Star.
London, England, 1807-10-21 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

We are happy to Rate, for the information of our 1
Commercial Readers, that difpatches received from
the River Plate are very favourable, fo far as relates
to the Britith property in that quarter. We have not
learnt the particulars, fo as to enable us to Rate them
with precition; but we beli've they relate to Come ar•
rangements thai were made, to permit the Merchants
to difpofe of their property before their departure.—
We can Rate one faa on good authority :—Some
goods which had received damage, were permitted
to be fold, and were fdd At prices fufficiently high
to cover the colts and expences.

General WuivsLock's condo/I, in the arrange.
rnents that have been effeaed, has, we underfiand,
given great fatisfaition to the Merchants at Monte
Video and to the King's Minifters.
An official communication to the Merchants may
be expeEted Coon to make its appearance, and will
tend to remove the apprebenfions that might other.
wife be excited by the fats detailed in the fubjoined
article :

MOWTC VIDIO, July 23, 21107, Ten o'Cloelt at Night.

" When I wrote you a short letter this afternoon,
I thought the chip would have failed this evening ;
but as there is a chance 'of my yet being in time for
her, I inclofe you a paper refpaling our fituation
here. When the General returned from Buenos
Ayres. the merchants here had a meeting, which was
very fullyattended, and a metancbolT one it was.
They nominated four other Gentlemen end me, to
wait upon the General with a memorial.' I accord
irgly drew up the inclofed, which being approyed of,
we preferred to him, and had along conference With
him to no purpofe ; but the 'paragraphs ibbjnined to
the memorial, were the only 'anfwers be would allow
us to return to the Merchants :

6 TO HIS EXCELLINCY LILUTENANT GENSRAL WHITS.
LOCH, &C. .

4 Sta—. Being nominated by the Brit& Merchants of Monte
Video, u Committee for communicating with your Excellency,
on matters involving the iaterefts of the &kith commerce at this
place, we !raft that the deep injury all have (attained, and tbc
ruin with which many are threatened by the late even 4 of wan
kalif), our occaSonal intruSon.
We wit►, in the mean time, to indulge a hope, Sir, that the
following fummary of our cafe may bre .ixonoured with your Ex-
eellency's eonfideration :

In quell of etcher for our property where it may be found,
Tome intend embarking their goods for St. Domingo ; tome for
Surinam; others for Trinidad, jamatea, and the other Weft India
colonies; tome for the Cape of Good Hope; others for Port
jaekfon ; and a few, In defpair, prefer the fad alternative of re-
turning niErtgland, there to throw thanfelves on the mercy of
their creditori. In this deplorable choice, our property, already
charged With an eipenee exceeding half the colt of it, will be
ratified in value, bit the further damage it muft Puffer in removal ;
furcharged, at thi fame time, with the additional freight, info-
ranee, and continent expencea, to thole different and diftant parts
of the world to an amount little lhort of half a million of dollars,
the Pale of it, if any can be effeaed, it markets for which it is not
• calculateft, aor was ever intended, will perhaps not leave a wreck
worth our care.
In this difaftrous Rate of our affairs, in which a molt refpea-
able and numerous clefs of merchants and manuhaurers at home
are alto implicated, Perhaps no material relief, by procuring any
favour few our trade, or otherwife, 1s now within your Excel-
lency's controul ; but the reftitution of the import duties paid
here, would be a very accept4leiditigation of the common ca-
lamity.

'Orders for merchandize, to a large amount, have been tranfmit-
ted from this place fince your Excellency's arrival, in the hope of,
at left, reaching the place of our original dcftination. In this we
arc not only totally difappointed, but long before the expedted
!hips can arrive, they ai well as many others, which in all proba-
bility are fitted out (Or this part of the world, on receiving intelli.
gence of the capture of Monte Video, will encounter imminent
danger from the'tnemy, if his Majefty's Clips Otall be withdrawn
from the Plata at itratime limited for the evacuation of this place.
Wcotterefore, with 'great deference, requeft that your Excellency
'will be pleated to inform us, whether any provifion is, or will be
Made for their fakty ; andwhether the army, or a part 'of It, fuf.
ficient for our protidlion, will remain until the expiration of the
truce, which, we underttand, will terminate on the 6th September.
Debts to fevetal Englifh merchants having, we underftand,
been contradted by Spanith traders; which, according to the terms
of their engagements, are not payable until after the 6th Septem-
ber, we beg kbat your Excellency will have the gooditek to con-
cert nicifuret for the futurity of the creditors, and the liquidation
of the debts alluded to. • • • • *
Any fatisfaCtion on there heads, or other confolation that your
Excellency can, and will be pleated to impart to tali, v/111 be, thank-
fully acknowledged. We have the honour to be, with the
greaten refpeet, Sir, your Excellency's molt obedient, and molt
humble krvants, (Signed)
a. AGASSIZ