Star.
London, England, 1810-07-31 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

The Thunder, for the Frau Anna Margaretha, captured April
90,1.6, will he paid on arrival, in port, and recalled at No. t,
'tunas-street, Adelphi, on Wednesdays and ThurstLys, for three
months.

The same, for the Faderns Bestlusting, captured May 5,l•Ci,
will be paid and recalled u above.

The same, for the Trends Sashinders, corned March 24,
sos, will be paid and recalled as above.

The Constant, for the lunge Meiners, capture 4 Novemher
1808, will be paid on the lit August next, at Pqmouth, and rt.
called at No. 13, artnent's Inn, London.

Tke Virago, for the Mart, captured August tO, IBM will be
paid on board, at Cork, on the tat Aqua next, and recalled u
above, on Mondays and Thursdays.

The Boston, for the Nancy, captured April tf, 11104, after de•
ducting the expences in the case of the Jefferson restored, Will be
paid on the 34 August next, and recalled at No. 3, CJifford's but,
on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Lem rs from Tortola, received by the last Leeward
Island mail, state that the homeward-bound fleet was
to sail under convoy of a frigate and two ships of the
line, one of which is the Assacaostssz, recently cap.
tured in the Saintes.

On Monday, the cutter belonging to Colonel Pt:-
Lorry:4, of Emral, in Flintshire, struck upon a rock
on the entrance into the Swilly, in the river Menai,
and almost immediately sunk. By the exertions of
the Bangor Ferry boatmen, who observed the acci•
dent, Colonel P. and his suite sere providentially re.
lieved from their very perilous situation.
The Catharine, BVTLia, which only sailed frill
Leith on Sunday sennight, with a rich cargo for
Malta, suddenly filled with water, and wear down.
off the Coquet Island. The Captain and crew had
only time to save their lives in their boat. The ship
and cargo are valued at six or seven thousand pounds.

Our ships (chiefly frigates) have lately been of
essential service to the Spanish cause, by landing and
destroying batteries on different parts of the coast, in
possession of the enemy ; and as soon as they had
drawn their attention to that quarter, re.embarking.
and landing on an opposite direction—thus keeping the
French in a constant state e alarm, and perpetually
harrassing them; obliging them likewise to keep large
detachments constantly in motion to watch our ope.
rations.

Last week, four boats belonging to the salmon
fishing company at Spey, caught 2003 fish, in one
I hour and torty minutes. As the wind blew hard
from the east, the boats could not get over the bar,
to the smack in the bays and they were obliged to
convey the fists by land to Port Gordon, when each
man engaged to carry them to the vessel from thence,
earned dm* guineas in less than four hours.
On the 27th instant, the Duke of Marlborough
packet fell in with a French privateer, in lat. 40. 12.
long. 7. IS. She was one of a large class, mounting
sixteen 18-pounders, and two long bow guns. The
packet was of much inferior force ; she however en.
gaged the enemy for two hours, and until, by a for-
tunate shot, she cut away the privateer's topmast,
which immediately sheered off to the Northward.
The packet suffered much in her rigging, and from
the shot-holes in her hull below she had several het
water in her hold. All the passengers behaved man•
fully on the occasion, except two, who skulked below,
and declined to take any part in the action. The rest
assisted at the guns, and shared in the dangers of the
engagement.
The Marlbro' packet that so gallantly beat off a
French privateer, on her passage from Lisbon, was
commanded by her Chief mate, Mr. JAMItS ; Captain
BULL, her commander, having remained at home....
The privateer, in the middle of the action, hoisted
the Bloody Flag, which was answered by the Marl•
hr./ with three cheers.

A ship, named the Success, was brought into Hull
on Friday, loaded with wheat and yarn. She was
cut out of Rumie, in the island of Bornholm, on the
18th ult. by 18 seamen and marines, in the boats be-
longing to his Majesty's sloop Woomzez, Captain
Warrs. The Success was bound from Pinar to
London, and had been captured by the Danes, who
' had taken 26 lasts of wheat out of her. The officers
and men in the Woodlark's boats pushed boldly into
the harbour, reserving their fire until nearly
side of the prize, when they fired, and
boarded her. All the crew of the Success,

one man, leaped overboard, and swam to
The captured vessel was nearly unri
within pistol.shot of two batteries, werh4..
a heavy.fire upon her, and killed one British
and a marine, and wounded tour others,
could get her under weigh. Twentptwo
of different sizes were, at the time, lying .
in the harbour ; three of the nearest of them .
veral :boil, and sailed in pursuit of the Success•
captors waited their approach with coolness, •
near enough fired two or three vullies of
and killed two Danes, when the privateers
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