Star.
London, England, 1803-01-10 00:00:00

EAST-INDIA SHIPPING.

On Saturday laft the Purfer of the Hon. Ea
India Company's fhip the Cumberland. Captain
WM. WARD FAR aE R, attended at the India Houfe,
and received his final difpatches for the Govern-
ment of Fort St. George, with which he imme-
diately proceeded to kin the (aid (hip.
The Cumberland is appointed to touch at the
Cape of Good Hope in her outward palrage, to
take on board a detachment of troops for Ma.
dras.—The paffengers for Fort St. George by the
Cumberland, are—
Harems. Torriano,F.fq. fen. merchant; Major John
Norris; Mrs L. Norris; James Go; don. Efq. writer; Mr.
Walter Sharp, cad t. for the Engineers; Mr. Thomas Saleio;
Mr. Edmund Goodbchare, and Mt. D. Elfin, Cadets for the
corps of infantry.
We learn by a letter received from Bengal, by
the Comet, that the Company's (Lip the Waltham-
flow, Capt. \VILLJAM AGNEW, has lafely arrived
at that Prefidency from England.—The following
were daily expeaed to arrive from Madras, viz.—
The Alnotick Cattle, Captain Charles Elton Pref. ott • 'the
unto KinaJonr, Capt. George Richardfon, and the Pet:fgve-
nume, Capt. James Tweadalc.
The foltowi og regular (hips are expeeed to arrive
from Madras anti Bengal, in May or June Len,
viz.—

The Bartngi Captain Don Meadows; the Lady Buries,
Capt. Archibald Swinton ; the Lady Jam; Dundalk Cara:a the
Hon. Hugh Lindfey ; the Marquis Wclklley, Captain Brace
Mitchell; tLe Wahhandlow, Captain William Agnew; the
Bengal. Capt. Adam Cuntioe; the Lord Nation, Capt. Robert
Spottirwoodt; and the United Kingdom, Carel° George
Richardfon.

LAUNCH of the UNION and LADY CASTLEREAOH.
Proudly pre-eminent mull ever wave the Britifh
Rag, while fuch a fpirit of enterprife and liberality
animates our Merchants. The fpeaacle at BR an is
Yard, Rotherhithe, on Saturday. was truly gra-
tifying. The late Mr. Ilarat LTON, of Blackheath,
had, a Short time before his death, contraeted
with Mail. RANDALL and BRINTS for the two
Indiamen above named t they were completed,
under the directions of his reprefentatives, and are
two remarkably fine Blips, the one of Soo tons,
called after the beautiful Lady CAITLIRSAGH; the
other of sgo tons. named the Gatos, in compli•
ment to drat aufpieious event.
Before two o'clock, every part of Meflrt.
BUNTS' premiks were crowded with fpedlators,
and the Thames covered with boats. Molt of the
friends of the family were prefect. as were alio
many perfons of ditlinaion, amongft whom we
noticed the Swedilh AmbaffaJor, Baron SILVIRII-
'aim and fake. the Betavian Ambafrador, M.
Scalar strameto ce and family, the Rufkao Ge-
neral Sastowtoer, Monf. de CASSTRON, Seery-
tart' of Legation, Cotton ..... and fere.
ral otherforeigners of note ; General Huts'. Sir
Hoots laotts.dtc.ke. The sreerdour of the (Eerie
received confilzralalc addit.ots Seam the tinenefs

of the day—and a more impravc fight we !=e
neeflr wi..licif..l on a Crnihr eccatino.
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icuictif tile ille,,tlvenience oi c7t.iti.-7, Zl7.
'1".11T: t.:!,:CS writ crcd with 0 c•
of all the i,00.i trrip.s ; •ii ti
t.Trward, ti: re: f":

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font fit (I,•wn. Tile coihtt:on ‘VNS 1,:: .
the L:4ltir,ll Tavc as were tbe
(cnniiil.ng Pon, .1 '7...r.:.-ry)
we:c i., .C.)undancc ; and tir•ri kth,2lc
fo large a CHID pally has met, (lid

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mole ard conviviality. Tit: of
he:tuty evciy where heightened the fcenc. A tic r.
t, and plentiful, w‘h rut on the
nionieft t!i dinner was removed. " cur nciL.,
!Joni/re!" was given by I)IGNUM, j!DGFAVICK,
and M.t ler SNIT ff.

