Star. — London, England, 1802-12-31 00:00:00

Pr P I - 7 *‘• • !. SPANISH AMERICAN COMMERCE . r The following account of the /*fent late of the province of Buenos-Ayres is from the Viagero The whole track of country which now confli tutes the province of Buenos Ayres, was formerly fubjea to the controul of the Viceroy of Peru; but I in 1778 it was crated into a feparate Government. The country has been greatly benefited by this re gulation, and particularly by an ectiet of the King or Spain, promulgated in the fame year, by which a free trade was granted. In 1791, Spanifh as well as foreign merchants moreover received per-1 million to import Negro Slaves and hardware, and to export in return the predations of the country. This encouoagement has contributed greatly to the advancement of agriculture, and the increafe o f popnlation ; and filch is the ertility of the foil, that if the fame wife regulations thonld continue in force, Buenos Ayres will probably become, in a fhort time, the granary of South America and of Spain. Another Royal Ediet, dated April to, 1793, allowed the exportation of fatted meat, as likewife of tallow, duty free. The moil orpreffive fetters on induftry and commerce having been removed by there and ft milar Royal Edicts, the profperity of the country mutt continue to increafe every year ; for, in there regions v.bich are bleffed with die molt favourable climate, nature alone, if no impediments be thrown in her way, will alenoll fpontaneoufly produce every thing. The province of Buenos Ayres has a very great extent, every where abounding with i the molt fertile cultivated lands ; thefe are nter feted in every direction by brooks and rivers, which all flow into the great river De la Plata.— The paftnre grounds fupport millions of beeves, horfes, fheep, and Nine. Stith numbers of horned cattle are reared, that in the year 1792, 825,609 ox-hides were flipped for Spain—not to reckon fuck as were ufed in the country, or were bartered for Negro Slaves. There is an abund ance of Illt ; and no want of convenient places where boats and Ihips may take in a cargo of faked flefh for exportation. The Rio de la Plata, the Uraguay, Parana, and other fmaller ftreams, af ford great advantages in this refpea. There ate likewife force good and capacious harbours..as for inftanie, thole of Buenos Ayres Will, of Monte- video, Maldonado, arid the Bay of Barragan. • The fiihery on the coafts, efpecially of the whale and fea wolf, is frequently very produaive ; and is the interior of the country the chafe furnilhes many articles for commerce ; for the fkini of the tigers that are fOund here are no lefs efteemed for their beauty, than the oftrich-feathers, of which there is great plenty. In the'villages and diftriets' of the Millions, cotton, and likewife flax and hemp are cultivated. NOr is this province entirely defti mit of gold mines; form of them are worked near Maldonado and San Luis, at the dittance of 200 leagues from the capital. - - We 'hall be btli enabled to form a corm& idea of the profperity and commerce of this country, by taking a view of the imports and exports. In the year 1796, there arrived 35 loaded (hips from Cadiz 22 from Barcelona, Malaga, and Alfa- Tie; ; nine from Corunna ; five from Santander; one from Vigo ; and one from 'Gijon. The value of that part of the cargoes- which confined of Spa. 3101 roduaions, amounted to 1,705.866 Ameri con plailm. The value of the foreign ma.nufac types, kc. which were imported in the above fhips, intim* to 1,148,078 ; and fum total of both to 2,853.944 pia fters. On the other hand, there failed from Buenos Ayres 26 (hips for Cadiz ; to for Barcelona, Malaga, and Alicant e 1 t for Corun