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I AMER!CA• NEW YORK. JUNE IS. ChtiStorhe lately dispatched to Baltiniore a PrenCh mv, o f ON n Irne of Bnernelle, with instructions to contract f the building of two small frigates ; these when nea - lv co mpleted were attached by some Mer chants cf B i inn.cre, on whose property Petion had committed , p . b , tions. Thus Irustrated, Buernelle retuned to his st'peror, who, in consequenCe of the detention of these armed hips, has let loose his picka. r „,,,, ~N n i our commerce, as well as the commerce of Spain. CALL OF CONGRESS. A ru mour of this event is getting into circulation in different papers, on ,% hat authority we know not, t i v .,,, z h we think the fact by no means improbable. The Baltimore Whig says—" We have been inform. ed that the John Adams is expected to bring such n .ws from Europe as sill require an immAliate o call or the Congress proclamation, and it is the inten. r on of the President to convene them in case of pub. urgency." The Federal Republican also remarks—" A friend from IN'ashington inform; us, that it was confidently sta•ed there that Congress would be convened in July That it was understood that Mr. Pinckney would be r ecalled ; and that no hopes were entertained of aver ting open hostility with France." ouTitAGEous INSULT ! ! A public dinner was to he given to Mr. Jackson, t he discarded British Minister, and the insulter of our G o vernment, on Monday last, at Boston, the head tviarters of Toryism. This is as it should be, and we shall add a few hundred votes to the Republican party at the next election. PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 11. The ship Francis, Pickle, from Rochelle, has just been visited, and was permitted immediately to prd cted to the city. She has brought Mr. Pahlan, Rus. Ilan Ambassador to the United States, together with his suite, besides about 80 other passengers ) princi pally French. IsIEW ZEALAND. tHE FOLLOWING ADDRESS HAS BEES CIRCULATED ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LATE MASSACRES $Y THE CAN NIBALS.' NATIVES, IN THAT QUARTER. " All Masttrt of Ships frequenting New Zealand, a-, directed to be careful in not admitting many Naives 6n board, as they may be cut off in a moment by surprise. u These are to certify, that during our stay in this harbour we had frequent reports of a ship being taken by the Natives, in the neighbnuring harbour of Wan ganoa, and that the crew were killed and eaten. - " In order to ascertain► the truth of this report, as well at to rescue a few► people who were said to be spared in the general massacre, Mr. Berry, accom panied by Mr. Russell, and Metangangoa, a principal chief of the Bay of Islands, who volunteered his ser ekes, set out for Wanganna, in three armed boats, on Saturday the 31st December, 1809, and upon their arrival they found the miserable remains of the ship Boyd, Capt. Joh, Thompson, which the nwives, after stripping of every thing of value, had burnt down to the water's edge. From the handsome con duct of Metangangoa, they were able to rescue a boy, a woman, and two children, the only survivors of this shocking event, which, according to the satis factory information, was perpetrated entirely under the direction of that old rascal Tippahee, who has been undeservedly caressed at Port Jackson. 41 This unfortunate vessel intended to lead masts, kc► she had been there three days ; after her arrival, the natives informed the Master that in two days they would shew the spars ; next day, in the morning, Tipirilice came from Tippusia, and went on board ; he staid only a few minutes, and went into his canoe, and remained alongside the vessel, which was stir rounded with a considerable number of canoes, which soon collected fur the purpose of trading, and a con siderable number of natives gradually intruded into the ship, and sat down upon the deck. After breakfast the Master left the ship, to look out for spars, with two boats. Tippahee, after waiting a convenient time, now gave the signal for massacre—in an instant the savages, who appeared peaceable upon deck, now rushed u ; on the unarmed crew, who were va riousli employed about the ship—the greater part were massacred in an instant, and were no sooner knocked down than they were cut to pieces, still alive. Five or six of the men escaped up the rigging.