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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONI)AY, DECILMBER 1, 1817• PRICE OF :,.roCK. PHI DAY AT TWELVEO'CLOCK i Reduced s9.;.—Com FISH —For Opening, 8411 4 per Cent. 9931-5 pet Cent. Navy lO9f Auk Luny Anna. si 1-16—India Boit& 96/97 pr. Elcbequer Bills 19 27 pr. A Proclamation appeared in the Gazette of Satur day, forbidding British subjects from serving either of the parties engaged in the present contest in South America. Such as are already in the service of Fate. =tam) may remain so, but on condition that they do not serve with the military forces of his Catholic Majesty, while these are acting in South America. — This is surely a strict and a wise neutrality. Many natives, commercial, political and moral, may induce us to wish the South American cause successful ; but we can not assist it, without exciting tip jealousy of all Europe : and, as it would be Chiefly by com• mercial or political views that we could be induced to interfae, we roiLht justly dread the vengeance, which has often fallen upon those who iAcrease blood shed and civil strife for purposes of rapacity or am bition. On the other hand, the Powers of Europe, whatever share theyl may take in the contest, can. mot expect us to engage in it, for the sake of the Spa. nish party, whose interest plainly contrary to rut's. The present Proclamation, though directed to a particuiar object, virtually asserts the resolution of England to be neutral in the whole contest.— It will be impossible for Ministers to promote the purposes of either party, in any wan without oppr)- sing the spirit of their own order. We are glad to observe, that this neutrality is well preserved even in the terms of the Proclamation. The South American Leaders are designated, neither as a Government nor as Insurgents.. They are described by what may be called the mere fact of their situations, as persons exer cising, or assuming to exercise, the powers of Go s' rnmer t. contested territories, it may also be oVservtd, are spoki.n of only by their geographical description. with no political character annexed to them ; and the struggle is not implied to be a just, or an unjust, resistance to authority, but an unhappy 'I state of warfare." In one word our Government, unit-s resolved at once to acknowledge the independence of the party in arms against FrItDINAND, could hardly publish any v.iser ProeLmation than that 11*JVI it have the effect to hasten or to retard the emancipa tion of s nth Amtrica front the dominion of Falun -1; AND and the Inquisition Neither the one nor the c :Lcr. Will it prevent Britons from individually a:di:.g the cause of the Patriots I No ; it will only throw impediments in the way of those who are wil ling, as totldiers, to be Employed in the way of their polession, and who would rather fight undtr the banners of Liberty than of Despotism, but the old proverb will be realised—' 4 Where there is a will there is a wAy." Will the Anti Ferdinandists ultimately succeed in establishing their independence ? Yes, as surely as the now Utlited States have effected their emancipa tion. Paragraphs in Newspapers can nb more pre vent the emancipation of Colonies, thau they can the growth of children to manhood. We subjoin some documents ft specting the late operations in the island of Margarita, which tend to throw some further light on the late operations in that interesting island, so frequently . outraged by the Royalists. OFFICIAL. DOCUMENTS. core OF GEt(EItAL WLIVAR'b ADDRESS TO THE BRAVE DrYIibIDLRS Olf MARGARITA. HYGI 11101.1fAR, summit CUM, Of Tall IMPOOLIC Of Vtllt• ZUFLA, ETC. TO THE SWIM DCWITIDERS Of MAEOAIII A. 66 Head-quarters, Guayana, September i s 1817. Fresh laurels have been won by the brave islanders of Margarita. The expedition of General: Copigny and Cancarat, which threatened your li betty, has disappeared, destroyed by your victorious arms. The tyrant Mcirillo. who believed himself in vincible; *cause be had formerly subjected you, through the means of perfidy and seduction, has now received the chastisement due to his cowardly cruel ties. You are avenged of your unnatural oppressor, and you have tarn from his brow the laurels he had acquired in the campaigns of Fiance. Thrice have you conquered him, though he had triple forces. Scarcely a third of his troops remain, and these, ill gitivee and panic-strueit, are solely intent on escaping from 'Republican