Star.
London, England, 1807-09-01 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDERS.

TION TH2 TR V g Rat ERIC•N OI JULY 18.
LANCASTER, JULY 13.
The Prefidtnt of the United States having required
a draft of fiqeen thotifand fix hundred and thirtyfive
men, as the quota of Pennfylvania. towards a detach-
ment of one hundred thoufand militia—the Governor
battens to perform the duty which the Conttitution
and the Laws have affigned to him, with all the fen-
ftbility and zeal that the occafion is calculated to
infpire.
After a lapfe rf more than thirty years, the honour,
the liberty, and the independence of the union, are
again at flake upon a comet, with the fame power,
over whole arms and ambition 'the patriots of Ame-
rica triumphed in the war of 1776. The refources
• of pattintilm and valour, which were then employed,
to ellablith our exiaence as a nation, moll now,
therefore, be difplayed, in order to preferve it. The
facred troll delcends upon the lons of our revolu-
tionary heroes and flatelmen. It is for them, at the
prefent crifis, to embalm the memory of the many'
who are dead—o 2 enliven the declining days of the
few who furv;ve ; and, in fhort, to dcferve the inhe-
ritance prepared for them.
While the glory of tae revolution excites a lauda-
ble emulation, the ju(lice of our caufe will give con-
fidence to every effort, for relenting unprovoked in-
fiat, and repelling unexpe9ed aggreffion. The
memorable Declara.ion of Independence had placed
the people of Great Britain on the fame footing with
the people of every other country—" as enemies in
war, as friends in peace ;" and from the moment,
that the treaty of 1783 terminated the revolutionary
conflia, it became the duty, and it has been obvioufly
the deistic of the American Government, to preferve
an harmonious intercourfe between the two nations.
But a far different policy kerns to have aftuated the
Government of Great Britain. It would be difficult
to trace in their conduit many instances cf good will;
while the indications of wounded pride, of arrogant
power, and of political as well as commercial jea-
loufy, are every where to be teen. It mull be re-
membered that even the faith of the treaty of peace
was long difregarded ; that our feamen have been
cruelly umpreffed, abufed, and flaughtered ; that
la wlefs fpnliations. committed on our commerce,
have cnriched the &kith navy ; that the jorifdiaion
of our coati has been violated, and its harbours, in
effea, blockaded ; that our towns and territory have
been aaually menaced ; and that the rights of neu-
trality, founded upon the law of nations, have been
arbitrarily lubverted for (joiner and felfith purpofes.
In the confummation of there outrages (accumulating
year after year) we behold at length, a premeditated,
a dire& infult to the Rag of the Union. For, while
peace exilled and friendship was profetred, a public
(Lip of war of the United States has been attacked
and fubdued by furprile ; many of her crew were
killed and wounded ; and four of them (native Ci•
tizens of America) have been forcibly feized and
carried away. This is not the cafe of plundered
property ; of private wrong ; or of doubtful jut ifdie•
tion ; which may admit of pecuniary reparation, or
of diplomatic arrangement ; but it is the cafe of
public war, treacheroufly waged under the fanaion
of a Br kith commiflion : and every ball fited by the
Leopard at the Chefopeak, inflias a wound upon the
heart of every American.
If the Government of Great Britain has inferred
(tom our love of peace, an indifpofition to war, upon
any provocation, they will be undeceived by the
vigour and fortitude of the Federal Adminiltration,
who justly ettimate the honour of the nation to be
more precious, even than its peace. If the Govern-
ment of Great Britain has imagined, that our domef-
tic diffentions on political questions, have deltroyed
or impaired the national unity, in relation to foreign
countries ; the opportunity has alrea.'y occurred, to
learn, that the patriotifm of Ametica, when drawn
into 'talon by foreign outrage, is of all parties ; and
conflitutes the pride and fafeguard of our Govern-
ment,by whomfoeverourGovernment ir adminittered-
If the Government of Great Britain, viewing our
Citizens only occupied with the arts of peace, without
a Banding army, or a permanent navy, to meet, at
once, the exigencies of war, have thought, that we
may become an cal.'', as well as a lucrative conquell
to their arms ; let them ferioufly reflect upon the
exploits of our militia darirg the former comet}, and
the exemplary fpit it now manifelled by our brethren
of N rrfolk and Hampton ; let them candidly elii-
mate the maritime charaaer recently difplayed, in
our hollilities with France and with Ttipoli ; and let
them calculate the refources of our population, in-
dultry and enterprize, to convince them, that (how-
ever we may fuffcr in the onfet) we have nothing to
apprehend from the ;dirk.
With this view of our fituation, although hope
Stay (fill be indulged of an adequate atonement by
amicable means, it would be folly to poftpone our
prep:tuition*, for the hit appeal of an injured and
indignant nation. The Governor, therefore, con&
deotly relies upon the co-operation of the Militia and
Voluweers of Pentifylvania, to give the mon prompt
and efficient execution to the requifition of the Prefi
dent of the United States. And the Adjutant Ge-
neral is particularly charged with the meafures ne-
ctflary to organize the gotta of the Rate, conform
ably to the following plan :
r. There (hall be forthwith drafted from the Militia, in the
wanner prefcrihed by law, *5,635 officers and privates, to be for-
med torn 2 divifions, c brigades, and .r
VrOuntceri, accepted by the Prctilrot of the United States,
67 h. r unetr thc At of Congrefs of April tB, 1806. or the Ad of
c,,g,e‘ of the 24ih February, will be conGdered as fublti-
tut.s for the wi.ole. r for any Darr, or the quota, on notice of the
t oder of their • ..e• to the (;.,yermr.
The crops vl Aillery, Cavalry, Rigor, n, and Infantry, (hall
beta she touclang general proportion, a. nearly as predicable :...
Arilkry
Cavalry 563
Riflemen 1563
la.taotry 728

