Star. — London, England, 1808-12-30 00:00:00

TO rig (*Vann:MS OF THE SURREY DISPENSARY. • IBID not deceive myself in my expectations of your ' good opinion, when I solicited your support. Yesterday was Pan of the proudest of nay life—two.thirds of these, whose names Charity had enrolled, give me their unbiassed, unbought, and honourable suffrages. Yesterday, too, witnessed such a scene as should put Humanity to the blush—a man seeking for an boom able Situation, purchasing, that which should be attained only by fitness and good opinion. Yesterday gave You this Lesson, That it is not he whom you, who attend to Charity's best interest, wish yo piece in the situation of Physician, shall be elected; but be who has ability to make occasional votes, and bear down your suffrages by money :—Five Hundred Guineas were paid to the Collector, on the evening of the 29th; by Dr. T. or his Friends —Was this the gift of Charity ? Was this to give to your Institution conti nuing Governors ?—Nol Charity, nor the interests of your Insti tution had nothing to do with it!—.lt was to create occasional votes for Dr. T.; to overwhelm you, to secure his Election, to making him a Self-elector and Elected; by substituting for the choice of the existing Governors—the Friends, the Dependents of Dr. T.; the Students of Guy's Hospital, the Servants, the Nurses, nay, the Patients, were to be roused from the bed of sickness, tp lend their names as Proxies for Dr. 'l.!—Such were the GOWIROIf who constitute Dr. T.'s numbers!--Of such an Election, I give him joy l—lt is a dear-boughs Triumph, if it succeeds! On other grounds, Gentlemen, I stood—l stood en fair torn petition, and I succeeded.—lt but remains for me, to offer you my most sincere astnowledgements-4 do it fervently, as I feel that I possess your good opinion. The legality of an Election so con ducted, if it can be, shall be scrutinized. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER SO. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OICLOCK. Consols for January 6611—Reduced 650--Omnium 1 dis. Exchequer &Is, ds. ss. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. S per Cent. Red. Ann. 65H Imp, Ann. 71 3 per Cent. Cons. shut Irish 5 per Cent. 951 f 4 per Cent. •I}{ Es. Bills, 6s. a 25.55. pre. 4 per Cent. Nwry, , shut Ossminin 11, db. Long Ana. Is 1.16 State Lottery Tickets, £55 India Bonds, 3s. Is. s Cons. for sec. 661 Yesterday Mr. Lu, of Gloucester• Place, arrived at the Foreign Office, from Spain and Portugal. He wo landed at Weymouth on Wednesday evening from the Ueneusrran frigate, which sailed from Lisbon on the-15th instant. Mr. Ijc left Madrid on the 2d instant, and is, we understand, the last British subject that quitted that city, previously to the surrender of the place to the nervy. From the capital, he pursued the road of Badajos, and overtook the Junta and Mr. FREW!" with whom he continued during .two days. On the 6th instant, he received dispatches from the British Minister. He then proceeded to the head-quarters of Sir JOHN Moon; from whom he also had dispatches' and from the Naval and Military Officers in com e mand, on his arrival at Lisbon. . , By this Gentleman's account, it appears that when the Somosierra was forced, the Central Junta were under the necessity of quitting Aranjucz, as the place became exposed by that event to the incursions of the enemy's cavalry ; that they intended to retire in the fist instance to Truxilo, and from thence, if neces sary, to Badajoz as a place of security. Several Mem bers of the Junta went into the provinces to inspirit and embody the people, and we are rejoiced to hear that the events at Madrid had by no means disheart ened or discouraged the patriots, who still felt a be- coming and commendable confidence in the ultimate success of their glorious exertions. Mr. LIE states that in every town through which he passed, 1111? same patriotic spirit prevailed, and the same resolution to persevere in their exertions to drive iac invader from their soil ; and when defeated in