— Tippahee now having possession of the ship, hailed them with a speaking trumpet, and ordered them to unbend the sails, and cut away the rigging, and they should not be hurt ; they complied with his com mands, and afterwards came down upon deck ; he then took them ashore in a canoe, and immediately killed them. The master went ashore without arms, and of course was easily dispatched. " The names of the survivors are Mrs. Nancy Mor ley and child, Miss Betsey Broughton, and Thomas Davison (boy.) "Thenatives of the Spnr district in this harbour have behavedwell even beyond expectation, and seem much concerned on account of the unfortunate event, and, dreading the displeasure of King Guoaor, have re.. Tiested a certificate of their good conduct, in order to exempt them from his vengeance; but let no man, after this, trust a New Zealander. " We further certify, that we have given Tarra, the bearer of this, a small flat-bottomed boat, as a reward far leis good conduct, and the assistance he afforded is getting us a cargo of spars. ( Signed) SIMON PATTISON. ALEX. BERRY, Supercargo. JAMES RUSSELL. " Given on board the City of Edinburgh, Captain SnloN PAT I'l4ON, at the Bay of Islands, January 6, IWO." I certify that the above is an exact Copy, taken fr6m the Certificate in the possession of Tarra, a Chief of New Zealand, by me. Given under my hand this 11th day of July, 1810. WILLIAM SWAINE, Master of the ship Cumberland. The boy Davison, mentioned above, owed the pre servation of his life t o hi s b e i ng cho.-footed, the natives taking him for a son of the Devil 1 ! A wretch was yesterday committed for trial, from Queen-square Office, charged with a crime at which Lum.ln nature shudders. Ar.l PAL iiivrAiideimeli. . : PLYMOUTH, JULY 11.. Arriied the Si. boutuckii a riew .froiri Ports; Mouth, and is come up Hamoaze, to be docked and fitted for a particular service: Sailed the ELIZA and JANE tender, for Ddblin ; also the Faaii** gun-brig, with a fleet of transports, for Lisbon. SHIPS IN COMMISSION REMAINING AT +ilk PONT The Caledonia, Dreadnought,' Triumph, St. Domingo, ind Defiance, of the line—l'Aigle; Minerva, Foitanei, Pbcrbe, bille, Ulysses, Druid; Seine, and Lavitiii, frigates—the Sapphire, North Star, Trial, Coiiitant, Monkey, Intelligent, Morriston; Ron, Neptune, Esplegle, Fervent, Daring, Arrow, Gleaner, Bri. tannia, Pheasant, Plover, Acteon, and Helicon, brigs, Coors, and cutters. • The Dreadnought is now unmooring, and is espected to sail this evening for Rochefort. PORTSMOUTI4, mix ls. Arrived the Pnookao bomb, Captain GODBY, from Halifax and Jamaica.—Sailed the HOPE gun-brig, on a cruise—Went out of harbour, the HARDY gun brig. The Juno and Agenora transports are released from quarantine. The fleet for Spain, Portugal and the Mediterranean are again at anchor in Yarmouth. Roads. —Wind W.S.W. DEAL, JULY 19. Put back by adverse wind the Lion, for the Brazils; and the Sir Sidney Smith. for Demerara, and remain with his Nl . Jcsty's ships Princess of Orange, Theseus, Marlborough, and Monmouth men of war, Theban fr;g - ite, Beaver, Kangaroo, Trinculo, and Skylark sloops of war, Furious gun-brig, and the following transports, for orders, Royal Yeoman, Amphitrite, Duchess of Portland, Elizabeth, Choice, Prince George, and the Sea Nymph.—Wind S.W. and fresh. HARWICH, JULY n. This morning arrived the Phcenix bye-boat, from Heligoland, with several passer.gers. Sailed the Diana packet, Capt. IVPDo- Nona's, for Got , enburgh, with mails of yesterday. Remain his Major y's ship VENOZUR, and FURIOUS gun-brig.—Wind S. by E. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Ostavesssio, has 12.—Arrived the Knaptnn, Child, from I t. ,, aica; i.ord Cochrane, Clarke, from St. Thomas's; bison, 1-1111,tvoui, 'rom Chariston.