Star.
London, England, 1818-09-08 00:00:00

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AMERICAN PAPERS.

tOSTON, AUGUST 1.

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MILITARY NATIoN.—We are informed by Gentle-
men from the Alabama territory, that the only perso-
nage of distinction at the " Champ d'Azile," in Texas,
noticed in our last, is General Lallemand. That
General Desnonettes is at the White Bluff, and Ge-
neral Clausel at Mobile. They confirm the report,
that these personages have disposed of a great part
of the lands they purchased of Congress to specula-
tors ; but that the new settlement did not excite any
apprehensions at Mobile ; and will diminish to a
shadow whenevet Louis XVIII. condescends to par-
don and permit their return to France. It is thought
they would rather cultivate leaves and boughs (bows)
k the Thuileries in Paris, than grapes and olives, or
even barren laurel, in the desarts of Texas.

FROM THE NEW ORLEANS GAZETTE, OP JULY 1.
SPANISH INSOLENCE.—The ship Caroline, Serrill,
is at the Turn ffom Philadelphia, which place she
left on the 6th ult. Passengers in her, who arrived
in town last night, report, that on the 22d of June,
off the .Bahama Banks, they fell in with a Spanish
squadron, consisting of a ship and two man-of-war.
biigs, which commenced firing into the Caroline, as
soon as they could bring their guns to brar, and
continued until they had carried away much of her
standing And running rigging, when they hailed,
and ordered the Captain on board. To his inquiry
of the Commodore, why he had attacked an Ameti-
can vessel in this manner, no reply was made ; and
on representing the damage sustained, the Commo-
dore d—d him, and said he was only sorry he had
not sunk him.
This is, no doubt, the same squadron that fired'
into Captain M'Cormick a short time since, and that
they are determined to insult every unarmed vessel'
they suppose to be an American ; whether in pursu-
atice of orders from Old Spain, or from the Captain-
General of Cuba, Is unknown ; but whether one or
the other, we have already borne too much of Spa-
nish insult and aggression—the measure is full.

A Charleston Paper states a circumstance as cre-
ditable to the police of that city as to the industry of
the poorer class of its inhabitants. The City Marshal
seized a quantity of bread not of the legal weight,
and after advertising it for distribution amongst the
poor, could not find poor people enough to take it (If
his hands!

. CAPTURE OF PORTUGUESE SHIPS,
BY PRIVATEERS PITTED OUT AT BALTIMORE, WITII

ARTICAS'S COMMISSIONS.
" St. Bartholomew, July 12.
" Mr. Printer—Your paper Is the only channel through which
the abominable deeds which have been committed here of late
may be publicly made known. Two piratical schooners, pilot
boats, originally fitted out at Baltimore, owned by a aptain
N—, a Captain and a Mr. G-.--' have, under the
cloak of commissions from Artigas, too well known to require
any particular description, brought into this island, and into the
adjacent keys, two most valuable Portuguese ships of about 4 or
500 tons each, one loaded with the productions of the Brazils—
say sugar, rum, coffee, hides, tallow, rice, and cinnamon, bound
to Lisbon ; the other loaded with salt, wine, butter, cheese,
raisins, figs, perfumery, dry goods, and spices, bound from Lis-
bon to the Brazils : the first came to anchor boldly into this
harbour, under Portuguese colours, made her entry at the Cus-
tom-house, and immediately began to discharge her cargo, which
the agents sold or re-shipped immediately on board of American
vessels for the United States; the second went to anchor at Flat
Island, from which she has sent up the whole of her cargo by
droghers, and the sale of which began at public auction yesterday.
" The inhabitants exclaim loudly against these piratical acts,
which the Government appears to shut its eyes 00, and has
treated with indifference every representation on the subject. rt
is to be hoped that, whatever may be the ultimate result of these
atrocities, the innocent inhabitants of this town may not be in-
cluded with the few guilty. A Captain P.--, of whom the
American Papers have 'already spoken, is the person who fur-
nished the above-mentioned pirates with commissions, of which
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he brought a quire with }Amain April last from the River Plate.
Two brigs, fitted out at Baltimore, have since arrived, and are
at anchor at Five Islands, bound on a eruize against the poor
harmless Portuguese ; so that in a short time this is likely to be-
come the chief entrepot of the Brazilian productions, and of the
Portuguese manufactures, The above-mentioned ships are in-
sured at Lloyd's."