Star. — London, England, 1817-04-04 00:00:00

Duici ritiqats. DRUSSEI.s. MARCH RR. We learn from the Fi titer' frontiers that such large Ilantisies of corn have arrived in the Northern ports of the kingdom, as to cause a general deelitie in the prices throughout Picardy and French Flanders, which spreads universal joy and salstaction. The merchants of Antwerp having applied to his Majesiy, complaining of the Foil exacted horn ships arriving there. a Tribunal of Commerce in that city has been ordered to inquire into the affair. and has, as it is said, found the complaint of the city in Ant werp aril founded, since this duty would be highly detrimental t" ti,e mid.: of that city. Mae( 28.—0 n the happy event of the baptism of the young Prince, his Majesty had ordered the sum of scxx.A lin. to be paid out of his private purse for the relief of the poor. The Alandat d' ilmene notified at the residence of the B;slop of Ghent has hern authenticated by a Prates Vella!, which has just been sent hither. The Bi.hop has left the Circle of Ghent, and is now in that of Ypres. It seems that the judicial pro ceeding• against him will he contilaied: The .b.urnal tit la Belgique of the 31st says :—" It is affirtned that M. de Brogli Bishop of Ghent, has quAted net only the city but the kingdom, and that he has (1,•k1 to France." Mautu 30.—The summonses issued to enforce the payment of the enormous sums claimed from the wine-merchants, have produced a wonderful effect in favour of the Board cf Judicial Taxes. These pro secutions have so intimidated these merchants, that din have mu rendered at discretion. They have signed en obligaf to pay all the duties, according to the Decree of 24411 November. 1816, begging the Board to exempt them from the fine, or loom a part of it. ANTWERP, MARCH se. A vessel has arrived here to-day, in fifty-two days, from the Havannah. She Wings . word that there are above 40() vessels of all nations there—that slave ships arrive daily—that the Independents cootinne to ob. taut fre,h successes, and that their privateers, the crews of which are chiefly compscd et French, are spread on all sides. THE I V hNiNti STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1817. (hop ifismay.-14:414., at all the Public Offices. THE FUNDS. The Clerks of the Danit,iimevitlititanding their being usually holidays, are ordered to attend on Monday and Tue , day fear die accommodation of the IliVrehants and Bankil is to sign for their Dividends s the Public will be paid on die Wtdnesday lot. lentos s Bank Stock, Long Annuities, and Reduced 4 in r Cents. The SweJi►h Papers received by the Mail of yes terday, announce tha an inhabitant of Stockholm had brought against per►ons whose names are not yet known, allegations of so serious a nature, that they have excited the attention of the Government, which have, therefore, ordered a strict examination to be made, in order to get at the bottom of the affair, and bring down the vengeance of the laa s• upon the guilty, whether it be the informer or the accused. It is possible that this statement has some reference so an event stated in different letters from Hamborgb, brooght by the httil of yesterday.—Thess letters state. that a conspiracy has been detected, which had foe hs object the assassination of the CROWN Paisct. Private letters from Sweden state, that six assassins • bad been secretly introduced into the Palace for that • purpose, bathed beta prevented from mental their project by a timely discovery. The imminent danger to which the Cnowts Patna bad been exposed having generally transpired, the people crowded together, from all Oarters, to ascer tain that his Royal Highness was safe. The mob surrounded the Palace, and insisted on seeing him. On presenting himself at a balcony, he was loudly cheered; and satisfaction and pod order were restored immediately. Another version of the affair had reached Hamburgh, according to which, the life of the Cnowst PRINCE was threatened by a mob, who surrounded the King's Palace with the avowed Object of putting him to death. His Royal Highness is said to have insisted on shewing himself to the people, for the purpose of learning in what instance he had of- fended them. He accordingly presented himself at the balcony, and addressed the multitude to the fol lowing purport Good people, I never solicited the honour of succeeding to the throne of Sweden : I came amongst you through your own deliberate choice ; and since the first moment I entered Sweden I h ye constantly fulfilled my duties, both as Com mander and as a Co-Regent. I can now only say, th it if you should consider my death an advantage to Sweden, my life is freely at your disposal. "-- During this address, a solemn silence prevailed; and when it was ended, the PRINCZ was greeted with loud and repeated acclamations. .-_ . While writing the foregoing, some farther accounts have reached us via Holland. The Mach Mahn brought us the following letter : " STOCLIOII4, M.►ac■ ls. * Reports et a political nature, but which at iiru pro:limed but little attention, have, in consequence of sense tillage tito base since transpired, tutted no small tierce of ahem and sipre bettoplon. 