Star.
London, England, 1805-09-17 00:00:00

AMERICA

NEW Y 011,14 AUG. B.—Aecounta received on Sa-
turday Rate, that no new cafes of fever lied occur-
red for feveral days pan, either in New Haven or
Providence, and that the lick who had previoufly
taken the fever, were generally in a Rate of ptomi-
flog convalefcence.--tiews Garatte,faxie date.
The Town Council of the town of Providence,
who are, ex officio, the Board of Health for Paid to'wn,
nate for the information of their fellow citizens and
the public at large, that fince the commencement of
the fever, four perfons only have died, viz. a daugh-
ter of Captain Benjamin Donbre, Jufeph Mafury,
jun. Mrs. Julia Martin, and Mrs. Mary Fiy, the lalt
of whom died in the country, to which the had been
removed. From the report this day of the vifiting
phyficians, three perfons only are ill at the hofpital,
viz. Stephen Ruffel and his family, two of whom are
recovering. There ate only five rerfont, come of
them but nightly attacked with the fever, tri this
town, all of whom are on the recovery. But one
new cafe has occurred finee Saturday lift, and no
fymptom has appeared but among thole who lived
in the South end of the town, where the fever coin-
tnenced.

We 41- informed that a new decree of the Haytian
Government has been received at Philadelphia. I;
ens Els that all veffels coming into their ports (hall
have their cargoes configned to a reftdent (Black we
prefume) merchant, who, previous to being permit.
ted to make entry (hall give bond for double the
amount of the duties on the cargo. This decree has
been Bitted for fecuring to the admintara;ion the
punaual payment of its dirties.
Auo. to.—The brig Minerva, of London, of t
guns and 6o men, was fpnken with on the zzd of
Auguß, off Cape Carnaval, by a veffel which ar-
rived at New York on the 9th, from the Havannah:
(he had a prize in company, the Hannah, of and for
New ()deans, from Campeachel, with a i•arg? of
logsood and I 8,000 dollars. '
The Nancy,—R*Trirmos, of and for New York,
from Jamaica, was taken, on the 27th July, off Cape
Corants, ran on (bore, and was burnt by a Frerch
privateer, which had previoufly captured two brigs
and a fchooner, from Liverpool to New Oilcans,
and, after taking out their cargoes at a fmall port
near the Havannah, releafed them.

The Two Friends, *NEIL, bound to Charlefton,
retaken, is arrived at Jamaica.

A gentleman who was for fume time a prifoner in
Barracna (Cuba), has lately arrived in Baltimore,
from that place ; he furnithes the following ac-
count of the privateers fitting nut at that putt. with
a reque9 that it ?Light be publifhed for the informa-
tion of thole concerned in the Welt India trade :

La Bangour, commanded by a woman, carries two 18-pound
era, four fixes, two Stott carronadcs, and too men, 18 of 'whom
are Americans, and rows forty (weeps painted black. •
La Superb, Captain Derrick, fix st-poundt rs, cot men, (13 Ame-
ricans) 40 fweeps, paioted black, with a white bottom ; fails re-
markably fait, .and eruifes generally chic in with Cape Francois..
a Confiance, Captain Furis, two 9 pounders, 45 men, and s 6
twerp., painted black. •

Vuitaire, Captain Jack, two p-pottoders,49 men, and 26 (weeps,
painted bbck. . . .
Marblanc Captain .--, four 6 pounders, 43 men, 20 (weal%
pain:v.l black, with a yellow bottom.

nehanteMaistaks two 6-potutders, 40 Inen, 20 ftneu
Painted bled, with a yellow bottcm.
La 10001C,Ciptaill 9-pounders, 45 men, :8 (we,
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painted Dire..
Beauty, Captain two &pounders. 40 men, 20 fweere.
Two feluccas, me-pounder each. and 22 men, and two fet.4:„
ACII. to carry 2 VMS each, and 40 men.
Several American veffels have been taken and ce.
Tied into Barracoa, by French privateers, butorded
out by the Governor.
The Patty. of and for New York, from Porto Cavell°, is ts;,4
and carried into Cuba.

