Star.
London, England, 1819-11-11 00:00:00

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N.4F.4L INTELLIGrATE.

vi o, NOVEMBER 10.-IVilid N. W.—Arrived the
ca.:rarat, from the Dawns for Jamaica; George,
.r,.•„ uitto for I%lalta; Aurora, Walnut, frim ditto
o; kr; Aogerstetti, Triumraux, trout ditto (or Bar-
t•seaii, Low snot., num ditto for Lisbon; l'iggott,'
ditto for t)yorto; 7,ephyrs, LT:MMES. from Sun-
-1,11.41C.1! 21:1:4UCV, butts, :tad DuckenSeld, %Toon,
I maica • Fame, :llirentsou, from St. Pe-
i•LJ
,
r .• .7 r a..d the :llbany and Sir George ()shortie,
the 7.iactitiu,—sailed front the Isle of France
Cape ef Cooe hope t7th August, and St. Helena
:orber. Saihti his Majesty's ships CAULUON an a
,;'Curren to the hasixard.
N, NOVI3IIIEII 9.—Arrived the Pallas, Testa, from
mot., Iluxxor, from Prince bklward's
r• • Orawar, Iron St. John's (New Brunswick);
) •••eni Quebec, in 31 days. Sailed his
Ago,, •
. • lip 5,A,0,.,y, ol at-mist. Ihe Sally and Davis were
h'
f:„1„„1 at sr. J.rha's When the Rose sailed ; the Mae.
sva hout half loaded, and expected to sail in
Tee Da;; ympl.: had sailed for a port in the

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I O.- -Wind W. N. W.—Arrived and sailed
the S:ICNKEV, and the Elizabeth and Ann,
• Ge.d lott•It from Newfoundland; AM12,011,
•
; RoxLitl4l, lusts, from ClL:wane; Rising
' • V.( for I'lymouth; Baton, Ilscanana, from
.1:1 the L'alward, from St. Petcraburgh
CA..,! down rl-om the River and sailed the
. a, :i; Wu.sou, fur Jamaica; and the
- rw- • r, tor —.---,

• rlv N ra 10.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrived the
. .• •
with a Mail from Holland.
, 1 • r 4. ;o.
—Arrived the Regent, tuaicuu., from
• 1,1 10. one hundred miles from the Naze,
N.--,;;,r, t f Sutylerland, water-logged, and aban-
C.•pt4in Tworsui,t, supposed she would
of Jutland.

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.t. !wig Daphne' in coming into this hat-
r! ric:, and in a few hours became a total
•c t with difEculty. . .

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11.7oiate -2.3.—A large ship has been seen on a
in :he island of Runt. She lies ou her beam
wt, and her hull under water. It is observed
h•ile on her upper side. None of the crew
•.. e. r can it be discovered that any of their
i sert ck. Two dogs have come ashore alive
ti.e:e is a collar, but no name can be traced on
, consisted of hu not been ascertained. Some

c by which it appeared she wee an
had sailed about twenty days previously from

V E,:NBER 10.

70 Ti:i; EDITOR OF THE STAR. -
beg leave to request your insertion of a
-A, ix. a Letter, which appeared in your,
‘2.1 ia,:ant, by Albion," containing
on dle ernpkgment of Naval Officers
the Coast, for the prevention of
; and cuumanicating the fact of one
..:11:d %ad another wounded in an affray
took place near Hastings, between a
3 .ag,;lers and a party of men employed on

o.l,tent has thought proper to forbear
;ud conr,?e,:!s on the facts stated by him, at
.• ,;1 tt ua Las given a partial, and gar-
„,„ facts themhelves ; evidently be-

•,! I L.) excite a prejudice against the
• (*cast Llockade ; and any thing like a
gal.ar• iai statement would have defeated
. Had Albion made himself acquainted
:irzurnstances attending the affray, in
t cnhappily lost his life, he would have
. :...::.e was uste of a gang of Smugglers, more
:ozmber, armed with bludgeons, who at-
and assaulted three of the men of
Sc.-vice, one of whom was actually obliged
ni ;elf into the sea, and swim to the Martell°
a diAance of nearly a mile, to save
11 a Jury on the Coroners Inquest, after a
14 °V. i.:vest:gation of two days, returned a verdict
c:-.L,l:tiAble Homicide; and surely any reasoa-
.fit rran would have been satisfied with the un-
zied finding of twelve honest men, and those men
i the Coast, with whom, and the people
p,0y2,1 on the Coast Service, Albion asserts, there
s a sp.rit of contention, and therefore, if prejudiced
. certainly would not be in favour of the
Ol:crs. But it is not to the peaceable inha-
izts cl the Coast that this service is obnoxious ;
is should be so to the Smugglers no one will be
when, as Albion asserts, numerous arrests
'*;t4-4 ere taking place almost daily, and he might
e dthleJ, numerous convictions also. But such,
Editor, is the lenity exercised towards these men,
pia a late instance, where ten of them were taken
act of smuggling, armed with large bludgeons,
ra..l assaulted and severely wounded an Officer
K.:l:cc, in the execution of his duty, that the
ma.ty, "hid' is £lOO, was mitigated by the Ma-
-2.7.:c, bcf.)re whom they were taken, to one-fourth

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F.mugglt,rs cn this part of the coast are in the ,
()I assembling in gangs, or companies, of from
t') 21/U men, and are armed with stout bludgeons,
.-tamltly with iron spikes fixed into them, and some
have even fire-arms; and, when running a
4;:! zr,..ke no scruple of trampling. down the corn,
K'r.g the !ledges, and, on all occasions, acting with
?..:,.!acity of :awless banditti: yet if one of these
4.• th.e head of his numerous gang, when in the
cf Assaulting or wounding an Of on duty,
he wounded, or unfortunately killed, such men
Ciwi think this a case which calls for legislative
• • ! Does Albion suppose that Parliament will
- r. bber of the public revenue, particularly
La,e like this. when it is found inadequate to the
S-ty expenditure? Or can any friend to his
'..• conceive that the small part of our naval
• this service can be more beneficially *in-
, than in protecting the interest of the menu-
` and lawful commerce of this kingdom against
s:ic enemies? Should this subject be brought
hailinment, the entire apprcval of the conduct
• 'll' I,lotlcade parties is only to be anticipated so
. they continue to execute their duty in the
inann2r they have hitherto done; whenever
Lt :;! act otherwise, they will be equally amenable
" fellow-subjects to the laws of their country.
1 am, Sir, &c. VSAITAg.

' ;`Plite, of rather a serious nature, has taken
the Mediterranean, between the American
~:cdore $T EWA Al', and some Officers composing
"'-rt-Martial on a Marine. The Commodore re-
:7‘l t cordirrn the sentence of the Court, which
tactful language, and, in the end, Cap-
, ''.:'l'Doscucat, BALLARD, and Nionotsos, and
CFA LLAWILa and PAGIss were busPraded
crenands.