Star.
London, England, 1817-07-08 00:00:00

DUON, 'JULY 1.

The market of Obis city, which opened on Satur-
day the `'4Bth of June, amidst cries of Five le Roi,
presented to the trite friends of his Majesty and the
country the most interesting of spectacles—a multi.
(tide 01 people, am.mg whom were his Freellene,.
the Governor, and other HeAds of Departments,
seemed, by the general air of hilarity which pervaded
them, to be assisting at some public festival.
The fall of the market has been such. that corn of
the first quality, which sold on the 21st June for 13 fr.
e. the double bushel, was sold on the 28th at first
at 8 fr. 50 c. and ultimately at 7 fr. 50 c. Some of
inferior quality was sold even so low as 6 fr. 50 c.
Bread, which during the month of June was sold, of
the first quality, at one franc per kilogramme (21b9
and of the second at 70 e. per kilog. has Wets this
day to from 70 c. to 40 e.

PARIS, JULY S.
In the Arrondissement of St. Denis, the price of
the loaf of bread of four pounds has fallen eight tout
in the course of twelve days (being now Eileen sous),
and it is hoped !hat Lest market day it will expe-
rience a still farther decline..

The harvest has folly commenced at Arles.
From Aide the accounts are most flattering.
" It might alm•lst seem fabelnus," says our core-
spondent, " to say how well the harvest looks thtough-
out all Languedoc. The farmers assure us that the
crop of this year will suffice to subsist the inhabi:ants
for five yens to come."

A Dutch Mail arrived this morning. The printed
Papers received by this convvyance contain various
accounts of severe d image done by storms of hail,
accompanied with thunder and lightning, on the
"25th, 9.Gth, and '27th of June. At Bruges it was as
dark at two o'clock in the afternoon as in a total
eclipse of the sea, and the lightning struck in three
different places, but happily did not cause any da-
mage. Near Groningen a farm-house was struck
and burnt to the ground, the lightning hasfing been
attracted by en iron bar on the gable end of the house
which served' to support the figure of a gilt horse.
Jt is armed by she German Papers, in an argyle
cLited France, that the Portuguese Government have
disclaimed 'to the mediating Powers the least inten.
tion of keeping possession lAf any part of Spanish
South America, beyond the moment when Spain
shall haye re-established her authority in the province,
ou the Rio de la Plata. A new Tariff of lmporta-
tion has been published for the Austrian empire, into
every part of which, with the exception of Hunguy
and 'Transylvania, the several articles therein gnu-
merated are to be admitted free of expense. The
following are farther extracts from these papers
" MILAN, JUNE 21.
41 By an Ordinance of the Government of the 12th instant, a
new Tariff has been published of the Duties on the Importation
and Exportation of line, Lead, Quicksilver, Cinnabar, flismuti.,
Ziok, and Manufactured Goods. Within the limits of the sr/Kik
Austrian Empire, with the exception of Hungary and Transyl•
'males the trade with the above articles is entirely tree."
" FROM THE SEINE, JUNE 14.

The Portuguese Ambassadors at several Courts have re-
ceived precise instruc►ions from their Government, to declare
that it has nut the smallest intention of seizing upon any of the
Spanish posecs,lons In South America ; and that the country of
which it has lb fact taken possession, will be restored as soon as
Slain shall have re-established Its authority es the river is Puts."

We mentioned yesterday the loss of the ALCM/
frigate in the Gaspar Strait. Official accounts of
this event reached the Admiralty yesterday, for-
warded from Portsmouth by Sir EDWARD THORNS°.
ROUGH, K.C.B. They were brought to that port by
the sh:p Dawson. No lives were lost, but all the
property on board went to the bottom. Lord Am-
man had hardly time to put on a part of his clothes.
His Lordship, his son, and Secretary, reached Ba-
tavia in one of the Awitsres boats. Fortunately,
though some of the returned presents intended for
the taspastoa of COHN*, have thus been lost, the
greater part of them were on board another vessel.
'rhe billowing letter presents some particulars respect-
ing this event s

