Star.
London, England, 1803-12-28 00:00:00

kieTTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY Wind W. N. W.
AIL DIR. ARR. DOR.
Dublin 1 o Hasoborgb* o 1
Waterford o 4 GettenbulTh 3 0
The Hero, ATEIII4 from Newfoundland, is at.-
.
rived at Poolc.—She failed, on the 'ot'a init. with a.
fleet of about 6o fail, under convoy of the ratcoa
Sloop of War, and was reparatea from than a few
days after in a gale of wind, and experienced tempef-
tuous weather ever fi nce.

PLYMOUTH, Die. 26.—We experienced yefterday
one of the molt tremendous norms at S. W. that any
perfon here recolleds to have witnelted. The gale
began about t t o'clock on Saturday night, and con•
tinued with unabated fury until t o'clock yefter-
day afternoon: the damage done in Catwater, among
the (hipping in general, is very great, by the lofs of
anchors and cables, and ftriking again(' each other in

breaking adrift ; many of them got afhore, but in

fuch situations, that after the gale abated, they were
floated off, with damage to their bottoms, and lots
of rudder : other veffels experienced a more melan-
choly fate, and among them the Unity, Capt. Wes-
ass, from Liverpool. for Jerfey, laden with coals
and pipe (laves, which was driven alhore in Dead.
man's Bay, and in lets than an hour was beat to

piece's, and the cargo, except a few Raves, totally
!off : the crew of this veffel were all raved, though
one of them, with much difficulty, who was lick in
the cabin, and went down in her, but by the fpecial
intervention of PRovinsucs, he floated from thence,
and was Paved from that inevitable fate that teemed
to await him. A large French fltip, called l'Amis,
from Martinique, laden with fugar and coffee, lately
rent in here by his Majelty's fbip Matt*, of 8o guns.

krlfted from her anchors, and went athore in Dead-
man's Bay : the crew tnt away bet main and fore-

*tali, to cafe her roping, but this proved ineffeCtual,
as the loon after fell over on her fide, and the crew
trete taken out with much difficulty, by the exertions
of *pie on the rocks, many of whom were near
periling in, the attempt : this stile! is a compleat
tvrecic, her bottoM is out, and the cargo totally 1011.
-1-The Catherine and Mary privateer, of London,
lite Capt. Gooitai.t., funk in Catwater, near Turnlta-
ple mock, in very deep water, and, it is expeaed,
will be lof :
.the was lying in a tier of latter veffels,
and the prelfore became fo great, that the loon filled :•
there are the only ieffels that are loft, bat to ennme-
rate-tbe particular damage dont to the numerous
llipping in Catwatir, is impoffiMe,ai there is (came-
IY bite that has 'efcaped more or lets.: the fireets of
i'lfrienitft are ftrewed with bricks and flate's, in con-
fequitice of the falling of which, it became dange-
rous for Tkople to pats, thotigh we hose mot heard
9 'of any material accident.—Adjutant Fears', of the
citadel, who was'on duty at Mount Wife, was blown'
down and is very Mach bruited, a (mall bone in hilt
arm is alto broken. •
Came in the Rovat. Sorel:sloe, of tto guns,
from the Channel fleet, Wlth the lots of her main and
Ittizen topman. The Istrerutuit, of SO guns, Capt.
Matris, from a erttite off iltell : it is Hated that the
has flatus all her Malts alto the Dolt:14bl 36 guns,
from a oldie. The Channel fleet, from the gale of
Mind of yeßarday, we bav'e realm: to fear may hate
experienced much damage, and we may &sped to
bear of their batiks bore up for Torbay, as the gale

Viras to eitreitely Violent, that it mull have beenim-
Ipoillble for them to keep their tlation.-Caine in the
Ruffian *del, /Under% Kixtttit, of Riga, from
itigav bound to Bilks, laden with hemp, detained
by ',Aiwa, of 3$ guns, Captain WOLFS :fhe
was *cry near being athore this morning, all her
tails are fpfit to pieces by the gales of yetterday.—
}fall pull Four, P. M. this moment going into Ca*.
taad bay, his Majefly's chip Foumaramr, of So
gtms, from the Chinni' Seer, whether damaged Or

iot we cannot difcover.
Pottidiourn, Dec. 3...'-iArrived the }lasi-At:a
cutter) Lieutenant SMITH, with clillatches from Sir

