Star.
London, England, 1825-01-24 00:00:00

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA.

Saturday w4s launched in the River the steam-ship
Enterprize, built for the purpose of running between
England and India.
We have not heard the details of the plan; but we
have no doubt of its feasibility. We should think that
its course should be by Madeira, St. Jago, St. Helena,
the Cape, through the YL.zambiqueChannel to Johanna,
and thence to Bombay ; if for the other coast of the
Peninsula, from Johanna to Point de Galle, Madras,
sand Calcutta. At all the places mentioned she might
take in coals. The time consumed in the voyage might
be thos,stated, allowing at the very low rate of eight
knots an hour:—
To Madeira
To St. Jago
To St. Helena i •
To the Cape
To Johanna
To Bombay

7 days

Total consumed in vpyage
Allow for stoppages

To Johanna as above
To Point de Galle
To Aladras

ir Mum.' a vo sg
Allow for stoppers

Madras to Calcutta
Stoppages

11
12}

534
10

64 days to Bombay
/-
41
12
2

55
12

87 days to Madras

73 days to Cakutta.

The most rapid •oyage made heretofore was by the
Medusa in 1805. This ship *ent in 86 days to the
Sand Heads, and.retuined in 84.; but it is to be consi-
dered that she was a frigate, unencumbered with freight
of any kii,d, and built tor the express purpose of fast
sailing. If steam-heats be established, the maximum of
time will thus be three weeks shorter than the former
minimum.—Telescope.

MEXICO.
THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH.
Wednesday, his Majesty's sloop the Surinam, Captain
Charles Crole, arrived from the West India station,
where she had been employed upwards of four years.—
She sailed from Jamaica on the 29th of August, as con-
voy to Campeachy and Alvarado ; stayed some time at
Vera Cruz, which place she quitted for England on the
13th of November ; called again at Campeachy, and
then at Havannah, whence she sailed on the 13th De-
cember, giving protection through the Florida Stream
to the British brig Dispatch.- Site brought dispatches
from Mr. Harvey, his Majesty's Commissioner at Mexico,
relative (no doubt) to the present state of Mexico ;
and from Mr. Moiler, who was on his way to that city,
Laving arrived at Vera Cruz in his Majesty's frigate
Diamond, after a good passage from England. Lord
Napier, and same of the Officers of the Diamend, had
accompanied Mr. Morier and his suite to Mexico.—
Mr. Morier was received at Vera Cruz ss *eh diain-
guished military honours. The Diamond may be ex-
pected to arrive home in about two months, with Mr.
Harvey, whom Mr. Nlorier has been appointed to suc-
ceed. We are gratified to hear that the accounts from
Mexico are favonrableto the commencement of a new
era in commercial prosperity and political importance
.-which, we have no doubt, will be the result of the
liberal and enlightened policy of our Government to.
wards that ostensive and interesting country. Since
the expiatory death of hut bide, there-had been no ap-
pearance of intestine faction, but the people seemed
sentiment and object ; the feeble power which
.rig held there was completely dissolved, and, to
`7avoirrite phraseology of the contemptible Fer-
tile country was nearly 4, put ified" of all Oki
Is. The Castle of San Juan de Ulloa still held,
it is only de.irable to reduce that fortress, horn
situated at the entrance of the port of Vera
The Mexicans, however, had strengthened Fort
\bo, on the Main, and fortified the island of Sa-
for the purpose of securing to themselves the
age. Preparations had been made in the Castle
a fire upon the city, as well as to attack the
with gun-boats. Each party has 13 of these
The ci devant Captain-General of Mexico, Le.
was residing in the Castle of San Juan de Ulloaß
unor. It is understood that be enjoys the sa-
allowances attached to his Commission as Cap-

LONDON.

MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1825.
THE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 943 j for the Account, since
which time they have been done at 94f.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
In the Foreign Market the most doing is in Mining and Milk
Shares.—No reports or news on 'Change, nor anything from South
America of consequence.
Current Prices: New Spanish 141 15, Old 203 21, Russian 961
97, Mexican 813 3, Colombian New 91, French Scrip 143 151,
Austrian 97, Portuguese 903, Gas foreign 13, Brazilian Scrip 161,
Greek 573.

