Star. — London, England, 1819-01-09 00:00:00

7 r :1 1 4 ; I '►,~ • NA' , LTI AL. UNISIti FM INSURANCE OFFICE, DIRECTORS. ATTWOOD, MATTHIAS, Banker. BORRADALE, WILLIA RESIT, JOSEPH GEORGE, . BIGNOLD THOMAS, Esq. Beaker. COPELANII. WILLIAM, Esq. DANIELL, AMES, Esq. East India Director. ELLfS, WELBORE, Req. Banker. OEDOE, ROBERT H. Esq. RANSON, JOHN, Esq. NEWMAN, SAMUEL, Esq. MIEVILLE, A. K. Esq. • • SANDYS, Sir IL Bart. BETON, JAMES, Esq. WRIGHT, JOHN, Esq. Banker. THE Directors of the Norwich Union Fire-Office having secededseont the Metropolis, in consequence of a defect in their Deed of Settlement, and the Members resident in London being unwilling to loss the benefit of so excellent a Plan of Insurance, have determined, for the benefit of them selves and others, to continue the same, under the title of THE NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE, And have solicited the above Gentlemen to undertake the Di rection thereof, who, desirous of promoting the welfare of their Fellow-Citikens, have kindly accepted the Office, in which they *lll continue to act until the first General Meeting. N.B. Insurances may now I.e effected at the Office as above, and ?Jacks will beissucil in the course of a few days. SOUTH AMERICA. " BUENOS AYRES, OCTOBF.R 24. 10 From the head-quarters in Tucuman, there are . no accounts worth mentioning. The partizans et Aitigas. in Santa Fe. have lately ;hewn an inclina tionao be troublesome, and thus compel our Govern ment to has e recourse to military force, in spite of Its desire to avoid bloodshed, and bring . the deluded people of Santa Fe to a sense of their Lolly by more gentle means. A body of regulars and militia is as sembling at Ariecifes, under the command of Don Juan Ramon Balcarce and Colonel Arenales, who. distinguished himself in Peru. " The Roya•ists have evacuated Taicaguano, and it is said that they have blown up the fArtifications; probably they have shipped off their stores and the small remnant of Spanish and Peruvian troops for Lima. Ills iila;eszy's ship Andromache, Captain Shirreff, is returned to Valparaiso from Lima, and by this con , 'eyance we learn, that in consequence of the action of Maio°, Per.=la called together the dif ferent Cominer,i sl Corporations that compose the Consulado of Lima, to connin:;!icare to them that disastrous event, winch, he stated, involved the total oss, in all piebability, of the Royal forces in l itili ; rcyr, - sentinn that again t Chiefs so encesoOsing and daring as the Insavg,:nt Le iJers and their dcaided followers, he knew r.O ante,mural, for the defence of Peru and Lima themselves, hut in a naval force, to render which atkquate to the danger of the epoch, the present marine must be augmented ; that, com puted with the ritinoLt re:;ard to economy, to secure this point 1,500,003 dollnr were requisite, and that the ordinary sources of the revenge being insufficient, lie saw no resource but in opening the porn of Callao, to foreign vessels proceeding I:.oin ;iculral ports, and which it was his resolve to do f,-r the term of two . years in the first'in:tance, adding. that the Members of the Royal Audiencia fully concurred with him. The whole Convocation acquiesced with the Vice roy's purpose, with the exception of the Agents of the Cinco Gremios of Madrid, who opposed it on grounds which you will readily conceive, offering to provide the necessary funds, on condition the ntaa sure should not be adopted. " The Viceroy, in consequence, suspended the step, mating at the sa lac time, that in all October present, 70,000 dollars were indispensible to the exigencies cf Government, and that it not forthcoming within that period, he should peremptorily declare Callao open to foreign trade on the Ist of November. Car:- tam Shirreff has been ordered back to Lima, to wait the event, and give the ea:lies: inlOrmarion of it. " The exhaitsted comlition of the merchar.ts of Lima renders it utterly impossible for them to raise the sum mentioned, and therefire no doubt remain that the measur: propoied by the Viceroy will he cos rie.d into effect. _ 4. Our