Star.
London, England, 1808-03-26 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The following are extracts from private letters.—
They are both from characters highly respectable :

• ¶' NEW-YORK, FEB. 17.
• " Before this lime, I feel much confidence in say-
ing affairs between Great Britain and this country
will be amicably, and I trust, permanently adjusted.
Every e:rcumstancc which has come to my know-
ledge, within these three days, flatters us with such
a prospect. I think I may venture to add, that you
may place entire absolute reliance on my assurance,
that though there may be no treaty note concluded
between the countries, all apprehensions of war are

vanished.—There can be no war:—that there will be a
rupture with France is more than probable. I should
not trust myself to speak with sat much certainty to
you, Gentlemen, considering it may be of no small
moment to you, had I not what I consider indubitable
ground:. I have added this information, aside from
my business, for your private satisfaction."

" FEBRUARY 110.

" The embargo has produced such a general stag-
nation of trade, and so completely destroyed all confi-
dence among merchants, that every thing is at a
stand. We have already had many failures, and
some of them to a great amount ; and if the embargo
continues for three months, there will be a much
greater number. Many refuse to sell but for ready

money, and to lessen isisportnnhies for credit, have
shut up shop. The gent al opinion, however, is din
all differences will be amicably settled. Mr. Rou,
who arrived at Washington on the 13th of Janas%
has taken a house in that city for six months. The
orders in Council arrived here on the 19th : dley
have not given half the diipleasure I expected.
Flour in,Fredericksburg is from 3 to 31 dollars per
barrel—Cotton at Charleston, upland, 12# Cents,.
No •kind of *mince is selling here."
The following is the Message which Mr. Jona-
now Sent to Congress, when- he transmitted our Orden
of Council of the 11th of November last :
•

" Washington, FA s,
“To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United'
States. .
Havinrreceivcd an official co:rununication of certain orders
of the littitish Government against maritime rights of Neutrals,
bearing date the 11th of November, 1307, 1 transma them to
Congress, as a further proof of the increasing Aangero to our na.
vigation and commerce, which led to the provident act cg
present Session, lay irg an embargo on our own vessels.
" THOMAS JEFFERSON."
•
At the moment when the House of Representa.
tives were in full debate, at Washington, en the
19th January, the pipes which conduct the warm
air from under the Hall, burst, and the Members
were all actually and literally =waled out of their
place.

kiVTICisL Mr24ll6Jsroei.

risiss.siv sail of thi fleet which tailed from Ports-
daish, for the west-Indies, on the 18th of Decern-
!ll were all well on the lith of January, in lat. 15.
op 54, his Majesty's ship Wanderer, and three
ither ships of war, in company. His Majesty's ship
h the fleet for the East-Indies, arrived at
10,• wit
4fadeiri en the flth of February, and sailed again
the oth. The Lord Duplin, BALL, for London,
seied final Madeira on the ISth of February.
HITLL, MARCH 24.

Arrived the Apollo. from Gottenburgh she part.
egrom 0 sail of the Humber. The Hawk, and
slogs, for this port, are coming up. The Bremen
picket is lost—crew saved. Three more vessels are
1,, in the Humber, and all their crews.
YARMOUTH, MARCH 25.
Sailed the Amiable and Vestal frigates ; Sappho,.
glarinito, Zenobia, Safeguard, and Forrester sloops
war ;Iruiser and Archer gun-brigs, in quest of
low oafs cruizers, which are said to be in the
*Asa The ships in the Roads are the Majestic,
lowa, and Sealark schooner. Wind E. Al. E.
HARWICH, MARCH '25.

wed is day, after being detained here for some
yeas by contrary winds,•a large fleet of colliers
coasters ; also the Auckland, Capt. BRIDGE, and
Diana, Captain M.Dosouctr, with mails and passen-
gas for Gottenburgh, and the Lady Frances, Capt.
Aro, and Auckland, Captain DEANE, with the
oils for Heligoland ; also sailed the Lapwing and
Claudia cutters.4—Remain the Spitfire sloop of war.
Wind S.E.

SHEERNESS, MARCH 2.5.
This morning the wind came round from N. E.
losW. when about 100 sail of merchant vessels,
were lying in this harbour, got under weigh
kofroreed to sea ; when they had got about as far as
tytkom the wind suddenly chopped round to the
0.64 X St again, and they have all been obliged to
**l. The Spencer, Captain Bnowtc, has come
tram Chatham, and gone to the Nore. The convoy
for Gottenburgh, which was to have sailed on the
nth instant, is postponed until the 28th, as several
Ttsels are expected to join from the River, by that
;triad.

