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London, England, 1806-07-15 00:00:00

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PROM THE AMERICAN =PAPERS.

'PROVIDENCE, JUNE 7.—More tlfls ins'ults

The Schooner Morning Star, Capt. AttranGE, :of
tic -is Port; -sailed froM'hence on the rOth ult. for
"-,Vasnington. On the 15th, between the Capes of
Virginia and Hatteras, she tell in I.‘-fith_ a British
cruizing Ship, which, eiiher wilfully or -carelessly,
ron foul of her. An Officerboarded‘the Schooner and
impressed one man-,'an American Citizen, with are--
gglar prote&ion. Captain A.I.6RIDGE, in vain, re-

monstrated, and explained to him that he was short-
handed. The Morning Star, proved leaky iu con'
sequence of the blow' she received:; and, being
obliged to atL-I.pt Ocracock Bay, struck on the Bar,
and perished.
BALTIMORE, JUNE 12.—Capt.- THORNTON, ar-
rived here on Saturday morning from Cape Fran-
cois, informs, that about 13 or 14 days before he
sailed there was a general massacre' of all the re
maining Whites that could be found in the Island.
This waskoccasioned by a few being discovered mak-
ing their escape. It .was supposed 'that 100 men,
women, and children,. fell at the Cape.
NEW.-YORK, JUNE 12 .—We learn that a British
Gal-brig i 4 now eruiiifig Within our Bay. A Ws. -

• set arrived at, Salem on -Friday last vas boarded the
same day. by this Privateer,. an&had her letters an 4
,palters. 'Opened and strictly eXamined. The Co!n-'
mender of the Brig itifoYmed the Salem Captain
that he sbou!d keep a good- look-oilt for a nuniber of
Ships (of which-he said he' had a list) bomewar4l-
- to thialicithe-n.eigliblouring Ports from dis-
c tant places: A leiter has' been received .at-Russim's
Insurance .Office tvhich.had beep brclen open, and
indorsed on the back," Examined by one-of his Bri-
talmie.lNlajesty's Privateers.!.!: 7 "• 7
ixanu ts: rceiverl here., fi-orct,:different parts are
truly aartnin, with regard to tire-devastation caused
caterpillars.by lt is nientionedfrem the Head-waters
lot the Southern 'branches' of Potoinac,4rOtri the bor-
derB of Jakns. Aiver,.Culpepp'er; -ant Orange Conn
ties, in Virginia, and in the State of. South. Caro,.
lifia, that these vermin seem to dead:. only particn-'
tar q:ets of earth, and to confine their ravages
eivalV to wheat .arld _grass f-but.: for many: hula,
arid in the :vicinity of New .York, they strip the
leaves entirely frOm the wheat, :41.c1 eat the, lower
grains fibm the ear, and' seem to abSorh'ilie milky
substance from those more 'exposed . to the' sun.
Several Gentlemen are preparing to watch the trans-
formation of ti4is anirnal. ..Plater of-Paris, Jby ex-
perience, has beers found to be,the most elficaciotiS
in destroying thew, and stopping their further pro-
greSs : those whom. the powder was put upon died,
and others who. were surrounded by it sought every
-where fear a passage, rather_ thin pass over
The same destruaive animal made its appearance
in the neighbourhood of Elk Ridge, in countless
mumberS, and were produCtiVe of mach mischief.
ireire they attack the stalk or head of the wheat
-with the 'sane' rapidity they have the blade at other
_places, so that out or coo bushig&t.N...7.;e6ted,not more
than 100 wiil be yielded.
'Two Gentlemen arrived from the Eastern' shore,
at New York, give very distressing accounts' of the
ravages committed upon the young' core, and every
other green thing, common wheat clover excepted,
by a species of the caterpillar, whose numbers ,are
immense, and whose, depredations are incalculoble.
The industrious farrner beholds the, labours of the
season
_rendered, in many. instances, abortive by the
events of a single night: . These insets 'are repre-
sented as being so numerous,. that in'niany-placcs it
is impossible to walk with Ont crushing thousands of
them to death. The ground is literally covered
with them. When and where the Calamity , will
terminate we a:e at a loss to knOw.

(FMONI THE HAYTIAN GAZETTE.)
Extract of a Letter from General Kirkland, one of the
principal Commanders in this singular Expedition, dated
from Cumana, the Nth of April, to his Haytian Friend,

" MY DEAR FRIEND,

" Veni, Vidi, Vici, (I, came, I saw, I conquered),
was.. the motto of CIE6A R. ' JIONAPARTE has- lately
applied it to himself; it has now become mine;
thanks to the Genius. who presides over liberty and
independence.
To -my great regret I cannot permit' tuyielf to en-
ter into the details which I had promised you re--:
speEting the celerity of our operations,, on account
of the rapidity of the events which hurry: us on,
and the favourable opportunity which requires haste
to_take advantage of the terror which such successes
impress. Let it suffice to
,y.oh, for the. moment
to know, that the Island of Santa--111argaretta, Bar-.
celona,.and Comma, are in:- our possession ; and
that,.at the moment in which lam writing-to you,
the Army is • filing- off for Caraccas. At every step.
we take our Army is increased• by these illustrious.
unfortunates, who think that they behold, -in the
Generalissimo MIRA NDAj• a new WASH 610TQS., who
comes -to: re-establish them in the.primitive state of
liberty- which the barbarity of the Spaniards had
ravished from them. There is not' the shadow of a
doubt but-that new successes will crown :so holy an
enterprize. ‘: . .

".The•Generalissirna desires to be remembered by.
you. His First Aid-de-Camp, whom you well
know, joins with his Comenander. and myself in.
wishing you every kind of prosper.ity, -
.•
" We request you instantly to communicate our,
progress to his Majesty. the Emperor of „Hayti.—
Tell him that the first intelligence ,which Ave shall
have. the honour to give him will be dated, from
Caraccas.

" Forget us not, my dear friend, and believe that
as long as I live I shall feel for you the most sincere
affeEtion.

Vive L'lndepenclencel Vive. La ,Liberte
" The General KIRKLAND."

NASHVILLE, KElstir, MAY 17.—A Gentleman
who arrived at this place on Wednesday last from
New Orleans, which place he left theVith of April,
informs us that at, the time be left that place a re-
port was in circulation that a Vessel, laden with
prdvisions for our Troops up the 111ob.:e, has been
captured by the Spaniards, and plundered of the
whole of its loading, run on the Balisle, ana there
left :
.he also informs, that the Post-rider which had
been stopped by the Spaniards had been ordered by
Governor CLAIBORNE to force his way, on risk of
being• taken prisoqr: