Star.
London, England, 1807-01-29 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

rat raet from theOfficialAccounto received at Havannah, relative

to the retaking of Buenos Ayres, by Don. S. Liniers.
" Au .-:,. I.—Laft night a detachment of Soo Eng.
ligh attacked 200 Spaniards, encamped four leagues
from the city, and made them leave the Gel d, with
four cannons and eight prifoners: few were killed or
wounded on either fide.

sth.—Our tranfports croffed from Sacramento
to thr River of Las Conchas, with a favourable S.E.
wind, ar,cf landed rwo thoufand fevea hundred men,
with cannon. other arms, &c.
" 6th.—Very heavy rain from the 6th until ha
night. We have this moment received news that
troops are marching towards this city. fofFeiing great
hardfhips from the many fwamps that lie between
us, and impede the pafrage of the artillery.
" tot!), at 12 o'clock.—General Liniers fent the
J..;;:wenant of Infantry, Don Hilarin Qlrintance, to
the Di kith General to furrender himfelf in thel
courfe of fifteen minutes ; but that officer returned
without an anfwer, as he was denied admittance into
the fut. At four o'clock the following letter was
fent to the Britifh General :

" Veal, F xcexte SlR.—The fate of arms is variable; it is
icfs than a month fince your Excellency took this capital without
any oppofition ; attacking, with a very fm all number of troops, a
multitude of people, who furely were more deficient of a good
commander, than courage to oppofe your iotenti•ms But ai pre.
fent, penetrated by the bigheit etithufiabit and valour, they are
ready to throw off a hateful yoke, and to dcmonftrate that the
courage (hewn by the inhabitants of Ferrol, the Canary Ill:Inds,
and Porto Rico. Is not a Ranger to thofe of BuenosAyres. I come
at the bead of well difciplined troops, far fuperior to yours. The
maritime forces that occupy the entrance of the river, will not
leave a retreat for your Excellency. Thoufsnds of inhabitants,
well armed, full of honour and courage, only wait for a Ggnal from
rite to overthrow the Width troops. The jut titeem due to the
courage of your Excellency, the great generaty of the Spanifh na-
tion, and the horrors that infpire the deftri.Elion of men, induce
me to give your Excellency thi4 advice ; and I expert, that as your
14scellency is well acquainted with your perilous fituation, with.
OUR refource, you will Itt me know, in the precife term of fifteen
minutes, if you are difpuf44l to a delperate effort, and give your
troops up to total deilrudion. or furrender to a generous enemy.
" May our LORD guard your Excellency many years.
(Signed) " SANTIAGO (.(.eras."
Army before Buenos Ayres, Aug. to, acd.
To the very Excellent Sir W. Carr Beresford.

This letter wac anfwe red by the following lines :
" I have taken this town after two vidcriea. Its fate arms will
decide. (signed) " lICRESPORD."
" On the r ith tit Augull cur troops attacked and
entered by affault at the Retiro, where we took a
guard of five men ptifuners. We entrenched our-
felves bete, and placed a 74 pounder facing every
ftreet. All night feveral flirmilhes between the Ca-
talonians and the enemy ; our artillery fired alfo on
the Biitilh (hipping, and did damage. Our long ex
peeled long boats, in which we place great hopes, are
not arrived yet.
_ _

13th—At ten o'clock this morning, our brave
Catalonians, the Blandengues and Dragoons on foot,
attacked the enemy on all points. Our artillery was
placed frontirw the Retiro, and feveral 24-pounders
at every glreet, taking the enemy between two fires.
The attack continued very hot till evening, when the
EngLilo flag was pulled down, and 1130 Ypanillt hoill-
ed. The enemy furrendered themfeltefeticonsrs of
war. butt the Officers are to have the &Mimi's.
Dritifb General:tut:t:Officers Tom quartered apiket,

ral bottles, and the troops lccked up in the Corpora- !
tion honks. The enemy has had many killed and
wounded ; and we have alfo had great lois. On the
I 4th Te Deum was lung with great rejoicings.
" The Englith veffels at Barragan Bay have all!
efcaped. Of four 'hips of the line that prefente4
themfelves before this harbour, one was funk by the
forts, two were ftrandtd, and the other efcaped."

Extrad of a Letter to the Editor of the United States Gazette

dated Wellngton, December 27.
IMPORTANT.

14 Official letters have been recently received fromi
General Wilkinfon and Lieutenant Shaw, both at
New Orleans. General Wilkinfon has left the Sabine
and gone to New Orleans to defend that place. Co-
lonel Cutting and the troops are marching after him
with all peffible (peed. General Wilkinfon writes,
that unlefs he is reinforced, New Orleans will cer-
tainly fall before Colonel Burr. An attack is alfo
apprehended from below. The letters came by water
to Charlellon, and thence by land. They refer to
other letters not yet received, and hence it is fuppof-
ed, either that the Mail has been flopped, or that
fome treacherous polimaller opens all fufpicious let-
ters. General Wilkinfon and Lieutenant Shaw give
the fame information. The letters are dated No-
vember 28."

Extrad of a Letter front the City of Wafhington, to the Editor of
the Philadelphia True American, dated December a 7.

have received from a Member of Con-
grefs, the following interefling intelligence :
" That he had juft been informed by the Secretary
of War, that he had received information from Ge-
neral Wilkinfon, of an accommodation of all differ-
ences taking place on our frontiers, with 'the Spa-
niards, the refult of which was, the aftual return of
our troops to the Miffiffippi, where General Wilkin-
fon intended to remain, and obferve future operations,
none of which, however, were apprehended to be
hoilile. Mr. Burr's projea might confequently re-
ceive an additional flab towards its annihilation."

