Star.
London, England, 1803-12-15 00:00:00

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY.—WInd %Vat.
ARR. DOR. ARR. 111:11
k/üblin o t I Hamburgh
Waterford 3

FALMOUTH, DEC. tr.—Arrived the GANNETT
floop of war, from Lifbon, after a pafTage of 14 days.
PanzAsca, Dac. 10.—Arrived this day a large
French lugger privateer, mounting :8 guns, tat of
which the threw overboard, when chaced off Cape
Finiftere, where the was captured by his Majefty's
(hip BOADICEA : Ile is from St. Domingo, and bound
to Feroll. On the z9th 06tober, the lugger fell in
with the American fchooner Three Sitters, of and
from Bolton, W t 4. WORTH mailer, quite a wreck,
from which the took out all the crew : they had ex.
perienced the greaten hardlhips from the .Bth Oao-
ber, and expeaed every moment that the veffel would
link. The Three Sifters had a cargo of lumber and
provifions for Demerara. It appears, by the accounts
of the lugger, that the French, at St. Domingo, are
driven to the tali extremity.
Dec. 1.1.—1 n my 'aft I informed you of the arrival
of a large French lugger privateer from St. Domin-
go, prize to his Majefty's (hip BOADICIA. I was at
firft given to underhand, that the French troops at
Cape Francois were reduced to the greaten dinrefs
and the tall extremity, fo it feems indeed they were,
as I was afterwards informed by another, that the
troops at the Cape had aaually furrendered to his
Majefty's forces. The lugger above mentioned fell
in with the fquadron off Ufhant, and left them all
well on Thurfday evening. She failed yefterday at
three P. M. with a (mart breeze at Weft, for Ply-
mouth. The RE soLuTION Revenue Cutter returned
on Saturday evening from a cruize.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 13.CaTTle in the DRAGON, of
74 guns ; and the CONCUEROR, of 74 guns, from the
Channel fleet ; and BOADICEA, of 38 guns, from a
cruize.—Sailed the SW vs, of 36 guns, on a cruize.
The Three Sifters, of Bolton, Capt. WORTH, from
Bofton, bound to Demerara, laden with lumber, on
the 18th of Oftober tall Rarted one of her butts in
the bottom, and Coon filled with water, in which Rate
the remained 1 1 days, when the crew cut away her
malls, and they continued on the deck of Paid valet
the whole time, living on a (mall portion of raw pork:
many Tenets pallid very near them, but took not the
lean notice of their fituation, or offered them any
affillance, until the Vautour French lugger, which
arrived here yefterday, bore down upon the vela,
and took out the crew, confining of the Captain and
fix men, who otherwife mull have inevitably perifhed :
Coon after tfley left the veffel the deck blew up, and
the veffel upfet : the Captain and crew were landed
here yefterday evening. Came in the Difpatch, of '
Dartmouth, Capt. Errotn, from I.itbon, bound to
this port, with wine and fruit : the failed under con-
voy of the FISHGLIAKO, of 38 guns, together with
39 others, and left them to the weitward ; the
Swinger, of Portfmouth, Hama T Gozsß, from Pont'.
mouth, for Lithon, with hay : the 101 l her convoy,
and her pumps are bad.
PORTSMOUTH, Dac. 4.—Arrived the HYDRA fri-
gate from Jerfey. Put back the Experiment, Wt-
rims, bound to Botany Bay, having 101 l her bow-
fprit.
DIAL, Dec. Lt.—Arrived and failed for the River
with the EaR Indiamen, the Swirl. and LIBSILTY,
India pilots, and the Aufpicious, BARKER, from
Bengal.—Sailed the MARINER gun.brig, with 'the
ootward.bound under convoy for Portfmouth; Pa.
GAMS, OILENIUS. and PIMMORTALITS frigates; and
BLOODHOUND and BASILISK gtm•brigS
Remain the ref of his Majefty's (hips as per
Wind E. N. E.

