Star.
London, England, 1817-12-31 00:00:00

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WEDNEISpAIf , DECEMBER 31,1817.
rieci OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK $
Redeem' stf—Coes. Met—For Opealnp. aqt
4 per Got. 10110+4 per Cent. Navy shut
Dank Lase Aloe: i--.lsadla Bolds 9$ pr.
lisslisrpar Bing%s 19 pr.

Letters from Buenos Ayres to the 20th September
have heed received by the ship Friendship, arrived'
at the Cove of Cork, on her way to Liverpool. Si-.
veral Spanish prizes had reached the River Plate:*
among which are the Espeianza, formerly the Sin
William Pulteney, frcm Cadiz to Manilla. • with the
Governor and his suite oo board, captured alter an
action of 12 minutes I had ,
*valuable cargo of quick-
silver, copper, wine, brandiet and some dry goods.
Also ship Teresa, and sChoeiter Cons, captured by
the Independent, and Sas Martin privateers, and
both bound from litv.utibili to Cadiz, with: car-
goes of segue cotton. coffer, &c. Yet to arrive, a
small prize kern arvannah to Cadiz. Tile 'lade.
pendenee and Corsa,. now fitting out as privateers,'
are ready to sail again, and in a good state. Cap-
tain Bowles sailed on the 23d August for Chili. A
large vessel, with arms and gunpowder, had arrived
from the United States. The Portuguese still re-
main in Montevideo. A great number of vesseh
were at Buenos Ayres, and among them 10 or 12
Spanish prizes, lying. in the roads. The two Portu-
guese Indiarnen, which were ordered to be released,
had not left the River Plate. Mr. Mifflin and Mr.
Worthington had arrived from the United States,
with the nomination of Cons. ul.General to the United

Provinces of South America. On the 7th Septem-
ber a heavy gale of wind was experienced in the
Plate. Twenty-four square-rigged vessels were lying
in the roads. A Spanish polacca ship, prize to the
True-blooded Yankee, had-alSo arrived.
By the same conveyance we have received a series
of aszettes and other pipers, among which is the
Exposition, published by the Supreme Director, Don
Juan Martin de Pueyrreebn, respecting the state of
Aff.tirs since be tame into office. This docament ha!

previously reached this country through the United
Stites, in contequenee of which-we have deemed it
unnecessary to give a fresh translation. From an
attentive pervid of the papers received by this op.
pertunity, we ate enabled to present to our Readers
the &Hewing summary of the political and military
state of the Provinces of Buenos Ayres, op to Sep-
tember last :

The Royalist army, under the command of cite
Spanish Galena La Serna, still continues to tape.
risen: in its retreat, banger, desertion, and ell kinds,
of hardships consequent to a complete defeat. Its
marches are slow, as well 'owing to the want of the
Means of con-review. as on account of the attacks of
thel'a!tion. - Accorling to *an official report of the
lgth June from 'Colonel Roses, commander of a
vision ht pursuit of the enemy, and addressed to the
Commander of the. vau-guard,'the pound of fresh
hide was then veiling in the enemy's camp at one
dollar. 'Thedeserters add, that they bad been liv-
ing for some time. on mules And asses, and their
means of conveyance so mush reduced, that they
were compelled to destroy a large part of their stores
and heavy baggage, and 'Lwow many ot their field-
paces into the riven. It was expected that the Roya-
lists would be, meat harder pressed, as soon as the 4
Commander of the van-guard of the Patriotic army
had come up with the aid he had received from the
General-in-Chief, owing to the want of which, and
the immense distance of their supplies, the Patriots
had not been able to reap the full fruits of the recent
advantages gained over the enemy.
The operations of the army acting in Tipper Peru
were greatly facilitated by the success:l of the one
labouring in the erphlsion of the Spaniards on the
other side of the, Andes. 'The valuable fortress of
Araeco, one of- the Southern Wets of Chili. had
fallen into the hatids of the Patriots, as appears from
the official diipatcb ot General' Frey'', of 7Si May.
The Patriots lost lo killed, and tbe,Royalists SO.
An official statement at the operations of the Pe-
rmilla army frail** 16th of May twthe 15th of
'lone, gives various details ofpirtial attacks *made&
the enemy. Is a refereice.is made to the common':
cation relating to the dating movements of Ciilonel
Arai): deli kildrid. This Officer, after performing
most difficult marches over deserts and craggy
moostains, as many i•ceasions compelled to carry
his artillery on tie men's shoulders ; after foiling the'
l
I Spaniards, who walled foe him in the defiles of Co-
'again and Potod, had reached the, neighbourhood ,
at Citilqnkaras rafiltalad the province of Charcas,
why,. by a faintly stratagem, be captured an ad.
‘.110.11111 party, emonsanded by a Lieuteaant-Colonel.

$Olll,lllll (Kay) K. matte his attack on the 'city
lIIR Ont., and advanced as far as the main
. . 41. :rending the heavy are be experili
it sad weeketry, from the entesimilt
pletet vide.% and tops of the homes. Stasi
that itmeild be impossible to attain his objiret
leithildt the sacrifice Of nearly the whole of his mai
petty.: and conceiving it also mars ailviselphs to with
far the division expected froargetsandift he vetrented
4 the road of; Tacabsico. 'Oa chi ililth the
division joined hinionsdiintitithitaii.iii, tbe- -
ha& remind a nigptceinent Of i01:1 'ma .ft

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city of ,ChuqUisacts was completely ►lock-
aded, and cut off from all supplies. ,
The Gazettes, contain various decrees and regula-
tioni relating to the local administration of the coon-
try, which prove how fast the Independents of that
interesting portion of the New World are advancing
towards the enjoyment of a good Governmeot,.and
how much they are indebted to the •irtues, pru-
dence, and energy. of their first Magistrate.
mmmi•••=l.l

Oar Readers wobld observe by the acconnts froth
tbe West Indies, inserted in the STAR of yesterday,
that the accounts received, via America, of the cala-
mities produced by a hurricane on the 21st of Octo-
ber, were but too accurately confirmed. We were
obliged to _be brief yesterday, being pressed for
room. To-day we insert farther particulars.

