Star.
London, England, 1810-12-04 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, *EMBER 2.

Arrived the MARTINop of war, from Ports-
mouth ; and the Adveutitie'packet, from Falmouth :
she sailed from helices* America, the 13th ult. but
was dismasted in a gale; off the Lizard, and has been
forced back to rer3tl'.
Sailed the AAtirrvThisv frigate, CaptainViitox, to
cruize off the aleck Rocks; the Duke of Kent packet,
Captain Cioitswowni, with Mails for America ; and
,the I.7ratAcq Freoing.kacltetiCaptitin DELL, with the
snailsbrought back hy the Adienture. • • •
NAVAL APPOINTMENTg..

Captain ROIERT Cattratzt, to the Trensendona.
Captain McNair RAPER Mars, vice Kress.
Captain M. H. SCOTT, Marlborough.
Lord WILLIAM STUART, Elizabeth.
Captain PuiLOT, Primrote.
Captain W. Sr erutAas (of he Thunder), Columbine.
Captain Gasses, Bonne Citoyeane.
Captain litartAta, Persian.
Captain Batt, Challenger.
Captain FILEN N CRltAlls V.T, Phipps. . •
Captain Pascoe, Tartarus, vice CapIISMAINWARINOI re!
moted to the rank of Post Captain.
Captain Wl:Acme:4, Cooragent, vice DRUMMOND.
Captain BEAUTORT Frrderickstein.
Captain DANIEL, 1r)oP tterel. •
Hon. Captain BERM, Satellite.
Captain G. W. WILLIS, Leveret.
Captain MUMTAZ:MO&i Dispatch.
Captafn AusrzN, Caledua.a.
Captain FARRINGTON, Clio.
Hon. Captain STOPTORD, Otter.
Lieutenant sir WILLIAM PARKER, (son of the late Admiral
Sir William Parker, and Flag-Lieutenant to Sir John Duckwonb)
is promoted to the rank of Commander.
Lieutenant P.. SCOTT, Hatinibal.
Lieutenant 1). 14. Hort, Macedonian.
Lieutenant Borce, Vengeur.
Lieutenant It. ATKIN s, Crocus.
Liesttenant H. Di ton, 'Prernendots.
Mr. Rivas (son of Captain Ryves) 13 promoted RAM a Lieu-1
tenant, aid appointed to the Alfred.
Lieutenant I'. PETTM AN
,PelletOpbol3.
FR IDLRICZ PITTMAN, Etsgp ,Secretary to Admiral Fierier.
Mr. NicsoLas TIN 3101iTIL is appointed Muter of the lion.ostr,
Mr. Junr: Everts, from the Bedford, to be Surgeon of the,
Hotsrur.
Mr. 'l. novas is appointed Surgeon of the Pedargus, In the
roe= of Mr. Hums, removed to the Nympiwn.
Mr. M'Causs, Surgeon of the Crown, sod late Surgeon with
Lord Collingwood, is appointed t:urgeen to the near PrisenDepot
at Greenlaw, North Britain.
Mr. Purism/in to be Surgeon of the St. Alban's. And
I Captain FINLEY to the Rover.

Sunday se'nnight, the Vulture sloop of war sailed
from Leith Roads, for the Nore. The Amiable fri.
gate arrived on Monday se'nnight from Portsmouth,
with about 130 prisoners ; about 40 of them were
landed on Tuesday forenoon, and tke remainder on •
Wednesday.
I Wednesday the Hussatt frigate and HAVOCK gun-
brig arrived from the Baltic.
The Eliza, fromPrinte of Wales's Island, was drove
on shore in Bigbury Bay, the 29th lilt. ; cargo saved.
The Three Thomas's, —, from Loridon for New
York, foundered at sea the 21st of October.
The Alexander, BALLARD, from Plymouth, was
totally lost on the 211 t of October, on the coast of
America. .
The Only Son, Comm, from Liverpool to Phila-
delphia, was abandoned at sea on the 28th September.
• The Dispatch, from New-York to Gibraltar, upiet
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at sea oh the Bth of September. •

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The Prudentia, Sr RATHEY, from Omega, was strut&
ed on the 20th ult. near St. Andrews. 1 • 1
The Rainbow, KNIGHT master, belonging to Dun::
dee, was lost, aew days ago, in the Frith of Forth-;1
crew sated.