na ; and four for Santander. Thefe carried coin ed and uncoined gold of • the value of 1425,701 1 piaft-rs. The value of the raver exported amount ed to nearly 2,556,304, and that of the other pro. duttions of the province to 1,076,877 platers. .. The value of the exports confequently amounted to 5,058,882. The goods exported confined of 874,593 raw oz hides ; 43,752 horfe hides ; 24,436 &ins of a finer fort ; 46,800 arrobas of melted tat law : 77 t arrobas of Vicunna wool ; 226 arrobas of common wool ; and 291 arrobas of the wool of; Guanaco, or camel Cheep ; t t,890 goofe wings ; 457,000 ox horns ; 3.213. cwt. of copper; 4 cwt. of tin ; 2541 tanned hides ; 222 dozen of manu fattured sheep skins ; 2,128 cwt. of salted beef; and tB5 cwt. of faked pork. From the Havannah two ships arrived. Thefc were freighted with 22,159 arrobas of fugar ; 239 calks of brandy ; 212 large veffels full of hon-y ; 258 arrobas of cacao; 1864 arrobas of white wax; and 750 varas.of acana wood ; the whole value of the imports .from the Havannah amounting to 323,562 piafters. In the fame year 14 (hips failed from Buenos-Ayres to the Havannah. Their cargoes confined of 24,060 piafters in gold; 69,050 cwt. of fatted fie% ; 13,600 arrobas of tal low ; 252 dozens of thanufaaured 323 &ins of a finer fort ; 190 arrobas of wool ; 280 goofe wings ; the value of all thefe exports to the Havannah amounting to 1600 to piafters. Two !hips from Lima and Guayaquil brought t0,9‘5 arrobas of sugar; too falt-ftones ; 1472 arrobas of cocao; 8116 arrobas of rice; 378 pounds of cinnamon ; 990 pounds of indigo ; the value of the whole amounting to 500.54 piafters. In return, 2094. hoes ; 238 !laves ; 16110 arrobas of tallow ; 620 pounds of thread ; +2 dozen pairs Ot silk liockings ; and tzo hats, were fent from Buenos-Ayres to the above-named places, Thc value of thefe exports amounted to 67,150 piafters; In the fame year 1350 Negro flares were im ported in four Span& and five foreign fhips. On the other hand, two foreign (hips, and nine be longing to the country, faired from Buenos Ayres on a flavetrade voyage, carrying with them 359,820 piafters in money, and of the produfliom of the country and other merchandize, as much as was tftimated at 24,703 piaßers. „ The rapid. increafe of trade in the province clearly ap from si comparative Rate of the is ex • rts. of, the years 1795 and 1796 . . • dies were imported 933481 v, • • • • 4 . 4 . 1 11 1114 Pault 7601361 - . : IFr! W'Arr"?'7 afters word) &On) lialiannah • and so, ry4.ply afters worth' from Li more ;ham in Abe year inynediately precsding. The importation of Ne • gro (laves likewife exceeded in value that of the. fOrmer year about 11,895 platters. The exports too were likewife, much more confiderable: the. excels of thole to Spain alone amounting to 274,06 philters. But, in the following years to the end of the war, through the infecurfty of commerce thereby occafioned, a change for the worfe had taken' place. How far trade has recovered rum the peace no account has yet been given. .4. LONDON. i* I • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3t. • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT on ot.Lopti. 3 per Cent. Red. 7101...-Onmium diL 3 per Cent. Conf. for opg. 73 •• PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: Bank Stock .-- Long Ann. se 5-16 3 per Cent. Red. 7tff frith 5 per tent. sial 4 per Cont. 1777 86* 85i 86 Omnium 41 de. 5 per C. Ann. miff* Conf for opg. 73ff I " 10-.% This morning we received French Journals to the 28th init. Their contents will be found in this and in the following Column. A Dutch Mail has alto arrived. His Royal Highnefs the Duke of CAMBRIDGE arrived on the 16th of this month at Stnttgard. PARIS, Dicimatz 24.