BRITISH NON•IMPORTATION ACT.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, DEC. SO, 11106.

" Silt, I have the honour to inform you, that the Prefident of
the United States did yefterday approve an Ad fufpendiag, for a
limited time, the Ad of left &Soo, prohibiting the importation of
certain goods, from the dominions of Great Britain. The Ad re-
mits all penalties and forfeitures already incurred, under the Pro-
hibitory Ad, on payment, by the parties, of the colts which may
have accrued. A copy of the Ad will be tranfinitted as foie as It
mall have been printed.
" I have the honour to be, refpedfully,
" Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) " ALBERT GALLATIN.
" Peter Muhknburg, Efq. Collator, PhiladeL"
COLLECTOR'S OFFICE.

Philadelphia, Dec. ss, Ello6.

The above it a copy of a letter kilt received from the Honour-
able the Secretary of the ?realm ; all goods, therefore, whore
entry hafbeen fufpended, may now be entered.
(Signed) JOHN CRAFT, Dep. Cot

COLONEL BURR AND GENERAL JOHN ADAIR,

BEFORE THE TEDFRAL COURT.

FRANKFORT, DEC. 2.—This day, after the open-
ing of the Court, the names of the Grand Jury were
called, who were fummoned in the cafe of Colonel
Burr. His Honour, Harry Innes, then addreffed
them in a charge appropriate to the fubjea, which
occupied about a quarter of an hour. The Federal
Attorney afterwards expreffed a defire not to pro-
ceed, until General Adair and Mr. Luckett, two of
the witnefies who were fummoned, Arnold be prefent.
Some dircullions took place on this fubjerfl between
Mr. Clay, the Counfel for Colonel Burr, and the
Public Attorney. The Judge, however, confented,
as it was late in the day, that the Jury fhould be
adjourned until Wednefday morning at ten o'clock.
Before the Court rofe, the Public Attorney moved
for an attachment againft General Adair, which was
oppofed by Mr. Clay, on the grounds that the day
for which General Adair bad been fummoned, had
not elapfed ; and that the attachment could not iffue
until next morning, which was agreed to by the
Judge.
DEC. 3 ...This morning, after names of the Jury
were called, the Federal Attorney delayed proceeding
in the cafe of Burr, on account of the abfence of Ge-
neral Adair and Mr. Lockett; but laid before them
an indiament againft General John Adair, late Se-
nator of Congrefs, on fimilar charges as thole alledged
againft Colonel Burr. A debate of fome length then
took place between the Public Attorney and Colonel
Burr, and his Connie!, on the following queltion
Whether or not the Federal Attorney had the privi-
lege of examining the witnefres before the Grand
Jury ? which was decided in the negative by the Judge.
The Grand Jury retired, and the witneffes in the
cafe of General Adair, were examined before them,
with the exception of Major Caldwell, who was unable
to attend by ficknefs, for which reafon the Grand Jury
were adjourned until this morning, at ten o'clock.
The Grand Jury, about one o'clock this day. re-
turned, in the cafe of General John Adair, not a true
bill.— ( Welern World.)

•CQUITTAL OF COLONEL BURR BY THE GRAND JURY.

The Grand Jury, fummoned in Kentucky, to in-
quire into the conduB of C3lonel Burr, have returned
the Bill, ignoramw. One of the Weltern Papers gives
the charge of Judge Inner to the Grand Jury. Co-
16nel Burr was prefent in the Court.
Fa ANCRFORT, ( K s )1. ) DEC. s.—The Grand Jury
arc happy to inform the Court, that no violent dif-
turbance of the public tranquillity, or breach of the
laws, has come to their knowledge.
is We have no hefitation in declaring, that having
carefully examined and fcrutiniztd all the teflimony
which has come before us, as well on the charge
againti Aaron Burr, as thole contained in the india-
ment preferred to us sgainfl John Adair, that there
has blen no teflimony before us which does in the
fmallal degree criminate the condua of either of
thofe porous ; nor can we, from all the inquiries and
invefligation of the fubjeO, difcover that any thing
improper or iniurions to the interefl of the govern-
ment of the United States, or contrary to the laws
thereof, is contemplated by either of them."
[Here follow the ligatures of the Grand Jury, with the follow-
ing atteltation:--]
6. A true copylrem the records of my Office, u Clerk of the
Dined Court of the United States, in and for the Kentucky ttif-
triet, this it tit day of December, xBO6, and of the Independence
of the United States the

Atha,

TROL TVIIIITALL,
CL KM BMW Coon.

The following is an extract from a letter, dated
Lexington, Kentucky, Nov. 30 :—" Yam:lay, at
Frankfort, Judge Seballian was convieed, on the
evidence of Judge Innes, before the Legiflature, of
receiving a Spani(h penfion lonic years ago. Innes
produced a letter, given to him by Sebaftian, from
she Governor at New Orleans, with a propofition to
fend 200,000 dollars and fume cannon to Kaflcafkiag,
if Sebaflian, Innes, Colonel Nichols, and Wm. Mur-
ray, would tile their influence to deliver the We(tern
country to the Spaniards. The three latter declined
having any thing to do with it. SeLaflian declared
himfelf willing to be governed by their determination,
'but received 6000 dollars.—(Fed Gas.)