Star.
London, England, 1817-12-15 00:00:00

BATH, DECEMBER 15.

In consequence of the very crowded state of the
Pump Room, during the presence of the Qum; yes-
terday, the admissions, this morning, were restricted
to a few; and as an additional precaution, four of
the Aldermen, 'Jowl( PHILLorr, HENRY PARRY,
EDMUND ANDERSON, and CHARLES PHILLOTT, Esqrs.
attended in their robes, and stationed themselves at
the ends of the seats to prevent the intrusion of the
company. Mr. MARSHALL, the Master of the Cere-
monies, has, obtained leave of the Corporation to
have the necessary apparatus put down for the pur-
pose of having that part of the room, which is appro-
priated to her Majesty and her suite, parted off with
crimson ropes, in the manner of a ball.ronm.
The Quar.n and their Royal Highnesses entered
the room precisely in the usual order, and at the time
as heretofore. Her Mmitery having drank the usual
quantity of the water, retired.
The day was again so wet, that the Qualm did not
take her accustomed airing, but the Princess ELlZA-
iirra -went in her carriage, attended by Lady Mu.-
vtu.s, to bathe at the Haling Court Bath,

Prince LEOPOLD continua to Malt at Claremont.
His Serene Highness has no idea of leaving the

country.
Saturday evening his Excellency the Marquis
D'Osmona landed at Dover, out of a French packet
.from Calais, under a salute from the Heights Battery.
LIVZOPOOL, Dec. 15.—Yesterday evening, a fire
broke out in the premises of Mr. R. Leton, a tal-
low-chandler, in Gradwell-street, which had a most
alarming,tendency : it blazed with increasing fury
for i considerable time, in consequence of the flames
having commiinicited with a large quantity of tal-
low, and threatened the surrounding houses with
immediate destruction.' Fortunately, by the exer-
tions that were made use of by a very large propor-
tion of the populace that were speedily assembled on
the occasion, it was got under in a very.short space
of time; but not till the whole of the premises were
,completely destroyed, without, however, much in-
juring the surrounding buildings. It was at first
supposed that the Excite-Office, which is is its im-
mediate neighbourhood, together with those of seve-
ral Merchants' stokes, Must have been consumed.:-.
We understand Mr. Luau was insured nearly to the
amount of the loss sustained by him,
Fias AT. ROTHIMHITEIS.—Yesterday morning a
dreadful fire broke ont at the King's Mills, Rother-
hithe, belonging to Mr. Sorry, a contractor for the
Government troops. It broke out about a quarter
past five o'clock in the morning, at which time one of
the watchmen, then on the premises, first discovered
the smoke issuing from the steam engine, when be
gave the alarm. By the prompt arrival of a number,
of engines, and a plentiful supply of ewer, the fire
was confined to the mills, and Mr. SUrry's dwelling=
house, which, with its contents, were burnt to the
ground. It is not known how the fire originated,
but we are happy to add that no lives were lost.—
The premises were fully insured. Owing to the
timber, bricks, &c: faliing into the dock, it is feared
that the water willsbe stopped in its course. •

batAlifth. ti4E
WEST INDIES..

Philadelphia Papers to the 21it, and Nov York
Papers to the 22J alt. reached us this day. The ac-
counts which they present from the West Indies are
the most distressing that we recollect within our
memory.

By the brig Louisa, Captain Williams, which ar-
rived at Norfolk on the 17th ult. in fourteen days
from Antigua, intelligence had been received, that a
most dreadful hurricane on the 21st of October, had
nearly desolated several of the islands, the violence of
which was particularly felt at St. Lucia, Barbadoes,
Dominique, Martinique, and St. Vincent's.
At St. Lucia, the gale was more particularly
severe. All the vessels in that port were entirely
lost ; the Government House was blown down, and
all within its walls, comprising the Governor, his
Lady and child, his Staff, Secretaries, servants, &c.
amounting in all to about 50 persons, were buried in
its ruins. Not one survived the dreadfpl catastrophe.
And, still more horrible to relate, the Officers' and
soldiers' barracks were, by the saute pitiless blast,
demolished, and all within them at the time, about
200 persons, were precipitated into eternity—and all
the estates of the bland rendered a heap of ruins.
Some particulars of the damages at Barbadoes Ire
in the file before us, mentioned to have been stated in
their preceding Number, but the Paper referred to is
wanting in our file, and of these we can, therefore,
• say nothing this day.
At Dominique nearly the whole town was inun-
dated, and the destruction of property immense.—
Some few lives were lost. The Island nearly
desolated. Captain Williams did not learn that any
vessels were lost.

At Martinique, about 50 sail of vessels were driven
out to sea from St. Pierre:, principally Americans,
and having no ballast, provisions, or other necessa-
ries for a voyage, have probably been lost. Only
one of the above vessels has been heard of (a French
ship which got into St. Eustatia). T►he estates here
also were greatly damaged.
At St. Vincent's, ten sail of vessels went on shore,
and were pearly all lost.

Captain Williams could not with certainty recapi-
tulate all the horrors which marked this awful visi-
tation. At Dominique and St. Vincent's, as well as
at St. Lucia, the devastation was so complete as to
amount almost to annihilation. It will be many
years at least before those islands can be restored to
their former condition.

A schooner from Philidelphia, bound to St. Bart's.
with wine and brandy, was lost on Barbuda reef, the
crew and part of the cargo saved.

It was reported at Antigua that his Majesty's ship
Antelope, of 50 gunk, Rear-Admiral Harvey, was
Jon in the gale. She sailed from Pigeon Island for
Batbadoes the night previous to the gale.