Government, after declaring the prvatoi2r Maipo, Captain Daniels, a pirate, has ar, este.: Diu: Guillermo Y. Ford, %%Ito had riven the ussaal security !Ur that brig, and obliged Lim to pay the :0,000 dol lars for which he had become si.scui This was the only course :hat could he ackr.c.i„is Cie priva teer has never retarned to this port, and it taw "tain has common sense, never M. Bonpland Las been appointed Professor oi . Natural History, and will fialo a Cabinet lur illus trating hi. laTturcs." V.tl.l'..litAiSO, SM•l — .Mlir.n. 9. The Nary of Chili consist, of Ow .. , ,11.,...;a 4 ve.,:sel.:, now lying in this port, and ah.)iit to be completed with creu s, that they may c...mtnence o,:emi.e ope rations af;:iinst Cie enemy : The CU77iber:ll.l - Tho , I.2otat‘f - - ]'he C:111731 S 111 Atifteil . .- 'fit Columbus . - To: l'ey‘Treclon - - ncsities theso, we have: The C.muimbto - - Toe .girl - - - The Chtleno - Tile Agulla - - The Fortuna • - - The Wadi - 'Mr Galverino (late Lucy) - The Maipo %- - - And sir well-equipped privateers. The Expedition being completed, it is supposed we shall sail against Lima, where the Spaniards, accord ing to accounts brought by passengers in the Andro mache, which returned here the other day, have nut more than 2000 troops they can depend upon. Osorio has barely 1200 , men, including militia and Indians, in Talcaguano. Either of our large ships and a brig, with a thousand troops, would take the place and all the shipping there, or ought to perish in the attempt. The Esmcralda frigate, still in that port , appears hardly more than a long-boat, when ' compared to the Lautaro. The very appearance of the Coashediuld will strike terror into the dismayed • Spaniards wherever she may shew herself. . Four privateers have sailed from port within a `math, to crtilee in the Pacific Ocean, where the Pa trim standard floats unmolested. C.; ) Gc.us. st ditto. 23 ditto. lei ditto. - la ditto. 24 Guns. 16 ditto. 16 ditto. 14 ditto. 10 ditto. 10 ditto. SO ditto. 1 ` 16 ditto. His F .: ce~legep the Supreme Director, General O'Higgins, atrived here on the Yd instant, with hi saris, his Secretary of State, and the Heads of De. partments. They come do wn tcrfacilitate the equip ment and manning of the fleet. Although there are about 300 unemployed foreign seamen in this port, we are in great want of many others, but more particularly of - good naval officers. If Lord Cochrane, or any other Naval character, ca pable of commanding a fleet, had arrived here, two, or three months ago, Talcaguano and Litna would! ere this, have been ours, and the glorious cause of South American Independence decided. The peace- 1 able and hospitable inhabitants of these delightful countries would no longer have groaned under the tyranny of Ferdinand. Owing to the want of system in arranging our naval affairs, and proper persons to conduct it, we have remained extremely inactive since the glorious battle of Maipo. This is attributed entirely to General San Martin's absence. In ten days he is expected to arrive in Santiago—all obstacles will then disappear. The poor Spaniards in this quarter of the world will again tremble. The Allied Patriot Armies are in must excellent order—well clothed—well paid—well fed—and well disciplined. They really do grea t honour to their respective Governments. O' Higgins has a most su perb Body Guard, composed of uncommon fine men, richly clothed. The two Armies consist of about 6,000 Litantry, 1,700 Cavalry, and a large propor tion of good Artillery. This does not include the Corps of Mounted Militia, who swarm in every part of the country ; 1,600 veteran troops will cross the ..males to join us in the spring. The manners and customs of the Chilons are under going daily a rapid change for the better, owing to their commerce with foreigners. They arc acquiring a national character, and should the Spaniards invade the country this year, they will find mere patriotism to contend with than even last. r RON Tur ?MT ATV DAILY DELLIIIaIt 9. I NTERCPXTED DISPATCH. " Ma. Ettio • " liwomont, Dee. 4, ISIS. " Sia—The Castilian. Spanish Indianian, of about 800 tons, bound cross Lima to Cadiz, has lately been captured by a Buenos Ayrern brig of wrr, off Cape St. Mary's ; her cargo is said to consist of cocra, bark, copper, and a large quantity of .pecie.