Star.
London, England, 1807-10-08 00:00:00

NORFOLK, AUGUST so.

The Captain of a Northern (loop, bound for
Charfelon, and put in here in ditirefsi is to undergo
an examination tl is morning at len o'clock, at the
Town Hall, in confequeoce of information lodged
againft him, for fupplying the Blitifh (hip of war
Leopard with pros icons.
" New York, Auguft 20.
Sit—Conridering the ptefent (late of the United
States and Great Britain, I deem it my duty to
make public a circumstance which occurred yetterday
about four miles from the land, and about len to the
Southward of Sandy Hook. While lying tn, and
hauling the mainfail out upon the boom, the Engli(k
packet, Captain John Boulderfon, came alovg,about
ene mile to windward, and fired a gun without (hot;
in ten or twelve minutes afterwards fired another
gun with (hot, which, from my own obfervation,
paired over oar (tern about fifty yards. The boys
who were on the end of the boom, employed in haul-
ing the mainfail out, aver, that they could have thrown
a done to the fpot where the tint (truck. As 1 under-
land the packet called atHalifax, and thetefore knew
the fituation of the two nations, it might have been
expc&ed that time delicacy would have been obferved
to our national fovereignty, and to our pilots within
our jorifdiftion ; but it appears that they ate fo anxi-
ous to be at us, that all occaflons are thouLlit proper,
and tiled without ceremony.
66 My countrymen will make tLeir own refleftions
upon this Cubic& Some may think that only one (hot
fired , and that but 5o or too yards off, is not very;
ferious, and might from courtefy be puffed over;
while others, recolleling the fate of Pierce, who fell
by a random (hot, may fuppore this notice not fuffi
ciently vindiSive ; to both be it laid, that I troll the
time is not difiant when this and ott.er wrongs from
the fame quarter will find an opportunity to he nobly
redreffed. I have only to add my regret that any
pilot fhou'd be found to bring this lltip in, alter hav-
ing been informed of the above particulars.
" I am, &C. WASHINGTON MORTON."
" The Editor of the Anmiean Citizen."

To which Captain lloulderfon the next day re-
turned the following anfwer :
" His Majcity's Packet Prince Adolphus,
New York, Aug it, 18J7.
U TO TUE EDITOE OF Tim AMIIIIICAN CITIZ.IO4.

" Sir—ln contequerce of a publication in your
paper this day, fined lVafhington Morton, I feel it
a duty I owe to the public and myfelf, to make the
following flatements of fads as they occurred :
66 On %Vednefday a:ternoon, fleeting for Sandy
Hock, within five or fix miles of the light houfe, law
a fchooner, built and rigged exaftly in the pilot boat
Ogle ; the wind being light with a fl lid tide, my
anxiety was of courfe great to have a pilot on board.
A fignal was hated and a gun fired, which not
being noticed, fired another gun a few minutes after;
being fhotted, I direfted the Mailer to point the gun
very wide of her, in a direflion impoflible to do any
mifchief, as evidently appears from the ball firiking
four or five hundred yards from the faid fchooner.
66 The foregoing is corroborated by Mr. John Hig-
inhothom's certificate, a citizen of the United States,
who was a paffenger with me from Halifax. If
doubts (hook! UM remain of the correftnefs of this
account, Mr. John N. Macomb, who was: on board
the fchooner, is referred to, and 1 am convinced he
will acknowledge this Itatement candid and true. I
am, Sir, your very obedient fervant,
(Signed) " pr• aouxnEasoN."
.6 NEW YORK, AUC. 21, 58C7.
66 I hereby certify, that the flatement hereunto
annexed is corref and true ; and that upon Captain
Boulderfon's giving the Matter orders to fire the gun
alluded to, he replied, the shot will fall above a mile
from her, the Captain anfwered, better than within
twenty yards. " j. HIGINBOTHOM."
" Sworn to this, sift day of Augutt, before me,
" j ZUNT, N. PUB."
The Rory circulated Come time fence, that a Bei-
tint Officer was killed in attempting to prefs men
from the coafling fchooner of Captain Merriman, of
Harpfwell, turns out to be a falfebood. C,,pt. Mer-
riman has publifhed, that he hat never been boarded
from any Britilh velTel, and has no knowledge of any
tranfaftion of the kind.
GENERAL MOREAU.—Accounts from the Springs
fay, that General Moreau had left Balltown, on his
return to New York, having telinquiflied his eefign
of vifiting the Falls of Niagara. His return has
given rife to rations conjeflures • but we ate told it
was occationed by the receipt Of intelligence from
[France, of the death of the mother of Mrs. Moreau.
The General is very free and communicative in his
convet Cation on military or other topics; and does
not hefitate to give his opinion of Bonaparte, who,
as a man, he detells, but TerpEaS as a (oldies. Fall-
ing and fowling are favourite amufements of the
General at the Sptings.
I MARRIED.

At Edinburgh, on the tit irtt John Ferguffon, Efq. of Stron-
oar, to Mib Ann Geddie, daughter of Robert Caddie, Efq. of
Cupar-Fife.

1)1E1.).

On Monday, the sth inftant, at Carien, Monmouthlltire, John
Butler, Efq.
At Hydrabad, In India, George Ure, Efq. Surgeon to the Pre-
fidency.
At Eeitburgh, on Monday feanfight, with the *ell merited
chandler of an honeil. woman, Mrs. Charted', who, for more than
the ffc thirty years, bat belonged to the Theatre Royal of that City.
On his paffJge from Antigua, Captain /Melina, of the 46th
r egitnt nt.

Some time fioce, at Miittnrrah, in the Eaft Indies, aged 23,
Lientcnant Fr.:vela Lodgk Metres, of his Majeity's 22d Regiment
of hot, third fon of the late Rev &Amend Moires, by Mary
niece of the late Lord Eyre, nephew oldie Right Hon. tied Frank-
fort ; and on the father 'a fide alto related toVifetitent Mountmor-
ris, Sir William and Sir John Moires. In this mot worthy young
man was united every gualification neeeffary to ken% the brave
and meritorious officer, the complete gentleman, and the faithful
and affeCtionate friend. In tie field brave, humane and etiolate ;
to his relations and aequilitaner, mild, unafferning and affcffito-
nate. As he lived beloved, fo he died molt fineerely regretted by
every nlPeer of the regiment, and every mita' acquainted with
him.

wan WATER AT LONDON BRIDOE TO-MORROW.
Morning 1 z t minims &am 8
/vizir oon 4% minutes after 8

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