Star.
London, England, 1826-11-07 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Haytian people are quite dissatisfied at paying
so much money to France for their independence—the
City of St. Domingo refuses its quota towards it.
The Efoik extracts from the Mario Fluminense a
letter from Don Miguel to his btother DoaPedro, filled
with protestations of obedience, attachment, and fidelity.
Its date,, however, is as far back as the 12th of May
last, which deprives it of much of its importance.
Extract of a private letter, dated Brussels, Nov. 3:
No news of importance; all is calm and quiet here,
and were it not for some carriages of the Court that pass
from time to time, through our streets, and for the piece
of riband of the Order of the Belgian Lion which you
see at the button boles of a great many individuals, yon
would not Imagine that Brussels was at this' mom Ili
.the seat of Government. The enlistment toi the forces
in Batavia goes on pretty well ; it is said that a great
number of officers, non-commissioned officers a-id pri-
vates' have volunteered their services to be sent ti the
East Indies. His Excellency M. Viscount Dabres de
Giugnies, Commissary-General of Batavia, has insti.
lined there a Society of Waterloo, and they celebrated
the 18th June last, the anniversary of the battle. The
Austria"! Observer of the 24th Oct. does not mention the
arrival at Vienna of the official account of the acceptance,
of the ukimatrns by the Turkish Plenipotentiaries at
Atermann. The Austrian Funds were that day on the
decline. Metalfiques 89 11-12; Bank Shares 1.0721.
The Austrian Government, it is said, has applied to the
Bank at Vienna to be permitted to keep for its use the
sum of fifteen million, of florins, which it had borrowed,
and the reimbursement of which was at hand. The Bank
has not only consented to a prolongation, but has at the
same time declared its readiness to advance to Govern-
ment a further sum of eight millions."
BUENOS ATlLlM—Extract from a private letter, re-
ceived by a Gentleman at Liverpool. from a, relation at
Buenos Ayres, dated August 3, 1826 :—" Monte Video
is besieged by the PatrioA, and BUNIIS Ayres continues
to be blockaded by the Brazilians, and I am afraid
the latter is likely to last long, notwithstanding the
,gallant conduct of Admiral Brown, who, with our
little squadron, has done wonders—actions that will
scarcely. be credited in England. His squadron con-
sists of one ship, four brigs, three schooners, and eight
gun-boats, all of them old merchant vessels. Almost
under the guns of Monte Video. I saw him, with a ship
and brig, engage, for upwards of three hours, a Brazilian
frigate and four schooners. And on the 23d May, 13
Brazilians attackei him again, in the outer roads, and he
nobly beat them off. Again, onrthe 25th, and llth June,
he was laying at anchor in the inner roads, with one ship,
three brigs, and five gun-boats, when 31 Brazilian vessels
attacked him, including two frigates. B.own waited
their coming up, and gave them so warm a reception,
that in about 23 minutes they were glad to haul off.—
LastSatut day, 19 sail of Brazilians came Up, and anchor-
ed nearer than usual. Brown, fully expecting they were
going to attack him, got under weigh at dark, and attack-
ed them in the morning. He was in the midst of the ene
my for 3 hours; but his ship gat disabled, and lay like
a log in the water: notwithstanding, the Brazilians were
actual* afraid to board him, for whenever they came
near he opened a tremendous fire upon them. At last
he got his vessel clear, and they thought proper to keep
their distance. He then removed his flag to another
brig, and formed a line for action; but the Brazilians
did n )t engage him again. In his ship he had 14 killed,
and 28 slightly wounded. The Commodore of the
Brazilians is commanded by an Englishman, a Captain
Norton, and several English officers under him, who
are a disgrace to their country : he has never attacked
Brown but with five timo the force. I fear the bluckade
is likely to remain until the end of the war, and when
that may be, Gob only knows ; the Emperor is fully
determined to keep the Banda Oriental. We have had
an English amateur play here, for the benefit of the
wounded, in Admiral Brown's squadron. The per-
formance wasescellentband well attended.—N.R,llard
dollars are worth 30 per cent. premium, and doubloons,
that were formerly worth 17 dollars, are now worth 26
dollars. Exchange is at 30). per dollars and no Bills

