Star.
London, England, 1807-09-28 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 27.

Arrived the Minerva tranfport, from Guernfey,
and the Locult gun brig, from a cruize, with the
Olive Branch, Captain DoassiT, from Stockholm,
with tar, &c. which has been captured by a French
privateer, who put nine men on board, which are on
board the Locult, who recaptured the Olive Branch.
Sailed the Redhreaft gun brig, for Guernfey. The
Locus gun brig is appointed convoy for the Downs.
—The Saturn, Lord Ast suns &111/CLERK, and the
Swiftfure, Capt. RUTHERFORD, from the Mediterra-
nean, were releafed from quarantine this morning.
The Swiftfure is three months from Malta, and the
Saturn five weeks and three days from Gibraltar, with
a convoy. The Saturn is come home in confequence
of (hiking on a funken rock, about fix leagues from
Cadiz, where the was almuft loft. She left the fleet
off Cadiz on the t 6th ult. confining of the following
(hips—Atlas, Admiral Puitvis ; Glory, Terrible, ll-
luati.,us, Fame, Magnificent, Excellent, Revenge,
and Ccuragetix. The Zealous was at Gibraltar
fitting. The ports of Barbary, from whence our
fquadron drew their fupplies of tient provifionc, are
(hut againn us, which is much felt—the (curvy fre-
quently makes its appearance. The French have fix
fail of the line and two frigates, and the Spaniards
have five fail of the line and three frigates, ready for
fea, in Cadiz. They are expeeted to make an attempt
to efcape the winter months. The Spaniards have 6
fail of the line at Carthagena, which want men to
make them ready for fea—and four fail of the line at
Toulon, which occafitmally same out to exercife,—
The garrifon at Gibraltar is very healthy, and no
ficknefs of any fort prevails in Spain or in the Medi-
terranean.

The Ruffian &op of war Diana, Capt. GoLor to,
is arrived at Spithead, from St. Peter (burgh, fitted
for a voyage of difcoveries in the North Pacific
Ocean. She is to touch at the Brazils, from whence
the will proceed round Cape Horn, to the Sea of
Kamfchatka —The ()Ned is to explore that coaft and
fea more to the fouthward than the great Coos went;
where the Ruffians have lately efiablifhed feveral
ports. A number of French ptifoners have this week
made their efcape from the prifon (hips in this har-
bour, both officers arid men. Five of them were
timely detc&ed leaving the Suffolk. Four others cut
a hole through the fides of the Crown, and made
their efcape. Three of them were taken.

DEAL, SEPTEMBER ss.
Arrived the Sia EDWARD HUGHES frigate (laft
night) from Bengal. having under her convoy the.
Northumberland Eat India (hip from Bombay. The
NORTHUPARERLAND, of 74 guns, arrived this after-
noon from Antigua, with about 5o fail of fhips ender
her convoy ; part have failed through for the River,
the others are waking for pilots. Sailed the BOLD
and WRANGLER gun brigs, on a cruize off Boulogne.
SEPTEMBER 26.—The !hip Fortitude, Capt. Shaw,
from Trinidad (having on board Lalcars from the
Prince of Wales's Maud) in, getting her anchor this
morning to pr,ceed for the river, unforturfately got
fin boats' the NORTHUMBERLAND, of 74 guns, which
occalinned her to lofe her anchor, gib•bnom, &c.
The Fortitude has 101 l her mizen matt, and got coo.
liderable damage. The alp, which were waiting for
pilots yeflerday, have failed for the river. Arrived,
the Taostrauss (loop and BLAZER gun brig, horn a

cruise off the twill of Ftance. Sailed the Northam
berland Lill India fhip for the river; Karmaitoo
(loop for Yarmouth, having on board the volunteerb
froth this neighbourhood for alliding•in bringing to
England the Danifh !hips which furrendered at Co-
penhagen, among whom 'are between 3o and .to
from this place, who embarked on boat(' yelierd.y.
Arrived the TRUSTY from Portfinouth, and failed
for Sheernefa.
In the Downs—Pancefs of Orange, Northumberland. Canada,
Sir Edward Hughes, Meleager, Trompeofe, Blazer, Exertion, and
Humber.—Wind Weft and biotic ftrong.