Star. — 1814-12-07 (London, England)

NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Captains—the Hon. 1. A. Maude. to the Favourite, post sloop; F. Hickey, tO the St. Lawrence, on Lake Ontario ; [die, to be Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Runes ; E. Collier, to the rank of Post Captain, and to the Niagara, on lake Ontario. Lieutenants, to the Rank of Commander—Humhy, to a vessel on Lake napkin ; John Sykes, to the Variable • John Fie ming; Walter Crocker, to the Wizard; Robert Caulfield, to the Spider; Richard John Lewin, to the Electra; Robert B. Tates; Charles Steward.  To the Rank of Lieutenants—Messrs. Jackson, Venus, and Crocker, to the Lawrence; Mr. Knight, to the Prince Regent; Mr. S. lireretou, to a gun-boat; Messrs. Elliott and Pierson, to the Niagara—all on Lake Ontario. Mr. R. Halliday, late Purser of the Abercrombie, to be Secretar/ to Rear-Admiral RoUes, at Jamaica.  Captain LEWIN is appointed to the ELECTRA ; Lieutenant E. &OTT, NIGER; Lieutenant E. GOODLADy BoYNE. The Union, Pain, of and from Havre to London, was lost near Rye, on Suuday. The Mary, Matthews, from Stockholm to Dublin, was driven on shore the toth November, on the ralconburg Reef; cargo expected to be saved. The George, Becher, from Dentate, to London, was lost near Memel 17th uk.  The Jenny, Innen, from Lisboa to Hamburgb, last her masts the 21st ult. The Two Gesusters, Akerman, from Liebau to Lisbon, is put Into k'uxhaven, leaky, and in distress. A galliot train H wre to London, laden with wheat and Sour, was run on shore in Rye Bay, on Sunday—only the mate saved. Abo_t a fortnight ago a iisking-boat. belonging to Hastings, picked up at sea a trunk or chest with several papers in it, among them, two sets of b:Ils of excharte, drawn by Miller and Co. of St. John's, Newfoundland, on Irving and Co. of Glasgow, In fa. your of I'. Robinson ; certificate for service and wages as chief mate on board the snow Jane, of Whitehaven W. Hodgson, master, dated Jan. 17, ISIS ia bill for cod fish bought of Hutton and Co. St. John's, Newfoundland, the ISI It of August last, indentures of apprenticeship between Stow Wood, Esq. of Bermuda. and Willtaiu Henry Roberts, of that island, dated 10th April last. 'the Canada, of Bermuda, is mentioned' in one of the papers. Commodore OWEN, who distinguished himself off Boulogne and the I)utch coast, has been sent for express to the Admiralty. It is mentioned that he is about to proceed to the Lakes with a large force; and is is added, that Sir Jamas YEO, from illness, has requested to be relieved in the command. The Euretta, Capt. BLATSON, is arrived at Folkeston from Quebec, and was one of the LIFFEY'S convoy, a most valuable ship, loaded with fur, worth three hundred and fifty thousand pounds. Several persons have been apprehended and committed at Dublin, for plundering from the ship Jubilee, recently wrecked there. It is added that the unfortunate Captain has lost by the wreck, and still more by the plunderers, 5i1,400.  A barbarous murder was committed on Blackheath, late on Friday evening, or early on Saturday morning. Some labourers, on going to their work, perceived the body of a man, laying under the south wall of Greenwich Park, very near the gate or door leading to the Observatory. A pistol or musket-ball seemed to have passed through his bead, but his pockets were not rifled he was a servant out of place, and had recently lived in the Paragon. It is conjectured that the murderers had been frightened oft by the approach of some persons, and had therefore left the body without searching the pockets.  ••••••••••=Ol6