Star.
London, England, 1811-08-31 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, AUGUST N.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE n'et.ocK.
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4 per Cent. 801 Bl—Bonds 18s. I9s. pre.—Omnium prem.
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The brig Coffee Planter, JENKINS, from Curacoa,
has arrived at Plymouth in six weeks passage : she
was taken possession of by a large schooner privateer
of 10 guns, commanded by a Frenchman, and full of
men of all nations, in all 141. She had before cap-1
tured 31 sail of vessels, and was richly laden with
dollars. Captain JENKINS and the crew were in irons
a whole day, when a ship hove in sight they aban-
doned her, after greatly plundering her cargo. Colo-
nel CHRISTIE, who was passenger in her, was robbed
of all his money and clothes and other valuables ;
they intended to have burnt the Coffee Planter. The
ship Exchange was to sail from Curacoa five days
after the above vessels, and is richly laden : it is
feared she may fall into their hands, as she is not
armed.

By the most recent accounts which we have re-
ceived from Portugal, and upon the accuracy of
which we can rely, we are confirmed in cur opinion
that no operation against Ciudad Rodrigo was in the
contemplation of the British Chief. That place is
well supplied with provisions for upwards of two
months, and is defended by a garrison of between
four and five thousand men. NIARSIONT and Don-
SENNE (the latter Officer has succeeded BESSIERES),
are able, when occasion requires, to collect 50,000
men. Lord WELLINGTON, after providing for the se-
curity of the Alentejo and the South of Portugal,
cannot bring quite so many into the field. Indeed,
until the Spaniards are in a state to operate effectually
on the communications and detachments of the enemy,
Lord WELLINGTON cannot, we think, consistently
with that prudence and caution which has hitherto so
seasonably and so successfully guided his conduct,
attempt to carry on offensive operations ; nor do the
French manifest for the present any preparations or
design to molest his Lordship.
The report of reinforcements being on their way to
join the French is not altogether without foundation.
We understand, from good authority, that 16,000
conscripts are on their march, which are to be placed
in the garrisons of Spain, while the present garrisons
are to be brought into action in the field. There is
no truth, however, in the concomitant report of the
return of MASSENA. to the Peninsula. We are rather
inclined to think, that the Hero of Esling has had
enough of that service.
General GRAHAM has joined the Allied Army with
a large suite. The 9th Dragoons had not left Lis-
bon at the date of the last accounts. At that time,
we are happy to state, our sick and wounded were
rapidly recovering ; the equipments of the army were
repairing; the Portuguese army was daily receiving
fresh additions ; and various salutary reforms had
been introduced into the Government.

The following communication came to hand yes-
terday :
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED ALICANT, JULY 26.
" Since my last letter, the spirit of the people has
taken quite an opposite direction, owing to the arrival
of General CA PO VERDE, who disembarked from the
Diana Spanish frigate, and has furnished us with au-
thentic information from Catalonia. It appears from
what he says, (and he has just left that Province on
his way with official dispatches from General LACY
to the Regency at Cadiz), that the Migueletes and
Somatones are in great force in the neighbourhood of
ch, while the new General-in-Chief is using every
method to organize a new army, and the dispersed
soldiers are flocking in great numbers to head-quar-
ters. The French seem at present to make no move-
ment, which would induce us to believe that they in-
tend the invasion of the Province of Valencia ; but un-
lass can bring a force of at least 30,000 men,,
all his efforts will be in vain. The utmost activity
prevails in reinforcing the regular army, besides which
the Guerrillas of this province, on a moderate calcu-
lation, amount to 150,000 men, all of whom, as ac-
customed to the field sports, are excellent marksmen.
We are therefore in no ways alarmed for the result.
The war contribution which was ordered by the Cortes
has been levied, by which every rich landholder pays
75 per cent. upon his property, and so on in propor-
tion, until it comes down to ‘4 per cent. failing very
lightly upon the poorer classes of the people. This
tax is calculated to prove very productive."

By the arrival of the Earl Spencer from the River
Plate, we have received a great variety of clocir.
ments, in addition to those which have been al-
ready published. Among them are some proclama-
tions of Elio, who has set a rewari upon the heads
of his opponents, and has ordered that all such as
are taken in the field, shall, on an hour's notice, he
hanged without mercy. An Address of Castelli from
La Par, states to the Junta of Buenos Ayres, the
whole of the successful career of the army which un-
dertook the expedition to Peru. The people of Chili,
whose attachment to the Revolution was doubted,
have sent both men and money 1500 miles acros► the
Continent to Montevideo, to co-operate with the

forces of the City of Buenos Ayres. Elio had taken
one Englishman, who had joined the re►olutionary
party, and as a punishment, chained between two
blAcks, he was sweeping the streets of Montevideo.
The whole of the Southern Continent of America is
now in the hands of the friends of the new order of
things, the place we have just named, and Mexico
and Brazil, excepted.

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A gentleman who has just arrived from. Porto
Bello informs us, that at that place the Spaniards still
entertained hopes of recovering their power, and that
a plan was in agitation to accomplish this purpose.
Although the Governor of Monte Video had been
defeated on the 18th of May, and shut up in the town,
he is still said to possess considerable advantages by
water. The fleet of Monte Video had entirely de.
stroyed the whole of that belonging to the Junta rf
Buenos Ayres, which enabled the Viceroy to blockade
by sea the town of Buenos Ayres, and to pit a total
stop to all commerce whatever.
Paraguay has completely submitted and placed it-
self under the Government of the Junta of Iltenoe
Ayres ; and the Cabildo of Lima has requested Prom
Castelli, who is at the Agoadaro, fo• ty days to L!,li.
berate and settle the principles which they wl,ll to
adopt for their Government. All the eastern side of
the Plata, from the Parana to the eastern coasts, an.i
to the borders of the Brazils, have declared for the
Government of Buenos Ayres.

Extract of a letter from the North of Spain, dated
Gijon, August 21 :—" This goes by his Majesiy's
ship IRIS, and leaves instantly for England. A Bri-
tish officer just arrived here from the coast of Biscay,
says 20,4400 conscripts entered that country through
the pass of Irun, but they are not sufficient, we hope,
to alarm us much, as MARMONT requires reinforce-
ments. PORLIER entered Santander on the 15th inst.
but was compelled to leave it again in 24 hours. He
has taken and destroyed 650 of the enemy, o ith the
loss of 400 men to himself. He is now at Calmillas,
seven leagues this side of Santander, waiting rein-
forcements. His division does not exceed 3500, or
did not when he attacked. The enemy, 2000 strong,
fortified themselves in Torre la Vega, a strong post,
sixteen miles from Santander, so that PORLIRMIS re-
treat might have been rendered very hazardous from
the town as soon as the enemy got reinforced,"

By an arrival from St. Domingo, which left Jae-
quemel as late as the middle of the last month, we
have some information on the present state of par-
ties in the island. RIGAVD, who, as already men.
tinned, was employed by Parton to suppress an
insurrection, and who, for that purpose, was providod
with troops, instead of engaging these forces on the
duty intended, endeavoured to alienate the affections
of his detachment from Fallon, to form an army
of his own, and to raise a dominion independent
both of his master and of CHRISIWHIL In this
design he has been disappointed—many of his soldiers
have deserted, and have returned to the standard of
Parton, who was marching against the rest when
these accounts came away, and it was supposed that
RIGAUD would soon be reduced to submission.
There are accounts in Town from the Mauritius,
of rather a distressing nature, but we have not been
able to ascertain the precise particulars. It is laid
that they have been visited with a most dreadful hur-
ricane, which has blown down a number of houses,
and wrecked several merchant-vessels and transports.
The Castor frigate and Eclipse brig escaped by run-
ning out to sea, and had returned in safety before the
accounts came away. We regret to add that, if we
may credit the accounts that have reached us, there
has been a considerable sickness among the crews on
that station.

Le'ters of a very recent date from the French coast
alledge, that BONAPAItTE is expected, in the beginning
of next month, at Boulogne. The flotilla in that rort
has lately been exercising, preparatory to its enter-
milting him with a mock fight. From Boulogne, it
is said, he will proceed to Antwerp, in the vicinity of
which there are between 15 and 20,000 troops en-
camped.

A Gentleman who quitted Paris on the 10th inst.
states, that a new army of 80,000 men had been order,
ed for Spain, to be commanded by Generals MOLITOR
and DEMONCEA ux.
Admirals De WINTER and VILLARET, are at 800.
logne, where NAPOLEON, it is said, intends to re-
establish his camp.
From the same authority we learn, that Count
MAJOR A PRAXIM, a Councillor of State to the Em-
peror of Itusstit, and formerly employed in the Em-
bassy of M. DE MARCOPP, arrived at Paris on the Bth,
but that nothing had transpired as to the object of his
mission.
We have through a private channel some accounts
from the Baltic, which state as a report, that Sir James
&summit:4 in pursuance of his instructions, had ap-
plied to the Swedish Government to surrender up the
whole of the sequestrated property belonging to Bri•
tish subjects, and threatening, in the event of a refusal,
to commence operations against the ports of that court-
try—Carlscrona is, we understand, completely within
his power. The 15th September was appointed far
the time of the return of the British fleet, but it 14
'not probably withdraw from the North much before
November, unless the inclemency of the season should
render it necessary.
Some letters have been received from Harnburgh,
by way of Gottenburgl•, which notice increased sere.
rities exercised by DAVOCST, to prevent all corr.:spoil-
dence with England. Several merchants, and two of
the principal bankers, have been sent under a guard
to Paris, Among them is a Gff.:lentan n•tnxd S.
whose sister, upon hearing the news cf his arrest,
having obtained admission to the presence of DAvot.A',
threw herself at his feet and implored the release• o•f
her brother. The tyrant thrust her from the apart-
ment with brutal violence.
The French Archbishops andr Bishops who have
set off for Italy, with several Cardinals, are sow sup.
posed to he a deputation sent to the Pope in the name
of the Council to invite him to sanction its proceed-
ings, and, perhaps, to repair to Paris. Some private
letters from Paris have lately stated that the atfatts of
the Council had taken a turn more acceptable to Bo-
NAPARTt. Some of the obnoxious Bishops had been
removed..