Star.
London, England, 1818-09-07 00:00:00

EITRACTOP A LETTER FROM TRINIDAD.

" Pbrt Spain, July 9, 1819-
" MY DEAR SIR—I inclose you authentic docu-
ments, to chew you the result of the campaign in Ve-
nezuela, viz. the possession of the important post of
San Fernando, with the peaceable occupation of the
rich Province of Barinas, and all the Llanos of Ca-
racas. I sent you before the particulars of the action
at Guayahal, where the whole of the Spanish force,'
consisting of 300 mounted CaTabineers of the sing,
were killed or taken, except the Commander and
four men.

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" There has been no innovation whatever made in
Republican Government on the Main. Ge.teral
Bolivar is in the peaceable enjoyment of his situation
honours, a; Supreme Chief o. the Republic,
orld Captain-General of the Armies of Venezuela and
NT.'W Granada, &c. &c.; and in perfect union with
I' tez, Marino, and all the other Generals. In a word,
there is a regular Government established, and order
restored as far as the Independentsoceßpy at present.

" All the Colonies are receiving large supplies of
mules from Guayana, and we have received a consi-
derable number here. There will be soon a fine crop
of tobacco in Guayana and the produce of Barinas ;'
so that it may be fairly said, the Independents have
retrieved their resources at the point of the bayonet
and lance, and will open the next caMpaign under
very favourable circumstances as far as relate to
means, military skill, and public opinion.
General Paez is General Commandant of the
Llanos (plains), and has displayed the greatest mili-
tary talents. Marino and Bermudez remain near the
City of Cumana, the former occupies Cariaco, and
the latter Puerto de Madera, three quarters of a
league from the City. The Spanish vessels are, it is
said, at Puertocabello. The Patriots Nonato, Perez
and Padre, Colonel Marino, koep their ground, and
arc increasing their means in New Granada.
" The brig Sarah is safe arrived at Angostura.
" The Patriot Intendant Cea (who is an excellent
botanist) has discovered in Gil ,yana the vegetable
scarlet dye, or plant called Chapi, which is likely to
.prove a very valuable article of trade. If you refer
to TEct Viagero Universal, you will see the na-
tiral riches of that country, which arc now thrown
open to the researches c.f the enlightened and indus-
tnous world. Bat the most valuable plant is the tree
of rational liberty, which extend:, and thrives won-
slzrfnlly throughout Ver.ezuela, and under-whose
shade the people enjoy a new moral existence."
VETACT OF A LETTER TRW! TOBAGO, 11TH JUIN.
" I arrived this islai:d a few days ago, from
Avfgostura, where I had been for upwards or two.
inCtufis; and shortly after leaving that city, I recti.-
ai `front the Supreme Chief, by express,.a-few tit
pies of the first namlser of the Correa del Orinoco, of
which I beg-to inclose one. You will observe, that
it contains some important documents ; and, in addi;
eon, I have sincere satisfaction .in informing you,
that at the mouth of the river I fell in with Admirall
Brion, in the Victory, formerly the Emerald, on his.
•ay up the Orinoco, with a part of the squadron un-
der bit command, having on board 10,000 muskets,
and a large quantity of gunpowder and other mili-
tary stores. No occurrence of such vital moment
to American emancipation has taken place for a length
of time as the arrival of these supplies; for I can con-
fi _featly assure you, 4000 stand of arms were not re-
snaining in the whole country.
" When General Bolivar commenced his ora-
tions in December last, he had not more than 1900 in
his possession, and until now all attempts to procure
others had failed ; frequently was he obliged to send
away recruits, from the want of means wherewith
to arm them. The difficulties he has had to combat
would have proved insurmountable to a common
mlad ; jealousies to overcome, prejudices to over-
come, and with resources of the most trivial extent
- at his command, and these even scattered over im-
mense regions. Exaggeration is not at all necessary
to excite a feeling in favour of the patriotic efforts of
that oppressed and insulted people. From the best
authorities, I can vouch for sacnfices of private inte-
rest, and devotion to the public weal, having beet