DE!d MARCH 2.5.
Arrived the Lightning fire vessel, from Sheerness;

kpply naval transport; from Deptford ; Northum-
island, Sovereign, and Euphrates, East India ships,
fan the River, and passed through to the westw•.rrd,

irPottsmouth.—Sailed Maine sloop for Portsmouth,

Purr gunbrig, and Pigeon schooner, on a cruize off
*coast of France ; Charger gunbrig for the Baltic.

PORTSMOUTH,
,MARCH 25.
Arrived his Majesty's brig Pilot, from the West

eel Sailed his Majesty's ships Escort, and Mag.
se,for the Downs ; and the Coquette, with the 2e.

r!yr, Ann, Sceptre, and the Caledonia transports,

rth water for the fleet off -*Lisbon. All coppered

anspots, under 300 tons, at this•port, were ordered
izo harlour this morning, to take in water and pro.

sins for the different fleets. Passed by for the

Dcwns his Majesty's ships Centaur and Euryalns,
from Plymouth.7—Wind E.N.E.

PLY MoUTH, MARCH es.
The undermentioned are the names of the other

:Jps of the fleet that arrived here yesterday, lindet.
7.roy of the Sirius, of 36 guns,' viz. the Mary
tranOrt, Captain ATKINSON, from Malta ;

Gilliam transport, Faancrs, from Gibraltar; Alatia-
-4 Betsey, GAMELI24 from Messina ; Adventure,
lumt ; Susanna transport, Svmmos ; and Thetis
MIISpOrt, DAMSON, from Malta Mentor, Cou.nca,
Carlotta Ann, BARRAT ; and. Here, BARNARD, from
Gibraltar.

his with pleasure we learn, that fears are not en-
tertained for the capture of more than one ship of the
fleet,and even this one is doubtful. • .
Arrived the Leopard, of 50 guns, Admiral
IltlirELY, from Halifax ; Sparke and Rebecca, Capt.
Ott, from St. Michael's.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 21.
. Arrived the American brig Fame, Mum/ow,
Nat Lisbon, with salt, wine, and fruit, bound to
New Providence, detained on the 26th ult. by his
Majesty's ship Comus, 20 guns, Hcn. Capt. PIERCY.
CaPL HARRISON and one seaman were washed over-
hard and drowned, on the Bth inst. in a gale ; also
arrived the sloop Fox, HALROY, from St. Michael's,
with fruit, for Hull, out 35 days, sprung her bow-
Vvit ; barque Patent, Capt. ANIMISM:, from Liver-
Pool, bound to London ; the Success, WAILER, from
Guernsey, lost one man overboard ; Lord Nelson.
Huta, from Plymowl: ; Ceres, BAWDEN, from Pad-
; Liveip, WHITE, from Cardigan ; and schooner
l'ane, 4 guns, from Plymouth. Sailed his Majesty's
end cutter Ariadne, Lieut. CARTER, to the West-

vard.—Wind West.
The FXan Taggart, from Sr. omingo to the liatennah ;
Whl r
te, from l'nba to Baltimore ; the HOrnt t, Grady,
rlr" Aillba to Curacoa ; the St. Thomas, ---, from Cuba to
revue; the Ambition, Small, front Jamaica so Honduras and
I:cotland; the Telegraph, --- from Baltimore to Cuba • the
'Fourth of July, Brown, from Africa to Charleston • the Ihom,
1.1,461 from Guadauye to New-Yort; the Achilles, Rea, from
aqt York to Cuba; the Two Lydian, —, from New York to
_the Huth t sod Martha, TwycrOSS, from True-
OUto New Orleans, are detained and sent int. Jamaica.
rite Barrett, Lothian, from Liverpool, struck on au anchor,
Wrath at Falmouth, Jamaica, the Ist of January.
The Euphrates, Bradley. from Honduras ; the (:ommtreiante,
""T•y bound to Malta; and the Mary, ---' from Ncw York,
*Wisner:4 other vessels, were nun shore at Gibraltar In a
dem the 6.h tdt.
A brig front Lisbon, rsurpeeed to ter tilt Ida) and the Thetis
rkakiburv. from Germ, wenoil *huge maw CV* May, our 111;
tai 6f iet.roary.