Star.
London, England, 1813-01-04 00:00:00

t 3.1; C:94 SATURDAY Nf cl HT'S GAz;ITTE.

• the Ccnwt at Carlton ho •se, the•9th of Decem-
ber, 1f412, present his Royal Highness the PRINCI
ZGENT in Council.

V ; r ;4, it h expedient to prevent doubti respect-
ig the continuance and effect of the Order in Coun-
-1 n' the t inereenth of August, one thous Ind eight
undred and seven, respecting vessels Older the flag
Nleet.l4nburg, Oldenburg, Papenburg, and Kni-

tausen, and the Order in Council cf" the twenty-fifth
uvenler, one thousand eight hundred and seven,
specting the ships and goods belonging to Prussia
d Lubec ; his Royal Highness the Prince Regent
pleased, in, the name and on the behalf of his Ma-
:sty, and by and with the advice of his Majesty's
!rivy Council, to order and declare, and it is hereby

ruered and declared, that the said two Orders in
!ouncil, bearing date respectively the nineteenth day
if August, one. thousand eight hundred and seven,
nd the twenty.finli of November, one thousand
'ight hone red and seven, than be considered as null
nd of no effect; provided nevertheless, that nothing

n this Order contained, shall be construed to affect
my question depending' in judgment, respecting
idler of the said_Oiders, on any capture made prior
o-the date of this. Order : but such questions shall
decided in the same manner as if this Order and
3eclatation had not been issued. .

1 And the Right Honourable the Lords Commis-
it:sners of Lis biajesry's•Treasum his Majesty's Prin.
ipal Secretaries of Stagy, the LOrds Commissioners

the Admiralty, and the 49dge of the High Court

if Admiralty„ and the Judged of the Courts of Vice•
kdrniralty, are to take the necessary measures herein
is to them may respectively appertain.
.• . (Signed) CIIZTWICND.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, JANUARY 2.

;ivy of a Letter from Captain Downie, of his Majesty's sloop
the Royalist, addressed to Vice-Admiral Foley, and tram-
vatted by the latter to John Wilson Croses, k:sq.
His Majesty's shop Rol alist, in the
Downs, Dec.:lo, ISIa.
Sift--1 beg leave to state to pti that his Iviajesty's
loop Royalist, under my command, captui ed, at eleven
,'clock last night, off I4ythe, the French lugt;cr pri-
rateer le Ruse, of sixteen guns and sixty-five men.
She is a very fine and entirely new vessel, on her first
:ruize, and had not made any capture. The enemy
gad ouc man killed, one wounded, and she main-mast
;hot away, beicre he struck.—l have the honour to
be, Sir, your most obeditnt servant,
(Sigeßd) GEO. DOWNIE.
rerlios. Foley, Fsq. Vice-Admiral of the Blue,
Conin.andes is Chief, Sec. Downs.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
OItIINANCE-01FICE, DECEIBER, 26.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Brevet Ikjor Ste; hen G. Adye to be Major, vice Duncan, de-
ceased ; Captain t_ourteaay Melt to be Captain, vice
Adye; First Lieutenant Alexander M'Donald to he Second
Captain, vice !Wert+ Second lieutenant Vim. Drummond to
be First Lieutenant, vice M'Donald. Dated Oct. 1, !LUIS.
Beenud Captain llamas Hutchesseti to be Ciiidn, *lce Lek-
burr, deceased; First Lieutenant John Langley to be Second
'Captain, viceHutchesson ; Second Lieutenant lissephC.Acher-
ley to be First Lieutenautoice Langley. Dated Oct. 24, 1813,