Star.
London, England, 1818-05-25 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

Euract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at
pros Ayres, dated 15th February :
The English ship :Mary Ana, HADAWAT, from Monte-
tit,) to SV2arai,o, sent into Lima by the Venganza, Spanish
twee, has been condemned with her cargo. The Hydra,
Wastes, of Plymouth, which was.also sent in there, has been
Howl—All the ports in South American Spanish Colonies,
haw been declared by the Vtcz-Roy of lima in a state of
bkaide—Callan, the Island of St. Mary's, and Ch fl ex-
etyted. A brig Privateer, Cease master, with 60 men, but
ut papers of any sort from this Government, but supposed
to tole a commission from Artie', has sailed on a cruise.' She
was formerly a Spanish vessel, captured and condemned here—
the has no Register."
A letter, received from an Officer who has joined
the Patriot cause in South America, dated from the
bland of Margaretta, 18th Jan. 1818, says—
., Out 6f eighty itidllidnals who embarked with me in the en-
terprize to South America, I believe I am the only we whose
expectations base hem completely fulfilled. We began to se-
parate at Sr. Thomas's, some directing their course to Amelia
Lund, to join General Sr Gamma M‘Gatoott, who has been
raved out of that Island, and his troops disbanded ; others went
to Tortola, where some obtained situations, some died of fever,
and one arrived on this Island, who has since proceeded to St.
Domi7go, to return to Englatd--tnany returned to England
from Sr. Thomas's, and about 40 accompanied me to this island
is the Two Friends (the vessel we embarked in.)
About two months back a schooner arrived here f,-orn Eng-
bad, with thirty-six-more British Officers for the Patriot ser
sire; but on hearing the allowance for Officers of all ranks here
sine-fetes per diem only, they immediately proceeded to
Ttiridad, for the Spanish Main. and took with them all the
lititiA Officers on this island, with the exception of sixteen. On
Nir arrival at Trinidad, from the very unfavourable news they
tzeived there, of the Patriotic cause, and the little encourage-
rlot given them on this island, combinedwith the advantageous
den made them by the Spanish Royalist. Agents, at Trinidad,
rxiy of them, I am sorry to say, from necessity, were com-
pelled to enter the Royalist service, and the remainder returned
Erglarld. But of the sixteen Officers left here, four have
r.itarked for their native country, and the other twelve are
tursu g on nine-peuce a day."

KINGDOM OF HAYTL

The following regulation respecting political rights,
has been added to the 38 Articles of the Constitution,
by a Decree issued in the beginning of February,
tli;s year :
A white man who marriei a woman of Hayti becomes a
fltizen; and after a residence of a year and a,day, is eligible to
Aces, and may become a Proprietor on the Island. A white
smart marrying an inhabitant of Hayti, becomes a female
Cra..en SI Hayti.
* A white mae, of any part of the world, marrying a Negress
:he place where he resides, may cone to the territory of the
, Kcpublic ; on his arrival the expenses of his voyage shall be paid
regulation is applicable to both sexes."
By a Decree of the month of February, the deci-
ml system is adopted for the coin. It is said that
the decimal almanack will be introduced ; and that
only the names of the months chosen by the French
Republic, will be changed for others suitable to the
climate of the country.