Star.
London, England, 1803-05-17 00:00:00

NAUTICAL ntrnucENa.

DEAL, MAY 16.—Came down and failed the
VICTORY man of war, of t to guns, for Torbay.
An embargo is laid on all veffels in the Dowm.
Arrived and failed for the river, the Gratitude,
SCOTT, from Teneriffe.—Wind S. W.

SHEERNESS, Mar 16.—Arrivc,I his Majeay's
frigate AMBUSCADE from fea, and the IMMORTA-
LITE: from the River. Tlie Vic rciey has come
from Chatham, and railed the Mire without an-
choring. The SOPHiE was paid to-day, and will
fail to-morrow with difpatches to 'Ulla, with
two (hips (the Neva and Nedezda). The MAL-
LARD gun brig has arrived here, after being out of
port for four months.

Cowes, MAY 16.—Lail night, at nine o'clock,
the Colleaor and Comptroller received an order by
exprefs to embargo all the (hips at this port, which
was immediately complied with. No communi-
cation is now had with the oppofite Chore, except
by the velTels carrying the mail bags, or by (mall
boats. Tile John Morgan, American chip, Capt.
HOWARD, which is engaged to take to America
!torus KING, Efq. late Minilier to thit Court, is
alt embargoed, but it is fuppofed will be inilantly
releafed by fpccial ordcr,on application being made
for that purpofe.

PORTSMOUTH, MAT t6.—Arrived the VICTOILY,
of too guns, Capt. S. SUTTON, from the Ea award,
to receive the flag of Vice-Admiral Lord Nseson.
She has come to at St. Helen's. Expreffes were this
morning received by Admiral Lord GARDNR It and
General Warrieocza, from the Admiralty, and
the War Office ; in confequencc of which, the
PIGMY cutter, Lieutenant M. Wurre, failed im-
mediately for Guernfey ; and the gift and +oth
regiments received their route to march on Wed-
nefday morning, for the coati of Sufrex. They
will be replaced by the Gloucefter, Worcefler, and
Herefordihire Militias. The Flossy, it is fuppofed,
is gone with orders to lay an embargo on all French
veirels lying at Guernfey and Jerfey.
l'eflerday,conformably to orders received by our
Naval Commander in Chief, the feamen belonging
to the ERCELLANT, 0174 guns, Captain NASH, and
the PENGUIN, of t 8 guns, Captain M.Faseann,
lately returned from foreign flations, were inform-
ed, that the prefent circum.lances of the country
would not allow the Admiralty to grant them the
ufual proteCtion of fourteen days, when they were
paid off, when every man belonging to them de-
termined to enter on board thole (hips which are
fitting in tte harbour. As foon as the (hips' books
are ready for their difcharge, they will be paid
their wages, and go on board the Pa tact or WA Lis,
Captain Gip WARD, and the WINDSOR CASTLI, Cap-
tain DDRII•M. This fpontaneous net thews the
natural charalter of Britifh feamen, and evinces
that not one would refufe his fervices when real
neceffity calls for it.
ToZIAT, Max g.— Arrived yefterday off the
Bevy Head, four frigates, one of which, viz. the
the NAIAD, hove to, and made a fignal to Admiral
CoaNwatLis that the had impreffed men on board,
when the boats from the DRIADNOUGHT were im-
mediately fent to her, and took out near +oo im-
preffed men for the fleet, who were firlt carried on
board the ADMIRAL ; the frigates then made fail
inftantly without coming in the Bay. This morn.
ing the ALARM lugger, Captain Eaees, arrived
from Plymouth with impreffed men, which he de-
livered and went to lea again immediately. The
Dom frigate alto is juft arrived, and remains with
the reft as per Taft. Wind about N. and N. by E.
moderate and fine weather.

PLYMOUTH, Mar :3.—The NiMESIS, 32 guns,
Capt. P. Soso aIVILL ',and the Aracs sr*, 18 guns,
Captain Garvviros, which have been making a
cruise of ohfervation off Brea, Ulhant, and the
Saints, during their cruise, faw feveral French
vefels, and one fine day in particular, at day-
break, perceived (landing direftly into Brea outer
road a French line of battle (hip, of 84 guns, and
between feventy and eighty fail of merchant wads
of different defcriptions, fuppofed to have come
coaftways from Brea, L'Orienr, Rochefort, &c.
&c. The Nassasts did not fpeak them, not being
near enough; but the Johnnys rubbed their hands,
and fwore it would have been a fine bawl, had it
been but a bit of a war. The Nauss:a and ATAL•
Laver a were relieved by another frigate and a Coop
of war, who are left to watch the motions of the
French, both with refpei to their men of war and
merchantmen. Some well informed French Gen.
tlemen who were here the other day, bound to the
Well Indies, and (ince failed, raid, the principal
reafon of Bo AAAAA ra's delay was, if polnble, to
gain time for the St. Domingo flat, rd other
fleets to arrive home in fafety.
Mit.rnau, Mar to.—This day arri there-
venue cutter EAci.z—the came very fea • ably hr
our rendezvous, as they had got alma. Is mlby
hands as could be (with their force) kept wift.
bounds.

This day put back, after three attempts, the
Concord, SMINDLiII, from Youghall, for Liver-
pool : fpoke the 7th intl. the Jane, Minnearom,
from Liverpool to St. Michael's, off the Salters,
all well, and wind fair. Arrived the Brothers,
MORGAN, from Bridal, for Cheller ; Swallow,
thessots, from Bridgewater for Liverpool.