Star.
London, England, 1804-01-28 00:00:00

4MERIC4.

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New Toes. Dec. t4.:.—A geotlemia who left Mar.
tialqae IS days fence. rays, that the noted fall failing
French privateer, which bas taken fo many Englifh
veffids. was. on going into Martinique with a prize. fo
clofely purfued by a Britilk frigate, that Ike put into
an out port of that ifland. The Britilk landed men.
took the fort. and cut the privateer out. Thisi-
vateer had often been chafed ; bet never overtaken
before.
Dec. 16.—8 y the Matilda from New Orleans.
we hero. that on • the t9th ult. ac flpanillt frigate
had jail arrived in the river Mfitriffippr. :with fpe.
cis. to pay off the Spanifh civil and military eh-
bliflenteist there. It is now underftood that the
Marquis Cam Cassel" had been fent to New Or-
lease, by the Spina Court. to arrange with the
Preach Commiffioner (Laurrar) the giving op the
Cology-to France. A difpofition. however. was ma-
nifefted by the' old incumbents of office coder the
Spanillt government, to proerallinate the delivering
up of the Colony to the United States. This. we
are afared. did not arife from any Wile difporgions
of the Court of Spain.. but from the reludance of
indirideals to kis Rations under which an exteafive
rpessort:fe bribery has been preltifed in every official
nt.
General Wssaesson left Penfaecla, on the ph ult.
for the head quarters of the detachment of troops of
the United States. at Fort Adams ; whence be was
to proceed to New Orleans. with 1000 men, on or
about the aoth
A deputation of the Creek nation of Indians, from
the territory on the Miffiffippi. fouth weft of Georgia.
is now at the feat of Government. We believe this
to be the full deputation of the Creeks that bas come
to the feat of Government.
Fur Many weeks pall, the health of Dr. PRIIIITLIT
had been precarious as greatly to alarm his friends.
A difficulty of (wallowing any kind of nourilhment,
but partieulatlylolids. reduced him to filch extreme
wealtnefs, that his recovery war defpaired of. A
change. boviever, of the moll favourable kind. has
taken place. which proraiiks a continuance of a life
valuable to literature and the Iciences.
Dec. t 7.—Extraft of a Letter from Natchez. Nov.
ay, received by the Expret. Mails :-
84 The ire p of bode and militia are all ordered to
he ready to attend the Governor to New Orleans.—
The troops are now preparing."
Doc. iy.—We have advice. from Wafhington to
the a yth December. on which day the bill for repeal-
ing the Bankrupt law paged the Senate of the United
Steen.
By feveral gentlemen lately from the Ifle of France.
it is reported that a Ddßia (hip. in her voyage to
China in the Eaflern route, took from an uninhabited
illend an offiscr and tour or five men belonging to
the Chip commanded by Peronfe, who were In ems•
dated and worn down, as only to furvive 'a few days,
and that papers con. darning the account of their (hip-
wreck. were in poffefiion of the Government of the
10e of trance.
act.--The City Clerk reports the death of ya
perinea. of whom 19 were adults and ty children,
limit/ the week ending on Sunday lit Confump:

Lions 8, inflammation in the bowels t, fcatlet fiver
a, droefy Kiln head t, fever palfy 1, inflamma-
tion t, marsifieation t, dropfy t, fits a, drowned r,
debility I, pcifon t, inflammation in the !wigs 1,
nervous fever I, decline t, fmall pox I, hiccup
pox t, hnoping cough I, and one of a diforder not
mentioned.
On Monday Dec. 12, the amendment to the Conk
flitution refpetting the elation of a Prefident, was
reported to the -Houfe of Reprefentatives by the
Committee of Enrolment, when the Speaker Sped
it, and the Houfe paired a refolution,'Nerelling the
Prefident of the United States to violent k to the
feveral States. The Clerk of the Hoofs carried the
amendment, with this refolution, to the Senate for
concurrence. The Vice Prefident having fign the
amendment, it was moved ao the Federal fide oed f the
Senate that it fhould be lent to the !Widest for his
approbation. Oa the motion a debate edited, which
occupied the day. By the fupporters of the motion
it was contended, contrary to all preeedest, that the
amendment required the approbades of the Pre&
dent. On the (Indian beteg taken by Yeas and
Nays, the following Gentlemen voted in the aftresa.
live :—Meffts. AD•8111. 1411.1101/1111, 01.01 T, Ple.
PLOISSItg aad Warr,. hie.D/ITTOOI
was the only Federal Member who voted in the
gative. The Nays were 53. The Senate then eale
cursed in the refolation of the Hoofs of 'efatta,
time. On Tusfday the Bill for the re of the
Bankrupt Law was under difeuSon. Amara was
made to pose its confideration till the at Mies,
on wM efter much debate, the rieeeke was
oath by Yeas and Nays. and carried sa the
eve--Yeas ts—Nys ty. This, we prefasse,3
be maimed as an vaunt of the probable •
Dof the repeallag mu in tbe Smote. •
the late arrivals from fit..jego, we bare kith
maim particalart rehabs to dreemesaties oAai,
dm, which did set take place testa the blealkset
that tows by the Bata, turd din eimilordsw of
every liciagassamd had reamed the surges to the
amok extremity. Farad to abasdos Aix Csyss,
Clare:al Balmer ampered the 'duty of shadier era
Monk, of the Mem Aker taking
every seedirry
sseenweler the Mg tithe mops and hbablmm,
heithriboyed. Were be quitted the town, every bp
plesset et war thee meek* in his pilaw. The
mos were all insisted fey ever emth for sfe, sad
arb neshate, pewee, &e. were thrown imp the res.
Coalmine/we, Dec. t.—At the Anniverfary
Co St , . Andrew's Socistawbse4 ye
matkerday at the Cambia
lfeelensh the • ulrets were cloaca o‘
fleas for the caking year.—Dr. Baton, Prefident I
Maw Tosses, Efq. V. P Wintram Attar, Efq.
Tresforer I Wit. Sutra, ion. Efq. Secretary I Rev.
Dr. Bossy, Chaplain. After dinner a somber of
Caledonian teaks were drank.
MULCT or a LITTSI nose WASNIIOTOM, *IC. 96
This day Gen. Swint brought forward in the Se-
nate the following Refolution, viz.
Refolved. That a Committee be appointed to ;s-
-quire whether any and what further ',mullion to t
to be given to the navigation and &amen tithe Usk-
ed States."—He Bated-, that bf the refolotion he bad
two objt:ifts in view; the one to prevent foreign drips
from bringing into the United States, goods, wares.
or metchanclize. other than thofe of the nation to
which loch (hips belonged--the other, to take men-
, lures to check the unjitft prailiee of impreffing lea-
' ---/n from on board earls of the United States oa the

