Star.
London, England, 1805-06-20 00:00:00

AMERICA

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New Yorte, MAY 13.—A- Gentleman who can't
palTenger in the Elira Green, from Jamaica, informs
us, that a (bort time prevrons to his failimg, a Spa-
nulls privateer made her appearance off the ifland,
when a Lieutenant of the &hills Navy, aided' by 25
marines, formed the resolution to capture the veil
by ftratagem. For this pupae they procured a
fmall coasting fchuoner, and hood from (bore, with
the apparent intention of proceeding tr. another part
of the Wand, the men being all below, except the
Lieutenant and two who were difguifed. In a (port
time the privateer came up, and, after hailing, or-
dered John Bull to lower his colours, and come un-
der his flern. which Johnny very readily complied
with. But no former had he approached fofficiently
near to ay.f,vcr his purrofe, than he reciprocated the
command to the a flrmithed Don, feconding it at the
fame time with a well direded volley of mnficetry.--
This answered the purpofe. the privateer ftruck,and
was taken polfcflion of by the Lieutenant.
By a Gentleman from St. Thomas's, we are ht.
formed of Tome circumftances refpeding the defeat
of the Haytians before the city of St. Domingo, by
the garrifon under the command of the brave Fee.
RAND, who, on this occafion, it is Paid, difplayed all
the qualifications of a confummate General, and all
the firm intrepedity of real courage.
When the Negro Army appeared off the city, and
were in a condition to attack it, a Commons was fent
to the following purport Jean Jaques the Fiat,
Emperor of Hayti, to General Fee Ramo, command.
ing a division of the troops of the French Republic.
As it is ineonfiflent with the laws and indepen t.nce
of the Empire, that any portion of the French army
Ihrmld be allowed to remain in the Wand, General
FARR AND is fummored to furrender the city of St.
Domingo in 24 hours : if at the end of that time
the city than not be evacuated, it will be delivered
up to plunder, and all the inhabitants thereof put to
the fword."—lt being difficult to procure any perfon
who would ,ilk the delivery of a fuitable anfwer to
this demand, the Commandant ordered three cannon
(Inn to be levelled at the Black camp, which convey
ed a defiance in ter ms as ittong as the pen could have
done, and, doubtlef., as well underttood.

The aftion was fought on the plain of St. Charles
on the athit of March. The refources, not lefs than
the courage of FERRAND and his afluciates, are teen
in his finding means, with to fmall an army, to gar.
rifon every part of the city, and to make a tonic
againil a fle to numerous, In defperate, and fo
f r hlood and vengeance.
Seconded by a little band of heroes. he, howe-
ver, att.cked ftecetsfully, and carried every ea-
tt endiment of the enemy. His fccond in command
leading the attack en the firs line, received a very
fevere wound : rent difcouraged, he led them to the
fecund, where he received feveral others : Rill con-
cealing his fit nation from hiscompanions, he condua.
ed them to the third, in carrying which, he received
a mufket ball tivough the lower vifcera, of which he
almoll inttantly ei:d. From the Spanifh troops but
little aid was received in the firft and partial engage-
-1 meets with the Blacks, but in this decifivt one, the
pretence of their Commander, whom they loved and
feared, animated them to anions which !Coned to
be infpited by a defire to furpafs their French cora-
-1 rades.

The defeat was complete : 1300 Btigapds' were
counted dead on the field of battle ; all their ammu.
nition, a large portion of their military flutes, their
magazines of proviltons, and the military cheft any
treafure of the Emperor, fell into the hands of the
vietor, whole lois in the battle did not exceed Bcmen.
The French fleet under Admiral hit,stssit ar-
rived either on the day of battle, or the day (fleeced-
ing, but had not at the time landed any tooope. The (hips
did not come to anchor, but after putting the aids
which they had for the garrifon on (bore, flood out
Ito lea. We underfland th.,t the inhabitants of St.
Domingo have been invited to return, as the liege is
railed, and the army of DEssattnes completely
withdrawn.

Captain Wixsow, of the brig Atlantic, arrived on
the 6 h from Antigua, infutms us, that the Britifh
fleet under Admiral Cocu tam a had arrived at that
iflmd about a fortnight before he failed, and pro-
ceeded to leeward ; and that a few days afterwards
Commodore Houn's advice boat arrived with intelli-
gence that a iquadron of twenty fail of veffels of war,
coolifling of French and SpaniarelF, had arrived to
windward ; that difpatches were immediately for-
warded to recal Admiral COCHRAY E ; that the mili-
tary were again under arms, and that an embargo
WAS houtly expeaed.
Extra& of a letter from Cape Francois, dated
April Haytian army have returned with-
out Iticcefs from the liege of St. Domingo ; General
Cuatsropus is at prefent in town. They have
brought with them a great quantity of plunder taken
from the Spaniards."
Extraa of another letter from Cape Francois,
dated April 19.—" The Emperor has come into this
city. His army is repulied, owing to the arrival of
the French fleet at the city of St. Domingo. The
Americans, their main ftand-by, will in confequence
be more refpetted. They v. ill now go to peeling of
coffee, and it is fcarcely pielumable that the Fiend)
can march from St. Domingo with gOOO troops, with
fticc

A Letter from a Gentleman in the Welt Indies,
dated April 25, fays—" 011 the 6th, the tr:trilports,
with the Both or Perthfhire regiment, failed from Bar.
badoes for St. Vineeneb, where they arrived on the
toth ; immediately dife:nharked, and relieved the
68th regiment. The both regiment is divided be-
tween the two polls of Fort Charlotte and Dotfet-
(hire Hill: they have been very unhealthy during the
latt four weeks ; they loft no lefs than three officers,
among them the Adjutant and (tarter-mailer—
many others are laid up. Two Captains and a Sti.
baltern are going home on lick certificates.

In add; inn to the Ind's newt, It is Rated, that fe.
veral bodies of HOLICAR% troops, which were left to
defend the patfes in the tipper provinces, have been
difperfed or cot to piece. ; and that a large.l3 •dy of
Sarces, under I-loLNas% ir.fluence, which had car-
ried its ravages to the ens ons nt Dclhi, and over-ran
a large por inn of the lloals, between the Ganges art 3
the Jumna, has been totally defeated and difper“
by a detachment of out tit* pt.