Star.
London, England, 1827-01-25 00:00:00

'NAVAL INTELLIGENCE..

His Nlaiesty's ships Rownee and Femmes, and the puke of
York steam packet, sailed from Lisboa 4th inst. for Gibraltar; sad
two line of battle ships proceeded the neat day for the same deed.
anise. A British sloolkofwar, with troops, arrived at Lisbon ea
the Ph inst. and several vessels were of.
• Piniaisce, Jan. 211.11te ketch Jenne Augustine, Capt. Maass,
wish beans, prunes, &c. frost Bordeaux for Bristol, foundered last
sight off the Lead's End—the master and crew quitted her in the
boat, and were all landed here by the Perseverance. The Stanislaw'
was run on board last night by the Courier, of the Land's End—
the former has received coosiderable damage in her upper works on
the larboard side, sails split, shrouds carried away, leaky, and Is
now in danger at anchor near Melledlole ; a pilot and crew are on
board, and hope win get her up to marrow, if the weather is mo-
derate Tie Carla has also received damage; forward to some
teem ; she ia it anchor in tr:01.47:: Road, and will come away
w for thla Pier eight's tide,
.113 POOTEMOIFTIN. Jan. gie—Wind *W. Inc —Artived the Greece
It. steamer. Banc. irons , Linden for Lisboa ; ToCCMCW,• Dutch
transport, fee Mahon j and providence, Bowmen. for Marina.
owes, Jaw. 24.—Arriaa the Dolphin, Paaseorr, from Charles-
ton, hi 80 days; and Waterloo transport, from Plymouth. Arrived
of here, the raced. Bawer, from Lisbon for lands., with
trait, having been run into last night by a steam host. fie is
tenting in mai tide, to repair her damages.
Dam., JAL 24.—The Wheaton, lieu., from Modal: to Leedom,
his been lighteneftnt off, and proceeded to Hemline. His Ne-
therlands Majesty's brig Enema remains, reacting wick a new
bowsprit. .
GWICSIND, Jar. 24. A r rived the Charlotte Louisa, Vasatnet.
from Stralsund; and 'Two Sisters, Parreatos, from Aldborough.
Bailed the Fountain, Bazar, (or Naples.
Leraaruut, Jew 23.—Arrived the Adventure, Oman, from Ha-
lifaxe—salled 24th Dec. The Margaret, Deets, was to sail in a
week. Of the port, the Earl Delmore, Kan; Mary, from St.
James (N. 8.); and Sally, from Newfoundland.
Lose OF vain Naw Yogi. PACICWI.USIF have to
.seceed the lose of the above fine vessel, during the very severe gale
of Sunday and Monday, the 14th and 15th instant, no the liar, east
side of Holyhead harbour. The Panthea sailed from New York
on the 24th ult. laden with Indian corn, cotton, and speck--and,
it king supposed that she bad signalised of Holyhead on the 12th
instant, atter a passage of 18 days, each tide was expected to bring
her into port, the wiad being fair. The lives of all on beard, is.
eluding 17 pittances, cabin and steerage, were saved. It appears
that the Panama' after making the Head, was drifted fast towards
the rocks by the feed tide, on Monday maraing early, and that it
became necessary, as the only alternalve, to carry sail hard, with
the hope of wraith., the Sherries. The seams .( the wind,
however, carried away one sail after another, so that MI hope of
Curio, the shore was abandoned, and Capt. /lerniway had only
the Last resource of trying to run into the harbour. is attempting
this, the Peaches strvek en the bee, at the east side of the harbour,
drifted over to the rocks, and Elkd with water inset immediately,
by one side breaking in. It was yet dark, and the mew anxiety
was laterally felt by all on board as to their emu preservation. An
hands assembled forward end on the bowsprit; wed when day
Make, and their situation was observed by the people on shore,
nun were fastened is the rocks, conveyed to than on board, and by
this means all as board were passed 011 Awe safely.
During thessate gale, his Majesty's brig of war Nano" Oas.
Seamoner, hosed (rem Cotk to the Clyde, ran on shot* in Holy-
head Bay. She bilged, and will be a cosapiete wreck. The crew
ware femininely all saved.

The Field Marshal's baton, borne by his late Royal
)lilacs the Duke of Yeas, respectkag the disposal of which the
Dean and Oupter of Windsor and the ezecuton are at issue, Ls of
silver, richly gih, with appropriate losaiptions, and the kasha
which terminate it at each end are enpetbly set with dimes& It
was a present to its late owner from his MAJIIISTV.
About the year 1810, his Royal Highness the late
Duke of YORK, whilst reviewing, in company with his
present MksmTv, the troops of the eastern district, on
Le:den Reath, near Colchester, then commanded by
the Earl of CHATHAM, an'old soldier was observed by
his MAJESTY, mounted on an old hack, who requested
to be informed whet he was? The Commander-irt;Chiet
replied—a Why, it is old Andiew,, the oldest soldier
in the service, having served in the reigns of George
the First, Second, and Third, and now on half pay."—
An Aide-dr-Camp was immediately dispatched for the
Ind veteran's attendance, which was of coarse complied
wiih, and a long and_pleasing conversation ensued, of
which ti e following forms part How old are you,
Andrews, and how long have been in the service?" says
the late lamented Duke. " Why, your Royal Highness,
I am now ninety years old, and havebeen in the service
about seventy yaws?' But his Royal Highness seeingi
he eras (Wised in an old suit of regimentals, asked how
long he had had them? " Why, your Highness, about
font years;' at which his Royal Highness tea up the skirt of bis
tact kr the purpose of feeling its tezture remarked that such cloth
was not made uow.a.days.—" No," replied the old veteran, " not
such men either." Ih. reply so pleased his Royal Nieuwe and,
his Nanny, that the old veteran was.placed from that day on full
pay, making the remainder of his days comfortable. He died at
, tise advanced age of 97, and was buried in the ChordsPard of Mk'
Co/chewer.