Daily Richmond Whig

NEW YORK, September 11.

War.—Nearly as good a battle had like to have been fought in our immediate neighbourhood day before yesterday, as we ordinarily chronicle when we receive South American news. A bank of oysters has been planted by citizens of Jersey at a great expense, near Perth Amboy, and within the waters over which the State of New York claims jurisdiction. The Staten Island fishermen have always had a great fancy to avail themselves of this asserted right, and serve process on the oysters; which has as uniformly been resisted by the Jerseymen. On Wednesday last a small army amounting to a hundred and fifty men, if we are correctly informed, left the Island in boats with the determination of catching all the oysters they could find. The people of Amboy were summoned to arms, as the flotilla was seen approaching: and having called a council of war, a six pounder was brought down to the bank. Eight shots were fired at the Staten Islanders, without doing any execution, but the shots began to come so near, over and under them, that they drew off their armada, landed and held a consultation. Arms were procured, and it was debated whether they should return and give the enemy regular battle. Prudence and patriotism prevailed over headlong valor: the discussion, and they abandoned their enterprise. Both parties are now in a state of armed neutrality. It is to be hoped that neither of them have brought themselves within the terrible penalties of the "second section."

Con. Adv.