Star.
London, England, 1807-08-05 00:00:00

AMEaIdA,

A Mail arrived this morning from North America,
brought to Valmnuth by the Princes Mary packet,
which left New York on the 4th alt. and Halifax on
the 15th.
The Doke of Montrofe packet had arrived at New
Yot k before the Pt incefs Mary failed. She left lying
at Halifax his Majefty's fhips Vtt.t.a Da MILAN and
Os St VA TOR.

Several veffels have been detained by our mixers
on the American Ration, and fent into Halifax.
Colonel BURR has been committed to gaol on a
charge of high treafon : 100,000 dollars were offered
as bail for-his appearance, and refufed.
The accounts by this packet Rate, that at New I
York the inhabitants were highly incenfed at the
affdir between his Majefly's (hip LEOPARD and the
American frigate Chefapeak. Several meetings had
been held, and all communication between the (bore
and the Britifh fquadron ordered to be difcontinued
no pilots are fuffered to go on board, and all fupplies
are flopped. In confequence of this, as fame of the
letters Rate, the boats from the Englifh (hips of war
had landed and carried off so head of cattle : of
courfe, we prefume, payment would be offered, in
fume way or other, N any Atch event has occurred.
But wa cannot believe any Bridal Officer would
commit fucb an as—an aft, which nothing but the
mod imperious neceffity, arifing from a complete
want of fufienance, could poffibly
Orders had been iffutd by the Secretary at War,
for all American Officers t repair immediately to
Norfolk; and nothing was talked of but fupporting
the honour of the American Flag.
We here fubjoin a copy of the Order of Admiral
BRRRIART. to fearch the American frigate the Chcf-
opal. Whether the Admiral was warranted in pro-
ceeding to fuch an extremity we cannot prefume to
judge, but certainly the circumflances under which
it took place were fo provoking and igniting, that,
if he has erred, much may be faid in his vindication
It appears from this document, that deferters from
the Squadron in the Chefapeak, were not ot4 re-
ceived on board the American frigate, but paraded
through the fireets of Norfolk, in light of the Britifh
Officers, and under the rroteBion of the Magifirates
and the Officer who recruited for that very (hip on
board of which they were found. They were de.
manded by the Britifh Conful, as well as the Captains
of the Ships from which they had deferted, and were
refufed to be given up. Surely if any ci, .:umliances
could jußify an exercift of power, it woul,: be there.
The mode of carrying the Order into effed was as
temperate and refpeElful as could well be. There
was no violation of the jurifdiElion of thcUnited States
—the fearch was not to be made unlefs the Chefs

peak was found without the limits. There is alio
:mother fart of importance which comes firongly in
jollification of the Officer who iffued the order. The
liberty was to be reciprocal. The Captains of our
cruizers were intlrueted to mutter their crews, and
permit the Captain of the American frigate to fearch
for any deferters from their fervice. What propofal
could have been made, fo well adapted to avoid that
tripleafant rencontre, produced by the pertinacity of
the American Officer? The following is
ADMIRAL BERKELEY'. ORDER.

" By the Honourable Gtoaoa CRANVIELD BMILLEY, Vice-
Admiral of the White, and Commas dcr in Chief of his Ma-
jeliy's Blips and veffels employed in the River St. Laurence,
along the abaft of Nova Scotia, the !Bands of St. John, and
Cape Breton, the Bay of --, and at and about the Maud
of Bermuda or Summer Mands:—
" Whereas many reamers, fubjedte of his Britannic Majefty,
and ferring in his (hips and veffels, as per margin', while at an-
chor in the Chefapeak, dderted and entered on board the United
States frigate, railed the Chefapeak, and openly paraded the
ftreeta of Norfolk, in fight of their Offieers, under the American
Pbg, proteded by the Magiltraies of the town, and the recruit-
ing Officer belonging to the abovementioned American frigate,
which Magiftrates and Naval Officer refuted giving them up, al-
though demanded by his Britannic Majefty's Conful, as well as
the Captains of the (hips from which the laid men had defected.
The Captains and Commanders of his Majefty's Chips and veffels
under my command, are therefore hereby required and diredted,
in cafe of meeting with the American frigate the Chefapeak, at
lea, and without the limits of the United States, to thew to the
Captain of her this Order, and to require to larch his (hip, for
the deferten from the beforementioned (hips, and to proceed and
feareh for the fame; and if a fimihr demand fhould he made by
the American, he is to be permitted to fcrach for any defertera
from their fervice, according to the cuftoms and ufagc of civilized
nations, on terms of peace and amity with each other.
" Given under my hand at Halifax, Nova Scotia, sit June, t 807.
"6. C. BERKELEY."

" To the refpc.ftive Captains and Com-
manders of hls Majetty's Ships and
Veffel•. on the North American s•atiun."
• &nettle, Bellona, Triumph, Chichefter, Halifax, and Zeno-
bia cutter.

This morning the KING arrived from Windfor. A
Privy Connell was held at the Qnecn's• Houle, at
which mat of the Cabinet Minillers attended.

The Auckland packet. with mails fr• Lifbon, is
arrived at Falmouth : (he faired on tic?. z6th ult.—
The letters will be delivered to-morrow. The Frilled*:
Elizabeth packet, from Falmouth, arrived at Lifbon
on the 24th ulr,
A Gentleman, with difpatches for GovernMe:nt,
who came from Lifbon by the above packet, reached
town la night. at eleven o'clock. Their contents
have not tranfpired, but report fays they relate to the
difpute with America.
CLOSE OY THE PARLIAMENTARY Sesstows.—The
arrangement fur this purpn(e is thus determined—
the Piorogation will take place on Friday fe'nnight,
and the Houfe of Commons is erpeded on Monday
at farthelt, to adjourn till that day.