Star.
London, England, 1803-08-29 00:00:00

NAUTICAL INTtLLIGNdE.

MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND S.S. W.
•11.1. 1101.11 Ali. 1/01.
Dublin Y i Hamburgh e
Waturterd i I Litbun z o
FALMOUTH, Avatar 26.—Yeaerday arrived the
AUCKLAND packet, ScHurLea, in at days from Lit.
bon : the brings an account of the capture of the IC:No
Grottos packet, .Capt. Ysscomss, which was taken
on the 3oth ult. by le Reprifal, French fchooner pri-
vateer. of 14 guns, after a very (mart engagement
of 5o minutes, and carried into Vigo. Captain Yes-
comas was dangeroufly wounded, and died of his
wounds on the 13th inR. on board a Swedifh galliott,
which was chartered by the officers and late pain-
Fers of the KING Gutzon packet, from Vigo for
almouth, and this velfel the AoceLAND fell in with
an the 12th ;nil. The Mate and three feamen of the
Kum Gorto' packet were alto wounded, one of the
atter badly, the others were nearly recovered : (he
vas carried by boarding. The AUCKLAND failed in
:ompany from Lifbon with his Majefly's (hip DIANA,
laving a convoy for England : on the 14th inR. the
)acket was brought to by the Conflance, of Liver-1
,one, Captain Jour, which had been out nine weeks.l
and had made no captures. The Do cc or CUPIDS,.
t.AND packet was fate arrived out, and expetted to
fail with the mails for England about the t ath or 13th
Ina. The (hip Sir Hyde Parker, from Honduras,
which arrived a few days ago, (poke the (hip Fortune,
Captain CALes Etas, on the 7th int. in lat. 45. 2.
long. 30. 13. out 35 days, all well.
The Doss 07 Yoke packet fails to-morrow, if fa.
♦ourable wind, with two mails for Lifbon.—The
LADY ARANALLA packet is appointed to take out the
Leeward Ifland mails, and is *tweed to fail about
the Id September. The O us CSIAATOTTS packet,
MUDOS, is appointed to take oat the mails of next
(loath for Jamaica.—The LascasTaa packet, &Liar.
as being the Senior Captain in the Weft India fer-
ric*, will now take his packet into the Lilbon ferrice,
in confequenee of the death of Captain Yascomaa.—
the latter was a young man, and much *licensed by
all chore who had the pleaftire of knowing him : the
poor of the village in which he retitled have much
teafon to regret his lots.
P. S. Sailed the Anna Maria, brig privateer, of
t 4 guns, Captain CAIIIII., on a cruise ; the Villiers,
Datron, for Swank& ; and the Mrsoas cutter,
Deal-row, on a cruise.—A larr fchooner, fuppo-
fed to be a French privateer, pared this port this
morning to the eaaward, thought to be a prize.
,ktrsourn. Avower 27.—Came in the HYDRA,
of sfl guns, from a cruise. The Thomas, Captain
TWONT, from Riga; the Sophia, Captain Bowman ;
the Mariner, PITA ; and the Britifh 'far, ALLWARD,
from Stockholm ; the Friendfltip, WaTsoa, from
Memel ; all laden with naval Bores for this Port.
Alfo the PLYARILL, of aft guns. from a cruise; the
DeacsoN, of 74 guns ; from the Channel fleet, to re-
fit; and the French brig, Modefte, from Newfound-
land, laden with Mb and oil, for Bourdeaux, taken
blr the CuLaons it, of 74 guns.
Sailed the Seism, of IS guns, on a cruise; the
Ramose, of 54 guns, with a fleet for Cork ; and the
RESOLUTION cutter, on a cruise.
PotTsmoorm, AUGUST A.—Sailed the ROMNEY
man of war with the fleet under convoy for the EaR
Indies, South Seas, rite.; and CKALI.OTT& fchooner,
with a Beet for the Downs.—The Hope, of London,
W. Gaon', matter, laden with wine, from Gum.
fey, is feized by Captain STtLEs, of the Roseate
Better. for having a quantity of liquor concealed
under her ballaL—The DICADO frigate, Captain
RUYIItIFORD, has fent into this port, the Portaged
galliott, laden with fait, captured of Havre; and
this morning the CNAILLOTTI fchooner, Lieutenant
ALT, fent in the Mary, of Rye, laden with Goo tabs
of brandy.—. Arrived the Camel Aare alp, Captain

Ayscoucm. from the Downs, booed for the W.

Indiera-Came into harbour the Gown. of 74 SIM,
Captain BatillAMlL-..Mr. F. Econ, maises mate,
and Mr. J. Szurnotsidatipman,,af the EGTPTIIIIII4
which brought into this port Pr.pervier correue, west
into the magazine of that veal on Thurfday night,
while
.intoxicated, and imprudently attempted to
light a candle with the lock of a pittol and fame
picked oakum, the (parks of which fet Ere to force
powder in the magazine, which blew op the ground
floor, and otherwife confide:ably damaged the 'ref-
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feL Thofe officers were taken to Hadar hofpital very
much bruited, and yetiarday Mr. Eoa■ dial in con-
fequence of the hurt he nesived.
Dem., A trG UST 25.—•Our gallant tars fill continue
to annoy the enemy, anti to interrupt the labours
which arc now carrying On in different points of the
cola, and particularly at Boulogne. Capt. &traitors,
who is now IL-.tioned of Portell, on the fouth fide of
Boulogne Bay, to annoy the workmen employed
in building (=anew batteries, never lures an oppor-
tunity of haraffing them, either by,night or day.—
On the night of the aad, while the French were very
bury by torch light, that aftive and enterprifing offi-
cer ran in and gave them a whole broadlide ;—as it
was perfedly dark the Republicans did not fee any
thing of the Britifh tars, till the (hot rattled about
their ears, on which they fcampered off as fait as they
could, throwing their torches from them in every
direa ion.

DIAL, AUGUST 28.--Sailed the Itascza sloop,
SulPll az bomb, and Swazi.ow cutter on a crnize :
came down the I'ozl man of war from Sheernds ;
and TARTARUS bonito, from Woolwich. Wind S. W.

ditiltrfOct, Atteusi a6.—Capt. ALLAN of the
brig Irvine, arrived here from Qt2ebec, fpoke off To-
ry, the brig Recovery, 800, of and from this port
to New York. Captain Roasters, of the Eliza., from
Halifax, fpoke on the zoth curt. in lat. 54. 45. N.
and long. 9. se. W. the hark Hannah, of Newcaflle,
RIDDLIY mailer, bound to Cheller, (Nova Scotia,)
out 5 days from this port : arrived at Hull, on the
zoth curt. from Pillau, the Sally, SHAW, of this
port; left. Elftneur on the Bth curt. with a fleet of
So fail, under convoy of the Ho u N D Hoop of war, and
FAVOVILITZ cutter ; parted convoy on the I tth curt.
off the Niece of Norway, in a fog, after which faw
no more of ;he fleet : the America, RnatiisoN, ar-
rived at St. John's from Liverpool, upon the 26th
July ; the Britannia, COWAN, of this port, at New.
foundland from hence, 25th ultimo ; the Rofina,
POTS' IR, of ditto, at ditto, from New Bronfwick ;
the Atlive, BIAITHWAITE ; and Clyde, ASKEW, at
Liverpool, from Jamaica; the Aaive, NEIL, at
Belfall from ditto ; the Rofina, POTTER, at Ply-
mouth from Halifax.