Star.
London, England, 1825-11-07 00:00:00

JAMAICA.

We have received letters from Jamaica, dated the
19th of September, wh ch, we regret to state, riescrihe
the visitation of that dt structive disease—the fever of
that country—as being more fatal, both among the,
troops and the crews of the ships, than it was in several
• preceding seasons. Tie following are extracts :—.
PORT ROYAL, &wringer' 19.
Tl•e yellow fever has scarcely ceased to rage during
the year. The squadron has suffered much, pant-
ci.latly the Lively and Pylades, and the troops, in
con equence of tl ear losses (particularly in Spanish
Town), are to change their quarters. During the last
eight months, one regiment out of five (in numbers)
have fallen victims to this destructive calamity. The
Officers have fallen out of all proportion. The 77th Re-1
gin ent, on being embarked from Stonev-hill barracks,
for the north side of the island, had only one Officer
able to accompany them. Colonel Thornhill, Governor
of Fort Charles (Port Royal), died on the 2d instant,
mak.ne the third victim who held that appointment in
tea months: he had been only five weeks and three
days cn tie island. The Isis, Srrapis, Lively, Prim-
rose, Pylades, Ferret, Beaver, and Union and Speedwell
schooners, are refitting. The Scylla, Captain G.
Russell, is lying at earthagena, very sickly, having
lost Mr. glin, surgeon, and five men, and h's 45 men
on her sick list. Medical assistance was obliged to be
obtained, from Carthagena. A number of officers of
the squadron have been obliged to be invalided and
return home. Among them are Captain T. Forrest,
C B. of t' e flag s' ip (Isis); Captain Onslow, of the
graver; and Mr. Klaiber, purser of the Ferret. Mr
A. Smug. surreon of the Ferret, died at rt Royal
hospital yrsrrrday. The vacancies in the squadron
have been filled up as tollow :-11essis. Hall, Henry
Beedon, Barrow, Bteedon (2d), Macdonald, Boltcas,
and Dowse (Admiralty mates), all 111 the I:is, are
promoted to Lieutenants. Captain T. Leith, of the
Pylades, is promoted to the Isis, vice Forrest, invalided ;
Lieut. Whist, of the Dadtmouth, to be Commander,
and to comm Ind the Beaver, vice Onslow, invalided ;
Captain. Jackson, late of the Serapis, to the Pylades ;
Cal tain Vernon to the Primrose.; Captain de Crespigny
to the Britomarts; Lieut. Bond, of the Lively, to com-
mand the Sct apis, vice Jackson; Lieut. C. Elliott (late
of tbe Hussar), to command the Renegade; Mr. A.
Gilchrist, assistant, to be surgeon of the Ferret, vice
Small, deceased ; Mr. T. C. Keys (desk) to be purser
of the Ferret, vice Kimber. The Rattlesnake, Capt.:a
Patton, sailed on the 3d instant, for the Havannah ;
the Bellette, Captain C.Croker, with the English mails
from Vera Cruz ; the Primrose, Captain Jackson,
acting for Barbadoes, with orders for Captain Law-
rence, of the Eden, to come to Port Royal, to convey
Commissiot er Charles Ross, C.B. and family to Malta.
MANCHESTER, JAMAICA, Sam 6.
A most unfortunate mortality occurred a few days since at the
Moravian Missionaries' station, at Fairfield, in this parish. Mr.
Hague, 24 years of age, one of the Missionaries who arrived a few
weeks ago, with his Lady. in perfect health, was taken ill on
Thursday, the 25th ult.. with the yellow fever, which terminated
his existence on Monday morning. Mrs. H. never looked up after,
and on Friday also terminated this life. They bad been mania!
only 12 weeks. Mr. Berger, another Missionary, who bad been
nearly two years in the country, was in good health on Wednesday
last, on Thursday he was taken ill of the fever, and died on Satur-
day, leaving a widow and a young child. Mr. Mellis,tbe carpen-
ter, was taken ill on Sunday, and died on Tuesday.

