Star.
London, England, 1814-08-20 00:00:00

WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA.

The state of South America is at (lice distressing
-..n3 interesting. It will be seen by the Extracts which
have this day given from Buenos Ayres Gazettes
,-;':*the 2d, and letters to the 12th June, that the peo-
plß arc now suffering all the horrors of civil war—a
r engendered in the foul attempt of the NAPOLEON
family to seize the Throne of the Mother Country.
An effort, it will be seen, had been made, under
the mediation of Lard STILANGFORD, to restore peace
between the Royalists and Revolutionists ; but the for.
tiler insisted on such terms, as to provoke the Go-
trernment of Buenos Ayres to a strong resistance.
The Montevideans were perhaps induced to make the
high demands they did from the circumstance of their
having long had the command of the River, by which
Means they very much distressed the people of
Buenos Ayres.
The latter, 11,iwever, succeeded, under the direction
of an Englishman, in forming a maritime force, by
cciaverting a number of merchant vessels into ships of
war. After another fruitless attempt at negociation,
a naval action took place on the 15th of May,
whidh terminated in favour of the Revolutionists, who
captured or destroyed the whole of the Montevidean
havy, except one ship and one ketch. The triumphant
Insurgents are now as high in their demands as the
Nlonteirideans were before, and threaten to burn the
Chipping in Montevideo, .and the town itself, unless
they be complied with.
We have also given from the Motriteur Annitano,
st South American Paper, an account of the cessation
of hostilities between the Government of Chili and
the Viceroy of Lima&

We have received Paris Papets of Tuesday and
Wednesday : those of Tuesday merely contain an
account of the Festival instituted by Louts XIII. to
commemorate the birth of a son, and that son was
Louts XIV. BONAPARTE, although born on the .sth
of February, thought proper to call• the 15th of
August his birth-day, in order that this festival might
be perpetuated in his name.
In an Address from the 90th French Regiment,
there is more truth than we have been accustomed ti
witness in productions of this nature. sa Nothing was
wanting (say these brave men) to make us invincible,
but a true sense of honour end love for our Noce—
under BONAPARTE, therefore, we fought as if with,
one arm in a sling. The return of your Majesty re.i
stores to us the full possession of out faculties."
The Journals of Wednesday inform us, that Mr.
CRAW/fORD, the American Minister, delivered his
credentials to the French Km, and had an audience
on that day. An Address has been voted in the
Chamber of Deputies, praying the KINd to maintain
the Establishments for the education of the Children

of Officers of the Legion of Honour, which were

abolished from motives of economy. A Member in-
timated* that one of the French Marshals was wil-
ling to contribute largely to a fund for this purpose,
and thus to relieve the Finances from the burden.
We trust that this generous example will be followed.
The tavages of the plague at Smyrna have greatly
1 diminished,

Every arrival from the outports swells the list of
captures by the Americans. The Coromandel home-
ward-bound Indiaman has been taken, at no great
distance frtim the English coast ; but she was after-
wards recaptured by the ERIDANUS frigate. We pre-
sume that the Coromandel is the vessel alluded to in
the letter from Cork as having been captured on the
27teit ultimo, although by other accounts the capture
took place on the 2d of August.

Mr. COOK, the Under Secretary of State far Fo.
reign Affairs, proceeds from Paris to Vienna to act as
Principal Secretary to Viscount CASTLEREAGH at the
Congress. Mr. J. C. MORIER is appointed Under
Secretary of State during his absence.
The Earl of ROIIII4IY has embarked at Dover for
the Continent.

Earl BATHURST is indisposed at his seat at Pulteney.
There is no foundation for the report that the Duke
DI RICHMOND has let his mainion at Goodwood to the
Duke of WELLINGTON for three years.

Wednesday, the Duke of MARLBOROVGII passed
through Oxford, on his return from Sion-Hill to
Blenheim. His Grace was, as usual, hailed on his
entrance by a ral from the city bells.
S.Ltut day last, Mr. COKE entertained the poor of
his parish of Holkham, consisting of about 700, with
a plentiful dinner of beef and plum-pudding, and
twelve barrels of strong beer, in celebration of the
Peace. Mr. and Miss Cox% with their friends in the
house, presided at the different tables, and thousaas
flocked to partake in this gay scene of festivity.
In consequence of the lateness of the Harvest the
Gentlemen of Hampshire, Berkshite, Oxfordshire,
and vane other counties, have agreed not to com-
mence shooting till the 14th of September. It is to
be hoped that in all the counties the Gentlemen will
adopt a similar resolution ; otherwise the loss to the
farmers will be immense.
The Barclay match of 1000 miles in 1000 succes-
sive hours, is again attempted by a Mr. FORDYCE, in
the neight•ourhood of Amsbury Common, Somerset.
shire. The pedestrian has been a week at work.

NAVAL NTELLIGENCI.

The following is an Extract of a Lettei from
Ctookhaven, received this morning, dated August
13th, 1814:

" Captain CAMSnoN and crew; of the ship Coro.
mandel, with Cape. SITU 4-rtr, of the Madras Army,
landed here late last night out of a pilot-boat, on
board of which they were put yesterday by the York
schooner, privateer, of Boston, of 14 guns, and 140
men, commanded by FaaNcts Buacy. Captains CA-
M ERu NI and STBUART s ate, that the Commander and
Officers of the privateer behaved in the most kind and
humane manner to them and every individual who
belonged td the Coromandel. They gave positive
and strict orders to the crew of the privateer not on
any account to examine any man's baggage on board.
The Coromandel was from Batavia, with prize coffee,
and was captured on the 2d instant, six leagues from
Scilly, and sent for America.—The ship General
Hurter, Wu. Sutra, with timber, from Miramichi,
was burnt last night 20 miles S. W. from the Meszin-
head by the above privateer, and the master and crew
also landed here. _

44 P. B.—The privateer was seen this morning."
N. B. The Coromandel has been retaken by the
ERIDANUS frigate, and arrived at Plymouth.

CORK, AUGUST 15.

A Russian vessel (the Herman and Thusnelda, of
Petersburgh) has arrived in our harbour, the Master
of which states, that he spoke an American privateer
off the Mestin Head, and war informed by her, that
on the 27th of last month, she captured a homeward-
hound East India ship, richly laden. She had after-
wards captured another small vessel, and put 40 or
50 Lascars on board of her, to be landed on our
Western Coast.
Saturday morning, a Telegraph signal announced
an American Privateer off Cape Clear, steering S.W.
on which an unusual scene of bustle and activity took
place, and it was but a short time before we noticed
Majesty's ship CASTILIAN getting under weigh.
Owing to the indisposition of Captain BREMER, Lieu-
tenant Lunn is gone out acting in her. Shortly
atter, his Majesty's ships AVON aed PRESIDENT fol-
lowed, and we have every expectation that they will
be able to give a good account of those daring intru-
ders on our coast. It was said there was also an
American frigate in the Channel.
Ships are dropping in every tide for West India
and American convoys, shortly expected.