Star.
London, England, 1813-11-20 00:00:00

DEAL, NOVEMBER 19.

Came down from the River, the Mariner for Ja-
maica, Dundee for the Cape, Renown for Bahia, and
the Eagle for Honduras, and remain with About 30
sail for Jamaica ; the Cornewall for. India ; aad up-
wards of 50 sail of merchantmen for Grenada, Bue-
nos Ayres, 'St. Croix, Domingo, Dominica; Marti-
nique, Trinidad, ,Tobago, Demerara, Cadiz, the
Havannahl Nevis, St. Kitts, Tenerife,' Bermuda,
Smyrna, Honduras, America, &c. etc.—Wind S.W.
MILFORD, NOVEM'BER 17.

Arrived Ihe Lively; Thompson ; Waterford and
Arabella, Fountayne,. from Jamaica, for Liverpool ;
Elizabeth, frotn Dublin, for London ; Friends,
Edwards, from Yougball, for Liverpool ; Christian,
Cood, from Dublin, for London ; Draper, Davidson-,
from Belfast, for Palermo ; Favourite, Hodge, from
Dublin, for Plymouth; Lord Vernon, Langdon, from
Dublin, for London ; Perseverance, Twentyman,
from Waterford, for Liverpool.--Sailed the Fox-
ROUND sloop of war,. for Plymouth.—The ship Dra-
per, above mentioned, shipped a sea to the westward
of the Smalls, lost tWo men, and had at one time
three and a half feet water in bd. hold. It has blown
an uninterrupted gale from the westward for the last
fortnight ; but I am happy to say, it has done no ma-
terial damage on the coast.

COPY OF A LETTER FEOM AN OFFICER SEEONGING TO

HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP BRITOMART, TO HIS FRIEND IN
LONDON, DATED NOVEMBER 14.
44 I wrote you the 16th of September, since which
we have been cruiziug off the Tezel, Watching the
motions of the enemy's fleet. On Friday, the 22d
of October, the wind shifting from the Northward
and Westward to the East, we anchored the Brito-
mart close in 'shore, within three or four miles of
Kykdoiin, the fleet in the Tent bearing E. N. E.
with the intention, that, should the enemy get under
weigh during the night, we should discover his
movements. On Sunday, the 24th, about e'en
o'clock, p. m. the 100k-out man on the starboard-bow
reported two' strange sail on the starboard-beam,
which were found to be two large brigs, under easy
sail before the wind, and bearing down upon us.—.
We immediately beat to quarters, cleared for action,
and made the private night signal; about that time
they were within pistol-shot of us ; we then cut the
cable, and were immediately under sail. When they
observed us to be under canvas, they hauled to the
wind on the larboard-tack, and we after them, opening
at the same time our broadside of round and grape.
They were then within hail of each other, about a
cable's length to windward. As soon as we gave them
our broadside, -observed them to make all sail away
from us: we pursued them, and after SO or 40 minutes
chase, drove them under a battery of 18 guns, a little
to the southward of Kykdown, where they anchored.
From the hazy weather, and darkness of the night, in
so intricate a passage as that between the Haak Sands
and the shore, and from the strength of the battery
by which they were sheltered, Capt. Riddell did not
think it prudent to attack them at their anchorage.—
We now laid the maintop-sail to the mast, and in this
situation watched their manoeuvres till day-light,
when, to the great mortification of our gallant little
crew, observed them get under weigh, with several
gun-boats, and anchor safe again in the Tezel".