Star.
London, England, 1806-06-09 00:00:00

papers to the Mr of May, three days later than do.
tall received. •
On the fubjeel of the Memorial prisfsqteo by the
Mayor and Corporation of New York to the.Prefidest
of the United States, reqtre(ting three, to be
Pent to mile the blockade, of New York, the p. OtOT
of the New York Morning rldveriffer„qlofervi!s. *it
this could have arifen from no other motive titan a
with to unmaj& the Adosigiflotiott, anCexpore the
nakednels of the naval flrstelintut/of A!ttefics. The
Memorialifts, the Editor .cuues, might is' well
of hi' tit frigates I"
have requefted 3o flilps t.l2sFori three
The fame Paper tneritinnsfr)a4i late,M.Of
Congrefs, the number of fcameg1 4resstietn
Navy was limited to 925, while theT ifittisOy 'mount-
ed to 5229, which would render ayediptlyon of the
naval force neceffary,rather than att
The Ann r. 4 Advcriffir of thi. litty, con-
taiga Abe two following paragraph, :
By the.fchootter Supply, arrived at llailluitrititrom
jacquamel, we. learn, that the Leander;, baps., with
General htta#sega and his troops, faile‘from thence
for the Spaaltit Main on the sail' March, and would
probably arrive about the todt or uth of April.—
The Leander was chafed by w French frigate in lat.
33. loops. 68. for (even hours, and efesped by fupe•
floci.Oiling;liotAd a large 'hip off Poplar Ifland,
fitPpo&si so be the Diana from Liverpool.
&aria of a letter from a Gentleman at
ton to his friend in Philadelphia, dated April 30, e6b;
" We have kill received the intelligence froti'Nett
York of the murder of Pigmies by a Ihot
LIAKDIe. it has produced a ((tong fenfation
and it is Paid that ea. Pat.:Liras will be ordered';
mediately for New Turk, and that every, vetel sdiak
can carry a gun will be immediately gut in readiieN
and that Congrefs will be funimonedto meet to ealik
as the middle of June."
Some of there papers cnntrai33 thlk edit
of Maaamtra having a/instil!
i main, but hate that all *eget)* Are, in' Ratyrk
that there. have been Tfeveral feritfs,istireiMikm
South America, fuPpofed to be'coodada
.
*lips of Miranda. ',roc
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: LOSS OF AN "'
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We are Awry. to lite that tap;a , itc
guns, arrived at. Pairtftesooth, intetligeoee WI(
received of the total leaf. of?, the
outward bound, commanded by captain
She failell' cnmpan; Ali 'We on 'the t
March from Pottirruinth;inlf Continued' with them
till the day fhe was loft, ',bids h4pened on the aoth
April. She (truck on a .funken rock between St. Jago,
and Bonevitia at two in the morning of that day,
and before nine o'clock the went entirely to pieces.
The number of perfons on board the Lady Borgefs
was 18. s ; and we are Corry to Rate, that thirty-Iwo
not of this number perifhed. Among the latter are
Mr. cock, the Chief Mate, and Mr. Dice, the Purfer;
as aim Meffrs. MONK, Bruer, and lErn, Cadets. All
the tea of the Paffengers and Officers, eke.. were
faverf. The fleet failed frons'St. Jigri, on the rith
April, •
and on the 1$;11 were left la' lit. 9.
long. 10. 17. When the fhip (ruck it omo fine wei•
ther, and the was nearly in the centre of the fleet...?
The Lord Melville alfo ftruck, but came off again
without damage. Captain SWINTON rams 00024 Ja
the ',wealth

We underfland that. Mr. BOND has refigned the
poll drudge Advocate General, in confequence of
an arrangement, by which the official reports are its
future to be made to the Commander in Chief its.
Read of his MAJsarr. Mr. BOND conceived, that the
charailer and iefpeelability of the office would Idler
from fuch a change in a very .honourable part of its
duties, which has been confidered as adding
dihinc-
lion to his predeceffors.
It has not however been the invariable pratlce for
the Judge Advocate General to arakftit Rhea:wag
and permoal communication to the leitig 'The, prac-
tice was introduced when 1•014 lickito.olo44l4l the
office of Secretary at War, arieliiir,Cortar.va,bloa•
out the !lumina of judge Advocate Cgosral... .

The apriorment of the Loft'. tatfaielrbitt to
the Office of Governor General of [Witt', has been
again difapproved ty the Court of Diredors.—
Another Meeting was held at the India Houle, on
Friday, when a divifion took place on this important
queltion. The refult of it was, that out of the
twenty.fnnr Direttors, twenty voted againd the ap-
pointment of his Lordfltip, 'three lisppoitedlital and
,bne, who would have voted id his fairOith' • ab-
fent through indifpcfition. Previous .19 igb.h. urt A
Wiio
breaking up, the Members came to a refolonon to
prefent a Memorial to Government, inswhick they
confent. that the nomination flvail proceed, from Mt-
nilters, but upon the condition that the • pearls fo no- •
minated ihall pail's their iull'coofideuce. - Tire me-
morial, we underdand, was fent in.on Saturday.
It has been mentioned, thacwith a 'view ict corn-
prornife the difference fubfiiking between the Board
of Controul and the Company, the Governor,Gene-
ralfhip has been offered to Lord .Howica, attd re-
fufed.

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The Second Report of the Commiffinners 'frit en-
goi,ing into the civil affairs of the Navy, which has
j•tfl been publinsed, Oates, that the adital &Wks of
the officers in the dock yards are fo impeEEeilly un.
derflood, that at: officer who may have •fervedhalf
his life in one yard, would, if removed tbalibthel;•be '
ac ignorant cf his duty as if he never had'fieentitrthe
fervice. It obferves, that great incoftveuielfice•ind
difficulty have in confequence ■rifer in thd• Mamige-
ment of the lanfinefs at the Navy Office ; anti' that to
remedy this evil, the Commit ners have drawn up
inarnaions fftr all fuch officers and their affißants.
There intirnpinns, which occupy tiSs pages, art an-
naiad to the Report.