Star. — London, England, 1817-11-01 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. NEXT FRIDAY HE LO FIERY WILL COMMENCE DRAWINO. - SIX rkiZE , OF TWENEY THOUSAND POUNDS.-MORE PRIZES THAN BLANKS ! SA'rUR.. 1 . NOVEMBER 1, 1817. Au. .1 1 A:nTs' Dnr.—kintilay at the Bank, Exche per, and Suuth•Sea House. EAST INDIES. By the CALID3NIA, arrived in the Clyde from Cal cutta, which place she left on the 6th of June, we have received Calcutta Papers to the 29th of May. From the Gsivernment Gazette of the last date we extract the following part Ott a Letter from Bushire, which confidently Anticipates the commencement of hostilities between Russia and Persi.4 " BUSHIRE, APRIL 12, 1817. 61 The Russians have of late been doing all they can to enneiliate the Persian Nobility, strictly, how ever, up.in the principle of peace to the.cottage, and war to the castle.' They by no means include the Sing or any branch of the Royal Family within the circle o! their benevolence; and in spit.: of a splendid embassy, conducted by General Yer ;lulu/I, and now past Erwan, on its route to Tehran, the Persian ea. pital, I judge from suter signs and tokcni, that any thing but peace reigns in the breasts of those who may conduct the negoci itions on either side. " The Prince Heir Apparent and his Mmitter, who both have very great iefliience in the Councils of his Majesty, openly talk of war al..ne as the sole means of saving their country; indeed, witticut war the Prince is nothing, as he has more than once felt at the termination even of disastrous campaigns against the Russians. " Persia will shortly swarm with French Officers. A Colonel Mercier, of the Cavalry, and Captain Hu. bent, are the precursors of thirty of their brethren at Paris who are anxiously waiting the result of their reports and stipulations to prrceed to Tahreez. The French Officers, it is said, are perfectly satif.ried. and intend forwarding to their brethren an immediate account el - their favourable reception." The follo . .eing are the circumstances in the conduct of the IlmusvA, which are said to have led to the Ista-seizure ot Itt, pt sun, by our Resident at Poonah, Mr. ELPIIII4ST ye. The Sovereign of the Guzzerat, called the Guicowan, having some disputed points to settle with the PsisnevA, sent an Ambassador to Poona)), to negociate under British mediation, ac cording to previous treaty, The Ambassador vas murdered by TRIbIBUCKSIJEL the Minister of the retsuwA, supposed to be with his Suvereigii's (not the dint:ow/as) approbation. This atrocious act, .besides its intrinsic baseness, was a direct insult to the mediator, in whose faith and protection the unf or. tunate Envoy had coofieled. Mr. EtrinNsroac there. fore moved the subsidiary force up-.n Poona)), and demanded the murderer, who was imprisoned, but suffered to escape. Taoist:mutt% has since ern_ ployed himself, with the supposed privity of the • PtISHWA I in piamoting disaffection to the British Government, and intriguing in all quarters with its enemies. The vigour and promptitude di:played by E LPIIIINSTOIi E, on this second occasion, were at tended with more complete success. Hi; temonstran cos being fruitless, and hii lot bearance miscunstroed, he again marched up the British army, and seized, not the Minister, but the PLISTIWA himself. With such a pledge in his possession he could scarcely ask what would no: be at once conceded. The fortresses were surrendered, and TRUISUCKSHER proclaimed. The PZISIIWA'S treachery, or duplicity at least, is heightened by the sin of ingratitude.; fur he is the creature of British moderation and humanity his tl•:one, or rather the free exercise of his prerogatives was restored by Lord Wau.a•Lzx's Government, which rescued the PFISHWA and the State of Poona, from an ignominious servitude to their own confede rates and vassals. A letter from Calcutts, dated April 9, says,“ When off the Island of Tlistiaa da Cunha, *e Captain o f the Auspicious, perceiving a great number of tents pitched upon it, rent a boat on shore, which returned with the information that a settlement was forming on the island. The greater part consisted of troops sent from the Cape of Good Hope. The occupation of this island appears to be another precautionary sr.easure against 13oNArmates escape (rem St. lic. lend. We are sorry to state that letters have been received from the Captain of the ship Matnitiub, of this port, stating that that blip bad foundered at sea off Ceylon, on her voyage to Bombay." Monday the PHINCE REGENT, accompanied by his 1 Excellency Count MUNSTER, Sir WlLLiasi Karrkz, and Sir B. BLOOMFIELD, arrived it Ralton's Hotel, Colchester, to dine and sleep, and departed about eleven o'clock the neat morning, for Sudbourn-hall, the seat of the Marquis of HERTFORD. Arrange =tents are made to convey to his Royal Highness, with the utmost celerity, by dragoons, the news of an expected important event. CsAussiouv, FIUDAY, OCTOBER 31.