Star.
London, England, 1821-10-24 00:00:00

NAVAL UTELLIGENCE.

Extract from the journal of the Lord Hobart packet, arrived
at Falmouth, from Jamaica:—" September 13, strong, squally,
'sod unsettled vreather, with a high sea; saw Castle island bear-
ing W. by N. 14 or 15 miles; passed a schooner sttering to the
S.W. saw heavy breakers a-head ;at four, tacktsl to the East-
ward, the Miraporoos bearing N.W. Castle Island N. E. and the
breakers N.W. by N.--September 14, r. M. heavy galv3, with a
high sea; at half.ptst three, heavy guns; five, stem boat washed
away ; eight, square mainsail blown from the yard ; .s. M. heavy
gales, with strong squalls; five A. x. More moderate ; row',
fresh breezes and fine weather, Long Island bearing N. N.W.
seven miles, lat. 22. 45. N."
The Paqutte de Castro Marlin from Lisbon to the Brazils,
has been taken by a privateer at thei Cape de Verds.
The Charles Miller, Part, of Wiseasset, from the Havannah,
was totally lost in Portland harbour, during a violent gale, on
the 3d ult.
Tuesday, the Monarch, A. Yams, arrived at Montrose from
Davis' Straits, with 19 fish; and, on Thursday, the Hero, J.
Yours*, with 14 fish—each supposed to boil about 160 tuns.
FAsmouvat, OCT. 22.—Wind W. S.W.—Arrived the Hero,
DAwsow, from Memel for Cardiff; and Levant, WHITMORE,
from London for Jamaica.—Arrived off the port, the London
Packet. Mosceterr, from Faro, in 21 days, for /.011t1011.
PORTSMOUTH, MT. 23.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Cams.
"Alm, from a cruise; Richard, and Lady Wellington, packets,
from Havre. It blew very strong this morning from the south-
ward, but has now shifted to the westward.
Cowes, Oce. O.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Smut, from Ber-
gen for Trieste, with the loss of an anchor and cable.
DEAL, Ocr. 23.—1 t has blown a strong gale from the S.S. F.
the greatest part of tbe day, but is now cssven o'clock) more
modee. ut The oward-bound, Stc. remain sill well.
Massie's, OCT. O.—Arrived the Leicester packet, with a
Mail from Holland.
Lowesrorrs, OCT. 22.—The Paroueire, Barvionea. from
Archangel for London, in coming for the Stanford, with a strong
wind at'. B. W. was struck by a sea. which broke het milder.
She then anchored. and assistance being sent to her, she was
brought in here this morning. Her rudder will be hung this

