Star. — 1803-01-10 (London, England)

AMERICAN PAPERS.  Ydlerday we received American papers of a late date. The intelligence from St. Domingo is  very important.  , . The New York Itfercaili:e it'wrtifer of the tath ult. contains the following paragraph : , ,‘ The pilot who brought up the brig Olivia (now at quarantine from Cape Francois,) informs us, that, excepting the Cape and a few fortified places, the Negroes had obtained compleat poffeflion of St. Domingo, which ifland was in a nate of indefcribable contrition. No reinforcementshad arrived from France. General LE CL R c had not quitted the Wand. Very few American veffels were lying in the ports. We expel a more detailed account when the fhip is releafed fromquarantine." The Juliana, Captain BRoww, has arrived from New York, in a t days, and brings intelligence Rill more recent. Capt. &owe+ Rates, that when he left New York, accounts had been received floor St. Domingo, by veffels that had made their paffage in 35 days, that General LECLICC had fallen a victim to the prevailing fever, after an illnefs of three days; that Rocoastssau had fucceeded to the command : and that, contrary to the fuppofed intention of his predeceffor, he was determined to maintain his polition to the fan. This information proves that the French affairs are in a very critical fituation. At the fame time the French have now got a commander of great ability, perfeEtly acquainted with the Rate of the iflind. The evils of favour:tin in the choice of military commanders never had a more fignal illuitration. BOLA FAKIR'S brother-in-law is dead. The expedition to Saint Domingo has con armies and the expence of creating them ; and in all pro. bability if ROCHAMBRAU had been fent out Commander in Chief at the beginning he would have got poffefUon of the ifland fan: rot* fair. At any rate he would have employed filch a mixture of conciliation and firmnefs as would have gained the confidence of the Blacks. The treachery with which Toussaimr was treated, has met its due reward.  By an American vefrel, arrived in the Downs, the New York Papers of ten days later than thofe received by die recent American Mail, an received. The New York Gazette of the z tth fays— " A certain number of merchants of this city, believing that another war in Europe is not very Jiflant, have formed a refolution to purchafe one of the pilot boats of this city, for the purpofe of going to London, to wait there for the receipt of news of fuch a nature as to occation an inevitable rife in the price tof American produce ; in which cafe the boat is immediately to be difpatched from London, and it is prefumed will arrive at New York in s 6 or tR days. The nature of the advice: by this boat is only to be made known to the cons. pany who have come forward todefray the expense of the undertaking ! ! ?"  The Commercial Advertifir, printed at New York On the I Otll ult. Pays, 6. Capt. HARRI s arrived at Bann on Sunday, in 3o days from Guadeloupe, informs that the affairs of that Colony are in a dreadfo lunation; that no !semis can be tranfaacd, as the inhabitants are in a Rate of conßant alarm from the Blacks, who are daily committing the moil outrageous ads of murder and pillage ; and are in fuch numbers as to threaten the total dearuaion of the white people, unleis they are fpecdily protated by very great reinforcements from Europe." The (hutting of the port at New Orleans againft American veffels, is an infraction oldie Treaty of 1795. between Spain and the United States, and is greatly prejudicial to the intereß of the latter.— The Rates of Tenneffee and Ohio, together with the Miffiffippi territory, have no other pelage to the fca than by the Migffippi river. New Orleans is the higheß port to which veffels can arrive; the eatenfive navigation beyond it is carried on in boats, and abfolutely requires a place t)f depofit, at which merchandife, kc. may be doted until oacafion offers for its exportation.