Star.
London, England, 1817-08-25 00:00:00

PETERSSURGH, AUOLtST 1. •

T.Tp to the 12th of July there had arrived at Cron-
stadt 1107 ships.
In the circle of Mostock there have. appeared, as
last year, such immerse quantities of grasshoppers,
that it has been accessary w take serious measures
for their destruction, as they do infinite damage to
the fruits of the earth.
DESSAU, AUGUST 10.

Yesterday evening, at haltrpast six o'clock, died
in his 77th year, his Serene Highness our reigning
Duke Leopold Frederick Francis. after a few days
illness, to the great affliction of the inhabitants of this
city, and of the country. The young Duke, his
grandson and succecsor, being now absent, an ex•
press was immediately sent to him.
The late Duke was born on the lOth of August,
1740, and succeeded his father, Leopold Maximilian,
on the 16th of December, 1756. He was, therefore,
reckoning by the years of his Government, though
not of his age, the senior of all the Sovereigns of
Europe.
On the 20th October, 1808, the late Duke cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of his reign ; on which
occasion be received the sincerest proofs of the re-
tpect and love of his subjects, to whom his excellent
government was in all respects a blessing. To him
Dessau owes its improvements, its Woerlitz and its
Luisium, its fine roads, and the appearance of a
beautiful garden. But his particular attention was
directed to the system of education and schools : he
employed Basedow, Campe, a►:d Tillich, to realize
his idea of the physical and moral education of man.
CASSEL, AUGUST It.
This evening his Royal Highness the Grand Duke

at Meckle^burgh•Strelitz was solemnly betrothed to
her Highness the Princess Maria, daughter of the
11.andgrate Frederick of Hesse.

WISBADEN, AUGUR 14.

The union of the Reformed in the Lutheran
Churches, which has been so frequently attempted
without success, has been now happily effected in the
Duchy of Vassau, in the following manners When
deliberating on the best way of celebrating the third
Centenary of the Reformation, the two General Su-
perintendents, Muller and Giese, conceived the idea
of giving the ceremony the greatest solemnity, by
uniting the two Protestant Confessions. The reigning
Duke having received this idea with particular satis-
faction, immediately called together a general Sped,
which consisted of the two Superintendents, all the
Inspectors, and SS Preachers, of whom 20 wars Lu-
therans, and 18 Reformed.
The sittings of the Synod lasted from the sth to
the 9th of this month, in the presence of a Commis-
sion named by the Duke, which kept the Journal of
the proceedings. As all scholastic subtleties were
put aside; and we were agreed in essential points,
the whole turned on two questions-Ist, Whether we
shall join in one Church ? 2,1, How this union was
to be effected ? The first question was decided in
the very first sitting in the affirmative a and to an-
swer the second, the whole Assembly was divided into
seven Committees, which considered the various points
and delivered their op►nion in writing. The result
was, an agreement in unite the two Churches under
theoname of the Evangefical Chriaias Ciurch, for which
seven points were settled.

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BRUSSELS, AUGUST SO.
If seems that the Duke of Wellington attaches mach
importance to his action against the Editor of the
Journal. His Counsel have received a consultation
Of the most celebrated lawyeis of Paris fir this pur-
pose. It is said that the Journalist pretends that be
received from Paris the report on which the complaint
is founded, but he does not know the author's name.

An account which appeared in an American Pa-
per, stating that Margaritta bad been captured by
Monuxo, the Royalist General, is quite unfounded.
This news was give on the authority of pretended
letters from St. Thomas's, of the date of the 2d of
July. The last Leeward Island Mall brought, letters
to the 19th of July, and none of them mentioned any
such event. The following letters set this point at
rest. The affairs of the Insurgents prosper every
where; nor have we the least apprehension that any
of the machinations carrying on ir. Europe, whether
directly between the Courts of Madrid and St. Peters-
burg!), or among the diplomatists assembled and
assembling at Carlsbad, will be productive of any
change calculated to restore the sovereignty of Fin.
DINAND over the South American Provinces.

