Star.
London, England, 1820-04-08 00:00:00

NEW ISLANDS DISCOVERED.

" Ship Rebecca, at Sea, May 45th, 1819.
" Long. 188. W. Lat. 6. 58. S. -
" On the 28th of- March, I took my final depar-
ture from Valparaiso, and on the 26th of April an-
chored in Port Anna Maria, Novahceva, one of the
Marquesas. We remained two days to procure a
supply of wood and water, and_proceeded West. On
the morning of the rth of May, at three o'clock, the
Rebecca's cruize had nearly terminated ; the man at
the helm first caw some low bushes, not thrice her
own length a-head ; brought her instantly to the
wind, and I must say, with.truth she scraped clear
of it. I hove-to tilt day-light, and then good close
in, and at twelve reduced the latitude and longitude
of this group (for it apparently consisted of fnsirteen
small islands and sand keys), from many lunar ob-
servations, which agreed within three miles of my
chronometers, to & following—Long. of the centre,
ISO. 54. W. hit. 8.2). S.
" Being the discoverers, I called them Ellice's
Group f the island we first saw, and so narrowly
escaped, Escape Island ;! the one adjoining, Re-
becca Island ; and the westernmost,' Brown's Island.'
They. did not appear to be inhabited. At noon we
made sail, and at eight in the evening discovered a
large fire a:-head ; hove-to. At day-light another
group appeared close on board, apparently consisting
of seventeen small islands. I was again fortunate itt
procuring a lunar, Which agreeing:with the chrono-
meters gave long. of the south obi:11181. 48. W. lat.
ditto, 8. b. S. To these my Officers did me the ho-
nour of giving the name of De Peyster's Islands. As
a further corroboration of the correctness of the lon-1
gitude, I must tell you, that in making Cape Saintl
George, New Ireland, which Horsliurgh places in',
long. 207.1. W. and the voyage in search of Perouse
the same, the mean of my chronometers was 207. W.
I became so nervous after these escapes, that for se-
veral nights I did not run. It is singular that Com-
modore. Byron should have run down the same pa-
rallel of latitude until within a short distance of the

first group, and then hauled to the northward, and
that Captain Wallis should have passed as near to
the latter. All these islands are so remarkably low,
that you cannot discover them from the deck, even
in the day-time, until close on board. This route
from Chili, I have every reason to think, has never
before been pursued."

Mr. HOWARD, of Carnabrstreet, Carnaby• market,
whilst the Procession was moving along Piccadilly,
on Thursday, was surrounded by a daring gang of
villains, about thirty in number, who beat him with
'great violence, and, after turning his pockets inside
out, they robbed him of his watch, and everything
he bad in his possession, with which they escaped.—.A
Gentleman, named BEAVUONT, was hustled by e
daring gang; at the end of Clarges-street, and robbed
of property to the amount of f.:300, but mcwly in
bills of exchange.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

YesterdaY F.sisvard Forster was put to the V ar,.
charged with a misdemeanour, in having uttered cer-
tain seditious words of and concerning his Royal
Highness the Duke of York and the soldiers of the
King; and in another count, of using seditious ex-
pressions of and concerning our Lord the King him-
self.—Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. PLATT appeared for
'the prosecution, which was instituted at the instance
of the Officers of the 3d Regimeni of Foot Guards.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty:.
The CHAIRMAN told him it was not a light of-
fence, and that it was proper such persons should be
taught to restrain their tongues. He was sentenced
to six months imprisonment in the House of Cot-
rection, and to give secui ity for his good behaviour
in the sum of £.50, for two years.