Star.
London, England, 1803-10-24 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

To the Camperdown hired cutter, for the capture of tile :lota-
ha, the Republieaine, and the recapture of the lienezer ; a diari-
bution will be made on Wedneidai the 26th init. at N 0.13, Great
George-ftreet„ Wehminfter.
The America and Glatton, for the capture of the ta Maxon!,
French lugger privateer, will be paid at No. 3, Salters' Holl-court,
Cannon 'llreet, on Wednefday the 26th init.
ARRIVED...4n the Downs, Ajax. lktlacblan ; Mercury, Whet;
Lady Parker, Boat; Eagle, Michielfrn ; Ariadne, • and
Hopewell, Brown, front Jamaica—At Cows, Commerce, Ogil-
vie, from New York. At Poole, Dllpatch, Church, from New-
foundland. At Briltol, Young liagk, from New York (de-
tained). At Liverpool, Diana, kletardfon, from Jamaica ; Nab-
Icy. ; aud 'hones, Chalkey, from New Orleans. At
Clyde. Ann and Mary, —, from gliebee. At Scarborough,
Lord Duncan, —, from Archangel. At Dublin, Without,
Gibbs, from Sicily At Cork, Speedwell, Rayneo. from Jamaica;
Fonvorite Nancy, Scallion, front Oport-t; and Friendlbip, brit.
man, from Prteriburgh. At Guernfey, Chalmers, Stone, from
—. At Nrwtoundland, Friends, Befant, from Poole; Cerro,
Webb, from Briltol; and Edgell, Carrot. from Labor, At Bar.
badne., Bacchm, hrikolfon, from Afnca. At New York, New
Yolk p.,cket, Webb, from Briltol.

Lord Sr. VINCENT has left town for his feat in
Elfix.

Sir EVAN NEPLAN, we are happy to Rate, is much
better.

Saturday we received a packet of Halifax Papers,
but they furni(h nothing worth extra ling —Our
cruifrrs continued to fend in there numerous detained
veffels, many of them Americans, fuppofed to be
freighted with French property.
The BLANCHE frigate, with a fleet under convoy,
from Portfmouth and Madeira, are arrived at Barba-
does.

The privateer, which CO gallantly attacked the Lord
Melcon Eaft Indiaman, after the latter had been cap-
tured by the French, turns out to be the Mary, of
London. This privateer has fince captured a valua-
ble Dutch Ealt Indiaman, from Batavia, which has
arrived fate at Plymouth.
Difpatches were yefterday fent off to Sir 1114E3
Sa'usserz.

Yefferddy an exprefs was fent off to Sheernefs for
three bomb veal: to be immediately difpatched to
Jerfey.

Captain Sir H. Neat, Ban. and Captain G. GRAY
have had an interview with the Admiralty Board, to
conluat about the further protection of the River
Thames.

The ROYAL CH•itATTI (yacht) Captain Sir H.
Nam., Bart. at Deptford, is ordered to proceed to
the Lower Hope.

A legal proof: has, we nnderftand, been inftituted
in America, againft J [ROM a Bo AAAAA Ts, for the re-
covery of a eurricli pair,which he molt unjuflifiably
felled from a mercha,pt, formerly belonging to St.
Domingo. The merchant lately died at Philadel-
phia, and his executors are the profecutors.
It is not true as afferted in Tome of the papers, that
the chips deftined for the defence of the river Thames
are commanded by Captains of Indiamen. They are
ennunneded by the elder brethren of the Trinity
Houle, a body of veteran icemen, and under them
as Lieutenants and Volunteers in private Ration, ferve
Captains of EaR Indiamen and merchant nips in
other refpeaable lines. There are therefore, in there
thipe, various defcriptions of valuable Nautical chit.
raders, whore talents and exertions would at this
important moment be loft to their country, if not fo
employed.

Yefterday morning a Court Martial was held on
board his Majefty's ftsip GLADIATOR, at Portfinouth,
on Lieut. Joon MUM, of the Royal Marines, for
unofficer and ungentlemanlike condo& The charge
being in part proved, he was fentenced to be difml&-d
his Majefty's fervice.—Adm. HOLLOWAY, Prefident ;
M. Ga eITH•bI, Efq. Judge Advocate.
Captain CAMPSILL and Lieutenant Tearaa are
returned to Ayr from Stirling Cattle, where they
infpetled and got delivered over to•them 6 Rand of
arms, all in good ferviceable condition. There are
for the Ayr, Newton, and Wallaceton, Irvine, Salt-
coats, Maybole, and Girvan Volunteers.
A letter from an OfiCti OR board the LAPWIIIO
frigate, dated Halifax, Sept. 59, lays-14 We have
I had ambit wonderful lope from the enemy, having
been purfued by the Duquefne, of 84 lons, and
'the Surveillant, of 44 guns, for 38 hours. They were
firing Riot at us continually for 38 hours, and ran a
diftance of asa miles. We had a number of French
prifoners, taken from our prizes on board, who ex-
, claimed with aftonifhment and admiration at the
exertions of Delta feamen, and our bold and gal.
lant Capt. Scene. I have no time to tell you the
Rory, which is highly honourable to the Officers and
jolly crew of the Larwasc•"
The following is an extra& of a letter from an
Officer in the Channel Fleet, dated ()Bober 19.
" The French (quadrat, confifting of four fail of the
line and a frigate, which got into Ferrol, while Sir
Edward Pellew was chafing the Dutch fquadron, has
received a Rrong reinforcerrent of men from France,
and remains in the inner harbour, together with a
Dutch (tip of the line and a corvette, apparently
ready, and only waiting a favourable opportunity for
putting to fens. It is fuppofed they arc defined with
troops to Ireland. The French fhip of the line and
frigate from St. Domingo, chafed into Coronas, the
ad of September, Rill remain in that port.
The French, finding the blockade fo clofely
kept up, fend all their captures to ports in the Bay ;
particularly to St. Andero, where feveral valuable
Englifh merchantmen are now lying. So predomi-
nant is French influence at Ferrol and Coronae, and
to Inch a Rate of abjett fupinencfs has the Spacial'
Government been reduced, that the latter has lately
['dieted to be infulted with impunity, by the French
pillagers, a party of Englifh officers, who bad gone
for the porpofe of paffing a convivial day at Ferrol.
The day happening to be the anniverfary of what
they are plaided to call their Republic, they caufed
the Englifh Rag tnalie difplayed in the molt degrad-
ing manner they could device, and carried their nut-
rage fo far as to force a beat hook through the Eng-
lifh cover. There is a French °sip of the lifta and a
fr.rte is Cadiz harbour."