Star.
London, England, 1817-10-18 00:00:00

SOU% LI AMERICA.

Among the Papers lately received frmst Buenos
Ayres is the following statement relating to the mili-
tary operationstf the Patriot Army in Upper Peru.'
The additional information it contains will be found
interesting to the public, slid rave greatly to eluci-
date the official detrits revpecting the capture of
Tarija by the Patriots, already published :

" BUYNOI Mill!, Jute 2, 1817.

" The surrender of the enemy's division that occupied 'far;ja,,
and the occupation of that town by our army commanded by the
Lieutenant Colonel of Hussars, Dow Gazaoitze Anus DC LA
MADRID. took place on the tech of last April. as appears from
the official report of the Commanding Officer, dated on the same
day, and inserted in that Buenos Ayres Extraordinary Gazette 11
of 'he zed of May. the whole of the Itoyaliw garrison gave
themselves up as prisoners of war. the following statement
(already published) exhibits the three, arms, and warlike stores
taken from the itnyalist Army in the above town. in order duty
to appreciate the fall or Tarij.., it is nece•sary to consider, •hat it
took :dace at a time when the enemy had advanced more than
40 *isms towards the lower provinces, at which derance Salta ,
Is !dilated, and where his prinopal force was then posted. .1 his I
proves how insecure Ins rear must be, and also jugliies what h.*
been so repeatedly said, that his difficulties and ..hangers are int-
Minent in proportion to 1114 distance from the centre of hi.
resources, leaving intermediate diotrices of immense extent, on
the filelity and obedience of which he cautim lel, bet when lie
occupies than in a military manner.
" flits dislodgment ol the enemy, first from the city of Salta,
and soon afterwards (rum the whole of the province of that name,
took place between the sth and gist of May, as is proved by the
official reports el the General commanding the vanguard, Don
MARTIN GlPLittli, of the ith and tin of the said mouth.
" The province of Clnta also, will very soon be freed from the
'amity, as may be deduced from the military expositions and
calculations contained in the gird bulletin of tit.: army, insetted
In the Gii.Cette of alit May. New+, 'rove a variety of other
sources, respi mg the Upper Provinces, gives us to understand
that the enemy'. situation in that quartet is by no means better.
Continually harassed and attacked by our brave patrieta on every
klablli and ill every dizectien, wolusee being able to move out
and obtain lenge, the several ditathosents of the Royalist army
exprisence the greatest losses and private-us. Our parties pene.
trate eves to the very neighbourhood of Putose. N• sr the names,
art giver°, our people lately destroyed a party. of the enemy,
coneepatuce of which the Splint& continander 'at chief LA Si. k N A ,
dismissed the sanguinary Tecon from Vie service, and be has
already proceeded on to Ar. onv:.red with opprobium.
Every thing announces that the whole space ol country winch '
co.usntoted !Ise former Viorcnyaliy of fineness Ayres, will soon
be cllCCUdied. and It is more than probable that two thirds of the
Royalist army will be destroyed before they can reach the I)eS3.
Pee"), 'lee "Pe of the Vice royally of Lula. The eaaral"'
Odistence at winch that polite it situated, the absolute want of
every kind of awaits, the cumeaut attacks he experiences in hie
eeteeat from out advanced parties, as well as the intermad.att
provinces, now armed en nrmw, and the dese:tton and disper-
sion to which he Is liable, render.the situation of the enemy ex.
tunas!, critical.
kis not possible to foresee, with any certainty, what plans
the !Vanish General LA SICNA will adopt, after the defeat of
the King's arms in Chin, and the loss of that S:a.e to his Master.
It was trepossibk for that Chief net to be sensible of the fats
eameieences such an event would bring on tits army seder his
owe eommanil. Nevertheless, after learning the operation, he
eases down as far as the provisoes of Salta, wiskls be occupied
der a. Sea days. If his object-wes to forage, or provide iderhade
with Wm to endrrtike ht, setreat, his sirac.bi hat'by no marine
answered his bores."
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The King has salitt arrived in good health, eml
the garrisin received him in grand p trade. 'l've
mull military Autumnal Enrciws follow during the
fir.t half of.Oetober. The public opinion. nn' that
of this or that peaty, but that of all elagsee of the
people, wi•lt the exception of a few old O:flcers. de.
claret itself with es loudly against the pedantical ex-
ercises which are .te,4:l,l:•.tsitig the tipprr hand. against
the costly nicknacli anti fo i,n.ery of Ilk unit ems and
mounengs, which are physically and morally (lett
mental in a high degree to die true s',ldit.r, art.', draw
his mind front es:ter...Ws to etr.pty I i ms, bandage and
constrain Lis body, conveat his neck and bend into a
balancing pole for ti'e impot rant Tsch •ku, and Tra-
der the cond4ian r tLe soldiers it,suppentable, nay
even litirtfui to then. Ft rreises and alficu!t rn.trch.fs
to hardl:ts the soldier, is well as %ig..te ice, 1-4
sary, bat tne tighoting of the body, the 47 ;ng of
the Wilder ;:art of the head, tare firma! au.' fitniastte.
way in which the be...rds are rut, P.c. are unt:,:cer:ary.'
Bat it is the too numerous army, with its.m.iliuty
staff, consuming parts of the Regrow-%
the State, which excites more particill,rly our discon-
tent. Every true Prussian knows that the Table
King, who is above all cens:oe,
.is rap:ally c,lnvtneed
of this, and hopes that changes will be wade with •c-
-spect to the former immediately, and with It NWCI 10
the latter as 604)111 as the 5q11.4101l OS LU!ope wilt admit
of it. There are tio watit of men, who, if they eo
not agree with those who would wish to damiss the
whole army and supply 'its place by an tnidiclipLued
aimed population, will nevertheless bi Idly suvest to
his Majesty the necessity of a reduction ei the Artny
and its Staff.

The Prince of 1-lE,;.c-Hosin ,unc; has just returned
front h s DAMS :n'o Italy and GiLrCe.
It is reputed that the lier:ditary Prince is to be ap-
pointed Governor of the Duchy of the Lower Rhine.