Star.
London, England, 1803-02-17 00:00:00

4.3f.ERIC4N P.IPERS.

We ye flerday received New York Papers up to
the t4th of January, from which we have extraaed
fzveral articles of interefling intelligence.
The New Tort General Adverhier of the itth
lays, .4 We learn from the Captain of the (loop
Selima, which arrived laft night, in twenty.oue
lays, that the navigation of the Bite of Leogane
was very dangerous. The Negroes capture all
veff:ls dint they fall in with—they give no quar-
ter, but put every foul to death. Three American
veffels have been taken by them, and the crews
malfacred. A pafrage boat from Leogane to St.
Mark's, with 44 per lons on board, was taken, and
every foul murdered ; the women they put to death
with circumstances of barbarity too (locking to be
mentioned. The day after this tranfaetion took
place, the boat was captured by the boats of a
French frigate, after a delperate refinance. She
was manned by zo regroes, 17 of whom were
killed in the anion. The fin-viving three were
brought to town, and expofed to the rage of the
populace, who kicked, (toned, and trampled them
to death. Even women, to gratify their revenge
for the murder of their lex, Ramped on their heads
till they expired.
,4 The war betwixt the French and the Brigands
continued to be very bloody. They gave no quar-
ter on either fide. The Negroes were numerous,
but badly armed. Durin a battle, thole in the
rear Rand with their arms folded, and Rep forward
to fupply the places of thole who fall in front.
"4 Frequent aaions had taken place on the plains
near Port Republicain, in which the French were
fuccefsful, hut the town was clofely befieged at the
,ime of the Selima's failing, and the -Brigands
committed depredations under the very walls. No
lets than 200 plantations have been denroyed in
that neighbourhood. Three of the Negro en.
campments were plainly to be ken from the (hip-
ping in the harbour."
Extraft of a letter from a Gentleman in Cape
Francois, to his Correfpondent in Philadelphia,
dated December so, t Bos About the middle
of Oaober every article belonging to Government
had already been (hipped, and had the Brigands
fucceeded in carrying their point, even our lives
would have been greatly endangered, but fortu-
nately after repeated attacks on this place, they were
obliged to retreat to the Mountain;, and we now
enjoy a perfea tranquillity. Ever lime the death
of General Lactate, and from the moment that
Roemarestau fucceeded to his place, every thing
has taken a different afpea, and we may now look
with the &ire& hopes to the future. In virtue of
a Proclamation ;trued yellerday by General Ro-
cas must,' the decree of September laft is revoked;
and the importation of dry goods again permitted.
I lofe no time in communicating to you this impor-
tant change in our commerce, is it may induce
you to a Ihipment of India goods, which, I am
confident, will anfwer well. We are in daily ex-
patation of troops from France, and on their ar•
rival, it is believed, that affairs will become very
bra.

The following is a copy of the Decree :
Aar. s. The decree of the Captain Osterel, of the ista
4rnatidge (tab yeas) which permits the inspected= of differ-
ent articles of produce in this Cadany, in foreign bottoms, pay-
ing to per tent duty, is renewed.
2. Foreigners may impact into this Colley all warn and
maxi sulise not en merited in the above mentioned decree
fabled to a duty of 20 per cent. set =teem
3. Tbc Colonial Prefect Sall make out every fiz months a
tarif of the value ea the wares and merchandise imported un-
der the ad article. The duty of so per cent. than be Axed by
t►is tacit.

4. The importation of goods permitted by the ph and sd
article adds 'Trete hall only take place at the Cape. Poet Re-
pelelleale, and the Port of St. Domingo.
5. The pi...fent decree hall be In force immediately after its
publication.
6. The Colonial Prefedt is charged with the nervation at
the prefent decree, Which hall be printed, publithed, and p.a.
ed op, and inkrted in the ()facial Gazette. (Signed)
Dee. 19. D. F. N. Rocs AISISAU, Captain General.
On the fubjeft of the difpute about New Orleans,
nothing further is Rated in there papers.
It is again confidently *flirted, that the (hut.
ting of the port was the refult of a combination be-
tween Don at the Havannah, and the In-,
tendant It New Orleans. The ohjei in view was
to effed a redueTion of the price of produce corn-
ing down the bliffiffippi, and to procure a large
fupply of Rour,at a cheap rate, which would have
put a great deal of money into the pockets of the
panics, as the Don referred to has a contract for
applying the Havannah with that article.

The Greek Manufcripti brought by Mr.Cuattt,
of Jcfus College, Cambridge, from Patmos,
Naxos, and other parts of Greece, and from
Condantinople, are as follow :
FIRM PAT MOllll. The Works of Nato, mod beautifully
written span adieus, la rode The Schalk in Mans capitals.
The Cslaplasn prove, that it was written by JAE. the
graph, far Arabia, Deacon of Parra, for t Drainiae Idenr•
in the Bath year of the Indidien, and the dreetb of the
World (A. C. 110.) in the rags of Leo, fag of 11•01....1.
14111c011 of St. Cr% of Alessadria.--3. Greek Peetry.seeren-
paled by ancient Greek mica Laos.--4.ENSto,ditte..-s.Ths
Warts at Gregory of Naziansen.
F 1101112411110114111 of the Clofpels, in Capitals, of very
intent date

Fa on Moves. krites—r. The Orations of Dernotthenet—
s. The %Vertu.' ten Athenian Orators, fome of which not hi-
therto known.

Faoss COMITAMTI —.T. The Weeks of Dionyftos the
Areepagste. with a curious and learned Commentary, written
en velluns,in foNo.—.a.Consplete Copes of the Gofpela, written
is um dth Ceotoep..-5. 4. 5. fs Various Copies of the Gapels,
and of the Epiltits, and A. of the Apoltles, of Illerent dates.
he Watts of Fliihp the Heramit.-4. Dialogues of Theo•
dare the Mamba-9. A Week on the Greek Granituar.—to.
to. 12. The Writings of Commentators on the Gisfpeb, and
the Works of Ike ear** Fathers of the Charel.—t 5. Very
ancknt Copy of the Inageliftarhun of the Greet
Ditto ditto —ts. The Works of Ptak, on Animals.

Of the PLATO. which Profeffor Poison calls a
iformisits Liaraarre, it may be well to add, that
it is the of ft Creek Manufeript in the world. with
an 'sprat's date. Doavitts (on Chariton. p. 49,
so) had in his pofferron a Manufcrir of Est c tin,
written in the preceding year; and MONTFAUCOS
mentions (Paleographia, p. 42) having ken a
Greek MS. fix years older; bet thek have now
difappeared. The Profefor has been long occu.
pied in copying, with infinite labour. the Scholia;
and has dikovered, by that means, parkin from
Cased Plays, and from rocts, that wera

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS THIS i)1 V.—WIND S. S. W.
Dublin
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co'`: EMI< 0. JANUARY 19.

A meirenger arrived to-day from A- Kendal, in
Norway, with news of the wreck of the Drottnin-
gen, an EAR India Company's (hip, under the com-
mand of Captain Su; ERMANN, and that, with the
cr cw, no more than 15 chat Of pi4ares were (dyed.