE CIIATEAUERIAND in Gets
PALESTINE, and we congratulate the public
appearance of a new and elegant French Edi
octavo, which has so long been looked for:
be procured of Mr. CoLnuasr, Conduit-street
few of the principal Booksellers.
Tuesday se'nnight the Lord Lieutenant of I
held a Levee, at which his Grace was invest
the Most Noble Order of the Garter, by S
Hoye, K. B. Commander in Chief of the For(
received his Royal Highness the' PRINCE R
Commission to officiate on the occasion.
DUBLIN, Arum 9,—As yet, dot one of thi
re us gang, that robbed the Newry Fly Coa
been.appi eliended. It has been ascertained, h
that the gang was commanded by that netori
tier, Collier, whom FRANCIS Fox, Esq. (one
Sheriffs' Peers of the City of Dublin,) at the
his lite, and after a desperate struggle, appn
about three years ago, when the ruffian had
item prison.
Llicely at Mothil, two miles from Carrick,
the house of an old man, who had been ova
the Caravats a week before, to throw up his fa
surrounded ; but having expected their attacl
cured the entrance, whereupon they climbed t
roof of the house, and stripped the thatch froi
the chimney, they fired down through the
and shot dead a fine boy of 3 ye cis old, at
mcnt vainly clinging for protection round the
its unfortunate mother, who, far advanced i
nancy, has been reduced to a state that leav
tope of surviving.
A young man who has, for these five mom
practised as a surgeon at Broadstairs,' went
slty t &night tocantet bury; to visit some I.at. en
he was accidentally recognised in the sums
terbuty by Captain PuLscoTT of the Navy, as
ter from the Dryad frigate, then lying in PI
Sqund, and of which ship he was gun-room!
passing by the name of Scott. He was take
, the Mayor, and committed to prison as a dee
A most notorious gang of coiners and fc
bank-netts, has been dettctecl at Birniingliat
officers, on searching the premises, found ci
in different parts of the buildings, tools for
presses, dies, &c. besides great quantities of
different country banks, ready for circulation
ging round the premises, ie;i000 in good not
guineas in gold, and about 4600 of had silv
Pound. - The head of the gang has been fu
mitred for trial, with nine of his accomplices
of his men who worked with-him weretaken
todys and have confessed enough already i
hint to justice ; in short, such scenes of inicpi
4 c pss Co light' as perhaps were never before e