Star.
London, England, 1814-03-25 00:00:00

VigAICA PAPtkl

We hive teeeived Letters awl Platte (ronl la-
rriaict to the 30th January. They contain accounts
ftors Ppanish America, from- which it appears, that
the Revolutionists have gained some important ad-
vantages over the Royalists. The following letter
ptetents some of the particulars :

" CURACOA, NOV. 21.

" The affairs of Venezuela are 121 the most prospe-
rous state. Since the fall of the Province of Cumana,
on the 2d of August, which was succeeded by that
of the Province of Barcelona, on the 19Th of the
m,

ionth, there does not remain a single Spaniard in
either of those Provinces. In the Province of Cit..
raccas, General Bolivar has completely beaten the
Spaniards arrived from Cadiz in Porto Cave}lo.—
There have arrived 1300 men, who united to some
misguided Creoles whom Monverda forced to re-
main in Porto Covello, amount to about 2000.
They attacked General-Bolivar near Valencia, and
they were completely beaten.
" The loss on the Spanish s;de was at least 1000
men, 24 Officers, killed and prisoners, and the re-
mainder which escaped are now shot up in Porto
Cavell°, where they are dying from starvation and
disease, as they are so closely besieged.
" An army of 2500 men, under the orders of Bri.
gadier.General Urdanceta, is now marching against
Coro, which, we are assured, will surrender to this
army, as the people of that misled province now mast
fully see their past errors.
" I forgot to mention that Monverda was mortally
wounded in the battle near Valencia—the shot entered
his back and came out at his month; and he received
two other wounds besides. He commanded on that
day, and is now succeeded by a Lleatenant-Colonel
Solloman, who came out with the troops from Cadiz.
41 Our army at present consists of 13,000 well
.equipped troops, besides many others with lances, &c.
It is imposssible to form my adequate idea of the
energy and love of country and liberty, which per-
vades all ranks of people.'

" KINOSTON, JANUARY 2q.
" The Snake brig, 18 guns, Capt. Robbin, which
arrived on Saturday from a cruize, unfortunately got
ashore on the Jardines about three weeks ago, and
was compelled to throw her guns overboard before
she was.extritated..Tbe Variable brigantine, of 12
guns, Lieut'nant Yates, anchored at Port Royal the
same day, from a cruize off the Mississippi, last the
Havannah, in thirteen days.—The schooner Desiree,
from Barcelona, in four days, arrived on Friday after.
noon, last week. In her came passengers, Captaiq
Furse, Mr. Hodge, Master; Mr. Baker, Surgeon ;
Mr.l.Henry Seniors and eight seamen, late of the Lap.
wing packet, captured. on the 22d of November, near
Barhadnes, by the American privaser Fox, Captain
N. Vial, of Baltimore, ani landed at the South Har-
bour in the Island of 71inea, from whence they went
in a small ve .sel to Barcelona, and Captain Furse
purchased the Desiree to proceed with them to this
island.

" During the engagement between the Fox and
Lapwing, the former had one man killed, the First
Lieutenant and Captain of marines, and five men,
wounded ; the latter four men killed, and Captain
Furse, Mr. Hodge, master, Mr. Senior (passenger),
and nine men, wounded. Previous to the departure
of Captain Furse from Barcelona, a report had reached
that place, of the Royalists having defeated the In-
surgents in that neighbourhood, with upwards of 4(X)
killed. The Bird is one of the last convoy from Que-
bec, from which she separated ; and. in the Mona
Passage, spoke Li Pique frigate, of :l6 guns, the Hon.
Captain Maitland, cruizing, but learnt nothing new.
The Maria sailed from St. George's nn the Ist inst.
and on the 4th spoke the Morgiana sloop of war, of
18 guns, Captain Scott, which shortly alter proceeded
in chace of a large ship, supposed to be an American
letter of marque, but from the ssipetiority of the lat-
ter's sailing, there was little probability of the Mor-
giana's coming up with her. Rear-Admiral Cock-
burn was to sail from St. George's on the 2d instant,
with an expedition destined for the Chesapeake.
" Several vessels bad arrived at Bet muda from the
United States, and gave accounts of the law, laying
an Embargo, having passed the House of Represen-
tatives, in consequence of which provisions at Bcr.
much' had enhanced considerably in price The Sap-
pho brig, of 18 guns, Captain O'Grady, sailed on
Thursday to collect the vessels for the homeward.
bound fleet. in the gale which separated the Planet
and Medina from she rest of the fleet, several vessels
were, at its termination, perceived to be dismasted,
and the Medina passed one vessel, supposed to be a
brig, bottom upwards. It having been represented to
Rear-Admiral Brown, that it would be an accommo-
dation to the Merchants to postpone the sailing of the
fleet to the 31st instant from Port Royal, he has been
pleased to signify to his Honour the Mayor his ac.
quiescence therewith.
4The sloop Hannah and Emma, Cofood, from this
port to St. Jag° de Cuba, went into Morant Bay on
the 14th inst in consequence of having encountered
a gale of the East-end, on the night of the I:ath, du-1
ring which she received considerable injury in her
sails, etc. The damage having been repaired, she pro.
seeded for her destination on the lath. The schooner
Maria, Halfield, which sailed on the 19th ult. from
this port for Halifax, has been captured by an Ame-
rican privateer, and ordered far Charleston. The crew
were landed at the Havannah, and her Master arrived
in the Mary. The Forester brig, of 18 guns, Captain
Kennedy, touched at the Havannah, and proceeded
from thence on a mime on the 2.1 inst.

64 The Nimrod brig, of 18 guns, lately cut out of
Tarpaulin Cove the American ship Chili, of Nan-
tucket, from a whaling voyage, with a cargo of oil :
two boats, with 100 men each, went out of Holmes'
Hole to try to recapture her, but did not succeed.—
The Majestic ("wee), of 54. guns, and la Junon fn-
gate, of 36 guns, were lately lying in Cape Harbour,
United States. The sloop Catharine, Church, from
Bath to Boston, went in there, when she was carried
alongside the Majestic, her cargo taken out, her mast
cut away, and she drove ashore on the beach."

NiffyilL INTELLIGENCE.

The Susannah brig is arrived at Portsmouth 'torn
tl►e Isle of France, where she left the Rawdon, from
BengNl. She sailed from the Cape in rehrnaryi and'
left the Laoto man of war there, under ord...rb for St.
Helena, to convoy, as was scppoUtd, the homeward.
hound Indiamen.

c4e are sorry to, learn, that from a misunkterstand-
ing, our trade at China %%is interruptea; when tha
last accounts came away.

. PINMOUII4, MATZ:Eff s!.

Arrived the- gary and NI •rgaret, fr.rn TtrrAgrorfx
—left Gibrdrar with '22 sail, under convoy of his
M ,jesty's strip CONFOU NDE it ; Lord Eldon transport.,
from Gibraltar ; Hero, KEn.u, from Tat-raga:4la r
Agamemnon Transport, ,from Passages, with Liss of
mainmast ; the galliot Hope, of Pappenbirrg, bound
to Passages from Bristol, captured by the Tr:ie
Blooded Yankee American privateer, on Monday lan
off I.:skint, and recaptured by the iactmonst frigat-t,
which, was left in chase of the privateer. The brig
Favourite, Wool), of Cork, to Spain, was captercd
by an American privateer, and recaptoral by the
Imam [so sloop of wir. S til M 4jest)'s ships
GRANtIIi WOLlorrl!I it EDPOLE, for the Down*
and Portsmouth, wilth a law convoy.—Wind W.