Star.
London, England, 1805-12-05 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

Ye(tetchy a Court of Direaors was held at the Earl
India Houle, when Captain WA&maw was (worn
into the command of the Afia, configned to Madras
and Bengal, infiead of St. Helena and Bengal ; as
was Captain D. Mact.ron into the command of the
Walthamilow cnnlianed to St. Helena and Bensal.
The Court adjourned at fix o'clock till Wedneiday
next.

Tstefday an overland packet was received at the
EMI India Houle, which, we underftand, does not
bring any particular news from either of the Prefi•
&noes in India. It contains monly duplicates and tri-
plicates of former advices. The letters from Madras
are dated 3d June, and thofe from Bombay 3d July.
The Duke of Mom T aos e, Captain PAM SON. prior
to the 3d of June, had been difpatched from Madras
to the Northern Ports, to load a cargo for England.

The following (hips arrived at Bombay from Eng-
land the aoth June laft, and were expefted to be dif-
patched to China about the loth of Auguft :—Wex-
ford, Captain W. S. CLARKE ; Henry Addington,
Captain J. KIRKPATRICI j Bombay Caine, Captain
A. Hassivrow ; and Royal George, Captain C. B.
By the above difpatch. feveral private letters have
been received. The following is the extrad of a let-
ter from a gentleman in the Company's Civil Service
in Cuttack, dated the sth of June :
" The vigilance of Captain Mottos'( has pretty
generally reftored the tranquillity of this province ;
but a fingular event has lately taken place on the
north call frontier, which bas caufed a confiderable
agitation among the natives. A large body of Fa-
quires,'who had affembled in great numbers, pro.
ceeded from the Northern Circars along the banks
of the Moruaonddy, where They encamped, for the
avowed purpofe of celebrating a public feftival ; but
their fanatical and difordetly conduit loon excited the
indignation of the country people, who role upon
them, and attacked them with fuch fury, that many
were killed and wounded before they could be dif-
parfed. Thofe who are inclined to favour thofe frau.
tic devotees, look on this altion with a degree of
horror, and expeal fome fignal ;judgment from
Heaven will alight on this country in confequence.
" The eflabliftment of the Company's authority,
with Judicial Courts, and a well regulated internal
police, will, we hope, loon free us from the danger of
fimilar fcenes."
A Taft range of warehoufes is building on the fouth
beach of Madras. in confequence of the rapidly ex-
tending commerce of that Prefidency.
The letter from his Majefty to the Nabob of the
Carnatic, which Sir J. Caeonoca took our, was pre-
fented to his Highnefs with great ceremony in Fe-
bruary laft.
In letters received from Agra, dated July 6, it is
flared, that cindiah's vakeer, with his fuite, has
paired through the provinces, on an embafry to the
King of Cabul. The object of his miffion is reported
to be, the offer of a number of his mercenary troops,
who, being in want of other employment, are becom-
ing troubleforne and unruly. The King of Cabul
has fucceeded in completely reducing the Putans,
but the Seiks have entered into a formidable league,
a which threatens the repofe of the whole country.

At midnight on the 13th of. Oftober, three violent
earthquakes were felt at Naples. Capna and Averfa
have fultained very great injury.
Sir Hosts Poniard's Expedition failed from Ma-
deira on the 3d of Odober, and we are happy to
(late, that out of 8000 troops, there were only so
lick in the hofpital fhip.
Captain Laestar is appointed to his Majefly's
(hip Tr wawa a, of 98 guns, vice the gallant Captain,
now Admiral Haan v.

La STIIILLi and the Oust Ens frigates, from Sheer-
nets, are arrived at Cuxhaven.
The AURORA frigate, with the fleet under her
convoy from Portfmouth, arrived at Malta on the
Both of Oftober Taft.
The ARAB Hoop of war, with the fleet under convoy
from Portfmouth, is arrived at Madeira.
The following veffels failed from Jamaica on the
27th of September, under convoy of the Racoon brig
of war, arrived at Cork, viz.—
The Hercules, Riling ; Rio Nova, ; Volunteer,
William, Dodd; Lien, Ring ; Liberty, Smith ; Economy, Cuok ;
Peoria t, Leiny, and the Northumberland, --, for Lontlov--
Richard, Perrin ; Portland, Ring ; Charles, Carney, and the Tiger,
Oxton. for Liverpool—Almwell, Richmond, for Leith—Pomuna,
Th• Naught, for Glafgow—Aaive, Nee, for Bdfaß—and the
Prince Edward, for Dublin. The Brit veffd and the two
latter are arrived; the Volunteer has foundered at Pea; and the
Northumberland bore up for Chadeiton, being leaky.
Yeflerday fe'nnight the Marchionefs of Dos EGALL
was fafely delivered of a fon, at Donegall Houle,
Belfaft.
Anecdote of THOMAS MAIN, a Seaman of his Ma-
jetty's (lip Leviathan, during the glorious anion of
the a ft of Oaober, off Cape Tratalgar, as related
by his Commanding Officer, in a Letter to the Pa.
triotic Fund Commune :
" I muff beg to relate a trifling anecdote of one
of my men, the Captain of the forecaftle, as it will
ferve to thew the enthufiafm of a Britilli feaman,
when fighting with the enemies of his Country.—
We had paged through the line, and had affitted
in difabling and filencing the French Admiral's
Ihip, and the four-decker, the Santiffima Trinidada,
but were much galled by a diftant cannonade from
a feparated few of the enemy's (hips :—at fall the
St. Auguttin, of 74 guns, bearing the pendant of
Commodore CADIGAL, gave us an opportunity of
doting with him, which was immediately embraced,
and he was foon taken. While this was doing, a
fhot took off the arm of Tnosras MAIN, when at
his gun at the forecaftle. His meffmates kindly
offered to of tt him in going to the Surgeon ; but
be bluntly told them, " I thank you ; flay where you
are ; you will do more good there." He then went
down by himfelf to the cockpit. The Surgeon, who
refpeited him as a.good man, willingly would have
attended to him, in preference to others who had
been brought down a few moments before ; but this
brave feaman would not admit of it, laying,
es Avail, not until it comes to my turn, if you pleafe."
The Surgeon foon attpr amputated the arm, near the
(boulder; during which operation, with great com•
pofure, finning, and with a Ready clear voice, he
tang the whole of Risk Brilanailk