Star.
London, England, 1818-08-27 00:00:00

BULLETIN.

" The division of General Pair directed its march im Villa
del Pao, by order of his Excellency the General in Chief, in
order to dislodge a large body of the enemy, under the com-
mand of the Spanish Brigadier Real. On the approach of our
troops, Real abandoned Pao, and withdrew towards Valencia.
General Pave's division then marched upon and took the town
of St. Carlos, after defeating the enemy who attempted to op-
I pose him. The enemy determined to march agaipst the forces
of General Paez. For this purpose they united the garrisons of
different places, and also the Civic Corps of Caracas. With this
new army, commanded by Brigadier Latorre, they presented
themselves, an the 2d inst. in the plains of Cogede, where our
troops expected them. It is in this action that the Spaniards
were confirmed in the superiority of our cavalry. The enemy's
infantry presented itself in columns, in the centre of two other
volumns of cavalry, which formed the wings. Our army awaited
them in battle array. General Anzoatequi commanded the in-
fatury, Lieut.-Col. C. Munoz the cavalry of the right wing, and
Col. Yrribaren that of the left; Col. Rangel commanded the
reserve. Our line charged the enemy with the greatest intre-
pidity, and notwithstanding their firmness their columns of ca-
valry were broken, as well as great part of their infantry.
" One thousand of the enemy were killed, besides their low in
arms, ammunition, equipages, commissariat, and a great num-
ber of pthoners. Among the killed were the Spanish Brig.-Gen.
Correa, Chief of the General Staff; CoL Gonzalez Villa. Com-
mandant of the regiment of Castilla; and various other OlScera
of rank. It is also reported that General Latorre is killed, but of
this we have no positive information. All the Chiefs of the
Dragoons of the Union, of the hussars, and of the King's Lan-
cers, have been killed.

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" Our loss was not considerable, but sensibly felt, as it pre-
vents us from continuing for the present our march on Val:ncia.
" The Sub-Clekf of the General Staff,
" IRl,stfiCo llls P. 11.8I1MIXR.
A' Ilead-quarters, St. v. ernando. May Is, Ma."

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, AUGUST V, 1818.
THE FUNDS.
PRICE OT STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O.CLOLK :
Reduced 76--Cons. 75a—for A c c. 75Z
3} per Cents. 86-1• per Cent. 95;
5 per Cent. Navy 101 105—Bonds 81 83 pre.
Omnium 3i disc.—Exchequer Bills 18 21 prem.

This being settling day at the Stock Exchange,
there was a great deal of bustle, and an immense
deal of business done. Consols opened at 75:T, fell
to '751, and at one o'clock were 75,1-. We are happy
to state, that up to that hour no defaulter had been
declared.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council,
which had been summoned on Monday afternoon,
was held at the Foreign Office, which was attended
by all the Cabinet Ministers, with the exception of
I Lord SIDMOLITH. The Earl ILtrtrunst was sent for
express from Gloucestershire, as was several of the
other Ministers from others parts of the Country.—
They continued their sitting till about six o'clock.
Though the business on which the Council sat has
not been made public, there can be little doubt that
it related to the mission of Lord CASTLEREAGH to
the approaching Congress of Sovereigns and Diplo-
matists at Aix-la-Chapelle.
Articles both from Madrid and Vienna, published
is the Foreign Journals, agree in stating that the
Congress intend to take into consideration the ques-
tion between Spain and South America. Indeed it it
hardly possible that the Congress can entirely avoid
it when brought officially forward by the Court of
Madrid. But to what extent will the parties to be
there assembled interfere in the dispute? They may
express their readiness to mediate between Spain and
her revolted subjects, but they can go no farther.—
None of the European Powers have any direct inte-
rest in frustrating the views of the South Americans,
and many of them have a direct interest in the esta-
blishment of their independence, because of the faci-
lities which this would afford to the extension of their

