Star.
London, England, 1819-03-16 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL.

We have Mote than omen, of late, endeaVourid to
make Our voice be heard: in ibe *veal of *taming,
among Commercial met. There will always be
fdund a heedless race, on whom advice can have no
effect; and these will he found, chiefly among those
dishonest adventurers, who, having no property of
their own, plunge Into hazardous speculations, with
property not their Own: but surely the voice of com-
mon sense and self-defence may be expected to be
listened to by some of those who have earned property
of their own, by patient and honest industry. Let
such—and who, in general, would be the last them-
selves to venture on any mad speculation—open their
eyes to the danger of trusting their property on credit
to men who embark in ill-founded foreign adven-
tures, withoutjudgment, capital, industry (except to
defraud), or the smallest spark of honesty.
In the course of last year, a considerable nuniier
of respectable tradesmen quitted Leeds and some
other manuficturing towns in Yorkshire, as well as
several from Lancashire, to ,settle in South America;
in some parts of which, particularly at Buenos Ayres,
they have already begun to manufacture woollen'
goods; and the enouragement and liberality they
experience from the ruling Authorities there is likely
to operate as a stimulus to others to follow their
example. To such persons as are willing to accept
of it, 'extensive grants of lands are made, either fee
cultivation or the erection of manufactories, free from
all charges or incumbrance whatever.—The follow-
ing is an extract of a letter from a Gentlemap, for-
merly of Leeds, who sailed from London in the ship
Ebenezer in September last, addressed to his brother in
this country, and received (via Liv erpool) on Saturday:
" BUENOS AYRES, DECEMBEit is.
" At last I have set my feet on this much-talked-
of land of liberty, after a most uncomfortable pass-
age of more than three months, as you will perceive
by referring to the letter I sent you the day we left
the River. We experienced a dreadful gale off Cape
Horn, and were several days beating about at the
mercy of the raves, without making the least way.,
We were well nigh foundering, and mere than
ono; gave ourselves up for lost ; bad not the Ebenezer
been a most excellent firm vessel, and well manned,
it is impossible she could have weathered so severe a ,
gale. We saw a Spanish vessel go down right ahead
of us, and every soul perished—she appeared to have
a number of troops and passengers on board ; but,
although we were within hail, the sea run so high
that we could not render them the least assistance,
nor save a single individual ; indeed, we every minute
expected ourselves to share the same fate.—How-
ever, to have done with the perils of the voyage,
thank GOD we have at last arrived in safety ; but
have not yet had a sufficient opportunity to make
myself thoroughly acquainted with the real state of
affair. One thing however is certain, that all is
going on favourably for the Patriotic cause in all the
Provinces, and the best informed persons here cal-
culate with confidence on the expulsion or extirpation
of every individual belonging to the armies of the
Mother country, before the close cif the summer.
" I ain sorry to have to inform you, that I found
the markets quite overstocked with cotton end
woollen goods; and such is the present stagnation of
the trade in these articles, that they can actually be
had at a lower rate than in the vicinity of the places
where they are manufactured. There is at present
no sale for them ; and yet fresh coasignments arc
continually arriving. Great quantities have been
re-shipped. This imprildent and over-strained spe-
culation has already been attended with ruinous
consequences in several instances, and will be se-
verely felt for some time to come.
" A vessel laden with 10,000 stand of arms, and
other munitions of war, arrived yesterday ; she sailed
filial England subsequent to our departure, and
came by way of New York. She was most welcomely
received, having been some time expected, and feats
were entertained of her having been captured."

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We have received N ewYork Papers this morning, •
but rot of a later date than we have had before. The
following are extracts : ,
The Portuguese ship Society, Captain Fstax, of
about 800 tons, and loaded with crates of East. India
ware, has been seized in the Chesapeake and brought
up to Baltimore by the revenue cutter Active. When
seized, she was in the possession of a prize crew under
ARTIGAs'S flag.
The Bermuda Gazette of the 2d instant, states on
the authority of Private Letteri from the West Indies,
that a number of vessels were immediately about .to
be chartered to be sent to Bermuda to procure Ame-
rican provisions and lumber, with which that market
was, at that time, but scantily supplied.
A public sale of produce took place at Kingston,
Jamaica, 4th December ; • the following was the re.
suit :—Fer Sugars, 575. 7d. a 70s, per cwt.—Coffee,
151 s. Bd.—.Rum, se. per gallon.—Dolhus at 6s. 6d.
A part of a camp of runaways, nine in number;
has been taken by the COlonial Rangers, in the Island
Dominica. The Chief, whose name is Tamba,.
has been upwards of 40 yearstirl the woods of that
Island, and during that time has been frequently
geffity afar inhuman mwiders, butcheries, and incen-
d?atl /Lets as It IS riGisfMi for" heinind to conceive.
steam-boat `bps been halt at Ttlaidad; to pit
between Port Spain and tan-Paosnklo; touching at
rointa Pierre: she has three cabins, for the white,
coloured, and slave passenger, 'and was to Wore
tommencAl her trips pit the 21st of December. '