Star.
London, England, 1811-11-28 00:00:00

REWARD ISLAND MAIL. tally would make a demo 10011 us. They tell
• 411=.1...10 . • us, that from disease and distress for provisions,
The Duke of Manchester Packet has, 004 at which are every where shalt, MAIL1101,1?Iiin 1100011.
Falmouth, with mails and passengers from Surinar dition to mnve without sustaining aw defeat from Loa
and Martinique. They wera only 5.5 days on their Wstaaxarox. Aameta's Army,which guards the
passage from the latter Island. North, although very deficiest in discipline as well at
By the above arrival we have received some in every-thing else, has taken possessinaof several places
teresting communications on the sailect of St. Do- ahandoaeal by the French, and has been otherwise
mingo. The following are extracts : extremely eseft.l."—On this authority we are like-
, 64 PORT-ROYAL. sEPr. es. wise enabled to contradict the report of a general
4' Accounts have arrived by a vessel from St. Do- engagement having taken place between the allies ant
mingo, that General Rigaud died of the fever a few the French, at least up to the 4th InsL to which date,
days ago, at Aux Cayes. If this be correct, I can- had any such important event occurred, intelligence
not help believing that be has been taken off by unfair i muss have been received from the British bead--
means. It has been strongly suspected that he was quarters.
an emissary of Bonaparte, and that he was sent out
purposely to pave the way for the introduction of R
French force, whenever a favourable time might I
offer. Certain it is that he had been a long while in
France, and that he was brought out to the island
with General Le Clerc's army, that be might' in-
fluence its inhabitants ; but finding that he was not
likely to get a command, and kept at the Cape far
from his relatives and property, which were in the
south, he began at last to correspond with them on
his release : This information being conveyed to Le
I Clerc, he placed him under arrest, and sent him
i prisoner to France, where he remained till about a
year and a half since, when he arrived at Aux Cayes,
and was received with great acclamations by the
ispeople. He has a son nn the island, I am told, a
fine young man. If the accouats of his death ( Ri-
gaud's) be true, Christophe will have lost a formi-
dable enemy, as he dreads his active enterprising
genius and courage more than any one in St. Do-
. mingo. If Christophe received a lioeral'educa-
tion, it is doing him only justice to say, that he would
have been a second Bonaparte, had fin-tune placed
him in the same circumstances. You may recollect
the account of tme of his Colonels at the Mole, who
did not behaie well in an action with the besieged.
He was sentenced to death, and pardoned by the in-
tercession of Madame Dessalines, and some other
ladies at the Cape—was reduced to the ranks, and
given an opportunity to retrit% his character. He
behaved so rell, that on the capture of the Mole he
was reinstated in his former rank, and left in Its corn-
I mand.
" In an English.paper I saw, a short time since,
a notice made- in the House of Commons, to inter-
dict all communication with the States of Hayti. I
was happy to see it, and sincerely wish to find it take
place. , What can be the benefits arising to English
Merchants, to remain now in a country under such
government, when there is not a single market open
for West India produce, which will cover its first ex-
pence. The greatest motive for most of them re-
maining, is to collect what is due to them in the
island, and which is most difficult. I enjoy very good
health in this climate, but be assured I strongly wish
to get home. It depends on so many fortuitous cir-
cumstances, that you cannot say when you have a
prospect. I hope you and family are well—be pleased
to make my kind regards to them, with all other
friends whom you may see.

" OCTOBER, Is.

- 46 The accounts of General Rigaud's death are
correct : a person who attended his funeral was in
this island a short time since. One of Petion's Gene-
rals (Delam) lately conspired against his life : he had
concealed a dagger and a pair of pistols in the lining
of his coat. He went to the irdace twice fur the pur-
pose of putting the plot in execution. On going the
third time, Petion, having been previotisly informed
of his intentions, told him, that it was well known
that he wished to take away his life, and ordered him
to prison. Instead of giving himself up a prisoner,
he rushed out of the palace, mounted his horse, dis-
charged his pistols at .the sentry as he passed, and
made all speed for the south. Where Rigaud was,
the alarm guns being fired, all the passes "were
guarded, and he was obliged to come in and deliver
himself up—and was tried iy a military court, and
would have been condemned to death, but thevillain
supplicated in such a pitiful manner, that they de-
creed him five years' solitary confinement, with legs
and arms chained.
‘, An insurrection was lately discovered, and for-
tunately put a stop to in Guadaloupe, by several of
Christophe's Commissaries—one of them a new made
Count ; and when pursued, fled to the sea-side, whore
finding it impossible to escape, shot himself to pre-
vent being taken alive. Surely it is high time to
break off all communications with these people, and
drive their ships into port." .