commerce. It may be argued, indeed, that FERDI•
WARD having offered to grant to the People the
benefits of a free trade, the independence of South
America is not necessary to the Commercial interests
of the European States : but, on the other baud, what
security can the Colonists or the people of other
countries have, the Sovereignty being once again
restored to a despotic Government, that this liberty
of trade shall not be again revoked or fettered by
FZRDINAND when freed from his present terrors ?-
1 They can have none!
Independent, however, of all such arguments, the
States of Europe, excepting only Great Britain, are
completely powerless, as regarding South America ;
and Great Britain is so much interested in the eman-
cipation, that, even if our finances would admit of our
interfering in this contest, the Government know the
sentiments of the nation on this point too well to think
of doing so. The credit of Russia, Prussia, and Austria
is at this moment at a very low ebb indeed. All the
money that Prussia can scrape together will find ample
employment in the construction of the fortresses which
are to protect her precarious frontier against France.
—lf the provinces on which they wished to try their
powers of mediation happened to lie contiguous to
them, they would only have to put their mercenary
bands in motion, and they would soon find the means
of feeding and clothing themselves at the expense of
the objects of their benevolent regard ; but, in this
case, unfortunately for them, Solith America is not
Poland—a wide ocean intervenes, and they have not
a farthing to spare for distant expeditions. Their
menaces, therefore, with regard to South America,
would be idle wind ; but we have a better opinion of
their prudence, than to suppose they would think of
exposing their weakness, 'by threatening to do what
all the world knows they cannot do. They may, in-
deed, offer to mediate between Spain and South
America ;• but, should their mediation be refused, a,
we have no doubt it would be, they will leave Spain
where they found her.
Some of our contemporaries indeed, argue that the
high Allies, in their august character of conservators
of universal peace, are not to be limited by the
boundaries of Europe ; for no arbitrary limits should
be set to their power of doing good. But here rises
a question on which many will differ. Would it be
a real good or an absolute evil to subjugate America?
Should it be argued that every measure calculated
to prevent political changes and to bring back the
old order of things where changes have been effected,
is good in itself, and the good contended for, here
again there will be many dissentients, and none more'
decidedly so than the people and Government of
Great Britain. What ! submit to the decision of a
Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle the rights of our Em•
pire in the East—our disputes with Pindarees and
Candians !
That the South Americans will listen to no terms
of accommodation with Spain short of unconditional
independence, will not be doubted by any one who
knows any thing of the feelings entertained by them.
There was a time when the offers now made would
bare been joyfully accepted by them, but that ume

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is long gone by. Spain had to choose betwe
ciliation and force ; she rejected concililtion, -
recourse to force, and on force alone the issue of
contest must now depend. Ilse horrible pm
tions and massacres of v. hich she first set the oral,
have inflamed the South Americans and Sp,;,
with a hatred towards each other toq.
admit of any future connection bev.veen 'the
vantageous to either party. " Bodies," saysitt?,;
" tied together by so unnatural a bond of
as mutual hatred, are only connected to their t
The South Americans are also well aware, that
connection with Spain must always be a dead ter
on them. Spain is so low in the scale of pouetl
she has long beet unable to afford them any p
don ; and during almost every European wz fit
prosperity has been sacrificed to this unpviuu
connection. So that both feeling and interest gift,
late the South Americans to separate tl.c.r.selTes kit
ever from the mother country.

We shall dismiss this subject for the present by
calling the attention of our Readers to the follov4
recent Resolution of the General 44.c.cembly ofthe Csa.
it:oily:milli of Kentucky. We simply ask-11';'.1
United States pay deference to any decision et- the
Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle for subjugating Sozi
America to the yoke of Spain? As well mii!i.t st
expect a Resolution of that Congress for :he subi-
gation of the United States to the dominion of Grey
Britain to meet with the approbation of tl.e Peofe
and Government of these States :

" fir.sotvm—That it is the opinion of this Gener.l.lsserbir,
that such of the Provinces of South America as haw Ltd?
declared themselves Free and Independent, and Lee Motel
the ability to maintain their Independence, ought hobo,
to be acknowledged by the general Government of three Coed
States of North America, Sovereign and Independent hive%
to be treated as such, and introduced to the oti.et Snevirx
Powers of the Earth ; and generally, that all the r;rlas of c.a
tCI32IICe and hospitality should be given by the ['aired Sates
to those so acknowledged Sovereign Powers cf Saudi Ana-
rica, which may by the laws of Nations be justly and pea:eably
afforded by the People and the Magistracy of cat
Nation to the People, and 'Magistracy of ano•ber catice 'Atm
or at peace."