to be had. Every one is puzzled what to do with their
money, as it is ruinous to remit home Bills at the pre
sent rate of Exchange."
Quebec Papers to the 27th September, give an in-
teresting letter on the presentatate and recent improved
condition of Canada. fn Upper Canada, since the year
I 1310, population has quadrupled. In 1816 (ten years
ago),there have been expended by companies and spirited
individuals 59,5004 in steam-boats for the public ac-
commodation; by Parliament B,OOW. for the Marling-
ton Canal ; three incorporated companies established
with a capital of 810,00 W. one-third and more of which
has been paid in—besides grants from Parliament for
surveying the routes of different canals, improving the
St. LaWrence, improving and laying out roads,amount-
ing to the round sum of 30,0601 since the year 1815
Add to this, two steam mills, and as third erecting in
the District
isAtiicßmctsofinnumerableiagara, with innumerable minor im
p -
?Re.—Monday, Mr. David D:ck and
Col. Benjamin Alston, both of South CaKolika, between
whom a quairel existed, and both being armed in cnn-
setwnee, accidentally met in the street of Coosawhat
chin, when the former drew- a pistol and: called to the
latter to defend himself, who instantly drew another,
and both pulled nearly at the same moment. Beck's
pistol missed fire, and he received three buckshot in the
head, which caused his death after lingering in great
pain about 20 hours. Mr. B. was about 22 years old,
of considerable promise, and had chir"en the practice of.
law for a profession. He has left a mother; three sis-
ters, and two brothers, to lame :.t his sudden decease.
FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.
With respect to- the affairs of Greece, the following.
extracts from the dispatches written by the three gal- i
lant-Spartans, Mavromichale (father, son, and nephew)
will shevrthe state of the war in the Morea, but espe-
cially in the ancient country of Lacedemon, where
Ibrahim has received mote than one severe check :
" Napoli di Romania, sth Sept.
•' MT DEAR Son—By favour of Mr. Petrini, agent of
the Philanthropic Mr. Eynard, I have had the pleasore
to write you a circumstantial account of the victories
gained by the Spartans at Almyra and Dira, over the
enemies of our religion and country. In the meantime
he is besieged in the fortresses of Corms, Modon, and
Navarino, by the Spartans and Messenians, who every
day destroy a great number of his forces ie ambuscade,
and carry off his cattle, so that he no longer dares to
venture out of garrison. Ibrahim, after arriving at
Tripolitza, h is returned again to Mistra, and is encamp-
ed at Vassilopotamos, whence he makes incursions on
our fortified places for, the purpose of pillage. The
Spartans, under the conduct of your uncles and brothers,
are fortified in all the western pasts of Sparta, as far as
the tower of Mahomrt Bey, which is in the plain of
Mistra. Tne enemy's daily attacks upon it are quite in-
effectual, because he is constantly annoyed by the Spar-
tans. The day before yesterday your brother George
took 70 prisoners in ambuscade. -
" I remain yaw affectionate Father,
4. PETER MAVROMICIIALE."
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER, DATED YRYCHA, SEPT. 17-
•1 The enemy, who some days since was hovering
about Lacedemon, on the Bth of September entered the
'western parts of Sparta, and burned some villages which
lay in the plain. He then advanced as far a, Minia• '
cova, where with 170- men I gave bins battle for two
hours ; but not being able to make longer resistance, I
effected a retreat to Tsimova. The tame day our uncles
reinforced me with. 1500 men, and shortly after our
cousin Elias arrived with 500: Having thus secured
our positions, we continued during the whole day within
view of the enemy, watching his motions, as he did
ours. At aq early hour on the following day, Ibrahim
himself,- at the head of 5,000 troops, attacked Polytsa
ravo and Scipianica, where he met with a heroic ressist-
mice from the inhabitants of those two villages.—
At the commencement of the attack he was already
'in possession of half of the village of P ilytsaravo, and
to the cool valour of the inhabitants it is entirely due,
that he did not gain posses-ion of the whole. On hear-
ing a discharge of , the musquetry, your Cousin Elias
and myself hastened to their succour with 1,500 men ;
at the same moment also arrived the brave Tsalaiatinos
w ith 150 men and 100 Melerrian:s. On our arrival
we attacked the enemy's left wing, which, though well
disciplined, we put to flight. Just then, the inhabitants
of the village assailed on. the right, which completed
our' victory. The loss of the haughty Ibrahim on that
occasion was 400 killed And 15 prisoners; we know not
the number of the wounded; His utter defeat would
have been inevitable but for his cavalry, whom he kept
manccuvring in the plain. On our side the I;ss was
11 killed and 15 wounded. After the engagement, the'
enemy retreated to Scala o'Elous, where his forces were
relieved by SO vessels of war. Those vessels came from
Constantinople, and arrived in one month at Navarino.
Your Brother,
" GEORGE MAVROMICHALE."
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER, DATED TSIMOVA, SEPT. 19.
"On the 7th instant the enemy advanced as far as
Tsimoia and Kalevei, 'where a facility was afforded to
the manoeuvres of his infantry and cavalry; but we had
the good fortune of arriving there soon enough to gain
the positions of Kaviopoli, Pilala, Parasylo, and Leuki-
sikia, were we gave battle, and made the enemy feel a
severess, more especially as his object was to advance
towards the hilly villages called Scipianica, and Poly-
tsaravo. Ibrahim was there with 5,000 men, the chosen
body of his troops. The engagement lasted seven hours,
and our ptirsuit of the fugitives continued for two
more. In that affair he lost 400 killed, and 15 taken
prisoners. We are not aware how many were wounded.
Our number was about two thousand.
" On the ittis of September a hostile fleet of ;Wry vessels of
-war made its appearance, and began a smart fire, in order to favour
a disembarkation; but all the defensive positions having been taken
by us, the disembarkation could not be effected.
" Your Cousin,
" NICHOLAS MAYROMICHALE."