evinced in a manner which would have done honour
to the most renowned patriots of any country. It
has been generally believed in Europe, and the idea,
has been indistriouslyclittilated, that American in
dependence is sought and fo4it for by those only
who have nothing to lose atisFiornething
.to gain by
the change; but be assured the'reverse is the case,
for there-is scarcely a native • in these coun-
tries who hat 'not taken egdeci ed part against his
oppressors. Bolivar was himself one of the richest
proprietors in the Caracas, I.ortl of theVallies of
a
Aragua. He has, like many of his associates, sacri-
ficed every thing, and on all occasions shared in the,
privations of his meanest followers.
Never will the Spaniards be able to reconquer
Vengguela ; the spirit against them is fell and deadly.
The.country may be rendered a.disart, and- the po-
pulation- annihilated; but never will the former ty-
ranny be re-established. The conduct of the Gods,
as they have been styled, has been horrible, and the
consequence is, that the war has become Indium inter-
pasumem. At the commencement of the campaign,
Gisseral Aolivar issued an order, prohibiting, under
severe penalties, the execution of Spanish prisoners,
Mead as a proof of his sincerity, sent -back safe and
sound a number he had taken at the battle of (Abu-
"mon. Morino, in a subsequera affair, captured se-
veral of the Patriot army, all of whom, and all those
who have since fallen into his hands, he caused to be
butchered in cold blood. Neither age nor sex afford
protection from their cruelties ; and is it to be won-
*red at that retaliation should follow?
" Many whose nearest and dearest relatives have
been abused, tortured, and massacred, by the invete-
tate foe, now wreak their vengeance on every Spa-
niard they meet with. The attempts of Spain to re-
gain her former dominion, serve only to show her
weakness, and to prolong the miseries, the dreadful
Iniseries,-arising from such a warfare. No force, no
pretence, will ever bring the inhabitants of these re-
gions under the government of Ferdinand: as above
mentioned, they may be destroyed, but cannot be
subdued. How magnanimous, how generous, were
Britain to lend but even akmall portion oilier mighty
aid. Repeatedly have 'I heard the Supreme Chief
declare cordially—' Let but Great Britain afford us
protection, and make us independent, and we will
adopt any form of Government agreeable to her!'—
It is evident that the independence of South America.,
will be productive of the greatest advantages to our
native land ; an extensive market will be opened for
her manufactures, for which no scarcity of returns
need ever be apprehended, and where no rivalry can
ever exist. The products of these regions are of the
first necessity in Europe—cocoa, indigo, cotton, to-
bacco, coffee, drugs, the precious metals, and a va-
riety of valuable dye and other woods. British in-
dustry and capital would soon render Venezuela an
earthly Paradise.
" the soil is luxuriantly rich, and but a trifling'
portion of labour is required to produce an incredi-
ble return. Hitherto the oppressive hand of Despo-
tism has almost randered of no avail the bounties of
nature. The clima:e is healthy throughout, with per-
haps two or three exceptions; and New Granada, and
in the upper provinces of the Caracas, an eternal
Spring reigns; and all the fruits of the temperate, as,
well as of the tor. id zone, are to be found in over-
whelming abundance.
" The river Orinoco is of itself a wonder in na-
ture; for, although many rivers are broader, no
known stream carries down suet an immense body
of water. At Angostura, about 400 miles from the
sea, it-exceeds in the dry season above 90 fathoms in
depth; and 1200-mile's further up it is still naviga-
ble, and commands an easy and direct communica-
tion with the fertile regions of Varinas, Caracas,
Carinaro, New Gtenada, the country of the Amax-ins,
and even to the vicinity of Quito. It is connected
with many other immense rivers, such as the Apure,
Rio Negro, &c. For six months its waters rise regu-
larly' and for the other six falls. Within the last six
weeks there has been an increase of full forty feet,
and when at its height the Orinoco will, like another
Nile, overflow and fertilize all the low lands.
" FOr -the present all military operations are sus-
pended, the plains in the upper cnuatry are under
water, -and both armies have suffered much in the
many desperate actions fought since the capture of
Guayana. The Spaniards have lost most of their
best troops, and some of their most experienced Ge-
nerals. They have retired to the mountains, where
for a while they arc secured ; but unless some con-
siderable reinforcements arrive speedily from Europe
they must in the very nature of things be annihilated.,
" On the other hand, the Patriots have suffered
severely also, particularly in their infantry, and until
the arrival of the Admiral, there was- an absolute
want of arms and ammunition ; they ha.ve, however,
'the possession of all the plains, and the navigation
of the Orinoco and Apure. lam confident that no
force which can be sent from Europe can drive them
from the strong military position oiGuayana, cover-
ed as it is by those immense rivers. Now that arms
and ammunition are in abundance, the campaign, as
soon as the rains ivill permit, will re-commence with
aigour ; and not a shadow of apprehension do I en-
tertain of a favourble result. Religious liberty is in-
separable from civil. Universal toleration exists
wherever the Venezuelan banner waves, and a Mis-
sionary from Europe might exercise his functions
without danger or molestation. The influence of
Priestcraft is gone for ever, and the trammels of
superstition are following with rapid strides.
" Notwithstanding the highly indecorous conduct
of several of our countrymen, who in leaving their
homes seem to have left behind every thing that
ought to make a man respected and respectable, the
British character is admired in preference to that of
every other nation, and is on all occasions held up
as the most brilliant proof of what a people loving
their country can do. Britain is considered by all as
the natural protector of liberty, and I hope to GOD
that the cause of freedom and the best interest of our
beloved native land will for ever be inseparable.
e Much obloquy, I have no doubt, will be thrown
on the Venezuelan Government, by the disappointed
officers and others returned to Europe; most of them
never made their appearance in the Independent ter-
ritory, having given implicit credence to the mali-
cious stories related to them in the Islands, particu-
larly in the free ports, such as St. Thomas's, St. Bar-
tholomew's, Trinidad, ttc. In those places interest
bears a mighty sway, and well do the inhabitants
know, that when once American Independence is
established, a direct aarnmunication with Europe will