any quarter by superior numbers and discipline, to reassemble as speedily as possible in another district, and to allow no rest to their adversary. A retort prevailed at Talevera on the 6th, that the Spaniards had recovered the Retiro on the 4th, and that a fresh body of troops had entered the town; but after the accounts which we yesterday published, it is scarce necessary for us to observe,thsit this report must hare been unfounded. We are happy, however, to find, that certain ad vices of a favourable nature had been received from Catalonia. It appears that the Spaniards had made a successful attack upon the enemy, of whom they made 500 prisoners, and possessed themselves of two important heights in the neighbourhood of Barcelona, by which the enemy were reduced to great distress. The advices from Lisbon state, that all was tran quil in Portugal ; but we regret to hear that the G.- verarnent were not making those exertions which we were given to expect, and which • the circumstances of the times so imperiously demand. froth There are several letters in town the British Army in Spain. One of these, dated Astersa, the d and Sti inst. states—that on the 2d orders had been received from Sir Jou:: Moors at Salamanca, a.ddressed to Sir DAVID 8....itt0, desiring him to make an immedi...ta retrca-.. with the force under hi com.l mand at A4orga, Inwards Corunna, where the in fantry were to embark in transports for Lisbon. The! cavalry were to proceed by forced marches, over the mountains, into Portugal, by the way of Pontefer rado, El Barco, La Rica, Maceda, Orense, Riba Pavia, Tuy, and by Ponte de Lima, to Oporto; a march which is represented as likely' to be accom panied with some loss, from the fatigue of the journey and the nature of the roads. The situation of our armies, at the latter end of November, is stated to have been as follOws i—Sir I JOHN MOORE, with 15,000 men, was at Salamanca. General Hors, who bad been detached to the right, was to join him on the 2d of December, with 10,000 1 men. Sir DAVID BAIRD, with 10,000 infantry and i 1500 cavalry, was at Astorga. The French are represented as having double that force, and to be disposed of in the following manner:l about 20,(X)0 at Burgos, about 40,000 at Madrid ; 'about 6000 had pushed on, by the shores of the Bay! of Biscay, as far as Oviedo ; 14,000 at Medina dfl Rio Seco, who were placed there to prevent a junc tion between Sir DAVID BAIRD and Sir JOHN MOORE. The letter, as might be expected from a military man, ardent to meet the enemy, and probably unin formed as to the motives which dictate these move- • ments, expresses great regret at the idea of retreating without facing the enemy ond seems to insinuate, that this retreat is in direct opposition to the repeated wishes of the Supreme Junta, and of the Marquis Rossafm, who was at Leos with the remains of the brave . army under General &axe, who, although defeated, had never been conquered. All this is very natural: but no person acquainted with the military acquirements and sleadylwavery 1 of Sir JOHN Moons, will be easily induced to be.' lieve that he has acted vrith precipitation, or 114 4 unjustifiable caution. A General of his esperieurp bnowi better how to appreciate circumstances tit pug Mai who have oat bad - *rim* Agra amities. d acquiring hnowlede—The facility with which NALromoorr ()Wised possession prom that Sir Joint had made , tintate of the value d the moms , the invader, and the probable issue, venture to arraign the correctness SICILY. The following is a copy of an from a respectable House, dated October, to a Mercantile House in 4 , We are here in a continual state •~.~ . safety of this island. We have learnt several ships in 'Toulon and other with a large number of troops on' ' an opportunity of getting out, destined attack on different parts of this Island time, in which deneral MURAT sending a large body of troops from territory. 