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MOND OPPICIAL STATRIARNT RRLATINO TO TEMA!.
PAIRS 01 MIMIC° UP TO WHICH, 1819.
84 The activity of the new Magistrate, Don Igna-
cio Gonzales, Member of the Congress in 1815 and
1918, tor the province of Guanazoato, has prbduced
the best results, under circumstances of a most try-
ing nature. He acts completely in. concert with Pa-
. ther Torres, Cacique Bautista, Huerta, Gutierez, and
two foreigners. commanding corps of light cavalry,
and who were among Mina s companions: A greater
degree of concert and arrangement has been estab-
lished among aH those acting in the Patriot cause;
this has given fresh life and rigour to all oueopera-
dons. These measures have brought about the cogs.
,plete revolution of Mechoacan ana part of New Gal-
licia, from the mountains of Zacatula as far as Co-
lima. All the Royalist detachments within the above
range of country have been successively dislodged,
and dispersed, so that our people have there been
able to collect in all 10,000 men, one-half of whom
only are armed and acting under the orders of Don
Gonzales, whose chief position is in Pasquaro. In
one of their excursions, they entered the city of Val-
ladolid, after a severe'action, and in the month of
February attacked the cities of Guanaxoato and
Qderetaro, though without success, as the Royalists
in both places bad assembled a large,force.

" Some attacks had been combined with General
Victoria of the North, who has under' his orders
15,000 men, though not all armed, including the
dispersed Guerillas, who acknowledge bim as Chief.
Vergara, bis second in command, has moved on to
the province of Potosi, and observes the movements
of the President of Guadalazara, who has turned his
attention towards Zacatecas, although, in conse-
quence of the Revolution in Fierra Caliente., and the
division of Pena in Atstonilco, he cannot advance,
and he has, besides. been 'compelled to detach a
strong party, to prevent a surprise in Chapala, which
place was threatened by the Patriots. General Vic-
toria has since abandoned the coast of Vera Cruz,
and posted himself in the Sierra Madre, where,,
owing to the nature of the ground, his good arrange-
ments, and the love of the people and troops at-
tached to him, he can brave all the Viceroy can send
against him. The firmness and patriotism of this
Officer can never be forgotten. The Viceroy made
laint the greatest Offers, which he rejected. His con-
stancy also has been an example to others. Clergy-
men- being at the head of parties has a great effect;
they are followed by the people, who often have no
other arms than slings."
FROM TUE CARACCAS GAZETTE, JULY 7.
The particulars of the engagement on the Unare
have been teceived, and amount in substance to the
following On the 2d of June, the column com-
manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Don Eugenio Arana,
composed of 702 foot, And 112 horses, proceeded
from Onoto, where they were quartered. On the
6th, they arrived at San Nlaria de Ipire, in the en-
virons of which they surprised, r.ld made a few prif
loners. Here they were informed, that four days
previously 150 men of Zaraza's infantry had passed
through that place to San Diego de Cabrutica,
where Marino, Cedeno, Monagas,-Tomas, Montilla,
and Rojas were posted—that is to say, half a dozen
Generals, with a body of 1300 men. On this day,
Anna directed a party of his cavalry to take a good
observation of the enemy, while he commenced hii
march, and on the 7th arrived at the field called De
Zaraza, where he was joined by the same party, with
four prisoners made in the town of Zueta, one a
Lieutenant-Colonel, named Cesareo: by the declara-
tion of this latter, he ascertained that the concentra-
tion at San Diego, of 900 infantry and +OO cavalry,
was now certain, as the enemy had rallied all the
parties, and brought from the Orinoco every man
capable of bearing arms, and 200 from Maturin.
—Arana then moved towards the Pao, where he
learned that 200 of the enemy were stationed with a
troop of 600 horses ; but he could not come up with
them, although he marched night and day, and ar-
rived 'there on the 11th ; as they had previously
fallen back on the main body of their forces, and car-
ried away theirhorses. The same day Arena marched
towards Chaparro, and the next, on passing the field
of Cantaura, he met, formed in an extensive plain, a
large squadron of the enemy's cavalry ; two com-
panies of the battalion of La Reina, under 'command
" of Captain Don Pedro Casals, which, supported by
olir small and fatigued cavalry, were sufficient to
dislodge and cause them material loss, especially that
of the famous Colonel Francisco Barrosa.
" After this operation, Arana examined the field,
and at the distance of gun-shot, on the declivity of a
hill, be discovered three squadrons of horse and a
large column of infantry. Pondering over the re-
markable superiority df those forces in comparison
with his, and the disadvantages of the ground, he re-
solved to give them battle, forming his infantry, visit
the cavalry in the rear ; and covering the whole ex-
tent-Of the column, with small parties, which he de-
tached on the flanks, front and rear. In this situation,
and causing considerable havoc in the enemy's
cavalry, who oftezi attempted to break through his
column, he traversed a whole league of the plains
until be arrived at the river Unare, to the right and
left of which (the drain being dried up) he detached
the battalion of La Reina and the Militia or San
Matteo ; at this time the enemy's infantry had come
up, and an obstinate battle ensued, which lasted
seven hours, until half-past four in the afternoon,
when the enemy, perceiving the dreadful loss he had
sustained, disappeared, while Arana retired towards
Onoto, where he arrived on the 15th, with all his