—0 n Sunday the lath, a Deputation from the Republio of the Valais was prefented to the FIRST COSISGL: It confined of ANTHONY AUGUSTIN!, Grand Bailli Of the Re public, jAMILS gyAR Vice-Counfellor of State, and PETER JOS E PH. DI RuDiuTriv, Ex•Prefident of Tribunal. The Grand-Bailli addrAng the Ft Ler Cop s u " In this honourable moment we •are the organs of all the hearts of the Valefians, none of whom are &ngers to the gratitude we owe to you; we are charged to convey to you the homage of their gratitude. To give to this public as of gratitude all the folemnity poffible, they have fent their Chief himfcf at the head of this Depu tation." When the Grand-Bailli had .finiihed his fpeech he prefented to the near Cossui a law of the Valefian Diet, in the following terms : RIPUSLIC OF THS FALAI& The Diet of the Republic, on a contlitutional propofal of the Council of State, confidering that it is the fir& Diet which has :Rambled, in virtue of the Treaties and •Oonßitution, which have re- Rored to the Valefians their IndePeadence, &c. &c. decrees: Art. L Bonaparte, Fiat Capful of the !mach Repobpe, and Prefident of the Italian Republic, is proclaimed in name of the Valerian people, restorer of the independence of the Republic of the Valais. 11. The homage of the prefect law malt be conveyed to him by a fpecial Deputation. 111. The perm taw hall be printed, publinted, and ',cited up every year on . thesth of September, the snniverfary of the proclamation of the independeate of the Valais. Done in Diet at Sion, Odober 2S, 18o& The Prefdent of the Diet, (Signed) $y the Diet, The Secretaries of the Diet, (Signed) • Doorout, Dssettsus. The ComeofState of the Republic of the Nr;lals deCrees : That the prefent law Sall be figned in its Mahe, rested with the feal Of the Republic, and promulgated according to its for m and tenor. . • Sion, November i, aoa. The Gtandßailli of the kepnblic, (Signed) Mots mat. By the Council of State, . The Secretary or State, (Signed) Touswito DoLtiaa. Dec. 25.—8 y a Decree of the Confute a new machine ii ordered to be conitrulted for the pun. pofe of conveying the water of the Seine to Ver. ladles, in the room of the machine known under the name of the Machine of Marli : it will be conftruded in the fame place. DEc. 26.—The Maritime Prefea of Toulon, having fent back to the Wand of Sardinia the Sar dinian flaves, releafed by the Day of ALci Ea s„ in confequence of an application made for that pur pole by Rear Admiral Lassamuss, has .received a letter of thanks from the Chevalier de Q 2 II J ADA, Secretary of State of the Mand. Gasoe, Dec. t I.—Tranquillity is not yet re (bred in the Republic of the Seven Wands. The Ruffian Minifter who reticles there, has' been oblig ed to employ the land and naval forms againit the enemies of good order. We learn by letters from Barcelona, that the SINGS of SPAIN and ETRURIA, who fet out on the Bth of November from that city, arrived fafely at Tarragonns on the 14th, amidfl an immegfe con comfe of people who had gone to meet them, and that 6n the isth they proceeded to Valentia. Be fore the departure of thefe Sovereigns, the cele brated Aeronaut, lin ma'am, made a magnificent afcent in a balloon in their pretence. • Roma, Dec. 4.—The Holy .Fatber having, re• folved to milore in the chapel of Latatto:the image of the Virgin, preferved with fo much veneration for feveral months in the interior chapel of the Qirinal Palace,' was defirous that it should &ft be espofed for four fucceffire days in the church of St. Saviour i 4 Lauri. Ia confequence of an at * •• . 