The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-08 00:00:00

A M ERICA\ PAPV, RS. •

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Oilice of the Charleston Courier,
• Sunday, December 29.
FATAL Occututatscs.—A. Jut y of Inquest
was
held on Satuiday morning, on the body of Win.
Mil!groves,- a native of •11rist 01, (Eng.) one
of
the Crew of - the British brig Waterloo; laving
dead upon the deck of the brig. Hope, of New
Yot k, at Crafts' wharf. After a patient investi-
gation, the Jury returned a verdict itt substance,
that the deceased had come to his death by being
shot in his right , side, by Thomas Rafehman,
mate of the schooner Jefferson, lying in the -BalllC
Tack. On this verdict, and the evidence • con-
nected with it, Elatchntan was committed to -jail;
to take his trial at the next Cowart of Sessions ;
Captain Parker, commanding the schooner, was
held to bail, to give evidence in the cast on the
trial... The facts connected with this, unfortunate
transaction appear to be these :—A hog had
pr jumped over board, about 10 o'clock
the preceding evening, from the British brig
Thomas Naylor; which was,loond by some of the.
crew of that vessel to have been taken up by Nlr.
It the mote of the, Jefferson they accordingly
demanded it as their property ;. but the.mnuner of
niaking the demand being considered offensive by
the mate, he refused it to them. A similar de-
mand,- made by the Captain•of 'the Thomas Nay-
lor, was also refused. This., it appears, irritated
the seamen, and being jolned.by others, they pro-
ceedell'about 12 and I o'clock at night, on, board
the brig Hope; lying near the schooner Jefferson,
and made a third demand;thicatening to take the
bog by force, ilk was not voluntarily given up.
‘Vbile this wits passing, the mate of the schooner
fired upon and wounded tVilliain anti'
the fire being repeated'several tines; he was
tally wountled,• fell opOw the deck, .and expired.
The Captain 1,11111 mate of the schooner' were then
taken by the city guard, and retained at the
gnard-house until Saturday forenoon-,, when the
latter was examined belos•e J. EL Mitchell,-. Esq.
and committed to jail. This unfortunate -affair,
tiriSillg from sO trivial a circumstance., has pro-
duced a very unpleasant sensation ; but we abstain
from Comment ; the fate of ihe.prisoner, Will be
decided by a Jury of his cOtintry.: - The ..lefferscin
is a cOasting schooner, and had, just arriVed from
Cembalree ;. her crew, excepting the Captain awl
mate, blacks. The body •of Millgroves was. car-
vied fo• the grave 'on Saturday evening,. &branded
it; alt union jack, 'mitt followed by the Crews of the
different British vessels in the harbour ; whose'
Hags were displayed at half% lutist pu the melon-
ChOly occasion. • •

NANTUCKET, DEC. 28.—The following was
handed Coptain West by Capt. Duncan, of the
schooner Three SiSters,l ying at anchor- at Ilona-
vista, and bonne; to Senegal, no the coast :
" The French are- eXiicctell to take possession
'of Senegal and the island oil tioree fifteen days
after this date. Several American vessels have
been permitted to enter the river of Senegal; and
sell their cargoes ; and have afterwards been
em
ployed by Government'on the expedition up the
interior of Africa, with Major Patty and Captain
Campbell
"Nov. 7, 1916'. J AMES. DUNCAN."

(From the BallimorePairiot, Dec. 304
FRolk! Nt:w OnLEANs.--‘tre live. correct intel-
ligence from New (Meant to the la inst. The
Veneznelean privateer Jupiter, had captured with-
in pisfcl shot of the Baltze, the. Spanish brig La.
Regna de Ins Angles, anti the Spanish schooner
botit bound from Campeachy to NOV
Orleans,. The crewsof the 4 svn vessels were land-
ed, except the Captains, who were detained on
hOurd the privateer. In couseqUence of thin un-
warrantable outrage, committed within the juris-
dietion of the United States, in viidation of •I heir
neutrality, Commodore Patterson had taken
prompt Illeabill'eS to capture and bring in the pri-
vateer. The New Orleans Gazette remarks upon
the occasion, • that " anxious as we are for the
success of the patriots,, we are not less motions
that they shoal be taught to respect the laws and
dignity of the United States."

NEW YOKK, JAN. G.

MISSISSIPPI TEIIIIITOBY.—We observe by an ar-
ticle in tfi,e illississippi &publican, that the peo-
pie of that territory are divided in their views as
to its becoming a state, with its present exlentled
limits., A convention, it seems, was ilttili to take
the, sense of the inhabitants on the subject of,
making an application to Congress, to be admitted
into the lotion ; -but it is stated that four counties
were not represented ut such convention ; and
noW delegates from those four counties have en-
tered their protest befute the state legislature
against .the measure;- contending that sound po-
Vey and the true interests of Lite St..te prevented
their, subscribing to the memorial praying tor. such
admission, until the present limits of the .State
are curtailed.
The ilig,Of Ott: United Stares is to be altered.
lice- strips art, to be reduced Vellnatiently to
their original number of thirteen i.but the roars
are to he cqnstantly increased,inutturber equal to
„the number of (bia States in Ake Uninii.. The fiyst.wl
change to litke.place on the 4th of July nex
t,. a
th,:,.Ell4iige at eery IttlltiLlUo/11 Still after ~t 114.1 to
Itlit`,.pttiCtl 011. the bUCCeettillg 40 Of JOIPAIIIIti, not
nelOre.