Star.
London, England, 1807-10-16 00:00:00

AMERICA.

This morning a Mail arrived from Norfolk and
Halifax, brought to Falmouth, in 19 days, from the
latter place. By tl.is conveyance we have received,
from our Correfpondent at Halifax, a copy of the
Trial of the Deferter taken from the Chefapeak. It
will be read with much intereff. To morrow we (hall
give Tome other official documents And remarks rela-
tive to this affair. The three deferterb from the Ms•
Last rut, who were taken out of the Chefapeak, have
been tiled, and were fenteaced to receive Soo lathes
each ; but we learn from Halifax that they have
been fence pardoned.

The following letters from our Correfpondent, will
Phew the unjnflifiable means employed by the Ame-
ricans to induce onr feamen to defect. and the fatal
confequences which may be expeited, if permitted
to be prudifed with impunity :

% Halifax, Nora Scotia, Sept. 13, do).

" Nothing farther has tranfpired with the Ameti.
cans fence my laft to you, except, that they Rill remain
very hoftile, giving our 11lips nothing whatever. His
Majefty's chip JASON, which was fent with difpatches
to our Conform New York, has not been allowed to
laud them, but is guarded by nine American gnn
bOats, which are moored round her, for the purpofe
of preventing communication with the (bore.
" The 98th and Newfoundland regiments leave us
in a few days to strengthen Canada, to be replaced
by two other regiments (3d and 25th) now on their
patfage from England ; which thews Government is
apprehenlive of a rupture with the Yankies, and
ifhes to put that valuable colony on a refpeltable
footing.
•a This morning a fignal for a convoy to the Weft
Indies, has been }milted by the Cuassux, which is
expelted to fail in a few days.
The Iflot.us arrived here from Cork on the t 2th,
with difpatches for the Governor of this province."

" MALIFAX, SEPT. z 6.

" Since writing the above, his Majeßy's (hip
JASON has arrived from New York under very un-
pleafant circumßances; while lying there, when the
Captain went on there (it was obliged to be done in
difguife and by night) ; having occafion to fend a
Lieutenant on Awe, the moment the boat landed,
the American rabble invited the crew to defert, by
laying, " do you want your liberty ? now is your
time : you are in the land of liberty!" in confequenee
of which the crew immediately left the boat. The
Officer attemped to intimidate them by drawing a
piflol upon them, but was immediately furrounded
by the mob, and, had it not been for the interference
of a Captain in the American navy, would hen been
tarred and feathered ; however he elcaped unhurt.
—After this a Rill more unpleafant affair occurred—
a mutiny broke out among the crew of the Jason.
They put on the gratings, placing (hot boxes upon
them to prevent the officers from coming up, and
rufhed aft to lower the boats down, for the purple
of defacing. Fertunately, the officers forced their
way to the deck in fpite of the precautions taken to
prevent them, and upon the Firlt Lieutenant making
tome thrill(' at them with a bearding pike, and the

other officers getting polieffion of the frnnll arms,f,
they were obliged to retreat below, and furrendered.l
Forty five of them were put in irons, and they arel
now here for trial. The Court Martial commences
to marrow morning, at nine o'clock, and will hold,
in all probability, for fevers! days : one of them has
turned King's evidence. Some of them, it is Paid,
were for putting the officers to death, but that was
over-ruled by the generality. The whole tranfadien
will come out in the courfe of the trial.

" There is no kind of doubt but the mutiny was oc•
cafioned by fome inflammatory papers fpread among
the crew by the Americans. The Columbia !loop of
war was lying these. The Captain of her fent a mid.
fhipman on board a Revenue Yard, with a letter
upon the Midfhipman's quitting the boat, the crew
immediately fhoved off and made for the fhore—fuch
is the encouragement given to our deferters, by the
friendly and hofpitable Americans; nothing but a
revere chaßifement will check their daring outrages,
and I think a very few months war will convince!
Jonathan he has got—" The wrung Sow by the Lug." I
The Cleopatra fent in a fchooner, arrived this day,
from Vera Cruz, with iso,ooo dollars on board, be.:
longing to the King of Spain.
- Sr PT. rg.—Thesis the fecond day of the Court
fitting, but as yet it does not appear that the people
of the lama meant to offer any violence to the Offii•
cers farther than fecuring them till they had lowered
down and efcaped on More. I do not think above
two or three of them will Puffer death. As the mail
goes this evening, I mull dole this without being
able to give you the refult of the vial."

The rumour circulated on the authority of an
American Cantain, that orders had been ;lilted at
Peterfburgh for laying an embargo on all Englifh
veirels is not generally credited. It it. believed to
have been circulated in aid of fome fpeculations in
the article of tallow.

