Star.
London, England, 1815-06-17 00:00:00

DOVER, JUNE 16.

The Duke of Arefling= extra packet *reread
lest night from (Mend. BottaPante had arrived On
the frontiers, and there was a report of hostilities har-
ing commenced between the French and Prussians.
The Chichester packet, Captain R orrice, was waiting
at Ostend to take on board his Royal Highness the
Dtike of CUMBERLAND and his Royal consort for
England.—Sailed this morning the Lark passage ves-
sel, with passengers for Ostend. The Ist Battalion
of the 43d Regiment embarked 'this afternoon, about
1200 strong, for Belgium, and the transports are now
getting out of the harbour With a breeze from the
S.E.—The Nymph ertra packet is also getting to sea
tor Ostend.

A packet has arrived in five days from Corunna.
The letters from Cadiz are of the '26th, and from
Bilboa.of the 30th ult. General CAsi*Auns has as-
sumed the command of the Spanish at my of Catalo-
nia. In General Orders which he caused to be pub-
lished at Barcelona, he has forbidden, under the se•
verest penalties, any communication with France,
and he tells the Catalans, that after having fought.
like heroes during six years for the independence of
their country, they ought to take arms at this time to
overturn the infamous tyranny of BONAPARTE, which
again thre,ttens the world. Fsnoirtiato VII. was ex-
pected in the middle of June at Barcelona.

By the last arrivals we have received the ilametire
Chronicle and Courant up the sth May, and accounts
from Carthagena up to 2d April, from which we give
the following substance :—Since the good understan-
ding re-established betwt rn Santa Fe and the Con-
gress, the interior of New Granada enjoys tranquillity,
and the operations against the Spaniards have assu-
med an active. form. General UttuAzara has ob-
tained advantages over the Royalists, on the side of
Venezuela.. Three United States vessels have arrived
at Carthagena, with arms, ammunition, Ste. for the
Independents, and three others with flour, &c. The
arrival of the Spanish fleet at Puerto Cavallo, was
known in Carthagena, where every thing was pre.
paring for defence, and it was expected that all mis-
understandings with Bnuvza would cease, and that
all would unite to repel the common enemy. It ap-
, pears, that the Cadiz Expedition, under General,Mo.
RILL", tool the Island of Margarita, on the coast
of Cumana, whose garrison, 400 men, and Chief,
BeassunLz, escaped on the approach of the Royalist'.
MORILLO had sent 1000 men to la Guira, and with
the rest had proceeded to Puerto Cavallo. It is now
ascertained the original armament did not reach 10,000
men, smite of whom have been left in the Canaries,
and others disabled by the scurvy and climate, so
diaNhe- firet --siarnr.begini to subside; bur thrum:*
templative mind shudders at the blood with which'
the unfortunate discovei• s of COLUMBUS are yet to
be deluge-1 To us it on ht to be a subject of real
concern, to see that the independence of Spanish
America will be rather owing to the North Ameri-
cans than to us—for there.is now. a decided intention
in both the Government and People to give every aid
to their suffering brethren of the South, to which it is
supposed they have been invited by an agent sent by
the Government of New Granada:

Yesterday the Duke of Yoaa, the Archbishop of
CANTUIWAY, and ViIicOuntCAsTLZRIVIGH, paid their
respects to the PittNek REGINT at Carlton-House.
The Bill to exempt Distancing Meeting.houses frobe
the piyment of Parochial Taxes, was lost last night
upon a diVision. We are sorry for it; nor can we help
thinkhig that the nejority have taken a wrong View of
the question: At thiensoment the Dissenters areobliged
to pay all church-rates, and•tates for building and
maintaining Chapels of Ease forthe. EStablishnient—
' nor have they asked to be relieved from this. They find
their own places of worship, without ahy aid from the
Fassablish‘meot, and some troublesome men try, front',
tin* to dry* to make them pay rates not only for
their dwellings, but for their Chapels as dwellings.—
The Dissetiten have been meritoriously passive and
quiet, and Ministers judged wisely in countenancing
a Bill which was calculated to put an end to vexa-
tious litigation, at the iastiagatioa of men whose con-1
duct is only calculated is Irritate good subjects and
' cool their affections for a Government to which they
have always been loy4l.
AU Committee for Managing the Attila of
Uiltteal Mausoleum, at liumfties, have adopted the
thignist design for the marble 'sculpture by, Mr. Tea."
turierLu, of Loudon, which has met with the appro.l
Is:aim of all who have seen it. The subject is takeni
from Bonis's dedication to the Noblemen and Gentle?'
nian of the Caledonian Hunt, where he says.-04 The
pc/0c Geoius of my country found me, as the prophe.
tic bard Elijah did End's', at the plough, and threw''
her inspiring mantle over tne."— We hope that the
Admirers die genius pt Scotia's bard will enable the!
Committee to complete the work, which will prove
An ornament to the country, and honourable to the
taste of the subscribers.—We are happy to find that
.the following subscriptions have lately been added to
'the Fund for the Mansolium
•Mr. John Bur, of GI: 5 •rr • •
Mr. kale Walton of LuodOn,
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yr. meter Dumfries,
Arv. Dr. Batiiripee,
Mr. haws Wale.
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Itiatary lictgusuo. Esq. of Cridedarrods. • • 11 3
:tamed Douslas, Esq. of Castle Douglas, - 5 5
Adam Murray, Esq. a Machette, -•• 10 0
Captain HAW, at London, . . - 1 1
riir. P• 1 aseutrelli, of Lonlna, - - 5 5
.Issoes.Crir.htsw, Esq. of ktar'. Cane, - 5 5
,no Jldasou.3,Svtiety of St. Asdreves, Cregbrldig. b 15
1 Tuesday se'anight, the Magistrates, jot the most
handsome mouser, presenter' the freedom of the town
to TIIOIII/101 FRUIZILICIC livax, Esq. architect, P. Tint:
niutbi,u, Eby. Ms. J. W WALKSiit and Capt. Heatet.