Star.
London, England, 1810-08-02 00:00:00

DEAL, AUGUST 1.

Sailed the BEAGLE sloop of war, and the Sr. AL-
SAN'S man of war, for Sheerness. The outward•bonnd
remain.—Wind W. S.W.

BALTIC CONVOY.

The following document has been published in the
Dlinburgh Newspapers on the subject of the recent
losses in the Baltic :

" Council Chamber, Edinburgh, July 28.

u The Lord Provost this day received, from Rear-
Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle, commanding on this
statum, advice of the capture, by the enemy, ofr the
Naze of Norway, of the eleven vessels in the annexed
list, to wh.ch, he is sorry, may be added 31 others.
under convoy of his Majesty's gim-brig Edward,
Captain Banks. The former had been furnished with
regular convoy instructions ; but the latter, having
joined after the convoy had taken its departure from
Vs'ingo Sound, was not so furnished, and therefore a
list of their names cannot be given.
" In communicating the foregoing intelligence to
the public, the Lord Provost regrets to state, that,
tccoreling to his information, the masters of the said
vessels made no exertion whatever to avoid the enemy,
but, on the contrary, have-to, and waited to be taken
possession of.
Frederica, C. Matsen, bound for Newry.
General Wrangle, H. Olson.
August, B. H. Knape, Liverpool.
Maria Dorothea, H. Glasemer, Dublin.
Gres, G. Alaiter, Newry.
Maria, J. I.inberg,
Leith.
Emile Lucas, A. K. Bakker,
Willielmina, A. Kstelberg,
Gladun, M. I.undgreen, _
Copernicus, D. Killbrand, Liverpool.
Sr. Barchoirmew, A. Karlston, Ditto.
ABERDEEN, JULY

I.iverpoot
Leith.
Ditto.

The Linn, LEtut, of this place, was loading at
Montreal on the 11th June, and was expected to be
ready to sad in about ten days afterwards. By a let-
ter from Captain HARRISON, at Greenland, we learn,
that the Latona had six large fish en the Ist of July ;
and the Hercules, by a letter from Dundee, is repor-
ted to have got eleven fish, at the Davis' Straits
Fishery, early in June. Captain the Hon. WILLIAM
GORDON, R. N. is appointed to the NEREID frigate, of
S 6 guns.

LLOYD'S LIST.

Ancrsr I.—Arrived the Braganza, Hart, from Buenos Ayres
- the Clinker, Dailer, from Jamaica ; the Scaleby Castle, Notting-
lam, Walmer Castle, Perseverance, and Albion, from India--
Soiled the Charlotte and Ann, Charlton, for Lisbon ; the Darling-
ten, Johnson, for Dominica ; the John and Thomas, Nicholson,
Su Malta ; and the Mary, Barker, for Oporto.

CARLISLE BAY, (BARBADOES) JUNE IS.
His Majesty's ship Rosamond, from Martinique,
arrived here on Thursday ; as have also the follow-
ing vessels since our last—ships John O'Gaunt, from
Cork ; Sir Godfrey Webster, from Portsmouth ;
and Venerable and Bootle, from Liverpool. Besides
these, there have also =rived several island traders,
'lnd four Americans.

3t:ste 19.—His Majesty's ship Statira, from Mar-
6riklue, arrived yesterday ; besides which, there have
been only the following vesselesince our last—sloops
Industry, from Berbice ; and Mary, from Demerara;
yd an American schooner from Alexandria, with
Pour.
Ships Tiger, Venerable, and Bootle, will sail from
hence for Liverpool early on Sunday morning next.
JUNE 23.—His Majesty's ship PARTRIDGE, from
Cork and Madeira, 58 days from the former and 32
from the latter, arrived here yesterday with twetve
sail of traders under convoy. Of these the Severn of
Bristol, Charming Eliza, and a brig of Dublin, are
for this island ; the others have generally proceeded
to their respective destinations. The brig Vestry
from Portsmouth, bound to Nevis with coals, out 53
11475, arrived this morning.
Since our last have also arrived, his Majesty's brig
PERUVIA, from Grenada ; schooners Polly and
Nancy, Lratisa and Fame (three masts), from Mar.
tinique ; schooner Industry, from St. Lucia ; three
masted schooner Lancashire Witches, from Para ;
and this morning the armed schooner Mouche, from
Guadaloupe. Besides these, the American brigs
Hiram and Mary, from New London ; schooner
Commerce, from Norfolk ; three other schooners and
a sloop from different ports of the United States,
leave arrived here.

zunuatrnort nuts mciftY.
The Lynx, for the hinge, Tobias, and Rebecca. captured May
7,1307. irt the Constant ; and for the Phillip, captured lune 3,
11107, by the Ariadne; will be paid on her arrival at Yarmouth,
after the 10th instant, and recallod at No. 11, Cecil street, Strand,.
London.