4 , We can perceive great activity , side ; a number of troops in constant shore, also a vast number of sailors .in the Bay of Naples, preparing I small craft, as if destined for some dertaking." Dispatches were yesterday received TLEREAGHtS Office from Lisbon, and • miralty from Sir CHARLES COTTON, we understand, contain any thing - Last week a Russian Coorier, patches from Admiral SW Joint I bassalor at Paris, sailed from R, in a cartel, for Morlaii. The-or:pet said to be respecting the payment crews now at the bintherbank. The loss of the CaLSCILMT frigate felt by the crews of the ships of war there was a large supply of clothing use. The CRILICENT was lost on th iv/formation comes from some have been since made prisoners. The 13nAzzr sloop is arrived sailed from thence with a small . and consequently brings no news. received from Gibraltar of the . brought from thence by a vessel i Patriot, and they are destitute of The AVENGER sloop of war . from Newfoundland ; sailed 28th vessels under convoy—thirteen 6f t night of the 3d instant, it blowing weather ; only the Apollo, WALE! Nelson, Lentrr, came into the Avenger—the Lord Nelson parted The LOIRE frigate sailed some . country for Spain, with two millions &c. for the use of the Patriots. On i off L'Orient, she was approached( large ship, which she seen fowl' l enemy, who pouted a broadside int returned the charge, undismayed I periority„ and coruinued a sharp ' hour with the 74.—The Captain fel however of the nature; of the he had been. sent, and of the sis4.l exposed in so unequal a contes4'l to thee off, -returning the enemy'' a salUte - of a broadside. We are tinsitinS of the Loire in this galla..._ considerable, and that she pursued without having received any mat DRURY LANE.—Last night, " dramaof Venom, andthePantomi were performed with their usual the NOhility_pcsent wen, her Bora Princess' of Wm.*, the Wiwi of Marchioness of Ham roar, and ' M. TAYLOR. HAYMARKET.—.Mrs. BEAUMONT, vonrable an impression on the publ Bekidere, came forward, last night, in Rowe's Tragedy of Jane Shore of the various passions of love, ha, she evinced judgment, and a perfect business. The most unbounded crowded audience, accompanied' C. Kesist.z was extremely animated Mutiny, and his scene with supported by him and Mrs. "_ was very respectable in Dimino, very impressive in Jane Shore. DIPSADWUL Futs.—Tuesday and six o'clock, the beautiful KENN:MAY Bart. called Eseotc. (formerly the residence of Sir Gamma fire, and continued burning until by which time it was entirely flagration was so tremendous saved, except some papers, accident , was 4ecasioned by Pis a 4aed left in a dreising.room, which - - curtaini, 'and spread so - guished. Some elitist's pia alndT =rat possible, from Ottery, but m I as to render them useless; Si, lbw, friends were at dinner when the rnit 40111114 fas , and we are happy to funlFlltilimp *P' experienced by any ci eL • butiruhnne lament the death lift. Pile, - • "- farmer, who, in•assigfing, fell' feet from the ground,. and was Report says, that none of the were insured. An alarming fire broke out in the first boor of the dwelling-house Saffrots.bnildings, New Road, sumed the same. It was first watchman, and was supposed by A spark communicating from cot left near it. Saturday last the Plymouth L. turned near Ivy Bridge, by which demos had their legs broken, his skull in a dansen?us manner. coaches were overturned betwee% ifb O R coo* 0 hut weli• NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCt rim EMBA sessi The ou faces twY madrid 7 ... I•ADISRA, ... NOVEMBER 94. dropping in, Thei erMefTithereNgall,esii;te!colihsneeoftcitheis4l7:: His M a j esty ' s s h ip multant, with p ar r o f i nt 42,. .b stu n g the fir li more "m eet es- trey for the Brazils, arrived here ' , ester& cel .--- Provided te "P elle ' fleet was dis perse d in tiff me, than- those who am . 