Star.
London, England, 1812-09-17 00:00:00

SERIOUS INSURREiTION OF THE FRANCH

PRISONERS Al DARTMOOR DEPOT.

FURTHER PARTICULAk&

Plymouth, September Ib.

It appears that the prisoners had worked them-
selves up to the highest pitch of rage at being allowed
no more than one pound of biscuit per day. The use
of biscuit, it is to be observed, was to be discontinued
as soon as the bake-house bad been rebuilt; but
the Frenchmen were absolutely deaf to remonstrances.
A detachment of the Cheshire Militia, and the South
Gloucester Regiment, were drawn up on the walls
surrounding the prison; and, although they had loaded
their pieces with ball, the prisoners appeared undaun-
ted, and insulted them in the grossest terms: indeed,
our brave men withstood the contumelious language
of the prisoners with a patience beyond all praise.—
A sentinel on duty, called JONES, had his bayonet
wrenched off his piece, yet nobly reserved his fire:'
an officer, however, followed the Frenchman, struck
him over the shoulder with his sword, and brought off
the bayonet. The Frenchmen even bared their breasts
to the troops, and seemed regardless of danger. The
number of prisoners is about 7500; and so menacing
was their conduct, that an express was sent off to Ply
mouth-dock, at eleven o'clock on Sunday night, solicit-
ing immediate assistance. Three pieces of artillery,
(six-pounders) were in consequence sent off, early on
I Sunday morning ; and on their arrival at the principal
gate (bon), the bars of which, of immense size, had
been previously broken by stones hurled against them
by the insurgents, they were placed in such directions
as completely to command the whole of the circle
which the prison describes. This had the desired
effect, and order was restored.—lt is to be noticed,
that the allowance of bread at which these deluded
men have so indignantly spurned, is precisely the
same as that Which is served out to our own gallant
sailors and marines. The prisoners at Dartmoor have
also been allowed to go out by parties to work in the
surrounding country ; but their conduct at the Depot,
as well as on board the prison-ships at Hamoaze, has
always been very irregular—complaining when there
was no reasonable ground of complaint, insulting the
English officers, throwing meat or vegetables to the
ground cr into the sea, which were of prime quality,
and which would have been highly prized indeed by
i our own suffering peasantry.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

M
All. DUE.
Dublin • - 0 1 Guernsey
Waterford - 1 1 Jersey
Cadiz - - 0 1 Anbolt
Lisbon

,ILS.

ARR. DU/
0 1
0 1

0 0

- - 0 1 1 Gattenburgb - 0 2

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Heligoland - 0 0 I Madeira - 0 0
The Savage sloop of war, the Little Ann, —, and four other
ships of the Quebec fleet, have arrived off Brighton.
The Royal Bounty, Gambles, to Prince Edward's Island, has
been taken on the Banks of Newfoundland by the Yankee priva-
teer, and burnt, after an action of an hour and a half—one man
killed, five wounded.

The Kitty, Thomp.dn, from Greenock, to St. Andrews, North'
Britain, was taken 31st July, by an American privateer, retaken
4th inst. by the Pomatte frigate, and carried into Newfourdland.
The privateer captured, the tat August, the brig Two Brothers,
of St. John's.