A letter from Oporto of the 6th instant, brought
by a ship which left the Douro on that day, atter
mentioning the gallant affair of General Hsu., tear
Merida, procceeds as follows :—" The accounts that
have reached us of the number of prisoners taken are
various, but in none are they stated at less than 1100
mon, and the utmost I have heard mentior.ed is 1700.
The Guerillas, who must have been extremely ac-
tive in the pursuit, will no doubt increase %he amou it,
unless, indeed, which is not improbable, they reuse
to give quarter. It has peen reported that General
GIRMID has been captured by them, but there seems
to be much confusion as to the name. You have
prob.tbly already received the official details from
Lisbon.—A day Of two since, some Gen4ernen ani.
ved here from the Northern► Districts, who quieted
the fears felt a fortnight or three weeki agog that the

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A Gentleman reached town yesterday from Got.
teuburgh, who brings the most recent intelligence
from that quarter. He states, that the Sw.des ate
ald with the intention, it is said, of attempt-
ing the recovery of Finland, provided the Emperor
of Russia should refuse such propositions as have
beep lately made to him by the Swedes for its acces-
sion. If this is really true, it may be considered s•-
the consequence of Boxii.eitaye's intrigues durirg h;•
journey in Holland. A war with Sweden, superadded
to the one already in existence with Turkey, will
afford employment enough to Russia. without im-
posing on PONAPARTE the necessity of turning leo,e
the power of France urn her.
The following is on extract of a letter which has
reached us from the 'Continent ;
EXTFIACT OF A LETTER. FROM BERLIN, DITCH NOV. 1.
41 The cordon of troops which was formed during
the summer season, by order of his Russian Majestt
along the northern coast, has received orders to re-
turn to the different garrisons, as the winter is Let
approaching ; when the English will be obligzal to
leave the Baltic with thoir fleet. AU I can inform
you of in regard, to politics, is, Lthat• we are in the
same state as when I wrote to you last. We have
received accounts from Pillau of the 20th October,
stating, that they are working night and day on that
important fortress, so as to render it impregnable.
Ail thisrcertainly does not look as if Prussia will be
suffered to remain a quiet spectator in the event of a
rupture in the North.
W In regard to business, the last Leipsic fair was
numerously attended by merchants fr. m Galicia and
Moldavia, who purchased 'very Largely, and tent off
their goods irnmediatetrtolkady,theptincipal
of Galicia. Several Danish travellers from Russia
lately arrived here, who say, they experienced great
difficulty on their arrival on the Russian frontiers,
where they were obliged to wait for their passports
from St. Petersbnrgh. This is a new regulation, by
order of the Emperor of RUSSIA, enforced with great
rigour by the Police."
.
His MAJFSTY continues in the tarns state.
Toe PRINCE REGENY.—Sir Watfita Fanoustan
took leave of the Fames Reams. on Tuesday.- - The
prix to account yesterday from Oatlands to the Royal
Family, was, that the Praxes was better yesterday
than he was on Tuesday.
Yesterday Mr. MANSFIELD, son of the Lord Chief
Justice MANSFIELD, was elected Preacher to the Ho-
nourable Society of Gray's Inn.
Lady CATHERINE Loso's change of residence is to
the late Lord Montgomery's house, in Hamilton
(not Stratton) Place, as mentioned by mistake in this
raper.
The University and Ring's College of Aberdeen
have unanimously re-elected the Right Hon. Lord
GLENEIRVIE co be their Lord Rector for the year
ensuing.
Mr. tionse TooKE, to the amazement of that ea-
rochiat assembly, appeared, a tew days since, at a
convened vestry meeting in the Parish church el'
Wimbledon, and carried his point, in favour of a re-
formati-n of its concerns, by a division-1S to 7.
Yesterday a .:ours of Directors was held at thi•
East li.dia House, when the undermentioled Cant.
tnandoss took leave, previous to departing fir thoi:
respective destinations, viz. a—Captain H. Rem,
loyal Charlotte; Capt. W. DON A LOrN, Neptune;
Capt. W. CAMPBELL, Anniston ; Captain J. Boren,
Cabalva ; and J. Boyce, Courts, to Bombay
China ; and Captain M. Ricues, Thames, to St.
Helena, Bencoolen, and China.—The Court adjourn-
ed at six o'clock till to-morrow.
Extract of a letter from Charleston by the late :ar-
rival :—" Vs'e have this day nnamonr, that the French
Consul here has been conducting and projecting the
surprise and` destruction of Amelia Island. The man-
ner in which we learn this, is by a merchant vessel
that was bound to this port, having fallen in with his
Britannic Majesty's ship Emulous ; she had captured
a vessel bound to France, with dispatches to the Mi•
nister of Foreign Affairs at Paris."
A message ha; been sent by the Minister to the prin-
cipal Distillers from Malt, desiring a consultation with
them as to the necessity of stopping the distillation t tor,l
Corn, in consequence of the failure of the last harvest,
and the deficency tithe stock on hand.
Various alterations are making, previous to the nt
xt
session; in the House of Lords. and the diftn•ent ap-
proaches to it. A new stair-case from the arcade
the west side h completed, and a new dnor.way nia2e
into the house near the south-west corner. The .:00r-
way leading ttom the lobby to the robing room has
been closed ; and new renal doors made It r the
entrance to the painted-chamLer. Some new etlic...7
apartments have been added; which lot la a.'
tional story to one
.part of t!ie west-front. All Cfe
seats, &c. are taken 'op within the house, an I `Lt' e,-
terior will be orairely refreshed, the Choi; u:
newly decotated, &c. committee-toor. • :11,1
offices ale also foiniing, for the farther ice
of the Memberi of the House of Common,; ;!..,! the
whole of the aiennes to both ROUSES arc td Le ..rpair!
ed and tainted) arc.