— The were found on board many Private and Goveniment Letters, which show the emintry to b: in a very alarmi.ig state. The following :xi: tr.Julated extracts from one of the private letters, dated Lima, May '3', which will, no doubt, be interest ing to yru, air'. which you are a: to publish it you ['AA proper.—Vnur obedient Serennt, " J. M." Tit k Vst AVON. " roe Grand Junta nn the nOth init. by order of his Excellency the Viceroy, has rezommenaed to malt: every possible exertion to forsvar.l troop . : to Talcagtt inn, with a view , t .. ,;eng...re the attention of the Insurgent Army in Chili, anJ rrovent teeir attempting to invade this kingdom during dice pre stnt year, Ind until we are reinforced from Spain. But althonli this may have soah an effect, we are all much warmed at fie present state of things ; for the whole regular frivtea of Lima da pw exceed erd they speak of onb.lr!:i:o7 enoo, 1%111 leave us very much expos , d. To effect tali embarkinem of men, mr.r.ey. and west like stores for thvir the Junta bas al.° tecapinmenh.d a forced loan from the imiri!n tants of ail classes to t'it amautt nt 1,G00,000 ot . dt,ll r , to Ito raised next month, sviii,:h h is ..ausaci almost an ulieersal I s.:.v but little nn but y st_rilq, as yin, wi'.! find, embarked '20,003 dollars tr.. , • iu th.: t-i reidi%c the reiniihniti of toy praper.y, anti 70 to Europe as sons ias it cm possibly be dant.. W.,; have h-4 a way to remit dollars by 1 i .1110.113. bet the vends Chili now swarmin those aid captur. in•ttr: r •n• coastini: vessels. The Castiliin is the best oppor,L: y, ;e: , l v.* I! prob•t bly yo safe, as ~be CA11 . 41: 6 4 21),Iurs, is weal at.ti rn markably wsli. Every one ant:ars to have tbi, v‘ssel, and as no ?min or war is soot: galri:, i isr carry over 81.,,t;00 dollars in specie. ertns-, of On:I Nrir gents privateets, which infest th.•se seas, :Ire ; ri'l cipally of English and North Anv!ric..L.; sec trio, how, ver, as ss. one has a, yt t beet: :d by o;.: <r to their sh.unu be it said. . . :'7l"ariolsiicrat.:;l.lregnipa, who has been ens - stantly in irons, and con:ine..l in his dtmgeon, rr:ar since yo!) Iri! here, goes is !Ix rewlutinnsr) are rot doubted by his bc.:t friends, the pow t- arc w' rl,: sr ; •'ie Court at home have little more to (1,) in thl, cas, than ta e:.crute the sentence of the l.'w. Many others ar. as viilty a. he is, but if the Govern ment were to Arrest all th:: bti,r,,tv.l, they would hardly know whtil and win.... to stop. Osor.o's capillarity has deciiiic.l much, but he will coiltb.tre in command at Talcaguano till soma one trtive4 rrom SF-in to take his place. No one here, however, Las any M to reconquer Chili—to keep the war C.; i t can do." NATO: crectiv.s, NOVEMBrit Juan Bo.lonincli, and Jose Angel Navarro, arrived here last n;• , : r!, and confirm the arrival at Atccosito cf the A`::l3.! . .iim which I alluded to in my last. It is c;.:np0...,i of 500 men, under the orders of Don i'...Laneda. Two hundred men had made ti,cnivivi;'::asters of a fort belonging to General ',Act - nand; and Castaneda had sent a Hag of truce to (;alve,town, which had not returned at the depar ture of lleramindi. The object of the expedition appears to have been to destroy this fort and Gal ve,,.own, and to interrupt, as much as possible, the u ILE. on the Comanche. They have left 100 men on the Trinity, at a Plantation called the Salto, six leagues on the main road. It would seem that the Commander does not wish to approach nearer to the frontier, for fear of desertions. Four deserters have already come in. FRENCH PAPERS. CIIAMBF.II OF PEFRS, JANUARY 4. The order of the day called" for the developement of the proposition made at the last Sitting of the 80th December, relative to the Duke of Richelieu. This proposition was developed by its author, the Marquis de LALLY-TOLLENDAL, and the discussion