Star.
London, England, 1818-05-12 00:00:00

FROM TUE MAINE, MAT r.

The wife of Joseph Bonaparte, who had at frzt-
fort an interview with the daughter of !Axial Ow-
parte, who is married to Count Pout., is ring to Far.
Among the groundless seisms is, du: Oftbeequi;-
ment of ten sail of the line, to cruiu wit► the To: 1,
against the Algerines.

vithls,ooo piastres, which is the Maul &Int* paid
Iv that Power to Algiers.
This morning we received Bahama Casettes to the
Lae end of March.
The General Assembly bad been prorogued by a
proclamation of his Excellency the Governor, from
3tl of March to the 14th day of April.
The Royal Gazette, of the 10th of March, gives •,1
1-; account of a piracy having been committed
el the British sloop FAVOURITE, while lying RE an-
chor in the Port of Laura, on the coast of Cuba, by
a boat commanded by a White Man, (an American)
azd nine others. They sent the Captain and crew
of the FAVOURITE on shore, and took the sloop,
~oh all her cargo, with them.
The numbers of Independent cruisers are increas-
,.g in these vas. There were four large vessels off
Abaco in the beginning of March.
Br a proclamation of his Excellency the Governor
is Chief, dated the 19th of February, the importa-
Lon of all kind of merchandise and grain was to be
permitted in British built ships, owned by British
subjects, into the Bahama Islands, until the 21st day
of August next, unless sooner determined or altered
by an order from his 31Asssrv, with the advice of
bis Privy Council.

Captain HAMILTON, of the Sd Cejlon Regiment,
attired yesterday with dispatches from Ceylon, which•
king down the account of the operations in that
country to the 30th of December. It appears from
these that the provinces in which a spirit of dis*c-
faa has broken out, were never, at any time, accus-
tomed to submit to the restraints of regular govern-
mat ; and that many of their inhabitants, particn-,
141, the Veddahs of Wellassee and Bintenne, bad
onlv ackaowledged a nominal subjection to the Crown
ai Candy. All those provinces, on the contrary,
ihich had been completely under the dominion of
the Candian monarchy, and bad voluntarily trans-
ftred their allegiance from it to the British Govern-
still continue steadily faithful to their newimas-
ters, The Governor, who remains at Candy, is taking
the most rigorous measures to put down the insurgent!.
_The Ssd Regiment, nearly 1000 strong, had ar-
rived at Columbo from the Cape ; part of it had im-
mediately marched for the interior ; and thc remain-
der was in readiness to follow at a moment's notice.
reward of 2,000 rix dollars has been offered for the
apprehension of DoansAwmr, the chief instigator of
the rebellion, who lurks as a fugitive in the fastnesses
ad jungles of the island. He is a person of the Mala-
bar cast. The difficulties encountered by the detach-
ment of troops sent in pursuit of the rebels were
rery great, but, notwithstanding the perpetual
powers of arrows by which it has been assailed in its
marches, from the thickets and other hiding-places,
No men only have been wounded in this particular
ervice. Toe unfortunate Mr. Wasots perished by
an ATT.MI, while proceeding to a friendly conference,
and his body was carried off by the enemy; and
quently Mr. 111'Nurv, Assistant Staff Surgeon,
in a similar way. The rebels mark their - career
ith the most atrocious cruelties to every adherent
British.
At the latter end of October, John Jenny, a pri-
• of the 79d Foot, was shot at Columbo, for striking
tie SMITH of that Regiment. He died very pe-
having previously confessed that he had been
in rubbing the Treasury, at Candy, about
years before. On the 29th of November, a yip-
' took took place at Columbo, in which the
art Eliza, Captain RENNOLDSON j Pembroke,
iptain Rocierts ; Leghorn, GI LLoN master ; brig
',Katy master ; and ketch Ardasier, went ashore

• were totally wrecked. All the crews were saved,
icepting a gentleman and his servant, passengers in
the Pembroke, who, leaping overboard when that
ship struck, with the view of gaining the land, were

The Dukes of 'form and CLARENCE visited her
awry yesterday.
Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited and
2 with her MAJESTY.
The Duke of CLARENCE visited the Panics Re-
ar yesterday.
Prince ESTLERAZY, the Austrian Ambassador, had
Audience of the PRINCE ItEUENT yesterday.
The entertainment of the Duchess of GLOUCESTER
Thurday night will, it is said, be one of the most
serous and splendid that ever was given; and for
Icommodation of those who have the honour of
invited, amounting to nearly 1,500, Hyde-park
he opened for the carriages, to enter from Palk-
. by Stanhope-street-gate.
Wednesday se'nnight, the Marchioness of MST-
. passed through Dumfries, on her way to Ayr-
ire. Oa alighting for a few minutes at the King's
Luns, she immediately sent for Mrs. BURNS, to
'ions she condescendingly brought accounts of her
s welfare in India. Her Ladyship was accom-
aid by three lovely children, one of whom, a
Algid,' boy, presented, at his mother's request, a
bas of wine to the respectable relict of the ins-
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The sccret as to the real Author of Warer!ey and
• Gther Novels which have so justly attracted pub
notice, is no longer kept. Mr. WaLran Scot?
»LI the copyright of four more volumes of Tees
tuatiord, with the produce of which he has
f"han:.! 41 estate ad;oining his own. The price cf
4brck exarly pays for the land.
abandoned BILL.—At the Berwickshire
L'''ef Meeting, held on Thursday, a note was read
-Lord BINNING, intirnatinF that it is not his in-
4i! ‘ at present to go on with the Scots Lunatic
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