Star.
London, England, 1824-10-28 00:00:00

FROM T 111: ROYAL GAZETTE Or SEPT. 11.

Extract of a letter from Panama, Aogust 23: "When
I left Guayaquil, they were daily expecting to hear of a
battle being fought between BOLIVAR and CANTERAC,
and every one :twitted to anticipate a favourable
result. I doubt not myself, that ere this, Lima is
in the hands of the Patriots, as Bow VAR had dispatched
• a part of his army for the purpose of taking it.—
We are expecting, in A few days, from 5,000 to 5,000
.men, Ilona Carthagena. The last accounts informed
Its of Bouv tFt having broken up his camp, and that
he was matching with his army, consisting of three
divisions ; the vanguard, commanded by General SucRE,
and the centre by General LA RA, and that of Peru, by
General LA MAR : lie had passed the Sierra de PAtCO3
111 XilCa, %%here General CANTERAC was posted with his.

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army or 7,000 or 8,000 men; that of Bor.i vA it is supi:osed
to be 14,000. General 014NiTA was applioted by
FERDINAND, Vice-King, berdrianpptintment the
exiet-
ing Vie King,L4 5E10.4., io7itatify, the conse-
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ponce of ishichlt, they-:etrak open; warfare with
each DOM Senict is mg:sorted ky his Generals
CANTIRAC and VALDEZ ;the Itater had Matched against
Ot.azgrraZto compel him to relinquish his claim, it the
head of 2,500 men. Chili takes no part in the war, but
is an idle spectator, and her navy is nearly disbanded."
The last acc,,unts from Rio de Janeiro state, that ad-
vices had reached there from Lima, of the date of. the
10th June. The Spaniards held Lima feebly, and.
Bouvan's guerillas scoured the adjoining country and-,
levied contributions with impunity, but no general
' action had occurred between the contending parties.
General MILLER is said to have been advancing on
Lima with a small detachment, and it was expected
would get possession of that city.
The Correa Mercantil of Cadiz states, that " on the
29th ult. there arrived in that port the English brig
Tiber, Captain ISAAC Fox, in three months and twenty-
six days from Quilca, in Peru. On board of her came
passenger Brigadier Don BALDOMIRO ESPARTERO.
Chief of the Staff of the Royalist Army in Peru. He was
the bearer of dispatches from the Viceroy: LA SERNA
to the KING, bearing date the 2d of Jane, at which
period the Royal forces were marching upon Truxillo
(where BOLIVAR then was) in three divitions, as had
before been mentioned. The first division, 10,000
strong, under General CANTERAC, proceeded by the
mountains; the second, under MoricT, by the coast;
and the third, 2,500 strong, under CARRATALA, by
the middle country; besides all which there wash rear-
guard of 3,000 under VALDEZ." It may be allowed to
an English reader to doubt a little the accuracy of this
numerical list of the Royal forces ; or, at least to be of
opinion, that the number of effectives in the field would
be found to be greatly diminished, if they should ever
come to encounter BOLIVAR ; which, if there is a force
anything like .what is represented, they ought to have
done long ago ; for the Spanish soldiers in Spain, and
those serving in South America, are by no means the same