The KING, and the ufual round cf lcyal and
coffilittitional toads, were then given by the
Chairman, Mr. Caensansit, whole exertions to
keep the fpii it of the company, lice the two fliip.•
afloat, every where fueceedcd ; And we were high•
ly pleated by the feeling manner in which bc beg-
f tfed to couple, with the family who then fat round
him (the children of Mr. HAMILTON), the health
of the company. When he alluded to the family,
the tear of fympathctic frienclfhip flatted in the
eyes of many.
The health of the Swedifh and Dutch Ambaf-
faclors, together with that of the other foreigners
of diffinaion, who had honoured this Feall of Nep-
tune with their prefence, was then given, with
three times three. Baron SILVERNJELM, in the
:ma polite manner, in returning his thanks, ex-
preiTed himfelf happy in being numbered amongft
the fri:nds of Old England, where religion, loyal-
ty, and law, were the balls of the Conflitution ;
and M. SCHIMMILTINNINCIL gave, tt A liberal
and free Trade between this country and the Ba-
vian.kepublic."
Thc licalths cf Capt. EDMIADEN Of the LADY
Carrettsecn, and Captain Mama-root, of the
UNION, Capt. tvivota•y, of the PIASTON, and of
Meas. Bestirs, the Builders, were drank.

The fong, the catch, and the glali, went round
with great glee fur Tome time ; in the cotsrfe of
which a Lady, whole name we do not know, gave'
the fira vcrfe of, Had I a heart for fallhond
framed," in a ftyle of very fupet ior excellence. Mr.
MAY NARO, the Proctor, joined his talents to the
vocal corps, as did Mr. ANGELO, the fencing-
mafter. At length the fupctior violin of Cow,.
arnifed by force very excellent performers, drove
the banqueters from their feats, and three lets of
country dances occupied the rpm. Side tables •
were covered with lemonade, orgcat, &c. and tea
and coffee were liberally fupplied to all who
wanted it, in Meffrs. BOLEN rs'hunfe. The dancing
was continued with the greatest vivacity unte
twelve o'clock, when the company departed,
pleated in the extreme with the liberal treatment
of the day. We believe there has not occurred,
in the hasty of fuch ceremonies, another inftanee
of an individual launching two Ihips from one yard
in one tide.

The room in which the company partook of the,
collation was fuperbly fitted up for the occafi::n.
The Eaft India Company's colours were tot med
into a canopy, jai below the ceiling, and united:
in feftoons around the windows, which, altogether,
produced a charming effect.
The party difperfed at a late hour, highly de-
lighted with the whole of the entertainment, whit Is
was concluded with the greateft order, and with
the iirmoll politcnefs by Mr. CALLERDER and.
Captains MURRAY and EDMEADES ; and it is diffi-.
cult to fay whether the awful and tender feelings
of the morning, or the merriment and conviviality
of the evening, produced the greateft effcil upon
the Company; upon the latter Mr. CALLiNDRIII:
airplayed his ufual good.humoured talents, which
he fummoned to his aid to difperfe the tender fen 7
rations which amongll other things, his benevolent
conclud exemplified, in the (caw of the edifier put
of the day, had contributed to excite.
Not the molt trifling accident occurred. The
nimble hand of the pickpocket, we are concerned
to fay, was fuccersfully employed. One of the
Gentlemen in the fuite of the Swedilh Anthaifa-
dor, was amongft thofe who were plundered by
thefe vagabonds, who fo much difgrace our na-
tion. A man, decently &did, was taken into
cullody, but nothing (on his being fearched)
could be found upon him. It was unfortunate
that none of the Officers of the Police were pre-
fent, as the fellows could only efcapc by their per 7
foes being unknown, and the pickpocket and gen-
tleman diets, now-a.days, fo near alike, that it
requires much penetration to dikover the one front
the other.

The Dutch tool: polreffion of Saint Euftaaa, on
the 26th of November.

The intelligence we communicated on Saturday,.
of A decent having been made nn Jamaica, by
Tome Spaniards and French, is generally confiders
ed in the City in the fame light in which we
►iewed it—as tome unauthorifed predatory incur.
(ion, probably to flea' a few fa►es, to be difpoled
of afterwards on the Spann main.

It may not be amifs to remark, that by the late
Militia Aft, if any Servant, hired by the year ot•
otherwife, (hall be enrolled as a Militia-man, fuch
enrollment (hall not vacate the contra& between
fuch fervant and his mailer, unlefs the Militia (hall
be embodied, or unlefi fuch fervant than not return
to his fervice, at the end of 28 days, annually ap-
pointed for being trained and exercifed, or as fixm
after asreafonably may be, allowing to his wafter
en abatement of wages in proportum to his ab-
fence ; and if the mailer and fervant fl-mid not
agree refpeding the fum to he deduded, it (hall be
lawful fur a Jultice of the Peace to fettle the dif-
ference, provided the fain in quelticit dues no: ex-
ceed 201.