Star. — London, England, 1824-07-15 00:00:00

COLOMBIA. • '. - - We learn by letters from Carthagena, dated the 22d of May, that General Soublette had arrived there, to take upon himself the office of Intendant of the Depart ment of the Magdalena. The report, therefore, of his having been appointed on a mission to this country is untrue. Letters from the President Bolivar himself had been received at Carthagena, dated subsequently to the treachery of the troops in Callao, in which, with his characteristic ardour, he still augurs favourably of his ultimate prospects in Peru. He had written for fresh supplies of troops, arms, and ammunition, to furnish which great exertions were making at Carthagena, and a frigate so freighted was to sail immediately for Chagres. The communications from Bogota, the ca pital of Colombia, to the coast, were likely to be ren dered more expeditious, it having been discovered that the river Meta, which falls into the Apure, was navi gable to within a few miles of that city. Commercial prospects were improving at Carthagena, in conse quence of the known solicitude of the Government at Bogota to protect and favour the merchants, particu larly those of Great Britain. The letters allude in brief terms t• the defection of the Peruvian President (Tagle) ; but state that Bolivar had taken the most energetic measures to annoy the Royalists. It appears that a great uumber of Colom bians were cut to pieces in attempting to escape from Callao ; but it is announced, with much satisfaction, that not one Colombian has taken part in the treasonable defection of the chilians and Peruvians. We are sorry to notice that a seditious movement has taken place in Guayaquil, in Colombia, province of Quito, which, how ever, was not of great moment, and was suppressed by ' the energy of the Authorities. We have received Colombia Gazettes to the 9th of May, and though the most important articles of intelli gence which they bring have been anticipated by pri vate letters, we find them not without interest. They contain the daily proceedings of the Legislative Bodies, the Chamber of Representatives, and the Senate—at no great length, it is true, but still with a distinctness and particularity sufficient to convey to the body of the people a proper idea of what their rulers ate doing. A petition had been presented on the 23d of April by an Englishman, praying for the exclusive privilege of esta blishing steam-boats on the Lake of Matacaibo. The fate of this application is not stated. The Members of the two Legislative Bodies arc paid by the country for snaking laws, as persons here are paid for administering them. It appears from a statement published in the paper of the 2d of May, that the Senators and Representatives cost Colombia, from the 2d of February to the final establishment of their respective Chambers, only 11,868 dollars. . THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 94k, i, for the Account, and for next time, 94k, at which price they have remained steady to the present hour, with scarcely anything doing, except making up the accounts for to-morrow, which is settling-day. It is generally be lieved that it is a great Bull Account. _ . _ We have no regular Express in from Paris, but Tuesday's prices are in Towu, stated at 99f. 90c. which bad been sent express to Calais, and came over by the Mail. 11111111111111 THE EVENING WEAR. LONDON. - THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1824. ! . BOGOTA, MAY 9. A grand entertainment was given on the 25th ult. by the Vice President to the Members of the British Commission, at the Palace. It went off with much cordiality. Numerous toasts were given on both sides, expressive of mutual good will. Colonel Hamil ton, the Chief Commissioner said, in his concluding speech—" Permit me, as the First. Commissioner of his Britannic Majesty at the Republic of Colombia, to re turn my most expressive thanks for the generous senti ments which have this day been manifested towards the English nation. You may be assured, Gentlemen, that, as tar as rests with me, I shall do everything in my power to contribute towards an object equally desired by both the English and Colombian people—l mean the recognition by (heat Britain of the independence of the Republic of Colombia. It was my most ardent desire to come to - South America; and I trust that be fore leaving this country I shall be able to render essen tial service towards a people whose patriotic conduct entitles them to my highest esteem." The British Commissioners are much liked here. Their arrival has done great good, and raised all our hopes for the speedy accomplishment of the recognition of our inderendence. Although the recognition appears to be but a name, you have no idea what good it would do here. It would uork like magic throughout the country. The natives say to us, " What ate you English waiting for? Are not fourteen yea' s enough to establish a claim to recog ni:ion ? Have we a Spanish soldier remaining in the country? Is there a spot of ground that the Spaniards have any dominion over? Is not our Government fully established ? Do you not yourselves see our Con gress meet year after year, passing laws which are everywhere obeyed ? Is there any instance, in any part of the country, of disobedience to the Constituted Au thorities? As to our strength, have you not seen us send 9,000 men to Peru, and do you not know that we can send them 9,000 more, if they should be wanted? What, then, is your Government waiting for ? If we are not now fit to be recognized as an independent State, when shall we be?"