Star.
London, England, 1809-01-27 00:00:00

Officers, Major DARLEY and Lieutenant Ettas, and
ethers were likewise slain in the confusion. No
Coroner's Inquest having been held upon these mur-
ders, the Legislature of the Island, on their as-
sembling, immediately requested the Governor to
can se to be laid before it copies of the military proceed-
ings against the offenders. Thisrequest of the House
(t Assembly being indicated by his. Grace to the
Commander in Chief, Major-General Hum L. CAR•
MICHAEL., that Officer flatlyrefused compliance with it,
and prohibited all " military persons from answering
any questions that the Legislative Body might put to
them respecting the late mutiny :" whereupon the
House, forming a general Committee on the state of
the Island, entered upon a string of Resolutions, the
purport of which was to declare their powers in that
island analogous to those of the British Parliament in
this ; and that of course it was their undoubted right
to examine all papers, records, and persons, respect-
ing any subject under investigation in that House, of
which rights and privileges the conduct of Major-
General CARMICLIAIL was a complete breach, and is
declared to " have excited the greatest alarm, and in
its consequences to involve the tranquillity and safety
of the Colony." Mr. Speaker was then directed to
issue his warrant, requiring the attendance of Major-
General CAHN/MARL himself at thelar of the House.
With this requisition, the Commander refused cons.
pliance, and his Grace the Governor declared his
perfect agreement in the principle of such refusal.
The consequence of this was, that a motion was car-
ried nem. con. " That Mr. Speaker do issue his war-
rant to take Major-General CARMICHAEL into custody
of the Serjeant at Arms for a contempt of that
House."

Other resolutions were likewise agreed upon : Ist,
Repithensive of the conduct •of the Governor, in in-
terfering in any matter, pending its agitation in the
Douse of Assembly ; 9.&y, Declaring his Grace's
approbation of Major-General CARMICIIAELtS refusal
to obey the Speaker's requisition, a breach of privi-
lege ; and lastly, Avowing that they will proceed to
no other business till reparation be made for this
breach. -- • _ _

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Upon this, the bills that were already passed being
confirmed, the Session of the House was prorogued,
by the following speech from the Governor :
GINTLEMIN or Tut COOPICIL,
is Ma. SitAltra, ♦ND GENTL2I42N 0! vise AMIABLY,
" The House of Assembly having ordered the attendance of
the Commander of his Majesty's forces at their bar, and intend-
ing, as it appears to me, to enforce that cyder, a measure cos-
tainly novel, and giving rise to a question of the greatest magni-
tude, as it tends, in fact, to devolve the command of any British
army in this island upon that House, I feel it incumbent upon
me, however I lament any interruption to the harmony subsist-
ing between the different branches of the Legislature, to take
such measures as shall bring so important a point before the highest
authority, previous to any further proceedings. I do, therefore,
in his Majesty's name, prorogue this General Assembly until
Tuesday the 27th day of December next, and it is hereby pro-
rogued accordingly." • _ _ _ _

This prorogation is said to have thrown the Island
into the highest state of ferment. A number of pub-
lic Bills of Supply, to provide for the current expences
of the year, are stopt. The prorogation has excited
new alarm, and the most lively discussions of the
measure engage the attention of all ranks of the
community.
Meetings have been held all over the Island, at
which Resolutions approving the conduct of the House
of Assembly have been carried. The Bills dropt by
the Prorogation included the Poll-tax Bill, the Stamp
Tax, new Duty on American produce imported, new
Duty on American Tonnage, new Duty on Tea,
&c. ; so that no substitutes are found for the duty on
to importation of Negroes which ceases.
Not a single account passed by the Committee of
Accounts ; and all general matters referred to the
state of the island untouched.

The following Bills were also ordered to be brought
in : for re-building the town of Falmouth, burnt in
May last ; to. lay a duty on all: imports from Great
Britain and Ireland ; for a public building in Spanish
town.

'llse suffering the Insolvent Debtor's Act, and the
Stamp Act, to expire 31st December next, will be at-
tended with many serious inconveniences, particularly
the latter; this act brought abouti3ooo cash,monthly,
into the chest, and, upon its expiring, all holders of
stamps can go to the Receives general and claim their
value in cash.

By thi Carteret accounts have been received (nom
Lima, via Porto Bello, that tend to shew the prodigi-
ous estent of French influen,.., by which the Colonies
of Spain are likely to be exposed to the same calami-
ties that hive so grievously afflicted the Parent State.
We have information, that the Viceroy at Peru had
given himielf up so completely to the views and inte-
re,ts of Box/amt.-I'E, as to have exerted all the means

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in his power to prevent the Proclamation• of FERDI-
NAND VII. as King of Spain and the Indies. His ex-
pedients for this purpose could not be long concealed ;
and on the discovery of them, the loyal inhabitants

assembled to the number of three or four thousand in
' arms, and declared, that unless FE/tDINAND were pro-
claimed,- they would have no Viceroy ; having no
King, there could be no authorized substitute. Thus
c:rcumstancedAhe Viceroy, apprehensive of becomins
sacrifice to the indignation of the people, judged it
7:rudent to consult his own safety, by assenting to their.
(kmands., to-Which he has subsequently given no op.
position whatever..
For the information of those persons who have a
t)artiality for particular numbers in the ensuing State
Lottery, they are informed that the numbers of the
-4j :•;00 Tickets Oven by the Contractors, are published
e i the SchvOe inserted inthis Paper; and on no account
.41,1 airy
,a4lterecl. An early application must be
if other numbers are wanted, as near 8000
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etc out, of .he 18,500 for sale, are already taken
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PI the Bank x England, and disposed of.

J411121.1C.d.
By the Carteret Packet, the arrival of which we
announced on Monday, we have letters and papers
from Jamaica to the 15th ultimo.
Our Readers may recollect, that about twelve-
months ago, several symptoms of dissatisfaction with
the conduct of the Mother Country manifested
themselves in the Island of Jamaica: we are sorry
to say, that fresh occasion of disgust has lately arisen.
—lt will be remembered, that at the latter end of
last May, a mutiny took place in a Negro Corps,
during which, the mutineers murdered two of their

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