Star.
London, England, 1805-02-14 00:00:00

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

C.aptain NA IL Y M.1./R hai been appointed to
his MajeciO (hi,' ILLUSTRIOUS.
• The follnseing. Naval Apro:ntments have taken
place in the WO Indies, in confecinence of the death
of Lnrd Penny :
Ca, t WOO: COatla .1 he Ofpre made "at o h ar, ,f rt
Ca t. ERiNS to have -1 e Amrli a.
Capt. MACatalatt to have tht 3tuliett nd
Lleut Ass RIDGE, mad Com ..aod, rimo the Ofprey.

Th: Fteisch in II lla .1 ! ave tel teed a Ii le f
their fevcrity to ti e I).i clime cl•ants, in c nrcepatLe
of the (!rung repte.cr A• n• en. n e
fu",j,..61 of the f theit pinperty, which was
confifzated nude' tl e ptet-at I c .it.i..g fr nu the
enemy's y. Toe pi.peity i. ir(l.ncd, upon
paying a certain per ten' age, vhich is, h..wever,
tot Pi iet aqe.
A Geatlem in has atti ed. i feu. d .ys,
in I:mode tux. awlhorn Lis e!..ti n i 1 10 tic pit--
ti tilos which hive iately ttanc-i ;red thite.
thould he ;whiled to thi•.k, th t' the 12...c1.er0rt lona-
dron had been dellined for the E "ere it
nut for th • p Oati menu 1!. I have beta made,
of it, hiving (meted the pm Bre.).
This Ge.ale wan men i nc, t;-i it a limo'', pi ivatcer,
named th-c vhich ha ! c antnitted great dc-
rteda inns up..n !ra 4 e doting the I.lli war, w.ts
fittin/, out by her owthrs, LA CO s an I Co. in
O$ .her 1.1.1, fair die par is fe • f ct itizin4 in the
Ltiart leas, where the laid ve,l In inceci•ltil in her
ca;ottte f the Pip cher and ray In.ii men, and leve-
sal other s. fist ni ' t'de iV,lte.:l CA, lin 32 guns,
and 4DO men: when 111, teadv t.i fail, iv. ice of

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the evert N.ts 0,1:11 to the F each G v. inme, t, who
prevented her ,tep.rt ture, till Ih, con4n ell to take
on board naval olores, Eitid a cc, tai t rtimber of
troops I.r the Mc of F-ance. The c n
accepted, the privateer failed, and on the third
of November, the captured the EA of Lir('
Gniceaman, which was after ard-1-11 on the coa(
of Spain. The Bellona is reckoned one of the faileft
failing vefiels in the French ferrite. Sht did not IA
for the Indian Seas oa her former trip (ill after the
figning of the treaty of peace, which allowed' the le-
gality of all captures that were made within the
courfe of three months ; on that. occafion it was her
good flrtune to teach her deftination a week before
the expiration of the time, and in the courfe of the firft
four days the made the-above valuable captures,
which enriched her owners to the amount of a mil.

flerliiig. Some revere hats, however, in the
(hipping line, following clnrcly on the heel of this
good fortune, reduced Ls COUNT and Co. to a very
low ebb.

What &elates moll
.to the Rochefort fyvadron it,

that a very hot,prefs Cook place at Bourcieaux, and
et leveret other fea ports in France, fome weeks prior
to the Gentleman's departure, which was avowedly
to gain men for the Rochefort fqtradron to gn to the
Me of France, %Olen LIMOIS was to be fe.n home.
Upon the 26,h ult. the French L:gifl .tive Potty
gave did.- nffent to the law concerning the State
Seal ; after heating an harangue from M. CuR tc,
Orator of the Tribunate, in which be perfoaJes them
to attach, aild in fume furl tta inaugurate upon the
State Scat the image of NAPOLEON the Frit, and at-
telt the genius of tl:e Emperor, that under this ay-
guti Eat will he accomplithed, from age to age, bt•th
the grand deflinies of the French people, atrd the
v;:catian of that family, which tilt national
power has pi iced in the bra rank r,f d
E,strafl a 1.-tier froal Mad, id, cased Jan. v.—

Doke of Infantado, and two ether

~1 diftindion, have been ordered to spit thi, capital
at the fhort notite of 24 hours. Tilit event has ma•3e
great fenfation here, owing to the exalteti rank and
excellent charafter of the hake, who
birofelf during the t,.volaik wars, net lefs by his rer-
fon Cervices than by railing t•.vo rezimetrs :it his
own expence. He has fincc devoted hind...lien:hely
to agi iculture and hcience, hi; ardor and libel alit y
in promoting which would be laudable in any coun-
try, and are in this snore fet viceable, becante n:ore
rare than elfewliere. In Thor t, there is, no individull
in the kingdom whore exile would have excited gre.iter
furprize or deeper concern in the public. The only
reafon afGgned for it is that his conduct has difpleafed
the Court."

The Hertfordfhire Elellion, which began nn Mon-
day, finally terminated on Tuefday in the retignatiou
of Mr. 13aaan, who was about .00 behiud Mr. Blare
on the whole of the poll.
On Monday fe'unight the Right Hon. Sir poass
Mourcomray, of Stanhope, But, his Majetly's Ad-
vocate for Scotland, was unanimoufly re-eleaed Mem-
ber of Parliament for the County of Peebles.
Sir HINRY V. Tklill'EST is elated High Sheriff
for the County of Antrim, for the prefent year.
Sir Joh« STIJART of Allanbank, is appointed by
the Grand Lodge of Scotland Provincial Grand
!Slake. for the under ward of Lanarkfliire.

Lord MuLcRAU entertained yentrday, at his

hook in Harley-lireerrthe CHANCELLOR of the Ex
caEostva, Vilcounts MELVILLE and CArrt.EREAcH.
Earls Citaintr And CHATHAM, and Lord HAVVVEI-
SEMI%

Since the commencement of the prer:nt war, there
have died of his Majelty's troops 2982 ; difcliarged
5276; defected 7335.
ittelllay a Count of Aldermen was held at Giiild•
hall, at which the price of bread was ordered to be
reduced id. in the peck loaf, to take pl.sce this day :
the quartet n loaf is now is. 4d.—Mr. )lici!nr
formed the Conic that in confequence of a Writ t f
Mandamus being fued out againit a late
Magift!ate of the City, that Captain Snice.ey ss.:s
tel!cred to his office (1 one of the 11..th,-tir Ma!le: s
of tile Pint of Lonth.n, who Baas difo.iiftd tneie-
fr(ln by the laid Magillrate.-.-Iftle Lyr•it Gold-
(mid, jun. Eli. was fwo:n one of the melee Jew
J3roktrs of this City. .
PUGlLli6l.—'ructday a pitched battle was fliglot
behind the B.n Jolinfoti's Head, Stepney- be-
tween Elfeworth, a butcher ill Shadwel. and a navi•
gator belonging to the London Docks, for tiro g,.i-
neas a fide, which haled .r,r ore hour and feven mi-
mes; after 45 rounds E!fser.rth gave in ; he war.
taken home in a dreadful Ilatc. and died yelerdav
morning ; he has left a wife and fon- children. Tlie
furvivor and feconds have abfcnaded.
This Jay the Pi ifonei s in the levtral Gaols in the
city of Loudon and Courty of Middlefez were re-
, moved to Newgate, in order to take tl:etr trials at t..e.
craning Stllion,, which commerce at Ole Sefrunts
1-1.04.; in the Old railey, on Thurfday, the 1 a itt.