Star.
London, England, 1807-06-03 00:00:00

MONTE VIDEO.

When the Moralise left Monte Video, it was not
intended to attempt Buenos Ayres 'Mitil the army
was reinforced. Sir SAM Vat. ACHI4I/TY has taken
the belt m:afures both for his own fecurity, and
to prevent the country from giving efficient fuccour
to Buenos Ayres, whenever that place fhould be
attacked. A frigate, with the 9th Dragoons, part
of General CRALIFURD'S Expedition, had arrived at
Monte Video. She failed again to join the Expedition.
The following is the fubßanee of a letter from
Monte Video, received by the Diomede :—" On the
9th February, a meeting was held of the Bri:ifh Mer-
chants and Adventurers, when it was refolved that a
memorial lhould be prefented to the Governor, flatiog
their grievances, and begging Come indulgence from
the mode of levying the duty impofed by the order
in Council. The anfwer given to the Memorial was,
that the duty mull continue to be paid in terms of
the order in Council, regulating the trade of Buenos
Ayres ; but, in confederation of the circumllances of
the Merchants and Adventurers, fecurity for the pay-
ment of the duty would be taken till they could
make (ales—the Governor promifing to (late the
yeculiar hardfbips of the trade to Adminifiration ;
and, to fecond his reprefentations, copies of the
proceedings have been tranfmitted home, that the
merchants in Britain may alfo memorialize Govern-
ment on the fubjed —The refult of this bufincfs
gave general fatisfaaion, which, however, was Coon
damped by a proclamation, to admit neutrals to im•
port wine and fpirits, upon paying only 6 per Cent.
duty more than the Britifh, although there was a'
(ufliciency in the Britifh (hips, to fupply all the de-
mands of the Army and Navy for a confiderable
period. The effeEts of this meafure have been of
courfe added to the other difappointments of the
adventurers, for they arc obliged to fell at a very
bare profit indeed. The retail late has been Indic,
and the profits refpeelahle, when the fituation of
things is taken into view; but the town was fupplied,
and till the capital tail, n 'thing very great can be
tipeCted. All the North fide of the river, however,
to Coloqua has been reduced, and it is thought, that
as a better underftanding begins to prevail between
the inhabitants and the Britilh, confidence will foon
be eflablifhed.

41 The departure of G,7neral BEREttnRD was re•
gretted by the merchants in partic,ilar, who feemed
to entertain a notion of his difpoiltion being more
favourable to mercantile purfuits than that of Sir
S. ACHMUTY. No refolution, it is believed, will be
taken to attack Buenos Ayres till a reinforcement
arrives. The non-arrival of General CRAWFORD has
excited both chagrin and furprite.
" Since the taking of Monte Video a great deal of
party fpirit has arifen in Buenos Ayres—one party
are for the Briti(h, another tor &elating the Nide.
ment a Republic ; and a third fur preferving it to
Spain. The Vice Roy is detefled for hi 3 pufillani
mous conduit, and has been deluged. A flag of truce
wa3 la,ely fent from the MAI Commander, to know
on ;ilia terms the town would be willing to treat ?
but the anfwer returned was, we underhand, unfa-
vourable."

Preparations are making at Portfmouth for the
trial of a Flag Officer lately returned from a foreign
fLicion. This vial will excite no las public interelt
than that of Sir Home POPHAM.

Great fears are entertained for the fafety of Sir
THOMAS TR6VBRIDGS and the BLENHEIM man of
War. Sir TH,`MAI was to have fuperfeded Admiral
STIRLING in the command of the Cape and South
American

The inflammation of Mr. Patrtt's leg was yeller-
day fu great, that his friends entertained the moil
ferrous apprehenfion for his life. Straw was (hewed
boom his door fot the fiat time fioce his illnefs.

Shremaking in Weftminfier is at a Rand at ',relent
ir.rhe journeymen, having ftruck for m. re wage,,
are now dancing to the tune of The foutere
Several of the Paper Mill; in Scotland which had
been flopped, owing to a Combination of the Work-
men, are again at work, the Paperma kers having
agreed to take their rot met wages. The refl, it is
expedied, gill immediately follow their example.
The drought was fo great at the ifl.ind of Sr.
Thomas in Match, that it was aeceffary to convey
water thither from St. Croix.

The race of •elephants lately increafed to fuch a
degree in Soolon, as to threaten to depopulate the
province. At the dole of the late harveß the natives
affembled from all quarters, for the purpofe of de.
llroying them, and dm ing a (tort period killed feveral
thoufands.

St. Helena was in want of every neceffary at the
late arrival of the Perfeverance florefhip : the Settle-
ment had been on fhort allowance for feveral weeks.
The project of obtaining fupplies of cattle from the
eoail of Benguela has not fucceeded, as the cattle
died !bon after their being landed.
A civil war has again broken out in Candy. The
King having rendered hirnfelf very unpv'pular by fume
fevere edißso two of his principal officers revolted,
and were joined by a large party of troops. Some
fl:t-milhes had taken place in the jungles, at the date
of the left accounts. between the oppofing parties,
without however producing any relish of moment.

At the date of the 'aft difpatchcs from Bufforah,
a powerful body of Wahabees, taking advantage of
the abfLnce of the Perfian troops, who had advanced
to the northward againft the Ruffians, had croffed the
Tigris to the fouthward of Bagdad, and made an
irruption into the province of Kholiflan.—They are
divided into three columns, and are conduBed by
AtTiy Kitan, a man of great enterprize, and the de
let mincd enemy of the King of Pcrlia.