Star.
London, England, 1811-12-19 00:00:00

HELIGOLAND MAIL.
Xhis morning an Heligoland Mail "str..
contents cbiefifrelate to the late severe gales
0 HELIGOLAND, MC. 6.
" Ever since Sunday the Ist instant, we have had
a series of uncommonly boisterous weather, wind
S. W. and N. N. W. On Tuesday the Thresher
gun-brig, which was anchored at the back of Sandy
island, lost all her anchors and cables, and was driven,
out to sea ; and the gale having last night veered to
N.N.W. blew directly down the harbour, and exposed
the shipping to considerable danger. During the
night, the Horatio ft igate broke the chains of her
moorings, and was driven foul of the Osprey sloop
of war, damaged her starboard side, and forced her
also to part.

" The perilous situation of the frigate, after her
chains broke, rendered it immediately necessary to
throw her guns overboard, to prevent her from
striking, and fortunately she was brought up with her
own anchors, when on the eve of being driven on the
reef, where she and all hands must inevitably have
been lost.

" A series cf in;sfortunes bold the Thresher after
parting on Tuesday. By the violence of the gale she
was driven a-ground on the sands at the mouth of the
Elbe„ where she was obliged to throw her guns
overboard ; and after having with difficulty got off,
she nearly escaped being captured by the gun boats
in that quarter. Sbe wrought into the harbour-lae
night, with scarcely a sail manageable, and having
run up alongside the Thetis transport, and she War
furnished with an anchor and cable. The Thetis af-
terwards parted, fell athwart the Thresher, and car-
ried away her bowsprit.
44 A Serjeant of the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion,
who was observing the Thresher as she came into
harbour, was blown over the rock by the wind; and
perished in the sea.
" In consequence of these disasters the Horatio will
be obliged to sail to England to replace her guns,
and the rest of the squadron to refit."
" DEC. 9.—The stormy weather continues to pre-
vent any arrivals from the coast."
" DECEMBER 14.—We have had a prevalence of
westerly winds for upwards of a mooth past, in con-
sequence of which the packet has b en Lklayed to this
day.—By a late arrival from the coast, sue learn that
exertions continue to be made by the French Govern-
ment in the transportation of ship-timber from the
Elbe into Holland : all the vessels fit for the purpose,
in the ports of the Emc, Weser, and Elbe, have been
put in requisition, and ordered to proceed and take
in cargoes with all possible dispatch."

His MAJESTY continues in the same state.

Yesterday the Duke of CLARENCE, with a mime.
rous assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, attended in
his balcony to view the City precession.

Among the unfortunate sufferers by the loss of the
Saldanha frigate, is a s of Mr. Jout4 BATTILN. of
Rcchester. He was a midshipman on board, and of
very promising abilities.
t• • •
Resolutions of Public Companies, proi'biting
French wines at their tables, until the Continental
System shall be changed, are becoming every day
more general, and will soon, for a while, be univer-
sally adopte.i.

Mr. Swot', a Barrister, has been made coadjutor
to Mr. SILLY TOWNSEND, at a salary of XlOO a-year,
as Counsel to the Irish Treasury.
Lard CLANWILLIAM sailed from Plymouth on Sa-
turday last, for blorlaix.

Madame BOCCIE, late Governess to Madame Ln-
CIEN BONAPARTE, with her child, arrived at Plymouth,
on Monday, from Thorngrove, near Worcester.—
They are now waiting to go on board the first cartel
that may sail for Morlaix, whence they proceed to
Italy. It is said she returns in consequence of ill
health.

The following abstract of the authority of the Cor-
tes, appeared in a late number of the Regency Ga-
zette : the object of its publication was, no doubt, to
settle the dispute which had arisen as to whether it
possessed certain powers :

" To propose and decree laws, and interpret and annul them If
necessary—to receive the oath from the King, Prince ofAsturias,
and the Regency—To resolve all doubts whatever which may
.occur in respect to the succession to the Crown—to elect the
Regency or Regent of the Kingdom, when the Constitution re-
quires it, and fix the limitations with which the Regency or Re-
gent must exercise Vie royal authority—to cause the public ac-
knowledgment of the Prince of Asturias—touppo:nt a tutor to
r the minor King when the Cons:itution requires it—to approve,
previous to their ratification, treaties fur offensive alliances, sub-
sidies, and par icularly those of commerce."

A lettt r. received yesterday from Copenhagen, of
the sth inst. states, that the Government is greatly
distressed for money. The voluntary loan in the
capital having failed to furnish the necessary supply
for the supply of the State, a compulsory loan was
next resorted to in that city, which also falling short
of the expectations of Government, the same system
has been extruded to various other towns in Denmark.
Altona has been called upon for its quota, amounting
to about X 250,000 sterling. Of this sum, one opu-
lent house is required to furnish X 50,000. 66 All
this," says the writer, heightens the distress of the
Continent."

About noon on Monday se'nnight, while the boys
belonging to the school at Wittersham, near Canter-
bury, were left in the vestry-room to eat their dinners,
one of them named Stephen Bates, about seven years
old, being at play near the fire-place, his clothes
caught ;he flames. An elder boy immediately led
him out, and rolled him in a slough of dirty water,
which extinguished the fire, but although he after-
wards walked to his home (nearly a mile), he was
so much bullied that he died on Wednesday morning,
An American print states, that at a Methodist
camp,meeting, near Dover, 13;/aware River, on the
15:h August, +3B Ram)* wise baptifed in eae day. ,