vrounded and baggage, and without meeting any
impediment on his way.
" Our loss, compared wish that of the enemy, is
trifling ; that of the latter, although the field hal not
let been explored, may be inferred from their having
ost four Colonels, Barrosa, Sotillo, Mire, and Mo-
racho ; and from the length of the battle, during
which the King's troops expended 50,000 cartridges. '
RETRACT or A LETTIR DATED MARACAIBO, JULY 29.
*4‘ Respecting what you mention to me about the
Insurgents, I can only say that these people wish to
destroy every thing.- The troops of has Catholic Mar
testy, near Cucuta, have found themselves much
barrassed, having been defeated by those
command of Donato Perez, on the 13th, 146,
Ifirk of this month ; and this cursed fellow wait
have entered the city, if he had sot 'tucked ar
from Bolivar to march to the kidgdom ofbit*
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where he directed hill coarse with 200 infante, ad'
two squadrons of horse. Owing this Calflaire
they did not enter arid mak" stacend—of all those "be
survived the Obstinate action +phi& took place, but
of which the particulars are not yet known."
DUTCH MAILS.

STUTOARD, DECEMBER It.
It is affirmed, that the Budget of the Kiegdom is,
to be the only subject of the deliberations if the As.
sembly of the St4tes, which is to meet in Januar",
and that when this is concluded, the Assembly wan
be prorogued, and be called together again in the.
month of May.
HANOVER, DECEMBER 1
The reduction about to be made in the" Hanoverian
Infantry is very considerable; before the invasion of
the French, when the population of Hanover amounted
to 800,000 persons, the Infantry consisted of thirty-
nine regiments; now that the population of the
Kingdom amounts to 1,300,000-persons, the Infantry
is to consist of only twelve regiments, or twenty-four
battalions, being just the number of troops required;
as the contingent to the Army of the Confederation;{
The Prince Regent having purchased the County!
of Spieselberg of the Government of the Netball's*,
a loan is opened to raise the purchase -palmy. .-t,
STOCKHOLM, DECEMBER 18.
A very important question has been discussed bt
the Royal Beard of 'quade. The Goveramtnt OF
North America and of --the Netherlands knee !sods*
made application to our doverntnent for the abolition
of what is called the " Bill of Productions." This
Bill is an Ordinance of, nearly 100 years standing,
prohibiting the subjects of foreign States frnot irn-
!porting into the Swedish Ports any goods except
such as may be considered as productions of their
own country.
The Beard of Trade, in the Report which it has
drawn op, according to the orders given to it, de.
dares that the maintenance of this °Ordinance is of
the utmost importance to the kingdom, and that it is
the palladium of the Swedish commerce.' On the
er hand, Baron Edelcrantz; PrAident of the saint
Board, declares himself individually to be of n dip.,
seedy contrarfaapinion. He sees in this Ordinance
an Injurious obstacle to a free and national commer-
cial intercourse, and remarks, that if by this con-
straint some advantage accrues to ship-owners, which
Fbe, however, does not concede • yet this advantage.
!must not be founded upon a tax laid oo all the com-
mercial part of thenatton. This Memoiial of Baron
Edelcrantz is distinguished as well by the solidity of
the reasoning, as by the fine style which is peculiar
to him. This affair is now laid before his Majesty,
fox his opinion and decision.
HAGUE, DECEMBER 19. l,
We learn that the King has introduced farther re-
du ct i oils In the expenses of the. War Department.