FALMOUTH. OCTOPER t 4.
Arrived the Prince Adolphus packet, Capt. Bout.
DERSO49 with Mails from New York and Halifax, in
19 days from the latter place. When the Packet
failed, Ilse left lying at Halifax, his Majefly's (hips'
Ramilies, Belleifle, Bellona, Ethalion, Catlor, JEolus,
Melampits, Squirrell, Nimrod, Cleopatra, and Cu-
rieux.—Wind S.W.
TORBAY. OCTOBER T 4.
Lift evening arrived his Majetly's (hip C./AR,
Admiral Sir RICHARD STRACHAM, from Plymouth,
to join the other Mips now in the Bay, confiding of
the Hibernia, Dreadnought, Ville de Paris, London,
Conqueror, Coloffni, Foudroyanr, Saint George,
Plantagenet, Harlequin and Erebu. ; and the Raleigh
and Ann brigs, and Nimrod and Betfey cutters.

PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER t 4.
Came in the Deux Ami• French lugger, from
Rochefort, laden with wine and brandy, captured by
the MARTIAL gun brig ; (he fell in with a fleet of nine
fail, and captured eight of them, the others are hourly
expelled.—Spanith fehooner privateer, of 4 guns, and
3o men, captured by the Martial.—Bellerophon, of
74 guns, from the Channel fleet.—Aigle, 436 guns,
from a cruize.—Sailed the axial., of 84 guns, to join
the Channel fleet.

PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER zs.
Sailed, the Sprightly cutter on a cruize.
DOVER, OCTOBER is.
Came in this morning the 'hip Chriftian, Hasa, of
and for Copenhagen, with a cargo of wine, brandy,
and vinegar, from Bourdeaux ; the was detained
tome time fince off Ellineur by the Kite floop of
war, which fent her fnr England ; (he was however
taken the 6th init. off Yarmouth by a French priva-
teer, which took away the Captain, Prize-mafler,
Pilot, and four feamen, fortunately the Satellite (loop
fell in with her en the following morning and recap-
tured her.—Arrived in the Roads from a cruize the
Bloodhound gun-brig.—Wind W. S. W.

DEAL, OCTOBER rj.
An American (hip was dircovered at day-light on
the Goodwin Sands, when the boatmen launched
from this place to her ;alliance: the got off again,
and proceeded on her voyage without fullaining any
material injury. Sailed the CIALLENGER &op, for
the Nore ; and Osresv hoop, on a cruize off Sou-
l. gne.—Wind W. and moderate.
SHEERNESS. OCTOBER its.
Sailed from the Note this moaning the Forefter
hoop of war, with the trade under convoy for the
Baltic, with a fine breeze at W.

The John Fredericafon, from Smyrna to Denmark
the Protearice, from Lifbou ; and Charles, Keating,
to America, are detained and fent into Malta.
The John, Dunkin, from Riga, bound to London,
is captured and carried into Holland.
The Winter, Folcke, bound to London, is bolt at
Memel.

The Georgetown, —, and the Richards, —,
have been taken by a French privateer retaken, and
carried into Wm. •

The littfey and Sophia, Shaw, from London for
Surinam, was all well on the 14th ult. in lat. 33. o.
N. long. t 6. o. W.

The brig Traveller, of Whitby, had a narrow efcape
from capture on the 29th ult. off Scarborough,—
A veftel coming in with the land fiom a confiderable
offing, towards evening hailed the Traveller, diced-
ing the people to fill the foreyard and follow her ; at
the rime time commanding the crew of another brig
which was in company to hoiß out their boat. The
Mailers of the two •ef(els confulted together what
was to be done in fuch a fituation, and agreed that
they lhould attempt to efcape by bearing away before
the wind, which was immediately carried into execu.
lion ; and being favoured by the darknefs of the even-
ling, and with a confiderable (well, they happily got
clear off.

ARRIVED.
In the River, the Orient, Harrifon, from Rise. At Drifts,
the Hope, Smith, from ditto. At Cowes, the Commerce. Crowd-
hill, from Virginia. At Liverpool, the Cornelia, Hunt, from
ditto; and the Thomas Penrofe, Ellis, from New Orleans In
the Clyde, Jean, Smith, from Ctilebee. At Malta, Providence,
from Jamaica; and the Adventure, Medley, from Hull; Nancy,
Harris; Mary Ann, White; knterprize. Taller; Speedwell,
Findlay; !Hiker, Morns; Young Regulus, Allan; Wight.
Ford ; John and Ann, Whitefides; Mentor. Brine; and the
Sally, --., from London; Maker, Thorn, from Briftol;
, Dixon; Inehary. Henley, and the Maria, 114134mga1,
from Liverpool. At Baltimore, Comeau, from Liverpool.

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