—Sailed Hope, Mussom, for Hayti. The Rio Nova, Martin, from the Havannah to London, s tiled with a fleet which passed Portsmouth yes•erd ty, and p•trted the same day, to return, having shipped a heavy sea and received so much damage, that it is feared she would be obliged to unload. The Mint, from Jamaica, was on shore on Weine.day last, off Leigh, and nearly on her broad. side. The Hopewell, Graham ; and the Montreal, Fish, from .Tamaica m the Clyde, are not yet arrived. The former parted from the fleet a few days after sailing, the latter early in June. HALF PAY. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE STAR. SlR—The half pay doe to the Army for the last half year being advertised for payment, I beg leave, through the medium of your valuable Paper, to ask why the half pay due to the Navy is not also made payable? Without at all derogating from that high respect to which, having occasionally served with them, I feel our Milit try justly entitled, I think the claims of the Navy ought, to receive an equal degree of attention. How many Officers are there of the Navy, who, from wounds or ill health, are unable to serve, and who having perhaps nothing, independent of their half pay, anxiouNly look forward to the hour of payment, in order to clear off debts they have been compelled to incur ? A NAVAL HALF-PAY OFFICER. THE ARMY. BRIGH i ON, 1111.1 11. The Court-martial for the trial of R. Curtis, a cor po al I in the Oxfordshire militia, was concluded at the Castle Tavern this moi fling. The prisoner having read the concluding part of his defence, Lieutenant- Colonel PErtitorr, from a written document, addressed the Cuurt likewise, in justification both of Colonel La:cc:Tom and himself. The prisoner, during the whole of the trial, which lasted five days, conducted himself with great fortitude. The Court have come to a decision, but the nature of it cannot be publicly known until it has obtained the sanction of his MA JESTY. The same Court will re-assemble at the Castle to-morrow, to try the Assistant-Surgeon of the Sur rey Militia, for absenting himself from his duties without leave. Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, a desperate battle was fought in a field at Horton, between James Sloate, a currier, and Ben Simpson, a gardener, for five guineas a side ; the contest lasted fifty-siz minutes, being equally matched. They were taken home by' , their friends without deciding the bet, neither of them 1 being able to stand. A sharp battle was fought yesterday, at Finchley 1 Common, between Dawson, a drover, and Kite, a second-rate fighting man, for £5. It originated in consequence of Kite having taken the liberty of drink ing the other's beer, at a public house at Camden Town, and afterwards kicking him for grumbling. —The battle lasted half an hoar, and the drover had the worst of it the first half dozen rounds, but he was too good to be denied, and by going in and hitting, his strength and game baffled science, and he paid his adversary in his own coin, to the satisfac tion of a numerous ring. Coax MARKET, MARK-LANs, JULY IS.—There are again considerable remaining supplies of Wheat to day, and sales heavy, nearly at last prices—Scarce any fine Malt ; second and inferior qualities are dearer —Malt dull sale—Peas and Beans of the two kinds fully support the quotation—Oats are in tolerable supply, and this trade is quoted somewhat cheapeP-- Flour as our last. GENII/a. CORILINCT Al UNDIM. Wheat, 805.941. 100 s. Beans, 58s. 631. Fine ditto, 1151. 118 s. I'kk ditto Ws. 565. Rye, 48s. 541. Oats 221. Us. SSs. lifirley, S4s. 48s. Poland ditto, Us. 395. Od. Malt 745. 82s. Potatoe ditto, 424.0 d. White Yeas (boilers) 761. 82s. Rape Seed, £54. ,ClO. Grey Peas, 50s. 565. Fine Flour, 951. 1110irisoolids, ges, wet OXFORD, JULY Some of your Moining Papers Made curious blun der!, beePuse they sent hither persons unacquainted *ith the usages and terms of the University. Thule they, have said, that on the right and left of Lord GREVVILLE, in the Theatre, were the .!cadmic: id their robes.. The fact is, that all GoVensmen are Aca deniics: Tliey should have said the Noblemen and Doctors. The other Acauitaics were in the gallery and in the area. They have attempted to prove, that after the first day Lord GRENVILLE WRS neglected, and that only the Vice-Chanceller arid A 66 straggling" Doctor at tended him. These sapient