Star.
London, England, 1808-04-27 00:00:00

LAZY INIELLIVEArCE:

COURT GP RING'S Br NCI{, APRIL 25:
The Court sat this day, by adjournment, to try se-
veral special Jury causes which stood over for trial.
TIIE KING V. NALDEIt.
- This was an indictment against the Defendant, who
is the City Marshal, for an assault and false imprison.
ment. The Prosecutor, a Mr. Ed. Cocken, is a silk
manufacturer, near I3ishopsgate-street, and had been
out to spend th 9 evening. In coming honle between
Moorfields and Bishopsgate-street, he heard a noise at
the Watch-house, and looked In to inquire what was
the matter. The Defendant came out apparently in
liquor, and Inlet' him what he wanted, and lifted up
his stick as if to strike. The Prosecutor ran away,
and meeting one Cadman, an officer, asked him if he
knew who that man was ? to which he replied, that he
would take himto him, which he accordingly did at the
Watch-house, where he and the Defendant took the
Prosecutor into custody, though he offered to send for
his friends, and afterwards earned him to the Compter.
The next morning he was discharged by Sir W.
Leighton, the Lord Mayor.
The ATTORNEY.GENEKAL, fcr the Defendant, said,
he could give no evidence to justify the assault, but
would produce some circumstances, which would be
proper for the attention of the Court, in mitigation of
punishment hereafter.—Verdict Guiltyt

A novelist has taken as a motto to his work " Hr
was a Man of Sorrows, and acquainted with Grit:ft."—
We have seen many profanations in such productions,
but never before did we witness suck grols impiety
The fleet which sailed from Cork on the 29th of
February for the West Indies, was all well on the
15th of March, lying-to on the S.W. side of Madeira,
65 sail in company.
Yesterday morning the Dukes of Ironic and CAM-
BRIDGE came to town from Windsor. After which
the Duke of YORK held a public da at his efrice in
the Horse Guards, and gave audieny c. to a number
of military odicers.
Tuesday morning Lord Ravens are: iiid-
sor, upon a visit to their MAJES r_
The American merchant,- ~ed an official com-
munication yesterday or t result of Mr. ROSE'S
mission, which is.prec' co the same effect as that
given in oar Pape-- Monday. The President of
the United States :caused to recall his inhospitable
and hostile shoe lamation against British ships, though
all due rer.eation was offered for the affair of the
Chesapeake and Leopard, which had produced it,
and all negotiation consequently broke off, without
any adjustment of differences being effected.
American Papets to the 25th ult. have arrived.-1
The National Intelligencer of the 21st (the official Ame-
rican Newspaper) presents the following observations:
" We understand, that the negotiations between'
our Government and Mr. Rose were, on Friday last, '
brought to a close, by the receipt of his final note.
They are said to have been suspended on the preli-
minary requisition made by him, that the President's
Proclamation should be rescinded. Mr. RosE, in the
first instance, apprized our Government of his autho-
rity to offer reparation for the attack on the Chesa-
peake, without specifying what that reparation would
be ; but required, that, previously to its being made,
the Proclamation should be revoked.
" Much interlocutory matter passed ; when he was
informed that if he would state the reparation and assu-
rances he was empowered to make, and they should
be considered by. our Government as stisfactory,
they would be taken as a pledgF of entity, and that
the act of reparation and revocation of the proclama-
tion should bear cotemporaneous date. This, in his
ultimatum, he declined doing.
" It is understood that early in the week a very
comprehensive communication will be made to Co n
gress, embracing the whole of the negotiations rela-
tive to the Chesapeake, the whole of the correspon-
dence on our general relations with England, and so
much, respecting the other European powers with
whom we have had differences, as will give a full
view of the state of our relations with them."
The New-Torh Evening Post, of the 24th ult. con-
tains the following statement, which the Editor
observes, " will never be contradicted from any
quarter deserving of credit :"
" Mr. ROSE, probably suspecting that the indeci-
sive and unsatisfactory language held by our Minister,
was to amuse, some day Vast week had an interview
with him, for the express purpose of coming to a
precise explanation, that he might understand dis-
tinctly his real situation. At this interview, Mr. Rost
put to Mr. MADISON this plain question, in substance:
" supposing, Sir, that I should now, in the name of my Go-
vernment, offer yours prcper and ample reparation for the affair
of the Chesapeake, will supposeisembarrass the question of a:1 pos-
sible difficulty, we the reparation offered to be per-
fectly satisfactory, am I to understand, that this being torn and
accepted by the Americus Government, the President would
then recal the Proclamation interdicting British ships of war
from your ports and harbours
" To which Mr. MAmsos immediately gave in
substance the following answer, which, we venture
to say, will astonish, at least the people of the Eastern
States :
" No, Sir: I tell you, frant:y, the President would not. The
attack on the Chesapeake is by no mean' considered by us as the
sole or principal cause of complaint against Great Britain ; and
shall admit to you that if that affair had not happened, the Pre-
sident would, in probability, have soon nos hap
a Proclamation
of similar import. The Proclamation is, therefore, not to be
rescinded till all cause of complaint is removed."
Mr. PINCKNEY has been nominated by the PRESI-
Di.NT, and approved of by the Senate, as the Minister
to our Court.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER—frOM Charleston, to a
Merchant in Liverpool, dated March 19, 1808 :
Matters certainly appear very squally, but rest as-
sured this Government has no intention to try her
strength with Britain ; we are all tali, but not a dol-
lar has yet been expended in preparations for war.
The embargo and non-importation act, so far as re-
spects Great Britain, ought to be considered as a de-
claration of war, but both these measures are much
more severely felt on this side that they can possibly
be with you—Property, produce, credit, and national!
character, are much depreciated ; the three first fully
50 per cent. l3y last mail we have a repeal of the'
non-initortation act, so far as regards vessels which
sailed from this country previous to the 14th Decem-
ber. The embargo must certainly he taken off before
the next crop cf cotton can come in : the country will
not longer endure the privations it now suli4s.