Star.
London, England, 1820-01-27 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER.

" MAaans, .I.l4eaav 11.
" For some time past there has been observed
among the Officers and soldiers of the expeditionary
army a repugnance, almost general, to go to Ame-
rica. Lately it was intended to raise from among
these troops a corps destined to reinforce the army
of Morillo. As soon as the soldiers destined for that
service knew their fate, and wore required to embark,
they began to mutiny, and declared that they would
on no consideration obey the command to embark.
The ill-intentioned among the troops, taking ad-
vantage of the occasion, formed five battalions of
the mal-contentc, and marched with them. unex-
pectedly to head-quarters in Arms de la Frontera,
where, after killing the sentinel who defended the
entrance of the house, they seized the person of the
General-in-Chief, Count Calderon, and all his Staff.
Thence this revolted body, under the command of
Colonel Quiroga (who had been proclaimed their
General-in-Chief ), marched to the Isla, where they
likewise seized on Cisneros, who has been nominated
Minister of Marine, and who, at the time, was con-
ducting the duties of that department at Cadiz.
This being done, the mutineers made an attempt to
enter Cadiz; but, finding it impossible to pass the
fortification of St. Ferdinindo, where they were met
by the garrison of the place, and a brigade of
Marines, who for that service were landed from the
squadron, they retired, and proceeded to post them-
selves at Lebrija, where they established their head-
quarters, for the purpose of cutting off the commu-
nication between Cadiz and Madrid. At the same
time they succeeded in exciting the people to rebel-
lion by a promise of reestablishing the Cortes,
which they proclaimed in some of the towns,- while
they made the most zealous efforts to bring over to
their cause the zest of the expeditionary :only. Re-
garding the amount of revolted force, accounts vary.
The Government pretends that it does not exceed

LONDON.

•
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1820.
THE FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :
Bank Stock 2211 h 222
S per Cent. Reduced 683/4 7/8 3/4
3 per Cent. Consols 68% Vs
3i per Cent. 773/8
pe r Cent. 87 86 Y 8
.5 per Cent. Navy 103 102-A
Bank Long Annuities 18 1-16
India Stock, 2071/2
India Bonds I Is. 12s. I Is. pr.
South-Sea Stock 751/2
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 4s. 2s. 3s. pr.
Commercial 9s. 10s. discount
Consols for Acct.6Bq % 1,4.

Considerable business has been done this morning.
Every exertion is made by the Bull party to keep up
the Market ; one Broker purchased £400,000 at
68%. Notwithstanding this temporary lift, within
a few minutes after the bargain was closed, Consols
fell to 68%.

We are still without any farther advices, via France,
respecting the state of affairs in Spain, no less than
three days Paris Papers being overdue ; but private I
letters have been received, by the way of Lisbon,
from Madrid, which come down to as late a date as
the 12th instant, and which describe that Capital to
be in a state of the greatest agitation, in consequence
of the revolutionary movements of the troops in the
South. In another part, we have given an extract
from one of these letters, containing a very particular,
and, to all appearance, an authentic detail of the revol-
ters, the number of whom, however, it limits to 5,000
or 6,000. It is stated, in another of these letters, that
Sir HENRY WELLESLEY, the British Ambassador at
Madrid, wishing to forward to England dispatches
regarding the disaffection of the Spanish Army, had
applied at the Post.oflice, in order to transmit them
through the regular channels, but he was informed.
-by the Post-master, that his request could not possi-
bly be complied with. Sir HENRY WELLESLEY next
made application in- person to the King of SPAIN
himself, from whom he received a similar answer.

his evident, from the extreme caution thus ob-
served by the Spanish Government, that it entertains
very serious fears of the extent of the impending

danger.
We have received, by tie Leeward hland Mail,
intelligence from the Venezuelian Republic down to
the 26th of October. Two Decrees have been pub-
lished.by ARISMENDI, the Vice-President of the Re-
public, dated the 9th and 11th of October; the first
appropriating to the use of the Government, the mo-
nopoly of tobacco, of salt, and of rum ; and the latter
placing all persons enlisted in foreign countries for
the service of Venezuela, on the same footing and
privileges as the native soldiers. The difficulties en-
countered by the Patriot Government, from the want
of money, was still very great; but the greatest ala-
'crity prevailed in all the Departments, and the hopes
of ultimate success had not diminished. The state
of the military operations will be found fully de-
tailed in extracts which we have• given in . another
part of our Paper.

We hare received, this morning, Philadelphia
Papers to the 23d of December. • An article from
St. Thomas's, dated The 27th November, repeats the
report, that " Admiral CAMPBELL, of the Hat badoes
station, died on board the SA LIBBURY, of 64, on her

arrival at Barbadoes, from St. Thomas's, after the :ate
gale."—The following are other extracts :

ST. THOMATS,NOVEMBER !7.

