Star.
London, England, 1822-08-19 00:00:00

NEW YOEK, JULY 20.

The following is a Copy of the Decision of the
Emperor of Russia, upon the question submitted to
him by the Governments of the United States of
America and Great Britain, by virtue of the Conven-
tion of the 20th October, 1818, of the true intent and
meaning of that part of the first Article of the Treaty
of Ghent :

" The Emperor is of opinion, that the United States of Ame-
rica are entitled to a just indemnification from Great Britain for
all private property carried away by the British forces ; and as
the question regards slaves more especially, for all such slaves as
were carried away by the British forces, from the places and
territories of which the restitution was stipulated by the Treaty,
in quitting the said places and territories.
" That the United Sates are entitled to consider, as having
been so carried away, all such slaves as may have been trans-
ported, from the abovementioned territories on board of the
British vessels within the waters of the said territories, and who
for this reason have not been restored.

" But if there should be any American slaves who were car-
ried away from territories of which the Ist Article of the Treaty
of Ghent has not stipulated the restitution to the United states,
the States are net to claim an indemnification for the said slaves."

As many of our oldest friends and supporters are
deeply interested in the Negro population in the West
India Islands and Colonies, we beg leave to call their
particular attention to an extract of a letter received
by us this day from Charleston. The known re-
spectability of the writer adds much weight to its
importance. The horrible conspiracy which it deve-
lopes cannot but be interesting to all persons con-
nected with the West Indies, and demands the parti-
cular attention of the Governors of these Islands to
all persons who may visit them from St. Domingo,
where the horrible plot has been partly matured :

di CHARLESTON, JULY 10.

" By the United States Papers you will observe that six
Negroes have been executed, and five more ordered for execu-
tion on Friday next, for being concerned in an insurrection to
have broken out on the 4th inst. but happily detected by the
servant of a Gentleman with whom lam well acquainted. Three
of these five have been respited for a week, in consequence of
their extreme agitation of body and mind, which has induced
them to promise to divulge the whole plan, which, I am in-
formed was matured in St. Domingo, and the principal agent, a
block Preacher,one oft hose executed,had been there on this mission•

When the whole is disclosed, I am told it is to be pub-
lished ; in the meantime the utmost sccresy is observed, to try
and detect the miscreant whites who have instigated these de-
luded wretches, and who at present escape, because black testi-
mony will not be taken. Several of the Gentlemen's coachmen
are registered, who were to have given up their masters' horses
for the mounted bady ; and the Secretary, who superintended a
livery stably, a clever fellow, was to throw open the stables to
mount the Colonels, composed of a ringleader of influence in
each Ward, to concentrate their forces with that. from the neigh-
bourhood, murder all the white population, seize upon all the
property time would permit, put it on board the shipping in the
harbour, and proceed for St. Domingo. Such lam told by one
of the first characters in this place is the outline : certain it is,
a very strong civil and military guard is kept up night and day,
on which duty your humble servant has been obliged to perform,
at the risk of my life from the heavy dews. It is to be feared
that, this plot being found out, they will seek for revenge and
fire the town. You may rely upon it the people here are very
much alarmed."

The French Papers of Thursday have been received. Friday
being the Festival of the Assumption, no journals were pub-
lished. The Moniteur of Thursday gives the issue of the trials at
Colmar. The prosecution demanded the heads of about fifty
persons accused; thelury has, however, only found four of theta
guilty, and that of not remating the existence of a conspiracy,
which took the capital charge away.
These four individuals, Colonels Tether and Pains's, and the
inferior Officers Guinand and Dublar, were therefore only con-
demned to five years imprisonment, together with a fine of Son