Star.
London, England, 1823-05-20 00:00:00

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NEW YORK, APRIL is.
Intelligence from various quarters indicate.
preach of an important emu in our national
and particularly in our foreign relations.
one hand, the occurrence which has lately taken place
at Porto Rico, in Commodore Porter's squadron, may
involve the United States in difficulty with Spain.
The death of Lieutenant Coate cannot and will not
pass unavengedi In the prevarkating letter of Torre,
we find no satisfactory palliation of the insult offered
to the American flag, and the deliberate murder of
a gallant Anteriean-Officer. On the other hand, the
violation of our commercial rights by Russia, upon
the Noith-west coast, will probably lead to a comm.
itersy with that Power. The Ukase of the Czar, which
was supposed to be too absurd in its pretensions to
be carried into execution, has ceased to be a dead
letter, and a system of depredations has been com-
menced, which cannot be tamely submitted to by our
Government : but, armed with justice and possessing
posier, the United States have nothing to fear ; and
our Cabinet will doubtless be prepared to meet the crisis
with a becoming spirit of firmness and moderation.
Aran. 15.—Lave PROM LAGUAYIRA.-By the ar-
rival last evening of the schooner General Soublette,
in 16 days from Laguayra, ave have received a file of
the Venixitela Iris, printed at Caraccas, to the 20th of
March ; and the following letter, which will put the
reader in possession of accurate information of the.
state of things in that quarter of the Colombian Re-
public.—Evcning Post.
" Sandy Hook, April 13, on board the
schooner General Soublette. •
44 We sailed from Laguayra on the 28th ult. The
fleet under Commodore Daniels were lying in Barba.;
recta Bay, intercepting every vessel bound in..andilit.l
of Porto Cabello. Their force consisted of the Boli-1
var (flag ship), of 25 guns; Constitution, 23 ditto;
*aria Francisco, 22 ditto ; Patriota, 18 ditto ; and
El Vencedor, 14 ditto. The Constitution has lately
been detached to cruize in the West Indies, and, from
one of her prizes sent into Laguayra, we learn that
she has made several captures, principally of pri
vateers. The extraordinary and unexpected acquittal
of the Panchita, has given a.,,jew impulse to those,
privateering, or rather (to use more appropriate lan..
guage) buccaneering gentry, and increased as well,
their numbers as their activity.
" From deserters arrived a short time ago in the
camp of General Paez, there exist very great hopes of
the speedy surrender of Porto Cabello on account of
the want of provisions ; the troops are on short al-
lowance, and evince a strong disposition to mutiny ;,
ff therefore depends greatly on the vigilance of Com-
modore Daniels (who acts in concert with the land
fcrces), by intercepting all supplies, to ensure full
and complete success. A frigate of 44 guns, con-
tracted for by this Government, is daily looked for.
from England; she will be immediately attached to
t.:e blockading squadron in Barbarecta Bay.
" General Paez, a few weeks since, received pri.
Irate orders from Pi esident Bolivar to leave his army
under the command of General Soublette, and repair
forthwith to Apure, to aid in quelling an insurrection
which threatened to be se: ious and alarming. General
Paee's character is that of a bold, efficient, and intel-
ligent Officer—his an ival was most opportune—he
succeeded in restoring order and tranquillity by exe-
cuting 25 of the ringleaders. Ile had arrived on the
26th ult. at Caraccas, or. his return to resume the
command of his army in the vicinity of Porto Cabello.
" The town and fortresssof Maracaibo remain in
the possession of Morales; who is eagerly and closely
watched by General Montillo, with a select corps of
seven thousand men, in connexion with the fleet under
Commodore Belouche. The situation of Morales is
considered extremely critical."
By an official statement in the Caraccas paper of
13th March, which we received this morning, it ap-
pears that the amount of duties received at the Cus-
tom-house of the port of Laguayra, in the month of
January, 1523, was 69,173 dollars.
The New York Eeening Post of the 21st April
contains a lung correspondence between the Ameri-
can Commodore Porter, and the Commandant of
Porto Rico, on the subject of the death of Lieutenant
Cccke, commanding the American schooner Fes,,
who, as was announced some time ago, was killed by
a discharge of a cannon born Fort Moro, in conse-
quence of persisting to enter the port after a previous
discharge with a blank cartridge to prevent him.
The Commandant,. who was absent, attributes the
rigorous execution of a positive order by the second
in command, to the alarms excited by the previous
buccaneering expedition against the island, from. an
American port, under the command of the adveri-
Inter Ducodray Holstein, as well as to rumours of
other intended designs against Porto Rico. Com-
modore Pot ter is very lofty in his expostulation, and
the eSpanish Commander very deprecatory. It is
satisfactory to read a letter of thanks from the officers
of the American to those of the British squadron, off
the same island, gratefully acknowledging their kind-
ness and sympathy in the occurrence of the forego.
ing melancholy mistake.

