Star.
London, England, 1805-12-24 00:00:00

NAUTICAL Th fELLIGENCE.

PENZANCE, DEC. zo.—Wednefday evening arrived
the brig Patelena, of Yarmouth, Captain Jat, from
Norfolk, with corn and flour for this place; and yef.
terday the brig Year, of and from Yarmouth, Capt.
HOLLAND, with wheat for Briflol, and the Berry, of
Rye, &rocks, from Loudon, with tei, fugar, &c.
&c. for Dublin.

POkTSMOUTH, Dsc. 23.—1 t was reported here
this morning, that the Breit Fleet is at fea ; but it
has molt probably arifen from a tranfport, which
arrived here yellerday, having been taken in lat.
47. S. long. 8. Weft, by a French fquadron, con-
lifting of (even fail of the line and four frigates.
She was taken in tow by la FELICITS (one of the
frigates), but efcaped from her by cutting the tow
tope in the night. They Paid they were bound to
the Weft Indies ; but it is thought they are the
Rochefort fquadron, joined by L'Ottartur of 8o guns,
and three frigates, which were known to be on a
cruize to join them.. The tranfport is put under

quarantine.
ANOTHER LATTER, SAME DATE.—Arrived the
Tiber, SIMPSON ; Ihr:et, RlrcnlE ; Guadeloupe,
Wean, and the Unity. Wettace, from the Mediter-
ranean, and are put under quarantine : the Tiber
was captured on the :4th intl. by the Felicity French
frigate, who was in company with three other fri-
gates, and (even fail of the line, in lat. 47' 5' long.
sef, the whole (leering S.S.W. and got away from
them the fame evening ; on the t 6th, the fell in with
the Brilliant frigate, and gave her this information.
DEAL, Dec. a3.—Arrived the Diligence Hoop
from a cruise ; Meteor bomb, Plymouth tranfport,
With the Worcefter, United Kingdoms, Skelton
Cattle, Lord Keith, Harriutt, Huddart, and Ocean
Eat India Chips, under convoy from Portfmouth,
and have failed for the River they failed from Ben-
gal on the tit July, and from St. Helena on the 4th
November, without convoy; bring the account that
Lord CORNWALLIS had arrived in India ; and that
Marquis WEI-tester was on his return home.—
Sailed la I/Rao:eta frigate, and the Furious gun-brig
for Sheernefs ; Cygnett iloop of war, Firm and
Tickler gun brigs on a cruize.
Arrived the AtcHsa and Ticszta gun brigs from
cruize; Maria and Commerce tranfports, being
two of the expedition which failed from the Downs
on the rOth for the Wcfer, and difperfed in the late
gales, having on board part of the 3oth Regiment
of Foot, and remain with the reit of the flips as per
lat.—Wind W. S. W. with rain.

Yartstourat, Dcc. 23.—=Saturday arrived the
Aar tat* and Taravaa frigates; on Monday arrived
the Imoostst and Taws/mese (loops of war ; Tot-
Wm and Blume gun brigs, and Aowts lugger,
from a cruize.Sailed the ASTI t* frigate for Sheer.
clefs ; the DICTATOR man of war is ex/rated to fail
to-morrow for the Nor.; and the Btu izElt gun brig,
with three tranfports, with troops, for the Wtfer.
Ships of war here : MA rEiTIC, Admiral Russet. ;
Rosso cc, Admiral Downes ; Princefs of Orange,
Stately, Elephant, Agincourt, Dinator, and Ruby ;
Tribune frigate, Imogene and Trompeufe Strops, For-
ward and Bruiser gun brig, Agnes logger. *rid two
cutters.—Sailed the 19th inflant, the FLota. frigate
for 1-lambro' to bring over Lord Hatitoway.
HULL, Dec. 20.—The Providence; armed fhip,
Captain RYE, arrived in the HuMber on Tuefday
with a convoy from Tonningen. The Mermaid,
SMITH ; and Eagle, WHITEHEAD, revenue cutters,
alfo arrived the fame day from a cruize. The John,
Jcwsow, of this port, from Riga, with
.timbar' went
afhore on the 2zd ult. near Moon !Sand, in the Baltic,
and it is feared will be totally 1011. The Flying Fifh,
of Hull, G. WRIGHT, laden with oats, bound to
London, is on (bore on Winterton Beach. The Mel-
ton, Cum, of Shields t the Henry, Rostmsow, of
Scarborough; and the Eliifon, Wt Lusa, of Hull,
have been on (hare in the Baltic, but got of without
any apparent damage. The Swan of Lynn, laden
with barley, was driven on (bore the loth inth on the
Herd Sand, near Newcaftle, and is full of water..—
The Fame, JerreasoN, of Stonehaven, with wheat,
is arrived at Dantzig, in difirefs, having loft part of
her crew, and moll of the reit laid up. The flap was
a wreck, and the cargo greatly damaged, Another
weffei that failed from Peterrourgh with the Fame,
laden with wheat, was teen go down with all hands.