-A galliot. from Archangel, with a cargo of deall.
for Leith, went on shore on the 26th, a little to the
eastward of St. Andreie*harbour—crew saved by thO'
life-boatr.
. !Thursday fortnight a vessel arrived off Newhaven.
'friSm the Straits, and took a pilot on board ; one per-
ii on
ion went on shore at that port, and was ordered by
the Collector to be sent to London, and the ship .to.
Standgate Creek, to perform quarantine ; but. whilst,
lying off Newhaven- she .was captured by :a Fr!ttch,
privateer, and sent over to Gravelines, where she was
ordered to perform quarantine in the Roads. At the
expiration of the time a boat came off from the. there,
and the white flag was dirvcted to be struck; Whilst
the Frenchmen were busied in conversing with *e
captors below, four Englishmen; who Wet" nisibta,
formed the. resolution of making their•estape:with the.
boat, which was tied to the stern.-- 'nig succeeded
in getting dear off, and.laaded at liingsdown, near
Dovenc.,. t •

His Majesty's ship PERLUX, lying
in English bar-
boar, Antigua, during the imssitatie months, has safe
feted from. the diseases of the climate to an alarming
degree. The mortality hai, fallen heaviest on the
Offieers of the ship,,and the marines but the Crer,
almost to a man, have been attacked with fever. The
following list of deaths may be depended on :
Mr. Jobn Howell, third Lioness:a; Mr, J. D. liardinchaas,
Parser"; Lieutenant °pry Rsidnion, 11oyai'Marines;
.Lieute-
nant Thomas Gibirs,Royal Marines.; Mr. Orrock, Gunner ; *IN
Freentan, Boatsseath ; Mr. Chat* rearon, Assistant -Snits& ;
Mr.-Daniel Pearse, 'Midshipman; 145.,Cbarratt. Schoolanastaa
Mr. English, Master's Mate ; Mr. Crawford, Master's Mate ;
ML Daniel Plusevhedshiemalt; St• Basta), .14abbiruaa i sad
swat'! !My mime, infamy *Motu .
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Asr-,INDIES.
OUST: —A Utier Troth Icainticoei
dated March 4, states the following tragical occur.
rence :—A shock of an earthquake being experienced
during the night; at one of the small hill forts, ow ng
to which some houses were thrown down ; nearly at
the sgme momenta fire broke out, which so much
alarmed the people, that numbers left the place al .t
sought safety in the open county. Among the ftigi.
tives were several feinales, who under the Impulsd cf
terror, had fled half nated from the Rajah's Zenan.
The natives, pitying their condition, tbo therfi
and the nett morning conducted them track to the
fort, when their jealous tyrant ordered.eight of Out&
immediately to be decapitated, for having exposed
themselves to the observatiorf of men ; and se&
tented fire of their innocent conductors to have neir
eyes put out, for fuming had an opportunity of gazing
upon their persons.

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The Chinese have lately, under the cnndutt of slme
Europeans, obtained a signal victory over a squadron
of Ladrone pirates; in the Guiph of Tonquin. Frey
sunk six of the enemy's vessels, and made 200 priao-
nets.

Seteral Jesuit Missionaries, in China, hate lately
been accused by the Mdadarins of conspiring, with'
some of the natives; against the life of the Emp,roy.
At the date of the hit accounts, five of the holy Fa.
thets were in custody; and were speedily to be broug )..
to trial.

