Star. — 1801-04-06 (London, England)

THE NAVIES OF THE NORTHERN POWERS.  The Danilh navy at prefent confifts of twentythree lhips of the line, one or two of which are unfit for fervice, and molt of them in bad order.— They have fourteen frigates and cutter brigs, from zo to 4o guns ; feventccn gun boats, of 24 guns each, together with guard (hips, &c. The fleet, however, is not adequately manned. Sweden has eighteen (hips of the line, fourteen frigates, floops, &c. feventy-four gallies, and flat bottomed, betides gun-boats. It appears from the lateft accounts, that the I% hole navy of Ruflia confifts of 82 fail of the line, betides near forty frigates, exclufive of galleys and other• fmall craft. Several of the (hips of the linc, however, are unfit for fervice. Of the above there are at Cronftadt, Revel, Peterffittrgh and Archangel, forty-feven fail of the line. The whole of the Ruffian (hips, however, are badly manned and officered. Notwithftanding that Ruffia produces all kinds of naval [bares, the velfels arc extremely ill equipped. To remedy the want of officers, an academy has been inflituted at Cronitadt, where three hundred and tiny young Noblemen and Gentlemen are in• ftruled in all the fciences fuitable to their protection, and whence they are to be promoted to !hips.  It has been officially intimated to the LORD Patovosr of Edinburgh, that the ALEcro fire flip having been fent in leaky from the North Sea fleet, it had been found neceffary to bring her into Leith harbour for the purpofe of having her leaks flopped, before the can proceed to join the fleet ; but that every flore, in any relpea conneaed with het equipment as a fire fhip,has been landed,and fafely lodged in the Battery, and that the will come into the harbour in the fame fituation with any other of his Majelly's (loops of war. A fleet of homeward bound veXels were to fail from Demerara for England, about the beginning of the laft month.  A privateer belonging to London, two Liverpool (hips, and two Danes, were ls(, during a late form, at the Wand of St. Michael's; the crews were raved.  WHITBY; Antic s.—On the at inii. at two in the morning, an armed brig fell in with a large lugger privateer, of 18 guns, about ten miles north from this place, to which the gave chace ; loon after the firing commenced the Eaots Revenue cutter hove in fight and joined in the chace, which continued until eleven A. M. when it falling little wind the privateer made his efcape by ufing his (weeps ; this privateer has done much mifchief on the North Coalt, and lately cut a velfel out of Hartley Roads.—This d.ty failed the Pet.rse gunbrig for Leith.  It is reported that the India Company, by their late overland difpatch, received advice that the Koota Rajah, in attempting to join the Rajah of Jeypoore, with a numerous body of troops, and fevei al camels laden with military (!ores, &c. had been intercepted by the Mahrattas, under the command of Lucka Baboo, and defeated with great flaughter, and the lofs of all their Rotes and treasure.  GOWEILDUNT SING, a Seik Chieftain, of great enterprife, who rendered himfelf diftingnithed in the Rohilla war, has colleted an army, and entered the province of Boodana, belonging to the Mahrattas, which he has plundered, and laid the adjacent country under contributions. The Malirattas are reported to have folicited the affirtance of the Englifh to expel the marauders. Two flares were lately executed at St. Helena for having murdered two men, and wounded feveral others, in the frantic and diabolical pratice of what is termed by thole people, running a muck. There infatuated wretches, imprefTed with revenge for real or fuppofed injuries, by the ufe of thong liquors work the paflions to a Rate of frenzy, when armed with a creafe or dagger, they run through the molt frequented places, (tabbing, indifcriminately, all they meet. This practice was formerly frequent at St. Helena (as it now is at Sumatra), but the inflance in quettion is the only one that has occurred for many years. The late war in Madagafcar was extremely fanguinary—neither party gave quarter; the conflia laßed fome months, and proved fatal to feveral thoufand perfons. A numerous alTemblage of 'pirates has been formed on the S. E. coaft of Madagafcar, which has been confiderably tlrengthened by the difaffated perfons who, during the recent commotion:, have been expeacd from the interior; they have taken feveral Malay traders; and fome Chips from the Cape. ENGLISH STILTS Lotum—Twenty-Ninth Day.—No. 41,908, as firft drawn entitled to ao,oool.—No. 0,876, a prize of 20001.—Nos. 56,828, 10,457, 10,912, prizes of tool.—Nos. '15041, 31,392. 32,386, 52,964. 57,552, 31040, prizes of 501.  FO r:'7: scan.