Star.
London, England, 1810-10-11 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, OCTOBER 10.

Came in from the northward his Majesty's schooner
GLEANER, and from the Great to the Little Nore the
Mancunws, and the ALERT sloop of war, with their
convoy, which are bound to Gottenburgh and the
Baltic: the merchants' ships, upwards of 60 sail, have
taken shelter in the harbour, two or three with the
loss of cables and anchors. Arrived the schooner
John, PENNAN, of Aberdeen, also with the loss of
cable and anchor.—Wind East, blows strong.

YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 10.
The ship mentioned in my lasi, with coals, on the
:.ScrobySand, was the Two Brothers, off and from Sun-
derland, bound to Wensterbell Beach, JAMES BAKER
Master ; the people are saved, but ship and cargo are
totally lost.—Ten o'clock this forenoon, the gale con-
tinuing, the Magdalena, of Riga, KIELBERU Master,
with linen, staves, and wheat, from Stettin, detained
by theFato, and sent in here, parted, and drove on
this beach, sear the Jetty—crew saved, but, should
the gale continue much longer, the ship will be a
wreck, and great part of her cargo lost, altho' every
means are used for securing it.—This morning arri-
ved from a cruize the LYNX °loop of war.—Ships of
War as per last ; they are riding safe, vt ith yards and
topmasts struck.—One P.M. gale continues.

FALMOUTH PACKET LIST.-ORDER OF SAILING.
For America, on the Sunday after the first Wednesday in every
month.

For Barbadoes and Jamaica, the same.
For Surinam, on the Sunday week after the preceding.
For the Leeward Islands, on the Sunday fortnight after the
preceding.
For Madeira and Brazil, on the Friday after the first Tues.
day in every month.
For the Mediterranean, the next sailing day will be the 12th of
October, and every third week after.
For I.ishon, every Saturday.

MORE CUTTING OUT.—Letters received this morning
from the CALEDONIA, dated in Basque Roads, the
sth instant, state, that the boats of that ship having
landed 50 marines, under the command of Captain
GRAHAM and Lieutenant LITTLE, and 100 seamen,
under the command of the junior officers of the CA-
LEDONIA, they proceeded to destroy a battery, which
they completely accomplished, and spiked the guns,
under a heavy fire from a large body of the enemy,
who were posted on an eminence. After this, they
cut out three vessels, in ballast, in doing which they
Were again exposed to a galling fire from the enemy,
by which several men were unfortunately killed and
wounded. Lieutenant LITTLE had an arm shot off.
—These dangerous exploits are by no means neces-
sary to impress our enemies, or even the world at
large, with a more exalted idea of our naval prowess,
and therefore they ought to be wholly discounte7.
nancedthe risque and loss attending them is at all
times greater than the value of the object to be at-
tained.

The Treasurership of Covent-garden Theatre, •a-
cant by the death of Mr. HUGHES, has been given to
• Mr. JOHN BRANDON.

The following is an extract of a letter brought by
a passenger in the Marlborough packet. It is the
'only one, we believe, sent from Lisbon bythat vessel
which has reached town :

" The precipitate retreat of our army to within
about 25 leagues of Lisbon has caused considerable
alarm here. Marshal Batik:swim) is at Coimbra,
and Lord WELLINGTON at Marcella, 'about twelve
leagues in his front. The enemy pushed on with
three formidable columns, and were at Vizen by
the last acc9tints. l3efore I shall have an opportunity
.to write to you again, it is likely something seric..s
and decisive will have taken place ; I have, however,
great confidence in-our gallant army, and think the
French will pay dear for their temerity."
A Warrant has been issued under the authority of
the Admiralty-Court, and backed by the Lurd Mayor,
for the apprehension of the Captain of an American
ship, lately arrived in the port of. London, standia4'
ehargerl on the oath of a Lady of high ret;pectability,
tvasiding ha the vicinity of Rustel-square, with'assatilt-
ing, her during her passage from America ore. board
4!4 4"U*, t,,,.,,

l'itt Altivit,

list West Norfolk Regiment of Militia is expected
itOrarriouth this day and to-morrow, to do garrison
duty. '
•Tvo Companies of artillery, tinder the command of
Captains HAWKER and Me/snows, sailed last week
from Plymouth for Lisbon, on board the Eliza and
Thetis transports.
Those fine regiments, the Nottingham and North
Devon, have been inspected by Generals ENGLAND
and THOMAS, during the past week, on the Hoe, at
Plymouth ; the precision and soldier.like appearance
which they displayed excited general applause.
Tye Nottingham Militia marched on Monday and
Tuesday from Frankfort Barracks, Plymouth, to take
the duty at Dartmoor Prison, in the place of the
Shropshire regiment, returned to Plymouth.
Capt. ILBEItT, of the North Devon Regiment of
Militia, fractured his thigh by a fall, in endeavoitring
to catch his horse, which h 4cl broken liv)se ; he is as
well as can be expected after such a serious accident.
The circumstance relative to a private of the N.A.
tingharn militia having been wounded by a centry of
the same regime: who was stared to have been asleep
on his post, at Plymouth; is a mis statement of the ac-
cident. The wound was inflicted unintentionally by
the centry, who could not distinguish his co:nrade
during the darkness of the night. Seeing some one
approach hii post, at the Naval Hospital, where he
had the care of several impressed men, and having
challenged twice and received no reply, he presented
his
_l:tayonet, to prevent him proceeding : the wound-1.
ed man advanced upon it. The relief had passed,
and he was lagging behind, which occasioned the I
mistake of the centry, and the whc:ly unintentional
accident_ that occurred.
• I

Tuesday, the 2d instant, tie Officers of the Ply,
mouth division of Royal Marines gave a grand
dinner to their very respected General, BARCLAY, at
the mess room, at which were present Admiral CAL-
nEn,, Captain NASIT, Scc. Major-General BRIGHT,
Colonel Commandant, and about 55 Officers of the
Royal Marine corps. The dinner was served up in a
grad style, and consisted of every delicacy of the
season. _

The sett/ice of the Recruiting Department of the
Army, is, by the recent General Orders at the
Horse Guards, to be more strictly conducted, and to
be regarded distinctively from other branches of our
military system. This, though some time in agitation,
has been accelerated by circumstances that were
divulged at some late Courts Martial, where it
appeared, that notwithstanding the sums allowed by
the Public, to be paid for recruits, and which sums
were charged to Government, up to the full extent,
by Officers raising men, yet that the recruits were but
too frequently paid infinitely short of what they were
entitled to receive, and thereby defrauded of their
just right.