Star.
London, England, 1817-01-17 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION.

" Without prejudicing individual interests,we proceed to take
possession, in the name of his Most Faithful Majesty our Lord,
of the territory to the East of ,he river Plate. It has been a ne-
cessary measure, adopted between the Cabinets of our Monarch
and his Catholic Majesty, who subjects yon to the dominion of
a King, great, benencedt, and generous. Give thank's to the
SUPIZMIC Marra* of Deans' ss. Our object is to put down
the cry of Discord and Disunion, which unhappily has been pro-
pagated among you. Let mutinous beads tremble at sight of the
UM of the great regeneration of public repose; you others, re.
main'tranquil in your boners, and you shall be protected by the
valour of your new brothers. (Signed) " Lamm."

With such a docdenent before us, published too
where the supreme power of FERDINAND cannot be
braved with impunity, it would be folly to doubt,
for a moment, that this entetprize has been entered
on in consequence of an arrangement between " his
Most Faithful Mown" and his Catholic MA-
Jesry :"—and, with such i fact before our eyes, it
would be equally a waste of time to enter into ques-
tions respecting the right of the Court of Brazils,
considering the Montevideans as troublesome neigh-
bouts, threatening their own peace and security, to
march into their country with an armed force to sup-
press a nuisance. The fact is, the Portuguese have
made themselves a party in the present conflict; and,
whatever consequence& this interference may bring
upon themselves, they can have no right to appeal to
other Powers soliciting their interference; or at any
rate no right to complain, should a deaf ear be
turned to their supplications.
The question—Who shall obtain the deepest kite-
rest and fastest hold, in any relations that may be
established between the Old and New World, in the
event of the fetters of Spanish despotism being en-
tirely broken in South America ? is one that involves
Many considerations : nor will the Powers of Europe
view it with indifference. If the Spanish yoke is ul-
timately to be thrown off (and what man in his
senses can doubt this ?) it will not be pertnitted'to
Portugal, taking advantage of local circumstances,
to turn this event entirely to her Own advantage.
Portugal has no greater sight than any other Power
to possess herself of a single foot of the Spanish
Colonies; nor will any measure tending to such
an issue be tame* acquiesced in by any of the
Maritime Powers, and especially by Great Britain.,
The issue of the contest between Great Britain and
her American Colonies was the complete emancipa-
tion of the latter; and such frill be the result of the
war between Spain and her Colonies. No third party
can be allowed to aggrandize itself by seizing a part
of the territory—not even of the pretext that the
misfire is for the purpose oh restoring it afterwards
to FZIDIN AND ; for if the latter tail in his attempts
to recover the other parts (which he must) Monte.'
video would never come again under the yoke of
Spain.
It has been asserted, as a proof of the friendly dis-
position of FUDDIAND• that the ports still subject to
his authority in South America have been opened
by his order for our commerce; but the fact is other-
wise. The ports have been opened, bet this without
his orders, by the Viceroys, who found themselves so
destitute of all supplies, that they could nut carry on
their governments by any other means, and therefore
adopted this measure on their own responsibility.

By letters received by the way of Panama we fur-
ther learn, that though the pert of Lima is not for-
mally opened, all kinds of shipments arc admitted,
and a very brisk trade carried on in the valleys of
Pero. Tempel° is also open, on the payment of 10
per cent. duties. Yet none of this do we o*e to
FiRDINAND VII.; all has hitherto been done io spite
of his orders.

By letters brought by the Mail of yesterday, we
learn that the Console's of Cadis have not yet seat
up their Report on the grand qoestion of opening the
Ports of America, though the prof• et had been sub-
mitted to certain mercantile houses and lawyers. If
they consent to this indulgence, it is supposed they
will insist on C.adis being declared a free port, simi-
lar to what Gibraltar now is.

The Junta of Finance, who had received (mien to
present to the Kum a plan of Ways and Means, had
been able to devise no other to fill up the deficit of
thirteen millions of dollars for the year 1817, than an
extraordinary contribution, which was to be divided
into classes, and levied without any distinction of
'persons. Little or no sensation bad been created
among the people of Madrid, in consequence of the
advance of the Portuguese and the reported capture
of Monte Video, so great is the apathy into which the
nation is sunk.

By letters from Gibraltar. we learn that the cruisers
of the insurgeou have bees increased by a corvette
of 18 gnu mad 150 seen.