Star.
London, England, 1802-05-03 00:00:00

MAINE AND COLONIES-

On board the flag iltip the jeinappe, Road of
Cape Francois, is Ventete, Marsh 6.
Citizen Minilter—At the moment the divifion of
Rear Admiral GarrogAUME was about to let fail,
the frigate la Cornelie entered the Road, on her
return from Jamaica. I batten to inform you of
the reception the obtained.
The Englifti Admiral, Sir Jona Ducitworro,
treated with the molt dillinguithed politenefs Cap-
tain VILLA-MANDRIN, and the Enfeigne de Wil-
lem' of my Staff, CLOUET, who carried my dil.
patches. He teemed eagerly to feize this occafion
to celebrate the reftoration of peace between the
two nations. The frigate fainted 'the Admiral
and the town with 13 pieces of cannon, which
were equally returned by the Admiral and the
Forts. AU the Captains of the Englilh fquadron
battened to anticipate the vifit of Captain Vrcr.a-
MANDOLIN, and feveral of them received his with
the found of martial mufic. Our Officers re-
marked with a very natural emotion of national
pride, that the portrait of the Cater Cowsut. is
very generally to be found in the Englith fquadron.
COPY or A LETTER PROM •DMIR AL SIR J. T. DUCt.
WORTH, ON THE JAMAICA STATION, TO ADMIRAL
VILLARET JOYEUSE, AT THE CAPE.
Dated t9th February, t Bos, on board
the Leviathan, Port Royal, Jamaica.
Sir—l received the letter with which your Ex-
cellency honoured me, in order to communicate
to me the arrival at the Cape of the French army,
and I fleel flattered by the confidence with which
your Excellency honours me, in acquainting me
with the nate of that army, and with its deaina-
tion. This information era/fly correfponds with
what I have received from his Majefty's Miniflers,
who have at the fame time tranfmitted to me the
orders of my Sovereign to treat the French nation
with every poffible mark of refpeet.
But as to what regards a fupply of provifions,
which your Excellency feems to be under the ne-
ceflity of calling for, I perceive with the molt
fincere regret that our aftual fituation, occafioned
by the unexpetted arrival of large maritime and
land forces, reduces me to a Rate in which it
is impoffible for me to offer you even a hope of
affillanee : our own refources are fo exceedingly
narrowed, that I have been under the neceffity of
detaching a number of frigates to different points
in quell of means to refcue us from the hardthips
of a perfeft famine ; and I have thus, like your
Excellency, been compelled to draw alfiftance
from the Continent of America, while I remain
in expeftation of arrivals from Europe.
It was with very painful refleftions that I
learnt the hoftile reception which your Excellen-
cy met with, and the dire& violation of all the
duties which colonies owe to the mother country.
I perfeitly agree with you as to the confe-
quences attending Inch a conduft, and I am of
opinion that they deeply involve the intents of all
the European Powers. But with fo confiderable
a force as that under the command of your Excel-
lency, this rebellion cannot be of any long duration,
and the devaltations committed by the Rebels in
burning the plantations can only be produftive of
a temporary evil,
I have the honour to be, with high confidera-
tion, your Excellency's molt humble and root
obedient knew, (Signed)

9 PLORAALI APRIL 29.
Rear-Admiral Lacaossa has written to the
Minifter of the Marine, dated Dominica, Feb. 16,
announcing the arrival at that ifland of la Cu-
carde frigate from Guadaloupe, and which was
to tranfport the Commiffioners fent by Patect to
the FIRST CONSUL. The Commiffioncrs were
well received at Dominica by the Englifh Go-
vernment, in confequence of the teflimony given
by Admiral LACROSSA in their favour, except citi-
zen HAPPEL-LlCHasmAye, whofe principles gave
reafon to be fufpicious of his intentions. They
quitted Guadaloupe only that they might efcape
with more certainty from the rebels. l'he fafety
of la CoCarde was owing to the care of Captain
HINNY. That Officer took charge of the papers
of the deputation.
As, according to his report, the fpirit of the
public had been confiderably changed at Guada-
loupe, the Rear-Admiral refolved to take poffef.
fion of the Wand of Mariegalante, which depends
on the fame Government. General &away, at
the head of Come officers and other young men,
who affembled at the Sainte: and Dominica, fe-
conded by 45 men, who formed the crew of la
Penfee, and proteaed by that frigate and la Co.
carde, which furniffied rye men from her crew,
armed and ready to affift in cafe of refinance, en-
tered the Ifland amicift the acclamations of the
inhabitants. The Military Commandant, though
eftabliffied by the ufurped authority, and theCom-
miffioner of Government, juftified at that happy
moment the declaration they had formerly made
of their attachment to the legal Government.
The inhabitants took the (=lien opportunity of
teftifying to General SUIZIAIT thefatisfaaion they
experienced at being delivered from the oppreffive
yoke of the rebels. This new pofition gives us a
double advantage : that of leaning our expences,
and enabling us to receive the troops, which we
expea with impatience.