Star.
London, England, 1818-06-24 00:00:00

MARGATE, JUNE 21..

Arrived in our Roads the General Miranda home-
ward-bound West Indiaman; and the Selina, For-
TINGER, froth Maranham for London, with loss of
both anchors and cables.

LIVERPOOL, ,1151VE se.

Arrived the Hornby, CmixtSDALE, from Jamaica.
On the Ist June, in lat. 40. long. 41. 39. spoke the
following transports, having on board the 74th Regi-
ment, commanded by the Hon. Sir R. TRENCH, bound
to Halifax, out three weeks from Cork, viz. Aurora,
Loyall3riten, Impostor, Queen, and Peace.

The Ceres, HERD, from Bengal ; and Melantho,
and Magicienne frigate, were driven on shore at the
Isle of France, in March, during a violent hurricane,
but had been got off. The Melantho was discharging.
Many other vessels, particulars unknown, were driven
on shore at the same time.

The Blucher, KERR, cut away all her masts, and
received so much damage, at the Isle of France,
during a gale on the Ist March, that it was supposed
she would not be worthy of repair.
The Nelly, which arrived in the Downs on Satur-
day from Jamaica, fell in with an island of ice three
miles in extent, in lat. 39. 18. long. 44.0.
From letters which have been received at Balti-
more from Jamaica, of the 14th May, we learn that
the Spanish royal squadron now at llavannah, con-
sist, of a heavy corvette of 22 guns, originally a
French East Indiaman, a brig of 18 guns, another of
14, three brigantines of 18, 16, and 14 guns, and a
small schooner of six guns. The latter vessels were
purchased from the Americans, and were formerly
three first rate privateers. They arc said to be in
good order, well manned, and well found, but their'
Officers arc represented as destitute of courage, and
their men without confidence.

The Genoese ship Misericordia, having been plun-
dered by the late DRY of ALGIERS of considerable
property, and at the same time the Genoese Vice-
Consul being treated with great indignity, and dis-
missed from Algiers, a complaint was made to the
British Government of this outrage, in direct viola-
tion of the Treaty concluded with Lord EXMOUTH.
On this representation the SPARTAN frigate, com-
manded by Captain Wise, was dispatched to demand
an explanation, and to remonstrate against these vio-
lent proceedings. She returned a few days ago to
Plymouth, where she still remains under quaran-
tine on account of the plague that was raging at
Algiers. Captain WISE has been completely suc-
cessful in the object of his mission. Immediately
-on his arrival he entered, in conjunction with his Ma-
jesty's Consul, into a negotiation with the Dey: the
result of which was the payment of 35,000 dollars as
a compensation for the property plundered on board
the Misericordia, and an unqualified disavowal, on
the part of the reigning DET, of the act of his prede-
cessor (who died of the plague on the Ist March), in
sending away from Algiers the Vice-Consul of his
Sardinian Majesty. No violence appears to have
been committed on the persons of any of his MAJES-
TY'S subjects, as was stated in the French Papers.
The mercantile interest of this kingdom may be
assured, that no measure respecting the Royal Spa-
nish Decree, relative to the ports of entrip6l for
South America, has been received in this country of
a posterior date to the following official document
upon that highly-interesting subject. The rumour
of a revocation of the Royal Decree, which has been
circulated through some of the Journals of this Me-
tropolis, is totally unfounded:_

NOTICI TO THE MERCHANTS, Sce.

" Conformably to your Lordship's decree of the 29th of April
last, his Majesty has been pleased to order, that, until the Junta
of Avenceles concludes its labours, 15 per cent. shall be levied
on foreign manufactures and fabrics which may be exported
from the ports of deposit for America; on provisions, 10 per
c..ut. on uren•ils, tools, and machines, 5 per cent. giving credit
j to the parties interested for what may be c ,ilectoil of the 5 per
cent. on nntional productions, effects, and Itnrufazt urn, the
day of replacement and armament is to be exacted only during
the existing circumstances. I communicate this to you fur its
execution, Jcc.—Cadir, May 20."
iIUftRIC NNE 1N THE MAURITIUS.—This
island was visited on the Ist of March by one of the
most terrible hurt ever experienced there. A
letter from Pert Louis, of the 16th of that month,
describes the. damage incurred to be tremendous; the
whole island was one scene of waste and destruction;
trees torn up by the roots, and many houses, both in
town and country, laid flat; valuable storehouses un-
roofed, &c. and the goods within them completely
spoiled. Upwards of forty sail of large vessels, be-
sides small craft, were driven on shore, or otherwise
injured. The hurricane commenced at South-east,
and gradually veered to the North-east till six in the
mooring, when it shifted suddenly to North-north-
west, and brought with it the -additional calamity of
a heavY and overwhelming sea.
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