Star.
London, England, 1807-07-31 00:00:00

AMERICA.

We have this day received American papers to ele
3oth ult. brought to Diver by the American fhip
Fanny, in 28 days from New York. The only arti-
cle+ worthy of notice relate to the affair between his
Majefty's fhip LEOPARD and the American fhip
Chelapeak, of which feveral accounts are given in
the papers before us, which we (hall tranfcribe for
t information of our Readers.
NEW YORK, JUNE 27.

.:,e follnwiog Hand Bill was ilrued yefferday
num ri:ng horn the Office of the New York Evening
PA.—(Sunday Morning, to n'Clock).

Fiwm OUR cORREETAWDEET AT BALTIMORE.
MURDER !

" BALT1b10•11, JUNE 26.

a We have teen feveral Gentlemen who received
letters from Wallington City under date of lalF
evening ;'
the fubliance of which is as follows

" Some time fence a demand was made by the
Britifh Conful at Norfolk, for three men alleged to be
Britifh fubieCts, who had deferted the fervice and en-
tered on board the frigate Chefapeak, Commodore
Barron. On an invelligation being had, it was clearly
proved that the three men alluded to were native
born American citizens, and had been preffed into
the Br itifh Navy, from which they made their efcape
as Coon as opportunity offered. The affair appeared
to be fettled to mutual fatisfaftion and the men re-
mained on board the frigate.
" Our readers may recollect that we announced, It
few days fence, the failing of the Chefapeak for the
Mediterranean. Off the Capes of Virginia the was
hailed by the LEOPARD Btiti(h frigate, of 5o guns,
and three men demanded, which Commodore Barron
refuted to give up : whereupon the LEOPARD poured
a whole broadfide into the Chefapeak, which kill,el
three, and wounded twenty-four men—among, the
wounded is the Commodore.

" The puns of the Chefapeak being in the hol
and the veffel in every refpea unprepared for aftion,
Commodore Barron ordered the colours to be (truck
and furrendered his (hip, which the Britillt relufed to
take poirtaion of. Corvmodore B. then returned to
Norfolk, where his veffel now lies, in a chattered cmn-
dition. There were a number of ladies, paffengers,
on board the Chefapeak, who Were unwilling wit-
metres of this moll gallant exploit.
" Commodore Barron, with the Surgeon of the
Chefapeak, are how at Wafhington."
Such appears to be the lubtlante of our collated
teilimony. To.morrow's mail will probably furnilh
us with many interelling patticulars. The Britith
did not obtain the men.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

mile Yong, Jowl 30.

We underhand that a Cabinet Council has been
called by the Prefident of (he United States, to met
upon the outrages comtnitted by the Britifh lhip of
war Leopard, upon the United States frigate Chef-
speak.—From the People's Friend and Daily Advertilir.
The following circumtlantial account of the above
outrages is from the Wational Intelligencer :
CITY, jowl s 6.
BRITISH OUTRAGES !
" We give the public the particulars of the follow.
ing outrage on the American flag, under the influ
ence of feelings, which we are certain are in unit n
with tbofe entertained univerfally by our Fellow Ci-
tizens ; feelings which cannot, and which ought not
to be flippreffed. We know not, indeed, that this
favage nut rage has a precedent in Naval annals.
" On M ,nday laft the United States' ft igate Cliefa-
peak, of 38 guns, left the Capes, where there lay at
anchor a Britifh fquadron, confiding of three two-
deckers and one frigate of 38 guns. As fke paffed
this fquadron Without rnoleflation, one of the
two deckers, the Leopard, put off and went to fea
before the Chefapeak. When the latter came up
pith the Leppard, at the diflance of about three
leagues from the fquadron; her Commander, Captaiti
Humphries, hailed the Cherapealc, and laid he had a
(I;fpateh to deliver front the Blitifh Connhander in
Chief (meaning Admiral Berkeley, of the American
fiation). Commodore Barron fuppofing it was a
difpatch for Europe, hove to, when Captain Hunt
pluies fent on board of her a letter covering an wrier
of Admiral Berkeley to take front the Chefapeak
three men, alledged to be deferters from the Melam-
pus ftiga.e, and dcfignating them by name.
"Commodore Barron replied by letter, thatno filch
men as named in Admiral Berkeley's order were on
board; and added, that his crew could not be muf•
tered by any other Officers than his own. This an-
fwer was couched in terms of politenefs. It was no
fowler received, than a broadfide was difcharged from
the Leopard. The crew of the Chefapeak were at
this time not at quarters, confidering the Leopard a
friend, and Commodore Barron not contemplating
the poffibility of danger fo immediately after leaving
the Capes. No other attempt was therefore made to
fight her, than the difcharge of a few ftraggling guns,
while the Leopard repeated three or four more

