Star.
London, England, 1817-05-19 00:00:00

CALLAN i• AC i lON.

The following letter from an Officer of Lis Majesty's
ship CriEstun, tel dee very gallant and successful
attack made on a French schooner, whilst engaged in
the Atricao Stave trade :
His Majesty's ship Cherub, Cape Coast, March 3;11117.
We captured, on the 17th of January less,a l'ortugume ship,
with a cargo to 411 .raves on board, which we sent into Mena'
Leone. On the 30th et the same month we saw a sehermer about
eight A M. a long way a-head : at one P.. 4. sent the potion',
tinder Fitst Lleu cuant Fiztioaasnte, and Messrs. Muttersois,
Ceowte and Deco, Midshipmen; and the gii, with Mr. Mit..
!Alt, Master, and Mr. 1. W. PitAltet. hlicialiipmaii. A breeze
springing up we could not catch her, and loss sight of her at sage
set. Neat day, at h Late A. 14 ditrf & vessel right a head, distant
about three miles—at day-light she proved to he the cote
schooner. At six A.M. fired several shot, but without elfect —at
eleven, becalmed, within two miles and a half of the schooner :
'at twelve, manned the boats, and seat them to the attaci—the
pinnace and gig, as before, and the cutter, wide Nles.rs. Bee-
t:sit:as and You N 6, making in all 37, including officers anti men.
Shortly after we shoved oat, observed the ',dimmer to cut her
boat away and prepare for action. A 1. 90. he schooner fired
several guns and muskets at the boats, returnsd them imme.
diately ; the gig being the fastest pulling boat, got alongside pi her
first, and when In the act of boarding, had seven men wounded
out of eight, so that we were obliged to drop astern a little, but
the M.l•tgr, (Mr. !AMM), and two men, although wounded,
pulled up alongside of her again. the boats being now ail
up, we gave them three Elrit:bh cheers, and boarded her, under
a heavy flee of musketry; every time the pinnace was going to
fire, the cowardly rascals ran below; and alter they had struck,
they fired two guns at the cutter.
i• Mr. Miller,tbe master, was wounded in the leg; Mr. Mor.
rison midshipman, in the eye—the helve' in the heck part of
lin-head; since dead. Mr.T. W. Pearce, midshipman, received
a dangerous wound in Ins left side—the ball emceed between the
Eft!, and siath ribs, close to the buttons of the heart, and came
out between die limb and seventh, the bone of the spine bavi"g
turned it—he is getting better, and likely to do well In this
atfair of she boats we lost two 1.1:41•1311 killed, and eight se.
yen ly wounded l'he vessel proves to he la Louisa French
schooner, of 16, guns, from Guadeloupe, bound to Louisa,
with sop slave,:
Tne following .extract from the letter of another
Officer of the Cluny% adds some farther particulate :
•' I he hosts were commanded by Lieutenant Jetties Hender-
son, First Lieutenant et the Cherub, whose cooduct in saving
the misereant french pirates Irons die just indignation of hit
men when they hoarded her (particularly as they, Frenchmen
like, bred after haunt% down the colours) points out that bravery
and humanity so conspicunes in a British Officer: In the boat
commanded by Mr. felithert,the Masted, only one man eicaped
from a wound, and much of his own sufferings were occasioned
by his gallantry alter receiving it. 1 he sc:.tioner captured wail
he 1.0•GINI, cleared out from Guadeloupe for bourbon. purred
for 10 guns; and mounts n fie nines, eight twelves, and one long
eight, en pounder, with a cumi lemma of .47 men. She tied our
)1114.41. arid two or three wounded. :die was octet. d with a
Largo alt gunpowder, cloth. 44. to purchase 3uo slrves. tin the:
d alt Februrry we arrived ennce's Island, on the Equator,
vim oak the Bth, alter completing Our wood and water,
out were nut able to bet a girod supply ut stet:cones. tem set-

'Help of rood It evirrm• ty dm on lie entil COW, wea'i'ne'i'
by the Lite war between the Asbantees and fantecs; indeed i• ru-
visions art not to be rrchased for anfninneY at 'some parts of
the coast. But ultiniately it will, there le no doubt; be attended
with benefit, as it has opened a communication between win,
merchants and the Ashantees, who are a flue race of men, pin
sealing much gold and ivory. We are at resent taking gold dui,
and ivory on board, and expect to sail to-morrow (or fad:ilea
on our May to England We ate very heafthy, *rod have not
lust a than, except thu., killed in the boats.
" kLaci—bratie • West and Adam Gilfflo, seamen.
Wohnnett—Mr. Wm. Miller, Master, ieverrly, but, reco-
vering ; Nlr. W. T. Marison, Nlidsluolan, (sun of the vre:ect
Lady Muncaster), severely, since deatt;'Mr. F. Pierce, Mid-
*lliPnons (son nt Mr. Piereu, tit 1 isslar), shot tin ough the hstigs,
but since recovered; W. Nl.ller, %V Smith, Jaunts Cowley, balm
Fred.r.ck, Wm. and John Grant, seamen, severely,
but all dotal weil lbismas Smead and John Ricketts, Seamen,
slightly."

