Star.
London, England, 1819-03-18 00:00:00

la prison at Ow City ed St. Domingo, upon an Information of a
nAtare,equally at/founded, and notwithstanding his having
proved the alibi, the Portuguese authority persevere in his deten-
tion, as well as the vessel. Admiral Harvey has promised that
the first vessel of war *hick tray arrive, shall be dhpatched to
Para, to demand the liberation of Captain Wormingtan, and his
vessel, so unjustly detained. The Fortitude, Smith, was boarded
the Ise instant, in lat. 137. long. 15. by thy, Buenos Ayres priva-
teer brig Irresistible, but professed to belong to Baltimore, and
detained her six hours ; they took three bags of bread, and gave.
Captain Smith a n order on Cutnaoa for payment. The Fox
packet was also boarded the day previous."
FROM TI:P: BOSTON GAZETTE OP THE 6TH inT.

Admiral Sir David Milne dispatched a man of war
brig from Bermuda, in quest- of pirates, which is
probably the one here complained of by the schooner
Golden Pheasant, arrived at Baltimore
" January 14, when the Golden Pheasant was
standing for Crooked Island, at one o'clock r,m. dis-
covered a large brig standing out from under the
land, At one 30. P.NI. the brig within pistol-shot
distance on our weather-bow, fired a 32-pound shot
which passed between our main-rigging and main-
mast, not more than 10 feet above the deck, our
' colours then flying. This shot was fired evidently with
an intention to injure us: after this the brig ran down,
hailed, and ordered us under his lee. A boat then
buaried from the brig, and informed it was his Bri-
tannic Mzjesty's brig Bellette, Captain Pearhell.—.
The owner of the schooner, Mr, A. G. Dungan, ex-
pressed in very pointed terms to the hoarding Officer,
his disapprobation of his conduct. On the return of
the Officer, he made a report to the Captain of the
brig, who demanded from Mr. Dungan a written
apology to his ()Meer ; on refusing, they took -him,
together with part of the crew, on board this brig,
put an Officer on board the schooner, and ordered us
'for Bermuda. At SP. m. finding it impossible to
obtain an apology for what he termed an insult to
his Majesty's brig, they brought Mr. Dungan and
seaman on board, and after enclorsigg our register,
'suffered us to proceed on cur voyage."

The following letters reached Town this morning;

BL'ENOS AYRES. DECEMBER 14.

The affairs of the P itriots continue in a very flou
ribbing way ; the question as to the continuance of
Spanish power in South America would very soon
be set at rest, if the Patriots could command suffi-
cient money. There is every probability of Peru
speedily falling. The whole Expedition from Cadiz
to Lima, as you will probably have heard, has fallen
into the hands of the Chili squadron. The Royalists
are fast retreating in the South of Chili, and will
soon be out of that territory. Very sanguine expec-
taticns are entertained of the success of the
.Ex-
pediticu against Peru, very active preparations are
now making to carry it into immediate effect.—
Business is almost at a stand—British and other
manufactures are at a very low ebb—sales can only
be effected when a considerable sacrifice is made,
and even then they are very limited. The demand
for Dollars is great, both for• England and the Bra-
zils, 'at a premium of 21 to 3 per cent. The capture
of the 'Spanish frigate W.L7 effected in great style by
the Patriots, and proves a considerable acquisition
to their squadron.

IWEXCS AIRES, JANUARY IS.

It is reported that I,ord Cochrane arrived at Val-
paraiso about the 2.5 th ultimo. Ijis arrival has been
anxiously looked for, on which the expedition against
Peru would be put ir. motion. There is every reason
to believe that the whole of that country k now in
readiness to meet on the :no.A favourable terms with
any Independent force.

Cadiz Cazdtes to the 24th ult, and others from
Madrid to the 4th ins:ant, have reached town. The
former contain an account of a very desperate en-
gagement between a Spanish ship, called the Jupiter,
with a very valuable cargo of specie, &c. from Ili-
vannah, an;-' an Insurgent schooner privateer, within
two leagues of the port of Cadiz. The circumstances
of the action were given by Captain ftlarquca, of the
Jupiter in a deposition, on oath, before the Intendant
of Marines at Cadiz, on the 21st ult. It appears from
this statement, that the Jupiter, on the 19th of the
saute month, came up with the Insurgent privateer,
and as the former carried the Spanish colours, an
attack was immediately made by the latter, which
frequently attempted to make a boarding on the
Spanish ship, without, however, succeeding in his
purpose. After keeping up a brisk fire on either side
within pistol-shot, the slaughter was very great.—
The crew of the Jupiter, finding that the schooner
was much longer, three or four times requested Cap-
tain Marquez to haul down the Spanidt and hoist
English colours: this, however, was refused by him
with great spirit, exhorting the people on board to
do their best endeavours. The privateer was in the
end obliged to sheer off, as her mainmast was car-
ried away. The loss of the Jupiter was sis killed and
seven wounded; that of the schooner was not known,
but it must have been very great, as her deck was
seen crowded with dead and dying. The Jupiter
was one of a fleet which sailed from the avannah,
under convoy of the Sabine frigate, which reached
Cadiz some weeks previous, but had been separatist
from the rest of the vessels in bad weather,

Viscount CALITLEREACW and Count Pipxwrzit had
audiences pf the RZCZN7 yestprdr.
yesterday the Duke of 'opt traosileted military,
business with thp Pep cit RUSZYTt at Carltoophouse.
Yesterday the Duke auj Dacha, pf yoio4d*
teuct party to dinner,