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• • THE FUNDS. •
!MCI OW STOOKS bin DAY AT Ma O'CLOCIL t

3 per Cent. Rehmed 498 f 67i 67
S per Cent. Consols that
• le per Cent. 751. I,
6 per Cent. 83k 34 BSI
8 per Cent. Navy shut .
Bank Long Annuities l7f 7.18
India Bonds Is. Ss. dis.
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 4s. 7:. <lis.
• Commercial 28 26 discount
COnsols for Acct. 681 i i.
The idea of liquidating the National Debt, which
has more than once been thrown out in the STAR,
but which has received more notoriety from being
suggested in Parliament by Mr. Ric taro, is
now becoming- a topic of very general discussion is
the Periodical Press. It is a subject which cannot be
too much canvassed, if it be a desirable thing that
people should be made acquainted with their aunt
Circumstances—their means, resources--amt dhl,
methods for rendering theta available for their
comforts and the general welfare of the community.
As to those who hold it good to be in debt, and who,
consequently can see no bet efitivas likely to rook
from being relieved froM the load, they need not
trouble themselves with the argument as it relates
to others; for nape can hold such opinions but those
who will always have the power to bear the load,
though perhaps in another shape; or ratMr, those only
who trouble themselvesolore to get in debt than to
pay their creditors, will ever maintain.that a constant
drain upon the industry of a community, in the shape
of taxes, to pay interest for borrowed money, is the
way to make a people wealthy, happy, and contented.
—We will not, therefore, waste our time in answering
the arguments of those whb are in prinkiple rogues:
but there are others of different principles, whose ob-
jections are founded in ignorance, or who, looking
only at the immense weight of the load that oppreises
the Nation, eye the proposition as visionary, and,
despairing of relief, consider every effort as vain,
and therefore can hardly be brought even to look at
the question. To these some deference is due ; and
the object is one of such vast importance, that every
pains should be taken to enlighten the public mind,
and bring the community to examine the quasi.
not only with some degtee of care,, but with an
anxiety equal to the interests which the discussion
must necessarily embrace.
The Funding System, or& est efgetting a Nation
in diek ,is but of a modem date. When the present
Reigning Family came to the TbrOne, the whole
National Debt, after the long, and, we may say, the
glorious war carried on by Queen Ann*, was only
about fifty millions l—a less sum than the Nation is
law obliged to furnish annually I Is this a matter to
viewedtwith indifference?—ln a hundred years the
Debt has increased from J./1y to eight hundred writ-
, I!—sixteen fold I I Can such a system be per-
silvered in without involving the Government and
the country in absolute ruin? Some people may
console themselves, and many dO, with the idea
that when things _ come to Me worst, they will
mend of necessity. " Come to the wont r—. 34,
men consider what they say when they make
use of .such a term ? " Comet° the worst r • Caii
any one tell what is the maximum of -evil to himself
or his children involved in such an expression ? Those
who peak thus are infinitely more foolish than the
thoughtless spendthrift, who will. not look into his
affairs, or suffer others to do it for him, but actually
les himself with the idea, that " let the wont
come to the worst," he will be maintained by the
Parish. The result is far otherwise with National
distresses. They attain their maximum when the
Community cannot maintain its paupers (high and
Itror), and when those who did furnish the znainte-
itoino
mince to all who were distressed enough, or shame-
, less enough to receive it, can no longer maintain the
idle—ansi will aot l' What can follow such a state of
things? But We shall not enter on the terrible detail.
Oas To! longer .go on as you have done for the
last hundred years ? Impossible: for , you have not
only anticipated the surplus gains, but are now pay-
ing the itoutest with that portion of the price of la-
bour that aught to go ants the bellies of the labounitit
sod w'-buses. And what is the a** late
moo yitatescled economists? wiledeee your isle-
ladon P Admirable economy indeed I Let us try
WI system by the rule of common sense. You have
a Pertain sum to par.— sod this is to be drawn flan
the industry of the cootmunity. You have .
millions of moods ecesoming the artfillis by /
esseasoptioa of which yes levy your Ind -
UM Redoes them to ten millions, and whet
wilt be the i ilia? win more or less products be
Seed antk winemited ? If lessp mut Att Par
' he mobsead _ .


cllintted ; a proof that there is something Thric
-in the general system. To reduce your pc
is to increase the burthens of those who
unless yen reduce the Debt. Emigration,th
should not be encouraged. " But we cat
!ploy our idle /lards." You have not yet made
trial: and to say you have, while sn many t'
acres of land lie uncultivated throughout the I{l
awn, is either a direct falsehood, or dreadful

k•.

