Star.
London, England, 1818-03-19 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS

The Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday arrived
this morning.
M. D'OnsoN, Envoy Extraordinary from Sweden,
presented to the Kinu at a public audience on Stin:
day, a letter from his Sovereign, notifying the death
of CHARLES XIII. and his own accession to the Swe-
dish Throne. The French Court has gone into mourn-
ing on the occasion for three weeks.
The Duke of WELLINGTON had on Sunday morn-
ing a long conference with the Duke of It ICIIELIEH,
the Prussian Ambassador, and Baron MoNNIER, Pre-
sident of the Joint Commission for the liquidation of
the foreign claims on France.
The King of DENMARK, stimulated probably by
the expedition which this country is fitting out for the
Northern regions, is also equipping a vessel for the
same destination. It is to sail in the spring.
The Madrid Gazette contains an official account'
from the Viceroy ofikls.xlco of the capture of Mix*.
It differs in nothing from the details which have been
already before the Public. The VICEROY has ordered
to the troops who took part in the action against
MINA, a medal with the device Concluyo con la inva-
sion (He has put an end to the invasion), and to the
soldier who took MINA, one MICHAEL CERVANTES,
a similar medal with the motto, Prendio al traidor
Mina (He took the traitor Mtn A). Nothing is stated
as to the subsequent fate of this unfortunate victim
for liberty.
The Officer entrusted with the fitting out of the
Russian Fleet for America is Admiral VALUES, who
was lately in disgrace at Alicant for having, when
Governor of Cadiz, published in that City the Con-
stitution issued by the Cortes.
French Five per Cents. Saturday-67 fr. 45 c.

SOUTH AMERICA.
PRIVATE LETTER.
" TRINIDAD, JANUARY 1.
" The Royalist forces are now besieging the Independent
army in the City of Angustura, situated about 300 miles up the
great river Orinoco, and where the latter party appear to have
concentrated their greatest strength, in order to oppose that of
the enemy. Admiral BRION'S squadron are also laid up at this
place, and the crews of these vessels will most probably be em-
ployed in the defence of the City, which Is not a fortified one.
It is not more than six months since this very place was taken
by the Independents, after a siege of six or seven months dura-
tion; probably it will take about the same period to reconquer it.
The two parties have already had an action, where the Indepen-
dents were surprised, some distance from Angustura, with the
loss of 300 men and officers. In consequence of the Indepen-
dent squadron under Admiral BRION being laid up, the cruizers
of the Royalists are swarming in the Gulf of Paris, at the two
great Bocos that lead into It, and at the different mouths of the
Orinoco, all of which places are in a state of blockade. Their
cruisers have captured several vessels belonging to merchants of
Pert of Spain, in Trinidad, on the principle, that they were
front a port belonging to the Independents; and as most of these
vessels were laden with bullocks, it causes often a great scarcity
in this place, as the inhabitants depend mostly on their supplies'
of beef from the 'Alain.
" The Royalists have possession of the Caraccas, Barcelona,
Cumana, and, in fact, of most of the places in this quarter; and
certainly their affairs are at present in a much more favourable
and prosperous way than those of the opposite party. In a few
months, possibly, the tide of good fortune may change, and the
Independents may claim the superiority.
" We have so little communication with any othir part of the

Continent of America, that we seldom hear much of what passes
in a distant part of it. We learnt, a few months since, that the
Chillans had been vkry successful in their efforts towards pining
their independence, and that but a very small district of that
extensive and rich Province remained under the Old Govern-
ment of Spain ; that the revolution at Pernambuco, which had
been suppressed by the activity and prompt measures of the
Count de Aaass, Governor of Bahia, was likely to break out
again an the first favourable occurrence.
" A greaenumber of individuals have lately arrived in diffe-
rent vessels from England, with the avowed purpose of joining
the Independent service In this quarter ; but they have been most
egregiously deceived, it appears, by an Agent in London, who
pretends to very high rank in the Independent service, who It
seems found all the necessary means for transporting them to
this country,- at the rate of 301. and 401. each,*badly accommo-
dated, and indifferent living. They were promised, on their re-
porting themselves to any of the Generals on the Main, after ar-
riving here, the sum of 200 dollars each in advance, to have Of-
ficers' commissions, and regular pay. They can get no pay es.
apt plunder. A number of them have 'died at Trinidad, a very
few have obtained situations in the different islands, and a very
few have persevered and joined the Independents, but the greater
part have resolved to return home.
" Neither services in this part of the Continent are respec-
table. Their troops, both Officers and men, are composed
chiefly of a mixed race, between the Spaniard and native InH
dians—the Spaniard and Negro, of which latter they Wave some,
as well as all the intermediate grades.
" Although the Royalists appear prevailing in tats part of the
country, yet the opposite party, I am led to believe, are getting
the ascendency in general throughout America. It is not now
a question about Ferdinand the Seventh on one side, and Inde-
pendence on the other—but merely of two parties, contending
for power and plunder.
" Should any respectable European Power declare in favour
of the Independents, and give them a little assistance, the cause
would very soon, in my orinion, he determined hi their favour;
and even without it they will ultimately succeed.
" The different Islands are very healthy at present—the last,
Which was visited by that dreadfol scourge of this country (the
Yellow Fever) was Trinidad—it is but just abated. The pro-
bability is, that this country will not again be visited with it for
fiseveral years. The Army and Squadron are very healthy."
O

Yesterday Morning the Duke of YORK left town
for Windsor.
Rumour says, that at the interview which the Duke
of CLARENCE had with Ministers on the subject of
his marriage with Miss WICKHAM, they stated the
objection that there was to the Royal Assent; but in-
timated that to an union with a Royal Princess of a
Foreign Protestant House', the assent of his Royal
Highness the PRINC2 RT:GENT in Council would be
given. The Duke of CLARENCE consented to this
arrangement, and an offer of an alliance with a youth-
ful Princess of Hesse ha., been transmitvid by a spe-
cial messenger.