Star.
London, England, 1818-11-07 00:00:00

SCILLY, OCTOBER 31.

Came in the Dolphin, of and from Genoa, to Ant-1
werp, with rice, shipped a great deal of water on her
passage, which damaged the cargo ; she lust
cable, &c. After perfortning quarantine, she will
discharge to repair. Remain in the harbour, the
Lapwing, EDWARDS, from Newcastle to Bristol, tin-
der repairs, all other vessels sailed on 28th October.

CUSTOM-HOUSF., LONDON, NOVEMBER 6.

Suits INTESED Ittwaans.=The Caroline, Berg, fium Chris-
tiana; Twee Gebroeders, StiVers ; Prince of Waterloo, Smith,
Vriendschap, Slof ; and ritish Army, Campbell, from Rotter-
dam; Vrow Roeffusa, Large, from Ghent; Speculator, Wish-
art, from Dantzic ; Prosperity, Addison, from Kathamersa-
rick ; Kinnersiey Castle, Rallton, and Francis, Brook, from
Archangel; Isabella, Ferguson, from Petetsburgh; (,'harks,..
Agissa, and Felicity, Pritchard, from Rouen; Henry, *.L•n;e-.
son, and Triton, Tyack, from Malaga; Ann, Alder, froril
Smyrna; Duchess of York, Massingham, from Iltienos Ayres;
Contest, Langsion ; Progress, 'falbert ; and Et' sdeavnur;•Hunter,
from Quebec; Waterloo, Clayton, and Magnet, Warner, front
Ilavannah ; Chapman, Drake, from Batavia; and Atlantic, Al-
len from Baltimore.
ZleTwaans.—Ensulous, Sowell, for Antigua; John and Ro-
bert, Swington, and Mariner, Whitaker, for 4111iiiC ; Hoope-
side Zeeman, i'lath, for liamburgb; Goede Vervvagtlng, Claa-
sen, for Amsterdam; Tartar, Hutton' for Cayenne; Mary,
Puddicombe, for Trieste; Albinia, Lynn, for the Cape of
Good Hope, Batavia, and Bombay; wad :eres, Mackie, for'
Rio Jaileiro.

CLesato OurwAuns.—Ansa Dorothea, Rogers, for Teneriffe;
Nautilus, Adlard, for Grenada; Warkworth, Muer', for Ilam-
burgh; Generous Friends, Baldry, for Bremen; Verhildersum,
Visscr, for Amsterdam ; Fleetwood, Aikin, Dominica ; Mo.
data, Fletcher, and Hero, Grotebe, for Havannah ; Urania,
Hutchinaon, for St. Vincent's; Cook, Phillips, for logadorc ;
and Leda, Wilson, for Genoa.

We this morning received New Orleans Papers to
the end of September. They contain, however, but
little novelty. A dreadful hurricane is stated to have
taken place a few days before, which traversed the
northern neck of Virginia, passing obliquely across
the Potomac into Maryland. Its impetuosity was
11 such as to sweep down almost all the trees and fences
in its course ; and on the Potoniac several vessels
were sunk, with loss of many Ib.

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%Letters have been received-in towp from Mr. Avow,
the Purser, and rrsom Othei Officers of the CA BA I.V
describing the particnlars of the loss -of that vesscl.
There are few instances on reaOrd amore provi-
dential escape to the greater.part of the persons en
bOird, than this, under 'all the 'cii.cumstaitees, has
proved. The allowance of provisionS to those left on
the island was restricted, before the departure of the
boat, to two ounces iot meal daily to each person ;
and when the MAGICIPNiNE hove, in sight, they had
come to the resolution of limiting themselves to half
that quantity. Of the zeal, activity, and intrepidity
of Mr. Avila), it is impossible to speak too highly :
they will no doubt receive their appropriate reward.
The following is an extract from one of his letters,
dated Port Louis, the 4th of August, to a Gentleman •
in Landon :
" After striking on the Cargados I bad not the smallest idea
that a single soul would be saved, .as the surf ran tremendously
high, and all around appeared a mass of 114kt:tibia& rock; shortly
afterwards, however, we just discerned a sand-bank, about three •
or four' feet above the level of tile sea, and separated from the
wreck by a coral reef of about three miles in extent. •We had
not struck long before the cargo was Boating out of the ship's
bottom, towards the shore (or rather dry rocks) and every one
began to think on the means of saving himself. I remained in
my cabin, where I had been joined-by the Doctor and Mr.
Hobson, until the Chief Mate called out to me to save myself as
fast as I could; and on looking around I found the ship quite
deserted, arid every one had taken up his station to endeavour
to reach the shore.

