Star.
London, England, 1807-07-30 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Yeflerday a fchooner-rigged man of war, beating
the flag of the United States, came to anchor .at
Spithead. An American Officer, the bearer of moff
important difpatches, immediately landed, and fet off
for London.

It is confidently reported in high circles, that a
fucceffer to the Hon. Admiral BERKLIEY will imme-
diately fet out to the Amet ican (Liam. He, however,
is to take with him a formidable augmentation to
oar naval force on that nation.

A Meeting of the Merchants trading to Ametica
was yeßerday held at the London Tavern, for the
purpofe of taking into contideraticn the confeqnences
which may refult to the trade, from the late action
between his Majeßy's (hip •Lroratto and the Chefa-
peak American frigate. —Mr. Sanfom was called to
by the Chair. He Rated, that he had been honoured
by an interview with the Secretary of State (Mr. Can
ning) on the fubjeel of their meeting ; and he had the
fatisfaelion to announce, that a molt fincere difpoll-
- bad been manifeßed by the Hnn. Secretary to
preferve the mon friendly intercourfe between the two
countries ; but that at prefent no detailed account
of the tranfaltion, which had canted fo much alarm,
had reached Government ; in the abfence of which
it was impolUble to fay to whom the blame attach-
ed. In order to facilitate the ends of ftriet juflice,
however, Mr. Canning had, in an interview with Mr.
Munro, the Mininer from the United Rates, agreed,
that thould it ultimately appear that blame could be
attributed to the commander of one or the other (hip,
fuch reparation Ihould be made as the nature of the
cafe might require, In! the Government of the offend-
ing party.

The only further intelligence that has been received
upon this fubjeft, is contained in the following pri-
vate letter :

" A great number of men had deferted from the fquadron com-
manded by Admiral Berkeley, which Admiral Berkeley reprefent-
od to the American Government, according to the aecultomed
way. This evil Co much iscreafed, that a whole boat's crew de-
leted ; this immediately became the fubjedt of reprefentation ;
but to none of Admiral Berkeley's reprefentations could he obtain
a fatisfer:tory anfwer. Whether Admiral Berkeley bad orders
from home or not, or ailed upon his own account, from being
ezafperated by the American's difrefpedtrul and evafive conduel,
I cannot fay : he, however, fent his flag [hip, the Leopard, of so
guns, Captain Humphreys, to tea, with orders to fearch aft Lips or
oNfrels, and feize all deterters belonging to his Majefty's ferviee
The Leopard reached her Ration, and loon afterwards the Chefa-
peak came out ; Captain Humphreys approached hcr,and told the
American Captain he was eruizing under orders to difeover a
number of Bridal feamen who had deferted from the fquadron on
that Ration, and that he had pofitive orders to take out tome from
on board the Chefapeak, Rating at the fame time that the Admiral
reeognifed the fame right on the part of the Americans, and had
ordered the Officers under him to deliver up all American feamen
that might be claimed. The American Captain peremptorily
refuted to let Captain Humphreys Parch his Chip for them.—
Captain Humphreys Rill expoftulated with the American Captain,
and rent him a copy of his orders; told him he muft abide by his
orders, and that he would allow him a certain time to confider of
it, for his acquiefcenee. The time having elapfed, the Leopard
fired a gun acrofs her, which the Chefapetk returned with a
broadfide. The anion then became mutual, sod Lifted till the
American had four men killed and thirteen wounded. Captain
Humphreys then frothed the Chefapealt, and found four of the
deferrer.. Of the other two, one was among the number killed,
and one jumped overboard, the moment the Lip Brock, and was
drowned. Captain Humphreys told the American Captain that
he had fulfilled his orders, and gave up the Chefapeak to him
again, which put back to the Chefapeak."

The important intelligence has been received flcom
the Mediterranean, that Lord COLLIMOWOOD, in the
Ocean, with a llrocg detachment of his fleet, had
proceeded with Sir ARTHUR PAOST, our new Am-
bairador, to Conflantinople. May his tone, whether
pacific or warlike, he more [not:0'41011y exerted than
that of his predecefror.