comedian, received some injury, and Mr. Price, the
'manager of the New York Theatre, had his leg broken.
Those Gentlemen were going from Philadelphia to
New York in a private carriage. We copy the above
for the purpose of correcting the mistake which the
Editor of the Philadelphia Gazette has made, and as-
suring the friends of Mr. Mathews and Mr. Price,
that no such accident had happened to them. They
'were in a private carriage, a short distance behind
the Union coach,_on which a tree fell, and crushed to
fir a Mr.Burslern of the Circus, and not Mr. Tat-
loll, as has been stated. Mr. Mathews and Mr. Price
are both now in this city perfectly well. Mr.Mathewi
Plaices his appearance to-morrow evening at our
theatre, in the characters of Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Ca-
k6 Qaotem, and John Lamp."
LIEUTENANT CocKE.—ln the Spanish account of
the circumstances which led to the death of this Offi-
cer, it is stated that the Captain-General was absent
at the time of the arrival of the squadron off Porto-
Rico, and the Lieutenant who commanded in his ab-
sence was of opinion that it would be improper that
the squadron should be permitted to enter until his
return, and give orders accordingly. At six o'clock
in the morning he sent an Adjutant to one of the
sloops that had entered the harbour on the preceding
evening, to request her Captain to go to the Go.
vernment and arrange measures by which the squa-
dron could be inforined that they should not enter.
An attention to this request was, however, omitted
till late in the day. In the meantime Lieut. Coots
got under way, and was entering the harbour, when
a on was fired at her without ball, to deter her from
advancing. This being disregarded, another gun,
loaded with ball, but aimed aloft, was discharged.
But as this also failed to produce the intended effect,
several shots were directed at her, one of which killed
the Captain. When the Captain-General arrived,
orders were given to permit all the vessels• of the
squadron to enter which might desire it ; and
suitable demonstrations of regret were made on
account of the circumstance which had occurred.
—lt is an unfortunate circumstance, but it is possible
that Lieut. COCKE may have been more resolute than
prudent. Prudence is as important as any of the car-
dinal virtuesLbut we have seen men who appeared to
consider an attention to its wholesome suggestions as
an evidence of extreme weakness. We are appre-
hensive that while the Spaniards were too pertinacious,
the Lieutenant was a little too rash.

; Thomas Maklaid, before-his depat.
with 41r Graham Mow, sent 'is
the Cambrian rrisateletheAtelg
were thin relive 4, an 4 political
.were assigned to this relssitau
tptaio Hamilton had orders to claim
of an English merchantman which
had been taken by Hydriot corsairs; and the last let-
ters from Zante say that, on their refusal to deliver
up the vessel, he had burned three Hydriot vessels.
Hitherto the greatest tranquillity prevails on the
opposite coast, as well as in all Albania, Thessaly,
and Epirus. Since the retreat of the Turkish troops
I.om Mitsolunghi the insurgents have not attempted
and we do hear of an-

