Star.
London, England, 1811-06-05 00:00:00

igiVAL INTRLLIGENCA.

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TIIF, EVENING STAR.

THIS ARMY.

• ' 1101tIAT, JUNE S.
This day arrived bis Majesty's sh:p Lanpanti, with
troops bound to Cadiz, put in by contrary wild.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 3.
Carne in the Swan, —, front St. Kites, last front
Ireland, after being taken, and retaken by the GOLD.
erscx gunLbrip—Arrived the Rork!. GEnnot man
of war, from the EaOsevard ; the VENLKASLE, 746
Captain Sir Hoatit rtkitass, from t,ff Brest ; the
PICKLE brig of war, frcioi Jcrsey ; and the ItFsnt.tme
brig irom a crnize.—Sailed the SEArLowaR trig Ate to
the Wet,tward..---Wit4 W.

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Yesterday the ICFNO completed his 7sd year. His , The Gerrit& iti Great Britain isegid paying at the
Majesty's birthday, during his long reign, has never . Pay-Office Whitehall.
the 6th hlay—sSia Months to
been omitted to be celebrated as a grand Court and the 24th oiDecember.
National Festival, till yesterday, when all public ref I Government has determined to increase the pay of •
joicings, so far as respected the Government and • the Field Officers and Captains of the British and lri4t
Court, were suspended, except the firing of the Park i militia, upon their extending their s..rvices to all parte '
and Tower guns. . lof the United Kingdom; so that their pay will hence.
forth be ,the same as that of the Officers of the same
So far as related to individuals and public bodies, !
: rank in the Rular Army.
however, the day was celebrated in nearly the usual
manner. The morning was ushered in with ringing !
Two thousand The Review is further pet off till Monday, the 10th:
of bells, &c. and in the evenhig, the Mail Coaches, . fuse hundred of the Gitards are ordered
with the coachmen and guards, in their new clothing, , ,out on that day, and all the Militia regiments within a
iven distance of London have received orders to be
paraded the streets ; the Opera-House, the Theatres, 8
and the houses of the tradesmen to their Maitortes, present. It is expected that there will be on the ground,
were in general illuminated. i altogether, 18,000 infantry, 5000 cavalry, and IWO
royal. artillery.
The day was kept at Progrnore Lodge,near Wind- •• -
sor, by the QUEEN, the Duke of CAMS:UntiI, the I Phe gallant General nrottroe received four balls
in the breast, and fell from his horse in the act of
--s--- PRINCE REGENT, the Dukes of Yoko, CUNEERLAND,
tn raeer/ •g histo a charge.
men
A Cadiz liail arrived this morning: The French in' and ShssEa, and the Royal Family, in a private
; manner. I Two troops of the 9th Light Dragoons marched
Madrid give out that BONAPARTE is entering Spain ! into Plymouth on Monday, to embark for Portegal.
The accounts from Windsor yesterday, we are
at the head of 150,080 men. The Spaniards seem tel . Other reinforcements are on the road for the same
happy to state, were of a more favourable nature than
be every where in • high spirits, and still continue to those of the three or four preceding dep. There was place. s
i All the Officers and privates of the Royal Pen= I
attack their invaders in detail. The following are no Bulletin; but our correspondent writes thus: "The . broke militia, now stationed at Bristol, have 'awn- I
a few extracts from the Spanish Papers brought by report of this morning is, that his MAJESTY is better." i teered their services to Ireland, with an offer to ex-
I •• I The Royal Horse Guards (Blue) were reviewed tend the same to Spain or Portugal, if required.
the above Mail:
CADIZ, MAY 16. •:-• • • !at Windsor yesterday morning by the Duke of CAM- I The Waterford- Regiment of Militia at Bandon, '
, BRIDGE, and fired a feu de joie in honour of his MA- I have to a man volunteered their services to England,
, oe FICI.AL • niorno.roaNce. •
• . 'S Birth-day. The K
*TESTY itto's own Royal Stafford • or to any other place his Majesty may
The General in Chief -ad interim of the army, under Regirftent, and the Windior Volunteers, fired three order them. be pleased to
date of the 4th April, gives the following account to rounds also .