High Seas.
New 0 , Nov. ea.—The ratification of the
Treaty arrived here yefterday. We momentarily ea.
pea General %Lennox from Mobile, to take pot:
feffion, which we make no deubt will be given with-
one delay.
The molt interefling fubjea that is agitated here
now. is the delivery of the Colony to the United,
States, and although you would fuppofe no dilfieuky
could arife. yet apprebenfions are entertained that'
tome will be offered by the Spinals Comatifumer.
who. it is Paid, declares they are not authenifed to I
deliver up the Colony to M. L'A . How this I
will terminate, time only will Thew. It is hoped. If
the Treaty be ratified, and Commiffioners appointed
by the United States, that they will be men of (pint
as well as of addicts.—ln that cafe, we have little to
apprehend. No oppnfition on the pan of the inhabi-
tants is expeaed. They will to a man join the Ame-
rican intereft. Thde.fornserly attached to the French
are now, in confcqucnce of L'AlarATT'll COVldtle,
ftaunch Americans. The Spaniftt party are anxious
for a regular permanent Government. and they look
with pleafure to the American fyftem for tenuity
and repofe. The tgtlx of this month is the day on
which we are to know the final deeinee on the qua.
tion of delivery. Dry goods are at relent very
abundant and cheap. Produce fcarce and high.—
Cotton 16 dollars, Inwood 6o dollars per ton, fugar
6 t—s dollars, and the enfuing crops, both cotton and
fugar, very prornifing.
Rata mu, NORTH CAROLINA, Dec. B.—A bed of
gold ore has been lately difcovered in Carbairabus'
county, in this State, in a creek running through the
land of John Reed, a native of Heffe Cad, which
promifes well. It was full difcovered by two or three
of Mr. Rasn's children, who were fifhing. They
picked up a few pieces, which. on being examined.
I turned out to be pure gold.
The Morning Chronicle of the roth Dec. annonnces,
for the fecond time, at the New York Theatre, a new-
, Farce, called Bonaparte in Anglantll"
Marco t 7, Nov. 2 a.—Every preparation is making
I to fake poffefilon of Orleans—About Goo men under
General Wit it ih SOS will leave this for that place in
fix or eight days. Mr. L. C. CLAIRRON a and Gene-
ral WILKINSON are appointed Commiffioners to re-
ceive the ceded country, and the former Governor
and Intendant of Lniiifiana for the time being.—
No oppofition is expeeed in taking poecfaon of the
country.
On Wednefday fennight Mr. Duoss, one of the
Deputies to the General Allembly of te State of
Maryland. prefcnted a bill to the Houfe. authorifing
the extending of chains acre& certain ftreet+ in the
city of Baltimore. during the hours of divine wor-
fkip on the Sabbath day.
The brig Hunter, owned by Mr. Davis, of New
Orleans. and commanded by Capt. Pls.'s. of Phila-
delphia. on her paffage from New Orleans to Bar:
hadoes. on aad Oa. Lail. was boarded by a French
privateer, who rnhhed them of one turret of flour,
all their light vetch, and a qnsinthy of tobacco.—
When the mate endeavoured to preVent them, one of
the crew drew his (word and arrck at him.