Star.
London, England, 1803-12-16 00:00:00

NAUTICAL INTELLICiENCE..

MAILS THIS D,
AIR. DUE. ARR. DIM.
Dublin 1 z Hamburgh 1 0
Waterford o 1 Lzcwsrd Wands a 0
This morning arrived a Mail from the Leeward ISands,brought
to Falmouth by the Lady Arabella packet, in 33 day&

X.—Mind N. E.

The Fisctreart frigate, with a fleet undcr convoy
from Laon, is arrived oil Lvmington.

PeIIZANCR, Dac. 13.—The Itssozotios tinter,
Captain Siva IHa 'a, failed Litt night on a cruize.—
This day the Pruifian galliot Johanna. Captain de
Visa, mailer, with cnffee• fugar, &c. pan of the
align of the French brig la Diana, prise to the Dot •
wits cotter, RICHARD Jose, Efq. commander, for a
foreign market —The Triton, from Briftol, Noazit-
cor. for Portfmouth ; the Barum, from Liverpool.
LOCKS, for Plynr.uth, and the Hannah, of Lanes!:
ter, Jonas, from Falmouth, with block tin, for
Cardiff.

Fatuous. re, Die. t 3.—Immediately on the arrival
yellerday of his Maje*y's brig GOMM, of 18 guns.
Captain Bass, the Captain landed from her, and Went
off exprefs for London with difpatches, either from
Spain or Portugal, Paid to be of a very important
nature. When his Majelty's brig GANNET left Lif.
bon, a war between this country and Spain was
thought inevitable. The TovntstallND and %VaLsnio•
Sum packets had arrived fide out : the former was
expeEted to fail about the lath init. with the mails
for England.
Arrived this day the Levy Aaasatta packet, Poi
TIOS• with mails from the Leeward Elands, laft from
Tortola I the is gohe into quarantine : the Swedilh
barque Freden, Captain Ks UTSDEN, in 54. days from
Norfolk) with tobacco, for orders, and is in quaran•
tine : alfo his Majeity't hoop of war NIMROD, and
AfTIVI and gatiosa cutters, from a eruize.

Sailed the American (hip Alexander, Captain
Muss Kuria, from Norfolk, with tobacco for Lon-
don', On the sth inll.ll;unke, twenty leagues, (outh•
weft of Scully, le Braave Ftench fhip privateer, of 12
guns, and another (late the King deorge packet, of
this port) of eighteen guns, in company, which plun.
dried Captain Kure of all the provifions they could
find; they had been out Come time and had only
captured one (hip and a brig ;—:he former was a
Gu ineaman.

Sailed alio the American fhip Kingllnn, Captain
J. S , tobacco, for Dunkirk. This fhip
was on Sunday !aft itruck with lightning, which
knocked down eight men ana much injured he- mail.
The fmell of tobacco and brimilone was afterwards
fo Rrong in the hold, that the men could not gn be-
low. The wee did not receive any injury.-. The
Portuguefe brig Volante, Captain Vint s lir de GA s-
trawca, with woollens, &e. from Havre, (lag from
Portfmouth, where the had been detained by one of
oar cruisers) with woollens, Ste. for Litton. The
'Prince Edward, Kar, from Plymouth.
The (hip Pelican, Captain W. BROAD, which failed
a few day* Gam for Smyrna, a few hours after the
likeSterranean convoy had failed, has again returned,
not being able to get upwith them. Palled this even-
ing for Rotterdam. the American fhip Governor
Strong, Captain Ctaka, in 34 days, from Alexan-
dria, with 575 Wide tobacco : on the t ith intl. a few
lasagnes weliward of Scilly, taw 23 fail, moil of
which were of the line, Randing to the fonthward.
Pafrengers by the LADY A AAAAA La packet, Lieu-
tenant Colonel PacßsanaM, Captains For, &ATTU,
and BLacea; Melrrs. Beat, MaceaMata, and BRAD.
anew. Wind Welk.