—The Princess, Pasmorra took her usual airing in the Park, but a • shower coming on, het Royal Highness was pre vented from remaining cut more than an hour. . be{ amnion she was accompanied by prince Lao rOLD and several laCailltle , , , , 1 SOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS. The day of complete separation between South America and Old Spain seems fast approaching. According to letters from Madrid, weekly Councils are held there on the affairs of South America; but so great is the dilemma of the Spanish Government on this important matter, that the Ministers are un-• able toad-pt any plan that can prevent the separation of the Ultramarine Provinces. At first much was expected, at the Spanish Court, from the mediation of Russia, as it was understood the basis on which King FERDINAND had agreed to act was liberal, but it is now a query among the enlightened of the Peninsula, whet.her any thing libaal can issue from the C .uncils of a King who has re-established the Inquisiti While arrogance and imbecility palsy all the Councils of the Government of Madrid, the Inde pendents press forward with unremitting ardour to the goal of emancipation and libel.. y. For a while, their operations were impeded by the want of a pro per medium of communicating and circulating intel, ligence, the press in many quarters, being completely under the controul of the Royalists. some time this has been obviated. A printing-office is now to be found at all head-quarters, whence the Bulletins of the Army are issued with great regularity, teen before they appear in the Buenos Ayres Gazette ; which prevents the retardation of publicity, by the interception of couriers or by other accidents. The accounts is the Buenos Ayres Casettes to the 18:li of July, and in Bulletins fri m the Auxiliary A; my acting in Upper Peru, from which we subjoin extracts, will prove gratifying to every friendof the human race. So great has been the success of the Patriots in that quarter, that they have dispossessed the Royalists of all the line of fortifications along the River Biobio, and also of the fort of Arauco, the most southern point the Spaniards held between the Aedes and tl e Pacific. The latter are naw shut up in the peninsula of Weapon°, which forms the fur. theft side of the Bay of Conception, and this is the only riot in the whole of Chili possessed by the arms of King FERDINAND, but from which the Inds. pendents soon expect to drive their enemies. On the 9th of July the Anniversary of the Decla. ration of the Independence of the United Provinces of South America was celebrated with all kinds of public rejoicings and demonstrations of patriotism. A solemn Mass was performed in the Gathedral Church, on whieit occasion the Bishop of SALTA ofli dated, attended by the Supreme Director of the State, the Officers of Government, and the National Representatives. Don PEDItO IGNACIO CA:71I0, a Deputy of the Sovereign Congress, delivered an ora tiou suited to the occasion, in the first ?art of which he proved, that the South Americans were possessed of antecedent rights to declare the i.selves indepen thnt of King FRILDINAND VII. and his seccessors and in the second, that in order to secure the happy consequences of such a declaration, it was necessary to maintain order and due submission to the Coital ' mud Authorities, by which means the most jest of all causes would be respected by other nations.— Every countenance beamed with emotiqns of pleasure, ' and every heart was actuated by a profound venera tion for the solemn Act that sealed their fate, and raised them to the dignity of a free and independent people. The remarks published in the Government Gazette on the celebration of this Anniversary of In depsndence, and the happy changes it has produced, deserve a place in our columns without any abridg ment : UAZETIS OF THE UNI rLD PROVINCES OF THE RIVER 11.. A I k-JuLr 12, ISO. 4. That indiscreet enthusiasm which had more than once left baneful impressions on the public mind, has been exchanged lot jodgment and circumspection.