Star.
London, England, 1807-09-24 00:00:00

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The opinion that a rupture will take place between
this Country and America gains ground in the city.
In what temper of mind Mr. MIN NA took his deps,r•
tune is not publicly known, but it is pretty generally
underilood that our Government maintai-ed a div
nified tone on Come of the points endeavoured to b
wrelled from this country by threats. On fomeo
thefe Mr. Mimeos is Paid to have remarked that they
'bad been conceded by the Treaty fent,fonie time ago
to America. The anfwer was—" True—and if your
Government had ratified that Treaty, his Majeftil
prefent Minißers would have confidered themfelva
bound by the ail of their predeceiT ; but the 'Deo
having been returned unratified, has now no mutt
weight than any other piece of wafle paper."
The queflion between this Country and America
may be reduced to a very narrow compafs.
Americans contend that they have a right to filet
with the French colonies, becaufe France has per•
witted them during the war. -We anfwer that, int!):
very nature of things, a war in which they are act
a party, cannot confer privileges on them fros
which they are debarred in time of peace. Franc
does not. anti* America to trade with her colon's
during peace, and allows her to do fo during Ws,
becaufe it is of fervice to France. By :be ftirit d
colonial law, none can trade with the colonies of al
country but the mother country—and it follAisfig
every veffel fo trading can have no other proteettn
in that trade than what the mother country can Obi
them—they become, while in that trade, the veßi,
of the mother country.

Ye(lerday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY sr
rived at the Queen's Palace from Windfor, where
after his MAJESTY had received the vifits of the Rota
Dukes, he held a private levee, which was attended by
The Firß Lord of the freafury, the Secretaries of State for the
Foreign and Colonial Departments, the Firft*Lord of tte Ads+
ratty, roe matter General of the Ordnance, Lord Arden fin Wait.
ing), Lord Kratbfield (Gold Stick), Sir R. Wilfoo, Colonels Cnu•
find and Sir S. Auchmuty, Mr. Herbert (Groom in wng).
The f lowing had the honour of be ng, prefentc4
to his MAJESTY :
Colonel Sir SA ou rt Ay :-. itmss Y, on his return !tote Stall
America.
The fad of CHATHAM, on his being appointed Govern 4,
Jerky and Guerniey, in the room of the latr Marquis Tone
Colonel CRAUFUIII3, on his return froth Sovth America.
His MAJESTY gave audiences to the ,k
eel P.llth
LAND. the Earl of CHATHAM, Lord CAsreso
and Mr. CANNING ; and at half patk five o'Clocile
off on his return to Wiadfor.

7AMAICA FLEET. •

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The John Bull, Captain Lea, from Jamaica,
rived at Liverpool on the lad inflant
from Kingßon on the 24. th of July, and from Negril
'lay on the .1(1 Augult, with the fleet for Great
Britain, tcc. and parted from them on the st II An.
gull on the Banks of Newfoundland ; and f9r 'eleven
days after the wind was at N. E. and S. E. The
Polly, Captain Pewit, parted at the fame time, but
Captain Lao loft fight of her the fame night. The
John Bull was chaced on the aoth infiant, off' Tory
island by a lugger, which the fuppofes to be a priva-
teer : while making his efcape (poke the brig Hero,
from Limerick for Greenock, to whom he gave in.
formation that the.fail in fight was a privateer, and
Moon afterwards faw the lugger board her.