Star.
London, England, 1811-11-11 00:00:00

Sailed his Majesty's ship MENELAUS, with Lord
WILLIAM BEINTINCK on board, for Palermo:—Wind
W. S. W. blows strong.

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PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER S.
On Thursday evening the American schooner,
Trojan, detained and sent in a fcw days ago by the
Aural DE and ACASTA frigates, was driven among the
rocks under Plymouth Howe, and completelywrecked,
owing to the strong eddy-tide and violent squalls ;
great part of her cargo, valued at £lO,OOO, and con-
&sting chiefly of indigo, has been lost. Arrived the
FonruNEE frigate, Captain VANSITTART, from the
coast of Ireland ; the American ship Golconda from
Wilmington, with timber for this port ; and the Spa-
nish brig Nostra Senora da Bajogna, from Gijon,
bound to London with a cargo of nuts—brings no
news—put in here to wait for convoy. Sailed the
NIMRon cutter for Basque Roads. Went out of har-
boar for the Sound the DRYAD and .kRETHUSA fri-
gates ; PINCHER gun brig, and BARBARA schooner.
The ACASTA frigate came into Barnpool from the
Sound to refit ; and the PHEASANT sloop went out
of Cawsand Bay. The weather is now moderate and
,fine, with the wind at S.W. The MALTA,Of 80 guns,
was commissioned this day ly Captain INGLEFIELD
and part of tke crew of the VANISUARD were turned
over to her ; the remainder were turned over to the
BULWARK. The MALTA will not receive the flag of
Admiral HALLOWELL till she gets out to tke Mediter-
ranean : he will previously take his departure in
another vessel from Portsmouth. The Post PEE, of 60
guns, is coming round from Portsmoutk to this place;
she leas made three attempts to sail, and been forced
back each time.

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- • . THE ARMY.
Thursday evening the Officers of the Roscommon
and King's County Militia gave a grand dinner at the
London Inn, Plymouth, to upwards of 100 Officers,
of the garrison---among whom were Generals ENG-
LAND, THOMAS, STEPHENS, BRIGHT, MERCER,
The tables were graced with a profusion of every de-
licacy the season could afford.
The 15th regiment is now forming a depot at Stir-
ling Castle fer raising a second battalion.
Two hundred and fifty general service recruits have
embarked for Lymington from Fort Cumberland :
250 of the 6th Foot embarked on Saturday for Jersey.
About 600 prisoners are arrived at Portsmouth from
the Mediterranean, and a number more are expected
daily to arrive in his Majesty's ship Regulus.
The Royal Highlanders have left East Bourne, to
take up their winter quarters at Lewes and Brighton.
They are succeeded by the Yorkshire Militia..

In the STAR of the 21 inst. we mentioned, on the
authority cf a Morning Paper, that letters had been
received at Plymouth, from Captain HAWKER of the
Mv.tAstpus, stating that the ship had received damage
on the coast of Nova Scotia. We have authority to
state, that no letters have been received from Captain
HAwrER subsequent to his sailing from Halifax to
Nova Scotia ; and that the first-mentioned statement
may therefore be considered as altogether erroneous.
Letters from Paris to the 30th ult. have been recei-
ved, but they contain no news of importance. Bo-
NAPARTI continued his tour, and no day was men-
tioned for his return to the capital.
at A great variety of letters were on Sunday receiv-
ed from New York, and other parts of the lit,*ted
States. The writers assert, that the attention f the
Executive has, in consequence of recent events, been
strongly called to the situation of the Navy, and that
the subject would be submitted to the consideration of
Congress, immediately on its meeting, with a re-

cominendation to provide funds for the building of
sevexal ships of the line and frigates. It is explained,
that the increase of the Navy is without the slighest
reference to the state of the pending negociaions be-
tween the two countries : but we apprehend, that in
the present bankrupt state of American commerce,the
difficulty of providing funds is nearly insurmountable.
It is said to be in the contemplation of the Board
of Trade to grant licences for the importation of corn,
both from the Baltic and from Holland.
A volunteer corps at the west end of the town
lately had an inspection, at which 'hey mustered about
fifty. In a few days after they had a dinner, at which
they mustered upwards of 300. It has been therefore
suggested, to have the inspection and the dinner on
the same day in future, in order to secure a full mus-
ter for military service !
The Comet may be less distinct than it has been, but
it is not yet invisible. On Saturday night, sundry
worthy Liverymen, in their way from the City Feast,
declared that they saw two comets !
The proportion offemale: in all mob: is an additional
proof, if any were necessary, that curiosity is a passion
of great fortitude.
It is rather curious, in these punning times, that a
dispute should have arisen about the propriety of ad-
ministering the Fix-glove to agate celebrated States-
man !
Thursday, two men were taken into custody at
Sheerness, who were em ployed as convict keepers there,
for assaulting the landlord of the George public-house,
on Snikkett's Hill, Chatham, and who, it has since
been reposed, died of his wounds ; four others are
apprehended at Chatham, for being concerned with
them.
There is just now in the possession of Mr. W. Ligh-
ten, Dumfries, a pear, which is 13; inches in circum-
ference, and weighs 17i ounces.
Enquiries into parochial expenditures are likely to
take place, throughout the whole metrcpolis.
Last week, as some workmen were pulling, down

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an old saw-mill, belonging to Mr. Osbounte, of Hull,
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