Letters received from Barbadoes (via Demerara. )
of Oct. 27, say little of the injury there sustained, as it
was, we believe, confined to a few of the shipping :
bat they confirm in many fatal particulars the deplo-
rable intelligence of the loss of lees and ruin of property
at St. Lucie. The Governor, Gen. Si:vs:min, survived
but a short time after he had been Aug oat from the
ruins of his house. Mrs. Savennut and her children
were'saved, but all the rest of the (nuttily perished.—
Major BURDETT, with his wife and child, were among
the number of the killed. The birracks were level-
led with the earth. Those of the garrison who es-
caped destruction owed their safety to an order to
evacuate the buildings before they had given way to
the tempest. Bin every Negro house on the Island
was blown into the air. The town WAS nearly a mass
of•ruins ; the cane crops torn.up by the root, and the
country laid waste as far as cultivation extended.
The Secretary to the Governor had written a pressing
supplication to Lord Costzlitsiene for supplies and
assistance, on behalf of .the destitute inhabitant:.

We mentioned yesterday bow dreadful the effects
of the hurricane had been at Martinique, where every
thing was reduced to a state of ruin, all the ships de-
stroyed; and many lives lost. Dominique having
been,in the very track of the tempest, it is feared that
there the ruin has been equalliextensivc ; but no di-
rect intelligence has yet been received from that and
some other of the islands mentioned in the accounts
just received, and which we have but too much rea-
son to fear have suffered most severely.

We also stated yesterday that the Antrum:, Ad-
miral }UMW, for whose safety gait apprehensions
had- been entertained, had arrived at St. Kitt's be-
fore the 12th ult. We are happy in being also ena-
bled to state that all the other British men of war on
the Leeward Island station, escaped the fury of the
storm.

The following ofEciAl letter on this lamentable oc-
casion was atlddressed by the Colonial Secretary of
St. Lucia to the Governor el Aarbadoes

" Lucia, Orober XS, 11117.
* Loan—Tfit Excelleney Majnr-Oeneral Sarmooa being
unable so address your Lordship, in consequence of the very et
Onus injury he received during the hurricane of the list instant,
sun sorry to add, Terpliitle hope, are entertained of his
rtcnvery), of which Isis Excellency bra directed me to give your
Lordst•ip the particulars, and earnestly to entreat your Lordship's
assistance and eopport towards ameliorating the situation of the
unfortunate lohabitahts of this IsiLod, not omits( whom but has
poffered severely thereby.

" Scarcely a dwelling or nogro.linnee is left standing; the
mills and outbril4ings either unroofed or razed to the ground;
'nearly the whole crop of "nes torn up by the roots; and the face
of the island, which was luxuriant on the MOM, now bears the ap.
pearanee of an Kuropean winter.

" The tdwn, of Castrees is Dearly-in ruins, and the vessels,
about twelve raU, are on shore, not one of which is expected to
by saved. The wilt* of the buildings of Marne Fortune* and
Pigeon Island were blown down, with the exception of the ma-
wine and tanks.

" His SzceUenef and fluffily were taken from under the ruins
of his residence (gbe Commandant's quarters) where he rema'nld,
in the hope that it would have resisted the g.tie; but he has, un-
fortunately, soared fortis imprudence.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most
obedient baulk servant, (Signed)
" I. R. BAIN IS, Colonial Secretary.

. PA. saw *thing the above. I am sorry to acquaint your
Larahip. that great fears are entertained that General Sarmoui
Mimeo pass forty-eight hours."

We learn Major Bnanarr and family are killed.
Accounts have at length reached us from Domi-
nica, whence every vessel was driven to sea by the
late hurricane, and-they had not returned when the
gobeat mail boat,, that arrived here on Sunday, left
that.island.- The interim of the country had like.,
wise suffered so materially, that unless supplied from'
utber settlements, the dread of famine appears to be
I entertained.

Captain Eutor, of his Majesty's ship Scatnander;
was Taking every exertion with his boats and those
of his Majesty's. ship Childers, to relieve the vessels
on shore in Carlisle-Bey.

• ST. IGITT'S....SIIIIPS LOST.

At Barbedoes..-Croerst Prince, OILATIIIAki • rims% —z.—;
In all eighteen on short. Five are get sines, 'daily American
and Wand vessels.
At Si. Leda—The Lady ;am Ole* •
A Fveneb felines. owed *q, hm. with. troops oq bard, foun-
dered in Fort Royal Say, !destielgetati perligst
The Sprightly mail heat, Annan, whining t abs sailed front Do.
winks fur /Rebate's on the evening of the *Mb.
Colonel liaovis, of the eth Viet ladla.iteglesent, Wc
ern% aloof ibi lith October, foe Antigua, wad had sae anived
ea the lOW Novesiber.
"dine the above, we*Kat that, is addition to 'the
Anealope, sit the ships ott the Leeward Island station
ere site: corral Baotou& died noon dap being
tabs. out ai the nips. Mrs. Bentona and bar (Wi-
fe= owe sewed fees the Mash Many vessels are
ea !here at Su) Kitt% aiTfilisies which" have
seated any damage.

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