Star.
London, England, 1803-04-18 00:00:00

ARRIVED. '

At Eieerpool, the Hope, Horton, from Lifbon ; and the
Polly, Stringer, from N,,rth Carolina.—At Waterford, Prince
Edward, M.Calie, from Op°. to.—At Antwerp, Betty, —,
from Philadelphia.—ln the Tote, Jan and Cornelius, Duff,
front Pat.,•ia; Nancy, Wilfun, frem Surinam ; Redrefs, An-
tois, frlin George Tnwn ; Neptune, —, and the James,
Folger. from Ch.nlett m —At Comma, Bueuno Amlgros,
—, from 13utnosAyres.—At Barcelona, Jane,Taylor, from
Leith.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The Greyhound, C tarles Ogle, Ai. for the capture of the
Fp millt brig San An.onio, will be paid on Weduefday, the 4th
of May, at No. 9, New Broad-ftrcet.
To the He tor, for the capture of the Rebecca, a diftribu-
tion wi:l be made on boud the kiedtor, at Plymouth, from
this time.

To the hired cutter King Ceorge,for the capture of the French
privates le Flibuftier, a diftribution will be made at the fame
time. at No. 7, Beaufort-buildings.
Ma3icicnne, for the capture of the Cattle, Bien Arnie,
Bob Sliced.% and Jane Catherine Amle, will be paid at No 3,
Salter*s Hall-court, Canned-greet, on Tburfday, the 311 t inft.
The EaR India Company's Dips Exeter and Bombay Cattle,
for the capture of the French friptes la Concord and LI
Melee, will be paid on Thitriday, the aiR inft. at No. 7,
o k.

The Invincible, for.the capture of the neutral lhip Ventlll,
will he paid on l'huridaT, the silt Init. at the Swan, in Arun-
del-ftreet.

A dittriliution of the prodam of the praviLons, Rotes, and
other Meets captured at the Wand of Goree, wiU be made as
follows.—to the Melpomene and Ruby, at No. t 7,
Rreet ; and to the Magstaninse, at Downing-ftreet, on Friday
the std init.

On Saturday the Purfer of the Hon. Eaft India
Company's (hip the Ceylon, Captain THOMAS
HUDSON, attended at the India Houfe, and re-
ceived his final difpatches, with which lie immedi-
ately proceeded to Deal to join the raid (hip ; the
Ceylon is configned to Bombay and Madras.
The patrollers proceeding to India by this conveyance are—
POT Bombay—John Sm:tb, Efq. junior, merchant ; Mr. James
Macdonnel. Cadet; Mr. Nathaniel Broadley, ditto; Mr. Juhn
Tayler, ditto; Mr. John Hardwieke. Volunteer for the Ma-
rine Eltahlilhasent ; Mr. Auguftut Grafton, di' to ; blr. Jofeph
Baketti, lotto.•—Nrr Madras—Lieutenant Robert Bryant;
Mu Charles Dotme, Cadet ; and Mr. Akaandcr Sholto Don •
etas, date.

Lord NELsow has obtained the appointment of
all the Officers to the Vic roer ; they are fuch as
ha►e on former occafions failed with his Lordlhip.
A fleet of 14 fail of the line is ordered to al-
- in Torbay.
Government has purchafed the barracks at Afh-
ford, and grea: exertions are making to prepare
them for the reception of a large body of troops.
Difpatches %Vele fent from the Admiralty ye -
terday to Lord KEITH, at Plymouth.
The Russet., of 74 guns, Captain VT:Etta/es,
at 'Portfmouth, has received orders to join the
fleet, under Rear Admiral CANFULL. at 'Torbay.
The Scar re E, of 74 guns, has taken on board
three months provifion, and fails to the Note from
Long Reach immediately. -
The SULPHUR bomb-veffel is in dock at Wool-
wich, preparatory to being commi(licned.
Captain A. Mac ICENTAI is appointed to fuperin-
tend the imprefs fervice at Shields.
. . .

Mr. Putty, late /*tufa' of the St. AlN.n't, is arpniotc.: to
th.: Nfonareh, in the room of Mr. TAIT, fttrinerl., &emery
to Almiral Pa tyro tr, appointed to the Prince, in the room of
' Afr. Bare, removed from the latter to the Aboukir.

The Ulviks, Cart. Muckfort, from But of to New Yotk,
bit put uuo 11011,14._

'fie —, Capt. Klaa, Jacob de Vries, from London to
Atrwerp, ha, put into Fluthing.
The Canada, Capt. Watkius, from Spin to Briitul, Wu lull
on the ”tia March, io the Bo:, of St. Vele u.

The Ann Capt. Milroy, from Amiterd.im to Riga, bas been
tin (mil& by a Dane, and received much ilansaec.
The Sivedias (hip Yreden, Captain Zervin, kis been run
dnwu at Alacant—.he ban loft fur malts, and is othervone
damaged.

The Imttendn, Capt. Dehlrilken, from Cctte to Antwerp,
Is (trended near Valentia—Very little of the carer, is laved.
The Sally. Capt. Dcnt, having fprung a leak cm her voyage
to the Cape de Verdi, put into Litbon, where the has unloaded
to repair.
The Capt. Walton, Is fttandid at Fiume de Naro, In
Sit sly, and the —, Capt. Gibbons, driven out to lea front the
(..me matt by a violent norm.
Tbr Waalizandwid, Capt. 'TAO& fiats, from Alieant and
Cartharena to Amlterdam; and la J u he, Captain Louts flel!•
vale, from Bourdeaur to the coati of I ulben, have put intu
.ifbun.

Tbr —.—.., Capt. Giovanni 9..rnn, from Ode& tnConflan-
tinople and Smyrna, had fprung a IrAlt, and talon in L much
IV err. that her Wing of cwn wat fu na•cti daenagol ••• to Lc
co.-pitied to be fold at Cooltanttnnple.

The fcandalous outrages that have been recently
committed by prefs gangs. call for the immediate
intesference of the hoard of Admiralty. Cullom
and !late neceffsty authorife the praCtice of impref-
fing imam ; but it never was intended that pertains
not Accudomed to a leaf-4ring life, and pitriiiing
Weft,' indultry, fhould be deprived of their liberty,
dragged like felons through the Ilreets, beat and
cot with hangers. and put on board a tender, mere-
ly becaufe it plealcd a fet of ruffians called a przt-$
gang to du