Star.
London, England, 1803-04-14 00:00:00

THI DETFIRMINEE PRIQAT!.

At the Court Martial held IA week, refpeding
the lofs of this (hip, Captain BECNIR gave in the
following narrative :,---." In purfuance of orders re-
:eived at Spithead, from Admiral M;LIIAMICV,
dated March 73, to receive on board a detach-
ment of the fit ft regiment, and proceed, without
.lifs of time to jerfey, the Determinee being in all
refpeds ready for fea, I fent an officer on (bore on
the morning of the :oh to Commiflioner Sir
CnaaLas &MOS, to requeft his affillance to-
wards obtaining a pilot ; but he not being able to
fend one, occafioned me to make application to
the ilatetip, where I was equally unfucce(sful.—
The troops being all embarked by three o'clock in
the afternoon of that day, the Determinee
in company with the Aurora, for jerfey ; and as
the flips were going through the Needles Paffage,
I had hopes of getting a pilot either at Cowes or
Yarmouth. Being nearly off Cowes, about fix
o'clock in the evening, I made the fignal with a
gun for a pilot, and about 45 minutes after feven
both (hips anchored at Cowes. In the morning,
at day-light, I repeated the fignal with two guns,
but no pilot appeared ; and at five o'clock the (hip
weighed anchor, and followed the Aurora for'
the Needles. Falling little wind as we approached
Yarmouth, I fent an offictr on (bore at that place
to endeavour to get a pilot, and at the fame time,
repeated the (Ival with guns for that purpoic ;
but thole efforts proving as ineffeetial as the
former, we failed through the Needles, and no
chance was left to obtain one but at Guernfey, or
on the jerfey croft. The (hips went through the
paffage of the Great Ruffen next day about two,
o'clock P. M. the fignal fora pilot was conftantly '
abroad, and many guns were fired. Unable to ob.
tain a pilot, I refolved to follow in the Aurora's
wake ; the weather was fine and mode ate; and it
appeared to me, a (kid attention to that (hip's
motions would render it far front being unfafe, to
adopt a meafure for which a general fignal is
eftablighed. The Mailer arquiefcing with me in
this propofal, orders were given to keep imme-
diately in the Aurora's wale. About a quarter
pall four, being dole upon a wind, and nearing the
harbour, the Aurora was obferved to be in days,
every thing was of courfe prepared, and in mo-
mentary readinefs for that purpofe; in about five
' minutes after, judging the Dtterminee as near the
place as poffible, I ordered the helm.a.lee, the (hip
came infiantly to the wind, and the after yards
were hauled about; the main-brace was foacely
belayed, when Ilse (truck on the rock ; and in lefs
than three minutes, the water, infide of the (hip,
was of equal height with the furface of the fea
Being apprehenfive that the (hip might fall into
deep water from the ftrength of the tide, I ordered
both anchors to be let go, which was done, and the
cables bitted and ftoppered. The panic which pre-
vailed over the women and cl.ildren threw the (hip
into a fcene of confufion hardly to be defcribed, in
fpite of every effort to fupprefs it. Notwithfiand-
ing the fails were clued up and top gallant fails
handed, and the men on the top-fail yards in the ad
of furling the top fails ; but thinking their weight
aloft might tend to upfet the (hip, I called them
down to get the boats out. -The large cutter was
loon out, but the !sorry and fear of the people
who crowded into her plainly foretold their fate ;
in vain I remordtrated on the impropriety and folly
of their quitting the (hip, and folicited them to let
the women and children only go into the boat,but
both reafon and perfnafion had loft their influence,
and in this moment the (hip fell on her broadfide.
Myfelf, with many others, were by this change
thrown into the lea, and it was not without diffi-
culty, after being near ten minutes in the water,
that I regained a dry fituation ; but, at laft, hay.
ing reached the micen.top, I had once more an
opportunity of advifing towatds faring the lives
of thole left with me on the wreck, though Rill
unable to prevent many from jumping into the fea.
Too much praife cannot be given to all the officers
and men affifting upon this unfortunate event,
who,by their exertions in the courfe of three hours
and a half, in a tide running near fix knots, had
taken every man from the wreck, which when I
had teen done, I went with my officers on board
the Aurora."

