Star.
London, England, 1803-01-10 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

Ydlerday we received American papers of a
late date. The intelligence from St. Domingo is

very important.

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The New York Itfercaili:e it'wrtifer of the tath
ult. contains the following paragraph : ,
,‘ The pilot who brought up the brig Olivia
(now at quarantine from Cape Francois,) informs
us, that, excepting the Cape and a few fortified
places, the Negroes had obtained compleat poffef-
lion of St. Domingo, which ifland was in a nate
of indefcribable contrition. No reinforcementshad
arrived from France. General LE CL R c had not
quitted the Wand. Very few American veffels
were lying in the ports. We expel a more detailed
account when the fhip is releafed fromquarantine."
The Juliana, Captain BRoww, has arrived from
New York, in a t days, and brings intelligence Rill
more recent. Capt. &owe+ Rates, that when he
left New York, accounts had been received floor
St. Domingo, by veffels that had made their paf-
fage in 35 days, that General LECLICC had fallen
a victim to the prevailing fever, after an illnefs of
three days; that Rocoastssau had fucceeded to
the command : and that, contrary to the fuppofed
intention of his predeceffor, he was determined
to maintain his polition to the fan.
This information proves that the French affairs
are in a very critical fituation. At the fame time
the French have now got a commander of great
ability, perfeEtly acquainted with the Rate of the
iflind. The evils of favour:tin in the choice of
military commanders never had a more fignal
illuitration. BOLA FAKIR'S brother-in-law is dead.
The expedition to Saint Domingo has con armies
and the expence of creating them ; and in all pro.
bability if ROCHAMBRAU had been fent out Com-
mander in Chief at the beginning he would have
got poffefUon of the ifland fan: rot* fair. At any
rate he would have employed filch a mixture of
conciliation and firmnefs as would have gained the
confidence of the Blacks. The treachery with
which Toussaimr was treated, has met its due
reward.

By an American vefrel, arrived in the Downs,
the New York Papers of ten days later than thofe
received by die recent American Mail, an re-
ceived. The New York Gazette of the z tth fays—
" A certain number of merchants of this city,
believing that another war in Europe is not very
Jiflant, have formed a refolution to purchafe one
of the pilot boats of this city, for the purpofe of
going to London, to wait there for the receipt of
news of fuch a nature as to occation an inevitable
rife in the price tof American produce ; in which
cafe the boat is immediately to be difpatched from
London, and it is prefumed will arrive at New
York in s 6 or tR days. The nature of the advice:
by this boat is only to be made known to the cons.
pany who have come forward todefray the expense
of the undertaking ! ! ?"

The Commercial Advertifir, printed at New York
On the I Otll ult. Pays, 6. Capt. HARRI s arrived at
Bann on Sunday, in 3o days from Guadeloupe,
informs that the affairs of that Colony are in a
dreadfo lunation; that no !semis can be tranfaa-
cd, as the inhabitants are in a Rate of conßant
alarm from the Blacks, who are daily committing
the moil outrageous ads of murder and pillage ;
and are in fuch numbers as to threaten the total
dearuaion of the white people, unleis they are
fpecdily protated by very great reinforcements
from Europe."
The (hutting of the port at New Orleans againft
American veffels, is an infraction oldie Treaty of
1795. between Spain and the United States, and is
greatly prejudicial to the intereß of the latter.—
The Rates of Tenneffee and Ohio, together with the
Miffiffippi territory, have no other pelage to the
fca than by the Migffippi river. New Orleans is
the higheß port to which veffels can arrive; the
eatenfive navigation beyond it is carried on in
boats, and abfolutely requires a place t)f depofit,
at which merchandife, kc. may be doted until
oacafion offers for its exportation.

TIIEATRFS.

COVENT GARDEN.—Family Znareels attta.l,ll on
Saturday evening an overflowing houle. Sroit
has reftored the original air (he gave in her du.-
guife of a Gipliy. It is in every refped more cal.
culated to promote the bufinefs of the fcene, and
to produce effed, than that which was fubflituted
for it.—The Pantomime went off with its accuf-
tomed eclat.
DRUAY-LANE.—On Saturday a daughter of Mr.
WOODFALL made her firlt appearance at this
Theatre in the interefting part of Adelaide, in the
Count of Narbonne. The play bill reprefents Ler as
a novice on the Rage, but this did not appear front
her acting, which was altogether unembarraffed.
She poffeffes a pleating (though ratherpethe) figure,
and her voice is of considerable compafs. Ot het
arms, which arc very long. the makes rather too
liberal a ufe, and her attitudes in general are rather
Rudied.—The text of the author (he delivered on
Saturday with much corrednefs and feeling.—She
was loudly applauded throughout her performance.
Of BARRYMORE'S Count we cannot fpeak
The villainy of the part wanted folemnity.— RAY.
MOND, in the 2110 a, was rcfpedable, but not fuffi.
cicntly accomplifhtd. We think the charadter well
fuited to the earneß manner of Pow I.l..—Mrs.
Pow rr.t.'s Ceuntefs WAS animated, but (he was de-
ficient in that fuber dignity which fhould mark the
deportment of the infulted matron of noble birth.—
CrialLts Krauts was more than ufnally fuccefs-
ful in Thecdorr.—The play drew a full houfe, and
was generally well received.