" BATAVIA, MAAVX 3.
•
" Conceiving (lactic annexed intelligence may be interesting,
it is forwarded to ypti, and may be depended upon. His Majesty's
ship Ateasre was wrecked in the Straits of Gaspar on the Ilith
of February; the officers, crew and passengers were all saved,
and landed safely In Middle Wind. His Excellency Lord An-
neesT, and his Lordship's suite, arrived at Batavia on the iced
of February, in open hosts • and It happening that some British
vessels were then lying in the Roads, reedy for sea, they were
dispatched the following morning to Middle Island, to bring
away the officers and crew of his Majesty's ship ALOASTS from
thence. It is hoped that a considerable part of the baggage and
property may be saved from the wreck. His Lordship, and the
Gentlemen of his suite, are in good health, and expecting to
return'to England by the first ships expected on their homeward-
bound passage front China. The return of the vessels seat to
Middle Island for the officers and crew of his Majesty's ship
ALCIISTV is daily expected."

We stated yesterday that Mr. PONSONBT was given
over by his Physicians; and as this Paper was going
to ;webs. we received the melancholy intelligence of
his death. Mr. Possotiax hdd just entered on his
634 year. The distress of his family may be easily
conceived. His son is hoerly expected from Irelsad•

The Duke of CLaance, we are happy w say, was
a great deal better yesterday.
The Citing Rtzewrrodeoutonhorseback yesterday.

IYesterday, the Duke of Yong transacted military
,6;iatorab with the PIUNCt &WIEN; fit Catitall-bOUSt.

SOUTH A%.I:FIRIcA;

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The :3bjoined .tccounts respecting the affairs of ihe
Spanish Main, ate rr.‘ Englishman, and may be
Arrived
ioDtaint; !toi:4l 1.•
irt
relied on. It seems plain from t:.ese details that :he maims ilia may „
arrival of the Cadiz expedition has made no impres-
—say, PARSER, for Bi.urcleAto: ;
'ion whatever. Indeed alter the annihilation of Mo. Jane, RANEY, for Casliz.— Wind froni 1.1

ttict.ses armament, the arrival of MO men could not
be expected to produce any serious effect. The
Royalists possess a few towns on the Coast—the In-
dep-ndents all the Interior. Sir Cato .R NPGRR-
-6011 is about to return from North America, and ac-
companied with sorre naval aid : thus, it would ap-
pear, that he had other motives for withdrawing from
the scene of action fir a while, than were stated at
the time. The Governor of Trinid.td has been corn-
pell:d to relax a little from his restrictions on the
trade with the Spankh Main :