,5635

The w!,nle quota required Malt be appiirional among the
al divifin" of the Rate, agreeably to a detail to be intuited
Adjutalt-Geracral.

The quotas of the feveraldivifions of the Rate Bali be forme,'
into two divifions fur the indent fervice.
The quotas r.f the tit. ad, 3rl.4th. sth. 6th, and 7th divianns of
the Rate &all form the tft divifion for terrier, under the command
of Major-General Thomas Craig. a Brigadier Generzi troth the tft
divifion of the mete, ald a lingadia-Guieral from the ad divifion
of the Rate.

The quotas of the fhb qth, Toth. ttth, reth 13th. ruth, ssthe
and sfith divificns of the Rate, than form the ad divifion for fee •
vice, under the command of Major- fr;eneral Jateph Heitter, with
Brigadier-General from the 3d diviGoo, and a Brigadier-General
from the eth divifiun of the Rate.
3. As boon as the drafts are made, the men mall be muttered
and infpedted ; the mutter and infpection returns Mail be made to
the Adjutant-General, who will, without delay, trauftnit copies to
the Secretary at War.
When the detachment and organization (hall be effedted, the re-
fpedive corps will he ezercifed under the officers fet over them.—
Drafted Militia by their proper officers. Volunteers under the heft
Adt of Congrefs. by the prefebt Militia officers, or other., at the
opinion and difcretion of the conititutional authority of the !fate.
And Volunteers under the fecond Adi of Congrefs, by their own
officcn, if already organised; and if not already organized, by of-
ficers appointed in the manner prefcribed by the law of Bendy,-
vania.

But the corps (either of drafted Militia or of Volunteers) will
not remain embodied,nor be coefidered as in afloat fervice,
by fuhfcquent orders, they are directed to take the field.
If the divifions, brigades, and regiment., have not been organiz •
ed, agreeably to the direetions of the Militia Ad of this State, the
fame than be done with all poilible difpatch ; and the returns of
(led:taus be forwarded to the Governor.
Tno►tAS M•ICIAN.
Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennfylvania.
By the Governor.
J DALLAS
J. B. M.K ILAN t Aides-de-Camp.