afternoon.
Cone (cr. 19.—Put back, the \fat y Ann, for ISTewfound-
land, leaky and in distress,, after being out since the 14th ult.
Detour, Ocr. 19. AU our whale ships have now arrived from
the Arctic seas; and we learn with pleasure. that their voyage
has been a successful one. Two of the Calypso's crew were
lost at the fiehing, in consequence of their boat having been
shivered to pieces by a stroke front a wounded whale. Th, re-
mainder of the boat's crew were sated.
Hera., Os:r. 22.--s Arrived from Davis Straits. the Royal
George, Purer; with nine fish. 350 butts; Ariel, Ilearr 12
fish, 280 butts: and Friendship, GIiZSX, six fish, 190 butts. The
Kingston steam-vessel which sailed for London, has returned
damaged.
Cusiox-House, OCT. 23.--Ships Entered Inwards:—The
Science, from Madeira ; Lord St. Helen's, Asia, Montmorency,
and Amelia, from Quebec ; Alert, from Malaga ; David, from
'Dieppe ; Batavia, front Antwerp : Francis Ann, from Calabar;
Cambrian, from Oporto; Olive Branch, from the Cape of Goo
Hope; Oscar, from Bristol; Providence, from Liverpool; Am-
brosia, from • Dublin Packet, from Dublin ; and Prospe-
rous, from Waterford.—Entered Outwards: The Nelson, for
Jersey; Limerick Trader, for Dublin; Alice, for Jamaica;
Charles, for Rotten; Pere de Famille, for Havre; and Palemon,
for St. Thomas's.—Cleared Outwards : The Golden Grove, for
Jamaica; Delaford, for St. Vincent's; and James Dunlap, for
St. Kilt's.
Azimut—At Oporto. Stag, Jay), from Newfoundland. At
!lane, Blanch, from Newfoundland. At Valparaiso, his Ma-
jesty's ship Superb, front Rio Janeiro ; Solon, Elliot, from Li-
verpool; Jane Gordon, White; Cossack, Topping; and the
Rapid, Davis, front Monte Video; Columbia, Mowett, front
Arica ; Pacific, Pachtnan ; and Indian Oak, eed, from Gua-
eh° • Janet, Hutton, from Parismago; and Emma, Ely, from
Coquimbo. At Buenos Ayres, Grenada, Price; auJ Oscar,
Mulla, front Liverpool ; Lovely Mary, Smith, from London;
Aurora, Hill; and Homer, Coleman, from Gibraltar; Baltic.,
Farmer, from Hansburgh ; and Malone, Johnson, from Rio
Janeiro. At Ensidada, Grer Wedel, from Cadiz; Veloz and
Eugenia. from Bahia; Kitty,Wilson, from the Clyde • Magdalen, •
and Hit or Miss, from Newfoundland; and Hind, from Jersey.
PIRACIES IN THE AMERICAN SEAS.
The schooner Exertion was boarded off Tortugas by a felucca,
called the Colubre, mounting one swivel, and carrying 25 men ;
was informed that she bad captured the schooner Evergreen.
from Cuba bound to Boston, and three other American schooners,
and intended sending them into Old Providence. The Ever-
green's letters were broken open.
The schooner Zealous, from Havannah bound to Boston' was
bearded between Havannab and Matanzas, four leagues from
had, by an open boat, with nine men, faces blacked, the life of
the Captain threatened, and be wounded by a cutlass; plun-
dered of coffee, sugar, money, watch, &e,
The brig Francis, from Cuba to Philadelphia, off Cape An-
tonio, wash erred by a large open boat (spritsails), full of men,
eat and .be crew, drove them below, &c. commenced an
ledliersiminte plunder of trunks, chests, &c. goods valued at 1000
dielbee-41SI dialers in cash; watches, &c. value 500 dollars;
odds lair tare, &c. The boat was nearly full of goods, doubt-
lestibeired from other vessels.
fiefig Nary Joan, on her passage from Matanzas to ila-
1111111011a woos be off: Matanzas by a boat of about 14 toils,
11460111100 slued, and nine men robbed of their clothes, watches,
and aseasy ; made a blow at the master, and stated an intention
to murder all bands, but spared then on condition that they
should net approach Cuba again. She arrived at Savannah.
Two small vessels were carried into Port-au-Prince, tilled
withl=does; they went out for the purpose of capturing
an A schooner, which bad sailed a few days previous for
Philadelphia, having 50,000 dollars on board, and, had they suc-
ceeded, would unquestionabl have murdered her crew.
J
Schooner Chase, from Sc. ago de Cuba, off Cumberland Har-
bour. was chased by a sloop full of men, fired at, but outsailed
her—the pirate tacked and stood after the brig Columbus, which
sailed a few hours after the Chase. There was another sloop to
leeward, apparently a consort, full of men.
Schooner Franklin, front Trinidad to Boston, was brought to
off Cape Antonio by a schooner (pirate), crew confined in the
forecastle, robbed of 1,000 dollars, gold watch, wearing apparel,
&c.—Captain stabbed and beaten.
Schooner Alexander, from St. Augustine to Havannalt. was
chased by a small tinned Woman off the Hole-in-the-Wall, but
having on board 23 soldiers, they were afraid to board her.
Sloop Protector was plundered off Cape Henry by a piratical'
'schooner, Weasel SO or 60 tons.
Schooner Anne was hailed by the above vessel, stated she was
painted black, and manned with dirty-looking long-bearded men.
A schooner from Hamburgh was boarded and rubbed at Monts
Christi of 4100 pieces of platillas, and a pistol mapped at the Cap-
tain, in June.
Brig Nancy, from New York, was chased by said pirate, and

