Star.
London, England, 1824-05-01 00:00:00

FOREIGN FUNDS.

A good deal has been done in the early part of the morning in
'Mexican Scrip ; but in all other Foreign Securities the Market
appears heavy.
Current Prices:—New Spanish 151, Old 171, Russian 961 7,
Chilian 82i ex. div. Mexican Scrip Se Austrian 17} 17, Colom-
bian 92 to 1, Colombian Scrip tri 1, New Prussian 99, Oid 98,
Alliance Shares 16} 1, Irish Shares 112, Paladium s pre. French
Scrip 17i, Equitable =1 3.

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.

VIEtiNA, Aran 15.—Aletalliques 97. 7.32. Bk. Sh. 101$4. 9-10.

DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH TROOPS AT AC-

CRA, BY THE ASHANTEES.

This forenoon intelligence reached town which we
should regret to hear confirmed; it states that the Ashan-
tees have made an itruption on our settlement, on the
Gold Coast, and defeated our troops at Accra in an
engagement, in which Sir CHARLbS M'CARTUY is
stated to have been severely wounded, and several of '
his Officers killed.

The following are the particulars, as contained in a
letter received this morning in town, by an eminent
mercantile house. The news came by ay of Barba-
does, and though the rct►te may appear a very cir-
cuitous one, there is, we fear, every guarantee for its
authenticity. It was brought tt4 liarbadoes by die b►ig
Elizabeth, Captain ELIiNLY

• ACCRA, JANUARY :so.

" It is with the greatest concern that I have to inform you, that
the alshantets have made an attack upon Sir Clarks 1116Garthy's
division of the army, upon the Gold Coast, aad completely routed
it, most of the Officers killed, and Sir Charles himself wounded in
two places, during the action, and now missing. They cantle down
13,000 strong ; Sir Chailes's division was not more than one-third
of that number. The battle was fouLht on the 21st iii4tant, near
Sicotidee, and lasted from 2 P.M. until 6 P.M. when Sir Charles
having expended all hi. ammunition was surrounded, and his my
complltely routed. The Ashanti:es, however, sustained a great
lois, and it is not known where they are gone tn.
" There were fourteen Oificers with Sir Charles when the action
commenced, and only one, a Lieutenant Erskine, escaped to tell the
tale of woe.

0 Among the slain are some of the principal and oldest mer-
chants at Cape Coast; those that I have h:ard named are George
Rabertson, James Headle, Edwin Jones, and Mr. Tedley, the
St.ff Surgeon, killed; Captain L. Lestrange died of fatioe ;
Major Rickets severely wounded; many others that I do not knew
tke names of, killed ; and many wounded and missing. They were
expecting an attack at Cape Coast, by the latest intelligence, and
ti. y had actually sent down a vessel to get 7000 stand of arms,
ulakli it was reported at Cape Coast that I had here."

Tie Austrian Observer to the 17th ult. and Frank-
fort Papers to the 24th reached us this forenoon, hum
winch we make the following extracts:

NAPLES, APRIL 8.

Our Government had announced its intention to raise
tl:e duty on oil exported in foreign vessels, but in consi-
des ation of the distre,sed state of the country people,
it has not only desisted from this ihtention, but has even
lowered the duties; perhaps it may have been partly
imiuccd by the apprehension of an inctewe of the im-
port duty on oil in France, Marseilles being our chief
xr arket. new loan to a small amount has been con-
I.: acted for Sicily ; it is said to be fcr 1;0,000 ounces,
.ich M. 11:,thschild has taken 0:1 hi :n, unk!er the name
it is affirmed of Falconet and Co. The con:idels ate
not known, but it is believed that the grovernmeta does
not ray more than 5 per cent. interest, per annum.
After a long co-‘-'quance of lain we were surprised,
on the morning cf the Ist of April, to see Vesuvius
crowned with snow, a circumstance cite emely rare here,
especially at this season of the year.