PORTSMOUTH, Dac. 15.—LaR night arrived the
Ploasos !loop of war, with feveral outward-bound
Well India !hips, part of them are as follow :
Alliance, Captain Wat.t.tan Rosso', bound to the
Bay of Honduras; Provers, Faosv, Alfred, Roz-
aim, for Dominica; Ann, Kula, William Lufbing--
ton, Kircusa, Pierfons, CADIPBBiL, Henry Adding-
ton, Laccr, and Myrick, Poinn.r, for Jamaica ;
Patri.)r, STRANKACII. for Antigua ; and Aligator,
WILSON, Inr Barbadoes ; and Dominica, Mary Ann,
Simon 'caviar, Men, and Norwell.

DEAL, DEC. 15.—Sailed the HAR ry flnnp of war,
on a eruize.—Remain in the Downs his Majefly's
!hips R1113•0•1AaLF, VTRECHr, and MOVARC/I men of
wsr; FURY bomb; EURYALUS, LEDA. CHAMPION,
and Am AAAAA HE, frigates; CONFLtcr gun brig;
SUIRREL, LYNX, DART, and PLUTO (loops of war;
and the UNITED IClNcsnoses, Eal Indiaman.

It came on yelletday to blow exceedingly hard
from the S. E. Daring the night an Indiamau ran
againe and carried away the bowfptit of the FURY
bomb-reffel, Captain LANUIORD, then lying at an.
chor in the Downs; by this accident the Fuer was
Co much expored to the violence of the gale, that fhe
loon after 101 l her fore and main malls : fcarcely any
part of her remains but the hulk, but notwitheand-
ing her debilitated este, fhe rides tolerably well. A
fhip, fuppofed to be an Indianian. is on fore on the
fands, with no poffibility of getting off.
Larrii, Dec. to.—On Thurfday morning railed
from Leith Roads, la Chimers( frigate, Captain
ADAMS. Yellerday arrived in Leith Roads the LT ItA.
.LION frigate, Captain STRWART, from *cruise.
GLIANOCII, Dac. 13.—The Elizabeth, lkl‘Ces.
nos.; Peggy, Ca u rut Lz and Enterprise; Ca A HAM.
failed yetterday to join the fleet at Cork ; and the
following vcifcls, lifter ife for the fame convoy, have
dropt down to the tail of the Bank. viz. Princes of
Wales, C474P111L LL ; Trite Briton, I‘l•Doccazt.; Sir
Ed a ard Pellew. Ana's P4lintoun. HAMILTON
Magnet. EWIIIO l reackpe, Wu. 1 and Maria, JA.

PROM THE LONDON GAZETTB,

AT dIR ALIY•OFFICF, Dl C. IS. -•
ropy of Later from the Hon. WILLIAM CORNWALL/I, Aeatitil
of the blur, &c. to Sir EvAN NEIMAN, Bart. dated of USIEIN.
the loth inftaot.

Sir—l have the honour to er.eloll, which you will
be pleafed to communicate to the Lord Commit:l-ton-
ers of the Admiralty, a letter to me from Captain
MAITLAND, of the Boatisc•A, giving an account of
hug having captured, on the 24th of ha month, the
French National lugger le Vautour, commanded by
Monlieur Bodhi. Lieutenant de Vaifeau, who was
charged with difpatches froth St. Domingo for
France. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) w.
His Majettra Sap Doable EA, et Sea, Nov.
Sir—t have the honour to inform you, that lall
night, Cape Finifierre bearing north earl, difiance
eight leagues, his Majefly's lhip under my command
captured the French stational logger le Vautour,l
commanded by Monfieur Bum., Lieutenant de
Vaiffeau, 43 days from St. Domingo, having a Conn-
miffaire de Marine on board charged with difpatches
from General Racnassztau at Caps Francois. She'
is a very fall failing vele', coppered, and pierced for
Sateen guns, hart twelve fix pounders mounted, ten
of which were thrown overboard in chafe, and ninety-11
two then on board. I hate. the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) j. mairi,avo.

