Star.
London, England, 1807-10-17 00:00:00

AMk.R.CI.

NEW YORK, AUGUST 3t.
We pet f •rm a m tkrnfol duty in announcing the
death of Commodore Preble.

Extra& of a Letter from Portland, Angel 25,
6 P. M.
" 1 addref, •,mu with a heavy heart Our valuable friend, COM
nendore Preble, has this moment breathed his laft. I have been
with hint frrqu ntly fince my arrival here. has never been
much afflidled with Fin, and in his very laft moments not 3 ftrug-
gle agitated his frame."
By an arrival from Baltimore, in 24. days, from
Aux Cayes, intelligence has been received, that a re
volt has taken (lace in Petion's army—zooo of his
men had joined General Yajon ; the whole ;nand was
la confali• n, and all intercoutfe between. the two
ports was cut off.
SEPT. 2 —ExTraft of a lever from Challearn,
August 19.—" Mr. H. J ernes, a pafrectter in the
brig Georve, Clinton, from Senegal, informs, that
fix Englifh Gaiceamer, accompanied by the Dia-
mond frigate and Favourite fllutp of war, arrived at
Guree, on the 1.5.,h June laft; the Argos was daily
expelled ; it was tuppofed that the Diana tnd brought
difpatches for Government, but he could nut learn
what they were. Ihe &ft r.irht the Diamond an-
cht.red, fix of !ter men llole a boat and defertel ; it
was fuppufed they were Americans, and went up the
Gambia, to get home in fume American vefrel. Moll
of the Guineamen were lhort manned, as well as the
cruizers, who ditliefred them by impreffrnent ; one
of the Guineamen, a large thip, had only 14 or is
men left ; the Captain tin catened to abandon the
Ihip, and proteit againll the Diamond. All the 101.
diets at Cite were extremely anxious to hear peace
proclaimed with Fiance."

CV ,TOM HOUSE, New YORK, (Colleaors' Ofßee,Septembcr 5,
-7) —The Prefident's Proelarnatic,n haying interdidled all cern.
riumica•ion and intercwirle between the Citizrns of the United
States, and the Chips of war of his Britannic Majefty, all perfons
are tic rehy notified, that the penalties incurred by a breach of the
laid Proclamation, will be rigorouflf enforced
(iigned) DAVID GILSTON, Colledtnr.
SErr. 9.--Maj-r Ifrael Smith arrived at Rich
mend, yesterday te'nnight, from New York, :n the
ouikody of the Deputy Nlarfhal, and is lodged in the
Peni!entiary v:itla H. BlenverhafTet.
71e Enitul ..iatt.! Gazette, fays—We underfland that
the price to be paid by Mr. Jeffeifon for the Floti•
days, is fc or millions of dollars.
In a Qlebee paper of Anvil 13. is a prociama-
Lion, laying an embargo on All " velTels wholly or
partly laden with warlike ltores of any denomina•
Lion." The embargo is to continue till January.—
Another proclamation ordains, that the Legiflative
AlTemhly of Lr:wer Canada be convened on the 25th
September, to aft upon matters concerning the date
and defence of the province.
Extraa of a letter from Not folk, dated Septem-
ber 2.—The Ville de Milan, commanded by Sir R.
Lam ie, h tving arrived in our bay from Halifax, the
command of d.c Britifh naval force devolves on
Cap•ain Laurie, as ferior offi:er. The Bellona was
at Halifax, by late accounts. It was reported, a lew
drys iit,ce, that one of the B;i,ilh (hips of war had
gone up the bay ; we believe Chi- to be a rniflake.—
The Illips now on chi. flail •n are, the Triumph,
Leopard, Nltlampus, Cleopatra, and Vile de Milan;
the tw t n titer 1. ere in Lynhaven Bty on Saturday,
And the two latter a, lea ; the fail came in on Sunday.