Respecting this assemblage, the Gazette dr Fume
of Thursday last announces that the Count di Caso
:16 ,dlivritis (as Representative of Russia) in
jadasmi
(of England); the Cokint de CARAMAIq Iflaii4
the ?Once de MoTrxantcn (of Austriii.), and, the.
Prince de HARDBDISERG (of Prussia) amosbout to
Assemble at Carlsbad, and that it is believedthey will
be occupied with the affairs of the Spanish Colonies,
and the discussions between Spain and Portugal—
but, notwithstanding the surve dance exercised over
the French press, we consider the present statement
as only the echo of the London Pdpers of last week ;
and as neither adding to nor taking from any im-
portance attached to this ernbrio Congress: If it.

has any views respecting South America, it may just
as well occupy itself in an attempt to alter the hours,
for the rising and setting of the Sun, as preparatory
to the publication of the Almanack for next year.

es PORT OF SPAIN, (TRINIDAD) JULY 9.
" We are every moment in expectation of the fall
of the capital of Guayana,. and that will make a
clean sweep of our Roods here for that province and
the interior. Burnt brandy, in my opinion, will not
now save the Spaniards, and a free trade will do more
to relieve our manufacturers, than all the talents on
both sides of the House without it, but we can only.
have a free trade with the natives themselves."
44 TRINIDAD JULY 9. I
_ . _

ei Letters have been received here this day from
Angustera, the capital of Guayana, dated the 27th
ultimo. On that day the Spaniards had eaten their
last horse, and as there were no hopes of succour it
was supposed an immediate surrender would be the
consequence.
" Governor Fitzgerald, who had been deposed by
Colonel Cerrute, and sent a prisoner to St. Fernando
de Apure, has been replaced since the defeat of the
former on the 11th April, and his subsequent death,
and commanded on the 27th (the date of the letters)
in Angostura ; but Brigadier Latorre, who is also
shut up in Old Guayana, commands in chief there.
An American Captain, who is the writer of one of
the letters, paid 1.5M/dollars for his passport, so anzi.
ous was Brother Jonathan to get away; but as he
has not arrived, it is supposed he has been probably
detained by Brion's squadron. The fall of Guayana
will sweep all our warehouses of goods for that pro-
vince anti the interior.

" After Brion sailed for Guayana, the two Spa-
nish corvettes that cunv.yed the troops from Spain,
viz. the Destubicrta and Domente. with another
corvette and some sloops and schooners, blockaded
Margarita fur thirteen days, but never attempted to
land. The Margaretanians were very anxious to re.
loeive them at the point of the barinet. Two thou-
sand five hundred infantry and cavalry, well armed.
les about the strength of the island, and to these 500
may be added on an emergency. Nothing mews
the weakness of the Spaniards so much as their
wasting their time in this neighbourhood, when every
principle of policy would call them to succour
Guayana if they possibly could. But to throw them-
oelves into the towns, where the garrisons are stare-
ing,unless they could raise 'besiege, would do no good-
-Nor would it be easy for them to escape the
mounted Tartars of Monagas and Sarasa, in march-
ing through the plains of Cumana or Barcelona to
reach Guayana. The reduction of the two remain-
ing towns of Guayana will open to the Patriots an
extensive trade with Varinas and all the interior, as
far as New Granada; all that country being in the
hands of General Paez and Colonel Nonato Perez.
Independent Chiefs ; and accounts are daily expected
of the surrender of the said towns, as the ladepen•
dent squadron had reached the river. and would cut
off all resource."

Jamaica Papers to the 14th ult. arrived this; morn-
ing, but bring no news from the Spanish Main. The
following are extracts :

KINGSTON, JULY 12.

By the passengers ha tbe Veins, we learn that the
Active fe:gate, of 46 guns, Captain C.arbenet. with
eight Spanish merchantmen under her protection,
anchored off the Moro Castle, Havannab, on the I.sth
ult. and that the frigate sailed the same afternoon for
Port Royal.
The Esk port ship, of 20 guns, Captain Lennock,
sailed from Port Royal on Monday morning for
Carthagena, in search of a person who had commit-
ted some criminal act in this city, and afterwards
proceeded to that place.
The Beaver. of 10 guns, Captain Duff, arrived in
this port on Friday, alter seeing the Venezuelian
schooner Candor clear of the coast.