The Benjamin, Schofield. fmm Jamaica to Charkiff,,,ti,
taken off Charlefton Bar, aStli July, by a French privateer.
The Comet, of Charleftun, from St. Domingo, is taken and cis
tied into Guadaloupe.
The George, Reynolds, from Virginia to Honduras. hail! 4:
her rudder, put into Turk's Wand to refit, and was cut ca: 1.)
Fiends privateer on the ifitti July.
Accounts by the Ariadne, from Cadiz, (late, th,t
the United States gun boat, which was captured r et!.
Gibraltar, after trial, had been condemned as a
Sul prize. War between Spain and the United Sr:,,::
was the general topic of eonverfation at Cadiz. c.
neral Moasau had embarked the whole of his fun.
lure on board the flip New York, bound to Phila
delphia, and was to fail immediately.
NORFOLK, JULY 23. Extra& of a letter from I.
Gentleman, dated St. John's River (province o!
Eall"Florida), July 9, to his friend in this Boroug!,,
received by the fchooner Betfey, Capt. &rum :
"'Vita no doubt have heard of the capture of a
flip, brig, acid a !loop, that failed nut of. Norfolk
under Britifh colours, by a privateer fchonner from
St. Augufline, Commanded by Captain Boom.—
Thofe veffels arrived fafe off St. AuPaine Bar,
and there delivered the greater part of their cargo:
the 'hip and brig drawing too much water to come
oyes: the Bar, proceeded up St. Mary's River, toge.
ther with the privateer, and were there moored
Roder the Florida (bore, at a place called ft .fe's
Bluff, about one mile and a half from St. Mary's.
On my arrival at St. Mary's. I there found an Eng.
lifh fehooner, tender to the Britifla frigate CAMBRIAN,
mounting ;8 guns, and 56 men, taken a few days
Previous, by the Casemate, and fent to St. Mary's,
for the exprefs ptarpore of re.taking thole prizes (tie
Schooner was previoufly a French privateer, and had
two American Captains on board when taken.) She
lay about one hour at anchor off Sr. Mary's, and
then proceeded immediately up to the (hip, which
was prepared for aftion, and which had collated the
Whole force of the privateer, together with her own
crew and the brig's, to make the bet'sdefence the
could. She then, it was faid, mounted eight or ten
guns, and 49 men, exclutive of form militia that bad
Colleited on the. Bluff, within fifty yards of which 'he
(hip was moored. The tender brought up on a (and-
bank, within one hunched' and twenty or one hue-
dred and fifty yardi of, the Ship, in a Situation to ex-
lade her to a complete rake from every gun of the
Ihip, while the could-only bring her two bow guns to
bear for a length of time ; a fevere 6re from both
parties commenced, and tatted for one hour, at the
expiration of which time the tender manned three of
her boats, and proceeded immediately to board, not-
withltanding they were under a heavy fire of grape-
Shot from the Ship, 'and the militia from the Bluff.
" The boats on meeting fu warm a reception from
that quarter, proceeded on the other quarter, between
the (hip and the Bluff, where they were expufed be-
tween two fires, and notwithfianding all thefe dif-
ficulties, boarded the Ship. The Cassaasaa lies off
St. Mary's-bar: "
' "The detachment was commanded by Lieut. Ptoov,
Lieut. Materials:ix of the Marines ; Meffrs.
cmem., Laiwion, Garsawopr B(>LMaN, and Wis-
s iamsosi Midthipmen, and Mr. SALTER, Surgeon.
—The Commander of the privateer, Boort', with
four men, were made prifotiers, and the others jump-
ed overboard, fdme (warn afhore, the rat were
drowned. The lots of the Bridal on this orcation
Was one feaman and one marine killed. Lieut. Pinor
wounded in the head, mouth, and leg. Mr. LAM.
sus in the' leg, Mr. ANIMISM MITCHELL blown up
with powder, but not th'endanger his life, feven lea-
men, • and three icarines wounded. With the Ship
they retook the brig Ceres, a Bermudian (loop, and
HOOP treS privateer. This certainly has been a gal-
lant and brilliant affair, and reflefts much credit on
the Officers and men engaged in it."
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