Star.
London, England, 1801-10-20 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 19.

Sailed the Aarruuss, of 38 guns, Captain
WooLsy, for Madeira; and the GLEN se oar, of 38
guns, Capt. TsLsor, for Cork. Two cartels, with
350 French prifoners on board of each, went out
of harbour this morning. They appeared highly
delighted at the idea of returning to their native
country, by repeated huz zas as they paffed the
Platform, accompanied by violins, tamborines, &c.

POOLE, OCTOBER a.

By fhe Albion, Captain Betocs, which has juft
arrived here in 16 days from Newfoundland, we
learn, that before he failed from Carbonear, a re-
port prevailed of intelligence having reached St•
John's from Halifax, with an account that a con.
fiderable armed force, confifting of fix or eight of
the enemy's vefrels, had alTembled on the craft of
Nova Scotia, and that it was expelled they would
proceed to Newfoundland, to annoy the &berg. In
confequence of this intelligence, every precaution
was about to be taken ht that ifland, to frußrate
as much as poßible their defign, in cafe any thing
of the kind fliould be attempted. We learn that
feveral Rout privateers have of late (hewn them-
felves in and about the Bay of Fundy, and that
they have been very daring and done mifchief, par-
ticularly among the fmall craft ; their difappear-
ance may poffibly have raifed the above fufpicion,
as to their deftination, and hence moll likely has
proceeded the alarm. There privateers, are faid to
be from Guadaloupe, and to have their rendez-
vous at Pnrtfmouth, in the United States, but they
carry thither none.of their prizes : their views ap-
pear to be of a depredatory nature, but the cir-
cumftance altogether does not excite here much
attention.

MILFORD, OCTOBER i 6.

The LONDON PACKET armed !hip, Lieutenant
Facets, having on board about too French prifo-
ners, which he was conveying from Plymouth to
Liverpool, was attempted to be feized by the pri-
loners on Thurfday left, while off the Lizard :
the Officers being at dinner, the prifoners armed
themfelves with iron bars, handfpikes, and what-
ever inftruments of offence they could provide,
rote on the crew on. deck, and began fallenidg
down the hatches and falling on them. The noife
alarmed the Officers, who immediately armed
themfelves and rufhed on the infurgents, whom
they in a fhort time fecured, the latter throwing
themfelves down the hatches more espeditioufly
than they had ever done before to efcape their
merited punifhment : feveral of them are feverely
wounded ; but the Officers and crew efcaped un-
hurt, and very fhortly cleared the decks, and have
come into this port.

♦NOTNLR LETTER, UM. DATE.

Arrived the William, DAVIS, Induftry, Osr-
a, from Cardiff for London; Recovery, Haar,
from Bratol for Alderney ; Lady Fitzgerald,
CROSBY, Hibernia, GILMORE, from Briftol to Cork.
Yefterday arrived the Low DON PACKET, armed
(hip, Lieutenant .Facas, from Plymouth bound
to Liverpool, with too French prifoners.
On Thurfday laft, when between Falmouth and
the Lizard, during the time the Officers were at
dinner, the prifoners rote upon the crew on deck,
and thought by fattening down the hatches and
fcuttles, and arming themfelves with handfpikes,
iron bars, &c. to have been able to take the
and put the crew to death. The noife being heard
on deck by Mr. FEGAN and his Officers, they im-
mediately armed themfelves with pikes and cut-
laffes, and got up the cabbin bits ; when the
Frenchmen raw them, they precipitated them-
felves down the hatchway, which they were now
as eager to get open, as they had been before to
fallen, and in a few minutes order was completely
reftored, without any injury whatever to the Offi-
cers and Crew of the LONDON PACKET. Several
of the Frenchmen are wounded, fome of them
dangcroufly.
In confequence of the news of Peace having ar-
rived before the LONDON PACKET left Falmouth,
(which port (he put into) it was not thought ne-
ceffary to obferve that extreme degree of ftrietners
which had been before ufed; and the Frenchmen
availed themfelves of this circumllance, in order
to carry their barbarous dcfign into execution.