broadfides ; when the Chefapeak 'truck her colours,
after having three men killed and eighteen wounded.
4, A boat was then put off from the Leopard with
an officer who demanded four men. Commodore
Barron faid, he confidered the Chefapeak as a prize to
the Leopard ; the Captain of which veffel raid no,
that his orders were to take out the men, which hav-
ing executed, he had nothing further to do with her.
Thus difmiffed, the returned to Hampton roads,
where the now lies. She received in her hull twenty.
two round (hot, her foremaft and mainvaaft were de-
ftroyed, her mizenmaft greatly injured, and her
(landing rigging and fails very much cut.

4, Of the wounded eight are confidered dangerous,
and two have loft an arm. Commodore Baron fuf-
fered a contution, received from a fplinter, which is
not lesions ; no other officer is wounded excepting
MicHhipman Broom, and he but (lightly.
" Nothing evinces in more ltriking colours the
infolencc of Captain Humphries, than his immediate
return after this outrage to the Capes ; where he now
lies with the other (hips of the fquadron."

A THIRD ACCOUNT.

" ALIZAMORIA, PPM i 6.
,

4g Yeflerday arrived a pilot boat from Hampton
Roads, on board cf which came
.Captain Gordon and
Dr, &this, of the United States frigate Chefapeak,
which (hip has returned to Hampton Roads in con-
fequence of a wanton attack made on her by a Bri-
in 74 gun fhip, about three leagues from land, in
which the Cherapeak received fo much damage, that
it was deemed neceffary to retarn. The circum-
fiances as related to us are there :

4, While lying in the Eaflern Branch, four men
were enlitled which the &kith Mininer demanded as
deferters from the Melampus frigate, then in Hamp-
ton roads : on examination, it was fuppo(ed they
were Americans, and confequently they were not de.
livered up. When fhe arrived in Hampton roads, a
timilar demand was made ant a like refufal given.
" The fhip got under weigh, with an intention to
proceed to her place of stettination, the Mediterra-
nean. She paired the Mtiampus, and two 74 gun
hips, one of which weighed and flood after her.—
riu her reaching the limits of the Uni•ed States, Cap-
tain Humphries, of the 74 gun chip, fent a Lieutenant
-n board, with a letter to Commodore Barren, de-
manding the four fearnen.
" The Commodore returned for anfwer, that he
would permit no foreign officer to mutter his crew ;
but that if the Captain of the Britifh (hip would mut-.
ter his men, and fufFer an American officer to come
n hoard and take all Americans from his crew, he
would mutter the Chefapeak's crew, and permit a
Britifh officer to ccme on board and fele& all the
Britifh fohjefis therefrom.

" On the return of the officer, the 74 fired a
broadilde into the frigate, and continued to do fo till
(he !buck, which was done after firing one gun, her
guns being in no fituation to do execution, horn the
circumilance of her apprehending nn danger from
any thing on our own coati. The Chefapeak had
two men killed, and twenty-three wounded, four of
Whom, is is believed, mortally—the Commodore is
among the wounded. The four men were then taken
out. and the (hip difmiffed."

The American (loop Warp, which brnaght Mr.
PURVIANC/ to this country from New York, was
releafed from the embargo fo early as hfonclAy, and
immediately proceeded to l'Orient—a circumllance
which affordsanadditional proof that our Government
entertain no hoilile intentions towards the United
States.