" Port of Spain. Trinidad, May DI, 1817.
" I had the pleasure of addres•ing you by the ship Oakes,
which sailed fa t:1•, and gave you an account that a ipattish fl•et,
cousisting of a ship of the line, two :rigates, and fitteeti trans-
ports, had been stznalled from Fort George. on the 11th instant,
statittng ton eras the Main. ley three a: rivals within the It
four days, it on the Island of Margatitta, and one front Carts-
patio, on the l'ontineiit, it is ascertain,. I that this 11. er, alter
anchoring tier a Jay mi. satin Juau's (a snub port to leeward ut
the Bocas, proceeded to leeward by the northward of Mama-
tit a, from which fattier cie-unistacce ft is supposed .t i. gone to
lea Guayra. hot 11w vessels from felarguitta aisert, th it It was
only a convoy of Merchantmen, protected by a single triiiate and
• brig of war, and that the Dialia sad Pelican, two of Admiral
liriott's squadron, had dosed them to see if they could pick top
any stragglers. It k ckai chi y did nut go to. (:ust.ana, nor did
they make any att.mpt ou any of the ports its i50.114+414113 of the
Paulo! s. The pet,otis who have arrived w tittnt*faunches say the
appearance of thus tlert did not nuke the least unplea.ant impress
run—tßat in Nlarzat itga every man was at his pail in a moment,
and well prepared to re:.ive them. Übe Margarnsisians muster
about 40;.0 fighting roc:, have had an nuntense crop of prose
duns, and are welt supplied with arms and ammunition. The
glory of having expelled the Signiards trona thew island, with
very inadequate meats", aitt.r destroying two-thirds of all the
enemies who landed upan it, iulnre that hardy people with in-
vincible courage. They are the Norwegians of these seas.
" In Guayana, General obtained int the 11th of April a
most signal victory. lie was b:sie,:ing the tortresses of old
Guayana, while General ereleito was blockading Angostura,
when the troops that Mouth. bra:Ott with hint Inum New Gra-
nada mined, oar:. Bragaidier•Geiteral IsaltP/Sr, to succour the
place. As they came trona San Fernando de Apure, by the River
Orinoco, Par?, not having a deer to cut s 11l and the titter, could
nut prevent their getting :mu the fortresses, but be hit saloon a
Salving to draw them nut of them. He raged his camp preopi-
tately, telling his sohlters that as the enemy had receivel a cousi.
&table reinforcement, he found it necessary to chaiir his posi-
tion for a better sloe. Upon this a serjeant and three me., de•
anted to the Spaidatilt, and told the new iiirtitral Latorre, and
the Governor Cerruti, that l'iar was rim:tine. away, and the it
they pursued hint qu:rkly they would desiruy his :army. 'Fins
plan was huniediately adopted, hut as they had Ito emit y, hat
continued his march until be came to a position called la but.-
de San kel e, where his cavalry could art to ailvatitage, a .1
there he halted and waked for the enemy, who was sir anxious
for his prey, that it appears he did not es:rotate the chatves.
" Put brief account of the battle is this :---• As
troops Consisted ut no:entry alone, thi were lorna,l iu uulld CIF
Immo ; as ours were intaniry and rivalry, they waited fur the o
in order lit battle; and the Attltbs„ commeneitig at right A. :r.
was eolith:di:4 alter sonic hours by a cutoplete defeat ut tear
enemy, who was StaToilfitiril ttu an sides. Filson this thrum
Ranee we made Still prisoners, of thew 200 weir Spaniard-, and
among them the Governor ut Guayana, CY/ rod, and IT t):scer..
Fbc rest of the enemy remained ou the fill ut bone, s adopt
Brigadier Latrine, who escaped, with from So to to carabitteers
well mounted. We have also takeu about 9uo muskes„ 25,000
musket canri,lgee, one held piece, two paw of coloort, twelve
drums, three 6 et, and eight hams, with all the baggigv. Our
loss consists of little more than 100 men, but among those 1
bays particularly to lament Colonel Chipio acid Lieurenant-Co-
lossel Landacro.' _ _ _• _ _ _

aa 1 he enemy', force is stated by ['far at I,SOO Infantry. Paez,
as'yon will have sen, bud destroyed all Moritio's Cavalry iu au
action previous to me getting Into San Fernando.
General Pats has advanced from the Apure anti taken pos-
session of Calabuza, so that all the ilahos or plains in the Pro.
vivre' of Guayana, Barium, Cumuia, Barcelona, and Caraca.,
are in the bands of the Patriots. Pars, at the last accounts, had
upwards of 4,11C0 &wary, and his numbers increasing daily as
he advances. It is rumoured that he has defeated Month, lately
near Is Villa de Cura, in, a more signal manner than at first ;
but this is not ufficial as yet, and therefore not to lie relied upon
too implicitly, But nothing can oppose Lim in the plains, sad
as loos as be maintains his sepei ionty, the Spaniards can mount
no cavalry, and the Patriots can starve them all I be towns.—Bo-
hear has crossed ti.e Orinoco, and joined Crdeno with 1,500 in-
fantry, so that it I. expected (lid and New Guayana (the towns)
will mem be starved out. Marino, with 1000 men, otcuptes
Carlaco and Cumanicoa, and cuts off all suppl,m from Cumana.
C3fair tttttt Rio Carlini' Guirks, and Maurits, are the Patriotic
pens in this neighbourhood, as well as the lisnieraleia, which Is
the pot of Curiae ('he town of Barcelona his been taken by
the Span:Artie. Bolivar only left a garrison of tittiO men. who ds•
fended it bravely, and almost all perished. But the :Tanned.
are cut oif Ir.im all communication or supplies from the minus.
by General %seam, who occupies all the plains and the interior ist
the Province wish his cavalry.
" In short, what with regular bodies and strong Guerrilla par
ties, the whole of the Interior is covered with those meowed
Tartars, and what is most unfortunate for the Spaniards, ail the
Bgmbus, whom they taught to murder the white inhabitants of
Caracas, are now ranged miff the banners of indeprndnir.e..
Morillo's conduct to them has disgusted them• so much, that a
celebrated Chat dev,,:ed formerly to Spain, one Lopez, and en
of bra Officers, base gone over to Pan. (In the tither hand,
Morillo's cruelties in New Granada, which are only to Ise
equalled by Bovez and Morales, In Venezuela, have put every
' thing like a reconciiiation with Spain out of the question. I
have conversed with severalyespectable people (rum at. FE, who
declare, that when he had shed the best and most distinguisherd.
blood in New Granada, and victims were sought among the
Plebeian classes, the selection was made by asking them it they
knew how to write and when they. *dowers:4m the affirma
ave. they were desired to write their names, which was a cep
tarn prelcrenca of being shot or Wined; her it appears to be his
andthat ut the Spanish Geveroment, that every thing like
Itnowkiige, beyond the instinct of brutes, ktit be rooted out in
America. But they may )et find, that learniiig Is not easetstlal.
to the Omar Hordes ; *au, under MOW ollicFra, are driving
them out of America.

