Star.
London, England, 1811-11-29 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

The Manchester packet, arrived from Surinam and the West
Indies, spoke on 9th int. in lat. 40. 44. long. 43. 48. an America;
ship from St. Petersburgh for Boston, under jury-masts, and in
want of provisions ; supplied her with a tack of beer and a bag
of bread; wind S.E.—On the 17th inst. In lat. 40. 46. long. IC.
36. spoke the ship Alexander, of and for New York from Lon-
donderry, out 16 days, all well.

The Prince Adolphus packet, arrived from Jamaica, spoke on
the 15th ult. in lat. 31.34. N. long. 65. 55. W. the American brig
John Howe, from Philadelphia bound to Santa Cruz.
The Hope, Griffiths, from Wales to London, was carried into
Dover the 27th inst. by the Nymph cutter. She had been taken
and abandoned.

The St. Cuthbert, Fasces, from Belfast to New York, is put
Into Lisbon, in great distress.
The Mary, Algen, from Liverpool to Newfoundland, has put
into Kinsak, in distress. Part of the cargo thrown over-board.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
-sr Lieutenant Walker Is appointed Commander of the Attack
gun-brig, at Chatham ; Lieutenant Patty, to the Regulus; Lieu-
tenant Judas, to the Griffin; Lieutenant Sibbald, to the Hawk
Mr. Melvin to be Purser of the Gacymede; and Mr. Harrison
to be Purser of the Mercurius.

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• mErtilellozr. cirrArnaritz. •
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We have already noticed the loss of the ferry-boat at
Fort George, and the melancholy fate of the boatmen
and most of the pass.ngers nTt 'Hard. 1. , ow-
ever, be seen from the following detail of this lament-
able event, that every effort was used which clrcum-
stances could admit for their relief :

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" Potrr Gsrnias, Not'. 19.—" Between one and
two P.M. of the 15th, during a strong gale from S.W.
accompanied with rain, Jr: small ferryboat, with the
four bommen, 9or I plsaengers, and a poney, bet
out from this place tut t 6 Fortn.se side. l'hey had
o. ly proceeded about third ferry (Svc or 600 yards)
when they were observed from both dims suddenly
to go down. In this dreadful situation a munber,of
the unfortunate sufterers were fur a considerable lime
seer. from the ramparts, clinging to the wreck, which
drifted in the di. ection of the garrison. Within 20
mintit:s or o after the accident, the popsy had made
his way as far as th. 2 breakers, with a man grasping "
the crupper in his left hand, and exerting the right
and his swimming ; both wtra now at times
completely bu'ried in broken water ; and the poney
having at last found bottw.m with 11;s fore feet, seemed
inc liable of further exertion, wl.ile the man, by the
viiiknce of the virge, was forced from his hold,. and
being quite exhatibted and er.curr.hered with great
coat, boots, &c. would have inevitably peris!.ed, hard
not Mr. Ferguson. paymaster of. the 78th regiment,
rushed iti to his assistance, and rescued him from his
perilous- situation. He is 'a Mr. Henderson, front
Caithness. By this time the Wreck had drifted within
40 yard:Or soot the west point of the fort, with seven

or eight people on the keel, oars, &e.: some of th na
called out most piteonily to those attempting to assist
them from the sh: re, but at last getting into a violent
eddy, six or seven of diem were successively washed
from their hold, and sunk to rise no move. A man
and a woman still kept by the mast, which was floating
alongside the wreck, and, in this affecting situation the
man setting sipmonheart-rending shrit s, • h,..1 drift-
ed down the Frith till nearly past the garrison, when
William Skilling, private in the 78th, swam out with
the end of a rope to make fast to the wreck, but which
was unfortunately too short. Encouraged, however,
by I.H commanding-officer, Lieut.-Col. M'Leod, who
was on the beach using every exertion which humanity
could suggest, Skiliing proceeded to the wreck, where
he endeavoured to push the mast with those attached
to it before him to the shore, but which noble attempt
was frustrated by the m ist's being fast to the wreck
by a rope, which he could not disengage. In the mean
time, however, a ship's boat from the pier, which to
the imminent danger of the crew, had been got round
the point, soon came up and succeeded in bringing the
man and the woman ashore. Colonel M'Leod order-
ed the man to be carried to his quart( rs, where; by
kind treatment, he has, completely recovered. His
name is John Angus, a sailor, and native of Thurso.
The woman was taken up lifeless, and carried to Ma.-
jor Geddes's, where medical aid was immediately pro.
cured, but every attempt to restore animation proved
ineffectual. She has been decently interred in the
garrison burial ground. By a certificate found upon
her, she appears to have been wife of Alexander
MI Kenzie, soldier in the Ross-shire militia, and on her
way with her infant child to Rosskeen. Angus was
on his way from Aberdeen with his wife, Ann Ross,
to whom he had been only a few monthi married, and
who was one of the unfortunate sufferers.