4, A porno of the mote of Ltisonoao lately dennuoted maw poems a, baying hold tremonable Meetings in his Wine and made use of seditious language whist, be bad uysr ► ~: f a. ustir abysm he stated to be no leseibas the torsi subversion of the misting Government —at loot as now established with regard to jthe mecession. si The nutter was downed worthy of a most serious investigs . llPtiow. The pabllt neon u dory so interest to it, that all the Nigh Whiles VA the rob& Board 4 ; divination* et the armed force, et the Nobility awl Mune at litoekhaks, sod men of that peaaaritry, waited ea No Clovis esiaca. and preasatod saagraualatas, Mime% aaratiag No al their Main awl at. tachtnent...The Swedish Pairrs are Mimi with these Addrenseil and with the answers of the Caowst Paulo& The Police con tinues its enquhiss without interruption, but hitherto nobody has been arrested. Lindhorn, the Informer, who cannot give the tames of the pawns whose discourse, be up, he has beard, is confined folio house by illness." FPrim the foregoing letter, it does not appear that there is ally truth in the previous statement, that as sassins had been actually detected in the Palace; for such a circumstance, had it occurred, would have formed the most prominent feature in the detail, and am have beta passed over in entire same. By the Mail, we learn from Berlin, that the day for the installation of the Council of State had been finally fixed foe Sunday last, when the first sitting was to be held with great solemnity. Thus at length is Prussia about to enjoy the blessings of a represen tative Government ; and it is sincerely to be hoped th.it both the Monarch and the People may proceed ith ninderati-m and wisdom—with mutual good ta;th and perfect cordiality. The Krso has issued an Ordinance er Instruction for the Council of State, which is said to contain the principal features of the New Constitution. Already, however, three are complaints, perhaps unreasonable, because the Council of State has not been appointed by the free choice of the people; and, on the other hand, some of the adherents of the old system cry out vehemently against any change whatever, con tending that the Prussian Monarchy ought to be un limited, otherwise it will went unity, and a collision el ideas may eventually lead to the formation of " a Mountain patty on the cool banks of the Spree !" Souse men can never learn wisdom from any occur rences whatever. At Hanover, the Meeiing of the States, which was fixed for the 15th of April, has been adjourned to the 20th of May. The Accounts from the different parts df Holland respecting the state of the reccrtry are More satis factory. FRENCH PAPERS. We have this morning received the Paris Papers of Tuesday. The agitation which the Tragedy of Germaninm excited, seems not yet to have subsided. On Sunday there were three more duels arising out of this un. fortunate affair, but happily none of them were fatal. Another took place on Mnnd'iy, in which a hull. pay Officer of the Navy was killed. The party-spirit which has been elicited on this occasion, is said to have given very sensible alarm to the French Ministry, and to hare induced a change in the line of policy which they have hitherto pursued with so much suc cess. The object of the Bonapartists, it is said, was to give such popularity to this Tragedy as would enable them, by petitioning the Kura, to obtain the retorn of the Author from his exile at Brussels, and thus open the door to the return of all whom the restoration of the Bourbons has made aliens to their native country. No means, therefore, were spared to accomplish this object ; great numbers of tickets were distributed gratis ; and the clamorous approbation of a hired audience was attempted to be held forth as the spontaneous testimork of an impartial public. —The imposition, however, met with the fate it de served ; and Ministers, besides forbidding the repeti tion of thLTragedy, have, by the temporary sup pression of wine particular Journals, such as the Jeurnal General and Le Mtrilfflo which endeavoured 'I to advocate the fortunes of the fallen Germanites, and by several prosecutions which they have instituted against authors of the Republican faction, shewst a spirit of hostility against it, very different from any thing they have hitherto displayed. The Duke of Wautucrrou, contrary to all expec tation, remains still at Paris. It is certain that every thing was ready for his departure to attend the re view of the Russian troops at Maubeuge, when all of a sudden his journey was countermanded. It has been said that this was owing to the refusal of the Minister of Police to suppress some publication te eming very grossly oa England ; but of a cause so improbable, we shall only say, that if the Minister of Police did so, be acted very wisely. A story is now making great noise in Paris, of a person of the name of Bochsa having swindled to an immense amount by drafts on the Prince de Beans, Duke of Wxwtrovdrr, and others, by whom heopre tended to be employed. This Buchsa