Star.
London, England, 1818-05-02 00:00:00

NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 4.

Captain Morton, of the sloop Commodore Patter-
son, from Havannah, furnishes the following in-
teresting information :—" On the 6th and 7th Fe-
bruary, a fleet of Guineamen and Merchant vessels,
under convoy of the Maria Isabella sloop of war, the
gun-brig Campeador, (formerly the Grand Turk, of
Boston), and another brig, name not recollected,
sailed from Havannah, bound to the coast of Africa.
On the 12th or 13th fell in with a Patriot squadron,
of two brigs and one schooner—a severe action en-
sued, which ended in the complete discomfiture of
the Spaniards. Two of the Guineamen had arrived
at Matanzas, and brought the news, they left the
squadron still engaged, the sloop of war believed that
she, as well as the remainder of the convoy, were
captured."

A Jamaica Mail has brought us this morning
papers and letters to the 15th of March. The intel-
ligence which they contain relates almost entirely to
the varying struggle between Spain and her South
American Colonies. A letter from Havannah, dated
the 28th February, states, that in addition to the loss

of the Guinea squadron, noticed above, a convoy
twenty-four Spanish ships, which sailed from the
vannah for Cadiz, had been dispersed in tempestuoo,
weather, and most of. them afterwards captuml •
Insurgent privateers, only two of them being kc,
to hare arrived at their destination.

The Buenos Ayres privateers are stated to be trz.:z•
ing in great numbers in the Gulf of Mexico, and,
have captured in less.than three months, upward,
twenty vessels, the cargoes of which ha-e beer, sc
and the vessels fitted out new privateers.
the Republicans are thus all •powerful c..

it would appear that their cause on land !,1

rienced some rather serinas reverses. rs.

Royal Gazette of th:. 14th March, cons; Tam
from a Carthagens letter of the 17th if

which arms that an official account

'al 4!

ceived there of Merida hiving bct.n rc:Aptzen
the Royalist troops, and ,of BOLIVAR'S hVilz
defeated, driven to fly nobody knows ultere .
deserted by great part of his troops.
The Kingston °lroniclo of March 11 stz:es far.
on the authority ot the schooner Antonio, which I
arrived from Campeachy, that the fort of San G
gorio, the last strong hold which the Patriots re•,ai
in Mexico, has at length been taken by the Reroi
but as no dates are given, we are unable to detcrrri:
the accuracy of this report by a comparison wirh
accounts which we gave in the STAR of Mor.dar
which came down as late as the 27th of December,
at which time it is certain no such evert had ta;
place or was likely to occur till the Viceroy silo..
recover of the i 4 cholic,” brought upon him Ir.-
repeated defeats his troops had suffered before
fort. The communication between the City
and the coast is also stated to be now perfectly open,
so that large sums of specie are expected to End dr
way as before to Vera Crut, ar.d thence to dye'
•her Country. The Spanish frigate IpFgenia,
was bound to the Havannah with eight redicra
dollars, has been condemned at Campeachy as
sea worthy, and the specie landed.

THE ARMY.