3ai his conduct. morrow with such ships as are collected. Th e L 1 froehence to th ' 1 4 081031 D (a pendant ship) tuguese vessels came out of Falmouth w i t h de d M ag net, t' The AtottoAtNE and her convoy have passed. , __bottomed ships, h . • , and d a ea m tra essiim et of a mb lette p r i , in the City; PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 28. , enter Ramsgate Pie rate of a l arm f or t h e Came In the Union lugger letter of Thefolserds were e: Jaentrfru, fruit, for J F e . rse ll y oen : s c h w e a s n a , il f e r d om th :ll4: 4; it t. t.. 14 1 Oils s inilll9llt, oU rant that there are er ports of France, board, only waiting cannot learn that she brings any news e _s a ai it , s .. b , 3 ;,. yv lestined to make an AnornosA, of SS guns, for Falmou th , The 87th regiMent Island at the same ' PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER St .. and now Bc h ' .., 11 • here last nigh is to co-operate by Arrived several outward-bound vessels from , s , .. sat boar44 ll, I from the Neapolitan Downs. Sailed hit Majesty ' s ship CoxQo • ; . . . • .13grIsi Lisbon ; and the VIOLET, on a cruize.p-Vsed R E ieligtst4 6 c 4 r* an why on the opposite COWES, DECEMBER !IL ,ey Win go on Pcsa".4 istant motion on the Yesterday was stranded at Brook-Chine. on d e 4 :'' ' ~, ._-• ____- ors quite on the alert South part of the Isle of Wight, die s hi p R. 0( 6{g t° , nwiTacto::unansthePbednDottdtroe'tiwiiiblit:::th, g their vessels and MICHAEL COPE, Master, from Limerick, . the son* immediate un- laden with a very valuable cargo of phi :. : egtiln i t el k 1 ; 6 The weather being this d;y extremely in e i tute 7 the ,• iglicits. 4 .: 1 44 c S r a a l i v t o : s a h nl ve sh b oul egu d n th to e d" wind arge cont sh iL e6 aZi s ,E hmi g ..'.. t41{486 4 sliSrigaAi ss" - moderate, it is probable the whole of the good s . a il .b-:c'* "'lib " I ceived at Lord CAS. be saved. The ship being bilged, no hope is - ..tgr es as elf ..ho'o't and also at the Ad- TON. They do not, g of importance- mined of getting her off. r, charged with dis. DEAL, DECEMBER lit. to the Russian Am. S a iled ~. M a jest y ' s n -----.—. / *General Ilycle, Isle of Wight, DUSTLICR la on Itct of the mission is brig .. `" 1 "' . jars . air Jamaica . His M . ~...,;044.44;---4 6- - - nent of the Russian g as the man of Fran. -:. -----,,, lo :ICA the crew got on board the Mien cotter, and . ... into the Downs.-. Wind E, igate will be severely Ne part of GerfrA l FROM LLOYD'S um andth e n....nis.gn shi p r ___ nOTALIST, on a mire pomamirakereaarlirb 'anwdith:ll°th:*.e. Co war in the Baltic, as ing on board for their bei7,ate"=l:rjraZiened the 1414 611 / 1 11 FOodt SI " a *P-"" for Dllball i 8 9 1 t h e G ; Were the the 4th instant. The hound, Roos, foe Cadiz. • Danish seamen, who " of, rh an te a sPeadal cutr i r m a rvireTi ts7 bie die' wsiera gsliturdaY' "n il edee Yffeitan , hi b t iit atal. schso far n Sildtbee er phr " . .. -7 :fr ig g r e - o re' o Pf e lir a er : it d from Cadiz. She to Se ray. L fleet on the 14th ult. The Maw, Walker, from London, f er o e n e w,„ o, • "us derelic rs. Letters have been , 1. 6 1 ,7 c," shire ew savtrd : e a t * i 1'et,,,,, 44 NM'fiWi cti the Stithdo creatu re, as iSd inst. ; they were Th e m en ". Bilekeess 7 f ;il set called the Spanish s 1 sin, was driven on shone on the ooze o "k g f : rt t ecag A l 4 " lnumitY 4 of intelligence. The Charleston POW Is wrieed at Li m p e d, i' ia " ns."•••• way tre imptitabl • rom arrived at Falmouth whisk she kit on the 9th of November. 66* fr om the all ton .;. Danish cutter, of ten rem from a. Bth ult. with nineteen 'turd by an English Wig of . - 1 . '''''. Euttrud, was • n nennnee t, 61 them parted on the the Bth instant. The Felnds_hirt . Pahnor, fran igar, F an owey glim f:o d L en ini4 4: "lll t em i: 116 ' 16414 .:: .. ; self- 1 117 4 ing strong, and tiick . XXIII, and the Lord szne sea 7 eter tae Ar i t erre a sl i talli n.fr ' ele Civir wv n et oe Alkielig Of betlltrib be Channel with the and carried into Christiansand. St6ddhallal 4 " 1164 rted on the 22d. The Jupiter, Holtham, from Yarmouth for 4 mil, as a mechanic ne time ag° from this llie. g lefi t Prov idence, Pot ion , Pftse i4Nweig n. from Gibraltar , is kw war Liao. rim---A-o.llt nelson e pr ni oc u eed sue l , illions of dollars, arms, On her passage, when *2l be always 4 ea during the night by LIMERICK, DECEMBER 24. digression m Found to be a 74 of the Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, in conseqoatte e into her. 