The last accetmts from Madras dated July IS, say
that the Russell will be sent home with the Octoh:c
fleet, if she can be put into a sufficient state of secu-
rity for that purpose.
The French have three squadrons at sea fmrrt• the
Isle of France ; one crniairig in the Bay of Bengt'.
another off Madagascar, and the third is supposed to
be gone to take posseision of the Portuguese .sett!e-
ment of Mozambique, on the coast of Africe, app.).
site to Madagascar, under the expectation, It ,was
presumed, that they would be drivin out or the Isle
of Frar,ce.
The French frigate l'Astree, 44 gnus, and a large
French privateer. of 30 guns and 130 men, bad got
into the Isle of France i they left Rochefort on the
12th of Minch. The privateer bad been chased by
our blockading squadron.
• The enemy's frigates Bellona and Minerve, with
the ViCtot slOop; sailed froin the. Isle *of France on
the 14th of Nue, and two lays afterward they allae .
,is the Ocean American ship from Chita..
La 'Manche, la Vends, and En tepreit antes were
tote squadron cruizing off the Sand Heads or fleord.
The Encephalitis, Phaeton, and Cornelia frigates were
7,ning'in pursuit of them.
The Harriet cartel arrived at Madras-on the Wet
of July, Which left the I .'e of Fiance on the 14th of
the preOding month. The. Harriett brOught 135
prisoneri;.whohad been exchanged ; amunqst them
'were the passengers and ladies taken in the Windh mi
with she gentlemen who were so shamefully Wisest
away front the British settlement on the coast of Si.
antra. They experienced very good ;remnsets..it
'the Isle of France.
The effect of the late ExPeditinn to the Persisis
Gulf had -not been attended 'with much benefit to
'our nserchants, The Arabs base gained such own-
ilete iscendatcy in their shipping, that ours are sh it
rout from the ports, and they are now leaping the b tr.
least which has been opened to,them at the expellee oe
Bftish blood gird treasure. Every port in the Oka
is pouring nut fleets for all parts uf India.—A num•
tier of vessels have arrived at China from America.
All hopes of the Trite Briton had vanished.
Thes CIitEVONNT, Capt. WAINNRIOSIT, passed Point
da Galle on the 26th June, with a convoy from 80111-
bay for China.
The Fahie, Baring, and'Eir Edward Perlew, may
be daily expected to arriye with cargoes from Bengal.

At a sale at the Lamb public-house, Starborottgh,
on Wednesday's/ening last, in a room above th •
cellar, the auctioneer having got as far its he thoug
he could in the price of an article, and repeating it;
usual thewords,"Croing, Going, C one," the flourn: t
room gave way, and the auctioneer, his clerk, and a
number of the company were instantly preeipitat- I
into the cellar below. Fortunately, the casks check I
in some measure the violence of their fall, and no o

was hurt. •
His Grace the Duitt: of BEnrtno is building ittitost
splendid cottage, for his occasional residence, in the
,romantic neighbourhood of Marna Abbot, very near
the Tamar, and not far distant from Tavistock, to
the no small grAtificationof his tenantry, and the in.
,habitants around. Grace has lately presented
if. asi ft to the parish of Tavittock, that handsome and
.valuable organ, the date propetty Ts Hewes Esq.
r' „Private letters from Pario-pf the 261.11 ult. mention,
that CARNOtt the cillavaisi Minister at tVar, had re
eeotly obtained*considerable portion of Bonn PAMR'S
confidence, and been employed-by hint in *Woos of

trest:and. importance. • . .
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.Tise.Frenolt Minister 'at Stockholm lately made a
foicaltkomplaint of a.dinner having been given by th?
lE'l4 li h resident-at Gottenburgh, to celebrate Lori
;
7iriltt,irrtozcirores•vietory. The. Court esitered,warmly
r, into the complaint, but after every inquiry, they were
• unable to ascertain where the dinner was held, or thz
r,c110113 that provided it. •
The Prince of BENXVENTO, (TALLISTRAND),, acertr.,
:ding to private letters from France, had been for se.
!Oral weeks Tendered incapable of; transacting anv
Public business. by an attack of the gout, which, i,
the opinion of ail; physicians, for some tinsiehreatgoe I
his life. He...tras, however, getting better.
Friday afternoon, three French luggef PriVareers
were so distinctly seen from the coast near griefs's,
that it was deemed prudent to fire teliatpiry guns,
%)y. way of warning the crews of the coasting vessels,
;one of which,- we regret to state, was takaiusigllt
of many inhabitants. . ... ...
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• 1651P11 Beira, Esq. Steward to his GraeiVie Dias
.of Norfolk, is chosen Moira of Arundel; in 0pe1...
-tion.to Wm. Hotaans, Esq. by a majority .1".9 votes.
Thus is the contest at last decided.
W. P. Hanewelli an Asslitant Clerk in the Dock.
Ahlty Office at Hull, was lately committed o.the g ..il
of
that town, charged with embezzling seven stuns,
:received in his official situation. ft!
• Sunday aelmiebt, a bet belonging to owe t .e
foreign vessels lying at Dundee, fell into tleyrat r.
, he was song% as board. and was sirens: mats
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