MAIMS.
Alliance Assurance - £lOO

Do. Marine - 100
Anglo Mexican Mines - 100
United Mexican ditto - 40
Real del Monte ditto - 400

Brazilian ditto -
Colombian ditto
Rio de la Plata ditto -
Buenos Ayres ditto -
Chilian ditto -
Anglo Chihas

100 -
100 -

100

PAID. PAICI TO-DAT.
£lO se 9 pre.
5 5
10 90 100
10
70
5

17 19 pre.
35 37

52 54
14 16 pre.
910 pre.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
Vxnect, JAL 11.-14etalliques 96g. Bank Shares 1171 9-10.

PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 2321 h 233
S per Cent. Red. 94% 95
3 per Cent. Cons. 94.% 1/8 1/4
3i per Cent. 101%
3i per Cent. Red. 1011/8
4 per Cent. New 1061/2
Long Ann. 23 3-16—India Bonds 98 100
£l,OOO Ezcileq. (2d.) 62; (1 thd.) 63 4
£5OO ditto (11,4 d.) 62 4
£lOO and £2OO ditto (1 Ihd.) 62 5
Coals. for Acct. 941/4 3/S

Getman Papers, to the 18th instant, reached us this
fug enoon. The AllgemeiniZeitung contains a very long
and sensible article concerning Hayti, headed France, ,
3LI January., This article, which has somewhat of a
demi-official character, has lost much of its interest by
the publication of the official documents, relative to the
late negociations between France and Hayti. The
writer recapitulates the negociations that have taken
place since the restoration of the Bourbons." First nas
the mission of General Lavaysse, immediately after the
restoration, which failed, because he required that
Hayti should return to the state of a Colony : it is re-
markable that the French Government afterwards de-
nied having sent him on this mission, while the:Govern-
ment of Hayti affirms that the General delivered to it
the original of his instructions, signed by the Minister of
the Marine. The second attempt was in 1816, when
Lieutenant-General Fontanges and M. Esmangatt were
sent to Hayti, to induce Petion and Christoßhe to re-
cognise the supremacy of France. The conditions pro-
posed were on the whole very favourable. Petion was
not satisfied, because they did not recognize the inde-
pendence of the Republic. The negociations having
been again broken off, it is not unlikely, that
if France had felt itself sufficiently strong it would
have attempted hostile measures. In these latter
years, indeed, France might, perhaps, have felt
itself able to make an attempt ; but as it has done
nothing for eight years, it may be presumed to have
renounced the idea of conquest, especially as it has
again proposed negociations. It was not to be supposed
that France meant to repeat the proposals rejected in
1816; but that it was proposed to recognize the hide-
pendence of its" former Colony, at least under certain
conditions. Nor could it be expected, on the other
hand, that the Government of Hayti would abandon
the basis it had before laid down; for if it might have
more to fear now from the power of France, yet the
safety and strength of the Republic is increased by the
union of the whole Island under one Chief; and the
position of England, with respect to the South Ameri-
can States, affords a kind of collateral support to Hayti.
—lt may be presumed that the French Commerce
would elljoy some peculiar advantages in return for the
abandonment of its pretensions, and would be favoured
also by the predilection for everything French which
may be supposed in a people living in the French man-
ner. The Colonists would be indemnified for the loss
LS their plantations fur the sum of 100 millions of
francs, which would be a very reasonable compensa-
tion to be paid by the Haytians, to whom the property
would be much more valuable, and it is not likely they
would refuse to pay it. The grand cause of the rejec-
tion of the proposals of France, probably is its'demaud
to place strong garrisons in the two most important
points of the island, as a guarantee for the payment of
! the stipulated sum. It seems reasonable in France to
require security, and prudent in Hayti to refuse a secu-
rity of this description.

d. If Hayti could find means to pay the sum required
at ouce, no security would be wanted, and reconciliation,

desired by both patties, might'be brought about. It
cannot be doubted that the Government of Hayti might
easily make a loan for four millions sterling in England,
on reasonable terms, as soon as it is certain that the sum
will be applied to obtain from France the recognition of
the independence of the Republic. The political situa-
tion of Hayti would afford the lenders much better se-,
,curities than any of the new South American Govern-
ments, which have borrowed such large sums in a short
time. The energetic proclamation of BOYER, on the
retnin'of his negotiators, doss not take away all hope
of an amicable arrangement. He chews himself a pru-
dent Chief, ready to meet the worst that may happen;
and it may rather be hoped that France will be sensible
that it will attain its object by friendly means better
than by open force."

