Star.
London, England, 1806-06-03 00:00:00

AMEAICA.

Nsw YORK, APRIL 2ls.—The Britifh (hip L.AN•.I
lIRR, of 5o guns, the CAMIIRIAN. of 44, and the
Datvert fl ,cop of war, were off Sandy Hook yeller.
day. We are informed that they have brought to
and boarded every veffel that has left this port lately,
and have paid feveral learners from them. At a
late hour Lift evening, set were informed that the
Nimrod, Captain MANNING,
from Curasoa for this
port, was capured off the Hook yellerday, by the
But ifh frigate Ca htaataw, and fent for Halifax t alfo
the (hip Aurora, hem Havannah, and the brig Ceres,
from Martinique, and fent to Halifax.
PHILADSLPHIA, APRIL ash—Extra& of a Letter
from New York, dated Saturday evening lail.—
" The body of the man murdered, on board the
fllnp from Delaware, has been monied all this day.
at Bulling'► Slip, to thoufands of fperffators. It is
to be lodged to-morrow in the Tontine Coffee-houfe,
or the City Hall, for public view, and on Monday
to be buried, attended by the Corporation, Exc. The
minds of the inhabitants were wrought up to a pitch
of adual madnel,. Two fchooners armed, and fall
of volunteers.. have failed, and PWo others are ready
for failing to re-eake the veffels captured by the
blockading fqtradron. The Putter of the LCANDIR
came to town yelierday, and purchafed three boat-
loads Of all kinds of proviGons I two of the boats
were flopped on the wharf; the third, having failed
early this morning, was overtaken, near the Hook,
by a pilot boat difpatched for the purpofe, and
brought back. The provifions are now in light carts,
parading through the fleets with deums, fifes, am.
and are intended to be left at the Poor-houfe. An

exprefs was fent off this morning to Wellington."
New York, AprU Cf.
4, I have only time to add, that two or three vef- '
Fels. with 6o men each, have been difpatebed through
the Sound, to retake the American veffels which
have been fent to Halifax." •
Pefiript.--qult as this paper war put to presses's'''.
lead: of prossjosu, which had been procured in this
city for the Britifh fquadron now blockading our har-
bour, and which had been arrelled on the way to the
fhips, and brought back to town, were conveyed to
the Alinslonfe, amidß the loud buzzas of the mul-
titude.
At a Meeting of Federal Republicans, at the Ton-
tine Coffee-houfe, New York, on the 26th, to take
into confideration the defencelefs Rate of the harbour,
among other Refolutinns, it was refolved,
I. That the repeated outrages coasseicted by foreign Odra of
war, at the mouth of our harbour*, merit the relbstment sad in-
dignation of every friend to his country.
a. That an Adenlollbstian which contents to pay mosey to
avoid foreign infokoce, or to prevent We violation of indeed
rights, while It fells and eitithandes its naval force, inftead of in.
crewing and preferring it, for the defence of ear ports and com-
merce, plod rates the national bather, codanoirs the public fatty,
and invites both in,ul4.the and Wish.
3. That the (offering of foreign armed MS to nation them-
fares off our harbour, and these to ftop, thank endemism our
rails. to imprers, wound, and murder our citizens, Is a grofs sod
criminal negled of the hie:lett duties of Governer* t and that an
Adminiileation, which patiently permits the fame, is not entitled
to the co fidgeter of a beast and free people.
g. That fo long is the grin& Lips of war which have affumed
a Radon at the entrance of this port, arc Coffered to remain there,
it Is corncrib, recommended that no rupplies, provilous, or fix-
ers,. of any Mod, &add be afforded them from our markets, nor
any intercourfe held with them in any Slope whatever ; and that
our pilot boats &Quid alliain from elating them.
3. That the murder of John Pierce, one of oar fellow citizens,
by ofhot from a UAW's Lip of war, at the entrance of our harbour,
and within hall a rode of the ihore,while he was engaged In peace-
able Athigation of* coafting vcffr.J, laden with provifions for our
mulct, was an ad that excites our detertation and abhorrence,
and calls upon our Government for the adoption of prompt and
vigorous meafores to prevent a repetition of fuck wanton and in-
human coodud, and fo flagrant g violation of our National So-