The Niger, for the Treade Darner, captured May 21, 18043,
by the Thunder bomb, (In company with the Niger and De:-
trous,) will be paid an the 11th ianant, at Na. 11, Cecil-street,
and there recalled.

The Defiance, for the Ellison and cargo, recaptured December
23, Iso9, will be paid on board, at Plymouth, on the .sth instant,
and recalled at Mr. Lockyer's, Plymouth, on Fridays and Tues-
days, for three months.
The Naiad, for the Eugenie, captured July it, 1809, will be
paid on board, on arrival, and recalled at No. t, James-street.
Adeiphi.
The Gladiator, for the Sperchnoy and Wilhelmlna, captured
December 2, 1807, will be paid a third and final distribution on
board, and recalled at No. 4, Austin Fria% on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, for three months.
ADMIRALTY COURT, JULY Si.

This day the Right Hon. Sir W. Scorr proceeded
to the adjudication of the following cases :
Flora, Nousen master.—This was a further proof case in re-
spect to the cargo, which was claimed by various persons. The
Court, after two days deliberation, restored the property.
Seltwren, Saragossa maszer.—dhls was a question of salvage.
The vessel had been captured by the French, and recaptured by
a British cruizer.—Property restored, subject to the payment of
salvage.

James Cook, loughin masterr--This vessel, under American
colours, laden with various merchandise from New-York to
Tonningen, was captured near the mouth of the Texel, and car-
ried to Yarmouth. The Court was of opinion that it was the In-
tention of the Master, if possible, to slip the ship into the Tozel,
and tbereff,te condemned the ship and cargo, on the ground of
breach of blockade ; and also the Master's private adventure, ob-
serving, that it should make a general rule, namely, that where
there was a gross fraud, and the Master appeared to be the prin-
cipal agent, it should reject his claim as to private adventures.
Henrietta, Jorhiorim master.—This vessel was under Danish
colours, laden with rye, and was captured on a voyage from Ton-
ningen to North Bergen. Ship and cargo restored, subject to
captor's espenees_ _

Seehund, Semeken muter.—Ship restored—the cargo bad pro-
vlously been restored.
Anourr l.—Maria, Hanson master.—This vessel sailed under
Swedish colours, laden with salted herrings, destined to Gotten-
bergh.—Col tdemne d.
Nicoline, Neilson niaster.--This vessel, under Danish colours,
laden with malt and rye, was going from one Danish port to ano-
ther; but it appeared that contraband articles were concealed in
the hold.—Condemned.

Betsey, Florence maven—This vessel, under American co-
lours, laden with various merchandise, was proceeding to Ton-
ningen when captured —Restored.
Flora, Nousen master.-.-Frelght pronounced to bo due to his
Majesty.

The DiFgence, RAMAGOSA, from the Havannah to
the Coast of Spain, his been taken, retaken, and car•
ried into Mahon.

The Charlotte, from the Cape of Good Hope,
sprunk a leak, and put into atldanhs Bay, in April.
The French have now► lying in the outer road of
Brest, ready for sea, one line of battle ship, three fri•
gates, two brigs and two schooners. They were seen
here a few days ago by one of our frigates, the Slums,
we believe. This account may be relied upon.

MY/V.—The following is the amount of the British Naval
Force up to tins day t —At sea, 97 ships of the line, 19 front 50
1 to 44 guns, 141 frigates, 119 sloops and yachts, S bombs and fire
ships, 147 brigs, 29 cutters, 60 schooners, gun vessels, luggers,
&c.—total 612.—1 n port and fitting-23 of the line, 7 from SO
to 44 guns, 28 frigates, 42 sloops, &e. 2 bombs, 32 Inns, 7
I cutters, 27 schooner* &c.—total 168.—Guard ships, hospital
ships, prison ships. L. 36 of the line, 8 from Si to 44 guns, 6
frigates, 6 sloops, &c. 2 schooners, e.—total 58.—1 n orlinary
and repairing for service, 66 of the line, 12 from SO to 44 guns,
61 frigates, 40 sloops, &c. 9 bombs, &c. 26 brigs, 2 cutters, 5
schooners, &c.—total 221.—Building-38 of the line, 16 frigates,
2 sloops, acs. 1 brig—total 56.--Grand rota* 1,115.

The Loyalist Frenchmen attended yesterday and
this morning at Mr. SMITH'S, in Scotland-yard, West-
minster, to receive their quarterly money, paid them
by Mr. HUGHES, by order of the British Government.
It has been stated is several of the papers that the
Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo was an Irishman by
birth. It now appears, however, that he is a Biscayan,
and his name is Don ANDRES HARRASTI. He com-
menced his career as a soldier in the Royal Spanish
Guards, into which no foreigner is admitted, and in
that corps he was the friend and companion of Don
MARION() ALVAREZ, the celebrated defender of Ge-
rona.

