Star.
London, England, 1818-09-04 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

WASHINGTON, AUGUST 6."
The repm.ted cession of the Floridas to the United
States, is reiterated in the Charleston Gazettes with
increased confidence; and letters are published from
liavannah which assert it to be a fact, well ascer-
tained there, and relied upon by the Spanish Autho-
rities. The rumour comes to us also by the way of
New-York, and apparent corroboration gains for it
additional credit. There are few political events
which would be more important or more agreeable
to this country than the fair acquisition of the terri-
tory in que,tion, and we acknowledge that it could
not be acquired in any manner so acceptable to ns
as by purchase. Most willingly, therefore, would
we give credence to intelligence so welcome, if it
were not, in our opinion, contradicted by the condi-
tion of our relations with Spain, when last disclosed
by the Executive, and by the probable state of sub-
sequent negotiations. We do not doubt that the
Floridas must, and will, at no distant period, become
a part of otr territory, but obliged as we are, 'to
withhold our belief from this interesting and widely
seirculuting report; we conceive it proper to express
our conviction that it is entirely groundless. '
to have been favoured with and had the perusal
of ate trial of Arbuthnott and Armbristie, by a mill:
tary tribunal on the '26th of April. • It is vet y long.
consisting of upwards of sixty pages. We have not
permission to publish it : but we will say, that the
charges pteferred against them were so completely
established as not to " leave a loop to hang a doubt"
as to the justice of the sentence. When the facts
connected with the execution of these men shall be
spread before the world, they will be satisfactory
and comfortable to the law of nations. When the
letters from Arbuthnott to Mr. Bagot and the Go-
vernors of the Bahamas and Havannah, &c. are laid
,before the American people, they will then see the
" cloven foot of British influence as plain as the
noon day's sun."
PROM THE NEW-YORK ADVERTISER OF AUG. S.

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SEVERE ENGAGENIENT,....-Captain Bliss, of the
schooner Sandford and William, from Teneriffe, in-
forms, that on the 13th of June, in lat. 28. long. 28.
he spoke his Britannic Majesty's sloop of war Indian,'
from London, bound to Jamaica, laden very deep
with provisions. The Captain of theindian said,
that two days previous he engaged a pirate, and had
a very severe engagement, which evidently appeared
from the situation which she was in, her sails and
spars being much injured: He further informed,
that the pirate made three attempts to board him,
.but was driven back. The sloop of war lost about
half of her-crew ; the pirate's loss of men was not
known, but supposed to be much greater. The
pirate was much superior in force and bulk, and
sailed faster than the Indian. She hauled her wind
and stood to the S.W. being very much disabled.

FROM THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER OF AUG. 8.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, the Venezuelan schooner of war, Condor, cont..'
mauled by Lieutenant Lens, was run away with by her officers
and crew, on the night of the 50th of April last, from her an.
charage at the port of Juan Gricgn, in this island of Margarita,
abs if hereby declared an outlaw and pirate, and the public is
'requested to arrest those villains, and put them in close confine.
went, and give notice at head-quarters, for their just punish..
ment. The Condor is a New-York pilot-boat, formerly the
Penguin of New-York, afterwards Aquila of liavannah, and
Pelican, of Jamaica, has a pivot brass gun, and four iron guns;
sew sails, coppered to the bends ; sails very fast, has a Govern-
. ment commission on board (J. M. Lanz, commander), her pre-
sent head men on board are supposed to be Mr. Whitehead, of
the United Scam, and Mr. Bradford, of the same place; both
°Seers of th,2 said schooner.

Naval flead-quarters, at the Port of Juan Griego, liLuid of
Mugarita, this 15th of June, 1818. (Signed)

L. DRTON,
13y M. E. Commander.
PEDRO J. YRADY, Secretary.

NEW-YORK, JULY 10.

The 74 gun ship building at our navy yard pro-
gresses finely, and it is the opinion of architects,
that she will be the best ship of her class ever put
together.
NEW-YORK, JULY 14.

FATAL OCCURRENCE.—We understand, says the
Petersburg/ It of July 7, that at Nottoway
Court-house on Thursday, it being Court-day, a rm.
cootre took place between Dr. Bacon, son of Major
Bacon, and Dr. John S. Hardaway, in which each
'party used the dirk. Dr. Hardaway was mortally
wounded, and expired on Saturday. Dr. Bacon was
wounded in three places, but his wounds are not
cor.sidered fatal. We ate not informed of the parti-
culars of this rcncontre.

JULIi `24.—Of the fifty-five Patriots who signed the
Declaration of Independence, the following are the
orgy members who are now living, viz. Thomas Jef-
ferson, of Virginia ; John Adams, of Massachusetts;
Charles Carroll, of Maryland ; William Floyd, of
New-York; and Wm. Ellery, of the town of New-
port, Rhode Island.—(M. Ado.)
Emma/mos.—The present rate of emigration
from Europe to the United States, is said to be about
I:oo`persons per day ! The births are not less than
1000 per day.
biDIAN WAa.--The following is an extract of a
letter from Major-General Andrew Jackson, to a
Gentleman in Nashville, Tennessee, dated from the
Camp before St. Mark's, April 9, 1818 On the
•25th ultimo I marched from fort Gadsden into the
heart of the enemy's country. On the Ist instant I
was reinforced by some friendly Indians and two bat-
talions of Tennessee volunteers, under Colonel El-
Arriving within a mile and ahall of Muckasuk y
town, I discovered the Indians posted on an :Wean-
mgeuus point of land, with a large pond in their
front, and secured in the rear by woods and swamps.
The spy companies, supported by the horse, were
ordered forward, and a short but spirited conflict en-
sued; the Indians soon gave way, and were pursued
through their towns. The three succeeding days
we employed in scouring their country, burning their
towns, and securing their cons and cattle, of which
we found great abundance ; upwards of 300 houses
hove been consumed. I have to regret the loss of one
mars killed (Tucker), and four wounded (from Ten-
nessee); of the Indians, thirty were killed and !bur
were made prisoners ; sixty men, women, and chil-
dren of the war party have surrendered. The great
sVar Chief of tlic Muckasuketts is among the slain.

In the Mackaarky town we discovered evidences of
hostility for many years ; upwards of .300 scalps
were found—about 50 were found suspended on a
painted war pole on the square, fresh, and of every
' description, from the tender infant to the aged mo-
ther. Apprehending that the enemy might attempt
to occupy St. Mark's, learning that they were kindly
received. there, anii.a/ificostatring that it would be an
advantageous dep-orior my supplies, I marched for
and reached it on the Gth. On my arrival several
communications passed between myself and the Com-
mandant; when, to bring matters to a close, delay
being evidently designed, I ordered
,the light com-
panies to advance and take possession, and Captain
M'Ever to assume a position in the rear; while Ge-
neral Gaines was instructed to hold his brigade in rea-
diness to act, if resistance should be attempted + none,
however, was made, and the liht companies entered,
possessed themselves of the fort, and pulled down
the flag. Captain M'Ever having hoisted English
colours on board his boats, Francis the Prophet,
lloornotchemuco, and two others, were decoyed on
board ; believing him to be the promised and daily
expected aid frcm New Providence, under the com-
mand of Woodbine. These have been hrng to-day.
To-morrow I match for Suwannee, where I hope to
put an end to the war. I have no time to do more
than to give you a faint view of things as they are.
I have been forced to encounter many privations, but
they have been surmounted."