Star.
London, England, 1829-12-23 00:00:00

Colonel Pedro Lemus, and proceeded myself with C--
floral Teran,to take possession of the important fort of the
Bar : but, unfortunately, on my arrival I found the enemy
had repossessed himself of it, in consequence of my rot
being sufficiently timely advised of the evacuation.
I have already stated the hardships encountered by my
troops in consequence of the severity of the weather, hilt
finding them full of enthusiasm to meet the enemy, who
bad dared to invade our country, I determined to carry
my first resolution into effect.
Lieutenant Colonel LEstus was therefore ordered to
storm the battery of the Bar ; upon which, my soldiers
—despising the heavy fire of the enemy—rushed forward
with the greatest intrepidity, and soon made themselves
masters of the inner line of the enemy's work. After a
most unequal contest of three hours, during which every
soldier vied with his fellow in acts of heroism and valour,
we perceived the white flag again displayed at the head-
quarters of the Spaniards, and soon after Colonels Don
JOSE SA LomoN, and Don F. SALAs presented themselves
before me with a communication from their General,
communicating the full powers they had to treat and ac-
cept such conditions as might be imposed, sparing their
lives, personal property, and their honor, as far as cir-
cumstances would permit.
To be concluded to-morrow.

CITY, TWKLVE O'CLOCK.

Accounts received this morning from Liverpool, gist December.
state, that the sales in British Plantation Sugar this week amounts
only to 500 bhds. chiefly Barbadoes, at fell prices; besides which
950 bap fine White Bengal have been taken at 755. 6d. The
demand for Cotton this week has been steady, and the prices of the
middling and fair qualities of Bowed and Alabama have ad-
vanced id. per lb. Several cargoes of the late arrivals of Pine
Timber have been disposed of during the week. There has been
some little inquiry for Indigo, and sales have been made at fair prices.
The Canso! Market, which left 4' yesterday at 95 for the Ac-
count, opened rather averse this morning at 94 95, with little
business doing at present.
In the Foreign Market. Colombian Stock has improved, owing
to a report that the Colombian Government, instead of raising
money on tobacco, are about to send it to that country for sale.
HALF-PAST ONE.

Little speculation is going forward in the Consol Market to the
present time, although the Market appesee rather fidgitty. Con-
sols, which well In the early part of the morning at 94j to 95 for
the Account, may be quoted 95 to e.
The Commissioners purchased in Three per Cents. Reduced at
94i. and Three sad a Half per Cents at 100 e.
Some business has been doing in the Foreign Market, in Colons
bian, Portuguese, and Mexican Stocks. Portuguese feU in the
early part of the day to S 8 j, since which are-action has taken place
in the above Stock, and they are now 591 to 60. C olombian Stock
has improved le per cent.
The other Foreign Securities are much the same as yesterday.

Quebec Papers to the sad of Nov. have been received at the
North and South American Coffee-house. From the Paper of sot
November ; upwards of thirty vesseh are still in port, and as the •
season continues opal and mild. there is every probability that they
will be able to get out of port before the navigation is obstructed
The Montreal Paper of the 19th Nov. contains the following
We, learn from a source on which reliance can be placed, that his
Excellency Sir Howard Douglas and the Honourable Ward Chap-
man, were to appal before the King of the Netherlands the be-
ginning of Jan. neat, on the abject of the North Eastern Boun-
dary. which was left to the decision of this Prince.
From the Charlatan Papers to the 23d Nov. " We hear from
New Orleans of the Bth Nov. that Gen. Barradas was to remain
there for some time." _ _

The Spanish corvette Diana, the brig of war Jasin, and a ship
with Gets. blorente, and OM sailors. arrived at Porte Rico on the
toth Oct. on the way to Havanna. Another expedition was to
sail from Ferol to loin the above.
We hear from New York that several Russian dicers had ar-
rived there to practice in the American navy, also that the Emperor
of Russia intends to purchase several American ships of war.

There is a very strong rumour abroad—indeed, it is
given upon an authority which is entitled to greater re-
spect than to be designated as a rumour—that, among
other retrenchments about to be carried into effect, the
emoluments of the highest Dignitaries of the Church are
to be considerably reduced, and it is added, much to the
honour of the Archbishop of Canterbury, that be has con-
sented to the proposed reduction. What the` amount of
the reduction per cent. may be, we profess not to know,
but if it be according to the increased value of money,
and the decline of every other commodity, the saving to
the country will be very considerable. In very truth, there
ought long ago to have been some arrangement of the
kind, for it is undeniable that money has increased in
value 501 per cent. as was admitted by the late lamented
Lord LIVERPOOL, and consequently our tithes have been
increased in a similar proportion. The Church cannot
have wished this—nor is it their fault, for it arose entirely
out of the circumstances of a return from a paper to a
metallic currency. While on the subject of the currency
it may be proper to add, that our other taxes have in-
creased in the same proportion, and to these complicated
misfortunes may be mainly, if not entirely, traced the dis-
tressed state of the country.—Sussex Advertiser.
The letters from Paris by the French mails delivered
yesterday, were read with an increased degree of inter-
est from the expectation that they might communi-
cate something of a decided character from Lisbon,
'that either discontents had broken out there, or
some other occurrence, to justify the great rise
in Portuguese Bonds, which, since this day week shine,
has amounted to upwards of eight per cent. We find,
however, although the dates by way of Paris are rather
later than by the packet from the Tagus, that no satis-
factory clew is afforded, and that Don Miguel continued
in quiet • of the Government up to the. 12th
instant. e arew therefore, inclined to suppose that the
high value given for Portuguese and other descriptions
of Foreign Stock, is to be traced to the disinclination -of
the public to make investments in the English Three per
Cents. which have arrived at within about 5 per cent. of
par, and give the preference to Foreign Securities, al-
though attended with much greater risk. Brazil Bonds,
for instance, in which there has been no hesitation in the
payment of the dividends, yields an annual interest of
nearly double that arising from investments in the English
4 per Cents, while Russian, Prussian, and other North-
ern Securities, looked upon in a muchi more favourable
light than Brazilian, produce a return of nearly 5 per
cent. on money laid out in them.
The opening of the Black Sea for the export of corn
from Odessa has already had the good effect of reducing
the cost of provisions in the Mediterranean. By putting ,
an end to the drain of such supplies from Sicily, the sur-
plus produce of that island is disposable for the markets
of Italy and the South of France.
WATZSPOAD ELICTION....at has been deemed proper
to postpone the meeting intended to be convened at Dan-
gervan, until Tuesday, the 29th, There were several
gentlemen absent from the county, who could not be
pima. at the meeting convened for this day, and it was
properly determined by the original reqnisitionists no con-
sult the convenience of all.-..-Dttbiin Morning Register.