The Irish Papers teem with accounts of the pro.
ceedinps of the Roman Catholic Association, whose le-
gislation has assumed an activity which it never before
displayed. The meeting in Dublin, on &turd ry,
would be amusing did it not give rise to reflections se,
rious enough, from the tone and disposition of some of
its members. The levying of the Black Mail or Catholic
Rent, 'as it is called, is carried on with great vigour ;
and so successful have the Collectors been in chewing
a few pence from the lowest classes, that we have the
authority of Mr. O'CoNNELL himself fcr stating, that a
poor man who was eating potatoes without milk, gave
them the only sixpence he possessed.
The affair of the rent disposed of, a letter was read
from Dr. DOYLE, in s% hich he pretty plainly hinted that
even emancipation would not satisfy the Catholics.
The next subject discussed, lets us pretty clearly into
the character of the Roman Catholic Association. A
Mr. L'ESTRANGE, after loud professions of loyalty,
moved a resolution, the substance of which was, that
the Association, in order to testify their loyalty to his
Majesty George the Fourth, should order " a well-
finished portrait of his Majesty, richly framed, and
surmounted by the Crown, to be placed over the chair in
the room appropriated for the meeting of the Associa-
tion." Mr. O'Comccr.t. supported the motion, and said,
that" their allegiance was unconditional and unqualified,
and knew no limits but the British Constitution:'
Mr. Slim, however, thought otherwise, and as no
notice had been given of the motion, opposed it. Mr.
O'CoNNELL, who is a tolerable tactician, took the alarm,
and begged that the resolution might be passed, if it
was only to prevent Orange newspapers from having
the opportunity of boasting that the Association hesi-
tated one moment on the subject. " The question (says
the Dublin Journal) was loudly called for, and was put
There were some hisses—it was pot again, and Mr..
O'CoNNELL declared that it passed unanimously."
The Archbishop of 'roam, Bible Societies, the Cor-
poration of Dublin (designated by Mr. O'CONNELL as
banditti), the Duke of YORK, and Lord ELDON, were
all successively the subjects of discussion, and we need
not state that none of them are favourites with the
Roman Catholic Association.-6-Perhaps the most extra-
ordinary proceeding of the day, was the appointment
of a London Anent, who is to superintend Me press in
the metropolis, and instruct Editors in their duty. We
Fear Mr. /ENEAS MAC DONNELL, who is destined for
this honour, will find it a thankless office.

Intelligence was received yesterday afternoon at
Lloyd's, of the arrival of the Jamaica packet off Fal-
m•)uth. Colonel CAMPBELL, one of.the Colombian Com-
missioners, has arrived passenger by this vessel. The
object of his return to England is that of making a re-
port to Government of the state of the Itepubiic of Co-
lombia, in order to determine the expediency of acknow-
leiging that country independent. Col. CAMPBELL'S
report, if the private letters can be quoted as any autho-
rity on that point, will be of the most favourable nature.

Monday a consultation was held at the Foreign Office,
between Mr. WiLmot-HonToN and the Crown Lawyers
cm the one part, and Mr. GALT, and the Canada Com-
pany's Counsel on the other, concerning the granting of
the Charter to the Company, when it was agreed that it
should be completed forthwith, and it is now probable
that the Commissioners will sail for America about the
beginning of January.
Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK and
ARENCE intend honouring the new Loan Maros. and &MUM
with their presence to dinner on the 9th of November.
The Fiend) Ambassador, Prince PouctrAc, and Mr.
March's, have been visiting the Earl of Drumm. at Ickworth, in
Suffolk, during the pat week, and Mts. ar.d Miss CAN)iNG have
also been of the party.

TM: KING.
W mein:kit, OCT. 27.—Yesterchty his.MaJaTY did not
leave the Royal Lodge during the day.
This afternoon be MAJBAiY took an airing ;ibis potty
phaeton, with his' Usual saite and attiadants; for ,
,wards.of two hours, Iltrofth the various rides in the
Great Park. .

THE ARMY.

The 60th Foot, 2d Battalion, is ordered to proceed from New-
foundland to Batbadoes, and be relieved at Newfoundland by the
96th Foot.
The Veteran Companies raised in July, 1824, embarked for
Newfoundland on the 6th of October.

The half-yearly inspettion of the 17th Regiment of Light Dra-
goons (lhancers), by Major-Gen. Lord EDWARD &maims; K.C.R.
took place yesterday at Canterbury.
The 12th (the Prince of Wales's Royal Lancers) will be in-
spected by Lord F.Divaan SOMERSET to-morrow, at lirighton.
The detachment of the 40th (2d Somersetshire) Regiment of
Infantry, which embarked as guards on board the Asia convict
ship, will sail forthwith for New South Wales.
Ihe detachments belonging to the 20th (East Devonshire) and
the 40th (2d Somersetshire) Regiments of Foot which recently em-
barked at Deptford, as guat' on board the Lady Bast convict
ship, will sail in a few days for New South Wales.