valour. Margaritanians I —Your first triumph.: gave rise to the third period of the republic, and your last vie. tories will certainly contribute most materially to the attainment of liberi y in Venezuela. Thus will our Republic owe to yor a great part of its existence. " Many of your illustrious companions in arm: have Lam, but their bl sod has sealed our liberty, and ren- dered your name more dreadful to tyrants. The lat ter will never forget that Margarita prefers death to slavery. and that it is easier to etterminate than to conquer her inhabitants. " Receive, in the name of the Republic and yoUr companions in arms, that tribute of admiration doe to . a people resolved to be free or to perish. es bfargarit4llll4llS!—Youy motto shall be, St ae 1S otel, WHO RESOLVES TO BR SO! (Signed) sosay.ta." GENERAL ORDER, , • ' *IOOIII4CING NOSILLO's DZIPIAT AT 14ABGARITA. 44 Hettl-quartesi, Guayana, September 1. eg Soldiers I—The arms of the Republic have just acquired frail glories. The Spanish expedition which arrived on the coast of Comana in the month of May has been totally destroyed by the defenders of Mar. garita. Morino, thrice beaten, has fled towards Ca racas, his forces baring been reduced to a most mise rable state. Out of 3000 men, tear one-half have found their graves in Margarita; and of the remain der, some wounded, others sick, and all panic-struck, have fled away before Republican valour. 66 The fate of the campaign is decided, and the li berty of Venezuela will be the immediate conse quence of the victories of Margarita. But we have to deplore the loss of 300 Margaritanians, who bare sacrificed their lives for the liberty and honour of our country, in battles as glorious as they were unequal, and against enemies superior in every thing but va lour and patriotism. 66 It is just that we should devote a tribute to the memories of these illustrious dead. Solemn rites shall be performed in honour of the deceased libera tors :—Colonels Cayetano Silva, and Juan Manuel Fermin; Lieutenant-Colonels Juan Rodaljn, and Do. mibgo Gonzales ; Captains Juan Lugo, Coriano, Carlos Gonzales, Cristogal Tonins, Juan Galindo, Vicente G msalez ; and Lieutenants Feliz Gonsalez, Franciso Benttes, Nero.ncio Malavea, Manuel Espi nosa, Waldo Rozas, Jain Mariano, Manuel Salazar, Juan Fermin, son of the Colonel; Jose Maria Fer min, Juan Antonio Villalva, Juan Antonio Losada, Felipe Varela, Miguel -Arocha, Lucas Lures, Thl mas Garcia, Jose Mariano, the valiant Francisco Adriano, anti the other brave soldiers. (Signed) entaxero, Adj. Gen." BULLETIN OF GENERAL 130EIVAR, " Head quarter., Guayana, September 4. gi The situation of the Spaniards is, at the present day, so desperate, that, notwithstanding they had re. ceived a reinforcement of 400 men, whom Comman dant Juez brought with him from Calaboaa on the tlttls August, they were compelled shamefully to *actuate the important point of Chaquaramas, which has always been considered as the centre of the Lla nos (Great Savannahs), where they were well forti. fied, though for the last two months blocked up by some Republican squadrons. They have left all their stores in our possession, and have directed their course to Orituco, in which town Juez was posted, accord ing to the last accounts. 66 Our parties are pushing on into the interior to. . wards the above town, in the neighbourhood of which others are already acting. " The troops of General Monagas have obtained advantages equally successful. The brave corps of Colonel Blanca and those of Captains Magdalene, Hermandez, and Pedro Nognera, destroyed others of the enemy superior to them in numbers, in the Sa. vannahs of Catnehe and A caris as well as in Cariral, and the whole of the Llanos in the rear of the capi tal, ate completely free treat the enemy. (Signed) GALINDOe " ADDRESS. %Vs, Doetors riure f.ritit and Itatur.to NAP? }!t•a TAD°, Canons cf the Holy Church of Guayara, in South America, to the Venerable Clew slid People ill this Hisliveck. le Emigrants from this Province, on account tithe late events which have placed it in the hartds of the American Independents, and separated from yon more to avoid the disasters which were countenanced by the obstinacy and conduct of the Spanish Chiefs, than through fear of the illustrious Republican Chiefs, we have returned to the service of our Church, after ; having obtained every assistance from the humanity, respect, and generosity, of the Generals of Venezuela. " The vessel in