ARRIVED*
At Dunkirk, Hantario,Robins,froonVirglaia. At Qyebee,Teiefa,
Murphy, from London; and Experiment. Scaly, from Jamaica.'
At Havannah, Maria, Sunbury, from Africa. At Madras, Wal.
pole. Sandeland. from London. At Hoylake, MOW Meyers,
—, from Virginia. At Liverpool, Chriltian, Francis, fro n
Africa; and Emily, Thompfon, from Riga. At Newcallle, Auf-
tin, from Archangel. At Seville, Cardagar, Joonfon, front
Cork. At Africa, Ranger, C,ilEths; Aurora, Cbarnicy ; and
Nile, —, from Liverpool. At Clycle, Hannah, Duggen, from
Newfoundland. At Dublin, John Davis ; Abraham, Cohen ; and;
Providence, Lomeli. from London. At Trinidad, Hamilton,
Harrifon, from London; and Ranger, —, from Africa. At
Bengal, Alathca, Roberts; and Triton, —. from London. At
Quebec, William, Adams, from London. Off Harwich, Ganon*,
Joonfon, from Peteriburgh. Off Loweitnff, Progrefs,Nucholfon,
from Riga. At Hull, Minerva, Ball, from Charante. At Brinol,
Juno, —, from Quebec. At Waterford, Pcrfewrance, Green,
from New York; Mark, Thomas; James, Smith; and Union,
Sedgwici, from London.

The CHAkLOTTI, SCHRLDIN, from the Eaft In-
dies fi r London, is condemned and fold at Prince of
Wales' Ifland.

The CUMBERLAND EaR Indianan failed from Ma.
dras on . the agth of June, arrived at Prince of
Wales' Hand on the Bth of July, and was to fail for
China on the aoth.
"TBe ALRTNIA, ROBERTS, and TRITON,
from London, are arrived at Bengal.
A letter from Bourdeaux, of the zyth nit. Rates.
that the privateers l'Egyptienne and l'Oncle Thomas
of that place. had taken the Mercury and Rebecca.
both of London, upon the'r homeward bound voyage
,from Jamaica, and fent them for the Canary Illands.
~The Minx has at length been got of the rocks, and
is now in Dover harbour. She bah. as may be ex.
peak!, received confiderakle injury, but it is thought
that in the vitae of two or throe Weeks (he will be
refitted for fervice.

On Saturday laft, while a large fleet of light col.
litrs were going into Sunderland harbour, with the
wind at South. and a heavy lea, many of them, to the
number of at leaft eighteen, were driven, by means
of the heady (well. on the north fide of. the harbour.
where they Initialled considerable damage. By their
beating on the Theme in this lunation, and coming in
contad with each other's rigging, feveral loft their
malls and bowfprits, and the brig Aare* was totally
dilmalled. The (loop William, of Sunderland. laden
with pritatoeq and apples, was driven, on fhore behind
the north I.ier, and it is feared will be a total wreck.
The above Mips within the harbour were however
all got off on Sunday morning's tide, except the brig
Two Brothers, which remained there on TuefJay.
The Aufpicious, BAREIIIt, from Bengal, has re-
ceived damage, and loft anchor and cables in the
Dowag.

The United Kingdoms Fan Indiaman, in a heavy
gale of wind. on Tburfday in the Downs, parteJ
from her cables, and run athwart the FUR. T bomb,
after which the Fuer pitched and carried away her
howfprit, main and miten mans.
—, C. P. Sommer, from Dantaie to Baradasa,las point*
Copenhagen. leaky.
The Loa; Await Emilia, Schmidt, from Stettin to Peter&
burg, is ftranded.
The Dam& thip Venikab, Beek, from Cadiz to Andaslan, Is
carried Into Guernfey.
The comets, Mundt, is takm by the Frenelt privateer k
Chalker, Bleakasaa.

The-ii;oge Jao &boon, Houma, has Petsetbors to Emboss,
is kg oar helot_ it!caveo,

The Denial ihip Minerva, Jangese, from Makes w Hasidosres,
with leek, pat into Culls, Od. 24.
The Welmetwde Yriendfcep. Hyatt, Crows Dwelt to Arniter-
dam with paid, is WA, wads all the crew, et the astraisce el the
French Out.

The Ceres, Captain Lee, from Newfoundland, bound to Lon-
don, Is captured by tin Bann Frank Flamer, when, after tak-
ing out them* and pasedoring tie alp, tbey funk her.
The P spat:lent (Botany Bay dip) with female convidts on
board, which failed under 0001.01 of the Palettes Boon from Peed.
mouth, is put back there, baring loft her Worm-it, and reonved
emfiderabk dump in • sak of wind tj leagues to the welt of
Scilly.

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The Swift. Barnes, trans Undrapes a Newham, Is aft an
the matt of Sufrez.

