Star.
London, England, 1818-02-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTII, FEBRUARY 5.
Wind from S.E. to S.S.W. blows strong.--Sailed
some revenue cruizcrs. The sloop Confidence, Tuomr-
sox, from Waterford for Jersey, which sailed from
hence last evening, was abandoned by the Master
and crew in the gale of last night ; they had brought
her up with, two anchors before they left her ; she
was taken possession of at day-light by tl4e Preven-
tive Boat stationed here, but owing to the light winds
of to-day, she has not yet arrived here►

PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 5.
Wind variabli—Arrived his Majesty's ship Mu-
rum, from Ireland. Sailed the Dominica, CLARK,
!for Jamaica ; the Dutch ships Pernambuco, fur Su-
rinam ; and Johanna, JUNKER, for Batavia.

PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 6.
Wind E.N.E.--Arrived and sailed the Urani...
--,—, from London for St. Vincent's. The Grace, for
St. Thomas's, which sailed with the outward-bound,
put back yesterday, and brought up at St. Helen's:
she has sailed again to-day.

DEAL, FEBRUARY 6.
Wind nearly calm.—Arrived the Vigilant, ScuoLzs,
from Zante, for Hull. Came down from the River,
the Amity, ANDERSON'; and Blenheim, Wizsow, for
St. Vincent's; Anne, Cos.vu., for the Cape of Good
Hope ; Alfred the Great, Dasts, for Jamaica ; Fair,
for Quebec ; Minerva, SMITH ALL EN, for New
York ; Governor Halket, Justus, for Tobago ; King-
ston, Bownr, for Java; Mary, FEAR!), for Sierra
Leone ; Stokesly, Tam; for Trinidad ; Duchess of
York, —, for Buenos Ayres ; Melrose, DEMPSTEIt,
for Grenada ; Vigilant, CHRISTIE, for Cadiz ; and Eli-
zabeth, Sroorms, for Jamaica, and remain with the
rest of the outward-bounds

MILFORD HAVEN, FEB. 4.
The schooner Glory, of and from Liverpool for
Havre-de-Grace, laden with a cargo of cotton, ba-
tilla, and cocoa, founMred off St. David's Head to
the Northward of this Haven, on the 31st ultimo ;
the crew saved themselves in the boat, and came
here yesterday ;not a vestige of the cargo will be saved

GRAVESEND, FEBRUARY 6.

Arrived the Vigilant, Martin, from Antwerp ; the Harmony,
Dredworth, front\litto; and Flora, Cooper, from ditto; Lisbon
ZeTucker, from Lisbon ; James Raillie, Thompson, from
a:;.—Sailed the Friends, Severs, and the Generous Planter,
Thorp, for Jamaica ; the Renewal, CTOlTlartie, for Barbadoes ;
Henry, Strannack, for Sc. Vincent's ; fritillllll3, Irwin, for Tri-
nidad; and Calypso, Hutchinson, for Hayti.
CUSTOII-HOUSE, FEBRUARY 6.

Serra IDITZILED rinvALDS—The SWUM, Williams. froth Water.
rani ; Neptune, Stranack, from Ostend; the Elizabeth, Colson,
from Berbice ; John and Isaac, Cuthell, from Cadiz; Traveller,
from Denis and Cape ; Ocean, Flood, from Cloy ; and
Nereid, Neil, from Trinidad. Ovrwaaos—The Rochester, Sut-
ton, for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal ; Sprightly, Rodger, for
Fastneur and Memel ; the Aurora, Becker, Carl, reckow, and
Rostopschin, Schulte, for Pilhu and Koningsbury ; the Ridley,
Ridley, for Trieste ; and Rover, Cullen, for Hamburgh.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when Captain T. F. BALDERSTON
was sworn into the command of the ship Asia, con-
signed to Bengal and Madras.
By a letter from Boulogne, dated Monday last, we
!earn that the --;eather has been most tempestuous
along the French coast, dui ing the last week. On Sa-
turday afternoon a smuggling vessel was lost within
a stone's throw of the Pier Head, and we regret to
state, that the whole crew, consisting of nine English-
men and one Frenchman, perished.
Tuesday a boat was upset off Whitstable, and out
of five men in it one was unfortunately drowned;
The British Tar, of London, from Sierra Leone,
Captain JOHN Pirtle, was wrecked early in the mor•
ning of the 30th of January, between Lymington and
Gracechurch, and every person on board perished.—
Fourteen bodies have been picked up, but it is sup-
posed 'that a considerable number more were on
board. The Captain, six of the ship's company, and
one African woman, whose bodies are among those
found, were decently interred in the church yard of
Breken, on Wednesday. The other bodies remain in
the church of that place, in order to give as long an
opportunity as possible to their being recognized by
their friends.

- The smack Trusty, Captain ANDERSON, arrived
from Leith on Wednesday morning, with about 34
men on board, who have been engaged in Scotland
to go out to South America as volunteers in the
cause of the Independents. It seems that a promise
had been given them that they should receive a
bount, of 40 dollars on landing in London, and pay
also from that time; at the rate of a dollar per day ;
but meeting with nothing of the kind, and the ship
wl,ich was to convey them across the Atlantic not
being ready for their reception, they are, as may
readily be conceived, in a state of great discontent.
A receiving house was opened for them at Edin-
burgh. The Justices interfered so far as to prevent
men who were of the militia being enrolled, but no
farther.

COVENT-GARREN.--The Oratorios commenced at
this Theatre last night with a truly grand Selection
of Sacred Music, which was performed throughout
in a style of transcendent excellence that called forth
the ecstatic and reiterated plaudits of a numerous
and elegant audience. BRAw4ss was in fine voice,
and executed the several airs allotted to him in his
very best style ; as did also Miss STEPHENS and Miss
CORR! ; and the general effect was gratifying beyond
the power of description. The other vocal performers,
Miss FRITH, Miss ()zonal, Mr. MORRIS, Mr. HAM.
MOND, Mr. MILLER, Mr. THORNE, and Mr. TINNEY,
also acquitted themselves with great ability ; and on
the whole a more exquisite treat has rarely been en-
joyed by the musical amateur. The chorusses were
in sublime and beautiful effect beyond all praise. We
were pleased to find a new Song introduced, appli-
cable to the present distresses of our gallant seamen,
which was sung mosticharmingly by Mr. BRAHAM