Star.
London, England, 1817-10-25 00:00:00

MADRID, ocroaEß 0.

The aew system of contributions established by the
Royal atree at the Stith May last seems to triumph
ovet all obstacles. The provinces in general furnish
their contingents with the utmost exactness—that is
to say, the two-thirds of the impost for the current
year. Tim different appeals of individuals who h..
lieve themselves more or less injured 1 the rcparti.
ti6n whi.:h Pas been peovisiesally ordained, will be
determii.ed before the period for the payment of the
last third, and justice done to every one according to
the state of his•circumstsoces.
We expect daily to hear of tLe arrival at Cadiz of
a Russian squadron. The report current here is,,
that our Government has made the purchase of the
ships of which this squadron is composed. It is net
bebeired that we have paid for this acquisition with
effective cash. but rather by some mbar ge, the con-
ditions of which are not yet known. The squadron
consists of five vessels of the lime and three frigates.
On its arrival here the Russian crew will be replaced
by Spaniards. It is understood that the ship Asia,
and a frigate, which are now lying equipped at Cadiz,
will be joined to this fleet, and that it will then be
formed into divisions, for the exclusive purpose of
protecting our maritime commerce on different points
of onr colonies. According to general opinion, no
land forces will be embarked in these vessels.

Battalions ol troops still continue marching to-
wards the two points of rendezvous indicated in Es-
tternadura, and in Leon in the environs of Ciudad
Rodrigo. It appears also that the Portuguese are rein-
facing their frontier garrison's. No person believes
Chat there is any think serious in these movements.
It *painful to see whole weeks and *months elapse
without any intelligence of what is passing in our
colonies, especially in the Provinces t f Venezuela,
Carlecas, and all Terra Firma, where, without doubt,
lelarillo does not, remain idle. Fur a lung time past
Vie Gaiette has not published any thing on Alm sub-
ject. The Corsairs intercept all corrrspcodence. This
want of news night not, however, to be interpreted
unfavourably ; fa if events were favourable to the
'lnsurgents, they would thernieleesendeavouf in sore
way or other to make them public.
We are assured that Government has not dis-
dained to employ, the talents of .M. Cauga Arguelles,
one of the Liberaler comprised in the rigorous mea-
ewes which broke the party of the Cortes. This Isla-
gionate has obtained some relaxation of his sentence;
tom the Isle of Pensacola, to which he was banished,
be has" come to Valencia, where he now *resi4es
peaceably and occupies himsell, it is believed, in rime
work upOn the 6naaces, which has been required
from him by she Minister, It is also sm.& that he re-
ceives a salary of somoo rids (012 English). 14.
Canka,Arguell is tin person who at the epcch of
the Cortes, had tl* portefeuillwof finances confided
t• bis charge ; and he must not be confounded with
this Dept/ Arguelles, surnamed the Dias, who mil

remains in confinement along with the grest part
of his colleagues.

"rile Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this MOM,
ing.—Ti,e Duke of WfLLINOT•IN hid, on Tuesday,
au an:liroce Pf t!!e Kerb, on hi. return to Paris ; and
'ln L' Icdorylay'nothing the Ambassadors ul Russia,
Ausiria, P,usva, and the Netherlands, with the Duke
01 kad a contemner with his Grace, which
la.itutt nearly an hour.
The Doke of A Nuout.EstE continues, in the course
of his maritime tour, to be every whtre received
with the most joyful demonstrations. He arrived at
Havre on the 18:h..

Prince TALLEYRAND is daily expected in Paris
from his seat of Vallency.

rencil 5 per Cents. 2lst October, 65 fr. 35 c.

‘Ve have ►his morning received German Papers,
from which we subjoin some extracts. .The letter
from B,,,ckholrn c. mains some information, which,
though of Mule importance to some Readers, is ex-
ttemely culioui, and to others must prove highly
interesting