Star.
London, England, 1818-02-21 00:00:00

JAMAICA P4ERS.

Jamaica Papers to the 18th ult. reached us this
morning. The following, which appears in The
Couraet of the 17th, are the only articles of any in-
terest which they contain.

a The William Harris sailed from the Downs on
the 21st October, and spoke on the 30th ult. the
American ship William and James, of New-York,
160 days out from Canton, bound to Amsterdam,
and supplied her with provisions off St.. Domingo.

" On the 19th December, off the Harasser, the
San Francisco was captured by l'Eclair Independent
schooner, commanded by one DENNIS THOMAS, a
native of Hayti, with a motley crew of all nations.
They hung up Captain WALSH for a considerable
time, ill-treated the Supercargo, and threatened to
stab him, unless money was given to them. To save
the vessel, the Supercargo was obliged to give a
draft for 1000 dollars as a ransom, when she was
permitted to proceed; most of the San Francisco's
men having volunteered on board the privateer,
whose Captain kept Captain WALSH'S papers, and
gave to the Supercargo the follow ing certificate:

" 1, the undersigned Captain of the Independent schooner,
FEcialr, having captured, on the night of the 19th of December,
the Spanish schooner San Francisco, Captain Geowe WALSH,
sad having released her for a ransom of 2000 dollars, have given
to the Supercargo, Vutitzwixr Loris, this document, to serve
him In case of necessity. The said schooner, laden with cattle,
was from Monte Christo, bound to Jalwica.
" Given at Sea, the 20th of December, 1317, in lat. 19. 30. N.
long. 63. from the meridian of Cadiz. DINNTS 2110 NIAL"

Yesterday the Dukes of YORK and CIIMBERLAND,
Prince ESTERHAZY, and the Marquis of ANGLESEA,
visited the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House.
The PRINCE REGENT gave audiences to Viscount
CASTLEREAGII, the Earl BATHURST, and Count MUN-
STER yesterday, at Carlton House.
Yesterday morning the Prince of Huss Hos/-
sync rode out on horseback. His Serene Highness
received visits from the Duke of CUMBERLAND, the
Marquis of ANGLESEA, Colonel THORNTON, &c. In
the evening his Serene Highness dined with the Duke
and Duchess of CUMaERLA':D.

Baron STJERNELD, Colonel of the Life-Guards in
the Swedish service, bearer of the Letters of Condo-
lence to the PattscE REGENT, left town yesterday
morning, for Stockholm.
The Earl and Countess of SErrox and family ar-
rived on Thursday evening, at their house in Arling-
ton-street, from their seat, Croxted Hall, Lancashire.
Thursday se'nnigh, his Excellency the LORD LIEU-
TENANT of IRELAND gave a grand Dinner at the
Castle to the following Nobility and Gentry :
Lord Leitrim, Lord ithmaine, Lord Allen, Lord Monck,
Lord Frankfort, Lord Cloncurry, Lord Castlecoote, Lord
Trimlestown, Baron M'Clelland, Justice Daly, Hon. James
Butler, Right Hon. George Knox, the Provost, Dean of Cork,
General Freeman, General Trotter, Colonel Talbot, M.P. Sir
John Stewart, M.P. Mr. Prendergast, M.P. Mr. Sneyd, M.P.
Mr. A. French, M.P. Mr. V. Blake, M.P. Mr. Leslie Foster,
M.P. Sir M. Somerville, M.P. Sir S. Bruce, Hon. and Rev.
Mr. Talbot, Major Disbrowe, dcc. Bcc.

The new Play of The Appeal, by Mr. GAz.r, which
we lately mentioned as 13eing under rehearsal at
Edinburgh, was performed on Monday last, and re-
ceived with great app.ause.
QaAroato.--The performanc,s at Covent Garden
last night afforded a most delectable treat. The In-
tercession is a sublime composition. In this, as well
as in all the other parts, the performers acquitted
themselves with great ability.
THE IRISH STAGE—On Saturday last a numerous
meeting of gentlemen, friends of the Drama, took
place at Morrison's Hotel, Dublin, Mr. Counsellor
CREIGHTON in the Chair, when it was resolved to pre-
sent a Memorial to the LORD LIEUTENANT, praying
his Excellency to grant a Patent for a second Theatre
in the City of Dublin; and farther, that his Excel-
lency would appoint an ostensible person to conduct
the concern—" to place on a fair and impartial basis
the encouragement of dramatic writers; and cause
the services of actors to be reasonably remunerated,
and their independence preserved."
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Miss KELLY'S Benefit, on Monday evening, at the
Dublin Theatre, proved a bumper. The performances
were a new Comedy, called the Touchstone, the Farce
of Matrimony, and Wanted a Governess. •
Thursday, Jones, the pedestrian, of Oxford, under-
took to walk 60 miles in 13 hours, on the road be-
tween that city and Rose-hill ;he commenced his per-
formance about seven o'clock in the morning, and
finished about 18 minutes before eight o'clock in the
evening ; of course 18 minutes within the time al-
lowed, although the afternoon was very wet and un-
favourable for•such an undertaking. Great bets were
depending, and the pedestrian appeared very little
fatigued. He relied one hour and nine minutes during
the time I therefore he actually walked the 60 miles in
11 hours and 33 minutes.

Thursday, as some men were driving a cow into
Oxford, on Magdalen-bridge it attacked Lady Sew E Lt.
and Mrs. PAGE, and in thrusting at the former Lady
took the shawl from her neck on its horns, and ran
most furiously into Merton-fields, and attacked and
gored a horse belonging to Mr. TAYLOR, of Long-
Wall. At length, by throwing a rope round its horns,
and driving another cow before it, the animal became
more docile, and was conveyed through the city to
the place of its destination. Lady SEwELL and Mrs.
PAGE, though much alarmed, were not seriously hurt.
On the n:ght of the 13th ultimo a conflagration
occurred at a small settlement, 45 miles from Red-
stone Fort, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, which in-
volved many worthy inhabitants in misery—in which
dreadful conflagration were consumed the Rev. JOHN
WILSON, and his two daughters, together with the
wife and son of WALTHOMPSON, all inhabitants of the
same building, also the property of six other families.
Do:EL.—A meeting took place on that part of
Hounslow Heath, leading off a bye-road to Hayes,
on Thursday morning, at day-break, between Captain
C—N—R and —l4"—N, Esq. a gentleman of for-
tune, in consequence of a dispute relative to a Lady
at Stoke, near Windsor. The parties fired twice, and
Mr. M— received the second shot in the thick part
of his arm; he was considered in mach danger.
We are requested by lieutenant Enamels HUTCHUISON Jens:-
sow, of the Royal West India Rangers, to state, with reference
to a paragraph in our Paper of Thursday, respecting a duel which
was prevented by the interference of the Police, that he did not.
.go out as the champion of Lieut. N. but in consequence of being
himself challenged by the Coloucl alluded to in the paragraph.