Star.
London, England, 1824-04-26 00:00:00

BOSTON, 111 ARCH 13.

A most daring attempt was made yesterday at sunrise,
by some of the convicts at the State Pi ison to escape.
They rushed upon one of the officers and threatened
his life, in order to get the keys which he had in his
possession. Foiled in this attempt they retreated to the
eating-hall, and a spirit of mutiny and insubordination
became general through the prison. The whole number
of the convicts assembled there, many of them armed
with dangerous weapons, and refused to leave the hall or
go to labour unless their fellows, who had attempted the
life of the officer, could he (Accused from punishment.
—The situation of the officers, especially those who,
having charge of the shops, were by this unexpected
combination in the power of the convicts, became se-
riously alarming. The ordinary force in the govern-
ment of the prison was found insufficient to quell the
mutiny, unless at an expense of life, which it would
have been horrible to have incurred. Under these cir-
cumstances, a request was made to Major Wainwright,
commanding the United States' Marines at the Navy
Yard, for assistance, who with great readiness ordered
out his coramandi and repaired himself to the prison.

Immediately on his appearance, all resistance by the
convicts was terminated, the ringleaders were subjected
to punishment, and order restored throughout the yard.
Letters from Laguyra, received at Baltimore, an-
nounce the honourable acquittal of Commodore Da-
niels, who had been tried for the recent loss of two
sloops of war. He was ably and eloquently defended
by General Paez, and after trial, was noticed with dis-
tingui.lied honours by the people of Caraccas.
BRAZIL.—The schooner Moses, arrived at New York
in 29 days from Cayenne: the Captain states, that a ves- '
sel belonging to Cayenne had arrived at Para, but was
obliged to return with her cargo, in consequence of a
revolution which had broken out ; the streets of Para
were drenched with the blood of the murdered at noon
day. The Governor of Cayenne had dispatched a brig of
twenty guns, and a schooner, for the relief of such per-
sOns as had sought refuge under the French flag. Para
is a town and lorttess in the Brazils—population about
10,000.—/kt/fin:ore Gazette, 26th March.

MANILLA.—A friend handed us yesterday a Procla-
mation, in Spanish, from Manilla, without date, signed
by the Captain-General of the Philippine Islands, by
which it appears that a part of the troops, headed by a
Captain Novelles, had raised the standard of insurrec-
tion, with the object of rendering the Islands inde-
pendent of Spain ; but they were quickly put down, and
Novelles and ltuiz, with '2l of their followers, shot.

This forenoon we received accounts from Spain via
Bayonne, but they are by no means important ; such as
they arc, however, we subjoin them :

BAYONNE., APRIL 17.

131 our accounts from Madrid of the 12th, we learn
that the Military Cool Mission sits permanently : it
tries, or rather it condemns, all that are declared and
influential partisans of the Constitutional cause. The
French gardes du corps complain much of having been
obliged to leave Madrid to follow the Court, which is
in fact, very dull. General Bourmont, devoted to the
Clergy, is u,ing his influence to get Don Victor Saez
:estored to the Moistly. There is still a want of har-
mony between the General and the Ambassador.
A decree of the King orders works to be undertaken
for the purpose of bruiOng water to Madrid, which in
the summer is extremely scarce. A title and patents of
nobility are promi:ed to him who wid undertake the
work; foreigners may take part in it, and will enjoy
great pi ivileges. The King has nominated three Bishops
and two Archbishops.
The Diario contains a long article against several
passages of a libel said to have come (rout England,
which attacks the system that it seems intended to fol-
low in Spain. The Spanish writer says on the contrary,
that no happiness can be hoped for, excert under an
absohne Government, &c. All the A inbasadors go to!
Toledo, except the English Ambassador, who does not'
find an hotel to suit him, and will not leave Madrid.—
The King will remain at Aranjuez till the 19th, and
return to Aranjuez before he goes to the bath of Sa-1
cedon. On the 11th a train of 40 mules, loaded with
money, arrived at Madrid.
Under the Constitutional Government the Corps of
Advocates had presented a Petition, in which it re-
quested that the statutes of the order might be regulated
in conformity w ith the new laws. Proceedings are now
instituted against several of those who signed this Peti-
tion ; and it is reported that they will be banished. All
kinds of persecution continue: those who held offices
under the late Government are daily in danger of being
put into prison, or exiled from the Capital.
The Marquis of Mataflorida is here with his two
sons: he is going to his embassy or exile at Tulin. The
Spanish prisoners continue to pass through here: they
are very miserable, and fear the mom.:nt when they
shall reach their own country.