Star.
London, England, 1810-12-29 00:00:00

FOREIGN INT,ELLIGENCL

MEMEL, NOVEMBER 24.
For some time past a great number of ships have
been cruizing before our port, laden with colonial
produce. They were in such distress that they could
no longer keep the sea, and therefore requested per-
Imission to enter this harbour. In short, 17 vessels
entered the port, and were immediately confiscated.
These 17 ships were in the most miseratole state ;
i some wanted top-masts and sails, others bowsprits and.
inzhors, all had leaks more or less considerable. The
cargoes were much damaged. The seamen helo.ig.
ing to these vessels declare, that more. than 180 ships.
i were lost in the last tempest. Other V.ssels, which
were at large, being informed those had been confis■
i cated, disappeared.
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PETERSBURGIT, NQVEMBER r.
His Excellency Ivi. Barclai de Telli, Minister at
War, announced, in an Order of the Day, that the
widows of Captains who fall upon the field if battle
shall receive a pension ; ang he has made known, at
the same time, to the College of War, that it was the
desire of his Majesty, that in future, as soon as ittwas
informed of the death of Generals, Officers en the
Stuff, or other Officers in the higher ranks, inquiry it
to be made, without delay, whether they had left
children or widows ; in which case there is to be im.
i mediately assigned them the pensions determined
by law.
NOVEMBER 4.—They write from Schetomer in Vol.
hania, under date of the 13th October, as follows ;
46 There now passes through this place a great
number of Turkish prisoners, who arrive from Mot;
davia, and who are going into the interior of the Ern.
pine.. There are among them many officers and mem.
bers of the principal authorities.
" A few days ago we saw pass Pacha Ismael, PO
cha Kemis, and Pacha Peglivan, of the Three Tails.
The inhabitants have taken much interest in the fate
of these prisoners, and not content with entertaining
them, gave them succours in money. Pacha Pegli-
van stopped with his suite several days here. The
Governor invited him to a dinner and ball. The Eu-
ropean manner of sitting at table and eating greatly
surprised him. In the evening,. he expressed great
pleasure at the dancing, and admired the counts.
'lances of the fair sex."

HAMBURCH, DEC. 6.
Yesterday arrived here her Royal Highness the
Crown Princess of Sweden, with her son Oscar. The
day after to-morrow she will continue her journey
through Copenhagen-to Sweden. This morning tlas
arrival of her Royal Highness was announced by the
discharge of cannon.
•

ORLEANS, DECEMBER s.
There has been lately witnessed here a phenome-
non not uncommon of late ; namely, a fall of atmor.

falserk stores.
On the 23d November, abOue one o'clock P. M. a
very loud report was heard at Source, like the explo-
sion of a gunpowder niagazine, or the firing of seve-
ral cannon of large calibre. All Orle.ans heard and,
noticed the report, which occasioned a number of
false conjectures ; but a report was soon spread that
some stones had fallen in the Commune of Charsou-
ville, and Canton of Meung.
A memoir has since been read on the subject by
M. Pellier, physician, at Beaugency, before the Pi,y.
sical Society at Orleans, and the Prefect has, caUsefl
the most exact accounts to be taken of the phenougt.
non. From these we learn, that there appeare4 of
the Commune of Charsouville a brilliant ball of fire,
which burst with a tremendous explosion, and lvt fall
three large stones, • accompanied with imulie, and
darted with,such force that they entered the earth to
the depth of near 80 centimeters. Otte of these is
covered with a crust of greyish bl..ck, while the inside
is more clear. It is very compact, and hard enoty,h
to cut glass. It appears to contain globules of iron,
pretty large and brilliant.

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