commenced according to the forms: on the question whethei it should be taken into consideration? The PRESIDENT communicated to the Assembly a letter, by which the Duke of Richelieu announced that though far from declining any testimony of es teem which might be given him by the King, with the concurrence of the Chambers, he could not think of seeing any thing added, on his account, to the burdens which weigh upon the nation. (See farther below the Secret Committee of the Chamber of Deputies.) After the reading of this letter the Chamber re sumed the discussion. Some Members combated the proposition on the ground of the incompetency of the Chamber to entertain it, and of the , dangerous con sequences to which it might lead ; while a great many Peers defended and supported it. The Chamber finally decided, that the proposition should be taken into consideration. It was also resolved to take into consideration a second proposition, developed by the Duke de Levu, for the enure liberation of the Droit dr Aubinie. own= OF DRPUTIES, JANUARY The order of the day called for the development of a regulatory proposition concerning Petitions. After a long but uninteresting crtscussion it was re solved, that the proposition should be taken into 'consideration ; by a majority composed Of the left, a part of the centre, and a small portion of the right. M. Seaga voted, as Deputy, with the majority. The Chamber then resolved itself into a SECRET COMMITTEE. After the reading and adoption of the process verbal of the Secret Committee, Barcn LLESSERT mounted the Tribune, and read the developements of his proposition relative to the Duke of Richel ieu. The Poem DENT-'' Gentlemen, before commencing the discussion of this proposition, I believe it is pro per that I should read to you die following letter: Mr. Preiident,—lnformed of the proposition which has been made on my account in the Chamber of Deputies, I take the liberty of addressing to you a few obsei vatious. I should be too sensible of a testimony of esteem given by the King, with the concurrence of the two Chambers. to have a thought of declining it. But, Mr. President, the Journals have infOrmed me that it is proposed to decree to me, at the expense of the State, a national recompense, and I cannot consent to see any thing added, on my account, to the burdens which press upon the nation. If, in the course of my Ministry, I have had the good fortune to render services to France, and mole recently of contributing to the enfranchisement of its territory, my soul is not the less affiictei by the know ledge that my country is loadrd with enormous , debts.• Too many calamities have assailed it---•!oo many citizens have fallen under its mislos tunes—there are too many losses to repair to permit that I sh o uLi 1 1 see my fortune raised in such conjunctures. The teem of my country, thefavour of the King, the appro val of my conscience, are to me a suilicient reward. 'I beg, Mr. President, that you Nvill communi ca:e these my sentiments to the Chamber, and accept the assurance of the high consideration of yuur very humble and very obedient scrvai.t, Jan. ; 1819. (Signed) RICHELIEU: " The discussion then proceeded, to know whether the proposition of M. Delessen should be taken into consideration M. de PoNrrr was the only member who spr•ke al:ainst the proposition, but only on the grounds laid down by the Duke himself in his letter. M. rttor de 1:t BOULAYE supported the propo!iti..n. It sva•: te , ,Jlr.:d by a great inajoritr, that it should be ren.itted to the kircaus. Accoriiing, to a P& is Journal c,f Italy, the Jesuits since their restonition have already got into posses sion of three Collle7ss in Piedmont, of another at Ferran a, i!i the Y.t:)al. States ; of an Institute in the ci , unty of Lancastc7, Engtind ; of a second Institute !val. 1),!oi;n r:le Collee at Fribourg, in switzer ! tpd ; and, severni Estirblishcoents in Mexico. Tl , r_se priArc• that the predictions 4.f certain pre s•ins, ssirwri it ! , :es been ercicavc. , :ted to turn into ri:icule, are not aitogethlr destitute of foundation. T!!'