— This reform, which experience has created in the ge. nius of Amesicans, ought to make those tremble who seek to deprive us of the rewards of our constancy and perseverance. The inhabitants of every province are now sensible of the objtct for which they are fighting ; and the enlightened, who are aware of the justice on which their enterprite is founded, will not accuse them of extravagance or dangerous innovation. True it is, that doting the progress of our struggle we have beheld some exotic preJuctions, in which the fundamental basis of many of the respectable Governments of Europe were attacked. Monarchs possibly have beheld with displeasure doctrines which cast inconsiderate odium on the principles :trying as the basis of their authority. Possibly they may have feared, that the success of our arms might give im portance to such political novelties and extravagances. But the time is now come when we can convince them, that our cause is not in opcosition to the rights of Monarchs, or of any other kind of Government. We have not sought to become the redeemers of the universe; oar complaints have nothing to do with the vague and exaggerated declamations of those who give to the rights of man an elasticity beyond, all rule and measure. All we have to say is rather founded on facts than rights, and in a few words all is said. Spain was invaded by the French, and nearly the whole country occupied fur the purpose of its being transferred to another dominion. The few points which were free in the Peninsula carried on a deads-war against the aggressors, but stiU all hopes had been lost of its being possible to dislodge the new yoke. In this situation the Spaniards sustained that the South Americans ought to retain passive in the struggle, and trust to their tate;whetherit should Ibe good or bid, till the shole affair lA* decided.- 1 The Americans. diso by the constitution of the Mo narchy have never been considered as slaves, with just reason opposed being se basely treated, and as an accessary of the European part of the Spanish na tion; at all cents, they sought to preserve themselves for their captive King and his legitimate successors. Such were the principles proclaimed on the glorious 25th May, ISM. The Spaniards then declared war against us, and the Americans have done no more than defend themselves. The French are driven from the Peninsula; Furdinend VII. teems to oc cupy the throne of his ancestors. But here the gees. lion took anteeLr turn. Tne 'Caeca Provinces of South America, by no solemn act, had ever disclaim ed his authority ; the avenues were yet open by which we might have been restored to our ancient obedience. Deputies were immediately dispatched over to Mr dfor the purpose of felicitating his Majesty, exhi bitiiing our complaint, to him, and imploring an ho nourable termination of all our dissentirins. When our Deputies arrived at Court, the King had already issued his inexorable and bloody Decrees ; and al ready Morale's expedition was crossing the seas, in order to wage a war of devastation on our shores.— The natural right of defence made us adopt me.. 15 whereby we might tepel force by f o rce. Spani ads, rankling with resentment, could never act the part of good mediators; nor was it possible we could nests./ our oaths of allegiance in their hands. Enemies, in veterate because they I:Ad been parties in the ptecee ing question, were the worst instruments fee- any mutual arrangement. Our submission would hove brought down upon us the eternal opprobrium of the American race ; besides. the whole world was aware that the Spaniards would take such measures to stifle what they call the rev-lutionary germ, that they would nut have allowed those even to breath freely who were born on the soil of America. Every thing that did not amount to a confidence in our loyalty, and a guaran•ee.left in our own hands that we should not afterwards be trampled upon, was evidetitly an absurd pretension on the part of Spain, and to which we ratianally could never conform in the attitude we then stood. Our resistance has produced conse quences glorious to ourselves.—our valour has tri umphed over every danger. Here there was full proof that the measures adopted by the Court of Madrid for tee pacification ef America, were the least suited to the object prepreed, nevertheless we refrained from making the solemn declaration of our independence, in order to give the King time to rec tify his Councils. When it Was s.'en that his Majesty insisted on leaving to us no other alternative than that of the most shameful and abject humiliation, and that he was resolved we should deliver ourselves up as v::tints to Spanish vengeance, then it was that the , Sovereign Congress proclaimed by its memorable Aet el the 9th July, 1e16,. the Licit emancipating of these provinces." Such is the solemn manifesto of the situation and conduct of the irlabitants of south America with regard to Spain, and we strongly recommend a pe ruse' of the sentiments therein contained to the present partizans of mediation. At the close of the above remar ks, it is stated, " that his Majesty (King FER DINAND VII.) insisted on leaving to the South Ame ricans no other alternative than that of the most shameful and abject humiliation, and that he was resolved they should deliver themselves up as victims of Spanish vengeance." After more than 300 years of degrading oppression, with the addition of fresh and accumulated outrages and wrongs, it would scarcely be supposed that 17 millions of people were refused a heating ; yet such is the precise result of a negocietion undertaken about the beginning of 1816 with King FERDINAND himself, through his Prime Minister, Dan PEDRO CEVALLOS. The documents relating to this affair are of the greatest importance, l and when laid betere the public will convince the! world of the wisdom and prudence with which the I Governmeet of the United Provinces of the Riverl Plate have promoted and sustained the justice ot their cause.—The following are extracts from the Bulletins of TIIF AVICiI.TARY ARMY OF PFRty. i‘ 1-Tead gra? ten, Tucuman, from isth to the stst May. " After the enemy abandoned the city of Salta.l they were, as a natural consequence, compelled also i to evacuate Jujuy. On the leth a regiment wit!. two pieces of Artillery marched towards Cemedero, but, repulsed by. Commandants Gorriti and Cone, they were obliged to return to Jujuy with some loss. On the following day they were again compelled to retreat, under cover cf the guns of the place, leaving behind them much baggage and many cattle. The divisions which had taken the upper road carried off with them eleven loads of killed and wounded— were closely pursued by the intrepid Major Ropes,' without our baiing sustained any other loss than that Jose nsequconsequence of the above, the few cattle al of Captain Mariano Morale s , fi ve G auc h os wounded, and one killed . they yar had aaaldisno stolen.Jua compelled n I n G them Y to abandon en eehe bhis unexampled y is i'nexain o p e cl e eitvalu e h nd the teestance they met with from Lieutenant• Colonel Ari as at Tilcara, the hospit a l, 'and many families who had left Jujuy were forced to return. On the 22d, the whole army having evacuated the place. it was immediately taken.p ossees i on . o f b y Con mandant Jose Frco. Gorriti, with an order that would have been extolled in the most disciplined troops ; thus proving that these valiant soldiers only fight for the liberty of the country. et To the !IN the enemy had no retreated'more. ?!:an tl tee leagues sal a half, a rroutded c: by the heroes who defend their native !nil, compelled to burn their tents, a►:d other necessary Implements nt r, or.; al erevrith to carry than off, hav;ng lost b tggap,e, besides many men. 0.1 the 29th, they followed up their Tumbay a, burring every thing in their pursued by Majors Rusts And Saravia, reinforced by the division of the C..mim.::! tans, caused them such losi, that the compelled to halt their army and charge wi.ich nor party raired, wilt the loss istiso , .r!-, and one infernal wocnded. T.. corporals and solders f_,t the enemy passeJ tovetnet wit!: those who came I, , e et • the day Frevious, makes the number eighty.i of them Spaniards. " Their vanguard has not suffered la's,s; !elant•Colonel M. Einario Arias inf. ams 'hesiJes their killed and woundtd, he has talc; or.e prisoners, with their arms, eighty h e . { den, and a number of noses. " FR AM7I,C.) DELA Lr.TTFP. Mr.( ins FITELLENCY THE srPnoit AND OM NJ N DLit 1X CHIEF OF THE ;01.:Tilki T I llt LACELLENCV 1111.. DELEGATE. " Hcad-cparters, Concrrion, 'f!,e enemy are now circumscrib....l t oila of Talcahu yip. The strong fortressel the only place tin y liad besides, has E'en the intrepid Liefatenatit-Colonel Rartras F : his valiant divisiift, against every übst ree and art, as you will see by the Report I h. noun to accompany you.