Star.
London, England, 1817-04-14 00:00:00

CAPTURES BY INSURGENT PRIVATEERS.

• The following has been received at Lloyd's this
metning:

" The Portuguese brig Duke cif Vittoria, which
sailed from Bahia the 29ih January for Lisbon, and
large new Portuguese ship, laden with sugar, also
from Bahia for Lisbon, were taken near Baltia,eatly
in February, by Insurgent privateers."

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 13.
Arrived yesterday the Iris, YoeNG.trom the Dnwns
for Demerara. Sailed his Majesty's ship GRECIAN,
on a cruise. Sailed today his Majesty's ship Eat-
DANUip on a eruize ; and the Kinnersley Castle trans-
sport, for Cowes.

• COWES, APRIL. ts.
Arrived yesterdAy the Achilles, Hossaren, and
Poaiona rranspnric trom the Dow'ls, to take in troops
lot Quubee. The Achilles tailed to•day for &pithead.

DEAL, A 'RII. 13.
-Arrived yesterday anu remain, the Eclipse,' from
Bengal; anti- Clarence, Mantam, from I
Came down from the River and remain the Csrnatic,
and William Pilt, for Madras and Bengal; General
Elliott, foe Quebec ; Euvcretta, and Union, for ditto;
Dizxbeth, for Smyrna; Freedom, for Maranham ;
Exchange, for Trieste; Sally, for Prince Edward's
Island ;Duke of Wellington, for New South Wales;
and the Royal Sovereign, for the South Seas.-
-Came down from the River this day the TAMAR
sloop of war; Cleveland, for Jamaica; Limerick tra-
der. for Dublin; British Tar, for Boston.; end Prince
of Orange, for Barbadoes, and sailed with the whole
of the -outward-bound, except the Carnatic and Wil.
liam Pitt Indiamen.—Arrived and sailed for the Ri-
ver, the Amelia, WILLIAMS, from St. Domingo ; En.
deavotir, SAMUEL, from Cork; and a French frigate
from Brest. and sailed for Dunkirk.—Five o'clock—
The Parsers of the Indiamen have arrived, and the
whole of the passengers are on-board—they will sail
this evening.

HARWICH. APRII, ts.
Arrived the Alliance packet tram Gottenburgh.—
Sailed the Lord N.:lsun packet, tar Holland ; and
Castlereagh packet, for Cuxhaven, all with Mails.

HULL. APRIL It.
Sailed the Bag cutter on a cruise.

GRAVRISEND, APRIL. 13.
•Arrived the Phenix, Parkins, and Norfolk, Iltirtnn, from the
South seas; Cumberland, Taylor, from St. Michael's; Catha-
rine, Annika, from Lear. Sailed the Wait ittpu. Ardrrseet,
for New Brunswick-; William, Coffin, for New York; Sarah
Ann, Gibson, forTercelra; Delme and Gerard, Smaileit, for &e•
men ; Jenny, Millar, for Belfast.

