The National Register.
London, England, 1817-11-03 00:00:00

SOUTH q ERIC A.

The American papers have furnished a mass of Intelli-
gence relative to the state of affairs in South America,
anGregor has tied from the Amelia Islands, apparently
appointed in his hope of reinrweements. Commodore Amy
lead asmeneel the command of both the canny and navy ; and
.a Mr. Hubbard, an enthusiast trout the United States, and
late Sheriff el New York, was, :item some altercations with
Coninmilore Aury, appointed civil Governor.
These self-eleeted functionaries on the 2.01 i of September
published a prod:law iI.II under joint signatures, elinneencing
that the Me‘ican Ilag would be hoisted in the island un the
day follewieg, • and so•iciting the inhabitants to return to
their respeetiv e homes, where they would tied their property
held sacred by the patriots. Le a narrative: of the linefeeds.
ings of the United states frigate Congress, just returned
from a cruise along that Spanish Main, some curious sea
many painful particulars arc given relative to the war which
so cruelly desolates that tine and interesting region. Mtn.
rillo appears to have withdrawn the remnant of his force
from Marguerite, more with a view to oppose the progress
Of 114.111V41', and the other independent °Ricers in Guayana,
than to escape the sword of the Marge' etta Patriots, under
the command of Gomez. The Spanish Geneial was col.
heeling troops to resist the advance of the independent army
against the province of Caraccas. His disposable force was
estimated to amount to something near 4,000 men, good eel.
dims, and ably officered, besides 2,000 Creole and Indian
auxiliaries. The Patriot army was variously estimated front
4 to 8,1)00 !TWO, but interior in skill, discipline, and equip-
ment, to the Royalists under the order of Morillo. It Was
not thought probable that tlee Patriots would be forward to
a hi; a general action ; although the superiority to the Span-
iards is evident emongli, velien employed as partisans ortiner-
Was. 'flee war Is carried on in the most ferocious and sea.
gainary spirit. Little mercy is shuwu on either side. AVo
awn and helpless children are butchered to atone for the
crimes of their military relatives. The population of the
towns has grievously diminished: Barcelona and Caimans
have lost three lona-the of their inhabitants; famine and beg-
gary have be set the remainder; and the mass of wretched.
ness resulting from this inhuman conflict is such as it would
require nothing less than an age of nation,' freedom to re-
pay, and of legislative wisdom to *Literate. It k alleged
in a New York article, that tire French frigate Eurydice.,
lately supplied with necessaries in the harbour of New York,
in cruise off the }levities, for the purpose of aiding the Wyatt
cause of Spain. TWO is exclaimed against by the American
writer, as involsing a breach of the neutrality to which the
United States are pledged between the belligerents. It is
insinuated pi city broadly, thatif the privilege be granted to
the Spaniards of fitting out, or of refreshinr, in the United
States, to "act against the Patriots, the recrietion must be
taken mf by winch American eitizetis are debarred awn
(quipping vessels or raising troops for their support.

Wednesday the Lord Mayor Elect. with the usual
cavalcade, proceeded to the house of the Lord Chan-
cAlor, to announce, according to annual custom, his
new appointment, and to invite his Lor,lsliip to dinner
on the civic anniveriary. The Shcriiii aft2rwards
waited upon the Ambassadors, Cabinet Ministers,
.Tudges, and other persons of distinctioa, with similar
invitations.

1 Ile colossial statute of Bunnaparte, by Canova, nnw
in the iws,ession of the Duke of Wellington, hl•en
erroneously said to have been presAited to the Duke Lir
the Prince Regent. It was iireseatol to his Gr..ze ay
the King of France.