Star.
London, England, 1828-08-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS Minivan THis Dtte.—Dublin I—Waterford I—Malta 1.
The Express (an Atherican), from Rio Janeiro to the River
Plate, was taken by the Brazilian squadron and sent into Monte
Video, previous to the 51st .May.
The Dawn, &anti, from Shediac, has arrived off Dover.
The Columbia, FORD, front Gallipoli, and Wanderer, Mnrcoszx,
front Palermo, have arrived in the Creek.
Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Richbuctoo,
Liverpool, New Brunswick, dated 14th July —" The depth of
water at the entrance of the harbour is at the best tide 18 feet, and
at the common tide 161. When off the barbpur in six or eight
fathoms water, vessels should run in, keeping two large beacons in
a line, until near the Sand-hill, and then run along the'sbore N. W.
n two and a half to three fathoms water, until they are in safety.
A large buoy is laid down in five fathoms water outside the bar for
a guide, which buoy cif) be seen upwards of a league when at sea."
LIVERPOOL, Avower 18.—Arrived the Matilda. Rontwst.t., from
Monte Video—sailed 51:1 June; Nottingham, Al'lnzosts, front Ja-
maica; George Canning, FORSYTH, and London, —, from Mira-
michi ; Dorothy, DIA RIUM, from St. John's, New Brunswick;
and Breadalbane, Hurcuntaon, from Faro.
FALMOUTH, AUGUST IS. Wind W.—Arrived off port the Spar-
tan. Hugon, from St. Tlomingo..

PLusourrts, Ana. 17.—Arrived the Pyramus, 42, Captain G.
R!SASTOIUUS, and the Galatea, 42, Captain Sir C. Stamm!, from
Lisboa, having left the Tagus on the Bth inst. the former ship
brings the Countess D'Ar.va and family passengers.
Attobsv 18.—Wind W.—Arrived the Providence, Was; front
Sierra Leone.

Poinstouvar, Asausz 19.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived his Ma.
jesty's ship Glasgow, from Malta, in 41 days, and trotn Gibraltar
in 13; the St. Antonio, —. from Cot roue, with 136 Portuguese
refugees; and Elizabeth, Cot.ustb, from Sydney. Sal lets be Lang,
Lust, for Van Diemen's Land ; Hippomenes, Ross, for Sumatra ;
'and Cambria, GAILIEWOLD, for New York.
DIAL, A uo. 19. Wind S. W. toW.S. W.—Arrived from London
the Governor Ready, for New South Wales; Argo, Mous°, for
Sierra Leone; and Tobago, —, for Miramichie Arrived the Red.
man, Frissons', from Gambia; Alnandos, —, from Jamaica ; and
Nautilus, HALL, from Jamaica.
Davos roar, Aug. 17.—Accounts from Lisbon say that all was
tranquil, and public affairs remained nearly the same as at the date
of the last accounts. The expedition for Madeira would not be
ready for some weeks. The Rusdan squadron now lying here will
take a week longer to complete their repairs. Up to this hour
nothing has been beard of Admiral ltmoso, the Commander in
Chief, who parted from the squadron in the gale off Scilly, on the
9th inst. in the Vere Chanapenoise, 74. The last time the Admiral's
ship was seen by the squadron was shout two hours before day
light, when she was burning blue lights as signals of distress. The
greatest apprehensions are entertained of her safety, but we hope
she has put into some French port. Lieut. G. WOOD has taken the
command of the Nightingale schboner, vice Bumf. The Hon. W.
WALDLOSAVE, of the Procris, is promoted to the rank of Captain,
and Commander C. H. Patna is appointed to that yeas&

molt TUN DRVOUPORT ;KLING IA PM.
Advice. from the Coast of Africa, to the 16th May, state that
the Plumper gun brig, Lieutenant Medley, was about to sail for
Fernando Pb, from whence she was to return to Sierra Leone, to
be surveyed.
The Blanche, 46, having been fitted for a state of ordinary, was
yesterday removed to her moorings in Hamoase.
The Royal Adelaide, 120, Wks taken into the north dock on
Wednesday, to be coppeml, after whith she wiU be Covered and
Lid up in ordinary.
The Windsor Castle, 74, bearing the flag of Admiral Nordic*,
will this day be removed from her present moorings to those lately
occupied by the Britannia, under the Obelisk. '
His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral hal promoted
Lieutenant William Jobe Cole, of the Royal George Yacht, to the
rank of Commander.

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A duel, arising out of what may be termed.a political
qluarrel, took place on Monday morning, between two
Portuguese Officers of high rank, Count and Col.
—. Both Gentlemen on Saturday evening svere.at a
party given in the house of a Portuguese Nobleman.
and the Colonel was engaged in narrating to a small
circle which was collected round some movements
of the Constitutional army, in the course of which this
expression occurred, " When the Genfrals Inn away,"
.and reaching the ears of the Count, who stood at no
great distance, he interrupted the parrator, by asking
him what the .remark was which had just then fallen
from him. The Colonel at first was disposed to soften
the expression into" when the Generals had retreated,".
but his interrogator fiercely resumed, and charged.
him wit'the words he had used, calling upon hitt
' instantly to retract them. The Colonel thus pressed,
repeated the obnoxious sentence, which he:affirmed con-
veyed the truth of whit occurred; adding, that if the
Conit felt disposed to take offence at what had occurred,
he was ready to give him any sort of. satisfaction he
might require. Some violent language followed, which
ended in a challenge being given to the Colonel by the
Count, and the former made his election of pistols as the
weapons by which the quarrel was to be determined.
Seconds were immediately chosen, and it' was arranged
that the meeting should take place on the following
morning; but some fiends, who entertained the hope
that the differences might still be adjusted, ur.ted very
strongly the indecorum of devoting the Sabbath to such
a purpose,
.and a postponement consequently occurred
till Monday morning. All attempts made in the in•
terim to prevent the meeting proved wholly unavailing.
The conclusion of the affair was condticted with a degree
of coolness and sangfroid which, while it is character-
ittic of the highest courage and self-possession, will be
thought in the estimation of as English reader to par-
take somewhat of the burlesque. The place fixed on
far the encounter was a field on the Surrey side of
Hammersmith-biidge, whither the whole party, in-
. eluding the two principals and the two.seconds, set
oat in the same coach, at an early hour on Monday
morning. When they reached Hammersmith-bridge,
all the Gentlemen, none of whom had ever seen one
before constructed on the suspension principle, were
exceedingly struck with this very fine specimen of
it, and agreed to alight and walk along the bridge,
th;t they might examine it. more minutely. This
was accordingly.done, and some time was consumed
in an elaborate discussion on the merits of this compared
with other forms of architecture applied to the erection
of bridges. They then re-entered the cattier, and
dreve to the place of meeting ; and there happening to
be a tree in the field fixed on, which was somewhat rare
as a botanical production in this country, they occupied
some further time in a discussion on its properties.—
The business on which they met was then proceeded on;
the seconds loaded the pistols, and the distance being
marked out, both parties fired by signal at the same
time, but without the weapon of other taking any'effect.
The seconds then interfered, and fuming represented the
trivial nature of the original offence, which could not
' have been meant.ta convey any personal affront, and
that ample satisfaction had been already given, the
parties were reconciled, and proceeded 'to town in the
same manner as they went.

Up to the 6th of July, NV, SOO vessels bad arrived
at Quebec from Greet Britain with 10,121 settlers ; and op to the
6th of last month, 559 vessels mod 7,415 settlers had arrived then;
whicb shows a great decrease in cogitation to Canada• ,
Some of the fashionable aspirants wear artificial
bushy beards, and have acquired somas their fellows, the appella-
I don of bendy Comb.