A man of the name of Forbes, 60 years of age, un-
dertook, on Tuesday morning, for a wager of ten
guineas, to walk from Mickleham, Surrey, to the Obe-
lisk, St. George's Fields, being 21 miles, in four hours,
allowing him 15 minutes to refresh on the road. He
started at a quarter before five, and arrived at his
journey's end two minutes before the given time.
Mr. Edward Millen, of Bethersden, started on
Tuesday week, at six o'clock in the evening. to go
one hundred miles in twenty-tour successive hours on
Charing Heath; which task he completed thirty-five
minutes within the given time. Mr. Millen performed
the first eight miles in an hour and seven minutes,
and went a mile in eight or flint minutes for some
time after that ; towards the close he appeared much
fatigued, and his feet were swollen considerably.
Dooorres Annual Coat and Badge were yester-
day rowed for by six Watermen. The boats started
from the Old Swan, above London-bridge. Two of
them gave in ere they reached Blackfriars. The tol-
lowing entered into the spirit of the contest, and coa-
tinued it to the last with indefatigable perseverance :
SSIANT . - • Strand-lane.
Meting - - Hungerford.
limes - . Lambeth.
KING • • • Horseleydown.
When the four boats passed through Westminster-
bridge, Smart was about a dozen boats length a.head,
Meade was second, and Hicks third. In that order
the competitors reached their destination, i. e. the
Swan, at Chelsea. The match was against tide. The
boats did not start until half past past seven—it was
nine o'clock when they came in at the winning-post.
Owing to the showery state of the weather, the river
did not boast of its usual display of gay company ;
but few ladies were on the water. We observed all
the four.oared cutters belonging to the societies below
bridge ; likewise pleasure-yachts, funnies, skiffs, and
wherries innumerable.

Charter:, an Attorney, who was lately tried in
Dublin, (as reported in our paper of the 24th ult.)
for stealing a horse from a Counsellor MOLONYI and
acquitted, was indicted, and found guilty last week,
of obtaining the horse under false pretences. The
trial lasted for four hours, in consequence of an argu-
ment on the construction of the Swindling Act. The
prisoner, after receiving a severe lecture from the
Judge, Baron M'CL*t.LAND, was sentenced to be
transported for seven years.
Tuesday a basket woman, attending Covent-garden
market, tell down in a fit, and almost instantly ex-
pired.

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On Tuesday the Horse and Foot Guards had orders
to hold themselves in readiness, and continue under
arms till twelve at night.
A considerable number of transports for the convey-
ance of troops will be collected in Ramsgate harbour,
in the course of the present week. The troops men-
tioned are the 6th and 98th Regiments of infantry.—
Their destination is said to be Ireland.

The West Middlesex Militia are ordered from
Dover to Hilsea Barracks ; the Oxford Militia will
succeed them at Dover.
Thursday the 12th ult. the Banffshire Regiment of
Local Militia, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
ROBINSON, was reviewed by Lieutenant-General Lord
Viscount CATHCART. On the 14th ult. his Lordship
reviewed the Glengary Regiment of Local Militia.
The First, or Western Ross Regiment of Local
Militia, commanded by Lieut.. Col. Mmto, of Cule-
rain, was inspected on Saturday last at Dingwall 14
Major• General Scorr.

The Caithness Local Militia, commanded by the
Earl of CArritrisss, were embodied at Thurso on the
21st June, and completed their 20 days entitling and
exercise on the 12th ult.

The Kincardineshire Regiment of Local Militia,
commanded by Lieut.-Col. GEORGE HARLZY Daum-
MOND, assembled at Stonelumen on Monday the
ult. and finished its perioti of training and exercise on
Monday the 23J.

A General Court-Martial was held last week, at
Chelmsford, on a Subaltern Officer belonging to the
Derbyshire regiment of militia, on a charge preferred
against him for having absented himself from the said
regiment of militia without leave. The attention of
the Court was occupied for two days on the above
investigation, and their sentence thereon will not be
publicly known until it has received his Majesty's
sanction.

The exemption clause in the Militia Act, after enu-
merating the usual exceptions, provides that " no poor
man whose goods and chattles are not worth £lO, or
who does not pay £5 a year rent, having more than
three children, born in wedlock, living, and under the
,tge of 14 years, shall be liable to serve personally, or
by substitute for the Militia; and no person having
served personally or by substitute, in any Militia,
shall be obliged to serve again, until by rotation it
shall come to his turn; but no person who has served
only as a substitute, shall by such service be exemp-
ted from serving again if he shall be chosen by ballot."