—Such is the style of reason ing they adopt in conversing with the English, and it must be confessed they puzzle us sometimes for an an swer. The Congress holding its sitting here make this Eity cheerful. The climate is temperate and healthy. This country wants nothing but good roads to make it a Paradise. From Peru we have nothing later than 1 mentioned in my last. The taking of Callao will not at all alter Bolivar's movements, we understand. He is concentrating all his strength, and getting a large force about him. CARTIIAGENA, MAY 22. By an ariival o days ago from Bogota, dated on the 9th current, we learn that everything goes on well. Strict orders have been given by the Executive to sup port and protect British trade. Congress is passing many useful lawF, and among others, one for appro priating the church lands, and part of their revenues, to the exigencies of the Republic. The English are carry ing everything before them, and are getting possession of the most valuable properties in the neighbourhood, besides numerous other advantages.' The post of Ambassador from Spain to this country, which has been for a long time vacant, has been filled up by the , arrival of Don Flanosco na ZIA Bagmen's in that character. This Gentleman's last employment by his Government was the embassy to Constantinople, at which city be was the successor of Admiral J•aa:. M. REILDIUDU was originally appointed fur the mission to Peteraburgh, and was on his way to the Russian capital when be received orders to take up his residence as Minister at London. His arrival was wholly unexpected by the Members of the Spanish Legation, who had not received any previous intimation of his appointment. The sole cause why his functions have been so tong left vacant has been the poverty of the Spanish Court, who were unable to pay the first year's salary in advance,without which no one would accept the appointment to a country where the scale of living is so expensive among persons of rank. We have the pleasure of stating, that Mr. LAMBERT, the Gentleman said to have been killed at the Review on Houn. slow Heath, is so far recovered, as to be pronounced by Mr. Wu.- Kaman, surgeon, of Hounslow, oat of danger. He b not yet able to be removed to town. FOREIGN FUNDS. There is but little business doing this morning. —We understand that an attachment has been laid, for 5t300,000, on the Colombian Loan, by a Mr. E—, for sundry warlike stores, sent some years ago to Colombia : this has caused some stir in the Market. Current Price , : :—New Spanish 15 to;, Old 21 to 1, Alliance Shares 121 to 13, Russian 941, Mexican 54 to 1, Colombian Scrip 4to disc. Colombian 811, French Scrip t2i, Chilian 751, Por tuguese 88 to 1, Buenos Ayres 1 disc. AUSTRIAN FUNDS. VizerNA,Juxt 30.—Metalllques 94. 11-16. Bk. Sh. 1112. 7-10. JULY I.—Metalliques 94. 9-16. Bk. Sb. 1115. i. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 236 1 / 2 237-3 per Cent. Redu. 937 s % 8 per Cent. Cons. 93 1 / 2 93 ex. div. 3i per Cents. 101 1 / 2 3 / 8 y s 4 per Cents. New 1061/4 105%8 ex. div. India Stock 290% 291 1 / 2 I A Escheq. I3ills of ;1,000(2d.) 39 46 40; (1 1 / 2 d.) 41 39 Do. Small (2d.) S 9 47 ; (1 1 / 4 d.) 40 3 Consols for Acct. 94 1 / 2 1 / 2 1/4. We have received some very interesting intelligence from Greece, which, though not of a very recent date, relates to events which have hither to been very imper fectly understood in this country. It will be seen by the following narrative, on the truth of which our Readers may rely, that treachery has tainted the cause of Greece, and that to this, more than to anything else, is the la mented death of Lord BYRON to be attributed. Early in April a serious conspiracy was discovered among the Souliots, and some other tribes of the insur gent Greeks, in Acarnania and Etolia. The discontented party having been great sufferers dui ing the insurrection, and being more nearly connected in their interests with the Albanians, have long since evinced a total indiffer ence as to any patriotic object in the actual contest. The thirst of plunder has been throughout their ruling pas sion ; and, in the pursuit of it, they have not suffered themselves to be restrained by any considerations, how ever sacred. The object of their deep-laid plot was, to deliver the two maritime towns of Missolonghi and Anatolico into the hands of the Vizier Jussuf Pacha, whose head-quarters are at the Morca Castle. Owing to the conflicting interests and passions which agitate all the contending parties, it is extremely difficult to obtain any accurate information of the events which occur, but the following statement of the occurrences in question are supposed to be tolerably correct. A variety of had produced a bad understanding between the people of Missolonghi and the Souliots, who