Star.
London, England, 1807-08-25 00:00:00

JAMAICA, JUNE 27.

The Drake flonp of war, of 16 guns, Captain
FLEMING, arrived on Tuefday from a cruize, with
four Spanifh fchoone.rs, laden with bees wax, indigo,
tobacco and rum, captured off the coaft of Cuba.—
Captain CROSIARTIE, late of the brig Charles, of this
pert, and fora negroes belonging to that veffel, ar-
rived in the Drake. The Charles failed from Port
Royal for Lucca on the zoth ult. and on the following
day, about twenty miles to leeward of Black River,
fell in with the French privateer fchooner la Vol
geance, of 5 guns and 85 men, when an adlion com-
menced, and fatted for three hours, a.: which time the
enemy hauled her wind, and bore away—but having
in about two hours after repaired her damage, the
rowed al,ngfide in a calm, and the conteft was re-
newed and continued for upwards of an hour. The
Charles having expended all her ammunition, was at
length compelled to flrike her odours, and was car-
Tied into Trinidad, in Cuba, from whence Captain
CROMARTIE and the Negroes were fent off in a cartel
on board the Drake, then lying off that port.
Le Cretan brig, of 16 guns, Captain CLEMENT,
and the Pitt brig, of 12 guns, Lieut. FITTON, came
into port yesterday, the former from the Eatl End,
having fprung her foretraft, and the latter in fix days
' from Curacoa. The Pitt brought in with her the
' French privateer fchooner, Fan Fan, of one gun and
45 men, belonging to the city of Santo Domingo,
which the captured off Arubn, on the aoth nlr. The
privateer was five days out, and had not made any
capture. She alfo brought in the Spanifh fchooner
Charlotte, Fcartarinrz, with a cargo of hides, fait,
and wood, taken poll-dB In of fome tiro: ago by the
Arethufa frigate, loon a.ter the had entered the har-
bour of Coracca, not knowing that the Wand was in
the power of the Btitith.
The Arethnfa frigate was victualled and ready to
depart with Sir CH ARLES BRISDAN II for this Magid,
on the arrival of the tranfports with the new Go-
vernor from Barbadoes, which were momently ex-
petted.
We arc furry to Rate, that the St. Lucia brig, of
t 6 guns and 5.3 men, the Hon. Capt. M. de COURCY,
bel .ngin3 to the Windward Mind Ration, has been
captured by two French privateers, and taken into
Guadaloripe and Martinique. It appears that the
St. Lucit gave chace to the privateers tor a confider-
able time, and when the had neared then, they com-
menced a very fmart engagement, in which feveral
were killed on both fides, and the was at laft cum
pelted, aler great refidance, to yield, in confequence
of the luperior ity of their force.

Admiral HOLLOWAY, who commands on the New.
foundland flation, is laid up with the gout.
Lord CoLusowoon in his Expedition to the Dar
dandles, is acc, mpanied by Admiral MAR rim.
The !loop Almon. Hover, from St. Domingo for
Savannah, has been captured by a privateer ; recap
tu:cd by the Alexander, Armies, and carried into
Jamaica.
The Horner, BELL, fr,,m Jamaica for Greenock.
is captured and carried into Cuba.
A leach was made on Friday throughout tin
-411.1ith tide cf Illili P;il. n, Plyn on h. fir eapor•
n et-rime of ii.l.rmation having been Oven ty
the Spanith pritorer executed a thin; time rivet,
previ ;us to hi- exectrion There Mere linnet in
roofs f the rri.on. c •i.cealed 3s e. mplete daygets.
tritheit ; and 1 bundle .•t iron ir p. cu' in let gth,.
and flat•entd, r the pouf). fe f making dagger,
whole ss as very properly taken away and de•

k4TMARKF.T• TXEATkE:

On Saturday evening was prefented, the play of
T& .Sfrairger ; after which, The Follies of a Day : for
the benefit of Mrs. LitcriFict.n. Since thereturnt
of that Meritorious Aarels from retirement, we haft
not Witneffed her powers fo happily direeled, as is
her performance of that tight. As if infpired with
gratimle fot the All trait" to the welcome tenewal
of her dramatic efforts, (he evinced that (he was yet
capable of adding a frefh laurel to her eilablifhed
fame. In the per fonation of Mrs Haler fle silta
deeply interelling and impretlive ; in marry parts the
was affe6ting. and At the difclofme of bee I,trovri
to thr tountefr it—pad:vie in the extreme.-.-
-In a word, the excited lympathy, and touched the
heart. The pair of drfin, in the Fairs f a Day,
proved t!..e verfAtility of talent of this Aelters. Her
playful (prightlinefs and animation, slit-played her
perfeA concep'ion of the ch traet.tr nand, after the
(offerings of Mrs. Hall.r, did not fail tc difecl the
gloom vccalioned by tlieir portrait, and to entertain
the captivated °bre, ver. Mr. YoU AG'S Stranger WAS
excellent. Slrne i.ings were given by Mrs. Lisrou,
Mr. TAYLOR, and Mr. M•TH HW S. The Old Corn.
tnoclore" was will fung, in chAr.Oler, by Mr Tay-
boa, and the " Origin of Old Bstebelors" by Mr.
Marmiws, who exerted his 14.11 fund of gaol
humour. The H nue was refpatahly attended ; but
we were lorry to lee that the artendtnce was n-t
in propr.rtion to the merits of Mrs. LITCHFISLD, and
CAD only attribute it to the circa/nuance of a g. eat
portion of the fafhion,hles being out of town at this
advanced period of the rummer.