velich we embarked being lost, we were thrown on the Island of Guacamayos, with the Illustrious Bishop Elect of this Diocese, where we experienced all the wants and privations conse quent on the state of misery to which she For tress of Guayana was'reduced when evacuated by those who vainly defended it; and we should, with. .not doubt, have fallen victims to our necessities, if his Excellency General Arismendi had not oppor tunely arrived. This virtuous Chief gave us, as well as the numerous persons of both sexes who accompa nied us, all the assistance in his power, and at length has placed us out of all danger ; but it was in vain the religions General Arismendi applied all his efforts to save the Illustrious Bishop, his age, his infirmities, and the state of misery to which we were reduced, carsied him to his grave on the 21st of August, leaving to the said General the sole consolation of parforming at his funeral rites all the duties prescrib ed by religion. " We inform you of this fatal event, not only that you may pray to . Goo for the deceased illustrious Bishop, but also that you may not believe that his death was occasioned by any other cause than sick nest. Perhaps the malignity of our enemies might attribute his death to excesses and violence, whereas he experienced nothing but succours and generosity. We were eye-witnesses of this event, and also ef the religiousness and humanity of the Generals, Ch;efs, and Soldiers ot the Republic. We dare with this certainty disprove all the impostures invented by the Spaniards against the Patriots, and assure, before GOD and Man, that in this Province, happily cceu pied by them, there only reigns the religion of our fathers, order and humanity. " We therefore address our prayers to the Loan of Armies, that he may deign to bless the defenders of their country, and protect their operations; and we supplicate and charge you tedo the same, in structing the faithful in their duties, and exhorting them to union, which is necessary to make us form: dable, as %cellos in obedience and respect due to the established autl:orities, and above all in the hdlg fear of GOD, as the principle of true knowledge.—Given at Guayana, the 2d Sept. 1817, 7th of the Republic. • Dr. FELIPI ANT. AVILA. " Dr. RrAltoto PERIL HUBTADO. " By order of the Canons, • FILLIPL DELIPIANC, Notary Public." " PORT OF SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 8- " Old England is revered among the Patriots of, South America, bin no where more enthusiastically so than in Venezuela, where the English are received with open atms by all classes. " They wish to give as a free trade on better terms than to any other nation, and to abolish all the odious distinctions of religion, which were formerly such a bat to the admission of Englishmen among them. In a word, they wish to give us a full parti cipation of all the blessings which must necessarily follow their emancipation from Spain. " Some pretend that the inhabitants of South Ame rica are not sufficiently enlightened to form a good Government. This is a vulgar error, advanced by those who have a very superficial knowledge of them, or who have a sinister design. But admit their igno. rarice or want of experience, and it is of itself a :oi cent reason to charge an oppressive system, that, after three hundred years, should have left so large a portion of the world so incapable of managing their own concerns; for nobody has ever ventured to as sert that they are all deficient in natural t deals. But, as I said before, in regard to Venezuela it is a vulgar error, and we have the proof in this island daily before our eyes, where three of our first Lawyers are natives of Caraccas, and received all iheir education at the University there, as well as the Covet lines A vesi:er, who, though a native of the Canary Islands, was also educated at the same University. Nlw, no man here could undertake to assert that then? were no; all men of talents, and eap-4Lle of taking some I,:irt in conducting the aifitsrs of a Government and yet, in the blaze of talent which distinguished C.iraccas, and in the great powers of oratory in particular, which shone forth with such brilliancy in the pulpit and at the bar, the merit of these individuals, though high!). respectable, would harm been obscured. " Great numbers of those able men have ben murdered in cold blood, by order of Boves and-Mo rales ; but there still remains a sufficient number, 1 trust, both to liberate the country, and to establish a igooo, wise, and paterivil Government. Give the people their iodepencleuce and alres trade, and such is the fertility of the country, they will be all at their ease ; and plenty of freedom makes good citizens.