• The latest news here from Bolivar and his arm:
are, that he was successful. He has got *possession
of all the country near Carthagena, and of Cartha.
gena itself it is expected he Will be master ere long
The Government have forwarded dispatches to Ha
vatinah, stating, that if they are not immediately re
inforced, the place must fall. Whether this is cor-
rect or not, it is hard to say, for there are few re-
ports received here which can be relied upon, re-
specting the movements of the l'atriots.

The account published at Norfolk, stating the
demolition of all the wooden houses here, is incorrect :
not one was blown down during the gale. The
houses in the country only suffered.

The Isle of France has been opened, for a specific
length of time, by order in Council ; but a subsequent
order declares, that American vessels will be admit-
ted only in case British vessels are received in the
United States when coming from the Isle of France.
Such British vessels not being admitted in the United
States, it follows that the Isle of France is, in fact,
shut ,against the American Rag.
One thousand six hundred and light Slaves, from
the coast of Africa, arrived at Havannah from the
10th to the 20th November.

On the 20th August, two Spaniards, formerly re-
sidents at Santiago de Cuba, were hanged fin- piracy.
and their heads cut off and hung up in ironicages at
the mouth of the harbour. These wretches, in com-
pany with eight others, had taken an English schooner,
and murdered the greater part of her crew.
(FRO N 1 THE LOUSIANA HERALD.)
The Texas Expedition is entirely broken up, and
it is reported that General Walker and Cap. t. Cral-
ford have been made prisoners by the Rontlists ; if
so, we may easily conjecture their Fate. Reptrt states
that for want of an efficient force of United States
troops being stationed at Natchitoches, a detachment
of Spanish troops is ordered to take possession of
that post, in order to prevent the further intrusion
of our citizens on their territory. From this it
would appear they intend to retaliate for our taking
possession of the East Floridas on a similar occasion.

The Duke of SUSSEX has been very harshly cen-
sured, by a Ministerial Journal, for attending the Fox
Meeting. at Norwich, on Monday, when his Royal
Highness might have known the alarming state of
his Brother's health ; and to give a colour to this in-
decent censure, the Journal in question has, most
unfairly and cruelly, suppressed those explanatory
statements which must inevitably acquit his Royal
Highness, in the judgment of every person of the
least feeling or reflection. ' In the speech which the
Duke of ALBEMARLE delivered on the occasion in
question, all the circumstances of the Duke of St's-
SEX'S feelings, with respect to his Brother's health,
were fully stated and explained. On his Royal High-
ness's an ival at Norwich; he thought he must have
foregone the duty of attending the Meeting, on account
of the alarming nature of the intelligence he received 1
He thought thus, and felt thus, though he had tra-1
veiled so far for the exclusive purpose of attendiugl
that Meeting ; and though, as he stated in his speech,!,
his Royal Brother, could he have addressed him,i
would have said, " However ill I may be, do you
go and meet them." But the last intelligence before'
the Meeting took' place was, that the Duke of KErr
was better, and thence the Duke of SUSSEX found
spirit and resolution to attend. All this -is so' fully
explained in Lord ALBEMARLE'S speech at the
Meeting, that we shall here repeat the passage :
" Were anything wanting," said, Lord ALEXMARLE,
" to increase the admiration felt for the. Duke of
" SUSSEX by the inhabitants of Norfolk, it would be
supplied by his conduct at the present moment, by
" the kind and correct manner in which he was now
44 behaving. On his arrival yesterday at Alderman
44 Fos rut's, he received an unfavourable account of the
" health of his illustrious relative, the Duke of KENT.
44 His Royal Highness, influenced by the affection
44 which he bore his brother, had been afraid that he
44 should be obliged to forego the gratification of at-
" tending this Meeting, and paying a tribute of re-
-44 spect to the virtues of the illustrious mon whose
44 memory they were now celebrating. Fortunately,
" his Royal Highness had that day received a favour-
" able account of his brother's health, and they no' w
'ti hid the pride and pleasure of seeing his Royal
" Highness among them." Thus spoke Lord .ALne.
MARIA on Monday, the day of the Meeting. And
could it be believed, if the facts were not now before
the world, that a Ministerial Journal, professing to
give a fair report of the Meeting, had keen base
enough to omit those sentences, for no other reason,
than because they contained a complete a priori re-
futation of its own cruel calumny against one of the
Royal Family ?

Yesterday, the Dukes of Yoaic and CLAREXCZ
visited the PRINCE RECENT, at Carlton House.

The Duke of MONTROSE, and a party of distin-
guidled personages, dined yesterday with the Mar-
quis of 11Eurvono, at his residence in Manchester-
square.
The Marquis of ORMOND is shortly expected- to
leave town for the Continent.

The Marquis and Marchioness of HERTFORD
.are
arrived in town, from Brightoq, •
The Earl and Counte,s of H A R ROWDY, and Family,
are expected in town in a ie•.v days,'from their seat,
Sandon-hall, Staffordshire.