" All the lietterals and Chkfs Of every &winding, recognise
Bolivar as rupremr Chief of the Republic ut Vernet' la, and a
Congress of Representatives from all the PrilVilletS 14 loaning
Margarita will probably be selected as the seat of the National
Reptesentatioit, andit Is expected to be unualled almost imme-
dlately.
la the mean time, we enjoy here a constant and free inter.
course. Mules have fallen in consequence from ISO to *.t./, and
we also receive constant supplies of horned cattle. A cumulus-
tion of tt.is barter for our manufactures, depends no the Mitet.ll
ache Patriots. With the Spaniards all is monopoly, hatred and
silkier's& of strangers in their American pas/nit:tits, and Opiltfl-
slue of every species of their own subjects. On the contrary, the
Creoles receive theiti with open Irma, particularly the Entlish,
who can supply them with *ha they most want at a chcal. rate,
and of whose love ot liberty they are convinced.
'4 Were America_tudependent mad ar peace, Spain might sup-
ply them with many articles, and a reconciliation so fir tale
place Upon any other basis, the thing is out of the quest inst.—
As well might you pretend to reconcile the lamb and the wolf,
►y placing the former under the lames controul. You may re-
concile intlevetrulent nations, but not Arch • centimes, with rash a
anther ammo", deer a Wien years struggle amid ten thousand mat-
lures. It would never be sincere. _ _ _

" Dispatches have been received from flir Gregor M•Gregor,
!Mot:bunco/ that he aught be eapected daily at Margarita, with
la naval force, ice. He has passed the winter in America, ani I
dare say. has ant pametk It idly : he knew ►ery we I what word
him there, and let other ittuyik anathe themulves with idle cost
jectures."

Y
PLY MOIT •
1.
The Mite (If Ihtflord, HALLIDAY. from .biffieita.
r London, was totee..l in here this niorni,tg by hit
ajes:y'stich,ol,er SEALAmic, wilt loss of tndler, and
trier wise distbleti--she wits fallen in with Testerday;
:he Lantr- End.
POR-NNIOUTH, JULY 7.
Arrived the Mercian', Bl.y, trod the
tr Downs
and. Dtothy. transport, from C. Tic, with pat of the
:',50) Regiment. PaiScil t,v Mr London, the lAdt
!firewood, Ittiorki. Iron Derrlarars. Sailed hii
Majeity's ship; CADSIUs, fur Sheerness ; and Avtai';
'n a cruitt ; INl:nattd, Cot,caß, fir the Beath Sets ;
and Dow.on, liteDoi4 r.n, for London. The slip
Elizabeth had arrived at Bengal from New South
Waits, previ.ins to the sailing ut the Dowson.—Wind
Westerly.

DIV JULY T.
Arrive.] last night the f_..!ird Dunein picket, Cap.
tail Pacing, with a ma .I in] passengers, from Os-
tenl-3 tiled this mot sing the Prince Le 'paid, Cap.
Iti)(itats, with Ci,lonvl &so' att LAxaroN, tnr C.
I.tis; also the Lord Sidintiuth,. Captain PsAhe, and
:•;y1)11, Captain. MiDDIATON, tor the same port. with
pas,-ngers.—Arrt,vvd this afternoon the Lady 11:1,2
C attain II ay want, Dover, Captain DAVI.
SoN ; ;Lai a French p icket with a mail, all from Calais:
bEAt

Arrived anJ sailed fssr the River the Duekeng.eld-
Hall, Lush, And Canada, .Imam, from St. Voiscentsi;
R'iliiama, tr,,n Trinidad ; Mary, Mi.! )1.,
from Domosica, so SI days ; Ocean, enttorter tr
Oporto, in seven days ; Gren Irom
nAlt ; and the Pomona, HILL, trs,m tiavannah—t!s-t
latter his sailed for Antwerp. Came Joan from t'le
River the May and Dist, PHILLIPS, fir Havre.

TUE ARMY.
COURT MAR WHITEHALL.
TheCoint M 4rti ii noai si;l:ng upon Colonel GRANT
of the 18th Hussars, upon charges preferred against
him by Deputy Cournisury-Gener.tl O'Nfitaßas
heard yes!erJay Col qt..' Cyftrort's speech in his de,
11.nce, which lasted three hours. and then proceeded
to hear the c vidence ot his w.tnesses. The following
were examined :

M.sior G.ttNr, Cain tin STAtsnrt, Mr. G )aDIN,
and Cl.„4tAtti
In the coarse or the d4y, the Court was cleared
three times for the Nicinoers ut decide upon the *dulls-
sth:lity of certain evidence tendered by the witnesses.
lly the concittrence of the hosecutor and 1)•1•!n-
-d Au:, Vie attendance of (.1-:fetal Ot,LGLAS one of the
Memlsets of the C,,nrt M irti4l, WAS ordered to be
diTensed with this des., to 4iinAt the General to at-
tend as a witness in the Conn of King's Bench. T:ie
evidence taken in his amerce is to be read t hitrs
upon his ret n.
As several mote witnesses are to be exana'nrd,
nd est. Pros.cutor 01 course to be heard in
the ri .1 of Colonel GRANT will nut probably te!rni•
nate for LIMO or three Jays longer.
Tz:e Court was yt sterday crowded to exerts.

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L,40 IWZE LLIGBNCE.