— But they are so universally disgusted with civil and reVoui despotism, that they prefer death in a thou sand shapes to returning under the yoke of Spain.— By this time you will have read Morillo's summons of the Island of Margarita. the answer of the inhsbl. •tants through their Governor and General, Gomez— and take thit AS your criterion. It is the worst plan in the world to attempt to govern los nvah in the West Indies. It is the plan of almost all Spanish Go vernots, and they make their Government detested." Two Dutch Mails, also Getman Papers to a late date reached us 'bis day. Letters from the French frontier mention a report, circulating it the departments of the North, that it is intended, unless unforeseen circumstances should arise, and in case the negotiations set on foot to that end should hare the desired issue, to diminish, in the course of the Spring 1818, the number of troops composing the Army of Occupation ; so that there shuuld remain only the contingents of the four great Powers, Russia, Austria, England, and Prussia— chose of Bavaria, Wurtemberg, HAnover, Saxony, and Denmark, would, in that ease, return to their own homes. The Duke of WELL/a:WON is at his head-quarters. The exchange of couriers between London and Paris is very active. . The encouragement of national industry is still a favourite topic at Brussels. We do not blame the people of the Netherlandi for this. So far will this be from doing us an injury, that ultimately we shall be benefited ; for all improvements, no matter where originating, are always ultimately beneficial to man kind—and most so to those who are most ingenious and most industrious. But appeals to patriotism to induce the buyer to purchase a dear and bad article of home manufacture, in preference to a cheap and good article of foreign production, will ever be un availleg, and they ought to he so, as tending to a waste of human industry. BRUSSELS, NOVEMIII:R 2s. The private associations fur the encouragethent of the national industry continue to multiply. The Association of Tournay proposes, it is said, to offer premiums for the encouragement of sense articles which are not manufactured in our provinces; among others shawls are mentioned. NOVE:IIBER Majesty Has caused two new prejects of Laws to be transmitted to the States. General—one respecting the free trade in lead, and rt-e second relative to the application to the whole kingdom, according to fixed regulations, of the law relative to the Levant trade.—These two projects are substituted for two others on the same subject now under the examination of the Sectiuns.—A direct trade is going to be opened between these Provinces and the Brazils. Two Belgic ships are actually ,lading at Antwerp for that country, viz, the Eine fence, of .'304 tem, for Rio de Janeiro, and 0. ( „ Mary, of 253 ton!, for Pahia. The Oracle has the following paragraph are things which a Journalist nut not ins•frt e••'•' ~t great reserve it is this sentiment whici, hp, i, us to observe silence respecting t!.‘: which it is pretended * has taken place betw. t .,, Prince of Orange and Count etc Gott:, the Corap,•, saty-General of War. We thiok it c.ir d uty tn . : , frain from repeating all the on lit, all tl, c which circulate in pubiic ; the svh , •: • is hq- : variable, that it is prudent to wait for more information before forming oqc's opinion on an , r el which could not but afiNt all the trt:i t, • their country. This affliction et mij h e ~ creased, if it should be true that tlie to exercise his military foievions, and s!,, tt • given in his resignatio Nan LI that it has hcen TERLIN, NOVEMBER 12, The Cornmis>ion.:rs char g ed with t'oe the affair of Clonel 'Ma ssenhach, retutned itnsn tan scvoral days ago. and their operators are fini The CAottel, more prutieitt • tiltu tit ittf, delettd,rs, has ackanwletlrsf his halt, !Its ezn, his re eat 11 , :t h is dechn2d m and hai thrown hitmels - eau:oy on the clee. the Kin. He has at the same tame reqnrste, the pi oceedinw: t e tpecting his cold ict at Prepyi ISc6, may not be renewed; the decision :if jesty on the subj •ct is pot yet known, AN nvnar, NOVEMBER The Hanovoriait Consul of Antwetp, M. men, has obtair,ed for tt - ,e owners of vei , eli until Hanneetian II T . , w: ..n,pl, - ,yed in the :he a.li.ott‹ , ,--ovs arrangements, th4+ ire ern:rely esti/I:tea ..t., well irom th hear duty on the Scheldt and the river. hithertoestai, in the port of Antwerp, a frr•rn the expenses commission of im:th, it they rime from Enn Leer, or Dellzyl, aud ascend the Schelcl7 sear without asking fur pilots. On the other hate sels ascending the river, an ' cominp; frGrn will be cencidered as sea ships, and iiabie ment of the accustomed duties. The Paris Papers of Thursday arrived this ;fig, but are altn,...ether b.lrrtn nt inteikente. Funds have fallen lower thin they have be Intrvy months pAc. Ou We4nesidy the ri Cents. were a! G?. 65e. ThurFday even'og summons were Ossited by of Lord CASTLED A.cvl, for a meeting of the C Ministers, to take ;.lace on SAturdry, at the F. Office. They met at two o'clock. Th:TP.T.tri sent the ',ono Cri,syco.t.ort, the Etrl of Tim , Earl of WESTMORELAND. EAT' Of !ACME T: CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEeP7ER. Viscount Sin" Viscount CACTLFREAOH. Earl BATairR'T, Mr. KING, Mr. WELLESLEY POLE, Viscount Mci... - att The Council broke up b.fere four. The Gazette ct Saturday night contains a Fr mation farther proroguing Paritament January, then to meet U for the dispatch vt ufgent and important affairs." It is reported that Mr. Serjeant Lrys is to new Recorder for Bristol. It is understood to be settled, that Mr. Le. to sttcceed Sir WILLIAM GHANt Hs Master el ROLLS. The present most able Lawyer who the situation, feels it necessary to his I,e,lth tc in consequence of the immense accumulation of sent down to be tried in his Court. Wednesday the Marquis of BATH arrived at mouth, for the purpose of placing his son. FRANCIS TliieNNE, as a Midshipman on bap GLASGOW, Hon. Captain MAITLAND. Letters received in Portsmouth st.:te the home of mine than twenty of the rung men, left Spithead in the brig Two Fiicnds, in J.inc for the purpose of joining the patriotic citise ri America. They had a half-starved pas age Thomas's, where, instead of tieing met hy to the Ind pendents, who was to toroi.li supplies for the ulterior part of theii %Tome, were only in the midst of a host ot dis.lppninte venturers like themselves, some of whom come so distressed, as to be compelled to sob• a subscription for their relief. Several o; ci arrived at Falmouth, in a West Indianian, in bad health as to be unable to pursue j • homewards. The GLASGOW, 50, Captain the Hon. A' MAITLAND, arrived on Friday at Portsmmub Deptford i and the ANDROMACHE, Capt. Siai from Chatham—both fitted for foreign service. GLasnow is destined to the Mediterranean rat but more particularly, we understand, re at!carl' his Excellency the Commander in Ci , :e! (the General MAITL AND) inskits , o rile more parts of his important command. The ANtiao:. will sail immediately fur the Brazil statie.n— , modore Downes having gone, in the Amerfrou,: Cape Horn, to attend 14 the British interests Pacific. One of the main points, it I; saijr yip charge to the Commodore is, t.) demand a t;.,f from King FERDINANIA Authorities f.;r petty seised and withheld by thew. It is not, perhaps, generally known, 11'1! C' DAY NEXT, the Second Day c.f Drawing, leery will be a Prize. This is no illui , iry benee:, ..• than Six Thousand Tickets will be drawn .!**: No Prize above 46200 having been decided b7l - First Day's Drawing, the SIX Grand CArb.' £20,000 yet remain in the Wheel, t.) be disp•;:•: , : 4 probably, between this and Friday Next. DRURX-LANG.-011 Saturday Miss BITNE rerrl the character of Rosetta in the Opera of Love in , lage. She acquitted herself throughout in the ., superior style, and w as rapturous l y encore d in 19 songs. A new singer made his debut in Icersftf 4 His voice boasts much sweetness in tome of if s but it is so deficient in strength, that it is lost ill Theatre of such magnitude as that of Driir7-1 , DOWTON and Mrs. SPARES, as Jurtice 11 . GoLod /Morals, supported the characters rhos; hurrcr'°9-1 i. .. , R • t M x. t en t!. ! sa r tt . s, • r T.' 1-3 t 1 " I tIt • ' I nr i " Vt • y ! ! c " n I r 6i I:3C. it I icy tf ;I'l rd i• 'cl P 141.1 i k Jet. ":. itt tior a j i 13:1 tU wieti • 4 cl . A 4414 is r La; td, , . par. .1 1 C 1 .e ; 7 ^r!.. 11 ;•-o. , CA'- tc. Fred*. &so s he th E o hclis retit I's CATIT: an : For. it Idnit remrt n, who 11 C to S . a 111;ted ad- 114 :VC: !I . EU: . 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