Star.
London, England, 1819-01-19 00:00:00

FROM " THE CHARLESTON COURIER" OF DEC. IS.

Arrived the Venus, in 22 days from Ant-Cayes,
with oranges and limes. October :4., on her passage
out, after having touched at St. Thomas's, and in
sight of Aux-Cayes, was boarded by a small slcop
out of Aquin, manned with about 2.0 armed negroes,
under a white Captain ; detained us three hours,
abused and robbed us of every thing, including six
thousand dollars' worth of dry goods, and was threa-
tened with immediate death if any resistance was
made to their vile depredations. Next morning ar-
rived at Attx-Cayes and informed the Commaniznt,
who immediately sent two barges in pursuit of the
pirate—found her near the shore at anchor, RICI
only one man on board, but the goods were gone.—
On the 2Sd ultimo, near the hog-sties, was boarded
by the Mexican schooner Fortuna, of 20 guns, har-
ing in company, as a prize, a large Spanish brig,
captured after a severe fight of two hours. The C-p-
-tain of the brig and several men were wounded: her
cargo was.wine and silks, valued at 80,000 dollars.
Warded mi to take the cargo to the United State,.
The Captain of the schooner ryas Northup, of tic•.e.
haven, who afterwards took command of the brig,
being a fine vessel, leaving his chief officer, lier.Ty
P. Vleishman, of New York, master of the schooner:
They were almost all Americans, and mostly of
Newhaven. They detained me about an hour, kr
the purpose of putting some letters on board, during
which time they treated me with great politeness,
made many apologies for detaining me so long, and
requested me to report them.

FROM THE SAIIE PAPER OF DEC. 19.

IMPORTANT.—Extract of a letter from an official
source at Washington, to a Gentleman in Norfolk,
dated Tuesday, December 5:

" I add this to my letter of yesterday, to inform you that
the Commercial Treaty made between this country and Ent
land, by Mesas. Gallatin and Rush, has been received bere. By
it we are restored to the right of fishing, as established by the
Treaty of 1783; and our Western boundaries are extended to
the Pacific Ocean, running as far North as lat. 411, In which the
mouth and course of the Columbia River are included. Our
boundary in that direction was the Mississippi, previous to tin
arrangement. The West-India trade they would 001 allow uu;
but we should be well satisfied to carry two points out of tkree;
May it always be the case!—This intelligence is certain."

[lt is proper to observe, that the Charleston Editrr,
whO is not in general over-scrupulous, subjoius to this
account the word improlsable.o

FlOll " THE WASHINGTON CITY GAZETTE" OF DEC. 9.

The interest excited by the perusal of the docu-
ments in relation to the trial of Arbuthnot and Am-
brister appears to be universal; but the case of these
individuals, in being condemned according to the
preposterous doctrine, " that any individual of a na-
tion making war against the citizens of any other na-
tion, they being at peace, forfeits his allegiance, and
becomes an outlaw and a pirate," indeed,- serious
and alarming at this moment. That we should have
set the example of carrying these principles into cf-
fect,;cannot be too much regretted. They need ro
further justification for putting to death ever:.
ger that may have stepped into the ranks of the
triots, if made prisoners. It is truly a most u^fortu-
nate application of the principle set forth by
Jackson, and may tend to do more mischief to tl.c
cause of liberty than it may ever be in our power to
repair. General

The Duke and Duchess of KENT, and Prince LEC-
poLD. are expected from the Continent on or abort
the 17th of April.
r The. Duke of GLOUCESTER, accompanied. by
Marshal Duke de BELLutio, visited the MAW!
School at Paris on. Wednesday last.
lowd JANIS MURRAY and other fashipeablcs reit
torsi Yearart of a 'Aoki° the•Dube of NORTUUN'

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