Star.
London, England, 1822-08-03 00:00:00

Extract of a letter from Corruntes, dated March 4.

-44 A frightful occurrence has plunged us into deep
despair. A party of Paraguans having made ae ir-
ruption into St. Anne's alluvions, seized all the men
who were at work among the Yerbales, and the per-
son of M. BOMPLANDT himself. After having de-
stroyed this Gentleman's establishment, they burned
and searched, everything that could be of any use to
this province : then marched their prisoners to Pa-
rana, with all the animals they could take, and have
left a detachment to prevent the production of yearn,
that celebrated herb of Paraguay. Thus has been
shivered. at a single blow the credit of the country,
outraging the character of the Provinces, which had
conferred on M. BOMPLANDT the appointment of Na-
turalist, interrupting the advancement of a young and
meritorious province, and doing irreparable damage.
M. BOMPLANDt, it will be recollected, was endea-
vouring to form plantations of trees adapted to the
pampas, and to introduce other vegetables. The
people of Buenos Ayres intended also to cultivate the
cotton and coffee shrubs somewhere to the North,
and one of our fellow-citizens had already sent a
barrel of the Sea Island cotton seed to Buenos Ayres.
In fact, the speculations of M. BOMPLANDT were likely
to render them of service tb all, and now they are
destroyed by ignorance and rapacity."
Letters from the Havannah state the yellow fever to
be very prevalent among the strangers there. The
political state of Buenos Ayres is represented as flou-
rishing, and the Members of the Government har-
moniously engaged in completing-the arrangements
for the security of the independence of the country,
and the establishment oF civil liberty.
The celebrated Preston Guild, which is only com-
memorated once in 20 years, commences on Monday,
the 2d of September nest. It is held to be one of the
most splendid provincial festivals in England. It
was commemorated three times during his late 14A•
JESTY'S reign—an event that never occurred in the
History of any previous King of England. This
Guild was. originated in the reign of King Henry 111.
Muanita.----At the Roscommon Assizes, Thomas
Duignan, Dominick Duignan, and Bridget Duignan,
were tried for the wilful murder of Bridget Duagnan
the younger, (the wife of Dominick) on the Ist of
June last, at Cloomagnina, near Frenchpaik. They
were all found =silty, and orderd for execution yesterday.
EXECUTlON.—Wednesday last, Charles Lie, who
belonged to a most daring gang, and had for a lenris
of time infested the County of Huntingdon, was, par►
want to his sentence for housebreaking, executed in.
!root of the jail at Huntingdoe.

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•LpwEs liAcks—Avetrty 77 -77"
i.ord Rzresneat's h. c. Centaur, by Canopus, old;
Walked over for his Majesty's I'late:
Sweerstakei of 100 gs. each, b. ft. for three-ir.olds.
Ld G. H. Cavendish's b. c. by Middlethorpe; eat. 31b.
14 Hermitian's c. by Whalebone, list. 81b.
EDINBURG /1 RACES (Ova: elk Nati Couziut ay Won;
ausheit.).-10. Jute 40.
A Produce Sweepstakes of 50as. each, h. ft. for three-yr-olds
colts, Bst. 31b. fillies, Bst. One mile.
Mr. Daird's br. c. The Pirate - walked over.
A Produce Sweepstakes of 50gs. each, h. ft. LT two-yr-oidi;
colts, llst. 51b. fillies, Bst. Ilalf a mile,
Sir R. K. Dick's b. f. by Outcry
Sir A. Ihn's b. c. by X Y Z
Mr. F. Quarton's b. c. The Pirate
A fine race:
The Gold Cup of 100 gs. by subscription, ace. Three mild,
Mr. F. Quartou's br. e. by Ardrossan, 3 yrs old 1
Sir A. Dun's ch. f. Gondola, 4 yrs old -
Mr. llaird's br. c. The Pirate, 3 yrs old 7 • 5
Mr J. Hope names Mr. 13ogue's br. c. by Stamford, 4 yrs old 4
Mr. Melville's b. m. liambletonia, 5 yrs old
A good race.
Sir Alexander Don's b. e. by Haphazard, beet Mr. F. Qual
ton's b. e. Sir W:lll.im, eat. 31. b. each. two miles, 100 gs. b. ft:
Wen easy.

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