Star.
London, England, 1828-08-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAIMS Aswßb Tau Day.---Dubitsl—Watetford 1..411115te
Flandets 1.
BLOCKADE OF MADEIRA.
(CoPy.) Foreign Dace, August 18.
Gsirmaisp—Td reply to your letter of the 15th instant, inquir
ing whether, during'the blockade of Funchal, a vessel bound front
;this esuntry to the Bahamas might touch at an • other part of Ma.
'dein, for-the purpose of landing passengers, without intringing the
blockade? I am directed by the Karl of Aberdeen to acquaint you,
tilt his Alajeray's Gore amen' do not consider, according to the
intorMainm which they have received, t.:at the blockade eztendi
further than the port of Funchal.

• 1 am, Grntkalen,
Your most oh.dient bumble servant,
(`ivied) DUNGLAS.
!Weirs. D. and A. Wilkinson, St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill.

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The Peace, Tmoorsott. from Madeira. 'which place she left as
tht 23d July. h.:s arrived in the Rivet. 1114411tflt ship Me-
dina arrived at Madeira nit the 12th, from Lisbon.
Tbe privateer, or pirates which captured the Cambria. from Li-
verpool to the. Riser Plate, reported that she bad liken five ether
v,sseb. vtz.—twd Britiqh, one Dutch, one American. and one
French, potions to the Both ultimo.
LP/Barons, AURUST 19. Arrived the Hebe, 'Num, Frain
Archangel; Atlas, --, from Wyburs ; and Salado, Ammon, frau
Miramicht. . _

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Gctsoove Auouter 19.—Arrived the Catharine, ()gunner, from
Jamaica; Speedy. Leer, from Ttinidad ; Retrench,Cooraa, from
Charleston ; Corsair, NPAt.rns, Ariads, APCoav, a. 4 Elizabeth,
CHARLTON. from Quebec.
DIAL, Auo. 20. Wurd W.S. W. to S. W.—Arrived th. 'Elisabeth,
CoLuss. from New South Wales:
Postrotorivo, Ammar 20. Wind &W.—Salled the Amity trans-
port, for Deptford.
FALMOUTH. Atomise 15 —Wind variable.—Off port the Baroness
Keith, Ware. trom St. Übe's ; Fonseca. from Ja-
maica ; and Ann and Mary, PLuum a, from Demerara.
PLYMOUTH. Auctra IS —The Goldfinch packet brig, Lieutenant
WALKII, came up t,om Falmouth .I.st evening, to he newly cop-
peraL The Basilisk cutter, 10. Lieutenaut J. Connate, arriied
hat night from the squadron of &Illy, which 'be left at five
o'clock on Friday evening. having carri,tl away her topmast; and
the Procris. 10, lion. Captain Watawneave, front Sheerness, on
her way to Cork. ily the Basilisk, intelligence has been brought
that in consequence of the Prince Basest having had her litifirom
eleasted_in Torbay. she has recently beaten the Britannia, both
large tad on a bowline, though hopes are entertained that by ve-
storiog tbeatowage of one of the holds of the latter,vebich Was
altered In Twiny, she will recover the lose superiotity. The •Ittfa-
Wan daps are still-beritybut nu germane base been received here
of the Admiral.. The Commodore ship Caw Constantine, TA,
Cansmodore BUCTAIECTT. was this day towed Into Bantam, for
the purpose of getting out her mainmast, damaged in the late gales
off Scilly. When the Fir-arms and Galatea, 'Mikis arrieed yea.
terday, left Lisbon, the ways destined fisr Madeira were expected
to sail twat day. Three Beasilian itigates.were-expcoted to Walt-
' ale Lisbon; every chills than was quiet hut the prisonacentinse
to fill with Constitutkotaliits.
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The SetAntall writ'is issued for the election• of a
Member to serve fer the beroUgh of Tutee, whirls Mr..o*Cotreitt.
has declared his determahriee to open at theensuingeleedon,whick
is Sled for the 46th instant.. The following are the other boroughs
of lreiand which are placed W circumstances similar to those of
Tralse; Belfast. Armagh. Carlow, Kiwis, Bandon, Kinsik, Bank..
Wen, Porlarlirigtem, Sligo, Cashel, Dungannon, Athletic,' Mew
itos% Wexford. •
His Majesty Lawis King of BAVARIA has 'mini-
lismidureernted to the Piedieollotanical Society of Lando*, of
in-
,di is b Meatier, a Collet:Om et NW 690 dried Plants, in-
' to his apd the nalebboarioe Dominions, arranged accord-
ing to the SlateralligettwabyPniewsse Muscles, of Munich, whose
travels ia Brasile at the/suppose et the/ate King of &wou have
added greatriches ferrety l etawnt of Natural Sciences. The
colours of the Specimens have been perfettly preserved by the peen-
Bar mods ottrying team adopted by the Learned Botanist.
The effects of Cal Bain J. B. Bart.Lts were lately
bran* to the Mauna, at Hastings, when a very lively competition
cosh One fee menpof the lees, and they consequently fetched good
prices. Hiseekbrated Black these was knocked dews to Mr. C.
• Wiuene, istvhe Ship Hotel. Dover.
• The new smfroveateat err the fashionable Four in
Hands, r 3 la mail week which has been limg talked of,
WA& embibited oss.Tuesday for the first time. It is the
invention of a Gerisan artist, and the carriage suns
upon tkreis wheels only.. After making a ditour around
the west end of thetivon, on its retain to Greet Queen
street, Lincoln's Inn fields, it upset, and the co.chman
WAS much hurt. The non de script has two wheels in
f, oat and one behind'. •
PreViously to a masquerade given at the King's
Theatre. in the year 1796. his present. MAJZSTII, then
Prince of Wales, was so etriossir indisposed as to re•
quire the attendance of Dr. RIT noun, who, upon being
asked whether the Royal patient.might with safety ven-
ture to the Opera House, gave his decided negutive.
The Prince was dissatisfied witk the Doctor's mandate,
and at the same time assured him no ezetton on his
pa t . would he requisite, as he intended going in a
Domino. The inexorable Doctor, still persisting in his
opinion, added, that he ovoid not answer for the con-
sequence of such imprudence—it might occasion his
R iyal Highness's death. Upon which the Prince im-
mediately said—" Bead stint illi quo moriunter in
Domstio."
An accident which had very nearly been attended
with most Miens consequences, occurred about eight
o'clock last night, near the New Church in the Strand.
A mail cam. Oven. at a must furious rate by, a
couple of-fellows, came in contact w th a slight chaise.
cart belonging to Mr. Bailey. of Castle-street, Finsbury,
and by the force of the concussion the shalts were snap
pod asst der; the horse took fright and ran down We
Samba wish great speed, and a young man wow was
mu the cart was thrown out, and received most &vett,
injusies. S ,iite measures should be taken to put a stop
to the furious driving of these men. In the most i nblic
thoroughfare of the inirtel.pnlia, they urge their horsei
ors the top of their speed, wholly regardless of the injury
they may occasion toia tenger' or -propetty. The horse
was'stopped hem Eaetei 'Ch.toge. •