Star.
London, England, 1807-08-25 00:00:00

AMT.•' RICA.

The SheffieW, an American fhip, is arrived from
Norfolk in the Delaware. She left the Capes on the
sad ult. The Belbna, Commodore DouGLAis, had
previonfly failed for Halifax, taking with her the
four feamen who were the eaute of the rencontre be-
tween the Leopard and Chefapeak. The damages
(Whined by the latter were nearly repaired, and the
trial of Commodore BARRON was immediately to take
place on beard her. A report was picked up by this
(hip that a Midfhipman and three feamen from the
Britifh fquadron in the Chefapeak landed on the
Norfolk coati, on the 18th of July, for the porpofe of
proem ing water for the tender to which they belong.
ed, when they were warned by the inhabitants to re-
turn to their fhip. The officer, it is Paid, expoftulated
and perfifled in his endeavours to obtain water, the
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Icc n.equence of which was, that he and his party
were made prifoners and marched into the town of
1 Norfolk, where they were fuffered to be at large on
parole. We do not attach much credit to this ;Mel.
1 ligence. After the interview of the Deputation from
'Norfolk with Commodore DOUGLAS, and the fecond
letter of the latter to the Mayor of that town, it is
by nb means likely that an attempt to procure fupplies
by' force would have been made by any detachment
!from the Britifh fquadron.
iThe irritation among the Americans, we are happy
Ito learn, had contidtrably fubfided, ia confecptence of
i the conciliating natement of the pc:fims deputed to
confer with Commodore Dour; Las. Meetings, how-
-1 ever, continue to be held, and offers of fervice made
!to Government. To there, the general reply of the
' Prefident was as temperate as the mutual friends of
both nations could pliably defire. At the time of
the departure of the Sheffield, the Revenge, which is
expeeted to bring the difpatches to Mr. Mu a ana, had
not faded. The delay is fuppofed to have been cc-
cafioned by collecting ptoofs that the feamen feixed
an board the Chefapeak were bna fide native Ameri-
ran fetjeCts.
We have this day reformed our extraCts from the
American Papers. We hope the fracas between the
Chine::, at Canton, and the Englith feamen, men
tinned in there papers, has been greatly exaggerated.

FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS.
CANTON, MARC)! 4.

" The Englith Company are involved in confider-
able trouble, in confequence of Come one of the crew
of their (hip Neptune having killed a Chinefe, for
whofe life this Government have required one of the
crew to be delivered up, which has been pofitively
refufed—this refufal has produced the Roppage of
all the Chops for that (hip, and Mouqua, (Second of
the Hong) by whom the is Limed, has been, with
the Linguiti for the (hip. carried in chains Wide the
city. I have converted with Cheongqua and Con-
feequa, who have affured me no inconvenience will
attend the Americans, but alien pofitively a man
muff be given up.
si The failort have behaved moll infamoußy—they
hauled down and danced on the Spanith Bag, and
then deflroyed it. Their captains apologifed, and the
next day compelled the tailors to hoiß a new one.—
Some few of the fcoundrels thew a difpolition to pull
Hdown the American colours, and a part of them
were in the ad of loweeing the Swedith, but were
prevented. They have burnt one of the Mandarin's
houte. in front of the faelories. This thameful
dua has induced she Chinefe to determine nn more
tailors (hall be permitted to come up on liberty. It
is generally thought the Englifh bufincfs, except the
country. will all be Hopped in a day or two. The
Englith, including the Lion man of war at the Becca
nitric, amount to 1600 men. A few days will de-
cide the unfortunate bufincfs.

‘. MARCH 6.—We are every hour aU'raid of a rnp•
tine between the Englifh and Chinefe, in confeqnence
of the death of a Mode, from the accidental Utak:
of a club, by an Englint failor.
44 The Chiaiete demanded an Englifhman to die,
conformably to the laws of their crurrry, and the
.Englith have refilled, being unable to find out the
perfon who gave the blow. In confegnence, the
Viceroy of this province, gave orders yefierday to
hop their trade, and, in all probability the rev flep
will be to intercept their fupplies, and feize on fome
perfon of the faanty ; a ciicumtlance which mutt
produce the moll fetious confegnences.
• I underhand the Eighth have no obj:•6li-n to
giving up a man, provid-:d they could find the guilty
perfon ; and, turely,they cannntbe blamed for fporning
at the idea of making an innocent man fuffer. Goo
only knows how it will end ! They are allowed three
more days to decide, and if they do not comply, it
is thought the Chinefe will endeavour to compel
them : thould they be foal!) enough to attempt the
latter plan, I think they will get a found drubbing,
as the Englifb have now a force at Whampoa and
Bocca Trigis of 2000 able bodied men, and all eager
for the atta: k."