1 b ...1. • . -T ._ • 'atawalip by-a Notary, It was enaga d • ta two Cinone of Loretto, who r yeflerday morning, put it s , luta a coach belonging to the Palace, anti efcorted by a detachment of dragoons Of the Holy See, fit' out for Loretto, to reflore this venerable image to the old and accustomed place - which it occupied in the Holy Church of our Lady of Loretto. ' _. _~ • rtAKCICIORT, Dxc. 7..-.-G,entral GARDINER, in the fervice of Great Britain, arrived here• yefter day. His Serene Highnefs the Eleaor of Treves will receive from the Eleaor of Bavaria, in his quality of Bilhop of Ang4bourg ? a . penfion of sc4ocio florins. The Chapter of Augfbourg has been fuppreffed. According to a letter f. from Dre den, the report is revived, that his Royal Highs, nets the Gs nd Duke of Tufcany will marry blet Eleaoral Princefs of Saxony, as loon as that Prince is put in poffealon of his indemilities, .V; allay DEC. STUART, Secretary of the Englifh Legation, bai returned hither. It is believed that he went to meet a Britilli courier from Peterfburgb, to receive his difpatckes. Some 'perfons affert, that an Eavoy Extraordinary 'of the French Republic will be fent hither, and that letters of credit. for more than top,oao. florins are already arrived. We have lately 101 l four Gene rals, Count PAJAtiIWICII, Baron von ctijosna-, NOWICH, Generals Paass,L. and KRUHL. Auossouao, Dee. 1 2.--The Deputation of the Empire is going to give itfelf a . few days of re pofe, after fo many labours undertaken for car rying into execution the Treaty of Luneville, and already fo happily advanced. 'lt will take advan tage, for that purpofe, of the Chrillmas holidays, and will not meet again till the 7th of January. RATI RON, DEC. i6..- 4 , r The Deputation of the Empire held yefterday its 34th fitting, when Abe Diredorial Miniller again fubmitted 'to, gelibera tion the with manifefted by the Migillers of the mediating Powers that the French text of the 47 firli fed ions ofthe Recq of the Peputsitiop,`lliould be joined to the German verfion t the Lail two . Notes of the ImperialPlenipOtentiary, and Vote given by Bohemia In the fitting of the 6th, as well as a Memorial of the Miniffer of Sweden to the Diet, by which his Majefty proteili againll a levy: of the Roman months, for the rent of the Ele4or of Treves. The Delegatei found that the firit point was attended with no difficulty, 'they then entered into the following coaditfunt : . 66 The Minifters of the Mediating Powers null be informed, in regard to the note traiiinitted to the Deputation, dated the 3d of this month, that the Deputation have learned with pleifure, that its km has obtained - their approbation. The Deputation { on Its part, acknowledges with *gra titade, the care which the Paid Minifters, and their Governments have continually employed for the advancement of an affair fo difficult as that of the Indemnities. They find no difficulty in joining to this Rae:, as original, the French text, which they give of the fire{ 47 re6lions, and to place it clofe to the German ori ginal. The Deputation waits with impatience for their Earth,* pviipofali On all thofe points, the de-, cifiop of syhich has been refe rv id, i n 'order that they may co operate without delay to the' 'regula tion of theta points as far as depends on them." The report is revived, that the Deputaticni will adjourn for a little time. The following Note .of the Swedifis Minifter was tranfmitted to the Deputation in the fame Sitting • ! • ".His Ma jefty the Kira of Swam has learned with ratistatlion, that feteralefthe co-eftates have propoted, that a proper provifion (hall be made for the Ecclettaftiiii Princes, who have loft their 4tates by the treaty of peace. Thofe Princes, whofe Rates have been the continual theatre of the war,, deferve the