Star.
London, England, 1814-10-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

" Patuxent, in the Chesaptake, Sept. '2, 1814.

a Since I wrote you on the 3Uth ult. I learn that
the stand made by the Yankees was on a very fine
military position, called Prospect Hill, near Bladens-
burgh, leading into Washington. The light brigade,'
composed of the 85th and 21st, had the honntir of
putting them to flight. They were commanded (from
casualties) by Captain 'lean, of the 31 NV.:.st India
Iteir,iment, who was in the fleet, for the purpase of
enl:sting blacks. He had the temporary command
of a party from the Albion, consi,ting of v:hat we
call Colonial Marines, being men enlisted from the
emigrant slaves of the neighbouring States. We
have about 2'2 of them, and very excellent soldiers
they make. They had the honour of being in the
advance, and are spoken of in the highest terms;
in truth, our Black Auxiliaries were the admiration
of the European regiments. A depot of a tempo-
rary nature had been formed for them on the island
of Tangier, in the Chesapeake, by Admiral COCK.
BURN, where there are now about 300, including
women and children. The estates of Virginia and
Maryland have suffered materially from these deser-
tions. Sir T. HARDY joined yesterday, in the RA•
MILLIE% and taking the place of the ALBION in the
Fleet, will be the means of sending that ship, it is
understood, immediately to Bermuda, to which place
the BULWARK will be ordered to receive Admiral
COCKBURN'S flag. The battalion cf Marines that
came out under convoy of the Tom:: ANT, has, in can-
sequence of Colonel MALCOLNI'S arrival here to com-
mand them, been divided by Sir Aarx. COCHRANE
into two battalions, one of which has very properly
been given to Major LEWIS, who is to add the Cola_
nials (Blacks) to them : his Staff are also appointed,
viz. Lieutenant ADAMSON. as Paymaster, and Lieu.
tenant /AMES Wtuats, Adjutant."

Yesterday Cunt NUGENT had an audience of the
PRINCE REGENT at Cu iton.house.

Saturday the Duke of KENT paid his respects to
the PM:NEE REGENT at Carlton•house.

The paragraph stating that Colonel AnnExsnooxr
is appoikry Charrilmiain to the Princess Cnanyrr
of \VA& ,s a mistake; CUICOIIeI ADDENBROOKE being
appointedta Gentleman Usher to the QUEEN, in the
room of the late General I.lcssost.

Thursday the ZZPIIIT, Captain CRETRE, sailed fur
Weymouth, to attendyn the Princess CuARLOTTE...—

A spacious boat, v..ith standard, ensigns, &c. sere'
taken down, for her Royal Highness's aquatic excur.
sions. Her Royal 11:gliness bas derived very c3nsi-
derable benefit from the saline breezes of Weymouth.
itish merchandise of every d-sctiption went off
brisi.ly at the faits of Leipsic and Frankfort, and
still continue to be in demand. Great remittances, it

is supposed, will rot be required from the British Go-
vernment to the Netherlands, for the maintenance of
troops and horses, as it appears, that at the close of
the war, we had large magazines of grain, hay. and
straw, in Spain and Portugal, which had been already
paid for. These depots are destined for the supply of
our troops in the Low Counties, and are to be con-
veyed by transports engaged some time since by Go-
vernment for that purpose.
Among the causes of the declension of the Funds
we ought not to overlook the prodigious sums cart ied
from this country to France, giving to that country
a source of wealth, which ought not to be f 1-gotten
at the Congress. We are informed from the belt au-
thority in Paris, that there are inscribed on the Police
Registers not less than 100,000 English in France, of
whom at least a quarter are in Paris. The latter Jo
not spend so little as a guinea a day ; and if we set
the expenses of the former at only half a guinea, this
will make 62,500 guineas a day carried by our coun-
teymen.—The English spend their money very li-
berally, in order to give the French an idea of their
superiority. Ler bosu bourgeois de Paris pocket the
money, and laugh at the folly of their visitors.—
What reciprocity is there ? Are there 5000 French
in England? Do they spend 10s. a day ? 1)o they buy
estates here, as our countrymen du in France ? We
are warranted in the assertion that large sums have
been taken out of funds fur the purchase of estatet
in France by families who are going to reside in thus
country. We point nut the evils, but we canna
propose a remedy, while the National Debt remains
undiminished.

