Star.
London, England, 1803-01-13 00:00:00

LOSS OP THE HINDOSTAN.

Our Port Letters have abounded for fereral
days pall with accounts of damage fuilained at lea
by ftorms. It is with extreme concern we mutt
now add to the melancholy lift, the lots of the
Honourable the Eaft India Company's (hip the
Hi/MOSTA/1, EDWARD BALSTON, Etcl commander.
This veffel failed a few days ago from Gravefend,
but no account having been received in due time
of her arrival ip the Downs, great app; chenfions
have been fine entertained for her falety. Yet.
terday particularly, the was the fubjed of much
converfation in the city. Some feared that the
was driven out of her courfe, but the moll general
opinion at Lloyd's was, that the had put into the
Hope. All (peculation is, however, now at an
end- An exprefs arrived tall night at the Eall
India Houfe, with an account of her having been
loft in Margate Roads. Later accounts, hown er
received at Lloyd's this morning fay, that (he is
only on (bore on the Sean part of Margate Sand ;
her main and mircn marts and foretop malt are
gone.

Yefterday a Court of Direftors was held at the
EaR India Houfe, when the following Comman-
ders took leave, previous to departing for their re-
fpeEtive deflinations, viz.

Captain Edward Bradford, of the Admiral Gardner; and
Captain George Gooch, of the Sir Stephen Lei}unstop, for
Coin. and Bay.
Capt. John Dark, of the Carmarthen, for St. Helena and
BengaL

The Court adjourned at fl x o'clock till to morrow.
The Catharine, Collier, from Embdca fee tondo' la loft on
Winternaa beach.

The Ratifleaden. Dowell, from Cone*le for Landon, it to-
tally lon near Wrymouth.
The Neptune, Hepburn, from Shields for London, Is 101 l oo
Scrub/ Sand.

By letters received from on board his Majeßy's Gap la Pm'
voyante W. Brown commander. at Porto Rhe in the Adriatic
Sea, dated the 7th tilt. the °Seers and crew arc all well, and
aped to fall for England the latter part a this month.
The Englifit alp Liverpool. from St. John's, Now Brunfwick,
ktsly foundered under full fall, on her pairage to Jamaica; the
only perfon faced was a Negro, who Boated in one of the hatch-
ways for four days, without any food whatever, and was at
length drifted on 01011 V near Cape Raphael, in St. Domingo.
His Maieftfa Lip Aurora, Captain Malbon, on Monday ar-
rived at &pithead, from Newfoundiaad, left from Llama, after
a pillage of t 6 days from the latter place. During the whole of
the *rage the experienced a continued facefflon of gales of
wind and bad weather; the left lying in the Tagus, Ms Majefty's
Bap El Vineego, of tS guns, Capt. Prevoft His lVfajetty's
ftvp Cynthia. Cat Wright; failed f can the Toga for Gibral-
tar, os the s6th Dec. On the 15th Dee. the Aurora (poke the
Stanley, of London, in lat. aa.cleg 37. min. N. and long. ts. deg.
23. min. W. bound to the Bland of Nevis. aid to days from the
Downs, all wal.--ssAs the Aurora was coming to off Belem Cattle'
near Llibon, a !hot was fired fro.' the Cattle, which knocked
away tee of her hammock ftaunchlons of the forecaftle, went
through the hammocks, and nearly killed two or three of the
people. The officer commanding was difmilfed, and an order,
that no Lot (bald be fired at an finglifh man of war, in future

On Friday fennight the Nancy of Dundee, loaded with eerie
from Sunderland, was wrecked on the Old Law Point, near
Holy !nand, where the crew, emitting of the owner, his fon,
and two mike (cameo. perilhed; being ail the bands on board,
except. one, who owed his deliverance to the fpirit and adtivity
of three bar hers, of the name of Youngiudband, of Elfwkk.
The ildp tdok the ground about two o'clock in the afternoon,
and before nine at night went to pieces. The Coo died in his
father's arms, from the revaity of the weather ; Coon after
which, the latter having loft all his fortitude, funk and mired.
The other two were kr-pt from the malt, about which they
bad fining till nature was exharfted. The only farvivor ftop-
ped by the companion dU the tide ebbed, being frequently im.
sneered in ten feet water. The Mr. Youngbribands (wain their
bodes in, but were repaired by the floating wreck. On their
returning to the alum a &rick of agonizing diftrek pierced their
generous feelings. They thereupon difmounted, and catching
a rope, providentially wafted from the wreck, they tied it to
each other, whillUthe firft (barn to the remains of the veffel,
end eneourrged the diftreffed fervivor to quit the companion,
and jump into his arms, which be fortunately effected, and
thus, altroft tidal, was dragged on thorn