Star.
London, England, 1808-09-13 00:00:00

SPANISH AMERICA.

The LARK sloop, arrived at Portsmouth, has
brought dispatches from Sir JAMES COCKBURN, Go-
vernor of Curacoa, which relate to the satisfaction ee,
pressed 'by the Spaniards, on the Spanish Main, to
the resistance made to the French, by their country,
in which they most heartily join, and have declared
themselves the subjects of Ferdinand VII. The com-
munications made to Sir JANES COCKBURN, are from
the province of Curnana,
Our Readers will be gratified in being informed,
by the subjoined letter fr, m Curacoa, that the intel-
ligence of the change that has taken place in Spain,
reached the Western hemisphere v-ry soon after the-.
Patriotic flame hunt forth in the mother country.--.
The zeal and attenion of our n.lval commander?, is
so promptly scud ng the i telligence where it was et
so much importance that it should be speedily known,
&sem the highest commendation.

" CURACOA, JULY KC •

44 A dispatch reached this settlement a rev: &qt.:,
ago, from Admiral COCHRANE, at Antigua, enclo..
sing a letter from Lord COLLINGWOOD, and anotutit:,
from Captain BRADFORD, with a detail of the opera. •
dons which had recently taken place in the neigh-
bourhood of Cadiz. The rapid and direct convey.
ance of this agreeable intelligence to the' British:
Colonies may, perhaps, be productive of
.the, most
beneficial effects to the West India Islancli....His*".
gxgellency Sir JAMES COCKBURNi who had previoasil
taken every means in his power to-covicilikte the Spi7:
ili4rds, lost no time in transmitting' the welcometi.-
4;ngs tcl the Main.. Duplicates of the dispii!ches,
With letters of colgratulatiOn, :On such happy. ag4
..unexpected changes,._were immediately sent off to the
-Governors of Coro"; -Maiiicips; and the Cararcai,
his Seecretary add Aicf-dii-Camp whose returiris.
aniiowly looked for. ley the inhabitants of this settlo
ment. The news is supposed to have readied sib

u early as it did Britain. Five French vessels,
It seetis, wore ordered tCrsail from Bourdeaux, for the
purpose oy carrying out persons to the different Spa-
Gish provinces, t supersede those at the heads of
departments, nth in the Emperor's interest ; but
these, it is hoped, will he intercepted, as the British
&alters, by being apprized of the circumstance, will
be Consequently on the alert. These events will tend
materially to promote the interest of the. Englith, as
the duplicity of the enemy will be represented, of
course, in glowing colours prior to the arrival of the
Gallic Commissioners. By some schooners . which
have lately come in from Santa: Cruz and Porto Rico,
We understand the intelligence had been reciivedthere
With the most enthusiastic rejoicings: The latta
place' it is reported, had manifested. a strong dispo-
sition to deliver itself over to the protection of the
British Government. All hostilities have ceased be-
tween us and the Spaniards till the return of the flags
Truce;of When it is sanguinely expected, that a
friendly intercourse will instantly ensue. From. the
wit and eaterprize of the London MiTchants in af-
fairs of rational and well-grounded speculations, we
are looking forward to the arrival-of some valuable
freights for the Spanish markets, which will greatly
contribute to the success of this Colony, already fast
advancing in trade and prosperity. Indeed the sys-
too of policy adopted by his Excellency Sir JAMES
CocusußN, is such, as cannot fail to restore confidence.
revive commerce. and insure the welfare of the island
and its dependencies;
" You shall hear again from me soon. in my next,
I shall be able to tell you the success of oor misoons.
But from the cordiality and good understanding,
which even in the worst of times has always subsisted
between us and the Main, we antiLipatz the most fa-
vourable result."

• Yesterda3 morning his MaJEsr7, Princess •2: So-
bask, AeousrA, and AMELIA, accoxpar,ied by Lady
TIVINNE, Lord WALmvcittam, Generals c`
and Firznov, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor
Park, and returned at twelve.