'The Loire 101 14bservel that of some altercation on Wednesday night, TUOMAB r. pa , duties, the ed by the enemy's su- arp action of half an W---n, Esq. and H----r•R—E, Esi. went):lopped to be it i n of t h e L o i re , m i n d. Newcastle, in the Liberties of this City, the fora" -ti s d f or t h e s e rv i attended by Capt. 13••••3--N, the latter by J-2: R-4, 4, k1 e Lr -. • f i * service upon which knit, by t fortunate appearance of the Right er_. _.r.l" U4 ' es o al 4 th . i t r den Worsh;rful Jour CRIPS, Esq. Mayor, on th e pad "Az at every )the Jr,,Aelilch uitlt it might pa be t Esq• ny's compliment with the unp,easant and probably , fatal effects of a dm ata.- we of thei re happy to hear, that were prevented. litell precarious, ['ant action is very in- The General Court-Martial, composed of to iiis i ii ii v i c i ,rstted her destination Officers, commenced their sitting, at 14gell'illas I ta ,_„, ' . _gyp, hitherto in rack, in this City, at nine o'clock, this mune; Cs aterial damage. lonia Right Hon. Earl O'Neal., Antrim Militi l 11!) ibe want of. A monday t piet ; a: , twelve teclock tti th e e daana C y t: rocteded : 34 a y d he journsd artia.yedfor. I: siw ilhilkli-etsd ... Mr. Ltwes's popular peesiden s nime of Robituon Crum, .; . 1. : e u_pe hs Pbise pti ii .n s g al success. Amongst yesterday Colonel in ! U r sa s of Amenco Mi S tlasas si, the die Swinburne l s H?tei;frfas ai r t Vied . oe, th e V. four -e b lot a Ladies LUCAS and tors a his and seat at Da OE ii law n% ladividaal belong ItItIT, who made so fa. loat nig t ?....), , a nine o'clock, it was •• - **kat we eatise public, in the part of that an v . :utmost to the locust in Pa• • • . ittaCit elp it a i d night, in that of "Geis, whttein m1 " 1 " 3111 " 6 " 1 / 4 Es q• resides, w a s is hamint. yet t h e h In _ blaze; the door being burst open, it was *ar „we. se • 77717 ' Runes had already destroyed the bed clothes, ••.,. •AllPilll eent war, hatre her deurientid. and revenge • • tags, and some furniture, when by water lig th;leMertion ; 1 rfect knowledge of her ' tr i e d a ppi e r, f rom a Inn* procured, and the ueighboartiood ' • tie Ate4tion • Iv( ed her exertions. Mr. 111 assistance, the 6 " was got %Inds! 1146 Mt ' . . Cia - inixrestiiiii mated in the part of injury. For some moments the emit. ring@ of , . ,_... .. . 41/kie was admiSSIMIP iskgs wee csidered to be in dozer. A cash • . ~ 11 . 0* be .1 in the roonsligooeie ihnopidissi •.. , l that Baa,UMOSIT 1 kr. , .. , r .' , d ,,,... mat, and Mu N. .' - . ' `'' •" I " seetst • • bon to duty in -otionseseamoo. . ' Part, to be attril afters," . j farskiimaismolli l k 444oo6 llft - -"Ftittt;c4r . mansion of Sir la& elie Parr, asainst whom a bill : , ..k•-t '.. '• c been found last Old Bailey Seesions,for being I A .± - -4.- • , rotifotty •t.house, near Honiton, ;maps Yostoz) cats h t to the breaking open Lady Morton's house, io .. ..'` rs it ma til ten o'clock at oi t, street , with th ree de s p era d oes, now under ot os . .48.itithin the I cons u me d. The o oti. death in gesmase, liras brought up for exam'. , oor k . w h en t h e .1 s that lit& could b e The ;woof of the . prisoner's being connected eft . • •, . , lima ._ '. low a jam dd s . Th e gang on the tg e l e it u lthe robbery, was suit . n e:i • ..!' L lietted co o& be r man named who stated, that the • . • •I_,____T r ai„a•° ll t l I set fi re to one o f the %food amide the door, while his chnipanions • ' l iar PAM; as n o t ge be e atin. open the -*se. The prisoner did net dear . ~. •nil l ut li' rocured as soon as charge , but upbraided Decant , who had hoes ~ . ' . in tired by the fate frost ..mental in`rbe conviction of the others, with his * er - - 11;.• * Jon*, and: party o f nay, IS it was his counsels that induced him to ' . ~ • - . . ~..