Star.
London, England, 1808-10-22 00:00:00

AMERICA.

'PETITION TO THOMAS JEFFEA{ON,•
PRZIWiNT OP Tilt OPPITZD STATICS 01

THE PETITION OT THE INHABITANTS Or NEwEtTET PORT,
IN LEGAL TOWN-HALE. ASSENILEDI

RESPICT/VLLY RZPILESINTS,
" That they have severely suffered from the operation of the
laws laying an Embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and I
harbours of the United States, not only in common with their fel-
ler citizens throughout the Union, but peculiaily from their local
situation, their large interests in shipping and merchandize, their
dependence on commerce, and the perishable nature of their prin-
cipal export*.
"They flatter themselves that they arc and ever will be ready to
manifest their patriotism, in making every necessary sacrifice for
the good of their country, and they have yielded to these laws un-
limited respect and submission, whatever difference of opinion
may have existed as to their expediency or constitutionality ; but
so distressing are the embarrassments produced by the Embargo,
ti-at they cannot contemplate its continuance without serious and
alarming apprehensions.
" It is surely needless to detail to your Excellency the various
evils that must result from a total suspension of commerce to a
people long habituated to a maritime trade and enterprise, whose
resources depend no less on the ocean than the land, and whose
shipping and commodities are thus left to waste and perish on
their hands, not only to the immense loss of property, but in some
instances the danger of health and life. Feeling, as your Petitio-
ners do, the accumulating pressure of these evils, and confident
that your Excellency is disposed, so far as you are constitutio-
nally authorised, to grant them relief, they are happy to find that
by the laws of the United States, it appears to be within your
pownt to suspend. the Embargo in whole, or in part, whenever
events in Europe may, in your opinion, render it safe and expe-
dient. Your Petitioners rejoice in the belief that such events
have now taken place. They also rejoice that these events are of
a nature so honourable to humanity and so propitious to the free-
dom and independence of nations.
" Spain is emancipated, and has asserted her ancient dignity
and independence, with a spirit and resolution that promises suc-
cess to bee glorious exertions. An immediate peace of course
takes place between her and Great Britain ; and Spain, with her
immense colonies, to which we may also add Portugal, and her
dependencies, will now invite to a commerce interdicted by no de-
crees or orders of the Belligerents—a commerce beyond example
important to Americans—which, opened to them, would furnish
a ready and Most lucrative market for their surplus and perishing
commodities, would afford them a relief from present sufferings,
and a source of incalculable future benefits, and which, if
now neglected by them, may be seized and enjoyed by others to
their perpetual exclusion.
" Your Petitioners cannot deny themselves the pleasure of
congratulating your Excellency on the pleasing opportunity which
you now have, of restoring your suffering countrymen to the bles-
sings of commerce, and at the same time putting it in their
power to indulge their sympathies for a gallant people, nobly
struggling against oppression, and who were the first to affordthera
assistance in their 01,111 struggles for national independence.
" Your Petitioners therefore pray your Excellency, in pursu-
ance of the powers vested in you by the Congress of the United
States, to suspend the operation of the Embargo, at least so far as
immediately to admit a free intercourse with Spain and Portugal
and their respective colonial dependencies, and u in duty bound
will ever pray."

NEW-YORK, SEPTEMBER 10.
A letter from Connecticut, received by this morn-
ing's Eastern mail, announces the death of Governor
Sullivan, of Massachusetts. The information is
probably correct, as a gentleman, who arrived yes-
terdsy, stated;that at the time of his leaving Boston,
the Governor was considered at the point of death.