PIAMCIAL-INTE.LIORNCII. •
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TORBAY, JULY d.
.; Leff evening, after poll; arrived bii . flaps
%Lis Di PARIS, LONDON, roiseialiir, and THESEUS.
The Right H-•. LOrd Gaejaiii came in the 4Vit.r.a
ow PARtio and took the command of the fleet. Ad-
!
Mlial Sir J•111E$ Sditlailaz tirtick his flag thii mot-
! ning from the HIIIIMNIA, and event on board this
Majelly's fhip Rose; where he hoified hii flag, and
proceeded to Guernfey.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 29.
This day arrived his Majefly's brig RAVEN, with
a fleet flsom Oporto, bound for the River ; among
them are the following :—Efdaile, Capt. Burchan ;
Juno, (of Leith) ; Arethufa, Davifon ; Ceres, Cook ;
Thames, Todd ; Mentor, Chrifiie; Astive, Watts ;
Hope, Nicholls; Atlas, Liddle. The fchnoner In.
duflry, Captain Robinfon, one of this fleet, paired by
bound to bottenbOrgh.—Arrived alto the Sir An.
drew Mitchell armed tranfport, Capt Fullerton, from
the River de la Plata, full of Spanifh prifoners ; alt.()
from thence the merchant brig Lircly, Capt. Don.
novan, b'tund to London ; reports that the market is
overflocked there. His Majefly's gun brig Strenuous
is at-lived from a cruize; alto an American fchooner,
(fuppofed with difpatches). Sailed his Majefly's
Ihip MORG-lANA, with (even fail of tranfports, for
the River, viz.—Fortuna, Fidelity, Ifabella, Har.
Alexander, Polly, aid Edward.—Wind S: W.
with rain.

• DEAL, JULY 29.

Sailed the Bold and Wrangler gun brigs, on a
cruize off Boulogne ; Sea Gull lloop, on a cruise off
Dunkirk ; Indignant gun brig, for Yarmouth, 'to
join the fquadron lying there. Two galliots, with a
[hip and brig (under foreign colours) have arriied,
which are fuppofcd to have been fent in by force of
our cruizers.

RLMAIN IN Tilt DOWNS.—Prineefs of Orange, Viee-Admiral
Rowley; Clyde, Commodore Owen; Pelican, Hoop; Lightning
and Tartarus firelhips ; Bloodhound and Monkey gun-brig;
Findon hired floop.—Wind S. W. and moderate.

SHEERNESS, JULY 28—(7 &Clock.) •
At this moment the following chips have grit under
way, and failed to the Baltic, under aeon of the
ACRISSOR gun-brig: the Swedifh (hips Arai:llealin-
berg ; Enighten, Williamfon ; Aurora, Helmarom ;
New Amflerdam, Kock; Anna Maria, Cabfendorif;
Enterprise, Broman ; Sarah Maigaretta, Burke;
Guild' Adolph; Starry; Helena, Silverfward ; Wet.
ter Norland, Forflund ; Helena, Brumner ; Prises
Guftaff, Tillers= ; Anna Catharine, Kalbcrg ;Tor.
fokett, Men; Sophia* Chrillina, Sickter; Krone
Prince, Bergman; Dolphin, Sande! ; ChriflinarElisa.
beth, Heiberg; Hoppet, Brankman ; Maria Char-
btu, Krock ;.and Orion, *Gebherds :—all laden wick
fait, from St. Übes. Alto the 11 Mermaid, Sirs.
them, in ballaft.—Remain the Anna Margarettai,
Meyer, from Bonrdeaux, bound to Gue'rnfey ; and the
Jonge Margaretha, Daini, from ditto, bound to ditto;
alto the Swedifh (tip Libertas, Carl Smith Meier.
from St. Übes, with fait, having loft tke 'convoy."
JULY 29.••• (2 P.M.)—The above (tip Libertas is
jolt getting under way, to join the convoy. •