verclitnty.
6. That this Mectiogappriveit the conduct of thole perfons who
intercepted the rupplics which were fent !rem this city to thole
wadi which now blockade the barbour,and who have insoieraiour
fellow chino, John Pierce.
7. That we will atttnd the funeral of the deemfod ; and that
It be recommended to the (hips In the harbour to difplay the ear-
tomary Cigna of mourning.
City 1 New ?inf.— kite Pierce, Mailer of the Boop Rickard,
a coaltiiig reifel of Brandywine, bring duly fworn,depofes and lays,
that, as be was approaching Sandy Hook, and was about a quarter
of a mile from the beach, and two miles loath from the light bottle
hn bla laid acre!, yclierday evening about five o'clock, two thou
were Bred, at difft rent times, (am a urge Britt& (hip of war with
two tier of guns. fuppofed to be the Leander : that one of the laid
(hot (truck about forty yards ahead of the Paid verel, and the other
went nearly over her ; upon which the deponent rounded to his
veiled, and, about See minutes after, another last was fired from the
laid Gip, and Bruck the taff:l rail and quarter rail, and killed isn-
medlatel7 a man at the helm, namtd John Pierce, brother of the
depuo ant. and who was a band on board of Ids veiled. That the
deponent cannot accurately determine the illitanoe of the raid.=
front the Leander, but he coolettures It to be above a mile.
the deponent then continued his epistle, and entered the Hook
without any further. moleftation.
Buy,. t6tb Atm!, tiled. /free JESSE PIERCE.
Ds WITT CLINTON.
Hezekiab Pratt, Mailer of the brig Sally, of this port, device,
That as Mimes approaching the raid port from St. 'mus's, yet-
terday evening, and within twenty rods diftant from the within
mastroned Coop, he (*.fond the fats Rated in the within men-
tioned 'Weak of Captain Pierce, and that, to the belt of his
itnowledie and belief, they are true, except the kinks( of the man,
of which this deponent he. no periodos' knowledge ; that tbrre were
at that time three &ipso( war In the fling, and that the one men.
liuiled in the within affidavit, was a two decker,aod the lewd. ;
that all the (aid wilds of war fired at the deponent's ve%el, at
kalt twenty flint in the whole, but that he proceeded on without
coming to ; that a Beep of war Bred at the deponent's veiled when
he *mahout a quart, r 01 a mik from the attire, and after tha with-
in mentioned death is Lid to have ocustrtd; that about twenty
fail of witch were coming Into part at the (low time; and that
a hundred ihulyecre fired at the laid veifeh by the laid
war. HEZEKIAH PRAIT.
slis4 April, 1806,h:fire

• CLINTONiTT C
INDICTMENT rot MURDEE.—The Grand Jury, at
the fuggeltion of a Republican Member, found a
it.ll, nn Saturday laft, againit Henry Whitby, C.tp-
tam of the Leander, for the murder of John Pierce.

If the Volunteer Force is deemed requifite for this
country, a plan fermi arranged, beneficial, plain, and
eafily put in pranice, which was publi(hed lag Satur-
day at EG Aaron's, Charing crofs, in a Letter to Mr.
‘.1141314A11, by an Infpening Field Officer of Yeo-
manry and Volunteers.
A Gentleman telling an acquaintance, a day or
two lince, that he was going to Donor's Commons
to fearch tor a will, in which he expened to find a
legacy left him, the latter replied " You were better
Igo and fearch the Lottery Offices for a chance or two,
if you either wills or expert a legacy from Dame
Fortune, on Wednefday next, his Majefty's Birth-
Day ; when, exclufive of the glorious Prize of
;,0001. to the firl•drawn number, other Prizes float
In the Wheel to the amount of 140,0001. though the
drawing is fo near its dole, and there are sot three
..ttr.kc to a n rize."