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THE EVENING OVA It

LONDON.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 18fl.i.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols opened at 875 for the Account, and remain at the
above price, sometimes buyers and at others sellers.
It is reported that the French Reines are lower.
In the Foreign Market little is doing, but South American Se-
curities have rather improved.
Current Prices: Austrian Bonds 955 ex di.. Brazil Scrip 965
disc. Colombian Bonds 725 735, Greek Bonds 24 25, Danish
Bonds 155 66, Mexican Bonds 685 69. Mexican Scrip 95 9 disc.
Portuguese Bonds 845, Russian 911 925, Old Spanish 175, Gua-
temala 55 5 discount.
PNICE OP STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
3 er Cent. lied. 86% 3/8 1/4
S per Cent. Cons. 573/4 3/s s/s
34 per Cent. !led. 941/s 3/s
4 per Cent. New 1031/$ 1/4
Long Ann. 20 15-16 21
India Stock 265%
Cl,OOO Excheq. Bills 1 3
0500 ditto 2 3
0100 and #:200 ditto 4 6
Cons. for Acct. 87% sis
DUTCH FUNDS, ASISTIRDAW, Nov. 1.

. .
Active Debt, Two and a Half per Cents. . 57i 58
Deferred Debt . . . • 1 1-16 11
Ditto ditto Lottery Tickets . . 221 25
New Stock (Syndicat) or Four & RN per Cents. 991 991
His Majesty a Trading Company. ditto, ditto . 98 On
Hope and Co.'s Russian Five per Cents. . 1011 103
Ditto ditto Spanish Five and Half per Cents. 581 59
New Spanish Loan (len) Five per Cents. 151 151

EXCHANGES.
Hammon, OCT. 26.—0 n London, 35. 9. U 4. 35. 6.
ST. PISTEMBURCH, ()CT. 18.—..0n London, 9 1942.
Letrstc, Ocr. 23.-00, London, 3 M. 6. 13i.
Baum., Ocr. 29—On London, 5 M. 6. 241.
VIRDISA, OCT. 22.—0 n London, 3 M. 9. 44.
AMSTIIRDAM, Nov. I.—On London, 39. 11. IM. 39. 1.
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Austrian Kis Sp Ct. Mex. Scrip, 1825, 9 dis.
lirazilian Bonds, Ditto Acct.

IM. Serip,3pC.lB2s, Neapolitan Bonds, 9j 1 9} dis.
Ditto Acct. 81 j dis. Peruv. Bonds, 6 pC. 60; 69
Buenos Ayres Bonds DittoScrip,lB2s, 4 pC.
Milian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Poi tuguege Bonds
Colombian lids,6pC. - Pruss. iMs. 5p C. 9111
Ditto Acet. Do. Bonds, 1829,
Ditto Bonds 1824, 731 73 T2j Rue5.13d5,1822,5 pC.
Ditto Ace. 73 72/ 731 73 Ditto for Arc. 92
Dank!) Bonds, 5 p Ct. Span. 5 p C. Cons. 17j
Do. Marks Banco Ditto Acct.
Ditto Bends, 182.5, 651 Ditto 510 17i A
Greek Booth Span.s p. Ct. C. 1823,
D0.8d5,182.5S pCt. 24 26 French Bentes, 5pC.
Ditto Acct. 241 24 26j 251 French Rentes.3p C.
tie/. Bonds, 681 } • Efoliange,
Ditto Acct. 691 681 Guremala Scrip,
Do. 800d5.1823, 6 p Ct. Ditto Acct.
litto Acct. Russian loseript. 6 p Ct.
HUFFISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK

INA 1114 PAID.
Anglo -Meskan 5 pm. 100 •SO S7l 60
Anghs Chilian 1.00 5 4
Bolivar 50 5 liti
Castello & Espirito Santo 100 5 64 '
General Mining Aso. 100 5 - 64
Ilibernian - - SO 4 - - 2
Pasco Peruvian - 100 • 5 - 91 9
Waited Mexican 40 20
'' . ' Dittq New 40 10 21 1
Welch Iron & Coal 25 15 71
Alliance British & For. 100 10 141 134
Marine Alliance 100 5 64 4
Briti4ll Iron Company . 100 SS 174 161
British, Irish, and Colonial
Silk Company . . 50 2
Canada Comoany 100 . 10 -
Gold Coast Association 100 5
Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 10
Vigo My