-a-se s e first a im s j eas given, sue this course of life, in the career of which he - . ...• .Hp Proprwarn iftspy was now stopped. He seemed much affected, alai ' ' ••• 1 19itAll hift.t. but bat to bitterly, and was fully oomtnitted for trial. i elf ittei l e , ar • me y oung KATTOII GARD*3l........Yesterdoy Henry ."' ' ' 4-- ‘ - t mi cer I from -a .. twenty late a pawnbroker , who bad been burnt out le lis r,.::• . as killed pis the spot.— pool-lane, attended at this offices and stated, tits .. , .R.P4 ma w p r emises or f urn i ture nine o'elock on Wednesday night, three mm ,' : • Sat well 0 sed him, under pretence of carryint a letter fix '': lialrOf'soldien j . educa it on W e d nes d a y n i g h t , when they immediately thrust him into the kitchek 7.... sass? ~,__ v, ing-house of Mr. PEER, his late burnt house, bound him hands and feet ' z7_..:72e.,, n 40 pzepadice to first di scovere d by t h e corking . pins transversely fixed ; the cords . , . id, which entirely con. cords , gagged his mouth with twisted brass out :'. . 1 F 7 7, 1 ' to have been occasioned ling • that th e tom the firs to a child's boandlnn were suspended from the cei villains afterwards robbed him of ten guineas an d . the “ k novr i e metal watch, and went away, leaving the poor 0 , , . inn s in in the utmost torture, in which he remained t s th mail coach was over- b e was rs of which accident two grin. L ave esterday morning at eight o'clock, w h e n , , , 1,, and a third fractured d, greatly ha ex listed- He bad hardly an. . Rall7 useful it iner. No less than five lection of their persons, the transaction having • yto '- lAA, :ca , w.. 1, o w e* pay rno wand B t i s . place in the dark. Diligent search is, bowerrlo ' ' . al.. . k. mg to fund tbanoot - 1f possible. 4 ... . . . - RAI.PII BLEGBOROUGI4. THE SPANISH COL,ONIES. CORUNNA, DECEMBER 11. Since, whatever the present successes of Bonaparte may be, it is not feared that he will succeed in effect. ing that rapid subjugation which he has threatened ; ' we look towards America with great interest, even with respect to the immediite profit which the mother country may derive from her colonies. A t the very time tlfat the English papers communicated to us the subtle and knavish Proclamation of Liniers at Buenos Ayres, a direct communication from Vera Cruz brought us more agreeable tidings concerning the promising appearances, in Mexico. You will have heard before of the patriotic contri butions from New Spain, and will have read in the Madrid Gazettes, the proclamation and letters of the Viceroy to Mr, Morla, which avow principles of fide , lity to the Sovereign, and attachment to the mother. country : - yet, according to private letters, there has been hesitation, if not vascillation, in the Councils of the Viceroy. Ihe following are extracts from a letter lying be fore me Mr Dtaa Baornza, Vera Cruz, Sept. 6. • We have beheld with infinite grief the state of your Penln sub, and that in which this kingdom is surrounded by traitors : ' but in spite of them, we have the joy of witnessing the signal lop- airy of the people. We have already mstained here a popular commotion, the details of which the inclosed paper will tell you, occasioned ty the concealment of seditious dispatches brought by the French cutter the Valliant. There have arrived here two Commissioners from the So. preme Junta of Seville, and it appears. according to the reports in circulation here, that the Viceroy had dismissed them, not well pleased, owing to discords in the capital, and because his Ex cellency openly declared that he should recognize no authority in Spain ; which scandalous proposition has spread much discontent, and we expect every moment to behold the mine burst. All that I know is, that. the views and purposes of this Gentleman, under •le present circumstances, are inexplictble, after laving taken the , oath to Ferdinand VII, the more so as he has in his favour but a small number of partisans; that emit the troops are disgusted with him, and that all the kingdom are