The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-11-26 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORFOLK AND PORTS-

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MOUTH HERALD.

" I perceive in your paper of this day, a communication
stating, that e a meeting had taken place between Doetor
Stark mid Captain Gordon, in censequence of a dispute on the
subjea of Commodore liiwron's conduit. Several shots were
exchanged without effect. The affair terminated in the Dec.
tor's receiving a wooed in the arm ton Lieut. Crane, the
friend of Captain Gordon r
" It is obvious that the intent:oft of the author of that piece,
was tis iniury my reputation, and that too in a mean slid dap.
tardy way; for although what he slates is troth, be has not
spited the cause or my bring. It is as follows

" There was a partu:i.lar stipulation between 'the parties.
which was communv::ated ro the gentlemen when they took
thegrer.ind, that if either of them fired, before they should re.
ceive the word, the fried erf the geatlcroan Fred on, should
irarnertistely rheas ►te.. Dr. Stark fired before tke word, and
I d&I my ciaty.
WriOtg, Sir, is not oty prnfe.smn. I have or wish to he
negogee in newspaper ocntectiems. Should any thing further
kie published on this sutnret, 1 Iv.rpe the authors will add their
■amen.

" As tt• communication was made throuzh your raper, I
expect, mat have no doubt, you will Dace the pantie to stye
the a place. Sir, your obedient sorrier,

4. W. M. CRANE.

" L'al.t•J gales Frigate Chesspezice,
114th Sopt. 1807."

FROM THE NORFOLE HER/.1.1).

" Me. O'Connor,
ft Slff....As the (nand of Dr. Stark, in Lis affair with Opt.
Gordon, I conceive it u,y city I. rtmove any uLteveurable
,impression that the statentvi.t A Lieut. Cline slay have mode
on the polite.
r. We agree as to the st.insiest,s‘ that if either of the
prin.;•als fired betore the wont was g.ven, the fiiend of the

getallman fire) on, had the t•tililege .1 showing • Bat

11,1 1 am rn,firbst that Dr. Stalk AM tint firs anti: the word was
fitOhr.l; It was .1 petard or tan before cs:,-t. (;,,rd ,w ttiS.

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flied before the ernrd'w.Lieut. Cf 2114 then levelled his pistol
and shot at friend, at the same time streaking In the most
insulting manner. Can any person suppose for .a urn-
inetit, that a mean who had stood six fires before, would at-
tempt to take such an advantage at the seventh ? No, Sir, it
cannot be &edited. Besides, Captain Gordon might have re-
tained his fire so as to take better aim. I shall now leave the
public to julge between the parties, premising, that when
Dr. Stalk recovers horn lire wound, a full and cand.d statement
of facts shall be laid before Mean. I am, Sir,

" Your obedient wriant,
"Norfolk, Sept 28,1107. " A. J. M'CONNICO."

SALZSIg OCT. 2.

Arrived ship Elise:, of 500 tons, Captain James
Cook, from Sumatra, the rh of April touched at
St. Helena, where recent intelligence from England
had excited apprehensions of an immediate war be.
tween that country and America, so that some in-
tention was manifested of detaining the Americans
there, till I urther intelligence. Captain Cartwright,
of Nantucket, who was there in a Boston schooner,
was so alarmed at this intimation, that he set sail
without permission, and was fired at from the fort,
but got off clear.

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to eery one, that it 'min 4 promote the Interests ennfided to
you, to water either of these rivers. Moths' stated thus touch,
I can only leave you to fellow the dictates of your *on pus
deuce, auuring you, that I shall endeavour to send you sew

advice: by the first of December, or sooner, if any fayourat4
change takes place. "J. M. FORBES. Consoled' the

Uuiteti States of America."

" List of articles permitted to be imported into Hausburgh,
with Certificate of Origin, signed by the French Consul, at the
place of shipment I... Timber, masts, iron, copper, hemp, sail-
cloth, or ravens-duck, Raw, cordage, pitch, tar, wheat, rye,
barley, oats, oatmeal, pease, beans, t ice, flour, cheese, butter,
wine, Wendy, tallow, candles, salt, potash, flan-seed, madder,
turnipaeed, linseed oil, hemp-nil, whale and other fish oils,
fish-glue, mats, horse hair, hogs'-bristles, saltpetre, yellow
wax, bed-feathers, caviar, and hooey. All 01111 r articles are,
for the present, totally prohibited."

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