higheft tonfideration. • Of this number are the Pripces tilho'ps of Lisas and BALI, and his Highnefs the Eczeroa of TREVSS. The - propofed plan of a contribution Of Roman months feetns to be lets proper, as it depends ab folutely on the will of each [fate in particular, and does not offer to the penfioaers a tuffieient fecurity. In the 25th and 36th Sittings of the Deputation, the Sub-delegates of Saxony and Bohemia treated and difcuffed this objet with fo mach ability, that it givit a real pleature to his Majefty to alihere to the principles they have eftablifhed, and to their propofitions. Since his accelßon to 'the throne, 'and during the war now terminated, his Majefty canted his fabjetts to furnifh, with an manes of which few Rates of the Einpire could give an ex ample, the contingent ;Opted on him, and the Roman months which had been granted. There charges of the war are too fenfible And• too bur thentome to Swedifh Potnerania,to make it compa tible with the paternal folicitude of his Majefty for ` his tubjees, to content that any more charges of the like* kind should be impofed on them after the re-eftiblifitment of peace. The intention of his Majefty ift his quality of Duke 'of Anterior Pome rania, confequently is to provide againft all coned (lon of the Roman months, or other fubfidies on the part of all the times of the empire, which might trite from the affair of the indemnities. " • (Signed) ..• Ki V T-11/1.10 RatliDeps PeeCMIXL. 91. • . 24711, DEC. 19. Arrived Gera—lts Royal Highnefs the Duke of Yotk. Lady Golfe, Hon. Mrs. and Mira Browne ; Sim... Brandi Baring, W. Mitchell, John and Lady Smith, James Fitzgerald ; pobaltels...Eden, aml:Smithr , Major, Mrs. and Mifs Seward, and Major Taubman; Captains—Clowes, Hunt, Clifton, Capt. and Mrs. Mater, Capt. and Mrs. Luck, Jones, Howard, and Houblitch; Lieutenant and Mrs. Rekerlan; Reverend—. Dr. Ogilvie, Dr.. Hope, Mr. Vinicombe, Mr. and Mrs. Plnfold, Mr. Delaber- Mr. and Mr s . L egge, Mr. Wheldale, •Mr. Pryer.; aod•Mr.liralvryn; Mr. and Mrs.Dwrielf, Mr. and Mn. Hallett, Mr. and Mrs. Slade, Mr. and Mrs. Grimßon and Family, Mr. and Mrs. P. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Bayki, Mr. and Mrs. New e ll, M r. Mrs. and Mifs Seymour, Mr. aid Mils Pye, Mr. and Mifs Ham burg, Mr. and Mifs Uniardsq, Mrs n and Mils Dean; Mrs. and Mifs Butleri, and Mrs. and Mifs Johnfons; htelrra,...virilfon, Bingham, Dolphin, Hopkins, Bath, Ha. merton, Wilde, Pipon, Robinfon, L. Barry, Blagrave, Law rence, Wldechurch, Down, Maclaine, Sheppard, Kerr, • ins, Kay, Litiledale, Aikew, Corbett, Bever, M ac l eo d , R u .. and Family, Dix o n, Frere, , Hugbes,Willats, Lempriere, Hopper, Rogers, Mark, V. Jones, Gerard, Furlong, IV:Wen der, Cotaford, Gilley, Brown, Bower, Wyke, La Touch e, Hope, Dunn, and Wheelcy; Mißredee--sMackey, Williainfon, Pitts, Read, Manderlle, Collinfon, Butler, Ball, Matters, Atkins, Raban, king, Lawrence, Thomas, and Wilkinfon ; Mlifes—Hamilton, Turner, Pike, Cayleys, Fenn 14, Dewey, Barry, C. Thompfon, Holey, Hunt, Gibbs, Irving, Fargus, Br.F. tsce. Sec. .•. - . His Royal Highnefs the Duke of YORK vifited the Agricultural Society's Rooths, Haling-houfe, Bath, on Monday, to fec the butt of its late noble Prefident, FRANCL3 Duke of Bromley., His Royal Hightioftexpreffed his opinion, that it was a very Food litcenefs.; and,. after infpeaing the 'various implement, of huiliandry, took his leave. The Duke of Ccattsacs is (pending the hall. dayi at his feat atß . ufhi Park. • Major DALTON, who is travelling in the fuite of the Prince-of Gioucas•caß, is fon to the celebra ted-frvberno-4nftrign General of that name, who *as killed when on a reconnoitering party before Dunkfrk. Lieut..