Star.
London, England, 1814-10-07 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR.

a Washington, August 3,1814.
it DEAR SIR—You will perceive by the Intelligencer
of this morning that Congress are to assemble. The
causes Assigned are as various as such an event might
lead us to expect. The report of the morning here
Most credited by persons generally is—that Govern-
ment have received by the last arrival from England
the features of the terms on which the British Go-
veri,ment are disposed to make peace. Those terms,
It is said, go to deprive 2 certain pit of our country-
men of particular rights and privileges—and that they
Will fall most heavily on that section of the commu-
nity that least expects it. The fisheries, it is said,
tl.e Briiish intend to insist on having altogether
e L ikes also !—and they will insist, says the re-
port, upon such trammelling conditions as will efrec-
tttally dt•prtve us of any benefit to the trade to Ciiina
and the East Indies. Our commtrce, say they, to
those parts of the world, will not be prohibited: but it
»rust be regulated in the British Custom houses th.re
and in Lll,lon. Impressment, now that the !• ore 'teas
evert or.- at an end, they are willing to accommod tie.
Slould this report live any truth in if, the cause for
which the w tr has for vane time been prosecuted will
be at an erd. But although the eastern section of
the country has not behaved towards the others in a
proper manner, to speak mildly, I hope their rights,
which are the rights of the whole nation, will be de-
fended in the last. It would be more hmourable to
the republican party, as it would be a return of good
for evil."

It appears the great subject of impressment is to
be put to test, by the termination of the war in Eu-
rope: 44 free ships to make free goods," and “ paper
blockades," are no more hear.] of. But it is possible,
the enemy means to demand a surrender of some of!
Our rights. The trade to India, and the privilege of
curing fish on the shores of the British provinces, ap-i
pear not considered by The Enquirer as among our
_rights; of course they will not be contented for.—
The right Of fishing on the banks of Newfoundland
it among the rights we will not surrender. The
Lakes.—We will not give up the Lakes ; it is to bt
hoped not ; but if 7he Enquirer speaks the sentiments
of the Administration, they are ready to agree to any
re:frith:me that are reciprocal." Whet is meant b;
reciprocal restricti.ne we do not understand ; unless
that neither party shall have a naval force on the
Lakes ; that neither party shAll erect fortifications, or
station troops within a certain distance of the shores
of the Likes. If th:se restrictions are agreed to, the
erien.y will be perfectly secure in the potsession of
the C-tn,:d .s.

CALL or Cononass.—This measure, about which
sh much has been said and so much will be conjec
tured, does not, in our opinion, Ofion the face of it, point
out one thine, or the other. We were aware, si-rne
time since, that the call would be made in the course
of a tew weeks—and we ready expected at that time
it wonl.l be made cre this. We were thee told, th u
the call would be calculated to meet either the con-
tingency of Peace orWar ;—if Peace,-that the Senate
might pass upon the treaty which our Commissioners
might agree toi and that both branches might shape
our comM,•!rcial laws according to the provisions of
the treaty ;—if War, flat Congress might be ready
to adopt such measures as were hest calculated to
give it vigour and success. The call does not, there-
fore, appear ('n the lace of it to shew that the die is
cast one way or the other ; or that the President has
received such information as may enable him to
judge how the die is to be cast. The only thing
which seems to point out any conclusion is the time
of meeting, as before the 10th of September the Pre-
gident seems to look for some definitive information
from our Commissioners.
Conjecture, however, seems as busy atWashington
as it is here ; for various reasons are there assigned
for the measure, as if the general one, which we have
given, is not sufficient. We have little doubt, in-
deed, that the President may have received some in-
lormtion from our Ministers in London ; and he
May loom some conjecture of the probable issue of
the negotiation. •

ST. JOI-IN'3, (NEWFOUNDLAND), SEPTEMBER 8.
The ship Robert, Captain Pearson, from Liver-
pool for Pittou, laden with salt, foundered nt sea, on
the evening of the-6th of August, having sprung a
leak some days previous, in a heavy gale. The Cap-
tain and crew were taken off the wreck a short time
before she sunk, by.the brig Carricks, almost exhausted
by puttying, endeavouring to keep the ship above
water—some of them were afterwards put on board
the snow Patriot, and have arrived here. We are
ilso informed, that a ship belonging to London, name
unknown, sunk, with all hands, in the same gale.
This m -ming arrived here, Captain Sexton, late of
the Government .brig Endeavour, belonging to this
place, which was captured last Friday, off Cape Cha-
peaurouge, in lat. 46. 12. lag. 55. 17. by the Ame-
rican privateer schooner, Surprise, James Barnes mac-
ter,
of 290 tons, 10 guns, rind 140 men, belonging to
Baltim re, but last from Newport, R. I. which place
she left on the 2 till of August.—The following is a
lii t of the vessels captured by the Surprise, during a
eru;re of ten days. viz.

Echoouer Queen t..h.r10 te, hence fur Halifax—burnt.
trig Eiy,le, ditto—given up.
Gov..rinunt brig hndeavour, from Sydney for this port, laden
h coalient to the United ::tates.
Ship Milne!, from Cork for htrathichl, in ballast,—burnt.
Ship Caltdoni:i, from Greenock, last from Coi k, for Quebec,
vv'th ram and dry goods—s nt to tile United States.
bit; itiveller, from i'xicu zo harbour-Grace, with lumber—
g i vp:i up ar a Cala
Uilin Satoh, of the todeavour, M'Farlane, of
the Caledoilia, and Reid, of the Manes, with their

crews, were landed this morning from the brig Tra
veller. They speak in the handsomest terms of the
politeness and attention they experienced from Cap-
tain Barnes and his Officers, during the time they
were on board the privateer.
Extract of a letter from Captain Banner, of the ship
Hope, to Messrs. Hunters and Co. of this town, dated
at sea, the '26th July, 1814, in lat. 38. 32. long. 16. :
" On the 20th inst. we fell in with an American pri-
vateer, of 13 guns, which we engaged for two hours,
and having wounded his mast, obliged him to haul by
the wind from us. He tried to rake us, but could not
accomplish it, notwithstanding all his manoeuvres."
Monday last, as Mr. E. Henley (agent for the
house of Messrs. Bulky and Job), was endeavouring
to work a pleasure-boat up the harbour, the wind
blowing very fresh, a sudden squall took the boat,
just off Mr. Brophey's wharf, when she instantly filled
and sunk, by which catastrophe Mr. H. was unfor-
tunately drowned. Several boats put off to his as-
sistance, but all to no purpose, as he was not seen
after he first went down.

Saturday last arrived here, the Pike schooner, Lieu-
tenant Buchan, from a cruize ; yesterday, the Medina,
Captain Bourchier,, from a cruize ; and last evening,
the Pioneer schooner, Lieutenant. Hill, from Eng-
land—sal d from thence with the July convoy.
SEPT. 12.—A large convoy arrived this morning
from Bermuda, by which we learn, that in the course
of the week before the convoy soiled, two flags of
truce had been received there from Nantucket, pray-
ing to be taken under the protection of the British
Government. The passengeri also state that Balti.
more was on fire, and that New London has been
taken ; but this appears to be mre report. A vast
quantity of American property has been taken and
destroyed by our men of war, but with little loss to
the captors.