Star.
London, England, 1817-08-28 00:00:00

CUSTOM-HOUSE, AUGUST WI.

SEEP. INTCALD INamiDs—Tbe Denmark Hill, Stoker, from
Rio de Janeiro; Darr, Bedwell, from Antwerp ; !a Bonne Heu•
Netts, Pant& and lbplter, Walker, from Rouen ; the Natalia,.
Clark, from Stockholm; Twee Jonge Vrowen, from Worcum •
Jane, Richard., from Amsterdam; Campbell, front
St. Petersham ; and Lively, Bogue, from Harimg• n.
Oirrwaans--1 be Agenoria, Leggett, for A rv.,terdatil ; ti
Barnsley, Collerialge, for Hemburgh ; Be:wy, lamer, tor Caw..
Cliwswortb, Cairns, for Bellmore ; Diana, Starliarn, fur E...-
near and Riga; Forster, for Boulogne; Eleanor, Ellie, for Ant-
werp; Rate, Burdye, for Naples, Palermo, and Mess na ; Mar-
tbs, Mimeos, ftrr Bremen; Mast( r Mum, Collins, for POnce
Edward's Island; said Pnace of Orage, Ellis, for Rotterdam.

Last week theye were twenty-seven ships from
foreign ports delivering corn at NewcAstle.
The brig Helen,WasoN, from Kirkal ly, with 101
passengers, and the ship Protection, of Londonderry,
with 39 ditto, arrived at Norfolk, V rginia, in July
last.

The Hope, Thompson, from Leith, arrived at
Miramichi the 25th of June ; the H izard, Tidem.m,
at Pillan, the 2.1 instant ; the Mary and A lu n,
Graham, at Dantzic, on the 19th : and the Peggy
and Kitty, Reid, at Bremen, on the 6th.
Further particulars, from 711 e Ceylon Government
Gamette, of the loss of the boat of the iiIIIGEVM
frigate :
" It is our painful duty to communicate to the
public an account of the most lamentable accident
that has ever within our remembrance happened at
Colombo. On Monday the 27th, about eight o'clock
in the evening, a cutter from the IriIwI.NIA frigate
was upset at a little distance from the Ztburgh bat-
tery. There were on board Lieutenant SAUN9ERI
of the IPHIGENIAt Mr. %Tn.:won, a Midshipman, eight
seamen, and a boy, with Lieutenant Fons Ten of his
Majesty's 2d Ceylon, and 'Ensigns CAMPBELL, HAS-
wait.. and COAN64 of the 73c1 regiment. L:?utenant
FORSTER, the Midshipman, and six wail...a, were
saved; but Lieutenant SAUNDERS, all the 01:ee Or-
.cers of the 73d, two seamen. and the b y, et,iforta-
stately perished. The night was char, and the moon
shone bright; but the wind was blowing fresh, and
{he sea was running high. There does act appear to
have been the least reason to attribute this calamitous
event to t.ny fault whatever of the Con-minding C
ger or the boat's crew it was a mi,fortene that could
Amither be foreseen aor prevented ; a great sea brcke
over the boat's quarter, and she was insta lit!), filled and
turned keel upwards. Twn ut the seamen who could nit
swim clung to the boat, and were saved; Lieut. Fos-
wren got hold of an oar, and with the help of cite tithe
1, seamen reached the harbour, v. hen, after being nearly
exhausted, he was assisted by Mr. WINDIOII it nevi,:,;
himself upon a Dhony ; the ot!:er seamen escaped by
swimming. -Ensign esmrae.u. was thrown non
rocks at the snoirh of the harbour, and every meats
were used in vain by the Medical Gentlemen ci
his lifeless body. In the course of the next mornir;
the bodies of Ensign HAstert.r., the tv:o seatnen and
the boy, were found ; and at Fve o'c!oc!: the two Of-
ficers and the boy were interred in the burial grottod
on the South Esplanade. His Excellency the Gev••••
nor, with all his Staff, t'u Ci:e:tatin and Officers t
the IPIIICRNIA, the 7U Regiment, the (Miters of
other Regiments and Artillety i i gatrisur. and a!! t'
Civilians in Colombo, atterded. The muffled iirrrns
and band playing a vilerrir piece of music, the 1r.,:
procession of the Govtrnot and every Cell and ftlw-
tary Officer, with the Naval Officers of the IPiliaN• "
all walking in solemn silence atter the cothus of the,e
unfortunate young men, cut rs* in the flow.r of thcit
age, presented a most mournful sight, that deep.:
Affected every mind already agitated wall the recr •.L
shock of this dreadful calamity. On tlx mrsoiAtt
the the body of Litut. 6t.t.tiriagis ::1011t;..!
414 stunt: by ii,,hccimu."