Star.
London, England, 1805-05-25 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

We Tele:Jay received American papers to the ISth
ult. 'I hey contain nothing new with refpea to the
Foceetlings of the French in the Well Indies; they
mention feveral report; which were circulated by the
French, of their having taken Gibraltar by a tout.
de-main, of their having landed so,ooo men in Scot.
land, &c. We have extra&ed the following curipus
account of a boxing match between two judges, and
for the purpofe, we prefume, of preferving proper
folemnity, the Hall of the Legiflative Body WAS the
feene of union, and the battle was fought in du pre
fence of the Chief Junice :

1, On Wcdnefday left the Legiflature of tai, State (New York)
adjourned fine die. A fracas occurred on this occafion, difgraceful
at teat to the hero of the piece. Some obfervation. front Judge
PURDY, relative to the affair of the Merchants' Bank, had, in
the courte of the day, given offence to Judge TAYLOR. Imme-
diately after the adjournment, (lays the Awanj Centixel, received
fait evening,) Judge TAYLOR walked round the table to Judge
PURDY, and told kiln, in fomething of a low voice, that the Se-
nate being adjourned, be now met him as a private Citizen, and
wished to know what he meant by his obfervation ? alluding to the
above. judge Poanr replied, that be meant to tell the truth.—
Upon this judge 'FAVLOI called hint a lying old raleal. Judge
Ptrane retorted, by calling him a rafcal, or a koundrel, in return.
Upon thi• judge TAYLOR, jai.: reremonie, ftruck him a violent
blow with his fill, jult under the ribs, which ftaggered him con-
aderablY• trudge Puse4v pautcd an inftant, as if to cor.edt
him-
felf—then (eased a chair, and aimed a blow at the heat! of his an-
tagonift, but was prevented effecting it by the interference of their
brother Senators. Judge Tar LOR then left the room, and as he
went out of the Bar, be Paid to Judge PURDY " YOU know where
I live, Sir; if you wills for fatisfadinn, me at home"—
The affray took place in •he pretence of about too witneffes.
Within the Bar were, bcftdes the Senators, the Chief !office, Mr.
juftice SPINCRI, and one or two Clergymen. But if a man will
not refped himfelf, how Mall he refpat others!"

There papers alfo contain a variety of contradictory
rumours refpeeting the horrible warfare carried on in
St. Domingo between the French troops and the
Imperial Haytian Army ; but the following appears
to be the only Ratemeat upon which any reliance can
be placed—
On the sd of April, Captain RICHARDS, who ar-
rived at Charleflon from Cape Francois, commnni-
cated the intelligence that the Black army had takes
the city of St. Domingo by norm.
The whole of their force confined of forty thoufand
men, in four divifions, the main body of which, com-
poled of twenty-fix thoufand, was commanded by
General CHR ISTOPH E. The Emperor Ds:simian
had marched at their head until they reached St.
Yago, an inland town of confiderable ntength ; a
council of war was then held, when it was determin-
ed to norm the city. The Emperor, however, was
requened not to rifk his life in the attempt, and the
direetion of the liege was given to General BRAVE,
who, after a defperate and bloody confliet, fucceeded
in carrying the city ; not, however, without confider
able lois. It was rumoured that General Basalt was
mortally wounded, and had loft one thoufand of his
belt troops. The French and Spaniards found in the
city, it was fuppofed, were all put to the fword.
It is, however, affirmed by Captain TODD, of the
brig Sally, who is arrived at Baltimore, from St.
Domingo, that only one divifion of the Haytian ar•
my had made their appearance, but it was expeCted
that no attack would be made on the city until the
remainder arrived. No apprehenfions were enter-
tained of the Blacks taking the place, as there was
plenty of ammunition and men, and every precaution
had been taken to put the place in the belt (tate of
defence poilible. All the veffels were ordered out of
the port, fo as to leave no hopes of retreat. The
women and children, and property to a large amount,
were fent to Porto Rico ; but fume of the veffels were
intercepted by our cruisers, and fent into Jamaica.
The Philadelphia papers mention that two veffels
had arrived at that port from Guadaloupe, after
lofing feveral of their hands by the yellow fever.—
The veffels have been ordered to the quarantine
fiation.

Captain PADDbCK, who arrived at New York on
the t zth April, from St. Domingo, pnfitively con-
tradids the report of the furrendrr of that place to
Dissaitras. On the sth of March, however, one
divifion of thetHaytian army appeared off St. Carlos
(an out-port of the town of St. Domingo)—and !hot
a French General, walking on the ramparts. On
the Bth, they croffed the River, and encamped. On
the t ith, the French General DEBARQDI at the
head of 400 men, madefortis from Fort Carlos, and
routed the befieger., who IoR their Commander and
4oci troops. On the fu,:ceeding day, General Fia-
It AND ordered the (hipping away, and compelled them
to take on board all the women and children in the
place, and convey them to Porto Rico.

The Haytian army had taken Port-au Plate and
St. Jago, after a nott dreadful and defperate refin-
ance from the Whites, all of whom, men, women,
and children, were indifcriminately slaughtered by the
favage and infuriated conquerors. The Blacks loft
one of their Gineralc, and above t Soo men.

At a Council of War held at Cape Francois pre-
vious t • the march of the Haytian Army, the Black
Emperor, in imitation of his tawney brother of PAris,
refolved not to rifle his precious perfon in the attack
of St. Domingo. The command of the expedition
accordingly devolved upon CHRISTOPHR.
It might feem incredible that the Black Leaders in
St. Domingo could poffibly be furpafred in ferocity,
if experience had not taught us, that the name of
Frenchmen in that part of the world, is become fyno•
itimous with murder. In proof of this, we copy the
following abominable decree from the New York
Papers :

"L.. FERILIND, GENERAL OF BRIGADE, COMMANDER IN

CHIEF OF ST. DOMINGO, &C. &C.

" Convinced by long experience that all kind of
regard and moderation is ufelefs towards the (cowl-
drels who maintain the rebellion in Hifpaniola, by
furnithing fupplies to the rebels, &c.

Art. x.—" All individuals whomfoever found on board any vef-
fel or velTels, allies or neutrals, bound to any port► in flifpaniola,
occupied by the Rebels, mall fuffer sloth.

" More found on board any veal. Allies or Neutrals, coming
out of any Ports in Hifpaniola, occupied by the Rebels, ball fuf.
fer death.

" Thofe found at two league, from any Port on the Coaft of
Hifpaniola, occupied by the Rebels, on board of Allies or Neu-
trals, !hall fuffer death.

s. " All prifoners made In there diferent cafes flail be brought
into one of the ports of Hifpaniola, occupi-d by the French, to be
tried by a Military Comadffion, which is to pronounce (entente.

3. " This Proclamation mall be pat Into execution oa the tit
Boreal (April at).

' "Dune at St. Danger, the !6th Natick (Feb. 5). tilos.
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