THE NATIONAL REGISTER• JAMAICA PAPERS. The following Proclamation has been issued at Jamaica by the Duke of Manchester : PROCLAMATION. PROM TIIE ROYAL JAMAICA GAZETTE, OF AUG. 31. Whereas, it has been represented to me by the Common Council of the City of Kingston, that many persons:of a danger ous description to the security and tranquillity of this island. have lately arrived therein; and there being reason to apprehend that more persons of a similar description may arrive, I have thought it necessary to issue this my Proclamation, and to exer cise the power and authority vested in me, in and by a certain act of the Legislature, made and passed in the forty-first year of his present Majesty's reign ; and I do therefore hereby direct, that no person or persons, not being natural-horn subject or sub jects of hisMajesty,of any description whatsoever, shall he landed out of any ship or vessel arriving at any port or place within this island, from any island or colony whatsoever in the West Indies, belonging to, or in the possession of any foreign European Sove reign or State, save and except in the City of Kingston, in the County of Surrey ; and that no person or persons of the descrip tion aforesaid be landed in the said city or town." [Here follows a list of regulations necessary to be observed, in order to give effect to the Proclama tion.] 4 , This Proclamation, and regulations and directions therein contained, to be in force until ordered to the contrary. MANCHESTER. "By his Grace's command, "' J. F. BONNETT, Sec. " GOD SAVE THE KING." By the Letters received on Friday from Jamaica, we have learned some particulars of the ravages of the enemy. The following is an extract of one which reached a respectable houte in the City on the subject : " Kingston, Sept. 22. " The Pelican, a very valuable trader, from Havannah to this port, with 80,000 dollars and 3000 doubloons on board, was captured on Tuesday last, after a desperate resistance, off Alli gator Point, in St. Elizabeth, by the Marengo, of eight guns, and ninety men, fitted out from Baltimore. One half of the property beloned to merchants here, and came in payment of goods sold; the other half was the property of passengers on board, coming to purchase goods. 'Phis is very much to be la mented, as our trade had just began to he very brisk, which this may damp. We have sold in this month already about 16001. though it is generally considered the worst in the year. Mr. MILLER, from Glisgow, was on board the Pelican. The Captain, it is feared, is mortally wounded." ICINGSTON, AUG. 4 24.—Iatues Fraser, Deputy-Marshal, for branding a negro, the property of David Jones, Esq. deceased, with the initials of his name, to be confined three months in Savanna-la-Mar gaol; and for allowing Matthew Solomon, who was sentenced to a public flogging, for receiving stolen - goods, to escape from the gaol of this city, to pay a fine of 501. having been found guilty on both these indictments on Ttiesday last. His honour the Chief Justice observed, that he had thought it necessary to sentence Mr. Fraser to confinement in Savanna-la- Mar gaol, for his better security, as his offence was of a very heinous nature; and he had repeatedly represented the county gaol to be in so insecure a state, that prisoners could walk in and out at pleasure. Mr. Fraser afterwards sent in a petition to the Court, soliciting a revision of the sentence, respecting con finement in the above-mentioned gaol ; on which their Honours were pleased to defer giving their opinion until this day, when they refused to accede to his request. sunk the Belt. Commodore Rodgers was very anxious to stop the firing.—Commodore's statement confirmed. " John M. Funk, 4th Lieutenant, commanded 3d divisior, gun.deck.—Heard hail, reply-2d hail, and gun from Belt, a• before. Heard no gun or provocation from the President, a.nu there certainly was none from his division. Gun from elt re turned from President in five or six seconds, broadside from Belt ensued. Orders of Cont. R. as before. Round and grape only fired. No fire or sheering off. Another broadside would have sunk the Belt. Com. R. exerted himself to stop the firing. —Official account confirmed, " Peter Gamble, Midshipman.--Was on gun-deck at 2d di vision. Heard first shot from Little Belt, and felt no jar on board the President. No gun or provocation front Corn. R. Confirms the official account " Fdward Babbet, Midshipman.—Was on gun-deck, at 3d division. Was looking at the Belt, anti saw and heard the first gun from her. No gun or provocation had been given by the President.—Official account confirmed. " Mr. Mull testified that the damage on board the President was one boy wounded, a shot in the main -mast, and another in the fore -mast, with some of the back-stays cut away ; but not a single shot of any kind from the Little Belt struck the Will of the President. " Edward Rutledge Slubrick, Midshipman, was forward on gun-deck at first division ' • was looking at the Belt, and saw and heard the first fire from her before any gun or pro•wocation from the President. Philip Dickenson Spencer, Midshipman, wall.. confident that the first shot came from the Attie Belt. " Breasted Barnes, carpenter, was on gun-deck, to attend pumps, and looking at the Belt when she fired the first shot be fore gun or provocation from Commodore Rodgers. The Pre sident did not receive a shot of any kind in the hull, but one is her minniast and another in her foremast. 