literati ,ought to know, that the procession on the second and third day took place with augmented numbers, and in the same or der, from the Divinity School to the Theatre ; and that their entrance was marked by encreased shouts of enthusiastic applause. So truly may the adage of the Poet be applied to these Reporter: : " Qum sdt uterque tuber,. censebo exercett anent !" SPORTING INTELLIGENLE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, 1810. THURSDAY, JULY 12. The Town Plate of £5O for three-year-old Colts, Bsr. 41b. and Fillies, Bst. Last Mile andd-a distance of B. C. Mr.Dundas's gr. f. the Witch of Endor . 1 Mr. Watson's b. f. Dimity, by Trumpetor, out of Lily - 2 Ld Stawell's b. c. brother to Sir David - - dr Five to 4 apt the Witch of Endor.-1 good race. Ld F. G. Osborne's Rabbit, Ist. 71b. hat Gen. Grosvennes br. g. by Alexander, Sst. 71b. D. M. 500.--5 to 4 apt Rabbit. A good ace. OXFORD RACES, JULY 11. THE CUP. Mr. Prier's Grimaldi - • - - I I.d C. Somerset's Sunbeam - - - Mr. Dundas's Romeo . - - - 3 I.d Lowther's Loiterer - - - - 4 Ld C. Somerset's Scorpion - - - - 5 4to 1 apt Grimaldi-5 to 2 apt Loiterer-5 to 2 apt Sun beam-4 to I agst Scorpion. THE PLATE. Mr. West's r. tn. aged - 1 1 Mr. Dilly's Gnathn, aged 2 * Mr. Canning's b. g. Macaroni, 4 yrs oil • 3 3 2 to I on Gnacho--after the heat 11 to 8 apt him. EOGSIDE-RACES, AYRSHIRE, JULY 4. Run for, over Bogside Race-ground, near Irvine, upon Wed nesday the 4th of July, 1810, a Sweepstake for three year olds, ill Subscribers, 20 guineas, li. 1. 2 miles. W. C. C. Grahame, Esq.'s filly, Mrs. Freidged (late Still) by L'Orient - 1 Lord Montague's chesnut filly, by John Bull, out of Irvine's .. . - , dam -- 2 George Cuming,'Esq.'s bay colt, by John Bull, out of Monica. by Sir Peter - - - s R. A. Oswald, Esq.'s chesnut colt, by John Bull, dam by Flo rizell - - - 4 Sir Charles Douglas's chesnut colt, by Stamford, out of an own sister of Star, bred by Colonel Childers. - 5 A Plate of 50 Guineas, given by the town of Irvine, for all ages -4 mile beats, was also run for the same day. George Cuming, Esq.'s Silvio, by St. George • 1 1 Sir Charles Douglas's Comus, by Hyacinthus . 2 dr THURSDAY, JULY 5. A Sobseription Plate, of 50 Guineas, was run for—S mile beats. Lori Muntgomerie's Chesnut filly, Diana, by Beningborough, 4 years old, list. 21b. - - 1 2 1 George ensiling, Esq.'s Silvio, by St. George, 6 years old, 93t. 71b. - - 2 1 2 This race afforded excellent sport, every inch of round being keenly contested ; and the marks of approbation at his Lordship's success was strongly manifested by the company present. There was afterwards a hack race, which was well contested, and gave much amusement. The company here is numerous and fashionable. Among these are, the Duke and Duchess of Portland, the Earl and Countess of Eglinton and Lady Jane Montgomerie, Lord Elphinsion, Lord and Lady Montgomerie, Sir Charles Douglas, Sir David Hunter Blair, General Dunlop, Colonel Muir, Colonel Boyle, Mr. Ha milton of Sundrum, Mr. Boswell of Affieck, Mr. Graham of Gartmore, Mr. Wallace of Kelly, Colonel James Hunter Blair, Colonel John Hamilton, Colonel West Hamilton, &c.—Great sport is expected to-morrow. _ Monday the 2d of July, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, there was a most tremen dous storm of thunder and lightning, at Dundee.— The peals of thunder were uncommonly loud, and the lightning was extremely vivid. The lightning fell on Mr. Kiel's house, at Monorgan, and did consi. derable damage. One of the chimney-tops was thrown down, and a great. number of slates torn from the roof. Most of the windows were broken and shattered to pieces. The lightning ran along the bell-wires, and en ter ed three bed-rooms, which it entirely dismantled. The back was driven from a chest of drawers, and part of the cloth that covered them was burnt. The three maids, who were in the house at the time, made a narrow escape : The neck of one of them was a little scorched. They were all so much stunned with the noise, that it was some time before they could hear distinctly. There were two ducks killed. Mr. and Miss Kiel were fortunately from home. A diabolical