ALBANY, JULY 21.—0 n Saturday a report was
current in town that the BtifiCh Government of Ca.
nada had interdiaed all communicati•m with the
States, but we could trace it to no authentic source.

Navr YURIC, JULY 25.—We have heard a report
yeller day, that letters had been received in town from
Halifax, Rating that two regiments, in addition to
th'•fe fent thither fume months fince, were expelled
at that place ; and a cinfiderable force was alto
expeeted at Quebec, among which were three regi•
ments of Scuta Highlanders.—Aurora.
JULY 27.—A letter dated Notfolk, July 17, Pays,
that the Chefapeak will be it for fervice in ten days.
We have been favoured with the perufal of two
letters written by refpeelable American Gentlemen
at Canton, to their Currefpondent in this city (re•
ceived this morning via Salem), of as late a date as
March 24, 1807.

'l'hefe letters flak, that the difference between the
Chinefe and the Btitifb had not been accommodated;
that the Viceroy adhered to his demand of reparation,
to which the EnglA Commandant would not accede;
►hat the chief of the Britifh fadoty had determined
to fend the (hips to England with that part of their
cargoes which was then on board, and which was
not more than would ballalt them. That the bufinefs
in American and country (hips went on as ufual ;
and that the Americans were confidered in the molt
favoured light by the Chinefe.—Po'. keg.
NORFOLK, JULY tB.—Lail evening an exprefs ar-
rived at head quarters to the Commander, Genera!
Matthews, from Captain Shepherd, of the troop of
cavalry Rationed rear the Cape. The intelligence
the exprefs brought is of great importance ; it an.
Bounces the firil aft of retaliation fur the outrage; of
the !Midis fquadron.
The Jubilance of the intelligence, as far as we are
informed, and our information may b,: relied on, is,
that a boat with five men, viz. two midlhipmen and
three failm s, was teen to land on Thu' fday evening,
on the eatt fide of the iulet : the people came on
fhore, and were flied at by a detachment of Militia
under the command of a Lientenant from Kempf-
ville. They retreated and took refuge in the woods.
Information having been given to Captain Shephard
of the place to which they had retired, it was imme-
diately furrounded. In the morning they were dif•
covered, and furrende'ed thenifelves prifroers with
out relitance. Ihe boat and arms on Board of her
have been taken poffeffion of ; and the men are now
prifuners at Mr. Lemuel Cornick's, waiting the or-
ders rf the General.

We are authorifed to nate, that in confequence of
information received that the Nita fquadrnn had
departed from Hampton Roads, and had taken a
nation elf our Capes, the Executive have fufpended
their march to Hampton of the 500 militia ordered
out from General White's brigade. They have been
permitted to return to their refpeetive homes, with
orders to hold themfelres in readinefs to take the
field at a moment's warning.
We nnderfland, that on application being made to
the Secretary of the Tteafury, on the fulsjed of the
Prefident's proclamation, be has advifed, that its
prohibitionsare not meant to include Brats merchant
veffels. although armed and bearing letters Lima: que.
Rey
We are informed by a Powtomack that on
Wednefday being about two leagues and a half from
the Light,houfe on Cape Henry, (poke an Englith
fcbooner, of L 4 gun:, bound to Lvnliaven Bay, where
fhe went, but did not anchor. In abt.ot an hour af.
terward: the Triumph and hid impus got under
weigh, and under a prefs of fail, with the fchooner
in company, Iteered E.N.E.

It has been hated in feveral papers, that Mr.
Ertkine was at Wathington when a difcuffion relative
to the team. n tonic place between Mr. Maddifon and
that Minilter, who had contented to wave all claim
to them. Mr. Ertkine, we are well inf-tmed, denie,
that his opinion was ever :liked, or that he ever gave
any upon the fobjeet, and we mot cover underhand
that he has expracd a with that the report flviuld be
contradicted.

We notice this merely with a view to prefent a
correet flatement of falls, for we never look to but
one point in this cafe, and which is, that under no
circumflance whatever, fh .uld a neional fhip be
vili:ed, or her crew mu:tered, but by her own officers.
The fhip, like our territtry, mull be facred, or we
are not independent.