•in honour of the day. i Two companies of the Galway Militia, quartered in
the Chief of the General Staff : i The Eton Gentlemen, in commemoration of the I Ennis and Clare Castle, have also volunteered their
6' EzcellentSir —Marshal Macdonald merchedfrom Birth-day of our venerable and beloved Sovereign, ' services in a spirited manner for England.
Cotas with a division of from ft to 10,00() infantry, went in grand procession up the* Thames, the 1 .The Inverness and Berwickshire regiments of Mi.
Monarch, 10 oars, leading in a noble style, followed , litia are on their passage from Harwich to Leith.—
and from 7 to 800 horse, on the 28th ult. subdivided
.by the Dreadnought, Mars, Veteran, Defiance, Rival, I The Edinburgh and Argyleshire regiments embark in
into various parts, in the direction of Barcelona, and eight oars, and Mercury, six oars and two large the same transports tor Essex.
having united them, encamped on the night between eight-oared boats containing the Band, toSurley Hall, With much pleasure we present our military Bea-
ttie 30th and 31st about the city of Manresa. Imme- the elegant cottage of P. C. BRUCE, Esq. where they dens with the following account of a tribute to valour,
diately that I received information of the movements partook of a sumptuous collation. The bands of the as lately displayed by two Privates in the 20th Light
Stafford,
dHorse Guards (Blue), and the King's Own Dragoons in Sicily. The account is extracted from
of the enemy, I sent orders to Brigadier D. Pedro .
ord,lehttended, and played many martial airs. the Sicilian Gazette :
Barfield, who was already in march to follow them, i Afterta
ir letreshments, they returned to Windsor. Sicily, February it, 1811.. . - •
in combination with Baron de Eroles, who covered • Bridge, where they were saluted by a grand display Lieutenant-General Sir T _min STUART, K. B. and K. C. cots- Extracts from private Letters relative to the Battle
the lines of Llobrigad. In effect these two Brigadiers !of fire-works, amidst the repeated and loud buzzes of mantling his.Miel:sty's Forces in the Mediterranean, has rec.:l:Hy of Albuera :
given , the loyal inhabitants of Windsor and Teton. The been pleased to ackitowhdp and reward the bravery of Jvcoe " From an Meer encantpWl four lopes trons
with their divisions effected the junction at. the LONGMAN and John °kiln, awn Dragoons of the iOth kepi- ' Badajoe, 19th May, tall.
dresses of the whole were most superb, particularly rnent, in oreerise to be presented to each of them a hiedal, as a
point Casa Kluane, and a part of the last united I " We returned yesterday from the .blooclieit field
thse of the steerers--Messrs.TYNDALL.DAVIs, Mews- mark of his approbation of their pliant conduct, in cutting
with that of the first, foeminetanly one crrps,and their way (when crammed with °islets) through the enemy's in- of battle ever known. The French attacked es at
I TON, DALLAS, Lend F. Gowan, &UPSON, and Lord
marched on the night of the 30th to Hastal deCalvet, 'C. CHICHESTER. fastry, who h.:l disembarked un the niorWug of the ich of sets- Albuera at nine 'o'clock in themornieg of the lath.
touter of last year, in the neighbourhood of NIMMILL Their principal effort was made on ou bright,t where
where Sarfield in conjunction with Baron de Eroles .-,....—.—. The medals bear the following hiscaptsens: the Spaniards were posted, supported British
made the requisite dispositions for attacking the corps , The Pima-: Schooner has arrived at Plymouth TAR MINI. regiments, the Buffs and 57th. The Spaniards be.
from Lisbon, in six days, but we have not been able sicio.
of troops which formed the enemy's rear-guard, and From Lt. Genoa Sir I Stuart, hayed well, although at one time, from the heaviness
protected the movement of the division. to learn that she has brought any news. Commander of the Force•, to of the fire, they gave way a little. The British regi-
I Jacob Longman, of the moues then pushed through them, with i most tremen-
" The loyal Manresiens had abandoned the divi- The SEAIIORSE frigate, Capt. J. STEWART, arrived steal Light Dragoons.
, on Monday at Portsmouth, from the Mediterranean. tout fire of musketry, which stopped the French. Un-
bien, and retired to the neighbouring mountaists, to Tut se. .
• Lord AMHERST, his Majesty's late Ambassador to For brave and active f ittunately, from the eagerness of Brit:sh soldiers, they
a-mid the barbarous treatment of our infamous ens-vigilance displayed (.0 - advanced too far, which gave an opportunity to a re-
; the Court of I'aletmo, came on board her from Sicily.
tnies, waiting with firmness the fate that fell upon : She is under quarantine. the landing of the Enemy, giment of Polish cavalry to Charge them on fewink,
at Si, Stephan° near Messina,
thsir unfortunate city; which, _without any other moe I A vessel has arrived from the Mediterranean, and on the 18th of Siepti miser, 1810. killing great numbers, arid making some vie
lhasbrought letters from Malta and Gibraltar. The
rive than that excited by the barbarity of the enemy,The Regiment, and a squadron of Foreign i.ight Dragoons . soners. Just at this tune the Poles were attacked by
attached w it, were assembled on the 4th of January, itt time pie. ! a regiment sent to reinforce, and the Poles. were
was on the 30th tot on fire. i accounts from the latter place are to the 15th ultimo, • of ! • •
1 sence Major-term- sezNC::a, comista.ding h
but are unitaportant. The letters from Malta state, t-e Cavalry in t obliged-to retreat. The left wing of the French army
" The horrible and afflittite spectaclewhich this -
„ 1 Sicily, for the purpose of wicuessiag the ceremony of the presen- .
i that some agents of MURAT had been detected in Si- cation. I soon at ter gave way. and the slaughter seas then
presented to the sight, heightened the just vengeance city; but that all their intrigues, though aided by con- Lieutenant-Colonel Bawer*, commanding the 20th Light , dreadful. While this was passing on our right, they
of our troops, who (it not being possible to contain ! siderable discontents, had proved 'Moray, Dragoons, formed awn into 4 'square ; the two Dragoons,Upos begs 441 attack on the centre, where our brigade Was
them any longer) instantly marched against the one- I We understand that a•I licences for the Prussian 1 halg(o4 and Joon Gait at were thlt ettned to dog crams ' pasted, which; after a sanguinal y confliet, also ended'
1 when the LieuteoanuC.tottel stinted the medals toe the fourth 'is the complete defeat of-,the French. The ettanyi
ports afe now refused, Mt the ground that such har- I button on their left breast, the band playing " GOD 'save the 7
.my, 'attacked :hem by the light of the flames the
bouts are to be considered as French ports ; and no ; King." the safety of the temains of their army. to the
He then addressed the two Dravons, who hadreceived owe
soldiers having previously been directed by their of& tobe I :emitted by the British fleet ' superiority of their cavalry alone ; had it not been for
access to diem is
cers to give No Quarter Co any class of the French •in the Baltic. One letter iron' Got ienburgli mentions e Receive these honourable tokens of the gracious approbation them, they would have been annihilated, .
of the Commander of the Forces, of your pliant and vigilant " The French army was at least 30,000, of whit
army, in just reprisal for their barbarity. la fresh) motive of hostility between two of the powers conduct, with those sentiments at gratitude eeldiers should feel
. I
Oi that sea. It says, that several Danish boats had ; 4.000 were cavalry. It seems clearly ascertained the
66 The corps of 'Tarragona, Ferdinand VII. and whose bravery has been thus publicly SCkllOWlrtigett and rewarde.
the audacity to attempt to cut out a Swedish mer- Preserve them with that care, and wear them with that noble 'the have lost 10,000-
Our force consisted of 80(
horse of Santiago (the only troops which entered into , pod! such honourable distinctions cannot fail to inspire." British, 10,000 Spaniards, and 9000 Portuguese, in
chantman in one of the harbours of that kingdom, in
action), under the command of the brave Colonels ! which enterprize, however, the assailants were de- miateutenatiol.-wcoentel liaw exit afterwazds addressed the Regi- ducting 2500 cavalry. We have lost of English an
D. O'Sullivan, and D. Jell Torrigas, completely ' feared with some loss. 1 "I'l b:AIIOONs.--; In preciendng to these two brave men the ho- Portuguese 4580, and 2.500 Spaniards. The field o
. Forces has been battle was literally covered with dead, lying in heap
defeated the enemy, driving them from their positions, i Letters from Oporto were received yesterday, to Pourable badges which the Commander of the
the 23d ult. at which time the particulars of the bat- pleased to order to be given to them, as a mark of his app lll in evety part. I have been in several general action
and obliging them to fly dispersed. A most livelynon of their gallant and Vigilant conduct, I have perforated a
, the of Albuera were known theta 'A part of the con- but never witnessed such a dreadful slaughter. ON
action then ensued, the enemy being reinforced maae t •e
voy which sailed Born England under his Majesty's greatest pride to behold soldiers in the ranks of this regiment, brigade of infantry, which went into action 15
a most obstinate defence, yet not sufficient to restrain . ship Rainbow, had arrived at Oporto : the remain- whose bravery has merited so honourable and so flattecing a re- strong, had only 500 left. Every officer of •the IL
comperice; and I feel most lolly persuaded, that whew we again battalion that was present was eitherki:ledorWrernde.