COCEPIT, WHITINALL, Dsc. ts.—Before the
bioß Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Com-
miffioners of Appeals in Prize Cade&
The Aaron, Chaska Cern nialter(An appall fives the
Wand at Mantferrat)—Thla Ihip,laden with a et maltase
and dry goads, and defined therewith trees ss. Yattltoletasw to
Guadeloupe, was captured on the 6th of NOWA= 1 by Ms
Welles tnop et war !firm, E. Linde, ttti , and
earned into hand of Manrferrat, where the did preeesdings
wire intimated. Their Lerdflps In this eats refund the Ihip and
cargn as claimed.

he Carmekte, Joao Alb maacr—(An appeal frees jamaica.)--
This (hip, laden with a cargo of coffee, and booed therewith
from Au: Cayes,in the lased of lie. Dosestogo,to Badmen. was
captured on the s4th of Jansen, tacit, by his Majellee gelp
war Tiiiphooe, John Davie, Efq Commander. and carried kito
'Jamaica, and there duly proceeded againft as prize.
"nick Lordthips afiirma the femme of. the Court below,
namely, confikadon of property.
The Mercury, James Yeardfley mailer, (an appeal Nato Haas
fez)..—This was an American brig. la.!en with a cargo of tallow,
Beim, and twins, and having a!'o on board a gawky of (prat sod '
irgoes of gold, all which arok from the (ales elan outward casge,
which the 'cad had carried from Philadelphia, wan agitated es
bar return voyage, ea the afith of November, slow, by his Ma-
jefly's fl.;p of war, America, jorepla Bingham, Efg. Commander,
and c.ir fled Izicharivdiu.
Their Lo in this tale,rellored the Imp. cargo. and rpeele.
at claimed, but the captors evokes in the Cowl below.
The Lash, ss--s— Brown malter....Tide was a claim far • cer-
tain quantity of goods condemned in the Court below.—Tladr
L. r reßored the fame 856d:tied

The tatariette, -- IGsl maatr.—Thelt Loraips, IA Ma
talc, ramrod die /sip hod curio at chimed.

lAint.tstt.‘ eta, DEC- hart frad veryfevcre
Weather for a week. pal'. ; and harticuTarly on Satur-
day lalt, when it blew a very villeat pie of windfrom
the weaward, accompanied with fleet ; and after-
wards a very he.vy r3;11 fell.—A velicl, employed as
a tender, was forced from her anchors in Ramfay-
Bay, on Saturday, and appeared q this pert. on Sun-
day afternoon, firing fignal guns of diftrefs.—A boat
went of to her, ina yetlerday, fhe fupplied with
frail anchor and cables.

Saturday fenrught, as Dr. Taylor, of Lockwood,
near Huddersfield, and formed!. at 11'hi:worth, near
Rochdale, was out with a hunting party, his hlrfe
fuddenly darted off.into a gallop ; and not being able
to flop him, he came to a bridge and inflantly leaped
the battlerhents, when, melancholy to relate ! having
about fifteen yards to fall, they were both dallied to
pieces.

Arednefday morning the lion. Artillery Company
were infpeaed by Lieutenant• Colonel HARNAGa, who
was highly pleated with the manceuvres and appear-
ance of the regiment, particularly fo of the company
of riflemen, which has lately been piiked from the
line, and appeared in uniform for tile Mt time :
their cloathing is dark green, and blact fill: worked
in front, with black belts, black powder-horns, black
feathers, and rifle-pieces, bronzed, forming altoge-
ther a fable appearance, but adapted for the purpole
intended. The whole mufler was, 104 men under
arms.

The ill Loyal London, commanded by Lieutenant
Colo.Biacu,sillembled on Wednefday morning in the
Royal Exchange, completely equipped with great
coats, haverfacks, &c. ; from whei,cc they marched
to Clapham Common, where they had a grand field
day, each man having previoufly fopplied himfelf
with a day's provifion. They returned to town about
fix o'clock in the evening, exhibiting the appearance
of foldiers coming from a long march through a miry
country ; which, indeed, could not be otherwife, from
the Rate of the roads, and the unfavourable weather.
Wednefday the Windfor and Clewer Volunteers
were infpeded by Sir NATHANIEL Ducsristo, the
Infpeaor of the Dittriel. They went through ;heir
manceuvres highly to the fatistaßion of the General.

