Star.
London, England, 1818-08-11 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

WASHINGTON, JULY 10.

The Chevalier Don Onis, the ixlinister of Spain,
an•ived in this city frum the northward a day or
two ago.

BOSTON, JULY IN
The following remarks appear in a Boston Paper
of the Bth ult. :
It was long since said, that the Floridas must
be ours by hook or crook,' and there can be little
reason S:. Augustine should not follow thn fate
of Pensacola. The show of resistance may be stronger
in the f;.riner than the latter, because its population

is much larger, its castle tSt. John) is a strong place
of four bastions, a curtain ISO feet long, a parapet
9 feet thick, and a rampart 80 feet high, casemated,:
arched, and homb-procf. But fall it must, if the
Powers that he say it shall.
•' We repeat the conviction, that the Administra-
tion do not expect a rupture of peace from events
occurring in the Floridas. If they did, would they
not, directly or indirectly, have cautioned the com-
mercial interest against extensive adventures ? It
would he their duty so to do, and we have not seen
in them any dereliction of their duty to the American
merchants.
There are numemus contradictory speculations in
the Aurora, and other Papers, on the existing affairs
of Spain with the United States.
Well-informed men in Washington write, that there
will be no war between the two countries; on the,
contrary, that the Spanish Minister is authorised and
instructed to make the best treaty of accommodation
he can for the preservation of the peace. Every one!
knows the policy of the Allied Sovereigns is peace—'
a long peace to enable Europe to recover from het!
onerous condition. Spain has laid her case, as it re-
spects the• United States, before them ; and we have
no doubt has received for answer, that they caimot
commit the tranquillity of Europe, to gratify indivi-
dual petulance, or to resent unimportant wrongs;
that if Spain will go to war with the United States,
on a•zcount of the-Florid:is, spoliations, or any ether
trifling cause, she must light single-/sanded. Knowing
this, and that she cannot cope with the United States,
nor have the smallest chance of preserving her co-
lonies in case of war, we have no doubt that Spain
has, ere this, given orders to her Minister in America
to propose a treaty fur the accommodation of all sub-
jects in controversy between the two countries ; and
tf ao better ter ms can be obtained, to reli ati
the conquests we have made in the Eoridas, and to
cede the balance of these provinces to the United
States, demanding at the same time so:,,u remunera-
tion in cash. The poverty and weakness of Spain
must, we think, compel her to these offers.
• BO:ITON, JULY is.

SO/CRENDER OS EASTPORT.--.-011 the 3Ch of June

last, at seven o'cicck in the morning, Eastport was'
surrendered in due form to General Miller, on behalf
of-the United Star. Ci. There were about 100 British
troops at that place ; but General Miller having only
a subaltern command of 35 men, under Lieutenant

'Merchant, the British troops embarked, leaving the
same number to surrender the Island. General Miller
was very politely received by the British authorities.
Tne American troops marched up to take pr,ssession,
and the &kill _presented arms ; the British flag was
thea lowered and, the American hoisted, a national
salute deed, and music striking up" Yankee Doodle,"
and the citizens who had assembled giving three
hearty cheers. The British ',loons who had been left
then embarked with their comrades, and three cheer;,
accompanied by " Yankee Doodle," were given by
the English troops. As soon as the Atnentaan flag
was hoisted, General Miller observed to Colonel Sur-
rant, the a",cnt on the part of this commonwealth,
diat he was happy to have it in his power to inform
him that Eastport was again within the jurisdiction
and limits of the State at Massachusetts. Words earl-
not express the joy and satisfaction of the inhabitants
of Eastpott. at once more being restored to the great
American family.
General Miller sras accompanied by Lieutenant
Allison, his Aide-de-Camp, and by Dr. benjamin
Waterhouse. The succeeding day a public dinner
was given to' General Miller, by the inhabitants of
Eastport, in testimony of thehohigh satisfaction at the
riStotAtion of the island, and as a tribute of reipect to
Otis gallant and meritorious Officer.
juLy 11,_We have learnt many important facts
Es to the occupation of Pensacola, &c. which shall in
due time be promulgated. lice Subject which more
nearly interests us is that the places which we now
occupy and have recsntly been taking possession of,
should not be relinquished, and that the whole of the
Florida: shodld be inmediaLly :mired and never
given up. • -
A Grand Jury of Georgia, in a late presentment
against gaming, Mate, •ha: they have lean informed
that one cl,dinra per ga:ne haVe been lost and
won in playing at marblcs. They have also presented
one Cleon Nally, for blasphemy ; and the surviving
principal and the seconds in a Fitstl duel. •
JULY 15.—EXTRAORDIN A N.Y II RAT or THE WEA.•
rusit.—This summer, thus far, has been like those
experienced befove the great solar eclipse. The heat
since Friday last hiss been very intense ; the thermo-
meters frelu,s:tly indicating it at from f.:O to 98 chg.
In Salem, on Saturday, Dr. Ibel Yorkc's thermome-
ter rose to 98 degrees, and on Sunday to over :);) deg.
in another in that town, the mercury for two da) s, in
the shade, stood at 100 deg.
The United Statei frigate Congress, from South
America, arrived in Hampton Roads on Wednesday
last. Tsre of the Commissioners who went out in her
have returned ; the third remains at Chili.
BALTIMORE, JULY 3.

Waving for the pre;!!nt all objections to the mode
of proceeding, and indulging our feelingt, it is enough
to know that the blow is struck'. Let not the Govan-
anent shrink from the perform. tnce of that, which is'
due to itself :tad the nation. Lei it now act up to Bhe
le: it sustain the attitude, in which the course
of events has placed it, let us now hear no more of
thirtvea 'years negotiation," and of waiting longer
without an effort ; let us I.,tve all the advantages
which the progress of our arms has secured to us. if
the insane imbecility of a (4overnment, as unjust and
insolent a; it is feeble and despicable, has forced us
Into an attitude of hostility, aud obliged us to do our-
selves justice in hart, by'foree, kt us not shrink, let
not the Executive •iht`iuk, from that attitude, aud fail

to triair.tain the advantagep, which injustice has com-
pelled us to achieve. The opinion entertained on this
rsubject by General Jackson, is very evident from his
conduct. Tire Spanish Governor and garrison would
not have been sent to Cuba, had not die General be-
lieved, that there was no further occasion for their
services in North America. It is manifestly his wish
that the country sh.lll.tie retained in possession of the
United Stites.'