Star.
London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

FRANKFORT, DECF.AIBER 14.

his affirmed that in one of the next sittings of the
Germanic Diet, an important communication will be
made to that Assembly, on the actual state of the
•negotiations on foot between Russia and the Porte.
The Prussian Government having ascertained the
unhappy certainty that there is a deficiency of ten
millions of dollars in its Budget, which can only be
covered by a Loan, negotiations have already been
entered into with several foreign Banking-houses.

SOUTII AMERICA.

From the Camas de Seises Marta or October 24.
GENERAL CONGRESS OF COLL; 31131. i.
E.Aor Oil Wit DUTIES or ISITORTATIOT/ TO it PAM Ltt Tilt ?Ain
COLOitali.
The General Congress of Columbia, consideri
1. That the Republic being single and undi‘ide;
the duties on imports should be uniform in the
ferent ports appropriated for importation in Coham:,
2. That this uniformity being calculated to cor
tribute very powerfully to the evcottrag e
ement
commerce, external and internal, by facilitazing th
operations of the Custom-houses, and preventing th
commission of fraud and the depreciation of the re
venue, which has occasioned the confusion and
it
equality hitherto experienced, it has been thought £
to decree and is hereby decreed :
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Atm. 1. All the duties of entry formerly recognized under va-
rious denominations, are henceforth consolidated in one, under
the name of duty of importation.

2. Five per cent. shall be paid on the importa.f.m of bar iron,
plate, tin, and copper; also paper of every kind; all sorts of
medicines, and Instruments of surgery ; tackle, pitch, tar, came,,
cordage, and anchors.

3. Seventeen and a half per cent. shall be paid by every hied
of cotton merchandise, woollen, linen, hemp-seed, and yarn—.
that excepted on which a heavier duty is imposed by the saw
pent articles.

4. Twenty per cent. shall be paid on beaver, woollen, or elk
hats ; wax or spermaceti, either manufactured or in paste; co
vinegar, and acid of every kind ; gold and silver watches,
riding-saddles; every kind of earthenware of Europe and
and glass and crystal of every kind.

5. Twenty-two and a half per cent. on every kind of ulk d
Europe or Asia, precious stones, jewels, thread and silk la;
point handkerchiefs, artificial flowers, feathers, luoking-g1a,,,,,
perfumes, essences, and scented waters ; spiceries from India,
ehevrhere, dried fruits, or the expressed juice, capers, &c.
6. Twenty-five per cent. shall be paid on shoes for mes
women, and boots, every kind of hcusehold furniture ; ute
in copper, bronze, iron, steel, and tin ; tallow iu the IUIIII,
manufactured; flour, salted meat, and every kind of fart*
eatables

7. Thirty-five per cent. shall be paid on spirits and alkali
reign liquors, from the grape, the sugar-cane, or any mai
materiaL

8. The other kinds of merchandize, liquors, and comaetcii
articles, not specifically included in the preceding Articles, sid
pay twenty per cent. on importation.

9. The above-mentioned duties on importation shall be fk.
ducted from the ralue fixed by the tariff approved at Cartinyea
on April 22, 1817, and its supplements, until the necessary Ili.
rations be made.

10. The rate of duties imposed by the preceding articles old
be applicable solely to the cargoes of national vessel.
11. The merchandise imported by the vessels of neutral w
friendly States shall pay 5 per cent. over and above the precofeg
duties, unless it be otherwise stipulated by particular nattiest/

12. An abatement of 71 per cent. shall be allowed oa the
cargoes of national vessels, and 5 per cent. on those of toreip
vessels, provided they proceed directly from European port a
Columbia.

13. This abatement shall be made with reference to the per
tentage duties payable by merchandise and articles of trade ac-
cording to the preceding Articles, from Article 2 to S.

14. All decrees, regulations, and laws, in oppoirioa tote
present, are revoked and annulled.

15. This law shall begin to operate from theist hasay,lll2l/
Sept. 25, 1821. (Signed by the President of the Coogreo.)
Ordered A
to be executed, J. M. DEL CASTILI
Sept. 28, 1821. Vice-President of the &Ole.,

A subsequent Decree excepts from the above duties
books in every language, maps, charts, philosophical
apparatus, paintings, sculptures, engravings, imple.
Taunts of agriculture, and all instruments useful it
navigation, or in any of the arts and sciences.
A law has also been passed for establishing a Cal.
lege in each Province ; and primary schools for tear])
ing Spanish and Latin grammar, the principles d
rhetoric and philosophy, and the most useful brawler
of mathematics.

His Majesty's store-ship COROMANDEL, ME.JAIRE
DOwNIE Master, has arrived at Portsmouth fret
New South Wales, last from Mercury Bay, New
Zealand, with a cargo of timber, having had a Om
sant direct passage thence, round Cape Horn, d
only fifteen weeks, without a day's foul wind. She
is to go into the harbour to unload the tirfiber,whick
is a species of fir of similar appearance to die Ana•
rican pitch pine (called by the natives Coale), be
lit is strong as well as light, and is peculiarly wei
adapted to topmasts of line-of-battle ships. A de.
tachment of the 82d regiment, which went outto
cut the timber, has lauded at Fort Cumberland--
The natives of New Zealand behaved with remarkable
civility to the Officers and crew of the COROMANDEL;
one of the Officers and his servant made an mut-
sion of three hundred miles into the interior, and
was in every part treated with attention and respect.
The natives have made very evident improvement in
the scale of civilization, from their intercourse wilt
the Missionaries : one proof of which was not quite
so agreeable to our people ; they baiter in trace
now for value in gold and
.silver coin, and net for
pieces of lead and copper, and common ornamental
trinkets, as they used. It is a very fine island; and/
as the natives entertain just and honourable notices
of the character of British Officers, all its useful pre
ductions may be easily obtained. There was no app
pearance whatever at any of the places visited d
cannibalism, or of those disgusting sensual practice
which formerly prevailed. The COROMANDEL left
Port Jackson in July last, when the Colony wasmoil
rapidly improving in agriculture, commerce, and
even in many of the refinements of society.

By the ONTARIO sloop, arrived at Portsmooth, we
learn, that when that vessel left the liavaumht
things appeared in a very gloomy condition, soil
trade in general was perfectly at stand, each ma.
being afraid to intrust his nearest relations wish by
sentiments; all appeared hushed to foreboding still'
ness: An insurrection of the negroes was projecteli,
headed by some Priests; it was discovered, however,
early in November, just in time to prevent a recto'
rence of the St. Domingo scenes of butchery. Th:re
are three political parties in Havannali—the Lao'
nese, who want Independence and a Republic; !be.
second are friends of the present system ; the chits
are fur the old regime. These parties ate keP:
awe by. the mulattoes and blacks, who form De; 1
two-thirds of the population.

bISTUPLINCES IN naLAYD.

LIMERICK SPECIAL COMMISSION.
Wit Tile DUBLIN EVENING POST OE SATURDAY.
yIoRTII DAY, DECEMBER 19.

Thomas i inchy was indicted for the murder of
Ins. Buckley, at Ardagh, in the county of Limerick,
on the 23d of September last. The prisoner pleaded
Not Gritty, and proved an alibi on the trial. He was
*pitted