•' EVENINi; S'l'.lll LON VON. SATTMDAY, JAM :Any 9, 1819. TILL' FL:NDS. r virr. or STOCKS TTTIa DAT AT TWELVE OCLCCK : '.-.. l .ticed 78 7M-3 per Cent. Cont. 7711 ex. div. Coni. for Account, 781-31 :ser Cent. 87; t av ,er Cent. 95:-5 per Cent. Ny 105 i ?, ex. div. India Bonds 91 93 pre.—Omninm pre. Exchequer Bilk (2d.) 2) pre. Haring devoted fcr these two days past every column that we could spa:e, to the prxeedings against Messrs. Anauritsor and AmertisrEa, we this day turn our attention to other matters contained in the Printed Papers and Private Letters from Nov York, Boston, ace. especially relating to the affairs of South America. The letters from New York notice the active exer tions making by the Independents to re-commence active operations on a large scale, against the feeble Royalist armies which still oppose their struggle, and the best informed persons in New Yolk entertain no doubt, but the whole of the adherents of the mother country will be either subdued or expelled from the fine provinces they have so long polluted, before the end of the ensuing summer. These letters notice it as a happy and rather singular circumstance, that, while so many parts of Africa and Europe have been visited, during the past summer and autumn, with the plague and other pestilential diseases and fevers, America, notwithstanding the long-continued heat of the weather, has remained more healthy than for many former years ; and they express a hope that their old and terrible scourge, the yellow fever, -has entirely quitted them. A dreadful gale commenced at Philadelphia, on Saturday night the sth of December. The storm commenced about twelve o'clock, and increased in violence for about an hour, when it blew a most tre mendous hurricane, or tornado, from the S.E. whiLh lasted until after five o'clock on Sunday morning.— During this time (says the Philadelphia Paper) the roar of the elements and the convulsion of the River together, produced a continual noise, like that of all the fire-engines of the city running together at full speed. Much damage was done to the shipping. There was also a dreadful storm at Roston on 1 1 .1 c 6th, which did great damage, and from the direction of the tempest, viz. from the S.E. it may b^ consi dered as the same that visited New York, and we may expect to hear of much mischief along the whole coast. An intercepted letter dated Lima, May '29th, though not so recent as some accounts previously received from the , same quarter, gives a very good idea of the state of the capital of Peru, no‘ 7 ‘ , the only point of importance held by the Spaniards between the isthmus of Panama and Cape Horn, on the 'Pa cific side of the Continent. This letter confirms the [ fact of a Junta Living been called by the Viceroy of f LIMA, after the destructiod of the Royalist ATMT a: the battle of Maipo, for the purpose of deliberating on the state of the Royalist cause, and tl►e furtia r means of defence. These particulars reached some time ago by the way of Panama, and when stathd them, they were stoutly denied by scrae of ow contemporaries. The vessel on board of whici correspondence in question was taken, is one of ti,l four large ships bound from Lima to Cadiz v each a cargo of half a mil:ion of dollars on board, of which so.large a share fell to the lot of the Indepen dent cruizers. In the Lima Crozette of the Itt October, is a cop of the speech of the VICEROY of Lima, pronounced at the Junta, assembled :diet ' , a:tle of Maipo. Tit object of the Junta. to t! , is speech, is:' guard against the cowelnences NrhiCll may restnt from the defeat of the Ho) alist Army is Chili, and to provide local means (.1 deleii.e. He states his fe:i 'expectation of soon being attacked, and explesseshis conviction of the Independents having many pat tit Ans 'in every Fart of Peru. He dreads the approach of the independent army, when he considers the numbet of Slaves existing between Moquega and Lima a..sions for freedom, and ready to join their liheratois. His Excellency says, he is also inormed from the sit:nein dubitable channels, that to i.eal.zl! their project, th.! Independents have pnrc!,ased in the British F.a-t- India Compaay two :hits:. c.q.able o riounting .50 guns each, and thus to obtain command of the In order to prevent faltl iesultF, Viemtor Fi, . po , es, first, to teiaforce the nee:, by o three merchar.trrien, repair IL. Venzanza It second, to br':-Jg .14 po.r•. ct - SEttxi.'s troops to the co.tst Or .12 . 