Star.
London, England, 1809-08-18 00:00:00

JAMAICA P.IPERS.

The Genera} Assembly is prorogued to the .Ist of
Ati7ust

The American schooner tleanor: Gore, .froin
timore, on Wednesday se'nnight, was boardid by the
Pest brig of 16 guns, and inlormed that the sgv.►dron
had landed five hundred seamen and mar'nes at St.
Domingo, for the purpose of co-operating with th•.
patriots.
A licensed trader arrived yesterday from St. Juan
de Porto Rico, the master of which sJys, that on the
29th ult. a.ship, a schooner, and gun-boats, having
SJO men on board, with a supply of provisions anti
warlike-stores, sailed from that port for the assistance
of the Spanish army before St. Domingo.
The United States brig, Vixen, sailed from Balti-
more on the sth tilt. for France and England, with
Mr. Manby Gelston, of this place, on board, entrust.-
ed with dispatches from the American Government.

The Laniprey touched at Martinique on the 17th
ult. and. proceeded the same day for Jamaica. A
number of American vessels were lying there, and
the island was most abundantly supplied with Ame-
rican produce.

The Undaunted frigate, of 38 guns, Captain Ma-
ling, anchored at Port Royal, on Sunday. The Hon.
Cochrane Johnstone (brother to Admiral Sir A.
Cochrane, K. 8.) and ta•o Spanish Gentlemen, charg:
ed with important dispatches from the British and
Spanish Governments for the Viceroy of Mexico, came
passengers in her.
We understand the object of Mr. Johnstone's mis-
sion was to procure specie for his Majesty's Govern-
ment in the West Indies.

A schooner of eight guns, under Lieut. Orchard,
has arrived from a cruize off the city of St. Domingo,
with the British schooner, John Wills, from St.-Bar-
tholomew's, bound to Jacmel, with provisions, which
the former detained on the 20th ult. Lieutenant
Orchard left the squadron on the 22d ult. at which
time it was waiting for the Expedition to proceed
against the city. Several shells had been thrown into
Fort Jerome which did great damage. The Lark
sloop of war, and the Fox, with a brig, arrived with
troops on the 21st, and Lieut. Orchard spoke three
other vessels belonging to the Expedition on the fol-
lowing day.—Royal Gazette; July 1. •

AMERICA.

NASHVILLE, JULY SI.

On Saturday, the 20th inst. the following catas•
trophe happened in the house of Mr. James Ford, on
the Elbe river, in this State. A man of the name of.
Crouch was suspected of having stolen a horie; and
• was pursued and apprehended at the. hotlse of Ford,
by Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Raredon. Two br :ters,
of the name of Bowling who wets related-to Croucti,
heard of his confinement, •indresolved to rescue him.
They went to Ford's h6use; and; after attempting.
unsuccessfully, to. cut the cord which Crotch was
bound with, one of the .Bowlings presented , his rifle
to the'breast of Reynolds ; he, irvself-defence, did
the same—and they fired nearly at the same time.--
Bowling was killed, and Reynolds wounded in the
arm. The other Bowling then presented his piece az
the same instant at 'Raredon, who also raised his rifle
to Bo;vling's breast—they fired' together, and both
fell dead. The fellow who was in custody rat away;
and was pursued by Reynillds, who was unable tut
fire at him with success, being incapable of loading
his rifle,, from the disability induced by the wound
in his arm.