assembled there last summen A few months before the greater part of the Soulioti had been excluded from that place on account of the con tinual quarrels - which occurred, they found means of. entering into correspondence with the neighbouring . Turkish Authorities at Lepanto and Patras, to whom they finally promised to give up the two aforesaid towns; and with this design they appointed a day on which the troops and the ships were to approach. Two' days previous to the one appointed, two Souliots, inten tionally, picked a quarrel in Missolonghi, for the pur , pose of affording a pretence for the remainder of the Souliots to interfere, with the feigned object of punish ing their riotous companions. They were thus per mitted to occupy the small but commanding fort of Vasiladi, situated at the mouth of the harbour of Mix• solonghi, which it was their intention to keep possession of until the Turkish ships from Patras should arrive to receive it from them. The malcontents did not, it appears, consider their risk and interests sufficiently provided for by the terms only of their agreement with Jussuf Pacha, they there fore engaged the further support of Omar Pacha. But an inveterate animosity being known to subsist between the Viziers Omar Pacha and Jussuf Pacha, it was ne cessary most carefully to conceal from each the secret of their being engaged by a separate treaty with his adversary. With this very delicate and difficult mission to Omar Pacha, a certain Signor Costa Vulpiotti was charged. Having succeeded in engaging the co-opera. tion of Omar Pacha, Signor Vulpiotti returned from Joannina and Arta to Missolonghi, at the very time when his confederates had possessed themselves of the fort of Vasiladi,:under the pretence agreed upon. The suspi cion of the police having been awakened, they imme diately took possession of his house and of his papers, and there they found several letters of his correspond ence with the Turks, and also with the Souliots, which left no further doubt of his secret understandirig with the enemy. He was immediately put in irons. At the same time, the presiding Government sent a strong detach ment to dislodge the Souliots from the fort of Vasiladi who,'un perceiving a superior force, precipitately aban doned it, and then ran to seize the town and the Penin sula of Anatolico, where they fortified themselves in the houses to defend themselves. The Insurgent Government of Missolonghi, after having expelled their families, sent boats mounted with guns against these new domestic enemies at Anatolico. Lord Byron, in these circumstances, alarmed at such a most unexpected event (for it is understood that most of these :editions Souliots were in his own pay), fortified his residence with field-pieces, in order always . tote prepared for his own defence; as Missolanghi began to murmuf, ac atefetly abetting the Turkish party, while omen ma planted the guns of the rampart against the city to re duce it ; and everything was in the utmost confusion, as the real traitors were not known. Prince Maurocordato himself fell under suspicion, as being a friend of Costa Vulpiotti, with whom he had secret intelligence. The I,malcoatents, indeed, with a view to further their own objects, had, for some time previously, caused several tumours to be put into circulation, imputing to Lord Syron and Prince Maurocordato a secret understanding 'With the enemy. him of . • . In the meanwhile the Turkish ships appeared on the appointed day in the roads of Missolonghi, but not seeing the secret object of signal agreed on, they re turned to Patras. The troops which moved at the same time on Missolonghi, were met by the band of Captain Andrea Zangana, by whom they were beaten and forced to retreat to Lepanto. Had this plot succeeded, it is supposed it would have gone a great way towards the total suppression of the Greek Insurrection. Although the objects of Jussuf Pacha on Missolonghi have in this instance been frus trated, still the violent discords and dissentions which such seditious movements cannot fail to prance, will, it is thought, prove highly detrimental to the general affairs of the Insurgents ; nor is it at all unlikely, that. this deep laid plot of the malcontents will plunge the Greek Chiefs in Acarnania, Etolia, Epirus, and other districts of Greece, into the same sanguinary ex cesses as now distract the contending factions in the Mo►ea, where General Colocotroni is besieged by the popular party in Tripolizza, while his son is shut up in the fortress of Napoli di Romania, both by land and sea . It is supposed that the policy of the Souliots will now be to renew their ancient relations with the Albanians, The Albanians, from motives of jealousy towards the Greeks, would be extremely glad to see the Souliots detached from lending an active support to them ; for of all the different bands composing the forces of the Insurgent Greeks, the Souliots alone are those who over awe the Albanians ; and it was chiefly owing to their presence in Missolonghi, that the expeditions against that place failed in the autumns of 1822 and 1823. It is suspected that several of the Greek communi ties are endeavouring to secede from