Colonel BLACKWELL, on the lialflay of the k
is appointed Commandant of the Royal Ibbern
School, Dublin.
It is reported that one or two .'da.;or Generals
to rocccd tlndia.
The dc,itinatioi, of the 38th Re anent is the C
of good li.pe, and that. of the 35th t"../Eibec.
Monday upwards of frao fl eu :he 11.v:ilid I
pot, Fort fin, marched from Chervil to r!, 'se
Wednesday, a strong dezachnipo, .
larders, all fine active young
terl3uri, from Edinburgh, O. :heir rout.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, IIAY I.
Wind West.—Salled the Fir, Timor, and the 'Um,
for Starga:c Creek; and the Latex, XLI.`IOS,
COWES, MAY I.
Arrived the Ann, Thompson, from London, with tam, '
to take troops from Albany barracks to Hakim
PLY MOUTH, APRIL 30.
Passed up Channel the Alia, from Ceylon, for Leedom
FALMOUTiI, APRIL 29.
Wind S.S.E. moderate, and fine wtather.—Arrived the
Hobart packet, with a mail from Jamaica, in fort)-two dad
SCILLY, APRIL W.
Wind W.&W.—Came in the Ajar, from CM'
Cambria, Jenkinsei, from Havannah ; and the Medics,
ley, from Antigua, all for London ; and Swish ddp In
Areyes, from Cadiz to Portsmouth. Spoke by the Aim,
Peter, glis, from Liverpool, on the Ist of Aril, is lax. id
S. long. 18. 9.. W. On the 9th of March, at the Island cf .b
sends, spoke the Royal George and Donetsk/re, all welL—Syeee
by the Meade, on the 17th of April, in lat. 17. N. {tette '
W. the ship Builder, from London to Quebec, all well.
Aram 27.—Came in the Amelia, Bettie, from Lmdm
FayaL The vessels will all sail next tide.
DEAL, MAY 1.
Wind S.W.—Sailed the whole of the Spanish moment, --
the Rowlett Officers and utlors, for Russia, under the ceastmal
of Rear-Admiral Muller, and Commodore Hamilton. Ain-
and sailed for the River the Fame, Dale, from Cainitta:
venture, Stokes, fmrn Leghorn; Goodwood, Ntsham, frog
Oporto; Richmond, Clark,. from Ber,gal; Nlinerra, llndmi.
from Liverpool; Donegal, Courtney, from BeiLst. Cam
down from the River and remain in the Lhowns, she 111:0"mk
Thomas, for Dublin; Mum; for lialifas; hod*
Pond, for Miramichi ; Sappho sloop of war, for the East laid;
Coldstremn,Coxwcll, for Calcutta ; Boyne, Fergtwon,kr &DPI

MARGATE, MAY 1.
Wind W. blows fresh.—Came in the Hope, Fovies,
Teignmouth, having been on shore on the lan sand. The
of the Thetis continues to be landing, but the vessel is new
of water, and no hopes are entertained of getting her MG
SHEERNESS, MAY I.
Arrived the Glory, convict ,hip, from the Rivet Thant%
and will take on board convicts for New South Wales.
GRAVESEND. DIAY 1.
Arrived the Marquis of Angleseh, Watkins, from Antwerp
Ranger, Wood. from Dantrie ; Joint, Peaky, horn Rotten''
Thomas and John, Bell, from Amsterdam ;.th•-• Fr.ocis
regg, from Smyrna ; and the Albion, Hall, front H.X.lb4
—Sailed the lirissett, Munro, fur J.unalca; Fumy, Mi.'
Madeira and Pernambuco ' • Canadian parker, Rettn,r,f°"`
bec ; Waterloo, Junes, for Dublin ; Plea, Parry, for 41'w.
Three Friends, Scott, for Havre • Flyieg StrithOcs,
Leine ; Ebenezer Edmonds, fur itarburgli ; itucA and
French; Venerable, Burton ; Patriot, Cuter tom" ar"
and William, Nicholson, for Ebbe:lir, lite. Jinn, Wso'be'

Pillau ; and 'Huber, Joagemboo, for Copenhagen.We understand that—ariiie line of battle
the 2d and Sd rate, stationed at the different pert
guard-ships, are ordered to acsemble at Ply tnoul
the end of the present month ;
we
know the cause that ~rives rite to Ibis laureroen\
perhaps there is nothing political in it, we
gnA
not heard that there is any order to aullt
respective complements of men. not a ire

EIRTITS.
On tke t7th ult. it Bark the Lady-of Dr. lifidtklntrY.d
Monday, in Piccadilly. the Lady of John Barrow, Leek
Admiralty, of a son.

MARDI ED.

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Tuesday, at Harpenden, the Rev. Joseph Damon, ek
Wheathanistead, to Mics Oeorgiana Wade, yaw
of the late Mr. Wade, formerly Master of the Catuu
Brighton.

DIED
At Irishtown, county of Westmeath, aged I'+, MrL
Gemon, youngest daughter of the Dowager Comae" ad'
of the Count Magats,ley.

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