Star.
London, England, 1811-09-18 00:00:00

COVE, SEPTEMBER i 1 .

The EARL. SPENCER cutter, Lieutenant BOTHWELL,
is gone to Waterford, and returns directly with im-
pressed seamen. The FottruNrE, Captain VANstr-
TART, is busy in refitting, and expects to be able to
proceed on her cruize the beginning of next week.—
Lieutenant VICKA RS is appointed to the FortruNEs,
vice WATSON. The HELENA sloop of war takes out
the transport No. 401, with a detachment of the Royal
Artillery to Barhadoes, and any other vessels that
may offer. The GANNET sloop of war takes to Ports:
mouth the transport No. 427, with'the Leitrim Mili-
tia. She is now dropping down from Monkstow•n.
The following ships are at present cruizing off the
Scheldt, under the command cf Admiral YOUNG, viz.
Guns.

Commanders.

Abutacir
Armada
Andacious
Bellerophon
BeUlna
Bartltord
Berwick

Capt. Parker
Mackenzie
Campbell
Sl ear-Admiral Ferrier/
Capt. Halstead
Douglas
Walker •
Macnamara-
rilnitral Young
Capt. Griffith%
MackenzieS
Lora Wm. Stuart
Ragget
Scutt
Lee
Rainier
Vice• Admiral Sir R. Strachati
Capt. Gill
Prowse
-- Oliver

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Christian VII.

• 80

Conquestador
Dt fiance
Marlborough
Monarch
Norge
San Domingo
Theseus
Valiant
Zealous
Quebec
Inconstant

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Bop
-- Hawtayne
Commodore Owen

Horatio
Nymphen

Capt. George Stuart
-- Hancock

Banterer

-- Warde

Prospero -- Godby
Raven -- Lennuck
Tickler Lieut. Hopkinson
Active —• Ashley Cutters.
Ida, -- Wells
The following ships, also, are immediately to join
Admiral YOUNG'S fleet :
Hannibal S Rear-Admiral Portant 1 - -
1 Capt. William King
Milne

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Mars Raper - - 74
Defence -- Atkins - - 74
Edinburgh --- Rolles - - . 74
Tremendous Campbell - - 74
IleOmit Austen - - 44
By a private letter from an Officer in one of our
line of battle ships off Flushing, we find, that three
of the enemy's ships (one carrying the Commander-
in-Chief's 11 ig) came out on Wednesday last to recon-
noitre our advanced line ; when Captain HANCOCK,
who commands the in-shore squadron, consisting Of
the NYNIPIIEN frigate and a few brigs, immediately
attacked them, and compelled them to return to their,
former anchorage. It was the opinion of the Officer 1
from whom this intelligence is derived, that the re-1
pulse of these three ships must be attributed to their
unprepared state to return Capt. HANCOCK'S prompt
and spirited fire for some time without any effect, little
expecting, probably, such temerity from a single fri-
gate, and being apprehensive, lest, by exposing their
ships to the hazard of losing a spar, their return to
pot t might be impeded, excepting with a strong tide;
in the interval of which, one of our line of battle ships
could have worked up to them, the result-of which, it
is added, ~ the enemy were well too aware of." It
was the opinion in the fleet, that the enemy would en-
deavour to elude us during the present easterly winds;
and in consequence of their late movements, the whole
of our fleet has gone closer in ; so that we may, per.
haps, look for important news from ibis station.
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.esterday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guild
hall, at which the LORD MAYOR and fourteen Alder
men were present. The Sheriffs elect, Mr. Alderman
BIRCH and WlLLtntit HEYQATE, Esq. gave bond to
take upon them the office of Sheriffs of London and
Middlesex at Michaelmas next. Upwards of 2,000
ounces of gold was sworn to as foreign coin for ex-
-, tics.