Islas Same/met, at Goat:fey: Came in the Svcs n
floop of war; Captain Goer, from a ciuize ; and the
Eslao Schooner, from the Downs. It has blown
very hard the whole of this day but without doing
any damage to the nipping at Spithead. Admiral
bacsrs remains at St. Haan's, with the BiIITAIIMIA,
Wiansosessrsa,PlLlSClCtoaci,Paticass ROtAL.
COVIAG1117; and FISUARD. The Aaoo is repairing
the damages which the received by a Weft Indiaman
running fool of her. The DIOMIDB, of so gum;
Captain LIMO*, is ordered to join Lord Karrn. in
the Downs. The Welt India Chips remain at Spit-
head without any convoy. It is fuppofed the fame
two flips (Couasosux and RIIIIAILD) will be re•ap-
pointed as loon as we hale recovered from the panic
of Friday tali
Somme's, Damian 07.-&-Arrived tbt Amsloe-
CADS, Captain ATKIN., from tbe North Sea : alfo

the Cancan., frigate. Lord Wss. &email.. from
Yarmouth; when they came from Yarmouth Roads
they ldt all the (kips well after the gale. The Ho-
over.% hoop is arrived from the River Thames. and
the is to be paid advance. and proteed to fee immedi-
ately. Arrived the brig Expedition. Capt. James
Batt, from London. bound to Exeter ; the was tow.
ad in by a fmack from Whitiable. having loft her
maßs and bowfprit. and being othavrife very con-
fiderably damaged with the violent gales on Sunday

Fin P. M.—The catly part of this day was mo-

dente, but the wind now blow:, a dreadful gale from
both Ke(l, accompanied with a great fea. We have
great fears for the confequences of fkeh repeated
gales as have lately been experienced here.
Disat., bac. 27.—Arrived the CURLEW flndp of
war, from a cruize, myd remains with his Majefty's
(hips at per lall, and a fleet of outward bound rails.
Wind S. S. W:

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, DEC. 27.
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, DEC. 27.
Copy bf a letter from the Right Honourable Lord KeITH, Admi -
ral of the Blue, dec. to Sir EVAN NEIMAN, Ban. dated off Remf-
• gate, December 24, 1803.
Sir—l enclofe, for their Lordfhips' information. a
copy of a letter which I have received from Lieut.
Vouso, commanding his Majcity's hired lugger
SPECULATOR, acquainting me of his having attacked
and driven on (bore four of the enemy's gun-boats,
with troops on board, apparently proceeding from
Dunkirk to Calais. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) KLITH.
SPECOLATOR, in the Downs, December 23.
My Lord—l beg leave to inform you, in cruizing
in his Majefty's armed lugger SPECULATOR, under
my command, and by the direCtions of Captain
Srawarr to cruize off Dunkirk, the morning of the
19th inftant, Gravelines then bearing eaR by fouth,
diftant four or five miles, I faw four gun boats full
of troops, running along (bore, which- I fuprifed
bound to Calais ; at ten A. M. I got very clofe to
them, and at half pall ten I had the fatisfaition to
drive all four of them on fhore, although the enemy
opened a fire from fix long 4.pounders on the (bore ;
two of the gun boats mull have been wrecked, as the
fea made a break over them, the other two got off,
as 1 fuppofed ; I am happy to fay they never hulled
us. I am, &c. (Signed) ROB. YOUNG.
Right Hon. Lord Ksivu, R. B.
The Honourable Admiral COINWALLIS has tranfmitted to this
Me a letter from Captain WINTHROP, of his Majefty's Ship
the ANDENT, to Captain Sir EDWARD PILLEW' of the TOW,
WANT, dated November ay, 1803, of which the following is a
Copy:
Sir—The fhip chafed from the fquadron yelterday
by his Majefly's (hip under my command, I doled
with off Cape Finifterre, fo near as to be able to
give her a few (hot, and (hould have been alongfide
of her in a few minutes had not the wind headed me
off (bore, which enabled her to double the Cape, and
get into Finifterre-bay, where (he ran on (More; from
apprehenfion of our fending to take poffeffion of her,
and at midnight blew up. She proved to be the
Bayonnaife French national frigate, of 32 guns, and
zoo men, front the Havannah bound to Ferrol. I
have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) a. WINTHROP.
Hutt, Dr.c.l6.—Aboot noon on Friday fe'nnight,
a heavy gale of wind came on at this port, from the
South Eaft, which continued with fcarcely any abate.
ment or intermitGon, until Wednefday morning, and
has done confiderable damage to the (hipping along
the coaft.

