Star.
London, England, 1813-02-09 00:00:00

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°sT yesterday, between
.Lawrence-lane and Bull
gnd Niouth•street, a BLACK MOROCCO POCKET•
BOOK, containing two Letters; one containing £2 five Cer-
t•fitate4,*&c.--Iyheever will being the Pocket-Bookand Certi-
Arates to tliolsl„ssomalnuiLawrence-la.w, shall be Haudsocnelf
stewarded. •

yuri-i POUNDS itiViARD.
LOST, since itte Month of JUNI last, supposed to
have been taken by mistake froth an Office in the Temple,
pr from Cooper's ki,tel, Bouverio-street, Pleet.street,a BUNDLE
of DEEDS and COPIES, about Thirty in Nambcr, of different
Upates, from-1699 to 1794, principally relating to istates in the
ICounties of Oxford and BedfOrd.
M'hoever will bring the Deeds to the Par of Cooper's Hotel,
or give such information as shalt lead to the re-
covery of them, shall tectiye the above Reward ; but no greatet
xtwitel will be offered.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, DECEMBER 31. •

The Naval Dinner, given at the City Hotel on
Tuesday Lst, in honour of the recent naval achieve-
;heats of Cbmmodore Decatur, and Captains Hull
and Jones, was distinguished for taste and mag-
nificence, and for the elegance and variety of the en-
tertainment, The company consisted.of about 500
respectable and patriotic citizens. The Mayor pre-
sided; Commodore Decatur was seated on his
"`-sptaita Hull ou his lett ; and a number
. military officers, and citizens eminent
;tate, extended on each side.
were ornamented with-the most appro-
elegant naval trophies. Among these
ted two superb transparent paintings ;
lead of the dining room, representing the
igements between the Constitution and
the Wasp and Frolic, and the United
Macedonian. The Writ displaying the
Eagle, bolding in his beak, three civic
which were inscribed, '6 Hull and the
" Jones and the Frolic," 's Decatur and
fan."
;loth was removed, many toasts were
letmingled with songs, duets, &c.
he following, as an illastration of the
the present war is to try the question,
United States are equal, in-point of soy
id independence, to Great Britain ; or
f are her vassals, and the blood and trea-
'evolutionary war have been expended in
he demand of our Commissary at Hall-
the exchange re Thomas Dunn, as pri-
it was replied by Admiral Warren that
31 is married iii England, has been eight
Majesty's service, and received a pen-
ivernment ; and never having made an
o be discharged from triton, he conti-
-4 the Statira"—or, according to the ver-
' our cotemporaries, would be funniited to
•d!
,ETTER FROM ADMIRAL WARREN TV MR.
AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OF AMERICAN
OF WAR, DATED
Halifax, October 21, 11312.
the hopopr to receive yt*r letter and its encto-
io Thomas Dune, and. beg leave to inform you
the said man is mamed in England, has been
Majesty's service, and received a pension from
-uaider these circumstances, a.,d the man never
any %Titration for his discharge from prison, he
board the Statira.
'' I bait the honour to be, Sir,
" Your gloat obedient bumble Servant,
'Signed) 'f JOHN BORLARE WARREN."
-.4 application was nude at the request of his la-
Dunn, of Boston, who tsanamitted 'a deposition of
smugglers have lately been detected in
supply the enemy at Canada with pro-
the interior of the district of Maine.
gang concerned were indicted by the
; and the provisions, thirty-one beef cat-
and decreed forfeit to the United States,
act Court held in this town last week.
lINE:tosrTY OF ANIZRICAN TARS.
ion between the United States and Mace-)
)f the carpenter's crew was killed, and
.ildren at the mercy of the world, and a
tother, who had abandoned them. On
father of the deceased went aboard the
im the property acid wages of his son,
airy into the circumstances of the family
.nd a plan was agreed upon by the ma-
nlier of the orphans, and two dollars
:dititely subscribed, amounting to about
d dollars, for the maintenance and eau-
bereavied infants, to he placed in the
able trus;tees for the purpose. -
.h brig Devonshire has arrived at Quim-
) a prize to the American privateer bril,
Newbury port. She was taken on the
was loaded with ccd-fish and salt NV.
!-master.
.BOS'T'ON, :!ANUARY 2.
'ing is an extract from the Bill above
—" That there shall be employed on
the said ships of 74. guns each, one
Lieutenants, one first Lieutenant, and
ieutenant of Marines, one Surgeon, one
to Purser, and three Surgeon's mazes ;
able seamen, three hundred ordinary
boys, three serjeauts, three corporals, cne
to fi.er, and sixty marines "
aari the Senate for building four 74's,
has passed the House, and only waits
''s sigaature.—Thii looks-like doing
Jay arrived in this harbour from a cruize
,LIT days, the United States frigates Pi
imodore Rodgers, and Congress, Capt.
ty have been as far to the eastward as
I inahe south as lat. 17. N. They ran
ide wind to long. 50, and passed to_the
alijn.l2l miles of Bermuda. October 11,
the British iris te Nymphe, which es.
nighi• Nov. 1, lat• 33.22. long. 28.
?ast seven, A. M. discevered. a ship of
If merchantmen : the former proved to
to Galatea ; she had two vessels tinder
of which (the Argo, sent in) was taken
ess. On the 22 d, lying to in a gale, the
.ung her mainmast badly, -just above the
tuers. The President and Congress
'ail from the Ist to the 30th November.
date have been cruizing between Ber-
Capes of Virginia, and afterwards kept
tell provisisks were nearly exhausted.'

nifieence, and I
tertainment, '
respectable an
aided; Comm
right, and Cap
of naval and n
ip tha civil stat
The rooms Is
pre and elel
were ,exhibited
one at the beat
;everal engage
Guerriere, the
• States an 4 M.
American gal
crowns, on wi
Guerriere." 64,
44s Macedmial
.•
After the ci
drank, incetini
• We give the
opinion—tkat
whether the U:
vereignty and
whetter they a
sure of the rev,
vain ? the
tax, requiring
toner of war, i
41 the said man
years in his NI
sion from Gov,
application to I
trues on heard
sion of ene of <
-. remain on board .
copy OF A LE'
MITCHELL, A
)11ISONINE 01
• Sta—l !we i
sires, relatu.g to
that it appears tbi
eight rears in his 1
Oovezl3lll4lt—up,
'laving made ail
Continues en boar
it I
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(Signi
• Note—The a
4er., John Dunn,
pis birth.
A gang of
atienipting to
• !Icon from ill
Three of the
Grand Jury ;
tle, libelled, at
by the District
-GEN
In the actior
donian, one of
left three child
4/orthless mots
hlonciay the fa
frigate to clain
when an euqui
took place, ani
men for the
a-piece immedi
eight hundred
cation of the
hands of suital:
The British
i per (France) a
Decatur, of
sanks, and w.
Nichols, prizea
The followir
! alluded to
board each of
Captain, six 1.
o..ie second Lie
• Chaplain, one
two hundred a
seamen and bo:
.rummer, one
The Bill fn.
-. pd six 44's,
he President':
.omething.
On Thursda
•f eighty-four
ident, C-mm 4
Smith. They
' ong, and
...own the traC
.rirthward wit!
:ave chact to
aped in to-I
at hall-I,a
dr, 'and two'
• the fligate
envoy, one o
.3 the Congre
resident spru
un-deck part
saw a Mt
nice tlic last
uda and the 4
le sea till tLei
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