Star.
London, England, 1817-08-21 00:00:00

CUSTOM-HOUSE, AUGUST 20.

Sutra ENT/AND INWARDS— rho Venus, Aihenden, and the
Marquis M Anglesea, Brown. from Ostend; the Manly, Clark,
from Lisbon; Itecovery. Green, and Harriet, Hor.well from
Oporto; tipeculaiion, Okra, from Bi!boa; Ven.qahle, George,
from Amsterdam; Shaftespair, Allen, from Tonola ; Welling-
ton, Anderson, from St. John's New Brunswick ; John. Pop-
pies'''. li, Fame. Smith, Aleyon, hake pear, and Jane, Howlett,
frost Jansa.ca ; Chatsworth, Cairns, from Baltimore; Pleasant
Hill. Cats, from Linter ek ; L dint, English, from Miratniehtb;
and Speculator, Alien, trim Bcrgro
Out wages— Ihe Anson, Cringle, fur E sweur and Stettin ;
A Ilion, Bryder, for Buenos Aires, Valparaiso, and Caku ;
Britain ia, Siranack, for Ostend; Chad Au Wilhelmina, Moller,
for atralsuied, Wolgait, Gnetswald, and Barth; Fortune, l'sylor,
for Rio de laoe,ro ; Donald, Allison, for at l'homas's ; Perse-
verance, NPNabh, tor Belfast; Marquis of Anglesea, Brown, for
Ostend, for passengen; Staines, :spencer, for swinetnuade and
Stettin; and Therin4;.l.4 Dennis, tot ktocterdans.

In consequence sir the ALcavra h lying been wrecked
on a sunken rock in the Straits of Gaspar, situated
directly in the hitherto supp.,sed lair track of ships,
the following information has been issued from the
Chart Office at the I.idia House
" Thu west side of Gaspar Island bore from the wreck, N. S
degreesS. North end of Pula Leat 5. 40 degrees L and the
small Wand on the We.t of Pule Lest, (called by the Ma-
lay. Polo chieauai or semi.. Island,) S. degrees W. Distance
from the nearest parr le Pus Leat between three and rear mules.
The rock, or rather small c.wal reef, is steep-to. The east of
the lead, just !Mons the ship struck, was seventeen fathoms,
which was show the depth we had both by hand and patent
leads, kept constantly going trona passing Ga pa. Island. By the
above bearing., it will appear that the Ale.e.te was steering in
the fair open channel, as laid down in all she charts, for passing
about acid-way between Polo Lest and the I brew-.set hock dis-
covered by Lieutenant D. Ross, and peeleetly clear of all Inds-
eated danger. It is very probable that the look-out man at the
masthead would have seen and given notice of the rock time
enough fur the Alceste to have pawed on either side of it, but the
sea had the whole morning been discoloured by fish-spawn oo bs
surface. During the fortnight we remained at Pato Lest, we
had opportunities of observing bow very inadequately these
Straits have as yet been surveyed; and how much is ►till want.
ing to render them securely navigable."

The Edinburgh. Glasgow, and Leith Shipping
Company's fine new steam-boat Tug, arrived 4
Leith on Friday morning from Glasgow. From the
large dimensions et this vessel she could not pass
through the Forth and Clyde Canal, but came north
about through the Pentland Frith ; and although she
encountered most boisterous weather off Cape Wrath,
and in the Moray Frith, has arrived in perfect safety.
A new days ago, as the Britannia packet, bound
far Ostend, was sailing off the North foreland, it
descried a ship's boat in great distress. The breeze
was stiff, and the waves broke over its sides, so as
nearly to fill it with water. The Britannia, with
great exertion, saved the men on board, who were
six of the crew of the SEVERN ship of war, together
with a Lieutenant. It is supposed that their object
was to look after smugglers. when they encountered
the peril Iron which they were thus extricated.

Ls hair Teo, French ade4.—This celebrated ves-
sel, which was some time since brought up Our River,
by a man who gave himself out as the oriousCap-
tam Jiintosom, the smuggler, and owner of the packet,
has been seized by the Custom-house Of and
now lies in the basin of our canal. This person has
confirmed the baseness of his conduct 111 practising
spun the credulity of the public, by setting his sig-
nature to a declaration duly made and witnessed ; in
which he affirms, G. that lie is ready to make affida-
vit, if required, that the gads advertised for sale on
uuard the Pak s as, are wholly and entirely of Bri-.
Lists mauutactuie, mad chat the e.isnu for stating,
them as foreign, W4b only to isidtacc peOgle to pur-
chase thew."-rGenrishr hurl*
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