Star.
London, England, 1818-01-05 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 4.

Wind W. S. W.—Sailed yesterday his Majesty's
t shi Tiena, on a cntize.
e Russian Squadron, under Rear-Admiral Vo.
M LER (five fall of the line and three frigates), are
ready to proceed to sea ; the rudder of the Truse
Swolsrler, '74 (the only ship remaining under refit),;
was sent off from the Dock-yard on Saturday after-
noon. Admiral MULLER and the Officers of his squa-
dron were entertained last week by Admiral Sir En.
'lO/ARD THORNBROUGH, Captain ALEXANDER, of :
Majesty's ship VEnottra, and MATTHIAs MARC%
Esq. Russian ce-Consul, at elegant and sumptuous
dinners, provided for the occasion, to which all the
Captains of the British Navy at this port were in
vited. The Russian Vice-Consul gave his entertain-
ment at the George Hotel, when the Russian Consul-
General (who had arrived from London on a visit •
the squadron) was present. When the squadron has
Low given up to the Spanish Authorities, the Officers
and crews will be conveyed back to Russia in trans-
ports, especially provided for the purpose.
DEAL, JANUARY 4.

Wind S. W.—Sailed for the River the Isaac Tod,
Slant, from Quebec.

HARWICH, JANUARY 4.
Arrived the Henry Freeling packet, with a Mail
from Holland ; the Castlereagh and Lord Nelson
packets, with Mails, from Cuxhaven.
ILFRACOMBE, JANUARY 3.

The Concord, CROSSCOMBE, from Bristol to'Bride7
ford, with a geseral. cargo, was last night, at low
water, run on shore at the entrance of this harbour
and sunk ; part of the cargo has been landed, and the
vessel is expected to be saved.

DOVER, JANUARY 3.
There was all last night a very hard gale from
the East, and this morning it veered round from the
S.S.E. accompanied by a heavy fall of snow, but as
the weather has been mild during the day, very little,
of the snow is to be seen. Some pieces of wreck have
been picked up between this place and Folkstone,
and it is supposed a vessel was wrecked on the Good-
win Sands last night. No arrivals nor departures for
the Continent for the two las► days, owing to the
wind blowing so hard.
JANUARY 4.—Wind S. S.W. and blows fresh.—
Arrived early this morning the Lord Duncan packet,
Captain Fovea, with a Mail and passengers, from
Ostend ; also this day at neon the Chichester packet,
Captain Rtrrran, from Boulogne ; Favourite, Cap-
tain Fowls'', and a French packet, from Calais—
Tlie Chichester has trim on-board it the Ramie the
French Mails of Friday and Saturday, and proceeded
with them for Calais—The stern of a vessel drifted
on shore yesterday • about a mile to the Westward of,
this port, haying on it " the Friendship, of Newcastle"
—the word Newcastle apparently lately ivrittten over
that of London. Also came on shore a cask of lamp
black, and part of the deck of a vessel, apparently
the quarter-deck of aforeigner.

GRAVESEND, JANUARY 4.
Anfved the Generous Frknds, Ba!dray, &gni Bremen ; Mary,
Bllnttorth, from Norway; and • the Lhnßes Baudoer, from
Onsed. Sailed the Georgellf. Fisher, foe- INlcutta ; Ceres,
Matthew, for Jamaica; COnstantinv, Wetherell, for Hayti;
Selina, Pattinger, for Maranharri; Rambler, Night, for Matta;
Crews, Wilson, for Trieste; Essex, Robertson, for Bourdeaux ;
Bit, Whik7, for Antwerp ; Neptune, &ranack, and Duke
illalersa, Martin, for Ostend.

CUSTOM ROUSE, JANUARY 3.

Soros &mown Inwsays.—The George, 51y, from Belfast:
Mary, Craig, front Cadiz ; Johanna, Manooth, from Havre ;
Mary, Williams, from Wexford ; Mary, Bennett, from St.
Michael's; Williams, Chffia, from New York.
Ouvweans.—The Speculation, Taylor, for Cork ; Williams,
Williams, for Dubiln ; Arfadne, Duncan, for Ilari; Harmony,
Creswell, for Trieste and Venice; Java, Thompson, for 133[1-
via and Bengal; Mary Ann, Cox, for Charleston; Resolution,
Price, for Antwerp; and Unity, Peacock, for the Isle of
France and Batavia.