attempt was made yesterday se'nnight, in Ayr, to set the shep of Miss M. M‘Murray on fire. A quantity of burning cotton yarn, cEpt in turpen tine, was introduced through a hole at the lower part of the door. Fortunately it was discovered by a , neighbouring merchant, who bad been to visit a sick relation. For several days past, a fellow, well dressed in black, has committed violent acts of savage brutality on females, about Marylabonne•fields and the New road, by wounding them, knocking them down, &c. without provocation. Two ladies, daughters of a Gentleman in Baker -street, were attacked by the ruf fian on Wednesday morning, in the foot-path lead ing to Primrose-hill, one of whom was barbarously used, and the other was knocked down by a blow in the face. The ruffian fled on the distant approach of a man. The same fellow annoyed greatly a party of ladies from a boarding school, on Monday last, in the same fields. He is a sallow-looking fellow, about five feet eight. A shocking accident happened yesterday evening about seven o'clock, in Somerset•place. Whilst some children were playing there, a girl about IS years of age, named Elizabeth Billinghurst, living in Exeter. I street, incautiously got upon the rails at the back of the Victualling Office, and overbalancing herself, tell into the area. She was immediately taken up, and every attention was paid to her by Sir WILLIAM RE:LE. She was afterwards conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with little hopes of recovery. frESTAIINSTER SESSIONS. . These Sessions commenced yesterday Irf re Mr. Justice MAINWARISIO and the Bench of Justices. William Freeman and William Carey pleaded guilty to an indictment preferred against them for keeping disorderly houses in the pat ish of St. Martin. It at,. peared that they had qaitted t&r obnotions tone; Clients, and in Consequence of their expressions of con. trition, they were ()illy sentenced to :even day: imitrig eminent. . . Henry Wright was fined i Ss. 4d for assaulting John Thompson, arti fi cial-flower-maker, of Tavis. tock-street, Covent-garden. , . The only trial that excited any interest was that of Mr. Patrick Daly o'B4am:hasty, a Hibernian Veteran shoemaker of 71, for an assault on a countryman; named Thomat Smith, tm the 31st of Novertiber The Traverser, a respectable looking old man, äp. peared at the bar, supported on crutches ; his ana• derstancfing seemed considerably deranged, forlosit and rheumatism had made sad work with litsfert and legs: The case for the prosecution was stated by Mi. BARRY, and the first witness examined was the pro. secutor Smith, who stated himself to be a green‘, grocer in the neighbourhood of St. James's market. The Traverser owed him an old debt of 4E14, but being unfortunate in his affairs had failed, and was unable to pay. But having done penance for his misfortunes in the King's Bench prison, and received due alsolutien under the late Insolvent Act, he re turned to his old vicinage, .near St. James's -street. where he was formerly a respectable tradesman, and endeavoured to glean a livelihood amongst his old friends and customers. Smith met him in the street, near Pall-Mall, on the 3d of November, and imme diately afterwards came to take his morning draught at a public-hoase, in Crown -court, Pall-Mall, kept by another countryman, named *Guinn, to whom he mentioned his having met Mr. O'Shaughnessy ; and upon Mr. M'Gauran's asking if he had spoke to him, Smith answered, in terms not very complimentary to Mr. O'Shaughnessy's character, he had not; that he lost enough by him already; and did not want to have any acquaintance with him. In a few minutes Mr. O'Shaughnessy made his entree, when M'Gauran said " here is the very gentleman we are talking about." Mr. O'Shatighnessy on seeing . Smith, and suspecting that what he had been saying was not much in his favour, immediately said " is this the little rascal that has been talking about me ?" and immediately seizing him by the throat, and twisting his hand in his neckcloth, said " if the little rascal dared to say a word against 11:-, character he would knock his brains out.' Although the veteran war rather worsted in