Star.
London, England, 1828-07-19 00:00:00

NAVAL IN'T'ELLIGENCE.

MAILS Alumni Tan DAT.—Dublin I—Waterford I—Lisbon 1—
Hamburgla I—Mexico 1.
The Friends, bound to Liverpool, was driven on shore near
Mobile 13.ir on the 4th ultimo, and bilged : cargo discharging.
The Concordia, Etcuatsen. bound to Bremen, ran onshore. near
Mettathan during a gale, on the LOth April, filled with, water, and
would be sold, with the cargo.
Dam., JuLy 18.—Wind variable.—Arrived from London the
Catherine, Fiznc, fur Gibraltar. Sailed the whole of the outward •
bound. Arrived 4he Trident, Lawszycz, firm Santa Alarrht.
Portz:mourn, JULY 18.—Wind s.—Arrived his Majesty's steamer
Echo, from Lisbosi, in five days, with the Swedials Ambassador.
Fatsionzir, Juze 17. Wind S. W. to E.N.E.—Arrived the Eli-
zabeth, MILILIKN, from Richebuctoo; and Sheldrake packet, fron►
Fampico—sailed 82d May, front Vera Cruz 31st, and 'trona 1-11-
vannah 14th June.
Biusvoz, JULY IB.—Arrived the
.General Wolfe, STANWInTH,
from Montreal; and Avon, from Oporto.
Hottruzao, Jvt.w 17.—Arrived the Maria, PAWN, from al-
vansi.th.

HULL, JULY 17.—Arrived the Amphitrite, !bon-wry, from
Stettin ; Enegheden, Faumnr, from Lubeck.
Llyzaroot., JULY 17.—Arrived the General Brown, Strum%
from Charleston; Union, Want, from Virginia ; John Jay, HOLD•
RIDGE, from New York ; Adelphi, STWaitT, from Halit.a ; and
Nestor, from Finland.

HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Arty 18.

THE VESTA---SALVAGE.

The Court pronounced judgment in.fiis case.
It was a vet y difficult matter to make a discrimina-
tion between the rate of salvage to be awarded on •the
ship, and the rate to be awarded on the cargo. Dif-
ferent degrees of labwir were applied to the 'alvage of
e ch ; but that would be neither a sailor proper ground
of distinction for the Court to act upon. It could
not look into the relative danger of the two properties,
the danger of the deals and the danger of the vessel.
If the remuneration of the salvors were cut down 'to
two. fifths of the amount saved, it would not be an ade-
quate compensation. As regarded the reasoning that
the cargo should bear an additional burthen, the Court
thought that quite out of the question. The Court,
ticsaever, di tinctly stated, that as the presiait Was a
case (if a very peculiar nature, the judgment it might
give on it sh :old not be looked on as a precedent, as,
generally coisbideted, all parties should have an equal
chance. It now pronounced for the establishment of
the award of the Magistrates of Colchester, and left
each party to pay its own costs.

TUE BROTHIERS.—SALVAGE.
This was an app:al from the decision of the Magis-
trates, by the natters of the Brothers, on the ground of
excessive ..ward to the master and crew of the fishing
boat Oyster. The Brothers was stranded on the Gun-
fl et Sold at the same time as the Vesta, and several
boats, to the number of fourteen, assisted in saving
the ship and cargo. Various awards had been made
to each, which were not disputed, with the excel•-
tion of that of 1751. given to the Oyster. The chief
ground of tefosal was, that the salvage. was given
on a supposed Nalue of the propert), and not on that
which in truth it teally sold for. The salvage was
•twarded on 9,0001. and the property had realized only
7,5811.--and it was further contended by Dr. Jenner,
that in any case the specific awardmtnt to the Oyster
was unseasonable and excessive.
Dr. Lussnsamx, on the other hand, contended, that the com-
pensation was not more than the parties were fairly entitled to;
but that even supposing it were, the owners of the cargo had shut
them elves out from any claim to the consideration of the Court,
inasmuch as having it at their option to pay the salvors of the boat
Oyster, either in produce or money, taking the produce at a valu-
ation, they (the owners) took the produce, subject to the valuation
or 9 0004 When they did so, they of cootie consulted their own
'me gists, and it appeared strange that they should now turn round,
after having made their option, and attempt to deprive one part of
the salvors of their just demand, because their speculation hap; coed
not to have turned out as successtully as they anticipated.

The COURT in giving judgment said, that the last case applied
very nearly to the present. The services rendered in the present
ease were great, and highly useful, as the property was in imminent
danger, and might without great exertion have been totally lost.—
The valuation was made by competent persons before the agents of
the parties, and that having been once decided, and the owners
taking the goods at that valuation, and on their own risk, the Court
I had nothing whatever to do with what they sold for afterwards.
The services of the parties were meritorious, and the Court would
therefore confirm the award of the Magistrates, and give costs to
the salvors.

Twenty housec in tie village of Montticher, Canton
de Cossany, in Switzerland, wete destroyed by fire, in
consequence of one of them having been struck by
lightning, at about noon on the 4th of July. The whole
of the village would have been dett oyed, but such a
quantity of rain fell that it put a stop to the progress
of tie file.

The Echo arrived on Thursday night at Portsmouth,
with an Officer, who is the bearer of dispatches, with
which he arrived at the Foreign Office yesterday morn-
,ng. The dispatches state, that in answer to an appli-
cation made by Ca; tain • SARTORIUS, of his Mije,ty's
ship Pyramus, in the fsgus, the Chet Intendant of Po-
lice at Lisbon had issued a Proclamation, dated on the
11th instant, announcing that the persons and propeity
f British s.lbjfcts, and generally of all foreigners,
would be protected by the existing Goveinnient.