The Heringlt, Hole, from Mark:llles to Hamburgh, hat
put into Havre.
The Charles, Mendota, from the Ile of France to Boor-
deauz has pet into Coronae.
The Chaim, Lampe arrived at Antwerp from Boar-
deans, has delivered out her cargo damaged.

The Zesty Schweittro, Oaten, from Torravecebia, has ar-
rived in the Teed much damaged in her rigging and other re.
fr.% by Ronne and contrary winds.
losstkt. arrived in the Tenet, from Marfeilles, (poke
on the spa ult. near Omay, the Sophia Heere, Fociten, from
Liam to Stettin, in good condition.

The Marianne, Haim, from Batavia to Copenhagen, on the
stft uk. put into Humbeond, in Notway.betwoen Chriftlan-
Land and Amdahl, on account of the ice In the Sound.
The Earl Howe, Kanto°, from Zant for London, is loft
near Palermo.

On Sunday fe'nnight the Hearn, Raked= prneeeded from
Shields, on her voyage to the Baltic. Pan of the crew, toad
the puts flipped on board in a boat from behind Tynemouth
CalUe, after OW had crated the bar. The lb-wagon however
was otierved, and the Cralfer pm-vets! dipped her cables and
after a duce of tome hours brought her to by firing, and im-
puted four of the ►ands, two of them apprentices. lo conk.-
smace the veffel returned neat day.

Tha 'Malay Fothwinghain, from &cadre. wick brand,.
&e. arrived at Hull co Toefday. The Kobel& failed from
itochfort on the sad ult. in company with the Mercury of
Lumina, and confirms the account lately given refpedting the
detention at that veal. It appears Ose was detained three
days by the pardihip ; the Captain of which, it teems, bad
aged in this manna, in ea pediation of receiving order. every
day to embargo all Eatillek vetch, in confequenee of which, the
cargoes of Poch vetch would fall into the Mods of the Preach

On Sumby fenoight a Goop bdoisging to Dunbar failed from
theme in the morning for Leith, but wises Ike arrived of North
Berwick a bidden Linn of wind laid the veiM oo her beam-
aids, and the crew not being able to get down her fails, the
drove upon the Craiglefth rods, which canted away ha bolt-
fps% and knocked in her Awn. The men lamed upon the
rock, but a young man belonging to Caitlin.* having his wife
Co board, and Se not being able to set upon the rock, be at-
tempted to leap hock to the dip to WWI her, but the vefel
mooring of at this intim, be fell limo the water, awl being us-
able to (etch the vela or regain the rock, he was Timforosondp
drowned in the pretence of his wife. A boat pat of from the
&ore, and took the crew of the suck, and the woman from the
wreck, but was not able to rave her huAaml. The void he
rum beat weighed. and brought rem aces the Own.

CiaIiALTAR, MACH ir.

- .
Mortality of tke Troops in 'lsis Carillon,
cording to the Hofpital Reurna Since 5796:
'CATaS.
• Prom /one t 776 to' December t 796 • 69
December 1796 to June 1797 - 41
rune 1797 to December 1797 - 47
c...tuber 1797 to June 1796 - 47
June t nig to December 1798 113
December 179810 June 1799 • 40
Line 1799 to December 1799 - 64
ember 1799 to June titer* - 4t
Poe :goo to December !goo - all
December tS'eo to June dot • g 3
June 18ot to December tgot • 32
ember aim to June tgos • as
June Ms to December don - 13
• (Signed) W.Pvir, Sor:con•Major.
It appears from the above Return, that the
average number of Deaths amongft the troops for
five years and a half previous to his Royal High-1
nefs's arrival amounted to 146 annually; that fince
he has alTumed the command, they have decreafed
to 33 this kilt year, from the unremitting attention
he has paid to the health of the troops, and in re-
noting fobriety, difcipline and regularity amongft
them. We know that no part of his Royal High-
nefs's condutt at Gibraltar excited fo much dif-
content amongß the troops, as (hutting up the
wine houfes ; as nothing is fo difficult to cure as
habitual drunkennefs, and it was thought the
greatefl poflible hardfhip among the foldiers to be
prevented from getting beaftly drunk with bad
wine whenever they had money in their pockets,
though their exceffes generally brought them to
difgrace and punifhment, and often hurried them
to an untimely grave. His Rrtyal Higlineft, in
(hutting up the wine houfes, facrificed three thou-
land a year of his income, arifing from the taxes
upon them, to preferve the health and lives of thoti:
under his command; looking ror his reward in the
confcions integrity of having difcharged his duty,
neither biaffed by intereft nor fwayed by popularity.
We pledge otrrfelves for the accuracy of the
above Statement ; and (hall we after fuch a proof
as this, ever hear his Royal Highnefs's humanity
or dilin.6eftednefs called in queltion !
So lucrative was the Government of Gibraltar
previous to his Royal Highnefs's taking the com-
mand, that we know, from undoubted authority,
that General O'HARA, during the few years he
was Governor there, realized about feventy thou-
fabd pounds. His Royal Highnefs, on the con-
trary, has not been able to live on the income of
the Government, fince he has been there.
The number of punifhments and court martials
have decreafeddpwards of one half fince the time
his Royal Highnefs took the command.