The East India packet Eclipse, Captain BURFORD,
recently arrived at Portsmouth, left Bengal tin the
'2lst Angust, Penang on the 18th of- October, Cey
lon the 19th November, the Isle of France '29.h De-
cember, the Cape on the 26th January, and St. He-
lena the loth of February. The letters from Madras
by the way of Ceylon reach to the 12th of November.
BgNAPAOTE was in :tau guo at the above'date. The
Newcastle and Julia were at the island. Mr. BLET
TERNAN, late Postmaster at Ceylon, came passenger.
Saturday the Dorbetsbire and Royal George, for
Canton, anchored a; St. liv'en's, where they Are or-
dered to wait until dispatches, which are daily expec-
ted to arrive, shall have been received from Lord
ALAHARST. These are the last China ships of the
season, and ther:fore are detained to convey any in.
structions to the Honourable Company's Factory at
Canton that may prove neceisary, arising out at the
Wiwi of the Embassy' to the Court of Pekin.
Saturday the dispatches were finally closed at the
East-India House, and delivered to the Pursers of
the following ships, v.ix...-the. William Pitt, Captain
CHANUS Gump', and Carnatic, Captain J. BLAN.,
CHAIM§ for Madras and Bengal.
Passengers per Carnatic—For Bengal, Mr. C. Fraser', vsrber ;
George Money, ls 9, Rev. D. Conte and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Mackenzie; Messes. Erasers, Bedell, Thereby, and Phipps; Mrs.
Barnett;, Messrs. Andrew, Hicks and Abington; Mr. Hattie,
Borgeost.—For Madras, Mr. and Mrs. Greenway, Capt. Green,
and Mies HuSeitroodc—For Ceylon, Mr. Carrington.
Passengers per William Bengal, R. T. I. Gyn,
an. merchant; W. Belt, !sq. factor; Mews. Turner and rows.
send, where; Cot. L. 'I Mums; Captain Collyer ; Mr. Munro
surgeon; Messrs. Murray and Mactoeltias; Misses Horton*, Hai:
beads, Huatsu; and Hearkeote.—For Madras, Messrs. Wiest.
try and /Mott, Wizen I Mrs. &Ole, and Miss S. Sharman.
Amokts have been received of the Company's
ship Inglis, outward•bound, being in lat. 26. 40. 8.
long. 28.80. W. all w!lli and that use Bombay and
Chides Grant paned companyfronr the Inglis on the
.19th January, in lat. 32: N. long. 16. W. in a gale.
' Captain Deacon, late of the Niube troop ship, is
promoted to the rank of Post Captain. •
Lieutenant RICUARD CHILKSICIIAN, who has been
many years Resident Agent of Transporte'at
mouth is appoiuted to succeed Captain*PATrolt; at.
Portsmouth s' and- Lieutenant Coin, from the UTe
servic, at Gibraltar, is to Lucceed Lieutenant Cain--
sae Plymonth; Captain PATTON retires upon al
pension, after a long and faithful discharge of his
trutti: Commisssioner Poore is to be removed to
Shiernesi-Dock-yar. d, in the room of the Honourable
I C. Boum, who is inspecting and.finally closing. the
several accounts cf transports, tee.
A Court Martial was held on Thursday and Fri;
day; on board the Queen Charlotte, in Portsmouth
Harbour, of which Captain Sir•Ancuusatu Dictator
was Presided', to try Lieutenant Jong Ik4,Airssua
Low, late Acting Commander of his Majesty's ship
Cameleon, on charges of cruel and tyrannical con.
duct, when the Court deteriuined that the alleged•
charges and allegations were not proved, but that
the information on which the prosecution was groun-
ded was totally-untrue,. and 'did adjudge Lieutenant
Lowla bßinicoSt for 'acquitted...
bitirADFUL.APRItAY.—On E lister Monday, accor-
ding to• animal cirstem,. a number of holiday folks .
assembled at Stoke Fair, near I'lym'iuth, to enjoy
the revels. In the evening a dancing pasty of the*
towns-people were interrupted by some marines,
whom they. paned out. On the lollossing evening,
aboat eighty of the marines again proceeded to the
fair, entered the dancing-rouns of use Pear-tree pub..
lie-house, with drawn bayonets, and •svieeped all bet.'
fare them. WILLIAM NORTHEY, a young man is
the Breakwater employ, last las lilt, having been
stabbed through" the head 1 arid hii brother and many'
otb4s were dreadfully cut and bruised. Some of the
suagseaderi were taken' 'into custody soon alter the
mauler.

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VIE ARMY.

The 36 h Regiment, in Portsmouth Garrison, was
to twinspected on Southsea Common as this day, to)
Lord HOWARD.

The 28th Regiment, at present quattered at Gos-
port, are stot under orders tur foreign service.
The Kenner ley Castle, Pomona, and Hassaren
transpnrts, sailed from Portsmouth tot Cowes oil SA
turd.iy morning, to take detachments of Regiments
from thence to North America. D.lachments of the
2d and 63d Regiments,. for Barhadoes, and of the
.58th and 6 tst Regiments,-for Jamaica, embarked
there and sailed last week.

Saturday eleven deserters frrm different regiments
passed through the Strand irons Edinburgh, on their
say to the Savoy Prison. They were all hand:tact%
tied together, and escorted by a party of the 6th Dra-
goon Guards or Carabineers. The arrival of so many
at one time caused a number of persons. to assemble
and tollow them to their destination.' They were
young men, and looked very healthy.