Star.
London, England, 1824-04-23 00:00:00

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NAVAL lATELLMENCE.
The schooner Lord Wsibron, OMR ; sloop lotpatosi ;
schooner Catherine, Tat.soir ; and schooner Swift, +raining; were
wrecked at Terceira, during a 'violent gale, on the night of the 30th
ult.—the crews saved, except one man belonging to the Lord Wel-
lington. The following is a copy of a letter from the C.iptain-Ge-
neral, offering his friendly assistance on the occasion:
" To Ilit.u.tau ALTON, Esq. his Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul
anti Agent to Lloyd's, Terceira.
"San—This moment (seven o'clock ). I am into/med./If the disasters
which have occurred to four English vessels, as also of your having
called on me at day-light, and that my servants objected to wake
me. I have been much afflicted at their conduct. To the liar-
bour-hlaste I have given orders to render every possible assistance
to save the remains of the vessels. To the Custom-noose I have
also given orders to allow the effects that may be saved to be placed
in their warehouses. You will send me word what more you may
wish me to do for the benefit of your countrymen and our geed
friends.---;411y person, my money, my servants, are all ready ; for
my duty and my affection to the English nation, and for the friend-
ship with which I remain, Sir, your constant and obliged servant,
(Signed) " Baron da VILLA da PRAIA,
" Captain-Cenerat."
The Expedition, Mows, bound to Petersburgh, put back to Hull
the 20th inst. with loss of foremast.

The Catherine, LEONARD, front Seville to Curbs put into Lisbon
with damage, and loss of boats, bulwarks, 84c.
The Gute Hoffnung,Tareemits, from Hull to Bilboa, ran aground
near Gravelines, on the 11th inst. and was totally wrecked the
next day. The greater part of the cargo saved.
The Harmoine, GILLES, put auto North Shields on the 17th inst.
with loss of an anchor and cable.

• FALMOUTH, APRIL S.S.E.—Arrived the Unity, LAN-
Purr, from Cette in forty-one days.
PIA;MOUTII, APRIL EL—Wind E.S.E—Arrived the Merchant,
Witsors, from Charenre; Dart, Wnrrs from London; Hero,
Moneta in twenty days from Terceira; and Ebenezer, —, from
Seville.

Poaysstorrn, APRIL In.—Wind W.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
JASPER., from a cruise; Upton Castle, Tuacnsa, from London for
India; and Le Charles, GUILPERT, rom Havre. Sailed the Je-
mima, WATTS; and Friendsbury, WAucra, for London.
DIAL, APRIL 22.—Wind W.S.W.—Came down from the River
and remain, with the Siren and Alacrity, the Jane, Wvi it, for St.
Lueia ; Latona, Lovtr, for Demerara; and Flora.; Passed through
for London, the schooner Spartan, from Lisbon.
LECIRPOOL, APRIL 21.—Arrived the Francis Ernest, —, from
Malaga; and Matilda, PELLA/ from Lisbon.
DART3IOV/k APRIL 22.—dff the port, the Claremont, GANDIN,
from Jamaica.

Vassets sraciru wrzsr.---The Lady H. Ellice, from Liverpool
to Savannah, on the 23d ult. in lat. 28. long. 52 ; and the Demp-i
sey, from Port-an-Pi-ince to London, on the 2d instant, in lat. 40.
long. 38.
1-I.tantrion, Arm. 9.—A Convention has been made between
the lima of Gayer Amass and the free City of Ilamburgh, to the
effect that for the future the ships of both parties, under sixty tons
burden, shall be reciprocally exempt, in the ports of each respec-
tively, from the obligation of taking pilots on board and paying
pilotage; and his MAJCSTY has issued accordingly his Order in
Council to this effect, agreeably to an Act of Parliament passed in
the fourth year of his Manny's reign, entitled, " An Act autho-
rising his Majesty, under certain circumstances, to regulate the Du-
ties of Customs and Drawbacks on Goods imported or exported in
foreign vessels, and to exempt certain Sbips from Pilotage."