Commodore ErAwc arrived froM Bermuda on
Nlonday evening, in his Majesty's store-ship Camel,
whence he sailed on th.l 7th ultimo. The Catud
having been to Antigua, was placed under quaran-
tine at l'i:rtsmouth, lion: which testraint she was re-
leased on Saturday, when the Commodore struck his
bloat, pendant, and came on shore with his tamil).
Admiral GRIITITH wa. in hourly expectation of the
arrival ot Sir DAVID MILNE,
when he would return
home ill the Film' frigate, Sir Jolts Lous.
Dosk-Orki est.iblisliment. at Antiesui had been en-
tirely dissolved; and Conmussioner Lewis had en-
tered tlpon the same duties at Bermuda, in the room
~t EvAvs, who immediately A firt w.irds
paiJ off the Runs, and Ole officers and crew of toat
ship have arrived in the Camel. The Rosimus and
Gosea had been broke up there : uie Mout, Caet•
S. JA(K.oN, being found unfi! fur further service, was
likewise to be broken lip, and• the officers and crew
are to return to England. The SARACF:?I, Captain
Goat:, had sailed for the Havannah, for specie to pay
the troops at Bermuda.
Sir Dawn Mti.Na arrived at the Western Islands
in the LEANDER, In eight days lr,im Spittle id.
The Dutch frigate Concord, from the Teut, b'innd
to Batavia, sailed from the Alotherbank on Satur-
day evening.
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The Redpole, having had a large repair, will be
launched at Plymouth the beginning of next
The Raleigh having also had a large repair, Ibl:eV ly
cumpletei, and will be launched tile tatter end n:
next month. The Stirling Castle and Resiiiance,
under a large repair, are completely timbered, and
now lying to season.
The Amazon, Theban, and Bourbondise, have hen
hroke up at Plymouth Duck yard, during the
month ; the Abercromby, Egypt i?iine. and Conquest,
lying at that port, were soli on the Both
The schooner' Enterprize, BAH/MC{IAM, from
OJessa anti Constantinople, laden with wheat, bound
to Guern.ey, in consequence of having a foul Bill nr
Health, has been ordered to Standgate Creek, to per-
form quarantine.
Nearly a hundred persons (and those apparently
of the first respectability) have embat ked from Brigh-
ton for tne Ciintinent during the week ; while toe ar-
rivals,trom ttience..are comparatively few.
The Resolute, diving-bell vessel, which has been
some time employed at Plymouth, midi. the dirvc-
lion of the Navy Board,. is Arrived at Por.!,m
land went into harbour to be fitted far atcertatailig
.the state of the ttoyal George—whether it would be
advisable to weigh or break up her hull. The men of
the vessel will go down to the wreck in the ditiag-
bell this.week.

The Sir Fiancis Drake. frigate is nearly fitted, at
Deptford. for the Newfoundland Station, and will
proceed from thence, in a few days, to Portsmouth.
Admiral P/00404114 the Commander in Chief, will
proceed to Nevi Brunswick at the same time, an 4
will reside there during the winter.
Admiral PLAMPIN, who recently sailed for St. He.
lent, is to reside wholli on the island, tar which pur-
pose a house is preparing for his reception.
Viscount Elmoiv, it it reported, will succeed Sir
JOHN DUCK‘NonTH, (whose period of service is nearly
expired) in the Naval command at Plymouth.

The Commissioners of .His tlaji.sty's N try re- I
ceived tenderalm Saturday, to be supplied with 20 I
gad of ships, from 1(A) to 200 tons b trden, for the
conveyance ot troops and horses from Calais. The
tenders ware taken under 14s, a tan per manth.
J Curs Vim, Esq. JOHN COopE, Esq. and Ets-
rAnn WlLtaata Wtsous, Esq. have paid the usual
film of 5E4,00 and 20 marks, with the usual fees, into
the Chamber ot Lonfon, to be discharged fr,im their
nomination for S: ot London mad Middlesex.
There are no lexer than 21; witnesses summoned
for the Crown against the Prisoners in the Tower
who are accused of High Treason. Of these to are
s ildiers, one of them a Life Guardsman. The re-
'mining nine are privates in the Coldstream regiment
of Foot Guards. Sir FRANM ittllDErr, Majn
CAM WRIGHT and Mr. HUNT are also summoned by
Government to appear ag linst the prisonets.
A printer, of Portsca, war on Friday ap;rehended
tinder a warrant from Lord Et. Lem.; ototuti, for prior-
ing Parodies on the Litany, Creed, &c. the same for
which Mr. Hone was indicted lately in the Court of 1
King's Bench. He was admitted to bail.
Twenty-four Capitals, among them Two of
£20,000, tour rf £2.cvx), &c. to he drawn
l'o-mounow—Some of them are now on tale at
Ww.aa's tortunate Offices, No. 9. Cornhill, and 17,
Ludgate•street, (near St. Paul's.)
Wednesday a young man leapt from a three-storey
window, in the Canongate, Edinburgh, to avoid being
taken into custody by the Police. He wac severely
cut and bruised, end cart ied to the Royal lntirmitry. •
At the lair at Hertford, on Monday l ist, an exhi.'
lotion and sale.of beautiful fancy articles mad; for
Ladies, for the benefit of the N ational School for girls,
took pface in the Assembly k's m.. The MArcit:is cf
SALUIBIJAY, who had been a liberal benelar.or to the
chanty, honoured the meeting with his presence, and
previous to the sale commencing, his Lordship ad
oreirred the company assernbled in a neat and
plate speech, pointing out the beneficial rlfects which
must result Item the Estalaislonent,
anti repressing
his highest approbation of it. Ail the twist respect-
able famines. in toe steiobourhood attended. The
produce of the sale of the articles amounted to up-
wards of 461). A. further sum of 42a WAY vlso.plo•
duced by the drawing for, of a picture ii4lnt:d. itn.o
'preserved by a lady to.the Champ ••