married some years ago the daughter of the Marquis Ducrest, (bro ther of the well-known Madame de Geniis.) It is said that he has signed the names of a great many of the foreigners of the highest rank in Paris, and of se veral French bankers—he has, besides, perpetrated several frauds of a most audacious and extraordinary. nature, selling places, titles, and Crosses of St. Louis ; and what is more extabrdinary, found individuals suf. Wendy foolish to believe him, and to pay him for these pretended advantages. one person has, it is positively assured, given 60,000 fr. (42.500) . f or one of these imaginary places. • He has considerabl e t a lents, and had he kept to his own profession (music) he would probably have made a large fortune.. The explosion mentioned in a former Paper to have been heard at Agen, on the 18th ult. and described as so similar to one that occurred at the same place on the sth of September, 1814, whin several air mows fell, appears now to have been actually attended with the same phenomena. The papers received to. cl.iy mention, that no the same day, the 18th, and at the same hour, about three o'clock in the after. noon, several strolites tell in the Cantous of Castel. meron and Moorish iu the Department of the Lot and Gerona. goUTH AMEItCA. Tilt Wowing is a dc.ail of the various operations of General Bolivar and his army previous to the ac ticn at Barcelona, followed by a comparative state ment of the forces of both parties: " General Bolivar arrived at Margarita towards the end of December, in company with Admiral Brion, in the schooner called the General Marino, having on hoard 1,000 muskets, a large quantity of powder, stores, swords, uniforms, &c. A !age quantity of warlike stores were also sh:pre.! on hoard the squadron that was to follow him, under the com mand of Commodore Villaret, as well as a consider able armament. General Bolivar did not stay in Margarita more than three days, which he speht in examining the military posts, and making the neces sary arrangements to complete the fortifications of Pampatar, as well as the manner in which the Conti of Admiralty was to be established in that island. He then proceeded on to Barcelona, where lie %CAS received with the same enthusiasm his presence had excited in Margarita. He was accompanied by Ad • - miral Brion, Intendant-General Zea, and Bagatlier. General Soubletti ; and Generals Arismendi, Morn. gas, and Freites, assembled to welcome him on his arrival. Deputies acre, for the same purpose, sent from the other Generals whose duty prevented them from coming in person. Six days were spent in the greatest rejoicings, and LJlivar, who knows no other enemies than chute of his country, heaped favours on all those against whom it might be imagined he re taiaed any resentment. The most perfect and cor dial union was established, and all, united, swore they would fight under Bdlivar, and sacrifice their lives and fortunes for the great cause of their inde pendence. 4. In the mean time the military preparations were not neglected, nor were administrative measures over looked. The freedom of trade was proclaimed, hence no kind of merchandise is now prohibited, and the duties on foreign goods are retuced to one half of what was formerly paid under the Spaiiishpo vernment. Arms, powder, and warlike stores' arc exempt from duties, as well as the produce of the country received in exchange for them. " A Decree of Sequestration against Spanish pro- . pert; was issued on the most liberal terms, which rather appears an invitation to Spaniards to join the Independents, at the same time that the Decree of Sequestration published by the Spanish Government, scarcely leaves any property exempt from confisca tion, since by it it suffices not to have t a ken an active part in the war, to cause tl.e total loss of property. •' Bolivar did not wish to take the field till he had called the Congress together, and it is to be assembled in Margarita. with a view to form a Government, and accept the mum:Whin lie has made of the hi:- preme commend. By anot':er decree the ports of Guayana, Cuniana, 143 Guirf, and Puerto Cavell°, were declared to be hi a state of blockade. •r With regard to military operations, Bolivar de termined that a general assemblige of the forces , should take place in El Chaperro, situated al the commencement of the Great Plains (Los Limos.) For this purpose he sent orders to Guayana, to Gen. Piar, who was marching on Angostura,, instructing him-to accelerate his operations. and complete the occupation of that part of the country, and come on with his disposable force to the point agreed upon, leaving there General Cedeno with 1.000 men. Si milar orders were also transmitted to General Marino, in order that he might push the siege of Comma ; and a General Officer was sent to combine a plan of operations with the New Granada Army, under the command of General Urdaneta, who, according to &deices received from General Zaraza, was already in commilnication with that of Venezuela. General Monagas marched forward to Aragoa, one day's journey from Chaparro, to assemble the