The small quantities of English oats brought to the
London market, notwithstanding the continuance of
high prices, will afford the best justification in the en-
suing Session, of the Order in Council, throwing open
the ports for that description of grain. The importation
of-English oats in the last week has only amounted to
170 quarters, 'hoop the price ranges from 265. to 365.

RUSSIA AND PERSIA:

In the present critical posture of affairs between the
Governments of Russia and Persia, the following par-
ticulars, furnished to us from a highly respectable
source, may probably not prove unacceptable to our
numerous readers.

The Russian army of the Caucasus is under the cora-
-1 mend of the General Vermoloff, a brave and indefati-
gable officer, and who has, for his second in command,
a General Williaminoff. The head (linters of the
army is at the cit? of Teflis, the ancient capital
of Georgia, and the government of which city
is administered by an officer of the name of Von
Hower, a Getman by birth, and who is a General Offi-
cer in the Russian s-rvice. The army of the Caucasus
is variously stated in regard to numbers, hot mar, pro-
bably, be set down as amounting to 80,000 men ; and
they are certainly among the finest troops in the Russian
service, being for the greatest part compos-d of the
troops that were at Paris with the Emperor Alexander,
arid who, conceiving most probably that they had im-
bibed, during their residence in France, too manly free
ideas, sent them ti Georgia, to be as much as possible
out of the way. Though the pay of the officers is much
superior to that of the rest of the Russian army, they
are very far from being satisfied, as they look on their ser-
vice as a kind of banishment. The chief of the Etat Major
is the Colonel Kotzebue, an Officer of Engineers, and
son of the celebrated German authbr. The staff of the
army is very numerous, and among it is a number of
Georgian Princes, and men of rank of that countrY,
whom the Russian Government are particularly careful
of attaching to its interests, and who are often intrusted
with the command of the most important posts on the
frontiers of the Rassian and Persian dominions.
That part of Persia nearest to the Russian possessions,
is the province of Erivan, which is, under the dominion
of an officer named the S irdar—a powerful and war like
Prince, as he may be justly considered, and who, though
in a manner subject to, and tributary to the Schah or
King of Persia, is of a very independent and spirited
character, and can be just b 'rely saidro acknowledge the
Persian monarch as his master.