“ I have conversed with Mr. Henderson and with
Angus ; the account they give is, that on leaving the
pier, Angus wished to apply the rudder to the boat, but
which was prevented by the ferrymen.—About third
ferry, the wind being very strong against them, one of
the rowers on the lee-side became exhausted, when a
man getting wet by srme water breaking in at the
bhw, came backwards to the stern, which circumstance
adding to the interruption of the rowers, a good deal
of sea rushed in on the stern. The major part of them
then wished to return, and began putting the boat •
round to leeward, which was opposed by Angus, who
begged of them either to put back, by the stern, or
about to windward? and, at same time, rushed forward
to seize an oar, but was prevented by his wife laying
hold of him, at which moment a wave made fairly
over the boat, her side being to the storm. They re-
mained some minutes in this alarming state, and then
resolved on clearing themselves of the poney. On this
Mr. Henderson threw up the bridle, laid hold of the
crupper, and set out for the shore. He had not pro-
ceeded many yards, when the animal attempted t re-
turn to the wreck ; on this he struck it on the side of
the head with his disengaged hand, and succeeded in
putting him in the direction of the garrison ; he then
looked back and saw the people on the wreck as de-
scribed. This account is corroborated by Angus, who
adds, that a few minutes after Mr. H. left them, a
heavy sea turned the boat's keel uppermost, but can-
not tell how he got hold of the mast. The names of
the sufferers are William and Roderick Macritebie,
Samuel Aird, and John Hood, boatmen. The pas-
sengers ate, John M4dregor and Alexander Ross, both
of the parish of Kincardine, and on their way limn
Aberdeenshire ; Christian M'Kenzic and child ; May
Mil:inn, of Ardersier parish ; Ann Ross, wife of John
, Angus, and another young woman belonging to Ross-
i shire, whose name I have not learned. Mr. H. and
Angustlo not exactly agree as to the number, but I
have every reasch to hope' they are not more than I
have Mentioned. The only body ye found is that of
May M'Bean. Two of the boatmen hive left nume-
rous families in indigent circums:unccs.”

Earl-yesterday morning the premi‘es of Mr. Forbes,
in Paul-street, Finsbury-square, was broke open, and
robbed of plate, linen, d,-.c. to the value of g. 20. The
thieves made their escape with their booty.
Coots MAnurr.—This day there are not any fresh
arrivals of Wheat, but again comilerable quantities
on hand, and sales further give way in price; inferior
has very few buyers—Barley is cheaper—MAL hardly
at last prices—White Peas and Beans of the two de-
scriptions heavy sale, at the late reduction in price......
There are also considerable remaining supplies of
Oats, and sales of second quality are, named cheaper:
Flour in plenty and inclines lower.

CURRANT tames 01 ORAIW. •
Wheat, 801. 945. 112 es 1.1... ans 525. sss.
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Fine ditto, 118 s. 1:186. 7 lilt ditta 481. 544.
Rye 5.7e5. 60e. Ditto (brie Oki) 555. 561.
Barley, 48%. 584.0 d. Oars, c,;. 48s. 3)t.
Malt, 84e. 92e. Puland ditto, 3411. SR. el`j
White Yeas (bailors), ites
rttee I Inter, 11X0s. 10.511-

Pulan3 ditto, 3414-3 I 1. od.
Potatoe ditto. 40s. 44. W„
9.550.-SOCOI:d., 10L .