flyirre camps of cavalry ; in the mean time that General Zaraza, Commander-in-Chief of the Plains," performed the same operatin in San Diego Cabrutica, with all the forces under his command. It being in the mean time desirable actively to employ the troops stationed and collected in Barcelona, Bolivar condescended, with General Arismendi's request. to march along the coast, and take several magazines of produce, end tb destroy a body of four or five hundred men, who were making incursions on the left hank of the ►iver Unare. With this view, 700 men pushed for wards on the 6th of January, with General Bolivar at their head, and on the following day General Aris mendi proceeded by sea to join him at Pirko, carry ing with him tour launches of 120 oars each, and two 12-pounders. These vessels proceeded along the coast till they arrived at the point agreed on, where they were to wait for the land forces, which were di vided into four bodies, in order to surround the Roy- Aids. who occupied the fortified and inaccessible post of Clarines. The result would Wave been secure. it they had not deviated from the above plan ; but the intrel•id Colonel Hernandez, impelled by his known valour, and notwithstanding be was perfectly well acquainted with the local situation of the place, in tilted so much on being allowedro attack the enemy's position, not doubting he could take it. that unlorto netely for him, and 200 men be commanded, the measure was at length consenter:l.m. 66 It was necessary to ascend two by two, and sometimes one, along a narrow pass, situated be tween a thick wood, where the enemy, without being seen. was able to cause a horrid carnage. Ne vertheless, Colonel Hernandez, who, according to custom, marched i.pidly on in the midst of dangers, reached the intrenehment, cried out 4 , Long live our country." and fell. Those who followed him then fled precipitately, and spread such consternation among the rest, that they would have been drowned in the river. if General Bolivar had not instantly pro ceeded to the pass to prevent precipitation in the em barkment, whilst General Atismendi assembling a handful of brave followers, kept the enemy at bay. He did not reaolve to penetrate the wood bounded by the deer, and on the banks of the latter 80 men were left behind, but the neat day picked op by the boats. They then retreated on Barcelona, where it was as certained that the total loss had been 160 men, in eluding siz Officers, among whom was General•Ari►- siendi's first And-de-Camp. They could not lose more than fifty muskets, one 9-puunder, and a small quantity of baggage. but no warlike stores whatever. Nevertheless the Caracas Govrionnent has thought it convenient to celebrate this small triumph as a deci sive victory, even rating the number of killed is high is 500. and ionsiets taken to 4 .00, as if the division had thrown down its arms. It is essenti.d to recollect, that the Gazette which gives this report, is the same that some time ago announced the death of General hltGregor with such minute chcum_ stances, that when he himself read it, he said he could scarcely disbelieve Ir. " This :.mall misfortune, sufficiently w'Ai cnmpens3. ted by the numerous advantages zained in other points, in no way iijures the orr.r.iotr of tilf, Indepeni!ent!, whose superiotity is decided. Genetr.l Marino, whe, in consequence of Piar's n by which the fruits of the orii.iant v;ctl.r.i at were for the moment lost, had %Oil:di aWil from Cu. mama, has again returned so straii,Stea the siege (1 this place with fresh int:xi. He only ilist?n•ly recovered his former p )sitiJns, but :le to: k the sir , ;ig place called La Ensenada, in spite of the brisk fire of the enemy, together with seven vessels of war. Ile also obtained possession of the adjacent toWit of Ser. ritos, the lot tg;ed Convent of tile Capuchins. all suburbs, tht• eammanding Fo.it:on of the noouotaio, and thus compelled the coemy to concentr.3e the of his truces within the Lrtrenchments of the town. He had made his arrangements to take ti 4 place by assan:t I:t.seei! :he 27th mil 28th JanuAty, when he received Advice hoin r.drhiral Brion that the Spaniards were abaci to evaciiatiy it, and. that it would be better to sokpund his operations till the blockading squadron had returned horn Barcelona, whither it had gone to refit. It is reported that ti .e dexterous Spanish General who commanded in C.- mana had availed himself of this contingency, ai 4 evacuated the town on the hth inrant, but hitherto we have not received the official details. " In the mean time, Brian, this illustrious frier.;! of American liberty, is labouring with all the con stancy and activity so characteristic on hi. former ex ertions, in the creation of a military marine. It At incredible how much he has advanced in so short a time, and indeed there are grounds to expect he will realize his promises made to the people of Margarita, when he excited them to support his grand project. 