-Colonel &tools arrived yefterday at the Britiqs Hotel, - in jermyn-fireet. General Caowsu 'arrived yefterday at the Ho tel. in Berkeley-tquare, from Bath. Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH go ta•morrow to the Marquis of AE ERCORN'S ; where they remain a week or ten days. Lady Mat.sooatts left town yeilerday for Stan more,the feat of the Marquis (..fAo ERCORN, whera the tlays•three or four days. Yefterday morning Lord and Lady DERBY let off from Grofvenor-rquare for the Oaks, to fpend their Chriftrnas. There were four of his Lord ihip's own carriages, befides poa-chaifes, to con vey them and their attendants. The town refidpice . of the Marquis CORNWALLIS, in Old Burlington fireet, j, now undergoing thorpugh repair: Lord CLERMONT gave a grand dinner yaerday • to a feled party of friends; among whom Were— Prince Of WALES, Lord MACARTNEY, Lord STAIR, Mr. T. JON V , Mrs. FITZHEASERT, Hon. Mrs. Burrax, and Mifs joias. • EDWARD SHIRLEY, Efq. gave a grand Mafque rade this evening, at his feat at Cookthorpe Park, near Witney, in Oxfordfhire. Mrs. NNE id. will fhortly give a grand Marque rade at the Hanover-lquare Rooms. Major General the Earl of CAVAN, as a reward for hii exemplary conduct in Egypt, will, it is faid, be cieateda Peer of the United Kingdom. Mr. Tiraint IT is elected Member of 'Parliament for the borough of Boifigney,in.Cornwall. EVAN DAIL LI E, Efq. M. P. for Britiol, is elefled an Alderman of the Ward of:all Saints, in Bath. Tuefday the 2d Royal Garrifon Battalion,' fe leeted from the ferviceable Non-commiflioned Of ficers and Privates of the - Royal Invalids of Ply mouth Citadel, by order of Major General Eactaan, were muftered by Capt. BLAC KA LL, on the Grand Parade of the Citadel, previous to their being forthed into a Regiment of ten companies. Tuefday the great fales of old and unferviceable fails, canvas, cordage, running and (landing rig ging, took place at the !lore-lioufe of Plymout:i Dock-yard, before Commillioner Fitt:ski AWE : different articles fetched good prices, and the at tendance from all parts of Dorfet, Devon, and Cornwall, was very great. A Lady attracted much notice, and gave rife to great dal at the Bath Concert, on Wednefday, by fainting during one of the fineft pieces. On this fubjed, the Bath Paper fays, " We are audio! ilea to afrure the public, that the Lady who fell into hjfleriekr at the Concert, loft Wednefday, was nei ther a daughter or niece of Sir G. Catheitooc E." In addition to the beautiful furniture of Madame RitcAstist's bed, which has been already nitn. tioned, the curtains, which are of gold rauflin, are edged entirely round with rich broad lace, at fifteen guineas a yard. Light yellow carriages, lined with Llue, are the molt fafhionable colours thi. winter. At this feltive feafon, it may not be unaccepta ble to enumerate the names of the Ancients, who acquired fame and honour by their liberal :pota tions SUSTONIU; relates that Novellius Torquatus was -highly efteemeckbr the Romans, becaufe he could drink three gallons of Falernian.wine—jlans peek lin run; for which achievement he was promoted to the Proconfulthip of Syria. Finnic:, after having emptied two buckets of wine, alfumed the Qyle of Emperor. Flaccu: and IV° had dignities bellowed upert them, becaufe they were Purdy drinkers—one was, on that account, made a Proconful, and the other Governor, of Rome. Dariw, King of Perfia, in fine, proud of having lived and died a Trier, commanded this inferiptiou to be engraver. on hie tomb :•"+" I was able (3 hunt Ipftilp to drink wine foundln and to bear it 'like foldwrl" too Ilia a Cost T 1 tars. taut oft part that have and coal chin tom 0 Che be rive acne irsi Thi 4•1 N Ai