Extract of a letter from a passenger who sailed
from Royal on the 4th June in the schooner Bar.
bara for the Havannah, dated Havannah, June 18:
" On our passage along the south side of Cobs,
we witnessed a most distressing spectacle, Apt of;'a
Int Jamaicaman being a total wreck in the course of
a few minutes ! she hoisted signals of distress, which
we attended to and approached her until we consi-
dered it imprudent to go any further lest we should
have been embayed like herself, therefore we did not
learn her name, but suppose all hands were lost."
On Saturday the Endeavour fell in with the bri•
gantine Decouverte, bound for Carthagena, and about
SO miles astern spoke the Esk Port sloop, of 20 guns,
under a heavy press of sail, in chace of her. The
Endeavour informed Captain Lennock of their hair.
ing spoken her, and it was most probable she would
overtake her before getting into the above port. The
Decouverte is the vessel of which the Esk had been
sent out in pursuit.

The ROYAL GRORGE yacht, commanded by the
Hon. CHARMS PAGETp arrived at Portsmouth on
Saturday evening from off Brighton. It was the in-
tention of his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT
to have embarked in this superb vessel on Wednes-
day last, on a visit to the Isle of Wight, but he was
'prevented by an attack of the gout. His Royal
Highness, however, we have the pleasure to add, is
recovered from his indisposition and able to travel.
He left the Pavilion yesterday morning for London,
and arrived at twenty minutes past eight o'clock last
n' hi at Carlton House, accompanied by Sir Bansor,
• BuSosirret.v. We understand his Royal High-
' TViill immediately proceed to Ragley 11111, the
Sear of the Marquis of HRRTFORD ; and alter. making
a:northern tour of about sixteen days, it is his inten-
tion to proceed to Portsmouth, to embark in the
ROYAL GEORGE, on an excursion westward. The
RovAL Gaonoa tar surpasses, in beauty of model and
external bi iliancy, any vessel ever seen at that port.
The PRINCRSS of Warm lett Rome on the 2d in-
stant, with the intenti.n ul proceeding to Bologna.
Mr. Boom?, Under Secretary of State, arrived on
Wednesday last in Paris, on his return from Switzer-
land and Italy.

TAM,4.

LETTER FROM M. TALMA TO THE EDITOR OF
THE M ONITEU R.
" PA all, Auct:!r 2!, tSI7.

" .Stit—l learn upon my return from Englat:o, •Ir. :,;•
credit of certain Journal-, lam publicly assail.! wi h reproadt,s
of which I feel it my duty to take immedta . notice.
" It is pretended that I wished •o smuggt tom Cale:. some
article* of English merchandise striven were seized —ln a Fr
to this Linn charge, I have only to say, In the accww ert is
wholly without foundation My effects were examinest
much politeness by the Custom House °Meer- s•lss
did not discover that In any respect I tel contrave• of di •
" The second ascii:anon wh:ch is brought asainse u e is t.„,
nature more serious; and the high value which 1 attach :n ks
esteem of the Public—au übj, ct to which the whole cff...T. of
my life have been devoted—the duty which t owe to tit, rect.'s
and to myself, make it imperative upon me to justny mystic in
this particular more explicitly.
eh After the last representation of Mr. Join Ktstaz.r. 1::e
first Actor of the English Ilmatre, as justly Scar tor !.. • ohie
character as for his rare talent., hi, mend, and a.lnttrer• a••••rn.
bled at a farewell dinner, in order to testify to him in a s
manner, their attachment and their regret. 'lb.:protest Noh.e-
men, the most distinguished Artist, and Men of Letters were
present. According to the English cu-tom, roasts were given;
and ti, the midst of three or four hut cited persons at Little, ic.l
of a great number of •pectarort, it AA :A dented to re.,:... ni n
object of particular distioctioa. The Nob e Ler f who w 're-
sident of the Fete, pro osed a toast to Ey/ hoic.r .iod to the : rf
the French 71.ratre. I revel by some ;, • o to. h

e!oucly received, and in which I enJeacistin:d to
thude for the recepron, so full 1,1 • kindne.s, which I had a,.e•
deuced, and my wishes for the prosperity ot the E.netsh a•
are. 1 his return of puliiene•s was, in a manner, a duty which
the most sev, re observer of propriety could shit condemn.
" Some fognsh Journals which have not repotted with *cra-
pulous exactness the sat. mpeire speeches at the• assembly li..ve
hot reported mine mote correctly titan other., a.ci tee French
Papers in translating them have not sliewn eleatir (Mel ty
" To join a political wish ••• tie coact which I proposed, in
the ntida of persons who were only assembled to cekbrate .he
arts and to honour particularly my profession would have here,
to ~ay the lea•r, a lolly; to forger in.tbc same situation hat I
was a Frenchman, would have been something more than absence
of wind; and this double untuitablecess would hare beta tacitly
blamed eceo by those to whom I addressed myself.
•` l'am del ewed to make known the reception, truly rater-
nil, which I. embirtenced from the artists ot London—the flat-
tering distinctions, the eager attentions of which I have been
the object in the highest classes of society ; hut the predoundgrai•
tads which I feel for these testimonies oh affection and esteem
honourable alike to the French lheatre wad to my.elt) has never
made and never win make me forget that eel timeut, wit out a
rival—the priedelletiou which every good man owes to th•• coots
try of his birtb.-1 have the honour to be, &c. " f 'Asa."