His Royal Hien& the Plumes of WALES, on
his arrival in town firm Brighton, had as inter-
view with Mr. ADDINGTON ; and we underhand
that his claims as Duke of Cornwall 'are in a train
of fettlement. His Royal Highnefs is to have an
eflabliihment of clear 75,c0n1. a year, for which a
Merfage from his MAjcsry will be brought down
to the two Houle; of Parliament on their meeting.

Crry or EDINBURGH ELECTION.—On Tiler Jar
the Elation of a Member to repiclent the City of
Edinburgh in Pailiarnent, took place in the Coun-
cil Chamber. The Right Hon. Lord Viicount
Ms LVILLF, the late refpenable reprekntati cc, paid
a vifit to the Council, and addreffed them in a
very elegant speech, in reference to the conflation
which formerly fuhfifted betwixt him and the city.
In the afternoon, the LORD Anvocate gave a
fplendid and fumptuous dinner to a very numerous
company in George ftreet Affembly•rooms,confift.
ing of the LORD PROVOST, Mai ft rates, and Coun-
cil- , a number of nobility, the Judges of the Court
of Sefton and Exchequer, floc. and a number of
the moll refpetlable Gentlemen is the town and
neighbourhood.
A Letter from Madras, dated about the be.
Nabob,
of Auguft, PBO2, lays, .4 the Company's
Nabob, or Debafb, as Tirroo ufed to call him,
has determined that there fhall be no legal heir to
that of Arcot, as he has difpatched every one
chit was left, and to dofe the infernal (cent,
poor Colonel BARRArr (a black officer), has gone
with the rest. If any juice remain in England,
I hope that I !hall live to fee thefe proceedings
fully Invelligated."
Lieutenant Colonel Cowes, of the Marines,
and lately Judge Advocate of Port Jackfon, has
been appointed Lieutenant Governor of a fettle.
mart about to be formed at Port Philip, in Bare
Streights, in the Southern part of New Holland,
about latitude 40.
The convias going out in the Calcutta, are to
form this new Colony, and the military force js to
comprife 200 marines, exclufive of Officers.
Fort Philip, fo named after Governor PHIL-
LIPS, is in the fineft country imaginable, abound-
ing with excellent harbours, and is confidered as
much fuperier in point of foil, &c. to Port Jack.-
fon.

Lieut. Colonel Cots( sis intimately acquainted
with that part of the world, and has written Tome
interetting trans or. the fubjed. His falary is fixed
at 5001. a year.
T. Scott Smith, the [ham Parfon of St. Martin's,
who was conrided of forgery, but had his lenience
commuted for perpetual tranfportatioo, goes out
in the Calcutta to Port Jackfon.
Sir SIDNEY SMITH means to place on the mo-
nument of Sir RALPH Autotimer'', a (word,
which he obtained from him at the memorable
battle of Alexandria, in the following manner:—
About the time when this great and excellent man
received his death wound, he happened fur Come
minutes to be left alone in the field of battle ; at
that infiant feveral French dragoons ruffled to-
wards him, and he was thrown from his both. le
this fituation one of them, who was an officer, at-
tempted to cut him down ; and jug as the point
of the (word was falling, the gallant veteran feized
and wreßed it from his affailant, who was inaantly
(tabbed by the bayonet of one of the Britifh fol.
diets, who by this time had come to the General's
of Rance. The Hero of Acre alto rode up at
the fame time, with his (word broken, and re-
ceived from his illufirious Commander in Chief
that which he had jail taken from the enemy, and
which, with other trophies, will fcrve to immor-
talife his name.
We underftand that M. ANDREWS, has been
able, through the affiflance of our police, to
cover in this country a forgery of French bank
notes and government paper to an enormous
amount. The perfons engaged in it are all French-
men. Having received information of the plan,
and the names of force of the ruffians engaged in
the plot, he communicated the fads to our Mini-
dets, who exerted all the powers of the police to
afilil him in the difcovery. Sir RICHARD FORD was
on Friday and Saturday employed in the exami-
nation of the delinquents. They have been taken
with all their apparatus, and with the proofs of
their guilt. They will be delivered up to the
French Government, there to be brought to trial
for the offence. The alacrity which Mmiders have
(hewn on the occafion, to affia in the difcovery of
this diabolical plan of milchief, is a feafonable re-
,proof of the fplenetic infinuations again[ their
honour with which the French Journals are fo
linceffautly filled.