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London, England, 1815-02-14 00:00:00

FAIfNIOUni, Fl BRUARY

Arrived the Provideniia tram AMsterdam
to Lisbon ; the Mary Ann limn Queenbro' ; at.J ►h•!
Mary and Susan, from Tcignmouth. Saled ti►e B: i.
tannin and the Triton, for London.—Wind W. tresh
breez,:s, dirty weather.

TORBAY, FEBRUARY 1?.

Arrivcd his Majesty's. Act.LoN, trim a cru:ze.

PORTSMOUTH. FEBRUARY 13.

Arrived a large fleet from the Downs, and remain
with the outward-bound convoys at Spithead.--
P. S. No arrivals from the Westward.—Wind
DEAL, FEBRUARY 13.

Came down from the River the Abundance store-
ship, for Bermuda.—Wind W.

GRAVESEND, FEBRUARY) 3.

Arrived, the •ltesmed. e Sonn, KnrucEn, from
Ostend. Sailed, the Stranger, ETTRINGIIAM, and the
Segar, Courts, for Jamaica ; the Hope, HALL, for
Bermuda; and the True Blue, CUNNINGHAM, for
Gibraltar.

A few days since a brig appeared off Exmouth.
standing for the liar, when seven pilots immediately
put alto their assistance, bnt on their approaching.
the bar, a heavy sea struck the bo:tt and upset her.
A boat was immediately manned aud sent to their
assistance, which succeeded in s'aving four, who had
clung to the keel, the other three untortimatel; foand
a watery grave.
The following is an extract of a letter received
from an Officer in Sir GLORCE COLLIER'S squadron,
dated the 2d ult. :

" We are now in full thane of the Constitution and Conprns
American frigates ; they sailed from Boston on the 17th of De-
cember, and we had information of their sailing slx days afta-
wards. If this is the route thsy have taker, I a:u in hopes they
will soon be ours. Our lit le squadron are, the Leander 50, New-
castle 50, and Aeasta 10. You will soy we are strong enourh ;
but it is reported that the President is at eta likewise, and if they
unite there will be some broken heals. We ::re steering for the
Azores, supposing they would cruise off them to intercept our
East and West India convoys that sailed from Britain about
Christmas."
'l'lle Good-intent, from St. dr hn's to Bermuda,
was taken the 2d ult. in lat. 33. long. 51. by the
Wllonough privateer, of 13 guns and l'iT) men.

It was reported last night, but we have not been
able to trace the rumour to its source, that a letter
had reached town from New York, dated about the
middle of January, which mentioned the arrival tittle
of intelligence of the conclusion of the Treaty at
Ghent, and that the news had caused universal joy.
SOUTH AMERICA—By letters from St. Thomas, we
are enabled, on the authority of a Spanish Gentle-
man, to furnish some particulars respecting the pro-
vinces of Venezuela, posterior to the occupation of
the capital by the Royalists. After the defeat of the
Independent army under Bolivar, its remains assem-
bled in Aunana, and took up a military position in
Maturin, where the Spanish chief, Monteverde, had
before been defeated. The Royalist General, Boves.
sent Commandant Morales to that point, to act
against the Independents, and on the 17th September
ult. he appeared before their Ivor ks. The Indepen-
dent chief, Bermudez, had 3,800 men, of whom 800
were cavalry. The attack of the Royalists was re-
sisted with the greatest intrepidity, and the Indepen-
dents gained the day. The loss of the Royalists was
2,500 killed and prisoners, 2,090 muskets, 12 pieces
of artillery, and great part of their baggage ; after
this the Independents marched forward and retook
Cumana and Barcelona. The Royalist chief, Boves.
then collected all the troops he had in Caracas, and
again took Barcelona and Cumana, but in a second
attack on Maturin was defeated.
All accounts concur in swing, that the Royalists
are as the French lately were in Spain—possessed
only of the ground on which they stand. In the east
the Independents are strong under Bermudez ; and in
the west under Urdaneta, who waits for reinforce-
ments from New Granada ; and Rivals and Piardo have
other divisions. Vidor also has a division in Giuria,
and the negroes assembled in Tuy, twelve leagues
from Caracas, have declared in favour of the Inde-
pendents and against Boves.
The late fertile provinces of Venezuela, after so
much warfare, now bear the aspect Of a wide desart.
They have been subject to repeated plutider, and
have witnessed every thing that can enhance the evils
of the worst of civil wars. Not a negro is Win found
on the estates ; these have been delivered up to the
flame% and their cattle carried off by marauders.
—Devastation has destroyed what the earthquake
had spared. Vengeance, in short, has reached its
height. The return of Ferdinand has had an effect
contrary to what was expected, and as the real
picture of Spain is known in America, the minds be-
come united. The difficulty of procuring arms is
the only cause of the prolongation of this unhappy
contest ; but it is now nearly at. an end, for the error:
of Spain have come in to aid the resolution of the
natives, and all the communications of the Spaniards
breath nothing but despair.