2
29i
Si •

150

An interesting docun:ent has appeared in several of
the Morning Papers, from the house ut C. DEPOULLY,
Notrnriza, and Co. silk-merchants, whi.l, we think,
remarkably illustrates the wisdom of the measures pur-
sued by Government in the Session before last, for the
improvement and extension of the Silk Trade of this
country. Those measures were not only accompanied
by' a onsiderable sacrifice of prospective Revenue, but
in the commencement by a heavy immediate expencl;-
ture, in refunding the duties on the stock of silk on hand.
But Ministers wisely acted on the experience derived
from the same course of proceeding in regard to the
Cotton trade, surmising very justly, that it the moro-
poly secured to the Silk-weavers of this country were
removed, the quantity and quality of the fabric, in
consequence of a free competition with the Foreign
manufacturer, would necessarily advance in the same
proportion as has been realized in regard to the great
staple of Cotton. The British manufacturer, therefore,
was to be favoured only by It? in; a duty of 35 per
cent. on the Foreign article, in lieu of an entire prohi.
hition, as heretofore.

We remember the violent opposition raised to this
measure, although its obvious utility to the public wel-
fare was so manifest, that any ore in possession of
common sense must have admitted it to be unquestion-
able. It was unblushingly alleged, that even when
receiving the raw material at the same prime cost as
the fort ign artisan, the British weaver, with all his skill,
and undoubtedly superior industry, was incapable of
imitating the silk fabrics of France ; and that with the
aid of vastly superior capital, and with the power con-
quently of granting longer credit, the British merchant
would be unable, in the markets of his own country, to
compete with the French, even when the latter sustained
a countervai:ing duty of 35 per cent !—Thousands of pe-
titioners and witnesses all reiterated this mbst astounding
propsaition. But Ministers were not to be diverted by
senseless clamour from measures of sound policy. To
avoid the disadvantage of so heavy a duty, the French
manufacturer transferred his capital, his skill, and inge-
nuity to these shores, and employed the British artisan
under his own immediate direction. The result has been
singuarly curious. The honse DIPOULLY has already
established 285 looms, and manufactures silks by the
hands of British workmen, which the most skilful of the
British masters could not themselves distinguish from
the Foreign fabric. Nay, so positive were they that this
house introduced smuggled French silk, that they de-
nounced the partners to the Treasury, accompanied t' e
Revenue Officers to the premises, and actually caused a,

seigute of t.irces of Xi, which ti-ey aver, d COO
not by possibility have been manufactutiJ in Eneand
But they were confined by the very *d.iv• is aliesoti
fying the work of their own hands ; and by the No ks
iif the firm exhibiting and accounting fnr the fabric of
every piece in their possession. Nay, the Officers and
informers visited the weavers set work, and the lane,
still persisted that what lhey Saw with their own eyes
could not be trite! such is the Obstinate delusion of
preconceived and self-interested opinions.
The Report of the Boyd of Customs and the letters
let' Mr. Hums, are notmly honourable to the (louse
of Derotu.s.v, but they aro signally confirm the most
sanguine hopes entertained of the imptovement
of the silk trade in these kingdoms ; and it is now be-
yond all question that the day is at !Lind, when British
silks will, by their own inttinsic worth, cnmpete in the
foreign market with those of any nation in the woad,
and most prolubly by the industry, skill, capital, enter.
ptizi., and credit, which distinguish the British artisan
and the Btitish merchant, above all others, the time is
not far off. when, like the Covons of this country,
English Silks will drive the foreign commodity from
a'l competition.