71 th,! Militias of the cointtry. ft to he t.ll,•rret! 11.1 v, that the :ever dare) z , ) 1.!.; (si .:y hatives ; :at! . are semi: ` ; c : But a; LiiC ^T I 1;•, ri( 411r , v.• rd. aninr.• ins 7 . 1 ;•01- :1, V.cutor c on th.: t., ON";,'C Ic WaS col' c !cvic 1 I I*•tat t •• • 14)tittun C' ;•nn then:. fro )1 ti.1.2:10- A rie oue million of dt:ii:tri snottl.! jviLe, to the :::.sth :1:e .2. tic idle re, Scp:er,l'ocr port' of Li C st:,te So,:th _r. .t, _.) ~. tht: i,ri 1:s two po;nts inirt.;l•, , •it', - .1...dhy sem i).. I%:onz . •, .. . tyy P. 1, and 1.:.! exertions were ntaklll '.app.):. and give :t.t to the projected e n,!..r Geo:: al,'sic AI A furl s. no period, since tile acro!at:. d the pantie mine been more united, the govet nment inorc consolidated. and the country, generally, in a more prosperous state Though the Congress had called on the Capitalists for their aid, in order to pi ocure certain supplies, the effect of which depended on promptitude, all sumr advanced had been made payat,l2 at the Custom ilouse, and past experience a , :d the known good faitie of those in power inspired the fullest contideLce.— To the credit of Buenos Ayres it may be said, that notwithstanding the changes which preceded the ad. ministration of the present Supreme Director, the manner in which the war hiss always gr.:vitated on the capital, every particle of public deb: which had accumulated was in a forward state of liquidation. The Chili letters advise, that the Royalists Li evacuated their position of Talcahuano, in the pro vince of Conception, and proceeded down to Lit::a. This was the only point in Chili the Spaniards held 'after the battle of Maipo ; and their views in hoidilg it are depicted in an intercepted letter from Lima viz. to avert the war from Peru ; but they Ixtd covered this was no longer possible. The Patriots had never pressed upon it, as they preferred se&ng their enemy disunited, and their only two corps oi defence at a distance from each other. The me active preparations had been made to equip tlle squadron, which would be ready for sea about the middle of November. Six months' pay had been ad vanced to the crew of the Cumberland in order to induce them to enter the service. The arrival et Lord POCIIRANE was anxiously expected, when cr. rations would commence. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Andromache hp.-1 arrived from Lima, where the Commander had his endeavours to have the port opened to British commerce. The VICEROY had convened the Bo.lrd of Trade, who had opposed the measure ; but, as n•.) other resource was left, it was expected the mercl•-•- , s would b over-ruled. As soon as the wants of t.h.! capital of Peru, and the disposition of the ‘'lcEttc - : were known in Chili, the Government had come to a determination to allow wheat to be shipped, under bond of four dollars per fanega that it wcu.a not be landed in Peru. Shipments were prepatinF, ;our being extremely high at Lima ; and by this new measure it was expected a considerable revenue would be created in Chili. All the accounts from Old Spain confirm the fact, that the Government is using the utmost elation to send nut a new Expedition from Cadiz for South America: but so low is the Treasury, that it is thong -t at least six months will expire before it can put to sea—and even then the whole force will not, it . is IT.. licved, exceed eight thousand men. Of the result we entertai►► no apprehensions. Already, since the cos nracemeut of. 1810, hat Spain seat out &iv-titres .0111 nree thel , t awl IIE • •en the 181 Ap Ira; ally M 111, 13 tts: in e sail at s S: ir.g. sel4 1 1 — i.e Liu a•e of t hac art la snr its lot of blc wl 1.11 , ag he aE tc 11 • • • • `..17 y me.n.