Star.
London, England, 1803-09-21 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF POONAH.

By a letter received from India this morning, we
have the important intelligence, that on General
WELLesi.v's taking the field againft the Mahrattas,
the Mahratta General fent to inform him, that if his
mach was continued he would burn the Capital
(Poonah), to which our army was dire/ling its at.
tension. General WELLeAt.v, however, being deter-
mined to effe4l its capture, made a forced march of
fizty miles in one day, and arrived there in time to
prevent the Mahratta General's being apprized of
his march. The place was carried without oppo.
fition, and the Mahratta Commander had much diffi-
culty in effeaing his efcape.

A letter was received yeßettlay by a Gentleman in
town, from Sirjam es SAUM•R az, giving an account
of the affair at Granville. The gallant Admiral
Rates, that he has completely deltroyed 23 gun boats
in the harbour, the batteries and fottifications, and
knocked down the greaten part of the town. Sir
jaacts expreffes his regret, that in doing hi, duty he
was ohliged to injure the people, who have reatOn to
tuck BONAPARTS for the dart:Aims brought upon
them. •The tag 'hip was nn Ihnre upwards of two
hours, and with difficulty got off. Frefh ammunition
has been (ince put on board, and the fquadron has
by this time failed nn another expedition. Difpatches
were this morning received from Sir JANIS. •
COMI•MARKIT. Maatt.Laar, Sire. lA.—Prices
remain unaiteied from Mondo's Currency.
. •
AASIZII or BAEAD.—Yriterday Loan MAYOR,
after cst.mt4itig the reports of the mealweighers, or•
dered theprice of hread.to continue the. fame as lan
week, via. at to.f. the ipartern loaf wheaten, and
houfehold eight pence halfpenny.
Exrtouom or a P MiLL.-..)/qaday morn.
ing,. about two o'clock, a "dent explofinn was felt
at Dartford, in coniequence of one of the powder
mills there having caught fire, and which burnt very
furinufly ftr three ht..tn after the exllofinn. There
Mills belong to MILES PIT.AR ANDRIV/A. Efq...and
it was a fortunate circum.lance that no wind prevail-
ed, otherwife the dmellinghoukof that Gentleman,
which.is near the place, mat have been dellroyed.—
No cattle whatever can he afigned, for the accident.
Fortunately not an indiridual was hurt. .
•

The body of the man who took loch a fatal leap
from London Bridge. has been found. It appeared
on infpeftion that both his arms were diflocated at
the (boulders, through being extended when he'reach-
ed the water, inflead of being folded together or kept
dole to his ersdy. A poor wife with three children,
wholly unprovided for, lament his misfortune.
An alarming circOMltance took place on Saturday
morning at Margate. One of the machines having
been imprudently drawn out too far by the horfes, was
by the (welling furl overturned ; fortunately at a time
the Ladies who had engaged it were in the water.—
By this unforefecn event, the whole paraphernalia of
clefs was walked out to fea ; and had it not been for
the Albano of the guide, the fituation of the difirefr-
ed damfels would have been perilous indeed. Hap
oily they Were extricated from their aukward dilem•
ma by the timely affluence of a boat. which brought
them back Cafe, wrapped up in the feamea's great
coats. Anither machine the fame morning floated
and occafioned the mod fearful alarm to the inmates,
who were likewife Ladies.

The following very melancholy accident happened
at Ramfgate on Monday lad a pleafure boat
from Deal was entering the harbour, apparently un-
I der an eafy fail, at high water, with rather a (well in
the offing, the was, by a fudden heel, upfet in a mo-
I men:, and the company on board (ten in number)
' wtte precipitated into the watery Abyfs. Two yin-
tars at R •ntfoate, Mr. Ivan and Mr. H. Mats, were
the only perions at the time on the extremity of the
North Pier, who witnefed thir mod difiretfing fcene.
They indantly hailed tome Ransfrate boatmen is the
harbour, who did not delay a moment to pulh off to
the relief of their unfortunate fellow creatures ; five
of whom had got oe the bottom of the boat. but only
one could keep this perilous fituation. Mr. fuses
and his friend threw a rope from the Pier Head,
which was eatftsly laid hold of by three of the boat's
crew, and, with the affillance hi two other Gentle.
men, who mod providentially ran up to them from
the ferthed end of the Pier, they got the rope Co fix-
ed as in a few minutes to bring the poor fellows once
more upon dry ground. The fourth, by extraordi-
nary efforts, ?tit roond to the bathing ground, and
was rayed. The boats by this time had removed
the Gentleman who was clinging to the wreck : and a
Lady (Mrs. DUtOlit) who was floating with her face
downwards. apparently a lifelefs corpfe, was nest
picked up, and, by timely medical affißance, was
Coon rebored to life. It is truly difireffing to add,
that Mr. Deism (hatband to the above mentioned
Lady (bad floated fo far oue, that Come time elapfed
before the boats could teach hien, and every attempt
to recover him proved ftnitlefs. Mr. Glllllllr, a
Deal Pike, Mils Siakr, and a young Gentles=
(kid to be Mr. lootoota) both of Deal, have not
yet been found, though the drags have been out for
fosse boors.

The &ate Lottery Ticket, No. 20430) drawn yell
terday a Prize of Five Thonfand Pounds. was fold
and regiftertd by Swirr and Co. at their Old Office.
in the Poultry, where Ticket, and Shawl Warranted
;indrawn, cuntinue Cale. *