Tuefday laa, the Vttaktte flonp of war, after
taking on board Lord Ross Lyn and Lord BLAN r YR F.,
got under weigh at Harwich, and failed fur the
Baltic with a fair wind.

Private letters from Malta mention that Mr. El-
liot (Lord Minto's brother) had failed from that
In -aid on the Bth of June, to affume his Government
of Bat badoes, in the room of Lord Seaforth, who is
named to the united Governments of Demerara and
Berbice, thofe colonies being feparated only by a
frnall river called the Alburry.
The invelligation at Maidflone by the Civil Power
of the atrocious conduit of tome foldiers of the 28th
regiment, in deftroying their eyes to deprive Govern-
ment of their ler vices. has terminated : all have been
permitted to ferve his Majelty in the Weft Indies, fot
life. Never, perhaps, did human nature eihibit fuch
a pilture of depravity : it was found that nearly 300
had combined to produce ophthalmia, to deprive
themselves of fight, in order that the country might
not have their fervices.

On Wednefday her Msjarrt and the Oa noctsist
honoured the Countefs of CARDIGAN with their com-
pany to dinner, at ber houfe in Richmond. They
arrived about twelve o'clock. The Dochefs of Buc-
cs.suc 11, Counteffes Past ism and Co uatown, and
Lady C. WatnEcasys were of the party. After
the company had viewed the delightful premifes,
they fat down to a fumptuous dinner foon after
three o'clock.• About half pan four her Majscrt
and the PRINCESSES fet off on their return to Wind
far. The Duke of Cu manta ma's band attended and
played in a marquee pitched.on the lawn, in the front
of the houfe.

Yeilerday 'horning his Majssfr, Princeires
Av-
cusrA; SotntA and AMELIA rode on horfeback in
Windfor Park. Her MAissrt, Princeires ELIZA-
BETH and MARY took an airing, in a fociable, to
Maidenhead.

Wednefday evening a boat, with three young men
in it, was upfet in Chelfea reach, by a fudden gull of
wind, when the men were picked up by the crew of
a prefs galley, who lately lodged them in the tender,
off the Tower.

NAUTICAL INT ELL fORNCE.

MAILS—Wind W. S. W.

All. our ARC DCII
Dublin 0 e Llibon o o
Waterford o $ Tonoingcn o 0
Gottenbiargh 3 i jamiica o 0

PLYMOUTH, JULY 29.

Came ht the Bonafides, Captain &trim, from
Li(bon to Tonningen, with fugar, &c. detained b}
the Betfey privateer ; Dido, Captain HELCK, from
Tonningen to Algefiras, with linen, &c. detained by
the Indefatigable privateer Fiefco, Capt. SYSIONDS,
from Tonningen for Gibraltar, with linen, &c. de
tained by the Snap Dragon privateer; Fer Karron,
Capt. Baum's, from Oporto to Tonningen, with fugar,
detained by the Tribune, of 40 guns ; Amelia, Capt.
REST, from Tonningen to Madeira, with linen, &c.
detained by the Betfey privateer.
Sailed the Cockatrice armed (hip to the tallward.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 30.

Arrived the (loop ViSor, from Havre, laden v ith
brimflone, prize to the DECADE frigate; the (hip
Orozembo, BAREESTER, from Lifbon, in ballafi; brig
SOREZ, and the fchooner Experiment, ,
from Bourdeaux for Amfterdarn, all detained by his
Majefly's (hip LIVELY. Sailed his Majefly's (hips
BERGIERE, with a convoy for the Downs; SYLVIA
and STRENUOUS on a cruize. The ULYSSES is ap
pointed convoy for the Well Indies.—Wind S. S W.
DOVER, JULY 30.

Came in yefterday evening the brig William, Cap-
tain WATSON, of Kingfton, with about twenty Dutch
prifoners from Curacoa, laft from Philadclphia,
where fhe was carried by the prifoners, Tome of whom
made their efcape.—Paired by this afternoon about
twenty fail of tranfports from the weftward for the
Downs: they paired too far off for ns to obferve whe
ther they had troops on board or not.
The embargo Rill continues, and as (hi& as it was
the day.—Wind S. W. and moderate.