The Sardar of Erivan resides. at the town of the same
name, a strongly fortified place, and which the Russians
will long have cause to rem .tuber with regret, they
having in former wars been several times repulsed in
their attacks on it with he ivy losses.
The present Schah or King of Persia is named Putty
Ali Schah, a middle-aged min ; but much debilitated
in health and constitution : his eldest soh, and who may
be considered as Prince Royal, which title is often given
to him, is named Prince Abbas MirzA, a sensible, and
for a Persian, a well-iniormed and liberal thinking
man, and possessed of warlike and matchless spirit: the
usual residence of the Prince is at Tabreez, or Tauris, a
strongly fortified town, and whose population is stated
at 70,000 or. 80,009 souls.
if may be remarked here. that the name of Mirza is
very differently understnod, according as it is placed be.
fore or after a name: in the latter case it signifies a
prince of the blood royal ; arid placed befiire a name
signifies r °thing more.than the English appellation of
Mister, or the French Monsieur.
The Persian Ambaiisailor Abool Hassan, who was in
England some years since, was, by the Persians, called
Mirza Abool Hassan; but since his return to Persia the
King honoured him with the title of Khan or General ;
he has therefore dropped the title of Mimi, and is called
Abool Hassan Khan, the title in that cAiiiti y, being in-
variably placed after the name. This personage is now
in :thigh confidential situation near the King's person,
who appears to hold him in high estimation.
There are very few Eitropeans at this time in Persia,
and those chiefly English. The present resident at the
Court of that country is Major Macd,mald Kinnier, an
officer in the service of the Honourable East India
Company, and whom the King of Persia, after a good
deal of hesitation, agreed to receive as Resident on the
part of the Company, he being extremely desirous that
one should be sent direct from the King of Great Bri-
tain. Captain Henry Willock, an officer in the Com-
pany's service, acts as S!cretary of Ligation ; this is
the same officer who forme' ly held the situation of Re-
sident, and to whom the King of Persia behaved so ez-
ceedingly ill—indeed; so much so, as to compel Captain
Willock to return to England at the time he held the
situation of Resident. Two medical officers of the Com-
pany's service, Drs. Corrnich and Macneill, who reside
at Teheran and Tabreez, the former place being now
the capital, or rather the resid.nce, of the Persian King,
being a paltry miserable town, chosen by the King for
his abode, while Ispahan, the real capital, is left aban-
doned, and going rapidly to decay.
Besides the above English officers, a Major Willock,
of the Company's cavalry, resides at Tabreez, and a
Captain Hart, of one of the King's regiments, which
was lately on duty at Bombay, is now at Tabreez, and
has the sole command of the army of Prince Abbas
Mirza, which he has brought to a high state of disci-
pline in the European manner. At Tabreez, also, resides
an Englishwoman, a native of London, the daughter of
an eminent gun-maker, who is married to a Persian of
the name of Mahomet Ally, who was sent to England
some years since by the Prince Abbas Mirza, to learn
some of the English mechanic arts, and who since his
return to Persia has been intrusted with the superin•
tendence of the arsenal of the Prince, who has also in
bis employ a Scotsman, formerly a private in the Royal
artillery, who accompanied Sir Gore Ouseley in his
embassy to Persia, and who superintends the construc-
tion of the carriages for the artillery, and the casting of
brass ordnance.

Some Italian officers are with the army of the Prince
Abbu Mirza, and not a few Russians are also in the
ranks of the army ; who preferring the religion of Me-
hornet to that of the Greek church, and the indulgence
of having wore %rives than they could have at home
have thought fit to change both their allegiance and
their religion.
The Persians are, in appearance, attached to the Eat-
lish, and dislike the French nation. A Dr. Schultz is
now in Persia, on a four years' residence, having been
sent out by the French Government for that length of
time, at its expense. He is a Prussian by birth, and his
object, at least his real one, for his visiting that country,
is not accurately ascertained.