Since writing the above, private letters barebee_
communicated to us from St. Kitts, 6f date &old
July, which assert that the United States have a
length solemnly recognized the Independence of
States of South America, and that Admiral Bran
was about to proceed for New York, make possrsirs
of a frigate which has been lately built there, far
the purpose of being presented as a resent to Ecie.
miral. The whole of this intelligence we are
to think is premature.

The Paris Papers of Monday arrived this ft

An article extracted from the Journal de la IM.
gigue affirms, that the Duke of WELLINGTON,
his late visit to England, has finally settled every
arrangement fin the evacuation of the Eench tern-
tories by the British troops.
On the 15th, 16th, and 17th instant, the Pcitihh
division, encamped at St. Omer's, set out in diarea
columns for Valenciennes--preparatory, we sappt
to the approaching general review.
Viscount CMAPDELAINE, one of the persons inr,;
cated in the late charge of conspiracy, has summc
ed the authors of Le _lllative before the Tribunal cl
Correctional Police, for an alledged libel upon:.ts
character.

An article under the head of Hamborgh states,
that Baron I lusloor.-ov, the Prussian Pler.ipotentiary
at London, has demanded and obtained leave to re-
tire, and that Count BERNSTORFB, the Danish Mini-
ster at Berlin, well known for his able administratioa
(,1 the affairs of Denmark during a period of great
difficulty, has been induced to enter into thePrass;ms
service, • and will be nominated Vice Chancellor cf
State, with the thane of the department of Foreign
Affairs:

A communication from Madrid, dated the sth in-
stant, contains the following paragraph :
" The special mission of M. DE Commis°, who
has arrived from London with dispatches from our
Ambassador, the Duke DE SAN CARLOS, has beentLe
object of numerous conjectures with those chanter
who wish to know every thing. In the first place, it
was rumoured, that this Envoy brought odic iris
than that of the defeat at Maipo, three days snatch
from the Capital, and of the taking of Pensacola,
account of wLich has been published in the Englnil
Journals. The real object of his voyage, it wa,
said, was relative to the private negociations withthr
Government of Buenos Ayres; but they would grail
deceive themselves by imagining, that our Germ.
ment will yield in, any essential point ; the Insurgat!,
it is reported, require the acknowledgment of tktf
independence as an indispensible condition:
The King of SWEDEN, accompanied by the Pico
ItoYAL, set out from Stockbobn on the sth 4153241
fur Norway.

PRIVATE LBTTER.

" PARIS, AROPIT 15.

" The dismissal of the Marquis de Villeneuve, Pl-
fcct of the Cher, and the Marquis de Guer, as Pg.
feet of Morbihan, has carried despair to the hearts d
the Ultras- These two Marquises were at oyea wzr
with public opinion, and both weighed hiravy on 61
Minister's'cimscience—justice Las been slow bat nat.
Will the Ministers after this complain of the Vbetl
of the Press ?. Would they without it have been gob
to remove these men, who created Government rs
many enemies? Supported, as they were, by the
favour of powerful personages, they would, retes-*