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1818.
TfIE FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAT Af TWPI.VE ski° tic
Bk. Stock shut—Redu. 'shut—Cogs. 751—for Ac. 7.51
31 per Cent. shut-4 per Cent. shut
5 per Cent. Navy 10.5t—India Bonds 76 pre.
Uranium 3A disc.—Exchequer Bills 17 19 pram

Consols commenced this morning at 7544 ; but the
ma:lca appeared very flat, and but little business
tloinz„. It ioeported that a Secret Committee, corn-
posed principally of the Jewish persuasion, daily as-
semble in the neighbourhood of the Stock Exchange,
after the hours of business, where the state of the
Stocks, and the financial situation of the country is
fully discussed ; future operations are then decided
upon, and, according to circnnv.tances, the agents
are instructed to act the following day ; and it is
said, that immense purchases made by those Agents,
or Brokers, are merely artificial, to keep up the price,
and consequently there is no real foundation for the
sudden advances which so frequently occur in the
market.

We are happy to state, that letters from Co'umbel,
dated March 30, have been received, which make no
mention of any such event as that of the surround-
ing of General Bnow•sstco and Staff by a body of
the rebellious natives, which, according to the report
at Lloyd's on the Ist instant, must have taken place
at least a whole month, previous to the date of that
letter. The following extract, however, from a letter
from an Officer at. Fort George, dated the 7th of
March, confirms the fact of an express having ar-
rived there from Ceylon, stating that affairs in that
island were in a most unpleasant state, and that a
body of troops bad accordingly been dispatched from
the Presidency for its relief:—" An express arrived
here the day before yesterday from Ceylon, with ad-
vice that affairs there were in a very unpleasant state,
and requesting that some military aid might be sent
thither. In consequence of this earnest request, the
15th Regiment of Native Infantry has already been
embarked on board the bitaa):, of 74 guns, (which
brought the dispatches), and• is expected to sail to-
morrow."

*The Flanders 'Mail of this morning brings accounts
that the GRAND DUKF of lirsse DARMSTADT. has
just issued an important Edict for his Dominions on
the Left Bank of the Rhine. Renewing.his promises
topiesavve to that country all its institutions intro-
duced by the French GoVernment, And which are
conformable to the spirit of the age and to public
opinion, he ha's prescribed the mode in which the
Primary and Electoral Assemblies are to be com-
posed, and has given them authority to elect the
Members of a General Provincial Council, which is
to deliberate on the concerns of the People.
The following letter from Savannah appears in the
Antwerp Journal:

" S4V•201•11, hrl 96.

The Aid-de-Camp of the Viceroy has this mo-
ment arrived from Vera Cruz, on board the Sybil,
Ca ptain Malcom ; he brings dispatches relative to
an expedition which is priparing at Galvestow•n, un-
der the orders of General Lalamand and his country-
men. It will be composed of above 5000 men, com-
manded by Bonaparte's best Officers. It is supposed
to be destined against Mexico : that country is the
rendezvous of all nations:*

A Letter from Flushing says—" Captain M. Bak-
ker, commanding the vessel Di Liefde, bound frcm
Cette to Antwerp, was attacked off Alicant by two
armed luggers bearing the English flag. They for-
cibly opened the hatches, and took from him" two