Accounts from Madrid of the lOtli inst. state," that
the arrival of Prince MAXIMILIAN had produced the
good effect of suspending, for five days, the military
executions; but they had recommenced with new fury.
On the preceding day, the unfortunate PHILIP CALDE-
RON was executed for having sung some ballads in his
prison. The next day, five individuals were hung at
once, as suspected of disaffection to the present system,
and two gibbets were erected upon the Place Cebada.
In the. meantime the Royalist Volunteers commit
every sort of excess in the towns and villages in the en-
virons. At Guadalaxara they declared war upon all
the rich people, by calling them Negros. They assas-
sinated many, and imprisoned some others, so that it
became necessary to send troops to repress these outrages.
The Volunteers opposed themselves, with all their
fiirces, to the re-establishment of order, but thirty-two
of them having been made prisoners, and brought here,
ant to he judged (this would be contrary to their privi-
leges,) but to be entreated not to commit assassinations.
The French are employed with great activity in for-
tifying all the military positions in the neighbourhood
of Cadiz; more than 900 men are daily engaged in
this service.

Letters have been received from Bahia to the 29th of
November, at which time the city was pretty tranquil;
two of the officers toncerned in the assassination of the
Governor had escaped to the United States. JossPn
AWTONIO was on the point of embarking, with his bat-
talion, for Pernambuco—and the troops had rebelled,
amounting to about five hundred and fifty men, in-
cluding very few officers. -

The Etoile, dated yesterday, reached us this forenoon
by Express. It is extremely barren of intelligence. Ac-
counts from Madrid, of the 14th, state that a system
of moderation prevails, which, however, ill accords
with the revival of the executions in that capital,
noticed elsewhere.

French Renter, Jan. 22, opened at $ o'clock, at 102, 85; at 3
o'clock, 102,95; after 'Change, 103, 5.

By the Leonora, arrived in the Clyde from Demerara,
a file of Guiana Chronicles, to the 10th ult. have .been•

received. They contain no material news.

The Guiana Chronicle, of the 29th of November,
says, " Attempts have again been made, in this town,
by some worthless and unprincipled villains, to set fire
to buildings and stores, in the hope of pillage. Large
rewards, and redoubled vigilance, at nib very remote
period back, averted the distresses of fire and plunder."
Accounts from Martinique state, that two brigs, with
six guns each, have lately carried into that island car-
goes of African slaves, to the number of six hundred,
which have been sold there.

The following is the only article worth quoting :
BARBADOES, NOVEMBER 9.

We are authorised to state, for the information of the
Public, that a regular communication between these
Colonies and the new Government of Colombia will
very soon be established. The second October packet
will bring out mails for Laguira, which will be 'con-
veyed hence by a new mail-boat. The boat will remain
twenty-four hours at Laguira, thence proceed to St.
Thomas, and will touch at all the islands on her return
to this port, the general rendezvous. On the arrival of
every island packet, this boat will take the same route.

The Austrian Observer of the 11th inst; gives an ac-
count of the result of the last campaign in Greece, very'
different from that which we published On Saturday.
According to this anti-Greek journal, the good cause
has made no progress in Westesin Greece ; and Prince
MAVROCORDATO, harassed by disaffection and disobe-
dience among his troops, has been obliged to quit the
field, from the shattered state of his health, which care,
anxiety, and fatigue have occasioned. f'n addition to
this, the Morea is represented to be again converted
into a theatre of civil dissension and sanguinary conflict:
The renewal of thepersonnel of the Government is said
to have been the signal of rebellion—the siege of Patras
was neglected—an insurrection had taken place in Elis
and Arcadia; and, after the death of his son, before
Tripolizza, the elder COLOCOTRONI is said to have taken
possession of that place with 6,000 men. After the re-
peated predictions of this paper in favour of the Turks,
belied in every fresh campaign by successes on the other
side, we shall require better evidence than that of the
Austrian Observer to convince us of the truth of these
statements.

Saturday, the Princess SOPHIA visited the KINo.
The Duke of YORK returned to his residence in the
Stable-yard, St. James's, at an early hour yesterday morning.
Yesterday, the Duchess of ICANT and Princess Frio-
Dona attended Divine Servire at the Royal German Chapel, and
heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Koran.
The sudden demise of L,rd HERBERT, in Paris, has
thrown theNeble Family of Piatuaocc ingo a state of great afßiction.
• The late Major-General Lord MUSKERRY is succeeded
In his titles and estates by his brother, the Honourable M. Deans,
Captain in the County Limerick Militia, now Load MINILMIT.
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