Star.
London, England, 1803-09-28 00:00:00

SHIP IftVf3.

On Saturday the ;A ult.-arrived the CASTLE or
Goon Hors, Mr. ALLAN WAstss.t. mailer, from
whence the failed the tit of December ha; the made
Ceylon the tsth of the fame month, and in her way
hither, paled through Bafs's Straits. She brought
307 Bengal cows in excellent condition (a few only
excepted, which were reje(ted by Government), none
of which have died fence their landing. She alto
brought four India mares and two hones (one of
which is an Arabian flallion), a quantity of (piths,
fugar, rice, piece goods, and various other articles.
Of the cows, sso were received by Government at
the contrail price, i. e. 281. per head; and there
can be no doubt of this great increafe of breeding
cattle loon lowering the price of anirnil food. The
Caine of Good Hope is the largeß Ihip that has eyes
entered this port, and meafures about sOOO tom—.
During her paffage (he 101 l twelve cows and one'
horfe ; fell in with nn o:Ler vete), and met with no
accident. Her paging through &ifs', Straits intlead
of going round Van-Dieman's land, confiderably
fhortened her parage, and raved many cows.
By the above arrival we have been informed of
the more than probable loft of the Fly, a vette) of
about too tons burthen, laden with piece and other
valuable goods, alto bound for this place, and be-
longing to the houfe of CamrnaLts, at Ca/cntta.—
She left Calcutta in the mouth of April lall, and has
not fince been heard of ; was commanded by Mr.
JOHN BLACK, a young man much efteemed here by
all who knew him.

On the 14th Wt. arrived the Greenwich whaler.
Mr. A AAAAA out Lair mailer, with iyoo barrels of
fpertnaceti oil, procured moilly off the N. E. coalt of
New Zealand. The whalers the left cruising off that
coati, and which may be expeEted here to refit about
the beginning of June, are the Venus, GARDNER;
Albion, BIINCEIR ; and Alexander, RHODES. The
Harriot, Cmaca. had failed for England on the 4th
of February, a full (hip.
On Sunday morning IA arrived the Venus Whaler.
Mr. B. Gassman matter. with 1400 barrels of (per.
maceti oil. The vetch the left cruising off the coact
of NA, Zealand were the Albion, Biwa's, and the
Alexander, Anon's. She fpriinf her boltfprit tome
days before her arrival, but futlained no other acci-
dent.

While on the Fifhcry, Capt. GARDENZI had very
nearly loft his life from the following circum•
fiance. Ading as harpooneer, he (truck a whale,
which immediately divtd and ran out; a part of the
coil entangled his kg, whereby he was inflantaneouf
ly dragged out of the boat, and remained a confider.
able (pace of time under water before he could poi
fibly extricate himfelf from In perilous a fituation.—
Fortunately, however, the line had been ezneditiouf-
ly cut away, and he, by a furprifing effort, and
ftrong pretence of mind, happily effected his own
deliverance.

On Monday night arrived his Majelly's Colonial
Schnoner, CUMILILAND, J. Ilvs mwoa re wafter, with
Mefirs. Rostesou and Gam's, and the party tinder
their direetion, from the Survey of Xing's llland
The Cure found the Geographe and Natu.
ralifle, French Ibips on a difcovery, lying at King's
Mind, where he arrived the 9th of December, on
which dal the Naturalille failed for France with a
fair wind. The Geographe bad loft an anchor and
her long boat in the Straits.

On Sunday LIR anchored in the Cove his Majeßy's
(hip Gtarram, Janis CoLorry, Efq. commander,
with prifoners from England, whence the failed the
z3d of September lA. In her way the put into Rio
de Janeiro to ?diens. She left England with 270
male and 135 female prifoners--feven of the former
and five of the latter died t brought upwards of 3o
free fettlers, eight pieces of heavy ordnance, and a
quantity of ordnance sores. The day before the got
into the Cove zoo weak people were taken out, and
put on board the SUPPLT, so of the rung ailing were
loon after fent on Chore to the General Hofpitol,
where every attention was paid them. Their corn.
plaints were (lightly feotbutic, of which they are re-
covering very fan.
On Sunday mornir.g arrived the Bridgevratss,
Captain E. H. Palatal', wish flour ard floret Input
England• and a_great quantity of fah moat from the
Cep! pf Goad Hope, kat by Vice Admiral Si 4 R.

CvaTte. The day before the B. il._:civatcr it•ft
Cape, hit Majefly's fluop Imoc ss arrivei from Dig.
land, with orders to General DIJNDAi and Sir k.
CoeTrs, not to evacuate the Cape ; hem which if is
to be -apprehended a mifunderflanding had taken
place between England and Holland—perhaps with.
the French Republic.
The Bridgewater has on board a ptivate inveil-
ment, in which the following articles ate comptifed.
viz. acio hds. of ale and brown now, foal), cordage,
flutes, men's clothing, tobacco, Irish linen, watches,
leather, harnefs, and fadlery, twenty Ivigfheads os
crockery. flops, 14 calks of Conflantia, &c.