Star.
London, England, 1825-02-14 00:00:00

MAYENCR, JANUARY 119.

Though the trade on the Rhine has for some years'
past declined so much that it seemed almost impostible
that it could sink still lower, we, however, find that this
has really been the case io 1824, compared with 1821
In other States, especially in England, France, and
Holland, the Governments are doing their utmost to
open Dew channels to commerce, and to facilitate the
means of conveyance. Canals are lug, rail-ways made,
and new accommodations introduced for the navigation
Of the rivers. Among us Germans. on the othtr hand.
the obstacle, which stand in-the-way of commerce and
industry increase from year .to year. The fiiitities
given to the conveyance of goods, and the diminished
expenses of cats iage in mhos: countries, enabloforeigners
to compete with the Germans in the markets of Europe
with increased advantage. In England,
.arsoon fa •
useful WO. It is projected. all the shales are immeiiately
subscribed fur;- among us, where all out capital is
employed in trafficking ire the public funds, and
where commersial inzercourse. is impeded. by nu
memos lines of Custom-horses, a proposal of this de-
scription meets with no support. Our productions ate
of very insall value in the glace where they ate pro-
duced, because the expense of conveying them to
another place is too great, and the exportations. it) con-
sequence, very limited. Thus, for instance, all the
expenses on a cask of wine, containing ses en aliens and
a half, and weighing 264 twt. are.noi less than 48 or
49 florin., to convey it eight or nine league., from she
Rheingou to the cellar of the merchant in Frankfurt.
therefore, no wonder if our welfare gradually de-
clines, and the complaints of poverty and want of pi o-
&able occupation increase in proportion. We deprive
ourselves of alt the advantages which trade and mane-
inures offer, the subject is obliged to make great re-
trenchments in his domestic establithmeut, without
enabling himself thereby to fulfil his 'nitrate °blip-
dons; and the time will soon come, when all the sources
of wealth will be dried up, and the inhabitant unable to
fulfil his duties to the State.

Letters are is town from Buenos Ayres, dated De-
cember 6; Lima, October 2 ; and Valparaiso, October
24; but their contents have not transpired.

The sews from Greece, „in the French Papers, k
highly favourable to the independence of that country,
the factious' leaden have fled, and CoLocoraout has
been pardoned. Tatra' is said to be on the point of
surrendering. A deputation from the garrison was at
Napoli di Romania, to conclude the terms of the capi-
tulation, and an expeditisin of seven thousand men was
preparing to set out, it was supposed either to reduce,
Lepanto or the Isle of Bane& Such is the intelli-
gence from Greece in the French Papers. A far different
picture of the state of altars is, however, given in the
(Medal Spectator of the Sl3rh of December, which re-
presents the Viceroy of EGYPT as at Candle, with a large
force, naval and military, ready to relieve Num, or land
at Modon. The writer asserts, that COLOGOTROSI is
very strong with his Farty, and concludes with the fol-
lowing charitable advice to the Turks Considering
the critical situation of the Greek Government, it is a
question whether the Egyptian fleet would not do bet-
ter to return to Alexandria, than to effect a lauding in
the Morn, where the- Greeks, accomplishing their
destiay,are-tearing each other to pieces!?

The Essequibo, BOYD, from Demerara, mired at
Greenock, brings Colonial Papers to the 21st of De-
cember; they Moe wholly silent as to the reports pre.

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0401(612TOilif, DZIIREAILA, DEC. se.
Captain Barrett, of the bit direst, arrived bere
yesterdii, was abarteld to tarry provisklin .to Sierra
Leone • and Cape Cost—which luster pillar he left
on the 7th Oct. The Ashentaes had. since their last
defeat, totally withilriwn themselvei, mid returned to
their own country. The weather had, for a long period
previously, been dry and suitry ; diseases were prevalent,
tad a dearth of provilions seveiely alt.
Captain Btu real having made the coast of Brazil,
touched at Bahia, which he describes as in a state of the
most deplorable anarchy ; the ruling party having esta-
blished what they are pleased to call a Republic,
had shot the Imperial Governor.. and were governing
'in their own way, by the aid of the military, whom they
had gained over. Captain B. on leaving Bahia, called
of Maranhins, which he left nine days ago (6th instant).
—Lord Cochrane was then in the bay, with a line-of-
battle ship and several trigates, having landed a num-
ber wf marines and *amen, to prevent a similar catas-
trophe taking place there, as at Bahia. There had been'
no intercourse at either of the above ports with the in-
terior for the space of irtz months, in consequence of
the disturbed state of the country, and the shipping of
produce, of course, with all othir business. Was totally
suspended. . _ .