A letter from a refpedable Mercantile houfe at
Berwick-upon-Tweed, to Mr. Josuva Kass, mer-
chant, of this town, dated on Thurfday lay, the sad
infant, (late* as follows Sir, a large veffel, with
yellow fides and partly difmafted, was fees to the
windward of this harbour yefterday, but no boats
could get off, the fea running very heavy. The
Captain of a cella belonging to Newcaftle, which
pet into Holy.lllitsd yeftcrday morning, has come
here this morning :—he lays, he run his veffel clofe
alonglide the above (hip, and there appeared to be
no perfon on board of her ; he Would hare taken her
in tow, but having 101 l his own bowfprit, and from
the wretched fate of the o:her vele), he did not dare
to do it: He lays, the is the Ariel, of Hull.—This
morning fhe was not more thin three miles frotn this
harbour, and two boats made an attempt to get off
to her, bnt could not accompiith it t but one boat got
to her this afternoon. They came on &ore from her
about three o'clock, and fay, fhe is the Ariel, but
they do not know to what port the belongs; the is
timliker loaded and arater.logged. There is one min
on board, lying dead on the deck, with a piece of
the table over him j there is alfo a dog od board,
which is alive, and appears to have eaten a part of
the man's face; they have neither brought the man
nor the dog on Chore. They let go an anchor to
bring her tip ; but boih tables were walked over •
board, and they had not ftrength enough to overhaul
them ; fo that the anchor will be of no Me, lot
having a trope of cable. As the lea is fill heavy,
and the night coming on, it is not likely that any
boats will go off to bring her to an anchor; but it is
very probable the will drive on (tore before morniog.
We hare therefore given you this account, that if
them is huh a were' belonging to Hail, and any pro-
bability of Isis being her, that you may acquaint the
owners fo that they may take the earliett opportunity
of looking after their property. We are apprehenfive
the others of the crew have been wattled overboard."

Doses, Rarat„ fARRIVRDres bark. In Leith Roads,
Friends, Ranks, from and Sikapfash tiestrid.from
Danuie. a Tamen& Rasids. tiapease, &skis. from Mesa
At Meek. Atalanta, Hiederlin, frost Archangel. At H.
Wised, Akre, AWdey, frame the Dade. At Seatbereogh, Widn-
es, his. Ufters batted te Entioden, with damage. At
&NAAS** Mary. Meadows, ham Newheediand. At Cora,
Mal, pees, from Leak& At Newry, Draper, *Deena,
Non Laden t sad Ho^ Reim Leen. At Liverpool,
lry, flame. beta Pad- /burgh. At Open*, Ilretben,
_Jef-
fery ; reside's. Hedge; indaltry, —O-4 wad Lltde men. we-
len, from Lads At St. hfiehaers„ Men and Polly, dersent,
helmLonde. t tr. Loring, hem Liverpool
The Chatlette add Rabat" Hannay, hew Leedom,
fat Danaram, lures amebas sad cables in Margate Reeds.
The ladshairs, Pouf" horn Peter burg) Isi Lesiva. Is
elt se the Lab.

—Thrt-eille—opelka privateer, sod Cenral ether wads are es avers
star Plymouth.
Les Amt (a mile to the Malta man of war), and a brig
blnDattamoth, are hit at Plymouth.
e to
Mt. Yates, from Guernfey, M Itroadad at Dublin.
The Mary, Wraogham, from Memel for Landso, is Branded
mar Aberdare'.

Minerva, (kneelift arrived at I teth Loads oa the loth
with the left of bir fails, boom sod veer), Wog of the dell.
The ammo Robert, of Laudon, hicks with timber, drove do
bore open lintofwlek Rock, ablest feels elks moth of Whitby,
and et daylight was &Covered open the heath, with • Owl of
Marsh, but so pica on bawd. It wowed that the crew wad
have thood=wl ek vete, In the beat.as Its MYp way estaiwoy.

mom LLOYD', LISTT.,

0111A.M110. INC Sp.. Pared by the
has Lliarleiton ; 0.1011•01/11 Mends, Johufan, train Geerofey ;
Earl. Agit* from It. has ; Eellpfe. Smith, front Dobbs ; lon e
Wm, bow Derr; Vrow Mina, front 'Taw
; Liberty, Laeltiry g aged Caw, Bennett, barn
Lllanr—
L6d die Me of Goodwin, for Juries; Speedwell.
Hessiogere, for Waterford; )mite lor Maw
feat I and geed Wan, liandrkka, fer Fades.