Star.
London, England, 1808-01-08 00:00:00

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"no posited thicketsp—The following is extracted
from a letter received by a merchant of this City, by
the Calypso :

" Bourdeaus, Oct. 15, 1807.

" William Lee, Esq. American Consul in this
city, has received a letter from General Armstrong,
desiring him to advise all Masters of vessels to quit
this port in as short a time as possible. The like adviee
it is said, has been given to the Consuls at the other
sea-ports. Bonaparte will have no neutrals—Ame-
ricans will have to fight for him or against him."
(From the Philadelphia Register.)
" We have the pleasure to inform our readers that
we have received private letters of a late date from
the most respectable houses in London, which state
the strongest reasons for believing in an amicable ad-
justment of the differences with Great Britain—that I
the mission of Mr. Rose was expressly made to effect
this purpose ; that the appointment of Sir John Bur-,
lase Warren, who is considered one of their best Ad-
mirals, and an accomplished gentleman, to succeed
Admiral Berkeley on the American station, is made
from the same conciliatory motives, and that the
blockade of their enemy's ports would not be rigo-
rously enforced.
" Combining those advices with the opinion re-
cently expressed from the highest authority, at Wash-
ington, we are led to the pleasing conclusion that the
Governments of the two countries will prefer the peace
and prosperity of their respective nations, to war and
desolation."

ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 7.

The Editor of The Daily Advertiser will confer a
singular favour upon an injured fellow-citizen, by in-
serting the following facts
On the 14th of. June last, I sailed in the ship
Royal Sovereign, of 22 guns and 75 men, bound
from Charleston to New Providence and St. Domingo.
Nothing material occurred until the 17th July follow-
ing, when we were boarded from his Britannic Ma-
jesty's ship Chichester, of 44 guns, bound for the
island of Cuba, who immediately impressed all the
Royal Sovereign's officers (the Surgeon, Gunner, and
Steward only excepted) .together. with 22 seamen,
chiefly Americans, and myself, although not in the
capacity of a seaman, not, giving us time to procure
the smallest article more than we had on ; in this
situation they hurried us on board the 44, and made
sail for Barracoa, in the island of Cuba, against which
place they were ordered with a detachment from the
99th Tipperary Regiment of Infantry. The Spaniards,
as we bore up to attack the port and batteries, opened
with a heavy fire of langridge and grape from five
different points, which so disabled the ship in hull
and rigging, that, after four hours unsuccessful efforts
to regain the soldiery we had landed, we were com-
pelled to retreat, and bear away for New. Providence,
with both chain-pumps constantly going. We watered
at Providence, and made sail for Jamaica, the ship
wanting immediate repair. -
.6 Having arrived at the King's dock-yard, on the
20th of August, in Port Royal, the people were placed
under centinels night and day ; but fortunately, on
Sunday night, 25th October last, I found the means of
making my escape from British oppression, and ar-
rived safe at Kingston, where I was received with
every mark of hospitality and disinterested friendship,
by Captain F. Luckel, of the Alert, bound to Alex-
andria, and through whose unexampled goodness I
have been once more safe landed in America.
"' I am, Sir, with respect,
46 Your Fellow-Citizen,
" Dec. 7, 1807." " JAMES CooKE."

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