GaaveSZND, Dee. t4—Sailed the Nancy, Boyne, I
for Demerara ; Francis and Eliza, Gussets ; and
Tullock Cattle, BARCLAY, for Jamaica.
YARMOUTH, Dec. 14....4.11CfdaY evening arrived
the %TIMIS with the crew of a French lug-
ger privateer, which the captured in the North Sea.
The lugger privateer bad 22 men, which were land-
ed here, and levant (mall arms on hoard.—Arrived
from a cruise the Cassese,. and AFIBIJSC&OB fri-
gates, and Carson gun-brig.—Sailed the Lass (loop
of wart Fox, No. 1, and Krim Grusos cotters, on
a cruise.—The (hips of war here art tha Rs Fosse,
Admiral RUIIII/L t PRIVICISS OF ORANGI AHaus•
can,, and Caascems frigates ; CILMSOR and Vaaar
gun brigs; and one Remus, cotter.—The North Sea
is greatly infened with privateers and row-boats.—
Wind S. E. free' breeze.
Livaaroot., Dac. la.—The Ann, 1441mm:tn.
from Rip for this port, failed oo the sill ult. from
Elfineur, under convoy of the CLTD■ frigate, and
parted in a violent gale of wind on the aid • on the
fame evening (truck on a reef of rocks near Mandel.
in Norway, when the veld went to pieces, and only
the Captain faired. The Shakelpear. Evaason,
from the fame place for this port, was likewife 101 l
at the fame time, the crew were aU fated. The
Rachel, Esztscoi. from Honduras to London, was
captured the ad infiant, by the corvette Valliaot, of
24 guns and goo men, in lat. 49. to long. t 1. o. and
espaled to be in Bourdon': that day. The fnow
Margery and Mary, Clolll/T, from hence for Cork,
put into Wilford in a violent gale of wind, after a
very fevere pafsge. The Triumvirate, Guam hoes
Pook to this port, is put into Falnioutb with the tots
of her maintop-mall. The Balance, Hisses, and
Bask from hence far Lubeck, have paled
the Sound. The St. Ann, MoerITT, bad 90 negroes
on board at the Cameroon," the 9th June, and es-
petted to leave the coall in about 3 weeks or a
womb. The King Bell, Lirrat, from Africa tit

Surinam and feized there. The trefcent, Hav►E.
from Africa and Barbadoes at Jamaica. The Brook,
Ty c IFP., from ditto and ditto at ditto, after beatir.
off a large fchooner privateer, full of men, off the
welt er,d of Hilpaniola. The Mars, WlLsort, from
St. Thomas, at Loneafter, (poke the John, KIA4i,
of this port, from Africa at Bahamas.
LEITH, DEC. a.----The Clementina, of
Chipdow, from Memel, was wrecked on the 3odi tilt.
on the illand of Lifore, in the Catagate. The Captain
arrived at Leith yellerda 7, in the Hope of Borrow•
flounnefs, from Riga, and brings the melaucholy in-
telligence, that nine other velfels were feen afhorr
when he left the wreck. It is much to be feared that
the damage has been very eonliderable. 'l'hefe veffels
were corning under convoy of the CARYSFOIT frigate
and an armed brig. The convoy coililed of about
5o velfels.

GRIENOCK, DEC. M4lCrw tv, G f the
Tweed, arrived from Pietou, (poke on the 2151; OR.
the brig Indefatigable, --, from Liverpool, b aind
to Newfoundland, coal laden, in let. 46 34 N.lO, g.
44 13 W. out fix weeks, Ihort of provilions, and had
101 l her boat : the Tweed failed from Pidnu 13th
October, in company with the Favourite, of and
hound to Kirkaldy ; and the London, of and bound
to Ullapool, and parted corn any with them in a
gale of wind, four days thereafter.
The Grizell, Capt. PORTER. belonging to Ayr, no
her voyage back from Gottenburgh, with deals and
iron, in a dreadful gale on the t 3th tilt. was driven
on Cape Wrath, and totally loft. The Mate is the
only furvivor of all that were aboard of her. It is
expeeted fume of the cargo will be fared.
ER31111.1/1, Nov. 22.—Yefierday the CLYDE frigate
proceeded with the trade, about 300 fail, with the
wind from the call fouth call, which (fill continues
blowing fres.
Noverassa 26.—This morning arrived the Cs-
lITSIONIT frigate from a cruize, and the CONSTANCZ
gun brig from Hull. Wind northerly, with (roll.

MALTA. &PT. to.—The fleet which failed from
Portfmouth, on the Both of June, under convoy of
the SCANORSR and PILIVOYANTE. arrived here on
the 4th of September. The Phosse frigate has
had a Lieutenant and Midfhipman killed, and a Lieu-
tenant and (even men wounded, by a privateer....
The NIGIR frigate, the latter end of Auguft, had a
Lieutenant and five men killed, and four wounded,
in boarding a Greek veflel, which oppofed them,
when two Midfhipmen, the eldeft not 14 years old, in
another boat aftern of the one with ,the Lieutenant
(who was ordered to examine the veffel), came up.
boarded and carried the Greek, killing the Captain
and (even men, and driving five overboard. The
Lieutenant was killed on the fpot. Lord NSLso■
immediately made both the Midlhipmen Lieutenantt;
and they are now here (at Malta). The garrifon
are in the belt Rate of health, (pint:, and excellent
difcipline. Tile ma: let is overttocked with Englilh
commodities.