entbutbqtie in behalf of the cause of ourinnoccnt young Monarch, and regret that they ate at so great a distance, that they cannot shed their last drop of blood in his defame, and in that of our laws and religion, from • the slavery which threatens us. " The inclosed paper gives an account of an insur rection which took place in Vera Cruz, in August, after the first vague news of the occurrences in Eu rope had arrived ; and as we are so little acquainted ' with the Spanish Americans, this document may v.., - pear to you amusing, if not important: Vera Cruz, ,August 10. ' At seven o'clock this morning there entered this p art a cutter, • with French flag and pendant. It was fired upon from the castle, • and afterwards hoarded from barges sent out by the commander of Marine, and brought in. The Governor has since issued an edict, forbidding, upon pain of death, all persons to go to this vessel, which has on board a • company of grenadiers. Some sty that it comes front Bayonne. has touched at Guadaloupe, and brings dispatches and a person of distinction. This is all that has hitherto transpired; but at all events, either the measures taken by the Governor are needlessly violent, or the intelligence the vessel brings is of great importance; whatever It be, we lament that this place is without defence. ' Three P. M.—The people are in a state of tumult, detnanding to be informed of the news brought in the cutter. They made the R-gidores (municipal magistrs . c 4) go to the Ha/1 of Govern ment one by one, and required that two of thent, in company with th , f Military Governor, should fet c h the letters from the cutter. They were brought, and were found to consist o f sedi tious proclamations and orders to the Chiefs km, which were burnt. It was insisted that the oaths should be taken to Ferdi nand VII. and this took place; and also that no packet should be permitted to sail, which, therefore, will not set out to-day. • The populace called for the head of Zeballos (a rich merchant, supposed to be in the French interest), whose houses went de stroyed and effects burnt in the streets. The nuns of the orders of St. Dominic and St. Francisco left their convents ; but it was not till the Host was seen under the Pall that the tumult was appeased. Auourr 11.—At three this morning the Military Governor in parson, attended by two guards, carried a couple of boxes, with dispatches, to the Post-Office, in order that they should be for wartied by extraordinary couriers. The populace assembled, and threatened, if the couriers wile sent off, to pull down the Post- Office; and a number of persons remained around it. The people insisted that the place should be put into a state of defence, and farmed a Committee at eight this morning. At half past eight a body of persons demandt-d that the dispatches, which were about to be forwarded, should be delivered to them. The Administrator of the Post said, he would send for the Military Governor, and that they should be delivered up. At a quarter past ten about =0 persons same, the dispatches were delivered to them, anal were found to consist of papers resembling those which ha d been sent to the principal persons of this place. At two in the after- POOP it was announced that the—weekly packet was about to set out, and at half pas. three al) was quiet. " This i, in several respects a very singular.istsurrec doh. The moderation of the people is certainly tole ad wlfile their demands are oft rare description. It teems that the most obedient subjects of the most des pixie N tams have notions peculiar to themselves. Ido sot recollect chat letters, gazettes, or news have forme in article in the deelarat:on of rights of any modern I d •-n rati_ ct e: brat i the Revolutions both of European and American Spain, they forr2 a princip.i chapter. The Revolution in Gallicia broke out be— fore the Corunna Post office ; and the first act of in surre.ction was the forcible rescue of a courier who had been arrested for bringing a false report of 3 re., bele; in Leon."