Star.
London, England, 1812-06-10 00:00:00

IigSTRUCTIVE FIRE IN pirmOuiii
DOCK-TARD.

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We are sorry to announce the complete destruc-
tion of one of the Rape Houses in Plymouth Dock.
yard, by.fire, on Monday morning. At half-past
lour the watchman stationed on Bunker's-hill per-
caved smoke issuing from a part of the building,
sod on going to the spot, the flames' burst from
);tionsparts of the roof. He instantly returned to
on, directed the soldier on duty to fire his
piece, and rang the bell on the station; which was
ep►ated by all the Dock-yard bells in succession, by
the Salvador del Mundo, the flag-ship in Hamoase,
oto by all the iltipping. The bell at the Dock.yard
gates also rang to alarm the people belonging to the
Docklacd, whop with their usual alacrity, repaired
to the scene of action. - The boats of the men of
{car were also dispatched full of men to assist in
extinguishing the fi re, and the whole of the military
in garrison we're also marched into the Dock-yard,
the drums having previously hot to arms. The
flames raged with a violence which completely
bad the efforts of all present to subdue them : the
artisans, hoWever, of the Dock-yard, with their cha-
racteristic activity, saved the viluible machinery of
the Rope-house, by cutting down part of the building
at each of its ends, the middle being irremediably
wrapt in flames.-:-The scene was singularly awful.

The Rope-hduse, perhaps the finest and longest in
turope, And nearly 1200 feet in length, exhibited at
bne time, with the exception of an inconsiderable
quantity at each enti, one tremendous line of flame.
The engines of the pick-yard, of the largest bore
made, the Gun-wharf engine of immense size, the
enginet of the Laboratery, am in vain played upon
eke devouring element, although there was a plen-
tiful supply of water from a pipe of six inches bore,
issuing ►rom the grand reservoir of MO tons.

The Commancler.in-Chief, Lord KEITH, Admiral
tULLER, Generals STEPHENS, ENGLAND, THOMAS,
and a great number of IslivAl and Military Officers
attended.

It is but jus'ice to the artificers of the Dock-yard
to say, that their exertions Were never exceeded, and
that the ge linen and soldiers did their duty.
It is conSolaaory to reflect that the Western Rope-
house did not take flue, as in it ate cont idea immense
kuantities of combustible matter, and part culanly
such a quantity ot tar as would haie threatened de-
struction to the' *hole of this magnifi:ent arsenal.
The general opinion is, that the fire proceeded from
the hemp. but that it was nor, by any means, the
irrtic cf an incendiary. Had such been the case, the
tirestrrn Rope-house would have been his principal
abject. The windows of the latter building were
ieweral dales on tire, but it was pzeserved by the acti-
iity of the artificers.

Princess SoPutA is rather . better, but not suffi-
tiently recovered to rjde on horseback, but yester.
day was able to take an airing with the QUEEN,
Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, in a barouche and
four, along Datchet-bridge, Datchet, Ditton, Lang-
ley Broum, Slough, twough Eton and back to the
Castle.
LEWIS kVIII. arrived on Monday night at the
George Inn, Portsmouth, accompanied by the Duke
d'Havue, Count de BLACAS. and Viscount d'Ai3ouvr.

In the year 1463 RICHARD PERCEVAL was Church-
warden of the parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster,
trf which the late Right Honourable SPENCER Pvt-
. cam WAS a Vestryman.
A Proclamation has been. issded by his sable Ma-
jesty of HAYTI, previous to entering into a War. It
n a mint amusing production, and an excellent pa-
rody nn the manifestom.of NAPOLEDN.
By the Report of the Committee of Agriculture, it
appears, that the total, amount of Waste Lands in the
United Kingdom is as follows :—Eng'and above six
Millions of acres; Wales two, and Scotland about
fourteen. If Monsters would use their efforts to ap-
propriate one million of money to the cultivation of
waste lands, it would prove a great saving to the
public, especially to the poor ! The above quantity
of laiid divided into farms of 50 acres each, would
maae 14525. No doubt, a Bill, to enforce the ge-
nerd Inclostirc of Commons, &c. would be the most
advisable step to be taken:
England contain. 6,259,4/0
Wiles, dittoii-4-4•44 1,629,507
Scotland, ditt.
Vol ming a total of Acres of
-----22,107,101
The II uit trees in the neighbourhood of Gloucester,
came into bio.s.,m this seAtOn with the fairest pros-
pect if a unist abundant crop. The apple-trees
prated more prolific than the pears ; but nothing
could surpass the gene: al beauty of the orchards. We
are sorry to add, however, that a partial blight has
since att,cked the
.plantations, which are in many
places Maltitally injured.
On the 26th ult. the foundation-stone of the bridge
ovtr the river Dee, at Potarch, in Aberdeenshire,
was Lid in due form by JAMES YOUNG) Esq. Lord
Pruvnsf of Aberdeen, Master of the Aberdeen Lodge,
aWst,d by HENRY LumsnEN, Esq. Deputy Master,
and other brethren, in preseoce of many country gen.
tlenien.

We are sorry to learn that the Threshers are still
Pursuing their infatuated and diabolical conduct; the
Athlone Herald, received yesterday, states that last
week they a second time set fire to a large store full
of provisions, which was completely destroyed, but
the provisions were preserved by the exertions of the
Military.
Friday was executed at Greenock, pursuant to his
sentence at the last Circuit Court of Justiciary,
Motel Al'Donald, for house-breaking. On his being
thrown eff, the rope broke ; but another was soon
alter gut, when he was launched into eternity, amidst
a crowd of spectators.