" I succeeded in getting into a boat siloneside, and the rad
running mountains high, she soon filled, and every person was
washed out of her. I now felt myself drowning, or drowned;
but the surf followed so heavily, that In about a minute I was
dashed to the shore, and soon recovered. The men immediately
began to commit the usual excesses; but to prevent any ill effects
from thorn, we stove In the beads of all the liquor casks imme-
diately. The greater part of us were naked, being surprised In
our hammocks when the ship struck. The men began to vat
open all the Campany's bales, anal dressed themselves odt in
chichi and candets of every Coloui and description. We had
now to walk acrosi,a coral reef of about three miles, to reach en
adjoining sand-bank; in doing which-our feet suffered greatly,
and mine are scarcely recovered yet. On reaching the anti-
bank, we traced marks of recent inundation, so that we might -
hourly expect to be swallowed up by the sea. Almost every
thing devolved on me, and I proposed immediately repairing, the
cutter, (which providentially had received very little damage),
and, putting to sea, to endeavour to make the Mauritius. Un-
fortunately we eould find nu compass, although the shores were
strewed with almost every thing else. We saved, however, two
sextants, a quadrant, liirsburgh's Directory, and a ll:milieu
Moore, and with these the boat was put under my chart, voids
a choice crew of eight men, and Mr. Franken, th Mate.
" We took eight days' provisions on board, and on the 14th
July, at seven a. m. I left my companions, in a small cutter of
about four tons burden, without a compass, to cross an extv.t
of ocean of *220 miles to endeavour to reach the 31au'ritlas ;
failing which, I intended to try for Bourbon ; and missing that
also, I had resolvoito stand for the coast of 'Madagascar, and
getting a supply of provisions, to coast it round the north end of
Madagascar, until I reached the Cormoro Islands, where I in-
tended to wait for a ship to carry me back to my unfortunate
companions. Shortly after wo had left the sand bank, it came
on to blow a fresh gale from the south-eastward, wish a very
heavy sea, which continually broke into the boat, and kept two
hands constantly baling her out, and not unfrequently threatened
to overwhelm us all, and send us to eternity. It pleased the
Arancirrr, however, to order it otherwise ; and on the 16th I
made the land at seven a. m. having been no more than forty-
eight hours on my perilous passage. It blew very hard, how-
ever, from the southward all day, and I could scarcely-keep the
shore On board, having made the land about five miles to the
leeward. I got into the harbour, however, on the following
morning at day-light, and had the satisfaction of discovering
that a partiCular friend had been appointed Company's Age:v..
He immediately waited on Captain Purvis, of his Majesty's ship
Magicienne, who instantly ordered his frigate to gat under
weigh, and taking under him the Chal.nger gun-brig also, at
eleven the same morning I was again at sea in the frigate, to
join my forlorn companions.
"'fbeitind treatment, as well as the prompt assistance, we
received from the Officers of these vessels, 1 can never bid&
ciently acknowledge; they carried this geuerosity and hospita-
lity beyond all bounds ; but there are no bounds to generosity
and hospitality in the British Navy, when a case of shipwreck or
distress occurs to call them into action. On again meeting joy
companions, many of whons had bid me an eternal adieu in
their thoughts, many of them were so much overcome as to
shed tears, and all expressed as match gratitude to me as their
feelings would allow them. There was no longer any throe, he
of the dal gers we had passed, and had Captain Dalrymple been
preserved to us, we should have forgotten half ceir sorrows.
Mr. Sewell, the Chief Mate, is still on board the frigate at
Cargados, to give such inforrnation and assistance in saving any
part of the cargo at may be in his power. The remaining ()!hr
cers and ship's company returned with me in the Cuattremen,
and arrived here on the 28th ult. The majority are returning
to England by the HASTINGS ; the remainder have been drafted
on board the different shipsein the harbour botnd to England,
and will follow very shortly. I have Sent to ?dr. Cobb the par-
ticularly!' my voyage in the cutter, and expressed a hope that
the heave men who accompanied me on that perilous enterprize
will not be thought unworthy theconsideration of the Honour-
able Court of Directors."

•
The following is an extract of another letter, writ-
ten by a Gentleman who was attached to the Cal)alva:
" l'ort-Louis, August g;
" As soon as we recovered from the first shock, about three
miles west a sand-bank was seen, and to which the rocks seemed
to join ; this was our only hope, after we should have escaped the
dungen of the reef. The miseries of the MAC hour are ,not to
be described; half drowned, with my body bruised, and com-
pletely exhausted, I fourd myself over the reef; had then to
walk and wade, with bare feet, upon hard rods, to the hank,
where naked and forlorn, in shirt and trowsers only, and those
drenched in salt water, I was attacked with a severe fit of the
ague, but I bore my hard lot with due resignation. We last our
Commander and 15 other persons, coming through the M.:liken.
It is wonderful that a person was saved. The bales and pan of
the wreck followed us quickly to the sand ; a tent was elected,
under which, and upon wet cloth,. we passed the first eventful
Might ; next day five sheep, eight hogs, RO pieces salt pork, seve-
ral hogsheads of beer, and a quantity of wine, came on shore,
and we began a miserable allowance rif *two ounces of meat a
man daily. A remarkable piece of good fortune cheered me very
,much; a small trunk from my cabin followed me to the sand-
bank it eontained a coat, jacket, and a pair of shoes—tin latter
invaluable, for walking upon the bare rocks with lacerated feet
bad almost driven me to despair. Our large cotter was saved ;
we repaired and dispatched her to fort-Louie on the lath, and
on the Rist our deliverance was effected."

Tuesday Joseph Kiag, a black man, was commit-
ted, by the tic kfield Bench of Magistrates, to Hors-
ham jail, on a positive charge of having committed
a rape on the body of Jane Mott, a poor girl, belong-
ing to the parish of FramFeld.
PEDESTRIANISM.--The interesting match between
Bob Tomlin, of Oxford, and Sharp, the groom, ten
miles, for 100 guineas a-side, took place on Thursday
on Codley Fen, near Henly.—.Sharp was completely
beat in going the eighth mile, and did not run at the
ninth.-6 to 4 upon the winner.
MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.—In the garden of Mr.
WITHEIL, in Troy Town, Rochester, there are two
gooseberry bushes which have, at this time, a second
crop of young fruit, of the size of large peas, and are
in a state of nearly as rapid growth as such kind of
fruit generally is in the early part of the summer.—
In a garden at Chatham, a vine of the sweet water
kind has thrown out a second crop, and has several
bunches of grapes on it .15 large as currants.--At
Gillingham, a fig tree has some young fruit ot it, and
ss:veral-violets bavc been gathered in the hedge.