the contest, and provide for their own separate interests; a line of policy which would have been more generally pursued but for the active assistance and encouragement of the Philbel lenists at Missolonghi, subsequent to Lord Byron's ap pearance on the scene. Lord Byron's death has plunged the Greeks into the deepest dispondency, while it has relieved the Turks from a load of apprehension and alarm which of late has gr ievously pressed on their minds, occasioned by the late proceedings of his Lordship in support of the Greek Insurrection. The great importance attached to Lord Byron's late personal interference in this contest will be best inferred from the extraordinary sensation which his unexpected death has excited in both the contending parties. It is supposed that the fever of which his Lord ship died, after twelve days illness, was brought on by excessive harass of mind, and by the violent emotions produced by the treacherous and cruel plots hatched amongst the Greeks themselves. Since Lord Byron embarked at Cephalonia, on his voyage to Missolonghi, at the close of last year, he underwent the perils of shipwreck, danger of capture by the Turks, and of infec tion by the plague ; but the severest of his mortifications was, no doubt, the repeated acts of cruel treachery which he was destined to experience at the hands of those In surgents' on whom he most confidently relied for his personal safety, and for the success of his plans in their behalf. Soon after he landed at Alissolonghi, some of his own followers (who were Officers of sank) were mur dered in cold blood by the insurgents who were receiv ing his pay ; an instance of barbarous atrocity which at once disgusted and terrified a company of English arificers and gunners, indispensable to his operations, and who immediately after left the service. In the last treacherous attempt, by a party of the Greeks, he found himself compelled to fortify his own residence with field-pieces, to prevent his falling a victim to the insane passions and seditions of the multitude. In the midst of a chaos which he vainly attempted to vanquish, he has sunk overpowered by his exertions, which have mostly proved unavailing, from having been so perfi diously counteracted. The recent interference of the Philhellenists has, k is feared, tended to aggravate the situation of the Greek Insurgents. The intelligence subsequently received, of the private loan negotiated in London for the service of the Greeks, seems to have diffused fresh vigour among them ; and in consequence of the means thus placed at their disposal, a general assembly of the Chiefs was ordered to be convened at Salona, at the beginning of April, for the object of making definitive arrangements for the ensuing campaign ; but the foul conspiracy dis covered at Missolonghi at the same period, and the sub sequent death of Lord Byron there, will, it is supposed, have frustrated those intentions Affairs at Missolonghi continue in a very distracted state. It is said, that Prince Maurocordato was in much personal danger, from the vindictive feelings of several Greek Captains, who were connected with the late conspiracy. On the 15th April, an English brig arrived at Zante, from England, with specie to the value of 200,000 dol lars, for the service of the Greek Insurgents. Of this sum, 30,000 dollars are said to have been struck with a new national Greek die. A division of the Ottoman fleet was expected shortly to arrive off Patras, with a number of flat-bsottomed boats, for the object of attacking Missolonghi. We haVe 'received tie biario di lima to the 24th of June, and the Gazetta Piemontese of the Sd of July, The following are extracts : ROME, JUNE 25. We have very strange weather within these few days there was a great fan of snow in the environs of Urbino : here we have very fee. quest rains, which have already done much injury to the hay. A les. ter from Benevento, of June 13, states, that the police, having tar t watched the motions of a band of four robbers (the chief of who, had already bees condemned to death in the kingdom of Naple s ) . succeeded, on the 6th of this month, in surprising theta in a wood : they fought desperately for three hours; the chief and another were killed, another was mortally wounded and made prisoner, the fourth likewise wounded, escaped by favour of the night. latter. from Naples of the 19th say, that his Majesty has amt. stated a Council (ansulta) composed of twenty-four, sixteen of whom are Neapolitans, and eight Sicilians : there are several Bi shops among the number. Juxc 26.