Yesterday the once celebrated Mad4me STORACt
died at her house on Herne-hill, near Dulwich.

Accounts were received in town from Ragley-hall,
in Warwickshire, on Saturday, that the Marquis of
HIRTIOND was sudd my attacked with a very dan-
gerous indisposition.
The same day information was received of the de-
chniag health of Sir JOHN M•MAftox, now at his
cottage in Kent.

A Court-Martial was held on S.rturday morning:,
at Portsmouth, on board the QUEEN CHARLoTTE, to
try Captain MURRAY MAXWELL, and the Officers and
crew of his Majesty's late frigate Acceere, for the
loss of that ship in the Straits of Gaspar, on the 18th
of February last, when returning from China, with
Lord AMHERST and suite on bo trd. The senterce
of the Court was a frill and entire Acquittal of Cap-
tain MAXWELL, his Officers, and crew. The opinion
of the Cant was most handsomely expressed, that
Captain MAXWELL had, before the loss of the ship,
conducted himself in the most zealous and officer.
like manner; and that, after the sti king of the ship,
hii coolness. selt-collection, and exertions, were highly
conspicuous, and that every thing was done by him,
his Officers, and ship's company, within the power
cf men to execute, to preserve the ship and her stores;
and that to such conduct alone, is to be attributed
the saving of all their lives. Lord Astuansr was
present; and examined by the Court in the course t t
the enquity. A saline was fired by the Queen Char-
lotteton his Lordship's leavinethe ship. The C plain's
narrative Mal In affecting detail of the exertions and
sufferidOtol'himself, Officers, and crew, and record.
ed his warmest thanks to his Officers and crew, who
had looked up to him in the hour of distress with it,:
most submissive confidence. A most peculiar goca:-
look-out was kept up, when the accident happened;
and, but for the circumstance that the sea was, a:
the moment of her striking, covered with fish-spawri
the rock would doubtless have been seen. Ti.:
ship had no more sail on her than enabled her tr
withstand an unfavourably strong current : and C.e
very track she was pursuing was laid down for 0-.1
ship, by Lieutenant Ross, of the Bombay Marine.
who had been ten years surveying the Chinese Sea-,
At the moment of their deliverance from the wreck
they were surrounded by sixty two prows, mantle!
with 600 Malays. Their whole stock of ammuititirn
consisted of only 72 ball cartridges, and a few cdr-
ronado cartridges, which were drawn from the qt.:v-
ier-deck guns on leaving the ship : from tl:c.e t!'e
gunner made up 1600 rounds, and,balls were majc
from the marines' buttons, and whatever other lead
or pewter could be cut off from the wreck. A fel
boarding pikes were saved ; the rest of the men were
armed with dirks stuck on sticks, and sticks with t!.e
points tempered by fire. An abattis of wood-wetk
was formed by the carpenter, and a diagonal trench
cut from the hill, on which they fixed their abode t"
the only landing place, which -enabled them to bid
defiance to the ferocious savages who surroust!ea
them, and who several times attempted to cut elf
their boats.. The presents exchanged by the Eyr,'•
non Cmis*, Nnd his letter to the PRISCE RUH.Nr,
levitlbj.ord AMHERST'S own documents, relating to
the ego?bassys. were all saved from the wreck of
ALefulfgS..bilt the specimens of the GeoloAto,
neralogist, and the Botanist, were lost ; the sltamnis
of those Gentlemen were saved. 'Pine prevnts
the Eateenot are said to be of very trifling
the articles consist of purses, a.id a large Ate;
which latter article derives its chi, I value to. rte
kind, whenever discovered, be iivered or to
the EMPEII ,It, and, therefore, c.ti: ;hily be best ",
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