Star.
London, England, 1814-09-17 00:00:00

HALIFAX, AUGUST A.

A •essel which arrived on Thursday morning from
Quebec, on the 28th ultimo, off Cape Chat, passed
a fleet of upwards of sixty sail of square-rigged yes-
aels, among which were several ships of the line ;

every one of them with troops on board. A-boat
rout one of the transports informed, that they were

from Bourcleaux, with the 2d and 3d divisions of the
trmy from thence, said to amount from ten to twelve

rhuusand effective men ; and, from the course of the
winds, it is probable that those ships may have reached
Quebec on Monday last.

HALIFAX, AUGUST To.
ARRlVED—'Wednesday, his M.,jt:sty's brig Chile
Imger, Captain. Vernon, nine d.tys from Newfound-
i.tml.—Thursday, his Majesty'; ships Diou,ede and
Indian, from Quebec ; and the Wasp, from a cruize
,-)tf IYLsvfoundland. The American schooner Bty.y,
,even days from the Chesapeake, prize to the Dragon.
Friday, the schconcr Liverpool, Lardc:er, 18 days
t.om Havannqh ; the brig Wdiington, six days from
Re mshag ; the American sloop Uoity, f roin the Cnesa-
. peake, prize to the Asia.—S„tairday, Lis 'Majesty's
brig Peruvian, CAptaia Clep:tane, trot-a Stitrotirlie,
with forty American prisoner,.., receive..l form the Bal.
wank; also, t!.e brig litb:nnia, Lehase.—Yestcrdaye
....,..
the ship Sir George Prevost, 11..;.retttfrom Quebec;
long passage ; the schooners Cale-ioniikairitanaia, and
' Greyhou tr.!, from St. Andr,?-es ; aidait the American
Jebacque boat H izard, fruit the Ctietpeake, bouLd
i to Boston, prize to tie Acasta.
NEW LEDFORD, JULY CI.

At a legal meeting of the inhaLitants of this town
yesterday, the fillowinz, among other votes, were

isassvd •
Voted unatiinmusly, as ernrssive of the sen!e
the inh Lbitants of this town, that inasmuch as we
have ur,ifo:mly disailproved of the unne-
cessary, and ruinous war in which the United Stites
are engaged, we have considered it to be our duty to
abstain, and have scrupulously abstained from all
interest and concern in sending out private armed
vessels to harass the commerce of the enemy, and
from all voluntary acts which appeared to us to have
a tendency to prolong the duration, encourage the pro-
secution, or increase the ravages of the unprofitable
contest; that we have seen with disapprobation several
private armed vessels belonging to other ports taking
shelter in our peaceful waters, and regret that we
have not the authority by law, wholly to exclude them
from our hatbour, where they serve to increase our
dangers, and to excite tumult, disorder, riot, and
confusion.
" Voted unanimously—as expressive of the sense
of the inhabitants of this town, that private armed
vessels, while cruising in various climates,
e,' and visit-
ing ships and vessels from every country, are ex-
tremely liable to contract and receive on board infec-
tious diseases and that in such cases there is every
reason to suspect that such vessels, and the persons,
baggage, clothing, and goods on board, may be in-
fected with some contagious distemper.
Voted unanimously—as expressive of the sense
of the inhabitants of this town, that the safety of the
inhabitants thereof requires, that any,private armed
vessel or vessels, which shall arrive or be bound into
the harbour of New Bedford, from any port or place,
shall be required to perform quarantine during a term
of not less than 40 days; and that the Selectmen and
Health Committee of the town, be requested to cause
all such vessels to perform quarantine at such place
as they shall appoint, and under such restrictions and
regulations as they may judge expedient."

We have receives Paris Papers of Wednesday.—
The Moniieur contains several nfficial documents pre-
sented to the Chamber of Deputies, in which die
King, with a paternal h' nd aflectionate solicitude
which will reflect upon him immortal pro.
vides for the future ccrnifzrts of the emigrants. The
heads of this measure have been already before the
public : the emigrants are to vt back such • r. at of

tbeir property as remains unsold, and a commission
is to report on the validity of their daims.
Abbe Montesquieu reported, that the Chamber, of
Peers !lad, by way of amendment, suppressed the
preamble of the law regulating- the liberty of the ,
press, and substituted, for article 5., the following ;
" If two censors, at least, shall judge ally writing
a defamatory libel, or that it may disturb the public
tranquillity, or is contrary to die Constitution, or good
morals,, the Director-General of Books may order its

suppression."
Instead of article 7, the Chamber of Peers suggests
the following " The Director-General of 130.. ks
shall give an account to this Commission of the sup-
pressi pus which he shall have orckred since the end of
the preceding Session, and shall la); before them the
opinions of the censors!"
The Moniteur also contains a Royal Ordonnance,
regulating the exportation of grain, so as to restrain
it when the inhabitants cannot procure it under a cer-
tain price. 'rids is evidently calculated to allay the
spirit of insurrection which WAS recently manifested
at several of the. French ports, against the exportation
of.grain.
• The following is a reiteration of the fabrications
of which we have long since complained as emana-
ting from the Paris Journals. Every attempt is evi-
dently making to excite dissatisfaction against Great
Britain and her more immediate Allies on the Con-

inent :