66 Edward Walker, captain first gun, 4th division, forecastle, from hearing the report and feeling no jar, believed the first shot came from the Belt. Moses Dunbar, 2d captain (first absent) 2d gun, 4th division, was looking at the Little Belt, and saw her fire first. George Sin nvions 3d captain, (first absent) 3d gun, 4th division. John MiCornick, 2d captain, (first absent) 4th gun, 4th division. William Campbell, Ist gun, 4th division, quarter-deck, all testified the same as Moses Dunbar. 66 Thomas l'aylor, captain 21 gun quarter-deck, saw the Lit tle Belt fire six seconds first. Six captains of guns on quarter deck said the same. " Mr. Mull teitified that the Commodore showed great hu maitity..—Lieurenant Dallas heard two report,...—lllidshipmen S. H. Stringham, J. H. Ludlow, and D. G. Ingraham, saw the Little Belt fire the first shot." _ The subsequent article is taken from The A'ational Intelli. genccr, and way published immediately after the close of the proceedings of the Court on the_ above inquiry. THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER BECOMING FEDERAL. NE wYo RlC,Stpy.2B.--The advocates of the Jeffersonian system will be surprised to read the following, when they are informed that it is copied from the Government Gazette, and undoubtedly has the sanction of Administration. The Federalists declared long ago, that we must have a navy or no commerce ; and that without commerce we could not exist as an independent nation ; Mr. Vindex, alias Mr. M—n, appears now to be of the same opinion ! • Mr. GALES, Washington, Sept. f.'o. SlR—Sceing in one of your late. Papers an invitation to a dis cussion of the advantages of creating and maintaining a perma nent navy, permit me to offer a few remarks on that subject, in doing which two previous questions occur. First, That an establishment of this nature intended to guard our foreign commerce, evidently pre-supposes the importance of that commerce ; and as the necessity of providing a navy to de fend it, has been supposed to depend on the mode of conducting it, when its utility was estaniished, Vie importance of our navi• gation naturally produces the second question. Upon these two questions I shall generally remark, that was the Atlantic Ocean, which separates us from Europe, no wider than the .\nacostia, or the Potomac, and tit:- countries which bound 131 on the west, powerful empires, we might, like Sparta or Rome, look for employment in arms. But remote from tha common theatre of war, to realize a military spirit we must diem solve the Union, give to each state a military form, and renew ing the early ages of the world, derive activity from perpetual rivalships and contentions among ourselves. Placed at a distance from the warlike stations of Europe, the American politician must guard against national apathy by allow ing the principles that promote activity in peace, an unrestrained operation. He must awaken th- industry of the former, by opening a market for the surplus fruits of the earth—the rn.:nts• facturer he must invigorate, by the certainty of obtaining sub.. obtence in exchange of his wrought indttrials. He must aft% AMERICAN PAPERS. COURT OF INQUIRY ON COMMODORE RODGERS. The Papers, lately received, it appears contained only a part of the evidence, the following is the continuation : " Alexander James Dallas, 3d Lieutenant, commanded 3d division guns.—Heard Ist and 2d Nail, and question repeated back from Little Belt; then 3d hail and gun; was looking at the Belt when she fired, when no gun or provocation had been given from the President.—Was in the bridie-port when the Belt fired, and aft,fr the shot was received, got into the port and fired a gun in return, from general order, without parti cular direction. A broadside from the Belt immediately suc ceeded. None hut round and grage used in his division, and no fire or sheering off, A broadside more would probably have rf*C division guns. — Heard Ist -- :and2d7,l,and question reptated ing the early ages of the world, derive activity from perpetual back from Little Belt; then 3d hail and gun; was looking at rivalships and contentions among ourselves. the Belt when she fired, when no gun or provocation had been Placed at a distance from the warlike nations of Europe, the given from the President.—Wz,s in the bridie. port when the I American politician must guard against national apathy by allow- Belt fired, and aft,fr the shot was received, got into the port ing the principles that promote activity in peace, an unrestrained and fired a gun in return from general order, without parti- operation. He must awaken th - industry of the fo rmer, b y cular direction. A broadside from the Belt immediately suc- opening a market for the surplus fruits of the earth—the tn.:nu- , ceeded. None hut round and grage used in his division, and facturer he must invigorate, by the certainty of obtaining sub.. Sao fire or sheering off; A broadside more would probably have , sistecce in exchange of his wrought nadterials. He must admit . - • _ -