Star.
London, England, 1810-02-28 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

GRAVESEND, Fr:: 27.—Arrived the Sir Godfrey Webiter,
Walker, from Jamaica.—Sailed the Mentor, Stephan on ; and
June, Corbett, for Jamaica ; sod the Rachael, Carr, for Dominica.
ARRIVED—At Portsmouth, Sihella, Campbell, from Jamaica;
sailed from thence January 20. In the Clyde, Hore, Fox, from
Jamaica. lo the Downs, Catharine, Nevelle, from St. Michael's.
At Bristol, Ranger, Medic y, from Malta Anna bilargaretta,
from Lanscrona ; and Maria, Louisa, from Ditto.

11. e Alexander Undo, P.lct, arrived in 76.daYs fi-om Rio
Janeiro, in lat. 40. SO. long. 28. 10. sva4 obliged to throw ten guns
overboard in a heavy gale from W. N. W. On the 3d hist. spoke
the Guerrier, which had sustained torsi& rable damage in the
same gale. On the 6th was attacked by a French brig privateer,
of 14 or 16 guns, and beat her off. Captain Pi rice having only
four guns, called his men together, and addressed them on the
danger of their situation, offering 20 guineas to the first man who
would disable the enemy's vessel. The fire gun that was fired
by Mr. Patterson, the Chief Mate, shot away her main yard,
upon which she hove to, and clew ed up her sails. On the 10th
was attacked by a French schooner privateer, fu:l of men, whish
bore down within gun-shut. but receiving the fire from the Alex-
ander Lindo, she made sail.

His MAJESTY'S free pardon was received at Ply-
mouth for Jame: Celey, a seaman belonging to the
GIBRALTAR, who had been sentenced to suffer death
by Court-Martial, (as already &awl in the :-Z 1 f ... raki, .or
deserting from the GIBRALTAR with a marine not yet
taken, and taking away the ship's boat.
A Correspondent states, that the old Parson Joszot,
at Gretna Green, is still alive arid hearty—drinks
nothing but brandy, and has neither been sick nor
sober these forty years. He got a princely fee lately
for marrying the great heiress Miss awns to Mi.
DUFFIELD ; the fortunate bridegroom having given
him strso sterling.
An Officer belonging to a regiment quartered at ,
Guernsey, was lately brought before the Royal Court,
charged with hiving committed a rape upon the per.
son of an old woman, upwards of sixty years of age,
and was fully committed to Cornet Castle for trial.
General OSTEN, who was second in command a
Flushing, Colonel MADIER, and another French oft
ficer, prisoners at Lichfield, broke their parole on
Thursday, the Ist of this month, and had taken their
measures so well, that, from a letter which has been
since received at the latter place, it appears that they
landed in Holland within 46 hours afterwards; Their
escape is supposed to have been effected: by means
of smugglers, with wlprq,ilae General was a favou-
rite, and two of whom ar* said to have met hit
kirminghasp, and conducted him to the sea-coast,—,
His daughter had been with him from Flushing, and
was sent off, about a fortnight previouiy, with tli‘
General's heavy baggage. Monsieur Jour:, Paymaster
of the forces at Flushing, also got away from Lich-
field about a week before the General's departure. h
is probable.that General OSTEN provided for his escape
previously to his being taken prisoner ; and, whatever
may be thought of the breach of his parole, it has
certainly teen managed adroitly, and in an officer-
like inan 1_ 7 (
FIRE • ttirday a tremendous fire broke out in` he
ilat
corn-of
~a Mr. HARRISON, baker, of Gateshead,,
mirk* minslyanicated to the dwelling-house of Mr.H.
where it, wail itself with such rapidity that the fie
mily had scans time to, save their lives ;. happil4
however, they all escaped; but of the (=ion 06 :
house not a single article was caved. . • .-: 1 t);0164