COURT OP KlNgra miNCH. JULY T.
COOK V. MAMMA.,
TN% was an action of ire pass and false imprison-
pent. and also to recover * compensation in damages
I,•r the desuuction of tl:e ptaintifi's property by the
defendant. •
MC Case opened. and proved was this: The plain-
tiff lisd been :I ,eider on Cie Rio Ponces, on the cuast
ge Attica, in the ;car Ma, at wltich tune the de.
tentiant, Colette' Maxwi 11. was Governor of Sierra
Leone. Lit the, mserlt ot..Febrinti yin that year, the
defendant sent an erirdition under the command of
Maj .r to Rio Pontes. about ninety
wiles from Sierra Leone, and not within the'defew
dant's Government, for the purpose of putting a stop
in the Slave Trade, then supposed. to be going nu in
• that tertitory, notwithstanding the British law of pro-
hibition. The plaintiff was an American subject,
and occupied a factoty at Rio }honors, cuttPiiiing
property to about the amount gif twenty thenand
pouols welling. which he had enrchased of anuthrr
American subject wow years preview's., The territory
belonged to Obi of the Native Powers. Oa theme.
rival of the 'expedition, hostilities were immediately'!
commenced with vigour; do plaintiff's factory was
destroyed by file, his movtattlerverta confiscated,
and he himself carried a prisoner to Sierra Leone,
where he was left in confinement, even after the au.
thotity of the defendant v'as superseded He Was
afterwards sent home by the succeeding,Goveinpr to
England, in custody, aud upon his arrival. which
teas at the expiration of twelve months captivity, he
was liberate d by order of the British Government. It
appeared that the defendant had, as Governor of
Sierra Leone, received a share of the proceeds of the
plaintiff's property taken at Rio Poutus. For these
xi ievances the present action was brought.
'the case for the plaintiff was conducted by Mr.
SCASLITT, Mr. MAMMA''. and Mr. GURNEY.
The ATTolt24lm-GaKastAL addressed the Jury
for
the defendant, assuring them that be stood forward
not in his public capecity of a servant of the Crown,
to defend Colonel Maxwells if he had been guilty of
nay excess of his jurisdiction. but merely to see that
his case was duly conducted and enquired into. It
was unfortunate for this deserving officer that the
Court of Justice of Sierra Leone had so mistaken the
province to which it was limited, as to proceed to!
convict- the plaintiff aud the witness Brodie, when I
they had been taken out of the boundary of the Co.
Tony; but ',wing no lawyer, and incompetent to coll.!
sirue the clause iu the Act of Parliament, which
mi,.ht even puzzle the members of the profession, he
had imagined that the Court had sufficient jurisdic-
tion. With regaid to the amount of the pecuniary
damage the plaintiff had sustained, very uncertain!
and unsatisfactory evidence had been given ; if the
factory were in truth the plaintiffs, it was singular
that he. had never so represented it—and hole lie had
become possessed of a sum large though-to buy it
was a mystery which none of the witnesses had at-
tempted to clear up.
Mr. Justice BAYLty here interrupted the Learned
. Countel, to suggest, that Coe pecuniary damage the
plaiptili bad sustained should be made the subject of
erbittation ; the personal part of the Wiwi was pc-
sashay ly for the consideration of a Jury.
'After same consultation betvhen both sides, an ar-
bitration upon this point was ti-tally agreed to.
The ATToRNSY-GENEKAI. then addressed himself
mute other pant 0 the case. admitting that his client
hod acted indiscreetly, and had so tar exceeded his
authority as to render himself liable to answer in da.'
,stages. He insisted that little or no credit ought to
be_ given to the plaintiff's first witness, who had him.
stsilan action pending on the same subject, and who
was interested in the verdict this day given. The
Pearne4 Counsel then adverted to the measures
adopted by diiii and other Governments ineffectually-
to put an end to the Slave Trade. which could never
be effectually abolished until the whole Swarm of lac-
tate on the African coast. not merely Spanish, Furs
tnguese, or Americans, but English were destroyed.
Hader this conviction the defendant had directed an
expedition against the Congo, by which he bad ren-
dered himeell amenable to the present acting... He
insisted that. as the Court of Shst fa Leone had sent
the plaintiff in custody to England. tlw defendant
could only be answerable for the confinement which
,had taken place before the sentence. As the deten
d..nt could not make out a legal justification. a ver•
diet must pass against him ; but the Learned-Counsel
was persuaded that the case called (us no vindictive

darniges.
Mr. Justice BATLEY, in charging the Jury, ex-
pressed a clear opinion that the delemJamt v as respon-
sfble in damages for the whole unprisorunent the
plaintiff bad endured irons March, 1813, to February
1814, since the illegal conduct of the detendsnt had
been the occasion of it. There was no ground for
charging him with personal animosity ; but it was to
be lamented that he had shared in the price money
obtained by the execution of his unjustifiable orders
With the motives of the party the Jury had nothing
to do—it was their business to assign to the plaintiff
such'sober and reasonabltdamages as the- injury he
bad iuffered appeared to require. The question re-
garding the pectutitry injury was removed from their
consideration. _

The Jury 4:clunked (or a few minutes, and returned
a verdict Me the phdatilf—Damages MOW.
A verdict was also taken-kw al 9.1)00, the damages
stated ou the other counts of the declaration, subject
to the award of Mr. Taunton.
SITTINGS AT GUILDHALL.
Ties Dity—(Connnon Pitas)—italas v. Campbell; livertb
v. Hottest; Evenb v. Bak Wbeelbouse v. Sandetsun.
'I er woken/tr.—Bell v. Jutting ; Manley v. Hurry ; Kyle, v.
Luber ; Maitland v. Orr ; P.dwanli valarruw ; Bishop v. Snap..

Wednesday se'nnight, in the evening, a Gentle
man, returning from Glasgow to Paisky, was stop-
ped a mile east of Barshaw, by a footpad, who knock-
ed bim down with a bludgeon, and robbed him of
45. 13s. sod a gold watch. As the villain was
'caritas him, the Gentleman unfortunately cried out,
,‘ You rascal, I blow you ;" when he immediately
droll, from his pocket a clasp knife, and cut his sic.
tim under the chin from ear to ens, in all probability,
with the expectation of having thus destroyed him.
Stain atter some person came up,' and assisted the
Gentleman to the. nearest house. 'though much
bury his wounds are nos dangerous; ea.! diligent.
mach is making atter the assassto.