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r otipasition to the Ministry, have braved
nity, if publicity had not been given by
:heir conduct, and lent strength to the
cities, which previously' dared not to
Indeed, I scruple not to assert, that all
lsures adopted since the Ordonnance of
rather, to the dissolution of the National
e Gard, to the reorganization of that of
ind the destitution of the two Marquises,
y fruits of the Liberty of the Press.
fact, could a Ministry do, which is the
he intrigues of Courtiers, if it does not
lever of its authority on public grounds?
he enterprises of Courts, publicity is the
that a Ministry can employ that does not
ern despotically ; and the French Minis-
,b mistaken if they imagine that they cau
than the tools of Courtiers, if they have
usiliary a free press.
otnplaint is made against the attacks of
3, but iastead of punishing them fordaring
e Government, would it not be wiser in
anent to convince the public that all the
inst it are unfounded ? The press may be
over, but it cannot be crushed. Not all
of all the Governments in Europe, conso-
,io crush it in even an inferior state. The
3.lrst forth in spite of them. Their only
'hie, should ne, that it is not of, a disa-
ature and dangerous to be known ; for
rill be. Let their conduct be such as to
ause, not censure, when it becomes public,
e would apprehend to be easy.
?üblic is such a good much cow she ought
!fully treated :—we read in the Scripture,
not the ox that treadeth out the corn e and
n legiblators learn, that what was then a
now an imperative duty, and their own in-
'ienv the nation that what you demand is'
id—that you are its guardians and not its I
Itherwise, it will burst the bonds of ward-I
demand a heavy account at your hands.
principally, the King's Ministers, recollect
ing of a Constitutional Monarchy, is sitn-
a Magistrate, invested with exclusive pri-
?ressly for the purpose of adding dignity to
nd respect to his commands. Let not then
;ors usurp those attributes of sovereignty,
ne the little tyrants of their departments.
is above all, and the law is above the King.
lea those disturbers of the public peace I
right of infringing the laws which the con-
his Majesty would not permit him to do
Do this: reign according to the laws, and
ou account your enemies will become your
in short, Do this and you shall live for,
where the welfare of millions is at stake, it
vrmitted to quote Scripture for the purpose.
return to the subject of the 'Liberty of the
a future letter."

qua, that the number of English, Irish, and
in Vraace, appears on the Police-books to
Lt to MOO, every one of whom is registered
ame, residence, &c. and could be arrested in
.four hours. The evacuation of the country
Army of Occupation will be the signal for the
!a great proportion of this emigrant popula-
k i; estimated that their expenditure amounts
• Thousand Pounds a day

have this morning received New Orleans Pa-
the 30th of June, from which we extract the

ROM THE MOBILE GAZETTE OF JUNE 17.

rs have been issued by our Government for
hlishment of a military post at the mouth of
lowstone River, latitude 48, where it enters
.souri, about 1800 miles above St. Louis. The
i this post is to controul the communication
Indians within the United States with the
hest and Hudson's Bay Companies. Major
41, with a detachment of WO riflemen, have
Licred to repair to that point.

PrtNce REGENT arrived at 'Kew Palace on
.y evening from the Stud-house, Hampton-
on a visit to her MAJESTY : his Royal High-
enlaioed there a considerable time. We are
to say her MAJESTY was not so well yesterday
v as on Tuesday, and was not able to take her
airing in her garden chaise. Sir FRANCIS NIL-
io attendance ; and Sir HENRY lIALH
lefthis Attendance upon the Ki so at Windsor,
arrived at Kew. The report yesterday of the
of her MAJIesTY was—" The CtutgN has not
good night."

asccantof the QUEEN'S slight relapse on Mon-
not only the journey to Windsor, but
-a of attempting carriage airings, is again-aban-
I ler the present.
sterday the Duc!iess of GLOUCESTER and the
CA Atonsra rode oat in an open carriage, in
and Richmond Gardens.
s said the former arrangement fcr the Duke and
ess of Kcsr's return to the Co.:tinent has been
!.•I, and that their Royal Highnesses will leave
artd aLut the 6th of the ensuing month. The
rte transport, which sailed from Deptford on
day morning, with the household of the Duke of
aims, is to return immediately for their house-
carriages, horses, 3cc.
It last accounts from Algiers state, that the
ae has so horribly depopulated the place, that
tear DE% has commanded that all unmarried men
!ttenty y,..trs of age shall be conducted to the
Place and amply gratified with the Lastinado,
the t:,ela a desire for wedlock!—This seems a
ade L) 4 W.:4' CITIrIiC of wQmeit araeng the Ba-
UIS.