our advanced guard, which, reinforced by the first ' der, consisting of transports with the 1 lth Regiment meet the enemy, we shall vie with each other to lets of heruhm, Of die privates only 78 escaped being killed
light Catalonian section, with its Colonel, Baron de ,of Dragoons on board, had patted and. proceeded to not leas brilliant than those, for which two of your comrades have '
Lisbon. They would reach the Tagus about the 25th been thus publicly and honourably distinguished and rewarded." wounded."
Eroles, at its head, dislodged them from the whole of •or 26th ult. 1 'I his speech was received by the troops with three cheers:— FROM A BRITISH OFFICER ATTACHED TO THE SPANIs
their second position, killed many of them, including ; /..nrd WELLINGTON addressed a• after which Lieuteuaut-Colonel Iriaiv sea re-'•ornied the fine, ARMY.
proclamation to the •
various chiefs and officers of distinction, and taking Portuguese about a twelvemonth ago, recommending which nianutuvred in the presence tat the Iviajor-General, who
was pleased rn express his ale probation of the appearance and die. 1 " Head-quarters, Sib Army, Valverde, May SO, 1811
a considerable number of prisoners, of whom one only •it to the inhabitants to remove all their property within ciplitie of the corps. " Ere this reaches you, you will have received tl
the lines for safe custody. This proclamation the ott the ettsult:g day Major-General &mucus issued the follow,. '.
details of the glorious action gained by the Allie
was saved, the others being killed the moment they ;
i Portuguese Governor refused to sanction at the time, ~ logs.Lingatle Order i
al Armies on the heights of Albuera, on the 16th in
were taken. Fur
his,
Spumes! to
.attempt, by soy obser.a. ' As the dispatches will give you the most true at
and it was not circulated ; but Lord WELLINGTON has • •
" Thus'our brave soldiers have given to the un- • non, of his, to add to the admiration in which the characters of just accout, g you )
nt of I omit troubling with m• 0
now printed it at his Press, with an additional , gallant Dragoons, JAcoa Lion and Joon GUAR, of nervations; suffice it to say, that never was cher
fortunate Manresa a testimony of their ardour to re- ' one, :hewing the bad consequences which have since ' thoseMit regiment, will be tell by their worthy =trades alter
by his better or harder contested
action—never was Briti
vcnge it, sacrificing to it the odious lives of their resulted from the obstinacy of the Government, and . the distinguished testimony of approbation given to *an
cautioning the inhabitants from truiting their property hut:Holey the Commander of the toms, would be as superflue and Spanish valour more .conspicuiris ; the font
infamous enemies, and quenching with their blood . ous as it would be unbecoming. The Maim-Centred however, exceeded their wonted heroism, which is to say agr
in places which axe still likely to be occupied by the ' h that he may be gratified In the Indulgence ot ani i
oh;
the fire of the loyal city. enemy. , to observe that from the general conduct of the Y.Oth Light Dra-- steel—tholatter acted with a determined bravery
o The enemy fled with precipitation the following i • It is said that Government has obtained the censent goons, so uniformly correct and leildierlike, proceeding irom air
resolution worthy of the ancient • Speniards ; est
day towards Barcelona, and our troops hung upon of the Coates and Regency to take 30,000 Spaniards I eiplme and ha:too-Aso feeling, successfully taught, excited sad office:: anteoldier appeared aCU Or a Gonzales
their rear without ceasing to annoy them in all the into British pay. upheld in the soldwr, by tho einutiple of the Officers, a.iy Wu-
lour either before the enemy or in peaceful cantonments, other Cordova. The Present advantages of this victory
difficult ground and defiles which there are between Bow Aral= has at length consented that the gallant 'than such as does hooour to and adorns the man and the able ; ene great berletit
Islanresa and Torcasa. Baron de Eroles gave orders CapteM rANE should be exchanged fora French CJI). isrcorc. e future, incalcul
tot of his *wary, would be as great surprise to hire, as its op. ready very conspicnous, is the mutual GGllfitienCe •
to Colonel Dell F. Vilamel, Governor of Moeserate, tain de Vaisseau, named CALLOT, and that his arrival posite is 01 tin esteem and regard." , . cordial affection which the stool's of both nations
to march with a part of his garrison, which united to in. England may be expected by the first cartel from - • 'touchy bear each other. 1 was very little mote t
the Somatones de Ferrasa, alarmed the enemy in Coils . . • The propensity to duelling continues to prevail a 'spectator in this glorious action, as I hae no rt
de David, attacked them with virtu, took some Fri- ! blorlaix.