ELOPIGMENT.—In the night between Thus slay and
Friday se'nnight, under the favouring smiles of Cyn-
thia, a young Gentleman in the neighbourhood of
Staindrop, in the county of Durham, contrived to
remove through her chamber window a dashing
young female of that vicinity ; who, being quite wil-
ling, joined her valorous Quixote in such rapid flight,
that notwithstanding a close pursuit, the parties have
not yet been heard of. Their destination is supposAl
to be Gretna Green.
Charles Hude Alen, a sorter of letters in the Gene-
ral Post Office, has been committed by the LOUD
MAYOR for trial, charged with embezzling letters,
containing property. beveral ban, notes were louud
in his possession.

AWrIff,IIITELLIOENCR.

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The Lively, BERN!, from Miramichi, was t tlen
and burnt sth ult. byihe Surprise American privateer.
The Royal Edward, Hones, from Miramichi td
Liverpool, is on shore at the Island of Jura.

The Robert, PiARSON, from Liverpool to Pictoup
foundered at sea 7th August—Crew saved.

FALMOU IH, SEPTEMBER SO.

Arrived yesterday the Francis Freeling packet,
with a mail from Lisbon, in eleven days: she left in
the Tagus his Majesty's ships VoLoarrAtne, RAttt-
WA", ANDROMACHE, PUMMEL, TUSCAN, LYRA, SIR
FRANCIS DRAKE, and the HINDOSTAN. On the 18th
instant, the packet fell in with a Portuguese schooner,
near the Rock of Lisbon, who had been out Irons
Bourdeauz forty-five days, and was totally without
water for the last forty-eight hours. The packet sur-
plied her with previsions, water, spirits, Bcc. On the
24th instant, in lit 41. 51.. fang. 11. 5 h disc;wered
a sail that chased her from d if-light to eleven o'clock,
a. m. and then came up and engaged her for an hour
and ten minutes. The packet beat her cif. She
proved to be an American brig privateer, of 16 guns,
and two long guns amiJship. ‘When she sheered off,
she appeared much cnt up in her hull and rigging.
The packet hat sustained very rule injury, and lost
no lives.—Also arrived yesterday the MAKArtrr.
schooner, and CO Qt gii-brift, from Piyrirmili.
Arrived to-day his I\bjesty's ship PHEASANT, and the
INSOLENT, from a ci nize ; the RACER and LYR t,
from Lisbon ; and abeut a dozen sail of diff_rent
kinds, from London.—Sailed yesterday his Majesty's
ships NYMPIIEN ald SHAMROCK, with the Sir tVilliam
Bensley, Cyrus, and Camden transports, for Cork ;
the Duke of Kent packet, with a mail for Lisbon;
:;nd the L-,tly Wellington p 4G;:et, with a mail for
Gibr iltar and salcd to.-I iy, but
the Prince Ernest packet bas gone into the Roads--
Wind East, fresh gales, :Ind dear weather.
• PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 1.

Came in the PRE:: ItZNTI NI(111E, :tad CHMAPEACE
Fr;gates, and DavrEs man of war, from Purtsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, OC COBER 2.

Arrived his Majesty's ship SPRIGHTLY from the
Downs. Sided his Majesty's shies Guewirn, on a
cruise; and MIAITLZ, for I'Lvtaorrit. His Majesty's
SLip CYANZ gives instructions to the Trade Sound to
Newfoundland, &c.

MEMOIIANDCM.....ADMIR A LTY•OFFICE, OCT.
All vessels bound to Bermuda and the Bahamas are
to proceed immediately to Plymouth, when his Ma-
jesty's ship VENGEUR will give them instructions, and
will sail in about a week.—We expect the fleet for
the Brazils, South Seas, and St. Helena, on
Tuesday next under convoy of his Majesty's ship
DUNCA N. —Came in the brig. OviNonni) mas-
ter, with the loss of maintnast.—Wind E.