barrels of wick, leaving on'tlre deck by r:av of
ment, some articles of small valise."
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 3.
Among the latest arrivals here, are several
sians of distinction, as well as English ; of the Inter
we notice the Duchess of Devonshire with her lama.
and suite, Lord Calthorpe and suite, and Lcrd clar;„
Carty, Ambassldbr from his Britannic Nlajestr.
It is reported that a letter of his Excellency
cretary of State, dated Jul/ 11, addressed to
Ministers and head of public offices, says, «dw
future there shall not be addressed to his Majesty;
projects of Decrees, except such as are sirano
the Dutch language, with the permission to add
French translation, if it is thought proper." Az
even for the Southern provinces, they most male ar
of the Dutch language, which is almost entirely z
known there. Before this, the Ministers of foe 1,1
terstaat, of the Finances, and of the Interior, used e.,
French language, in all affairs relative to Belz:,„.
—Hitherto it has always been supposed, that
best way of making one's self understood b' a natio:,
was to address it in its own language; biit it sett,
that this is a strange mistake.
ANTWERP, SEPTEMBER t.
Last Sunday them was found in a pasvdc-m2v.
zine, in the citadel, a lighted match, which had ors
burning for some tine, and which it might heal,
culated would require but a few hears to co.totri.
cate to a barrel of powder, to which it was applied.
It appearS' that though several persons have boxcar.
rested in consequence of this discovery, the author et
this dreadful project has not yet been discovered.

The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday hare
arrived since our last.

The Meniteur contains a Royal Ordinance, incor.
porating a number of the most wealthy of the cm.
mercial men of Paris, Limns at their
head, into a Bank for the recevien the Saving, of
the Poor, on the miAlel of the Banks of t: is
country. The money received is to be iavevad. RS
with us, in Government stock; but the sti'bci:sur;
will have one advantage over subscribes in this
country—the interest of their deposits is to be core.
pitted at the end of every month, and added to the
capital; thus giving depositors the earliest poiiible
advantage of the operation of compound interest
A Grand Council of State to be presided by. tht
Emperor of AUSTRIA, was announced to be bfd or,
the 22d of August for the purpose.of comideiing
means for extinguishing at once all the paper monei
of Austria. We wish success to the experiment :Ind
quite disintereitedly, for it is rather rt.--e th:ln we nn
dare to hope that it will furnish any e.ani v l.::h may
he of use to ourselves in a similar way. I: is said,
that after the 10th of November all the tales will Is
collected in specie, and all salaries will be Fdd
-
the same.

M. de CitrA os, the Spanish Ambassador at
Vienna, has, by order of his Court, remitted to the
Austrian Court a Memoir relative to the occupation
of Pensacola by the United States; and it is added,
that all the Ministers of Spain hare been charrd
make similar coinmunications to the Governmennu
which they are respectively accredited. If the rere
that the Neiman has resolved on the restitution i
the place be trie, the necessity for these proceed-
will of course be in a great measnre superseded.
French 5 per Cents. Thursday, 79 fr. 25 c,

We lay before our Readers to-day a large sody of
intelligence which has been received from South
America. The Patriots in Venezuela are represented
to be in a very reduced condition, but strong who;
compared with the Royalists, who are affirmed to
he in a still worse plight. In Mexico, where the
vauntings of the Royalist VICEROY have more thn
realised the words of the Poet—

" And thrice he routed all his foes,
" And thrice he slew the slain,"

the cause of Independence appears again to be in
wonderfully flourishing state: Father ToRREs is r.a
dead, but alive, and in possession of a post of so:'
strength—the country is ever' where overrun scr
armed parties of Independents—and tkc inhabits::
of the principal Royalist towns arc literally in
state of blockade.

The accounts from Leeds and the other priccipti
clothing towns in Yorkshire state that the otdersiret
never known .to be ginater than at pre,ent, and ttz
the greatest harmony subsists between the unsen
and their workmen.
General SU JOHN COAPE Stireceooxr, G. C. t
the late Governor in Chief of Upper Canada,
SHERBROOKR, Colonel HARRISON, and Capt.
have come home in the IenTGENIA, Captain lb%
PARKER, which art ived at Portsmouth onWedircso
last after an excellent passage of 20 days.
The SEMIRAMIS, recently arrived at Fortuna:l4!
under the command of Captain Josr.rat liseetso.s.
late First Lieutenant, sailed from Port Royal on v.!
27th of July, with a freight of specie for tlie Hog •1
nah ; arrived there on the 2d of August, and saa-,
again on the 4th, with 900,000 dollars, b:,idesgc-.
dust, cochineal, and ivory, on account of meta :0
in London. The CHERUB, Capt. WILLEs,
rived at Port Royal, from the coast of Africa tang
left Cape Coast Castle on the 21st of Mar), and
Fts
to sail for England about the 10th ult. 'the Trturr
was the only ship beside at Port Royal. pithy!'
three years service of the SEMIRAMIS opondrc"
of Africa, she lost only two of her men by oche'
The following are among the ships daily c 7",
to arrive from foreign stations to be paid off:
Orlando and Towey, from the East Indies; Fory.irtf
Griffon, from the Cape and St. Albion, f4lo'"
Satellite, from the Mediterranean ; Pique and Mai,
Jamaica; Saracen and Harrier, freut 114141, /105.1"1'
74), from Caketta.

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