I Sir Joins and Lady CRADOCK returned to town on among the French prisoners in unr depots. On the 'nand. The loss of our army on the 19th. Febta
soners, and did them considerable damage, which . Monday, from Portsmouth : the convoy of the ships 16th ult. two of them, in Norman Cross pt ison. fought..
°left me without a ; brigade; and my regonent
was augmented by the opportune arrival, at Vilitnd• • for the Cape, which was to have taken them out, with blades ot sc.ssars fastened to the ends of socks, marched with ocher•skeleton corps to recruit.
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I
ef the battalion•of the first sect;on of the line. I having sailed four hours before they arrived at Ports- when one of them was so despeihtely wounded, chat Estremaditra will be soon entirely open to us, ,
"On the Sd April the same division marched from there was scarcely time to carry him to the hospital, also AncNissiat by which means we shall sw's
Barcelona, in which city Marshal Macdonald te- mouth.
It is rather remarkable that the late Lord M. and lay him on a bed, when lie expired. The sutvivar lete our Irish llngede ; for which L, ,rd Well*
trained, and took the rout of Villa Franca de Rena- • vatic died on the anniversary of the birth-day of his was ot course immediately secured. From the inves- has promised us arms, but I hope and trust out 1
veep none will grant us clothing, Ike. Lord Well
die by the Coll de Santa Cristina, probably for Lerida. ' friend Mr. PITT: on his arrival in Edinburgh on Tues. ligation that took place, it appe ired:the deceased vras
ton, who is the main-spring of active operations,'
The loss which they suffered from Manresa to Barce. day se'imight, to attend the funeral procession of the the aggressor, and vas a very tuibuleneand quarrel-
!one, alone exceeds 1640 men in killed ; and 600 of Lord President BLAIR, who was interred next day, some man. He had, besides, wounded the survivor Ira here in akw slays
the latter having, according te all letters, entered ,he took up his residence at the Louts Cum Betioe's twice, before the latter made the thrust that termi- MARE-LAl46.—This day there are a few freshi
Ilarcckma, I have taken nee
for having the most house, George-squre, next door to die house in which noted so fatally- The result of the inquest on this vats of Wheat, but the remaining epintities 3
advantageous heights on the roads, by which the
of the Loan PAESIDENT lay dead. He went to bed at affair is stated in the following paragraph extracted . what considerable, sales very heavy, nearly ai
enemy mast march to Lerida, covered with parties ,ll o'clock the same evening, in apparent good health, from a provincial paper :—" On Saturday the 19th last quotation—Roc at less—Barley and Malt
Guerilles, who will annoy and dispute the ground and next morning was found dead in his bed, with one ult. an InqUisition was taken at Norman Cross Bar- their price--White Peas likewise—New Tick 1
racks, on view of the body of Julien Cheral, a French 335. to 39a there arc short supplies of ate,
viith them, and I promise myself that, before their arm under his head, and his other extended on the bed
arrival at that place, they will suffer a further loss of druidic The death of the Loan PEEsIDENT was known prisoner of war, who met his death by a fellow-psi waiting arrivals few sales are made, and these ;
600 men, as the soldiers and peasants greatly incom- to have affected him deeply, and broupht on a fit of miner, of the name of Jean Francois Foos nabbing tle fluctuation—Flour at Monday's reduction 4
mode them, and rarely give quartets as a }use punish- palpitation of die heart, to which his Lordship, like him. Verdict—Self Defence." per sacL
cseszaat coaaaNcv AS UNlbil.