his feet by years and disease, Smith soon found out that his hands had lost nothing or their pristine vigour; for he took so tight a giip of his jugular regions as disabled him at once from action and utterance ; and, in a convuls've struggle to dis engage himself, both fell together ; by the aid of M'Gauran, the host, Mr.O'Shaughnessy was forced to let go his hold, and Smith, to use his own phrase, " was quite silt, and just for all the world like a man that was hanged and cut down, for he did not know where he wa.." He never said a word to provoke this a tack. Mr. ALLEY, Counoil for the defendant, then cross examined the witness as follows : Q. To what reason do you ascribe the violence of the deft a dant ?—A. I suppose when he heard that I bad been WWII of him, he knew t had nothing to say pat of him, and was there& fore resolved to take his revisige of sue without knowing for what. Q. Pray did you not return the blows of the defendant ?—A. I bad not the power to do so. Q. Why you must have been very much hurt ?--A. I was no ad& Ide a man that was Isola and cal dea.m. O. Have you ever experienced the sensation of hanging ?—A. No ; say I have. Q. I see the defenf.' ant is very lame; has he not lost the use of one arm ?--A. Faith s I can't tell; but I know I felt the effects of both. Mr. M'Gauran supported the testimony of Smith, and being asked on his cross-examination by Mr. Alley, whether Mr. O'Shaughnessy had not been wounded, and lost his wig in the scuffle, he answered that he saw no blood, nor any body strike Mt. O'Shaughnessy, but that, after he had put the parties into the street, somebody found a wig, and called out to Mr. O'Shaughnessy to come back and take it, but he answered, by J---s he would net, but he would go and swear robbery." Two other witnesses swore to the same effect. Mr. ALLEY, for the traverse, made an able and in. genious appeal to the Jury, in his speech to evidence, and said, that he was instructed other witnesses would appear whose testimony would completely upset the evidence for the prosecution. He called a man named Warren, who described himself as a hair-dresser, and was barber in ordinary to Mr. O'Shaughnessy; whom he had just shaved that morning, on his way to the scene of action. But his evidence, so far from ful filling the predictions of the learned Counsel, com pletely substantiated the facts for the prosecution, and Mr. O'Shaug h nessy was found guilty. _ _ The Court, in passing sentence, observed, that in this case there was some difficulty in apportioning the punishment, between the nature of the offence, the years and debility of the traverser, and his incompe tence to compensate by fine. ThAt as he could not pay in his purse, he must suffer in his person, and he was therefore sentenced to confinement for t wo months. Mr. O'Shaughness), with an air of cheerful sub mission, thanked the Court for their impartiality, and said his Counsel had ably pleaded his cause, but no thing could be done against a torrent of per' Mr. Justice NARES, conceiving that he had sed himselCdisrespectfully to the Court, was prot d eiss ing to reprimand him, but Mr. O'Shaughnessy ex plained by saying, he meant to say nothing disres pectful to the Court, but to thank them for their im partiality. He was not so ignorant as to act so improperly. He knew his duty better than "to go beyond his last," for he well understood the maxiin s 46 Ne cuter ultra crepidam." This pleasantry on his trade and situation, and the good-humoured air with which it was expressed, ex cited a favourable feeling. Mr. O'Shaughnessy added, that he should bow dutifully to the sentence of the Court; all he wished was, that they would not condemn an honest old fel low, who had never before been under accusation, to be confined, at the risk of his life, amongst thieves and house-breakers. He had always been used to very different company. If they would consider his case, be would remember them in his prayers—and the beg end of an old man's blessing wont , lo them no harm. It was understood that application would be mi to the keeper of the prison to which he was seat, accommodate him is his house. ne t Sett rm.A ' ads to