Star.
London, England, 1817-01-13 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

Royal Eh:yam Giulia had been received at Balti-
more to the 27th October, which menticm the arrival
of French Cornmiasioners, who had returned without
doing any thing. Private letters add, that the sable
Minister of State was much offended at the dispatches
coming addressed to " Mons. le General ChristoF lie,"
instead of "his Majesty the King of flayt.7in con-
sequence of which they were returned unopened.

ANOTHER IN I'ERCEP FED LE
PATIIIIT OFFICE, lies. 5...+1111 WO Ming is the
last intercepted letter we have in our possession. The
Spanish Minister and his'4 adored manes" appear to
be much slimed and distressed for the late of their
provinces in America. •

Extract of a letter from the Spanish,Minieer to
Don Dais.. dated Madrid, June 5, 181.6.—"-Undet
date of 17:tr May. the-Secretary of•the Department
of Finance writes-me as follows • •
" I have this day informed the Viceroy of New Spain and the
Inteudant of the Wand of Cuba, that the King has been esteem-
erd of the deplorable state in which the Miniver M,she United
States, Don l.uis de Only, is placed in regard to funds and res
pources, rendering him unable to meet the exigencies circa-lasted
by the situatissu of Mexico, and to preemie for Ms Ui.is on I !a-
tom:malt ; exposing him to the altemative of with& swing from
his asissiop, ,asnl, subjecting the neguriatioos wth wino, he i 1
charged to the risk of an unfortunate turn, in con Ac...i.:he el the
arrival In that Republic of a Representative from rue Insurgent
Congress of New Spain; the pacification, rile pul rival aria
tens, and the good harmony of those dominions expet;encirg
new obstachs, instead of a soiccessful aticootplishm-nt. And the
royal 'shod being deeply all cted by thole cirem.statnes,
h Is his will that the Viceroy, With due terarcl to the motives
'as -ivied, (greet that the atrOye object be satisfied, Without any
-excuse or pretint, in pr.:fern:se so every other Mil eation nut of
imperious justice, giving me a prompt punctual account, to be
144 .betore his Majesty, of the tulfilling of rhi, Ma sovereign
determination, to which effect 1 entrust the InLisilant himself,
charging him to apply with all the efficacy and dispitai which
this serious twitter deserves, the means reqoisite so stuppfy he
Urgent' necessities of D. Leis de Onis, and to prcveut the crass.
Lion of his intporrast and thin-ate functions; all of which, lay
royal Order. I communicate tor the intonuation of yCue Eleri•
Ileney. in reply to your note of the 10th inst. (Nigned)
" Senor D. bass Onis. " ft.Dito CtVtt.LeS."

With the above were two other letters, dates! Ma-
drid, June JO, 1816, from 1). P. Cevallos to D. L.
de Ouis, written in cypher.
BALTIMORE, DECEMBER S.
Senor Thomas, arrived in 14 days from St. Tho-
mas, reports, that several drngers which had gone to
La Gioia on account of the lta)alics, had rLiumed,
Plinding the, place in possession of the Patriots. •
Flour still continues at a high price in the United
States, though in Baltimore it had fallen from 14 to
10 dollars. On the 3J December, a ire AIM lire
broke out in New York, wiled) consumed 30 houses,
and stores. The wind was very Ligb, and flakes of
burning shingle were.. di even oohs the
.root. 10 4
great distance. The, damages were its= ,Ccd AC
i4J0,900-dollars.

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