We. have already alluded to the opinion which pre•
v4iled at Rio de Janeiro, that Sir CHARLFS STUART
would proceed to Buenos Ayres, in order to settle
tl•e di.putes existing between that Government and
the Emperor of BRAZlL,relative to the Banda Oriental.
It will be seen by the following extract from a pri
v3te letter received in Glasgow, that hopes were en-
tertained in Buenos Ayres, that Sir CHARLFS would be
able to induce Brazil to relinquish this disputed pro-
vince; the idea, however, of Buenos Ayres maintaining
a war (singly at least) against Brazil is 'id:colons. The
following is an extract from the letter to which we
have alluded :

" Bruins Aries. Ate. 30.

" The country is improving very much, and the Eng-
lish are much respected. In every mouth there is
George Canning. They call him their best fiiend
this is highly pleasing.—We are still without a cler-
gyman, but we expect one soon. All religions are now
not only tolerated, but a law has pissed, declaring
that it is the indisputable right of every one living in
Buenos Ayres, to worship GOD in the mode mist agree-
able to his conscience.
" We are afraid that there will he a war between this
and Brazil, on account of the Banda Oriental. The
people of Buenos Ayres, and generally of the other
provinces in the Union, are willing to go to war. This
Government is raising forces and marching troops to
the frontiers. Government is purchasing vessels to
form a navy. Indeed everything seems to be combining
to bring it on, and the only hnre there is of avoiding it
will be in the efforts that Sir Charles Stuart may
make with the Emperor of Brazil to give up the
Banda Oriental. The fact is this, the people of the
Banda Oriental, to a man, detest the Brazilians, and
nothing but a strong force will keep them down. We
have from eight to twelve Brazilian vessels of war
cruising in the river. The union of the Provinces of
the ancient Vice-Royalty is now nearly formed. They
have had a general Congress for some time. The
United States are Buenos Ayres, Entre Rios, Mendoza,
San Luis, Tucuman, Santiago, Del Entera, Santa Fe,
Corrientes, San Juan, Cordova, Salta Catamarca, and
Banda Oriental."

Dutch and Brussels Papers to the Stb instant have
reached us. The former contain nothing worth quoting:
It is stated in the Brussels Papers that the Austrian
Cabinet had dispat.hed an Extraordinary Courier to
London, with a note in reply to that sent to Vienna
by our Government, rel4tively to the affairs of Greece.
—The political system of Great Britain, with respect
to Greece, it is avowed, differs in many points from
that hitherto adopted by the Austrian Administration,
" principally in what concerns the future emancipation
of the Peleponnesus. independent of the supreme autho-
rity of the Porte." From this it would appear that our
Government had recommended, or proposed, the erec-
tion of the Morea into a separate and wholly indepen-
dent Principality or State.

Hamburg!) Papers to the Ist inst. have reached us.
—Accounts from Stockholm state that the ships sold
by the Swedish Government still remained at Carl-
scrons, a great part of the crews having given notice to
quit the service, when the change of Commanders took
place. The report of a Diet in Sweden is revived, and
'January named as the time of its meeting. Accounts
from St. Peterbburgh state that the export trade of
Russia has increased. The exportation of tallow this
year has been three millions of poods. The export of
hemp, flax, timber, potashes, oil, copper, iron, /cc: is
likewise considerable, and the national manufactures
are said to be daily improving.
In the Baltic Provinces the export of corn is com-
pletely stagnant, and the agriculturists begin to culti-
vate more flax, which meets with an advantageous
market in England or. Portugal.

I New York Papers save been received, but not of a
later date than those which previously reached us. One
of them contains the following intelligence from Mexico:

NRW YORK, OCT.
By the brig Emma, Capt. Boyer, arrived last evening frost Mrs.
rado, we learn that the blockading force off the Castle of St. June
d'Ulloa, had lately been reinforced by the Victoria, a 20 gus brig,
which. being a stranger to the enemy, decoyed out the lamas%
and succeeded in taking a pilot boat and her crew of thirteen elms,
but failed in the main object, the taking of the armed lasselies.—
At six TM. the same day,the Castle opened its whole battery rpm
the city, and kept up a smart fire for two hours afterward,—shot

and shells at intervals till one o'clock next morning.
The Captain General, after taking the declaration of the pri-
soners, offered them their liberty, and they, requesting to return to'
j
the Castle, were accordingly sent next day by the General, under,