The National Register.
London, England, 1817-09-29 00:00:00

Lll PAPERS.

The Jamaica rouralt of the 30th July, gives the
following intelligence respecting the operations on the
Spanish Main, as extracts froui the Curacon Journals,
which, however, derive their information through the
circuitous route of St. Thomas's :

CURACO.I, JUNE 28.—The fidlowing is a summary
of intelligence received at St. Thomas's, by late ar-
rivals prom La Guayra and Puerto Cabello, and trans-
mitted to us in letters of the Ist and 3d inst. coming
from very respectable authorities:—
" General Morrill°, informed that the army under General Pacz
approached towards Calabozo. onlerctl Gortin to march with 1500
men, ((rain the three thousand who had lately been recruited and
posted near Valencia,) with a slew to join Aldama, and in concert
ith him to attack the enemy. This was accordingly done, and the
result proved fatal to the Spaniards. who were totally overthrown in
the GuyabeL Morrill°, apprised of this eatastmphe, joined the
garrisons of La Guayra. Caraccas, and Puerto Cabello. and with his
staff marched in search of the rietne. Ile met them posted near
Calabozo, engaged them, and was routed with considerable los", leas.-
ing on the field of battle upwards of 60') killed. The reroneut of
his army fled in di;order, and a great number of them passed over
to the victors. Atter this event, Morrill(' retired to I'alencia, and
cons oked a meeting composed of several bodies. to deliberate on the
measures that were necessary for their safety, while he was esidea-
souring to levy fresh forces. The less of the Royalists in the two
last engezements 13 said to be very clnsiderablc' to that tire ("sacs:a-
non of the Cameras and l.a Guayra, mud have been inevitable, had
not the arrival of fresh troops from Spain altered the determination of
the Spanish General, who was but expecting en' approach of the
enemy to retire to Puerto Cabello. Paez in:ma slowly forward, but
wisely and deliberately ; not a single action does he hazard ; his
steps are all directed by a general government"
The Independent privateer have made some very
considerable prizes of late, among which was a corvette
of 18 guns,, with 800,000 dollars in cash and dry
goods.

We had hut night ft parcel of German Papers, but
their cont,.:nts arc of no importance.
The lateA accounts front the. Brazils r.:-e totally
silent with regard to the reported insurrection at Pa-
raiba.

We arc happy to state, that fully more than one
million of yards of cotton cloth, were shipped on board
the Mars, in the Clyde, tor t. Thomas, lately cleared
out. It is probable that the ultimate destination of a
large proiwrtion of these goods must he Spanish South
America, as it greatly exceeds the quantity requisite thr
the ordinary consumption of the island of St. Thomas,
—((iletsTow Chronicle.)
large issue of half sovereigns and crowns are now
in u forward stasc of preparation. We understand,
alz.-), that a new coinage of copper, on a very extensive
scale, is de,ermined on ; and that necessary measures
have already been adopted for carrying it into exe-
cution.

Comply intscon tinning to beniade in Germany against
English =nal:tures and English merchants, several
German manufactures, now at Frankfort, have had
conferences, for the purpose of suggesting measures in
tavour of German industry ; hut, it is added, these con-
ferences have hitherto had no result.

The favourable expectations which had been formed
for improving the navigation of the river off Waolwich,
by retnoving the men of war in ortlimmy, have been,
roily 2.6.Am:a The removal cf the mooring chains,
&e. have had Re effect of nearly carrying away all the
n'tal anal silt which used to accumulate ; while, at the
'ante lime, the tide in ebbing and flowing has
been greatly encreased, and therefore more fOrdble in
its effects, and causing; the navigation not to be so itn-.
purled as when ships were lying there. This is not
t!.e tally advantitge obtained by this measure, for the
l'ave dt rivul7 a raving. of more than 9.5,C001.
ter :tnnotn, whith was raid a contractor for the re-
moval of the mud and silt by lighters, which yielded
Lim in 'addition, it is. said, a considerable sum of
a. oacy.

THE DIM MA.

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