The Anniversary of the ever. memorable Battles of
Talavera, was commemorated by the 23d Light Dra-
goons, on Saturday last, at the Fountain Tavern,
Canterbury. A dinner, consisting of turtle, venison,
and every delicacy, was provided on the occasion,
and served up in a style of great elegance.
The visitors, who by invitation honoured the 23d
by their attendance, were Lieut.-General NICOLLS..
with the Staff of the Kent District, and Major-Go.
neral the Hon. CHARLES Hoeg, and the Staff of the
•Cavalry Brigade. Major-General PAYNE, who corn•
manded the Cavalry Brigade at Talavera, and Lieu-
tenant-Colonel SEYMOUR, who commanded and led
the 23d oa those honourable days, with Lord PORTA**
LINOTON, its present Lieutenant-Colonel, were pre-
vented by indisposition from attending.
The toasts, after those of the King, Queen, and
Royal Family, were peculiarly appropriate to the day
—the first was,
" Sir David Dundas and the Army," followed ky
" Lord Viscntra Welling:on and his gallant Army."
General Nicor.Ls then proposed,
" General Payne and the 234 light Dragoons, with the
!sopa that the gallantry displayed by the regiment at the battles if
Talavera would be held in remembrance by futurity, and would
be an Incitement fur young men to embrace the service in a corps
which in its maturity had so honourably distinguished itself."
The succeeding tbast marked how much and how
well the merits of its late gallant Commander were es-
timated. It was,
" The man, who by his seal and activity rendered the rail-
I anent fit for such a service, whose interest was exerted to procure
it to distinguished a destination, and who afterwards so gallantly
led it into action on the plains of Talavera de la Reyna—Lkute-
' was-Colonel Seymour."
I as

Anson."
" The Hon. Saville Henry Lumley, late
of the 23d."

~ The late

Robert Gordon."

Yet while libations to the Laurel were thus poured,
those of the Cypress were not omitted, and the first
and foremost in this class, was

" The memories of Generals MI/Unite and Langworth, and
an those heroes in arms who nobly and gallantly fell on the me.
tuneable days of the 27th and 28th of July, 1809."
This was followed by others of a more near and
dear estimation. First,

"The particular memory of Lieutenant John King, who glo-
riously fell at that period, after a service of 16 years in every quar-
ter of the Globe, tu the never-ceasing regret of all who knew him."
Secondly—" The memory of their worthy comrade, Lieute-
nant Power."—After which,
" Our gallant Associates now prisoners with the enemy."
" The 66th Regiment, (General Nicholls) the old associates of
the 23d, as well in peace as in war."
A long series of toasts of minor moment, followed
by copious libations, then succeeded, and were con.
tinued till the dawn of the morning of Sunday admo-
nished a departure from the festive board.

A few nights since, about twelve o'clock, a corps
of Irish soldiers, quartered at Petersfield, behaved in
a most unruly manner; not content with breaking
each other's heads, they disagreeably annoyed the in-
habitants for some time; till, at length, the fear of
them was so great, that Captain !Awes called out the
Volunteers, who soon assembled in sufficient strength
to rout the gentlemen to their quarters, where the ring-
leaders were put into close confinement.

Yesterday se'nnight, an inquest was held at the Ship
Inn, Sandgate, on the body of James Lewis, a soldier
in the 38th Regiment, who was murdered, with cir-
cumstances of much brutality, early on the preceding
Tuesday, in an affray at the same house, when, al-
though the Jury sat from eleven in the morning till
nine at night, during which many witnesses, who were
present at the time, were examined, yet the evidence
was so vague and contradictory that nothing could
be discovered to criminate any of the parties; the
Jury in consequence, after a long consultation, found
a verdict of wilful marder against some fierson or persons
unknown.--A farther inv . igation by the Magistrates
of Folkstone took place on Friday and Saturday last,
when three persons of the names of Pegden, Kennet,
and Pates, were fully committed for trial. Several
more, it is thought, will be apprehended. Misch credit
is due to the Mayor and Magistrates for their exertions
to discover the offenders.

viola,

EDINBURGH RACES, /I/2.Y
This day our Races commenced, when the City of
gdinburgh's Plate, of 50 pounds, was run for over
the sands of Leith, and won by
John Conlon, Esq. of Carlete.i's, bay mare, 6 yrs old 1
Mr. Hamilton's br. filly, Jane Shore., by John BuU
Arrived at Fortune and Blackwell's—.
The Right Hon Lord Elibank, Hon. Mr. Uteri's MimiTs
Majors Campbell and Towers, Captain Napier, of Milfgan,
Alexander Don, F.sq. Bet off from the same place, Wllams.
and Miss Kant, Sir Charles Douglas, Bart. h kor Carrutbors,
Captain Greirson, John Walker, and Johnstone, hoq.