escaped.
The schooner Mary Anne, of Portlaid, was boarded cff Ils-
trannah in July, and robbed of clothes, watch, &c. to the amount
of 300 dollars.
The brig Hind, within ten miles of Havannah, was robbed of
almost every moveable article, and 4804olihrs in ca,h—pirates in
an open boat, consisting of ten men armed with muskets, in July.
The brig Hopes from Curacoa, was boarded July 1!, in Mona
Passage, by a brig of 16 guns; robbed of (lushes, watch, &e.
and 150 dollars in money.
The schooner Rebecca Ann, from blatanzas,was captured by
two armed drogers, off Point Yzcos, plundered of her cargo,
sails and rigging destroyed—vessel afterwards r.lealed.
The sloop Embargo, bound to Matanzas, when oft' the port,
was taken possession of by a privateer, and deta*.n.4 for a time.
The ship Orleans, from Philadelphia, bound to New Orleans,
was plundered of the greater part of her cargo of merchandize,
to the valise of 100,000 dollars, by a corvette ship (pirate), in lat.
' Y 6. long. 74.
The brig Columbus, from St. Jago, was boarded twice on the
passage by pirates; first, four leagues from Cumberland harbour,
by a sloop with a crew of 50 or 60 men' principally negroes.—
They only took a barrel of bread, being alarmed by the appear-
ance of a large ship, ar.d again fell in with a ship having the OIL
leans in company with the vessel before-mentioned.
' The brig Trident, of Baltimore, was robbed :Awl August, in
25 S.S.W. of Matansai, and trunks, letters, &c. broken open.
The villains gut a rope round the Captain's neck, ready to hang
him ; they also stabbed a passenger in the thigh, and hung hint
by the, neck to the fore-yard till neatly deld. •
The schooner Milo, Hann, from Blistol. li.l. for Ilavan-
I Dab, was ;ebbed die sew monk by the saute pirate. This

vessel bad two 'Ranches cruizingin-shore: she tt about
40 or 50 men, and was 310 t have been the A a nt, Be.
e .
manned by Spaniards and Portuguese. twase,
The schooner Sally, Ilitaxatr, front Leon fir nd,i
has been captured by a privateer (or pirate) out g St. 477'
P. 0. and sent, it is supposed, for Porto eaveun. _ as,
cargo arrived at Baltimore on the 19th inst. 6111w-
'file British brig Indian Chief, from Jamaica (0e pi
qu add y,was robbed, a few hours out, of 2.700 der,.insured at New York. vs,n
The Freaseh ship Ilironddle, front Tlavaanah, how to Ilan.
was boarded in lat. 29..2. long. 82. by a piratical schenper.'
wnillic.h,y77:.oledmifdront.
oft Inilamva.nsnoahce,
rnittonesonoilizyig,oo,f.:ootonstaii
clothing, watches, Stc.--their lives were threatened ; tb
the Captain by the neck and threw him into the ban,
theythe convoy
captured.
yfrtn Sr.. Augustine weree mimin t
f raud
r t Eng w
lish sloop Atalanta was bearded lty a vend 4,6
aCbitubedracc.7, in Ala XlB 171 : was robbed and her env hal
4-1;

Thu British brig Equator was robbed, in May, by a Rime,
of one gun—crew appeared to be Spanish.
French ship l.a Culionbe, was boarded on tit htg_
tween Cape Nicholas and Point Marie, by a
m kiei„
long i 8 and two 24-pound rronades—plundered
article*, of six cases of silk, invoiced at 17.7,54.7,
lug to a Gentleinat. Pailadelphia.
British brig Alligator, front .I.ittaica for St. John., (x.
4
by a piratical schooner cruitiog of Cape Antook. gkewaski
atter (20th Auguo) cast away.