—Gun prctect," (Signed) 48 BERN A IiDO O . HI F7CELLENCY lile SUPItrUE DIRECTna OF T 1 AND fiENCRAL IN dines' or TUC ARMY Oi Tt " Fortress of Ammo, Mil go Sin—Bein; in possession of Tort Col• informed your Excellency co the 2Sils, I ; my march, in order to come up with thee: the roads were so bad, even tot !)(:!CTS, only get to Laraquete ; where I ioo , eriif-ei heavy fall of rain, that I could sc.. , rcely for the arms. Couyinced that the troop. well be on their march as in rich a place, ing that the river Carampagne was only tin distant, where the rebels had chosen their determined tc puih forward. So it bpi two hours after my departure, at half-past I attacked him, leavinj part rf rry force their fortresses. Although this mance:me a firing of cannon and musketry till niE.,ll: perienced no other misfortune than a draF. one hand. The night e , ntinued ',trmy, advantageous positions of the enemy co taken without great boldness and intri.l river being no where fordable; but I at lce mined to pass at all risks, confiding in tomed bravery of soldiers who prefer de very. I changed my position, and left aat under the command of Captain Francisco attract their attention, while I attacked by which I passed by swimming over, accost. the brave officers Lino Ramirez de Arell, Apostcl Martinez, Inc Cienfuegos, Jose M and blanuel Rencoret, and the horse grena. fifty freedmen on their croups, exposed to their infantry and artillery. They eii ;: ay. their constant and qeick fire, to keep us proaching the battery ; but our infantry of cur position kept up so well-directed a they were put to flight, leaving thirty de; them. Being in possession of that post, the of the infantry passed over, and at the dal I pursued them without the least difficulty in the morning I entered the fortress of which was evacuated, because the flying e barked themselves, without attending to t artillery, stores, and ammunition, as your will perceive by the annexed list. Our los sis;s of two soldiers of the seventh regiment poral, and one soldier of the horse gi.fna. ten dragoons, who. I presume, were droot passage of the river, to which must be a. great lots of the officer D. 'Vicente Mut enemy had thirty killed, sfteen wounded, piiscners, and among the latter Brevet Li Colonel Pascuel Villagran. I assure your E: that the merit of the diiision under my fur its constancy, enthusiasm, and valour, of the highest recommendation, and I co: you upon a triumph so important.— Gen pi ( Signed ) I ‘ it AMON (A true copy) n ZENTENO, ARTILLERY, Su. TAKE), moat THE El " Fortriss of Araueo, flab M a Burets of G Oranades. 100 lbs. of Wird 90 Muskets. thsoo Matt MI KO 2 Extra Gun C: S Iron B•pounders. 2 Ditto 4 ditto. 4 Brass ditto. 400 11a11 Cartridges for Cannon. 400 Crape•sbot Cartridges. 300 Cartridges witisoct 130 Loose 13:14. The /‘' T.:. York Gazette of the 51 instant intercepted Spanish Dispatches respecting I a little party of Patriots under a North . named PERRY, of which we before had ai The subjoined letters sufficiently detail th( of these dispztches : " RED MLR INDIAN AGENCY, ACIOT °CUES, AUGUaT GENTLES'EN—Herewith I ill dr...ft jou - copies of . Disratehee, whi.:ll were &livered to oi.e of our tra2tri Corr.ruipsbe hilat.s, who state that they Wed ttit cz ei! diem i tsrebel :e ttti; P itiw I°t tCl3‘wOtlf s"ti• w-der m onde rtar t ; ; " 4 T, r. ttio fal • • . 3r Di t r l; air , gp!ri " r - e ell •t•v I tr!C 3 LI, 1 1.:11 tell l ri A! el. taiS LI! [E lit pi cr ne..pe ;k1;%% I tacks fitvf:l F 10 , :in:. Ibc r' • the ' Lc: . ...in Fre;•ec ftcm e nit. en. lave r: , e! M f aG/%0 .1t! THC STAT THE A;.,t. g' acceirp. 84 et 1 • • 1 r. CeLl "i eg. :% • tli , en:l . rn." r a fret • . g til r p - —Nil, • 1:1 .0., IrJ, : e go Yr. Si'; , ,.tK • cr.,▪ ;'!' de.n I tin ac .11 eath to sm Epejs,. a y the tier !Lino, iii ' I Maria B em • 'l l the dre vourtd, by Ti from ap• nn t: e a ire, (tat ead bel.ir.4 • e reinairAil twn of Jiy 1 F. A . Jolt •• • If AL:oeo, le enemy era. PI ti:e trip. I ss only cu. ' 'A Ot t Oa ;qr. IQ aiirra, a 7.1 t aned :a : 1 2 'CI • t! P' Irina. T I C i t , and fr.l ti conenza: - .1 1 , , is vraLT prmect, rnm :e.t." ENCU'r. l• day, IT:. it C7.r! • coataLl A the fate of I Ame:ica, accooti• — • ii ic suleit , ze tl 3 ▪ 17, IEII. Of itlieUtr«.l a:At) 11'"' ;DS hare-