wont for what they have suffered. ! the Lotto PRESIDENT, had long been subject.— Monday, as the groom of J. Cawthorn, Esq. of Beans (04d). 484. SAL,
" 1 must not omit mentioning that the loyal Man- ,By Lord Max:lads death the place of Lord Privy Sloane-street, was airing a valuabie hunter. the w"- Wheat'. Ses' 7". e"
r' Ms ditto S4a. ass. 'lick ditto OW, ess. 48
miens, immediately. they saw their habitations set . Seal for Scotland becomes vacant. On the even.ng real took fright, and started against a truck which it je oewS, gas, go,„ Oats, 80a 245. VA.
fire to, ran to arms, and placed themselves at the previous to his death he had he
t%
employed in making stood by the side of the pavement, the handle of which Earley, 5.i.576. od. reliant ditto, sac Ms. I
['wattle ditto. Sls. SU
bridge of Cabyfana, there they opposed an obstinate , a number ee arrangements relative to we family, mai being iron, entered his chest, and he dropped down wMahnhettpeash- 72,- •
), 404. 465. Rot AM 'VIE
had begun i letter to Mr. Percevala recommending dead on the spot; the man was thrown with
vi("3" filmy dine rts. 4se. ,
resistance to the eseely's vanguard, causing it roust- !
&table Wee, !them to his asteation. upon the peen:tut, and received a serious injurra I afar Floor, 7os. to 7Ss.—sSaUlides U. 10'706.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
FR trE OF S I'OCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Cons. money 6414--for account 64i
3 per Cent. Reduced 6341-4 per Cent. 791
5 per Cent. Navy 964 97—Excheq. is. dls. to s. press.
Bonds 12s. 135. pre.—Omnium pre

The British vessels, Diana, Capt. MORRISON, from
Liverpool, and the Little Sally, from Ply-
mouth, condemned and scold at Savannah, on the
18th jpril Lest, under the Non•lmportation Law, are
insured at Lloyd's, and losses have been demanded
for settlement, in consequence of this apparent hostile
measure of the American government.


PORISMOUTiI, ItNF. 4.
Arrived the Woolwich store-sh:p from Wonlwith.;
And a merchant-brig laden with she, p. in six days
from Lisbon.—Sailed the ALICANT for Plrmouth,and
ANT on a cruise.—Wind S.W.
DEAL, JUNE 4.
Passed by a large fleet of transports from Lisbon,
hound to the ltiver.-:-Sailvd his Majesty's ships Obe-
ron, I.3eagle, Rinaldo, and Rolla.--,Wind
SHEERNESS, JUNE 4.
Passed by yesterday for the River, the Asuwomacte
store ship, and the FLAMIER gun-brig to ChathaM.—
The Cat.t.mrs is ordered to Chatham to lie near the
prison,ships. The AGRZSBOR will sail to-morrow with
the ships bound to Heligoland.—Wind S.We
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONRY.
Donegal.for El R#o; and Sandwich. for the Bethany on
board, on the} arrival; recalled od Tuesdays sad Fridays. at IS,
Clement's Inn.
As RIV E D—At liter-Yorlt, the Retnittants„ Made:, fres Lit'
verpool. At Virginia, Canso, Thomson; William, • Ann 6
Page; and L\avis. from Liverpool. At Boston. Adeline,
Harding; and Venui,()akmaa, from Liverpool At Wiltnivoiton
United States, }Limo, from Liverpool. At Cherlestes, Oesierai
Hunter. ---, Item LivespeoL At Dublin, Prlope it Ws*. ••••-'s
from Litsbon ; and the Antertca. Toby, from North Carotid&
The Robert. Hl;gens, from Charleston rd Portsmouth, pat
into New York, the 45tli bf April, leaky, Lasing been on 'bore
on Charleston Bar,in awning Out.
The Edward Feete, Smart; wad the Candnitto, -e-sr, from
Jamaica to London, were lost off the Itavannah la Februarylait.