Star. — 1817-09-11 (London, England)

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 Decatur, 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 engagement 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 immediate 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,;ssels, 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. •