Notwithitanding the rain fell very heavy about
nine o'clock yelerdny morning,. Colonel J. Ponta's'
KEwsiticrosi's Corps (the Tlind Regiment of Loyal
London oltimeer,) made a very reipeetable mutter,
and marched off, purfitatit to appointment, to fpend
a day in the country in their military chandler.—
They marched Irons Bitdewell Hofpital without any
delay, coded Blackfriars Bridge, and went on to
Clapham Common, where they had..a.field day and:
than fight; the riflemen who are attached to the
Corps, Inewed great alertnefs in the bulb fighting, and
the Corps in general behaved in the moll fnldier.
like manner. A fine large hare was flailed on the
Common by their marching and c, untcr-marching,
which excited a good deal of mirth, as there welt
feveral boilers:en piefent who went in pus fuit of poor
puts ; but, having no dogs, and bAdes that, bring
motlly Cockney Sportfmen, they loon loft fight and
were at fault, as they had no (cent. The Corps went
through the mnft general manoeuvres of a fham bat-
tle on the Common, and then proceeded towards
Putney. Between Wimbledon Common and P..tney,
the Corps hilted for a few minutes, and the Colonel
invited the Officers into his country honfe, where
they had a little refteihment ; from thence they era-
fed by Putney bridge, and fo on to town If the
diltance they run or marched in fkirmifhing, and
the length of the circular condi they took in their
courfe to and from the country, be added together,
they may be fairly faid to have travelled near 25
miles from between 9 and to in the morning until
about half pall 7 in the evening, and every man car
vied, betides his t•; ial weight of arms and accoutre-
ments, a great coat, a haverfack and a canteen, with
provifions for the day. Such a day's perfeverance as
yefierday's mull be highly creditable to this already
refpeetable Corps.
The Caarsruar frigate, of 28 guns, is t rdered to
be got ready to take out difpatches to Commodore
Ilooth on the Leeward Maud Ration.
The Queen's Royals were to have had a military
excurfion to the country yederday ; but the great fall
of rain and the heavinefs of the roads induced the
Commandant to potipone the march, and only to
have the Lieutenant Colonels of each battalion exer-
cife their men in the manoeuvres of the field in their
refpeetive drill grounds. The IR battalion, Colonel
Rosimsos, was exercifed behind their armoury, at
Ranelagh Houle, and the ad battalion in the fields
near Sloane.flreet.

The Eleventh Regiment of the Army of Referve
have marched into Sheernefs, and have relieved the
Volunteers from duty, which they did with the great-
en credit to themfelves and to the honour and loyalty
of the country : their behaviour, while in the garri-
fon, was fuch as infrared them refpeet and engem,
their olFers of ferviee through their Major was volun-
tary, and when it was accepted they did their duty as
foldiers.

Mrs. WNlTilliaD prefented the Bedford Volun-
teers, of whom her hufband is Colonel, with an ele•
gant pair of colours on Wednefday lall, on which
occafion the addraed the Corps in a (bort but appro-
priate fpeech. •
One of the privates belonging to the 3d Regiment
of Foot Guards received yoo lathes, in the Birdcage
Walk. &. James's Park, on Monday, for robbing
une of his cumradcs in the file Wight, of a watch
and fie thins.

A Court Martial was on Monday held on board
his Majefty's (loop BIAVIII, at Sbeernefs, when it
proceeded to try James Malone, a feamin belonging
to his tlajefty's CLYDS, for defertion. The
Court was of opinion that the charge was proved,
and fentenced the Paid James Malone to receive too
kilns. The Court then proceeded to the trial of Mr.
James Arno'', matter of the hoop BCM/tali for
dronkennefs and neglett of duty. The Court was of
opinion, that the charges were proved, but only ad.
judged him, in confequence of the exceeding goad
charaller given him by the Captains with whom he
had formerly failed, to be difunticd his prefect em-
ployment as Matter of the Scouac s.
A few days fince as the fervant of a gentleman, at
Brighton, was driving the hunfekeeper for an airing
in a gig, he by fume accident overturned it near
ry's Library, and with fo much violence, that
Frharelgock uccafioned the fraqure of feveral of his
own ribs, and one of the bookkeeper's ant& _