Yeflerday morning his MAJESTY', accompanied
by the Duke of CUMBERLAND, the Princeffes So-
, NIA and AMC L a*, attended by General MAN w sits,
Major DISBROW, and Lady PITT, took an airing
on horfeback in Windfor Great Park, and viewed
the different improvements carrying on there, till
near three o'clock.

Her MAJESTY, accompanied by the Princefs
MART, attended by Lady Hmtcouror. took an air-
ing to FrogrnOre. The Princeffes AUGUSTA and
&maitre+. attended by the MarchionefsofßATll
and daughter. took an airing in a fociable by En-
gle6eld•green and Egham.
The public days at Lambeth Palace will com-
mence on Saturday, the 23d infant.

Colonel,and Lady ERSKINE arrived yefterday
at Mollard's Hntel. in Dover-(beet, from Paris.

The Duchefs of Dtvossmiaa entertained a large
party of fafhionables yefterday at her houfe at
Chifwiek.

The long ex marriage between Mr. LlT-
vtkoatt, of glately.lireet, the late Amfterdam
Banker, and Mifs Cam-a, the eminent Banker's
daughter in Bruton•iireet, is now fixed, and will
take place in a few days. The lady will have
30,0001. 40 her fortune.
Captain MACNAMARA continues in nearly the
fame (late. All offers of bail are Bill refuted.

CABIBRIDCII.--Tbe Nortifian Prise is this year
adjudged to Mr. JANIS WIDDING, B. A. of Mag-
dalen College. for his Eiray on the following fub-
jea
What are the Cade' that atrialanky rpread fa much
in the Ages Immediately fucteeding the Age or the ApoWes.
and fo little Sect d_ _ _

The fubjeet of the Poem for Mr. Slarov's Prise
for the prefeat year, is
C..l$T ralfing Nees Dmighten

Tat Royat ACADE mr.—The Hanging Com-
mittee of the Royal Academy has been expofed
to the moR dißrang dilemma. By the rules and
pradice of the Inflitution, no pidure is allowed to
be received which has at any former exhibition
been offered to the judgment of the public. It
happened, that among the produiftions of art lately
fent to Somerfet Houfe, was a large Hiflorical
PiEitire from the pencil of the Prefident, reprefent-
ing Hagar and pawlia the Irtleltrieji. This pidure
was immediately recognized and challenged by
one of the Members of Council. He Rated
that it was originally painted for Lord Ca immix I,
and publicly exhibited in the year 1776. Upon
the front, however, of the picture was written in
Rrong charaders, according to the ufual praaice
of the mill, his name, together with the date,
Igo; l and, upon the faith @phis isfiription, it was
determined that the performance fhould be reedy.
ed. Some doubts, however, fill remaining, the
Catalogues were infpefled, and it was Lund that
a painting, defcriptive of the fame Rory, had been
exhibited by Mr. West in 1776. This led to a
fecond and more minute examination of the pic-
ture—the rcfult of which was, that the due 5776
was difcovered in an obrcure corner impales* ebb-
terated. The Members of the Council, indignant
at the deception, regarded each tither foe Luse
time in fluent alkoniihment. At length it was re-
folved, that the Secretary mould write to the
Prefident, tuqueßing him to withdraw the per.
formance. To thisletter, no anfwer has yet been
received. It is faid, however, that 'the Prefident,
who is a fibelar. as well as a painter, meditates a
concife and claffical reply. Hot &au replies tlaceiit,
will be futficiently expreffive of the juts confidence
which he feet is the merits of the pitiore.