Star.
London, England, 1826-12-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Spring Hill, M'Gaw, horn St. John's. New Brunswick, to
the Clyde, was driven on shore at the entrance of Ilolyhead
bouroluring a pie at N. W. on Saturday evening, and bilged—crew
and passengers saved.

Th. Thdomel, Amk's. from Swansea to Dartmouth, is totally
wrecked off Ilfracombe—only one man saved.

The Nimrod, HAULMS, from Penang, was driven on shore at
Hoiteke on Sunday.
Bolivar, FENWICIC, from New York, and Grand Turk,
M'Govran, from Virginia, were driven on shore near Red Nose,,
Liverpool, and it was feared would be wrecked.

Lairs, Dec- I.—The Jane, of Ibis port, is wholly lost on the
Murray Frith, and it is feared all on board perished.
FaLamont, Du. 3.—Wind N.W.--Arrived the Plover packet,
from America—sailed from New York the 3d, and Halifax the
15th of November ; spoke on the 46th November, in lat. SO. 43.
long. S 6. the Rapid, —, from New York to London, out It
days. Off the port, the Briton, WXLSON, from Quebec.
PUIIOIIII4 Dec. s.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Lelia Rookh,
Jones, from Quebec—lost fore-yard and topsail-yard dUring a
heavy squalL
Poarsatount, Dec. 4.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived his Majesty',
ship BRatial, from the Coast of Africa. Passed by, the Columba',
from Calcutta. The Dorothea, Caaa, and Rockers, Sons,
came in contact at the Motherbank yesterday, by which both ships
lost jib-booms.
DIAL, Dec. 4.—Wind N.N.W.--Arrived from London, and
sailed, the Lady Arabella, BLAIR, fur Lanrazotte; Renown, CASIIN
for St. Vincent's • New York Packet, Caosats • Hopewell, Pa-
-1 am; Princess Charlotte, Pext.er ; and John, inAlln, all for Ja-
maica ; and Kent, Acocz for the South Seas—with the rest of the
outward bound, except the Maitland.
Gaavesexti, Dec. 4.—Arrived the Lowestoffe, Beau, from
Valencia; Cameron,, TODD, from Berbic,, ; floyeful, CUTHIIIRt•
sox, from Messina; Orynthia, WeLcu, from Singapore; Lively,
Foes, from Smyrna; Catherine, Mllevnsw, from Bengal; Sym-
metry, Moose, from Leghorn; and the John and Robert,
from Quebec. Sailed the Simon Taylor, Marx, and Royal Char-
lotte, FORD, for Jamaica; St. Ann's, AWARD, foe Grenada; and
Smyrna Packet, Bala, for Smyrna.

It is said to have been ascertained from authentic
documents, that the Captains of slave ships Arose into
the sea every year not less than 3,000 iiegroes, men,
women, and children ; of whom more than half ate
thus sacrificed, while yet alive, either to escape from the
visits of cruisers, or because, worn down by their oil-
feting:, they would not be sold to advantage.
The amount of Bank of England notes under 51. in
circulation in June, 1826, was 1,008,3761.; in July, it
was, 1,358,8661.; in August, 1,223,3941.; in S:ptember,
it was 1,129,7811. ; in October, 1,005,9661.; in the nil),
part of November last, 916,4891.
LOSS OF THE BRIG SUN.—The Sun of Calcutta, was
totally lost on her passage from Sydney, and is a further
proot of the dangers attending the route by Tones
Straits. She struck upon a sunken reef of coral, while
steering for the entrance of the passage, and went to
pieces almost immediately. The crew having succeeded
'in getting the long boat and jolly boat afbar,embarked
in them, and endearourad to reach Murray's Island,
which was the nearest land, and where Captain Gil!ec
expected that some of the vessels from New South
Wales might touch. After two days exposure to
the weather, without food or water, they got sight of
the island, but the long boat was unfortunately dr'ven
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grave. The jolly-boat reached Murray's Island in safety,
and her crew, consisting of Captain Gillet, a passenger,
and ten men,were brought on in the JohuMunro, which
vessel touched at the bland two or three days atter their
arrival. The inhabitants of, Murray's Island are de-
scribed as little better thad savages, many of them going
about perfectly naked. They however treated the
shipwrecked men on this occasion with perfect kindness
—a proof that hospitality is a virtue natural to man.
We really believe that few of the acts of treachery and
cruelty which:are recorded of many of these Islanders,
are committed without provocation, or the apprehension
of intended injury, and that Europeans are in general
themselves to blame when they are ill treated.
There are four great cyphers in the world : he that is
lame among dancers, dumb among lawyers, dull arnqng
scholars, and rude amongst courtiers.
GENTLENESS AND AFFABILITY.—Those softening
qualities and manners peculiarly constitute the moral beauty of
virtue; others are snore sublime and distinguishing; but the kind
pnd courteous voice, the benign amenity, the benevolent feelop,
and the unassuming conduct, never fail to awake our sweete,t and
most endearing sympathies—to connect heart with heart, aid soul
with soul, in bands of mutual:gratification and mutual regard, t.d
to attest that interior loveliness of character which•aursas the
esteem of intellect and sensibility with a social magnetism du: WV
age and rank esteem, welcome, applaud, and submit to: