Star.
London, England, 1817-09-11 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

New York Papers, to the 12tIt August, have also
arrived to.day.
The latest intelligence from Amelia Island is stated
to have been brought by the brig Commodore De-
catur, Captain DUGAN, which arrived on the I lth at
New York, in five days from Amelia. Captain Du.
over stated, that while he was lying at anchor in the
Roads, the night before he sailed, a battle wai fought
on the shore, about two or three miles distant from him,
which continued, without intermission, for three hours.
—The battle commenced about ten o'clock, ya. m.
and the firing of cannon as well as musketry, was
continued until one o'clock, a. m. The Captain and
crew saw distinctly the advancing and retreating of
the parties engaged, by the flashing of their. guns.
As Captain Duo*w sailed early in the morr.ing, he
I had no intercourse with the shore, and of coin se
tained none of the particulars of the erigigetuent ;
but he thinks that the Patriots must have been victo.
lions, as he saw the Patriot flag flying on the Fort,
on the Block-houses, and on a brig of war lying at
anchor in the harbour. But what, after all, this en-
gagement can have been, we are at a loss to divine.
Our last accounts left General IsliGnroott in such
entire possession of the island, and the Royalists bad
so much to do with inadequate means elsewhere,
that we know not whence any foes could have arisen
to produce such a contest. It is not improbable that.
there may be some confusion of dates, and that this
account of Captain DUGAN'S refers to the original
capture of the Island.
From the province of Texes, intelligence is said to
have been received by a deserter from the Royal
party, stating that the Revolutionists had effected a
landing at the mouth of the Rio Grande, on which
the garrison of St. Antonio immediately marched
out to meet them—that after their departure the
Civil Officers of St. Antonio were arrested by the
inhabitants, and a new Government appointed—turd
that it was generally expected the result would be
the defeat of the garrison detachment, and the
speedy occupation of the place by the Patriots.

A schooner which Had arrived at Baltimore from
Laguira, brought information that a Captain rOTTi
had put in at the latter place, in an English vessel,
from Barcelona, who reported that an American
brig was taken off the river Oronoko by two armed
vessels, plundered, and the Captain and Super-cargo
murdered. The brig was said to be a northern vessel,
but neither its name nor the Captain's was recollected.
Su:h dreadful atrocities call loudly fur some imme-
diate measures of redress—and on none more so than
England, the mistress of the seas and protectress of
their freedom and security.

Another arrival at Philadelpl.it is remarkable as
•an instance of very surprising mortality.-7 The Dutei
ships Johannes and Elizabeth, Captain Garcte ; and
Hope, Captain &maw, have arrived at the PA.*.
t.lelphia Lazaretto, with passengers from Holland.
Of 477, who ernbeked in the former of these v,;s-
sels, fifty died on the passage, and of :;29
embarked in the latter, forty-eight died. Thus
in a population of about eight hundred, manly an
eighth part of the whole were swept eff by disease,
during the single voyage acioss the Atlantic.

The Duke of NORFOLK has left town for his seat,
Farnham, Suffolk, where he expected a leg.: harry of
No¢lemen on a' abating lhuty. •

NATAL LVTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH. SEPTEMBER 6.

Sailed this Sandwich packet with i Mail :.0
maica ;. William, M.Donacn, for Tenerife; anl
American brig Pindus, ALLL?4, for —.

P3ItTSAIOUTIT, srp I EIVIDSR 10.

Arrived off the Wight, the S';Annon, Fatt.e.m4,
from 1/nnistica; atr:yett Isere the Spetdy pace: 1t0r.4
Falmryith, and JAM., BuNiEarn, It..nt Ithr•tic,i;
s:ti!ed on t':e 9th of inly. anl on the Skit !,
M4te eled ; AA on the 10th of August, it.
57. N. long. 56. 31. W. site spoke thy brig S ;an.;
•.t WorkiAgtots, tio-3 IL•tttn OtinirAt A.
the Medu-sa transpott !or