6 And this same navy,' he then said, e i will pledge, shall shortly be powerful and {crate ; soon shall it tarry consternation and dread to the very walls of Cadiz, and convey back to the shores ot tie Penin sula the same ravages and blood with which the in sensate obstinacy of Spain to oppress us, has desola ted and inundated our counti - y.' His attention extends even to smaller objects, and his foresight goes Sc) tar as to anticipate the most remote results. He is al ready busied in preparing the means to establish a school for the Navy ; rust, in fororing .an arsenal, ii constructing gun-boats, in the equipment and ainia ment of Veil lOUb vessels, and next in organizing of Mashies, the driliiug of whom has been given is charge to Lieutenant-Colonel Jackson, his lit st di-Camp. Its squadron is at present composed ef.— " Brig, Indio Litoi ; " Schootiers—Mitino, Guertera, Julien Adele, Cott', Jutical, Aurora, Math.' ; " Sloop, Muntca; Felucca', three; " Latoiches, from tio to oars each, sir " I 'mai vessels, nineteen. " All these vessels are well armed, found are manned. A good ship and two more schooners a!! besides preparing. The schooner Josephine is en peeled horn Hayti. where she was left refitting; and Commissioners have been sent to purchase an exec:- lent brig, as well as Brown's 30 gun corvette, c 0..- denmed is Antigua. Two Buenos Alres vessels have also joined us. 66 No less activity reigns in the levied orgattizati of land troops. Genesee Arismendi left Barct' the day atter the retreat from Clarinet, to ascclers the concentration of forces in the Chapurro, se!' .General Zsraza had already arrived with 1000 Various parties belonging to his division, which scouring the banks of the Orinoko, are already lecting at San Diego de Cabrutica, and their ni bers are estimated at more than 1000. Colcnel fame, also belonging to the same division, with. cavalry, is observing the movements of the enemy it. the vicinity of Orituco. General it.lonagas is in Ar gue with 700 cavalry, including the small dear: ments of Campo() and CATIACO. According to to last accounts from General Roxas, stationed in Nii• turin, his division cannot be less than 700, nearly infantry. General Cedeno commands 1000 of to best cavalry in Guayana, and General l'iar, ace: , ing to the last advices, was daily increasing his di Eon, which already amounted to 201,) men, duet infantry. There are besides many par.ics scatters all over the territory of Venezuela, whidi are no: communication with the armies, am! of which la; information has been obtained unless disough the! races Gazettes, which every thy anin,unce their, piece destruction. Hence does it appear actual forces of tne Independents of Vsuezuela,wi out reckoning these flying parties, may be estireal at 7900 infantry, and '2550 cavalry, including' men in the head-quarters of Barcelona. It to are added the forces of New Granada acting in nezuela, between Calabozo and San Fereandu, composed ot 5000 infantry and 1;500 cavalry, i: ww follow that the Independents hr.tl a tome equal 12,900 infantry, acid 60:7,0 limy!, as per auur Swell - tent. Tie attillety, dues not es 4 one hundred mot. General Zaraza's Division Ditto hi various parties General Marino General koala General Piar Colonel infante - General Monagas Central eetleno Head-quarters at Barcelona Artillery - • Total forces of Venezuela Dimlon of New Grao.uls &MOO Total tinned Forces - -12,9 t 0 6,05 U i• The forces of the Royalists, estimate( reports brought in by the spies, and the cotresponJence, Limon' to 5,350, though any distinction of cavalry, because they tl do not give these details; but it is well ko have few mounted troops. These forces are in the following manner I—(iumana, abut' of which 4(X) Att. Spanish regulars—Guy) lOU country militia—Caracas, SW Spanish ,belonging to the infantry regiment of Cal 200 armed shopkeepers, enlisted to do Jut). Cavell°, I2U veteran Spaniards, laymen of the castle, armed shopkeepris, chttuya and Alcagracia, ben is their principal a organizing botli-s has been given is csun, his 61st eat composed ef— , ]even Adele, Cott., , armed, found arl more schooners :r Jorephina is er. Is kit refitting ; and purchase an excel- pun corvette, c, , r- enos A) res vessels levied organisation endi left Barce:caa trines, to accelerate e Chapati°, whe:e ved with 1000 Meth iivisiou, which were ko, are already co:- :Ica, and their nitni• 1000. Colrnet 1,.. division, with. Z:7J flea ut the enemy Nlunagas is in Ai , the small dear: According to as, stationed in !slt• than 700, mands IWO el t.c eneral Piar, :secans r increasing his Jim. 2ULO men, chid! my par.ies scatterel la, which are no::: and of which lir.e less thsough the C• anin,wice their cow it appear th.it of Venezuela, wit.: t, may be estimatti Fairy, including :aorta. It to the anida acting in V. San Fermniu, iOO cavalry, it d a force equal .e, as per anneal dues nut clad Was. Car. T 1,010 -- I.* r,sou 400 %.*: t.OO —21 n 7,000 9 " 7,900 2,550 10 . fr,ooo 3,2 i 0 B .s 2,9( 0 6,050 10: estimated by and the I itticqt• iO, tin ugn v:10 se they themiclrs is well known e forces are divide na b about 70 0016 ' ars—Guyra, at, 0 Spanish seitufas mit of Cavil: , ' sj 0 do Jut; . —? ' „ II:, Ali' . thopkrepet leir principal EPTI