—Yesterday, about the twentieth hour, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Salerno, set out for Naples. Frankfort Papers to the Bth instant reached us thi s morning. The following is the only political article they contain. The Austrian Observer contains no news from Greece or Turkey. BUCHAREST, JUNE HI. Since the arrival of the Tartar who brought the letters of the loth and 12th of June from Constantinople, for Germany, the report of the speedy evacuation of our Principalities has bees revived. We are quite impatient for the accomplishment of this deliverance from the Turks, which has been so repeatedly held out to us. The fear of tke plague, which has broken out at Rimnick, has induced many of our Boyars to withdraw. The family of Mr. Hagenaner, the Austrian Consul, has likewise retired. WERTHEIM, JULY 2. To the great regret of everybody, we have lost the Princegs Er. nestine Louisa Frederica Caroline of I.oweeistein-Wertheim-Frrn. denburg, who died on the 26th of June, in the 40th year of her age, entirely exhausted by a sickness of eighteen months. Monday's French Papers, with the Etoile of Tues. day, have reached us. They contain intelligence from Constantinople to the lath of June, which state that Count G [MLLES' I NOT, the new French Ambassadors had been received with all the honours due to the Ite. presentative of a friendly Monarch. From the silence observed by the Government with respect to the opera. tions of the Turkish armament, it was inferred, and no doubt with justice, that if some defeat had not been sustained, at least nothing of importance had been ' achieved. Indeed, private reports continued to state that DERVISH PAGHA had lost 10,000 min at the of Theruropylie, and that all his artillery had falle❑ into the hands of the Greeks. These Papers also publish letters from Madrid to the beginning of the present month. The KING is said to have reiterated the expression of his determination never to recognize the independence of any of his former possessions in America. It is added, that he had con cluded a new Loan for 50 millions of francs with a Dutch House; and that 1() millions were to be appro• priated to the fitting out of an armament against South America ! We have received Sierra Leone Gazettes from the 24th of April to the 15th of May inclusive. They all appear with .the typographic badge of woe, a black margin, but add nothing to our information relative to the events at Ashantee. In another part of our Paper we have in serted a General Order and some civil promotions, ariting out of the death of Sir CHARLES MgCARTHY and his associates. The Acting Governor, the lion. DANIEL AIOLLOY HAMILTON, was taking the most active mea sures for the defence of the different settlements and forts; and on the 15th of May issued a Proclamation, permitting the importation of horses, cattle, and pro. visions duty free, until the Ist of November next. These Papers contain warm testimonials to the ami able character of the late Governor, and express the utmost confidence in the measures of his successor, whose " long residence on the coast and successful ex ertions for the public good, have peculiarly fitted him for that office ; while the innate goodness of his hear: and unwearied performance of all the social duties have justly endeared him to every class of the inhabitants: , The following extract is from the Sierra Leone Gazette of the Ist of May : " Fan:Towle, MAY I, 824. " On Wednesday his Majesty's ship Donau, Captain Boweu, with lieutenant-Colonel Sutherland and 40 men of the 2cl West India Regiment, left this port for the Gold Coast, the Civil Go vernment of which will be assumed by the Lieutenant-Colonel hu mediately on his arrival, by virtue of a Commission from his Honour the Acting Governor. " We look with melancholy anxiety for an arrival from Cape Coast, in order to learn some more particulars relating to the late agonizing catastrophe at Assamacow, u well as to know what measures have been used to bring the Ashantee barbarians to account. —We much fear, from the loss the service has sustained by the death of the gallant Sir Charles M'Cartby and his brave followers, and the alarming state of illness of Major Chisholm when the last accounts left, that there is little chance of this being effected. We have no doubt, however, that Colonel Sutherland, and the selected few brave men who accompanied him, may Inspire fresh confi dence into our dispirited allies ; although a Regiment or two from Europe will, we are afraid, be required, to permanently establish our ascendancy over those tyrannic and blood-thirty barbarisms who have extended their power by the demoniac crimes of rapine and murder. " While labouring under the severe dispensations of Nos pima with which we have been afflicted, it affords us great con solation to observe the peace and prosperity which this portion of the Colony at present enjoys." - . Prince LEO POLD honoured Mrs. Courts with his com pany to dinner on Tuesday. His Royal Highness left Marlborough House yesterday morning, soon after eleven o'clock, for Claremont. The Marquis of LANapows has subscribed sa. for the relief of the poor of Kinnegad, County of Dublin. The King of WIRTZMBERG I whose arrival at Mare seilles for the benefit of sea-bathing, we have already announced, is expected to return to &uttgard the beginning of next moods. Tuesday and yesterday the LORD MAYOR had large parties to dinner at the Mansion-House. The last art ivals from Buckinghamshire state that Mr. Wixom' oaca, who we stated to be seriously indisposed, is better' We understand that the new Bishop of BATH and Wittes has adopted some very strict but salutary regulations, calcu" laced to enforce the residence of his Clergy. His Lordship is ihkk" wigs 'le in the rtriurin.uice of his ecclesiastical duties. 0