Star.
London, England, 1803-09-05 00:00:00

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPTIMBIR 3.
Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Lord Vifcount NELS4If,
K. B. Commander in chief of his Majetty's Ships and Veffels io
the Mediterranean, to Sir EVAN NCAPEAN, Bart. dated on
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board the AMPHION, at Sea, the 17th of junc:
Sit—l herewith tranfmit to you, for the informa-
tion of the Lords Commillioners of the Admiralty,
copy of a Letter from Captain Mowszer, of his
Majefly's fhip NIAIDSTONS, which was delivered to
me by the Lieutenant fent in with the yard therein.
mentioned, on the morning of the 17th inflant. as
the Am PH lON was getting under weigh from Malta.
I am, Sm.
acSiAned) N t LSON •ND BROWS'S.
His Majefty's p MAID/TONIC, June 14, 18:33, fourtem
leagues Weft from Ille Faro.
My Loan—l do myfelf the honour to inform yon,
that his Majcfly's (hip under my command fell in
with and captured, at fir this morning, a brig in
the fervice of the French Republic, called l'Arab,
carrying eight four pounders and fifty-eight men,
commanded by Captain MATHS/RIM TNIODORI Az-
vusam Illse was on her return to L'Oricut from
Athens. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) a. H. SIOVRBRAT.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

The noon htentlovi, En the capture of the three French gun.
boats, la Refslee, l'Eclair, and La Vierge d7n, on Thurfday the
;ad init. at No. 9, New Broad-ftreet.
On Saturday, precifely at three olclock, a fine 74
gun fhip was launched, from Mai& Randall and
Co.'s dock, Rotherhithe. The day was uncommonly
propitious, and an immenfe crowd of fpelators at.
tended. The River was covered with boats filled
with parties of falltionable people. The Chip is call.l
ed the Illoßrious. She went off very gradually but
in fine fiyle.

The fleet that failed from Cork on the aid of July,
under convoy of la Ploys frigate, for the Weft In.
dies, were all well on the 3d of Auguli, in lat. 39. 20.
N. long. 13. W. and intended touching at Madeira.
On the 3t it of July, the Peoitst captured the Union,
from Guadaloupe, for Bourdeaux.

Saturday we had letters from Guernfey, dated on
Wednefday • one of our eruizers Tnefday, flood
into Concale Bay, but the enemy's gun boats were
Rationed beyond the reach of her guns. They ap-
peared in the fame condition they were in a fort-
night fince.
By the PYLADES (loop of war, Capt. Buntowce,
arrived at Portfmouth, we have received a letter from
Sierra Leona. The colony was nearly exhaufted by
feveral months of alarm and watching, and at the
date of our letters was threatened with famine, there
nor beigg more rice in the fettlement than was ne-
ceffary for a fortnight's confumption, and the rain
lesion, fo injurious to the faders, had comment .
The Pr Lams was detained there fix months, to pro.
tea the colony from the threatened attack of the
natives; a new Governor, however, lately arrived
there, who had given a favourable turn to the polid
cal relations of the fettlement. When the Prsams
failed, we underaand every caufe of jealnufy had beep
removed, and our principal opponent driven from the
neighbourhood by fume powerful Chiefs, friendly t
the colony.
The Diamond, from the Havannah, which
lately wrecked at the mouth of the Thames, on Con-
vey Ifland, owing to the ignorance and inattention o
the pilot, was got off during the late fpring tides
having been greatly lightened. About 800 boxes
fugar have been damaged : the tell of her carg
which was worth 60,qc01. has been Caved.

The PYLADII4 which on Friday arrived at Pore.
mouth, from the coax of Africa, has brought jute!.
ligence of the lots of the (hip St. Juan, under Spaniak
colours, but fuppofed to be EnglA property. SU
was cut off by the Haves, who murdered all her pee.

ple, excepting one Tailor and a boy, and run the thip
on (Lore near the Rigo Pongos, where the was wrecli
ed,:ind very little of the property it was thought coup
be recovered by the fattors in the neighbourhood.

A letter from an Officer on board the Assiut
dated the 31a ult. off Helvoetfluirs, Pays, " This
a horrible Place for cruizing ; nnthing to be feen be
two French frigates, which only make our ttet
water, as they cannot be got at. If they were In
cowards they might come out and engage us, as
force is only equal to theirs. A few days ago, L
rinbv fent than in a challenge, and gave his ha
nnur, no other Britith (hips Humid interfere wire

them, if they would come out."
Hia Maj. fl (hip Warp has captured le Delefpuir rree:r
.a•ctt.

Me Columbus' from Emonlcaox to Virginia, la Cut i
iverponi by the Retrieve of that port.
Hi, Majetty's (hip la Sophie ha.. fent into Yarmouth de

[elm -na:frosit D atrie to Bremen with wheat.

The Goede Hoop, C. F. Kier,. from Trrtublade to Amgen]
fa Itrauded at Oneml; the is full of watcr slikh will fpoil

gn :—the crew are raved.
Ihe Benjamin, coiltna, from Newfoundland for Gibral-lr,
takco by a French prtratc,:r, cud Carlini into Teneride.

The Wakefield Volunteer Corps of Infantry'.
the amount of eight bundled and tiny, have la''.
the nath of allegiance.
The Lcvy•en-MafTe Att h Is been furperied ir. si,
Wall-Riding of York, owing to the number or ‘%,
lunteers being ts,ooo, and tote due ploportion bor
only 14,500.
The whole of the levies for the Army of Rciery
within the North Midland Untie, are to be tta.nt
and exercifed at Nottingham.
On Monday lait a me ting tork place at Dolls
in Clackmanr.anthire, of •h: hrt itor and .
of the parifh, when the whole !it tor berins as
unanimoufly ligned an offer of gervice.

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