Star.
London, England, 1804-04-30 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

The following is an email of a letter, dated,
Squadron off Martinique, Fab. so:—
" The Captain-General VILLA Rev having, on the
7th, snacked our works on Diamond Rock, the Com-
modore on the lath, iffued a proclamation revoking
the indulgencies which he bad before granted to the
inhabitants, in allowing (Mall veffels, loch as carry
to hogfheads, to pals and repairs without interruption,
and for declaring the Wand in a (late of dole liege.
The Curieuz brig, litely cut out, was to h ivr. failed
on the following. morning with the Captain Genet Al
for France. He has been fuperfeded by General
EINOOFF, who commands at Guadeloupe, and who
on his arrival, it is expeeled will fend away all the
Englifh, and A great many of the inhabitants ; the
apprehenfion has, in a great meafure, put a ltop to
bufinefs."

The RACOON has captured in the neighbourhood
of the Bahamas, a brig with as° French foldiers, and
a contiderable quantity of ammunition on board.

LAREADOFS, MARCH it.

Lieutenant Carer tow arrived yeflerday with the
PkINCISS ROYAL armed brig, from Surinam, where
he had gone on form fecret million, with a flag of
truce. It is generally believed that 26 form as we are
reinforced by the two regiments expeacd in the Cork
fleet, an expedition now in readinefs will proceed
againft that important colony : its foccefs cannot be
doubted. A few days before Lieutenant Csstraos
reached Surinam, the Guachapin brig had been on
the coati, and Captain Nl.Kvezta formed the dazing
plan of cutting out the Dutch frigate lying in the
river. He proceeded with the boat himfelf ; but
finding the ebb would meet hilts ere he could reach
his °hie& he pulled into a creek. where he could be
completely bid, to wait the next flood ; when that
happened, he found, to his utter mortification, on
muflering the crews of the boats, that (even of them
had defected; and as there could be no doubt, the
dittance overland to the town being trifling, but both
the forts and (hips were by this time alarmed by the
rafcals, he was reluttantly compelled to return to his
veil. Though by this means the Dutch frigate was
for a time raved to them, yet in Inch JeteflAtion did
the Commandant bola the treacherous con..utt of
thefe men, that with the exception of one, who was
a Dane, he ordered them inaantly into dole con
flnesnent ; and when the PRISCI6S RUYAL strived,
they were font on board of her, and were landed
hereyenerday, under a Orong guard.
_ . .

W •
e have accounts which, ilLigb not official, can-
not be doubted, of the capture of Curacua, by a de•
tachment of the Jamaica firpoidron ;a privateer which
made bee efcape at the time having got into Marti-
nique. The Surinam :kip and a fine Dutch frigate
are by this compel( ..ilded to our naval force here.
You will have heard of the cutting out of La Cu.
ricufe brig horn Fort 12.yal Bay, by the boats of the
Cs r•t, a and 1/ILI%11!11. She hat been up here,
and is a molt complete eeffel. Le Braave is commit.
finned, and named the Bilk BADOI s : Captain Non's,.
firmerly of the CY A°, b, is made Poll, and appointed
to her command. She leaves this in a few days. for
Englifh Harbour, to fit out, and will, I hope, be a
fucccfsful cruizer.

L'EeLatit fchnerer lately engaged the famous
Grand Decide neatly an hoot., whet., nedwithilai.ding
hib being rni re than double I:1:i 1.414.► fusee iu yon.
and men. the Frenclim.to v 4. ;:lad to talt•!advAiiiagt
rf hc. ruperior 10:irg. and rt).l. of. t.iglit of the
feat.et—d fie(' have dioured in here ; a like

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PARLIAMENTARY PRowrEpnvar.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,-6ATURDAY, APRIA.

Mr. ALEXANDER hrnught up the report of the
Cornmitfte on the Archbilhop of Dublin'b petition.
Referred to a Committee of the whole Hoyle.

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Mr. . RATER prefented a petition from the pei•
loners confined for Debt in Di:nattier gaol, Laid

on the table.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the report of the
Committee of Supply of lad night; he alfo brought
up the report of the Committee of Ways and Means.
—The feveral ref,iliitions were agreed to, and Dills
were ordered to be introduced ptirfuant thereto.
Mr. VANSITTART moved chat it be an infirm-
(ion In the Gentlemen appointed to prepare and bring
in a Bill for making and maintaining a Navigable
Canal between the f.aflern and Weftern Seas in Scot-
land, that they do make provifion therein purfuant
to the 33c1 refolution of the repost.
The Militia Officers Bill was read a third time and
paled.—Adjaurned.