But if you could instantly devise means to emp
on your idle hands, is it 'sound policy to contio
debt whili in . its operation mom Amu doviicsi
price of every article of human sustenance and bas

!sugary? Would it not be sound policy rather
osie to annihilate the debt, by borrowing fulfill
Stockholder (who in this case would be compete
look out for private ban avers) the sums nece,4
for individual contribution, at legal littered, ILA

pay, as we do at present, more than fitly per ct
of the whole expenditure of •the population yeah
taxes Nor is this the only comparative benefit .1
would result from the measure. Income; and
fruits of industry, 'being freed from the presettl
cessent drain, would become a rapidly increai
capital, and the actninulation of National wea

would go on with acceleration not to be calci

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We gave, yesaerday, an extract from a Letter fre
It. Thomas's, dated 29th October, stating chat LI
badoes had been nearly destroyed by a dreadful h..
risme and earthquake since the 21st of the se
month ; but we were only enabled to add in pan
our impression, the gratifying information sub,
I.llllllllltly received, that these are letters in own tin
from Barbadoes itself, of a much later date titan t
one from St. Thomas's, which make no mention
any such calamity. Barbadoes was slightly affect
• by.the great hurricane of the 21st October, whi
did such damage to St. Thomas's, Tortola, &c. z
it is, doubtless, to en exaggeration of this circa
Stance that we owe the present rumour.

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The French Fundy have of late risen remark
The following Extract from a Private Letter, d:
Path, 25th December, will sufficiently explain
cirtdmitance to which this is owing, and may g

to :hew the alarmists amongst us What sort of
their lahOUts are producing

• PARIS, DECEMBER ft
ra The rise in the Funds here has been totally to
expected,' even by the Minister, and two or the
houses are said to be lit a very tottering state; iu oz
sequence, Ministers naturally attribute the rise to ti
confidence of the PUblic is the new men and tie
measures; lout as these circumstancd produced
contrary effect, *e cannot suppose the same cane
produce a rise or fall. The fact is, the London M
nistaial Press, forgetting drat all Europe has her e!1

on England, hu exaggerated infinitely the causes
Alarm : in consequence of vihich all Europe regard
England as on the eve of a revolution. They wit.
draw their capital in the English Funds, and
tenor has extended to the native holders; and
these Gentlemen never willingly suffer their cap
Ito lie idle, they looked around, and found the Fretx
Funds offer 'a degree of stability and advantage rat
to be fooad elsewhere On Monday, onehouse alov
teteired orders from England to purchase Stock cl
the amount of £600,000; and if the present condor
of the English Goverement and its Press goes on slink
longer, there will not be a shilling of foreign capiti
1* in the English Funds."

We have given in a pending column some si•
ditional extracts from the American Papers receini
yesterdify. We have to-day a further arrival d
Papers from Chides:at, to the 26th November, from
which we learn that the Governor of St. Lucie issue/
it Proclamation en the 21st of October, of which tit
following are the principal ft:finest
-.6 The post of Casaba is open far the space Stine ?jag frill
this date, to the weasels of an madams its amity with Grew &,
Ida• s‘segraelmes, beside es above speeillsol, may istrodo
iAm pis pert of Castries, fries,/ se tegmge ar
bf ope dollar per too), Hoe grabs, cora, lour, Segetablee, eth"
loads of provisions ; bone, maim heal r, sad mulish le
building. It is persoisted w vseetis braising with 'pa'id
articles, to reload WWI any quantity of eektdal goods de+
choose, subject to the dudes raid 1--alalr livers per kern'
of ram, lit lime per hogshead of swalasses, two ism per le'

41"111148 Of thous Mips per linad;ed roods ci cc&
two Wares per hundred pounds of cocoa, Amu lime per bun&
ponds of cotton."
IZ?IACT 01 A LlVlrilt PROM 111tW irOkk, 1101. 29.
4. The NY:owing I glee you from the very beta salthoritP—
Cannes Will pass.. law to take powneeka of the Florida,
there win be no war du dike account. The Preach Ministerde-

loyal ids imparters • foetal* es soma of this subject;
Wm= tits Emperor At sad tito Itriof Plummet rhea
'Wen the beet Poen& lidinellidble, bOth of whop on ad'
isles to say ware'
We learn by the following letter train Manchester.
that of theyelevea persons lately arrested there on a
Cbarge of seditious prectites, ten have beta commit'
ted-to Lancaster Cattle, fot, trial at the 'flatting Assizes'
DEttlanut ti
• -41111 dine persona who' were apprehended to
tglinday last at ihe Sic Sydney. Smith public-hoots.
Who are Delegate
pitiless In this neigh.

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