• In consequence of the numerous piracies comenk.
ted on American vessels in the West Indies, theNnT
Department of the United States issued a notice"
the '2oth ult. that convoy should be provided for sob
merchant ships as chose to take the benefit tic
Those depredators have become so dating, that e,,a
the ateant-vessels engaged along the coasts ofth
United States, in conveying passengers from onep
to another, have, it is said, been compelled to and
guns as a defence against them.
Thursday, arrived at the Motherbank, Plymood;
the American brig Dryade, GEORGE WILSON Mat;
Gorr Petersburgh in Virginia (United States), k
appearing on examination by the Supetihtendest
Quarantine, that one man had died dining the M.
age, and that two others of the crew were then ilia
board with fiver, the medical Gentleman, alai
always called on in cases of this kind, visited alsl
side, and, as a precaution for the safety of the pax
health, the vessel was placed under quarantine. ON
of the sick men died on Friday ; the other is is
covering.

As the necessary measure fur maintaining what,
so truly desirable, indeed absolutely requisite,
good fellowship and domestic comfort of the cep
of Royal Marines, Government, it is said, are r►
moving, by appointment to ships, and mbar"
with Chatham and Woolwich, all such of that
cers of the Plymouth Division of Royal Main a
were unfortunately connected with the receatimis
rence at their head-quarters, where the Olken ait
arrived whose re-appointment occasioned the ow
action which has led to this unpleasant bat amid
interference. _ _

A Court-martial was held on board the limn
waits, at Plymouth, on Thursday, the 18th ins%
to try Mr. HIGGINSON, Midshipman of the Willa
and Mary yacht, at Dublin, on charges of drain.
ness, and improper language to the Othreroftis
day, on the Ist of January last. Three Courtsof
Inquiry had been previously held, and the preset.
Court-martial, at which the Hon. Sir A.l.CoctutAire
presides, was ordered by the Admiralty. Theeourt
adjourned on Friday at one o'clock until nest trans
ing, when the prisoner was to enter uponbis defeat
The following distressing circumstance hapset!
at Preston Island, on the evening of Sunday de%
instant:—Four. fine young men, is the eroplatif
Messrs. Tuostsosr and WHITE, salt-makers,kftia
place in a boat to visit their friends at Borrows*
ness, a distance of two miles; and wlut^ -
night amid a dreadful tempest of wind
their boat upset, and one of them was .
the stormy steep, and went down no more.
other three by this time had clung to t.
their cries were heard by the inha....,
dreary rock, who, with the utmost speed.
to come to their assistance; the stor-
roaring louder and louder, rendered
fruitless, till Mr. JAMES THOSISON, at
life, succeeded in getting a boat out
but ere that time another of the unfortunate
been unable to keep his hold, and went
watery grave; the other two were:qui,
and could not have survived much longer
conveised to the island, where, everythit
to restore animation, which happily suer
bodies of the two drowned were found
Two Ladies who bad the misfortur
out of a gig lately at Cowes, are still
One of them, Miss Bays (a beautify
is much disfigured in the face, havl
cisions, one above the other, below
part of the nose slit. The other Lack
vary delicate constitution, is not likely
ver from the injuries sustained.
The death of Mrs. SARAH BOND, Skalte .
tate, and immensely rich, having excited legit
quiry as to her relatives, we are induced tolooos,
following death from an obituary, of the
April, 1773:—" Died, Mrs. MARY Bona s
Lady, at Uptoo, near Windsor, supposed to balm
worth upwards of 050,000, a greater I
she left to her sister, an elderly woman,
shop in Southwark."
A few days since, as the Rev.
Bluntisham, and the Rev. Mr. WI
ham, Hunts, were returning togethi
chaise from Bosworth, Mr. Tit, LA V
just some part of the harness, when
froth the horse's mouth, which ran
and overturned the chaise, by wh
back was broken, and he died in .
Sunday last, Mr. HACKIE, surgeon,
don, on returning from visiting his ,
village of Hartford, was thrown out
had three of his ribs broken, besides
severe injury. A peison who (how
thrown out, and considerably hurt."
A few days ago, as J. Warm,
Bishop's Castle, was instructing
partite some large stones for the iy
road, oue of the particles struck
land totally deprived him of the use,
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