Star.
London, England, 1814-08-04 00:00:00

DEAL, AUGUST 2..

Cams down from the River the Wild Man, bonnd
to Lima ; and the Robert and Ann, bound to Triette.
Sailed the Ot.vNtric cutter, to the Eastward. ke-
main in the Downs his Majesty's ships Mommouru,
Jasow, Pitoit.stto, Reorota, GRIZTON, tend RosArao,
and several transports under quarantine.
The Queen CHARLOTTE, &Erma, and ZE \LOVS,
are ordered to ChAthAnt, to be paid off. •
CAPTURES BY fHE AMERICAN SLOOP OF WAR
PEACOCK.

!ayes poet, A uo.ll.—The Venus, Kennedy, front Bourdeatsx,
bound to the Clyde, was taken tin Thursday last, about II at
night, between Cork and Waterford, about ten leagues from the
land, by Ote Peacock Antetican sloop of war, of 20 guns,
rounders, and twoJong t s.pouneers, and 145 men. She had alto
taken the Adeona, Maxwell, from I.ietrpool co Quebec, and the
esuter Fortitude, from Liverpool to London. Ihe Venus and
Fortitude she destroyed ; the Adelina ?be plundered and gave her
up to the crews on Frldiy last: sic tits since arrived at Dabilr.
I he ADI MUD then went in chafe of a Beer sf twenty nil, from
Bourdcaux; six of which were in sight when the Adeona was
I let off. The Peacock had previously takes a ship Iran the Bre.
ails, with hides and tallow. She sailed from Savatutab en the
4th of June, and was elated by two British frigates, bat escaped
by superior sailing.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONET.
Conqueror, Gange., Venus, Semiramis, and COMM for the
detention of seeerat ships on the !ash of Jaoaary, 1106, will he
paid on Tuesday, at 41, Norfolk•streett Strand; recalled on
fliartdays sad Fridays.

The Ccmtpissionets appointed by Great Britain et,
treat with the American Plemipotentaries at Ghent,
leave town This week to proceed oa their public duties.
Lord Htta. does not take his departure, to assume
the Command in Chief of the troops on the other side
of the Atlantic, until the 3d of September.
Yesterday some additional letters were receraed
front Quebec to the Sd ult. The 6th and 82d Regi.
meats had arrived the preceding Sunday; and in
stating these reinforcements one of the letters adds,
that so many troops had arrived that if Sackett's.
IHarbour were not destroyed in six weeks, it wonld
not be from the want of a competent number of as.
eaves. Another letter 'gives no encouragement to
any such expectations, and it is from a very respec-
table quarter it says, that Sir JAMES Yto was labour.
ing under the effects of a paralytic stroke ; that our
squadron had left the blockade of Sackett's Harbour,
and had withdrawn to Kingston, where we, in our
turn, were blockaded by the arrnamtnt under Corn.
modore CIIAUNSEV. If such be-the tact, the proba.
bility is that the second ship of the Americans, of 64
gun% bad been launched and fitted out for service,
which would give them a decided advantage in
weight of metal, until our magnificent floating battery
of 104 guns shall have been completed, and then the
superiority will be with the British Naval force.
It is understood, that three Commissioners from the
King of FIUME, left France for St. Diming° about
a month since. These gentlemen, whose names are
' Messrs. LAVAISSE, MEDINA, and DRAVEMANt came
'through England, and embarked on the 15th July, at
Falmouth, for Kingston in Jamaica, whence they in.
tend to open a communication with St. Domingo,
and to proceed thither to complete their arrangements,
if circumstances shall afford hopes of their safety and
success.

A letter received yesterday from an Officer on board
one of the Indiamtn now ready to sail from Ports-
mouth, says—“ I we no signs of our sailing for
three or four days, no convoy being yet appointed."
It is likewise said, that the fleet has received orders
to wait for the Radnor, Bengal, Merchant, Mnira,
Halcyon, and other traders, bound for Bengal, Ba-
tavia, the Isle of France, !cc. Some of these traders
have not yet left the river, and others will not have
completed theist cargoes for several days. The home.
ward-bound China fleet is expected to arrive in a
week or ten days, and the Bengal fleet sbout the end
of the present month.
An Evening Paper of yesterday contains, on pri-
vate authority, a singular and improbable story,
which, though hardly worth the while to copy, we
here present : -

" PARIS, JOLT 30.
s" Saturday, the 23d ult. a General went to the Palate of the
King of France, and requested an audience *law King. He was
told his Majesty was then so indisposed is, SO be ui.able to see him,
but that he might attend on the Monday following. Ihe General
informed tme messenger, that be bad manse of great rnomer.t to
communicate; and on being received, he acquainted the King
that his life was to be attempted next morning at Mass, by
two Officers of the Swiss Guards. His Majesty attended .lass,
as usual ; and two Officers, answering the description given by S.
having made their appearance, were immediately secured, and
found to have a brace of pistols each. A similar comntonteatto.n
was made on the Monday following (the 26th), that his Majesty 'a
life would be attempted on the nest day by a person in the dress
of the Legion of Honour. Strict injunctions were consequertly
laid on the Officer on guard nut to 'slow any one to pass ; and a
person presenting himself, answering the description which had
been given, on being questioned, leaped over the staircase and
made his escape, dropping a loaded pistol."
That there are numbers of people in France, the
remains of the old revolutionists, and the agents of
BoNAPARTIIet vilanies, with inclination enough to
commit the crime here stated, we have little doubt ;
but what would be the use of such an atrocity ? The
permanence of the Bourbon Dynasty does not depend
upon the hie of the present virtuous and amiable
Monarch of that family. There are others to succeed
him, and in conjunction with the whole body of the
French nation to avenge his death, and arrest the
hopes of his murderers and their employers The Lt.
port, therefore, is entitled to no credit.