The princess SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER is at Con-es,
enjoying the respect and partiality of the inhabitants, ,
and receiving die attention from Lord Ft-I.z
the Gwernor of the Island, who accommodates her
with his yacht for her sailing parties.
Lord SPENCER still continues at Rvde, in the Isle
of Wight, pursuing his aquatic excursions in Commis•
sioner GREY's yacht.
The LORD LIEU rEvAvr of Ireland has appointed
etiARLEs SAXTON. Esq. only son of Sir CHARLES
SAXTOK, Bart. to be Secretary for the Civil Depart.
Ment, in the room of the late Mr. Tuna..
When the ZEALOUS left Lord COLLINGsvomi, on, the
4th ult. Admiral Putters was about to depart from
the station off Cadiz, to relieve Admiral MARTIN, in
tir command off Corfu. The FAME, NORTHUMBER-
LAND, and EXCELLENT, were also going up the Medi-
terranean. It is his Lordship's intention, when he
leaves Cadiz to resume the command of the squadron
off Toulon, to take all the line-of-battle-ships with
him into the Mediterranean : three frigates only will
be kept off that port. The dispatches sent to his
Lordship in the PICKLE were not lost : though they
Went down in her, his Lordship found out a-tvialtcse
diver, who, after three days exertion, found them ;
for which he rewarded him. The CJESAR, of 80,
Rear-Admiral Sir RICHARD STRACHAN ; EAGLE, of
74, Captain ROWLEY ; FORMIDABLE, of 98, Captain
FAYERMAN ; STANDARD, of 64, Captain T. HARVEY
(beside the REPULRE, QUEEN, and IVINDSOR CASTLE)
and the LAvi iA frigate, arc coming home. The
late happy change Of affairs in Spain will enable his
Lordship to send home the, same number of line-of-
battle-ships as were constantly kept is the tiresome
blockade of Cadiz.

The American ship Exchange, laden with sugar
and a fe* bags of coffee, is sent into Portsmouth, de-
tained off Cherbourg, by the squadron under the or-;
deti of Capt. CARTHEW, of la Gwiae.—She is from 1
Guadaloupe, said to be bound to London. She left
Guadaloupe on the Bth of July t that island was then
in the greatest distress for want of provisions.
Captain GEARY, of the Rcyal Artillery, who was
killed, in the action of the 1 tth ult. at Rolein, was!
the last officer that embarked at Portsmouth to join
Sir ARTHUR WEI.LESLEY'S army. He was a son of
the late Captain GEARY, of the Navy, and a native of
the Isle of Wight. Ile married Miss JOLIFFE, daugh-
ter of Dr. JOLIFFR, of Newport ; who has to lament
his loss, with four young children. The fatal ball
struck him in the head as he was pointing a gun.—
He
was considered an excellent officer.
joust Lady, EA. of Wimborne Minster, shot over
the Manor of Verwood, in the county cf Dorset, on 1
the third day's shooting, this season, 30 brace of Par-
fridges, 10 brace of Harts, and 12 couple of Rabbits t
he commenced his day's sport with the rising Sun,
and closed it at four o'clock. Six servants, with four
Trace of pointers, attended him. What makes this
day's sport the more extraordinary, the whole Manor
is set more than 4,500 acres.
A Lady who affected a state of pregnancy ih one
tif the boxes at the Haymarket Theatre on Friday
night, contrived to rob a Lady wh sat near her of an
elegant gold watch, with which she suddenly disap-
peared, and has not yet been discovered.
The Shin:ford Mercury contains an account of a
girl, about four years old, who, in returning home
from an errand, fell asleep in a ditch trench, and
continued in that state for three days, when she got
up and went home, perfectly well and unconscious of
het trance.
We read in the papers of a harmless duel between
a Satgeon and- an Officer. Considering their pro-
fessions, it is rather singular that both should miss
their aim 1
Walking matches are so much practised by the
lo*er class of people, that some tradesmen have it
in contemplation to pay their porter's wages in small
lAN as a mode of quickeningtheir pace on an errand.
BREAD.—There was no Court of Aldermen today.
The LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the returns, or.
dered it to rise Id. per peck loaf: