Star.
London, England, 1805-02-07 00:00:00

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Naw If"PRIE, DEC. 25.—FromWafhington we learn
that the 1-I,ufe of Reprelentatives, on the 24th of
December, paired the bill ter tegulate the clearance
of aimed merchant veffek.

DEC. v.—The Britilh frigate CAMBRIAN has ar-
rived at Notlk. A letter from Capt. lISRISEORD
mentions, that fhe received Come damage on her pal-
fagc, in one of the moll feveregales ever experienced.
The REVOLUTI:-NAIRE %%111 remain at Norfolk until
the CAMBRIAN is repaired.
Captain iIIIBOT, who ari ived at Norfolk, in fifteen
days from St. Martin's, informs, that jut( before he
failed, news was received these of the arrival of three
Ships of the line, fix frigates, and three theta:old
troops, at the iflands of lalartiniquc and Goa&loupe,
from France.
JANUARY s.—Extra& of a Letter from an Arne-
:icon Gentleman, at Pot ince, to his friand in
Philadelphia, dated Dcc. 3, i Sca :
" The Aid-Ile camp of tha Emperor D!FSALINES
called on me this mort.iag. In the courfe of our con-
verlation, he mentioned, and wifhed it to be known,
that the Enyeror was entiiely ignorant of the hang-
ing of the mate of the Pilgrim—Gen. CHRISTOPHI
ordered it without his knowledge, and has fence re-
ceived a fevere reprimand fur fo doing."
INCENDIARIES —LA evening between the hours
of five and fix o'clock, an attempt was made to fet
fire to the houfe, No. 50. Stone-ltreet, occupied by
Man. GRIENFIELD and alrats. The parti: 'thus
we under Rand, are as follows :—The fire was thrown
in at the cellar window, which had previoufly been
walled up, as the (tones appeared to have been re-
Moved in the courfe of the day.
The fon of Mr. Moats havina nceafion to go into
the cellar, difcovered a finoke ilthing-from a wooden
box ; on examination it was found to contain fome
live coals, inclofed in Itraw and hay—upon the coals
being removed, the ftraw burl( out in flames, but
with the afliftance of the neighbours, was fortunately
extinguilhed without material injury.
Late tag night we were infOrmed, that the perpe-
trator of the above deed, was a Dutch to yam gill,
of about eleven years of ace, in the feu vice of Mrs.
GREENFIELD.
The Bill for prohibiting the importation of Negroes
before the Legiflature of South Carolina, has been
101 l by a majority of en:ie.—Ayes t6—Noes I a.
A Gentleman from St. Thomas's, llates, that the
late diftrcflittg fire at that I.:ace, was occationed by
the following circuntllatirc :
A domeffic, in the El of fumigating a chamber,
to clear it of thafe pelts of warm climates, mulquitoa,
accidentally let the candle conic in contaa with the
mitquitoe net cf the bed, which being very combuf-
tible, was immediately in flames, and fpread over
the whole room. The fire could nut be arrefted.—
Fifteen hundred honks and Mores were burnt, and
the damage in goods, eflimated at ten millions of
dollars. Vaa quantities of gold and filver were
melted, the flames having extended fo rapidly as not
to allow time for laving it.
During the above fire, an old gentleman, who had
*large quantity of cafh, plcfcrred being burnt with
it rather than quit his treaftne !!! This unfortunate
difciple of Crcefus actually pet ailed in the flames,and
on the following morning his bones were found ex-
tended over his iron chett !
NASSAU,(NIMPROVIDINCE), Nov. 27.—Cturacoa.
We have been favoured with the following informa-
tion, vin Turk's Ifland :—" The Hon. Capt. MUR.
Kay has been detached with three or four ye Weis of
war under his command, hoot Jamaica, for the pur-
pole of blockading the ifland of CUTNICO2, until its
furrender, which it is expeeted a very few weeks
would accomplifh, notwithftanding the arrival of a
!new Governor from Holland, with a few troops.—
By the 'all accounts from Porto Plata, in Hifpaniola,
we were authentically informed, that the Spaniards
at St. lago, and Hifpaniola, had intercepted a letter
from tie French to DESSALINS s. promiling to Geri-
fice arid deliver up that place to him, if he would
allow them to retire, tinmolzfled, and to affifl in the
dettrustiun of the Spaniards. In confequence of this
ditcovery, the Spau;ards anticipated the French, by
at ta. king them—twenty•feven were put to death, and
about 3oe: more were fra,i, prifoners. The Com-
mander in Chief of the French forces at St. Domingo
being arprited of this eircionftance, fent to demand
that hi, countrymen might be delivered up to him,
which was refilled on the part of the Spaniards, who
immediately hoifled Sparifh colours at St. lago, and
at Parto Plata ; and applied to the Commander of a
(loop of war rkare, requefling to be fupplied
with arms and ammuni.iun ; and to the fame cite&
feta over to Turk's Itland, as he fully expelled an
attack from Dassa ai Nll3, who hr.d colleCted 2?,C:C.0
of hi? people for the rornofe. NVe underhand, how-
ever, that neither the :;i,anith Commander's appli-
eations could with prop ;at y he wanted, and of court::
aseelitty compelled Ili, raufat.