any new enterprise, . not , iy prepa-
rations for defence. They seem to be wholly occu-
pied with their divisions. Maurocordatp, it is true,
has gone to the Morea to take the place of President,
which has been given him ; but k is certain that he
ieft Missolunghi with the intent of speedily re-
'turning to Italy.
44 Several letters affirm that the plague has broken
out at Napoli di Romania ; but some persons say that
the Senate, residing there, has purposely spread this
report, in order to keep away visitors whose presence
would be unwelcome. At all events, the sitar ion of
that place, and of the whole surrounding country, is
deplorable. The citadels of Corinth, Coron, and Mo-
don, as well as Patras and the forts on the Gulf of
Lepanto, are in the possession of the Turks. Accord-
ing to the last aceounts, the greater part of the Turkish
troops that left the city of Corinth for want of sub-
sistence, escaped the massacre at Vostizza, are said
to have arrived at Patras.
44 From Patras we learn that the Pacha of Scutari
has now declared that he is really ready to act in the
service of the Porte with a considerable army of Al-
banians. Notwithstanding all that has been related
for some months past of the defection of some iso-
lated tribes, of new movements among the Sußots,
&c. nothing of the kind has yet happened ; and it is
certain that the majority of these warlike tribes has
no inclination whatever to combat for the Greeks,
whose sentiments they have never participated.—
But if it is desired that they should serve well, the
first thing necessary is to pay them well—Point cr Ar-
gent, point d'Arnantes. Some persons make the
number of these troops enrolled by the Pacha of Scu-
tari amount to 25,000; others state that it is much
greater. The number will chiefly depend on the pe-
cuniary means which the Porte may place at the dis-
posal of the Pacha. It is said that great preparations
are also making at Larissa."
CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 10.
It is generally asserted here, that the Greeks will
not negotiate with the Porte except on the basis of
their entire independence. Lord Strangford appears
to endeavour to effect an arrangement. The nego-
tiations with Persia are not near to a termination.
The Porte is said even to have declined the medii-
tion of Lord Strangford.. The new Finnan, regu-
lating the trade of the Black Sea, is very disagreeable
to the Franks, as it is nearly equivalent to a toll on
the passage of the Dardanelles, and is likely to be a
vast hindrance to the commerce of all foreign nations.

It is stated, in a ps ivate letter from the neighbour-
hood of St. Sebastian's, dated the 9th inst. that the
French,_ having found it necessary to give farther
protection to the communications along the greit
road from Irun to Vittoria, had for that purpose
withdrawn part of the force employed in the blockade
of St. Sebastian's. On the night of the Bth the gar-
rison made a sortie, repulsed the besiegers, and took
some prisoners. Several new leaders of Constitu-
tional guerillas have begun to distinguish themielves
in this part of Spain. Mendoza, formerly the aid-
de-camp of Porlier, is one of these commanders.
Colonel Pablo, otherwise named Chapalangara, is
another. He makes excursions along the road which
leads from Pampeluna to Vittoria, by the way of
Salvatierra. One of the sons of the Conde de Espe-
letta, formerly Viceroy of Navarre, has also put him-
self at the head of a guerilla.

An article in the Dutch Papers, dated Vienna,
May 3, says—" It is affirmed, that his Majesty the
Emperor, on the repeated representations of the Mi-
nister of Finance, has determined on a still further
and considerable reduction of the army, by which the
hopes of peace are of course con&rmed."

Mr. MUFFIN, King's Messenger, arrived last night
about twelve o'clock, with Dispatches from Sir
CUARLRS STUART, our Ambassador at Paris, which
Mr. DamPim left on Sunday evening.

Yesterday the KING received a visit from the Duke
of CLAanics. His MAJESTY is going on very well.
Last night the Duke and Duchess of CLARZECE
left town for Bushey Park.
Yesterday, at one o'clock, Prince Leopous received
visits from the Duke and Duchess of cLARENC% the
Duchess of Kul?, accompanied by the Princesses
IFityroate and FgoDost. The Royal party partook
of
.a dejeune.
Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD had
.a numerous grind
dinner party, to meet their Royal Highnesses the
Duke of Yoax and Duchess of KENT. Among the
"company were—
Ms Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Hertford, Mr. and Mrs.
Canning, Lord and Lady Gwydyr, the Duke of Wellington,
Lord Lowther, &c. &c.
Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of CLARRNCE
and gm= yesterday visited the Exhibition of ►'
Espinoza hedians, in Piccadilly.

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places—it is not gatedvtileter iste\taily or net. toot coacert wii
We imps a* pie in consinunicating the fol! :Tt..-oid -reports II
, liiing from die Philactelskialtlaiette of the
icates the sp.'. eth,a/Ae t 5 eeng to ous,fign;OtiwmATHaws:__ jetts of all kinds .1
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tional affairs, " We regret to learn, that b_r_a fall of a trees near lit seems that Cap
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