Star.
London, England, 1819-06-16 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF POItTOBELLA

• I
The Stanmer packet, which has arrived at Fal-
mouth in thirty-four days from Jamaica, has brought
official intelligence of the importadt event which we
yesterday announced—the capture of Portobello by
the force of Sir Gasoon Mammon. The Royalists
appear to have made but an indifferent resi,tance.
The City of Portobello was formerly very populous
and wealthy, but it has of late years been greatly on
the decline. It has experienced several invasions:
once before by an English force under Admiral VER.
NON, to whom it surrendered by capitulation. Gene-
ral MACGREGOR proixned immediately proceeding
against Panama.—A vessel which arrived at Jamaica
on the sth of May, after a passage of fifteen days.
from St. Andreas, reported that he was to commence
his march on the morning after she sailed. We sub-
.
join the Proclamation issued by General Maconnoon
on the capture of the Town:
" Soldiers—The Army of New Grenada has co-
vered itself with glory. Porto Bello, the mast famous
fortress of South America, could only withstand a
few hours the valour of our arms.

" The Light Brigade, under the orders of the gal-
lant General Rafter, overcame obs,acles and difficul-
ties which only men, animated with your entlity,iasm,
could have attempted. The advance, lcd 1.1 the
brave Captain Ross, attacked the enemy with such
intrepidity, that they fled with fear and astonishment
to their walls.

" The Navy, under Commodore Hudson, in co-
vering the landing and in the diversion they made in
attacking the Spanish Forts in the Harbour, did every
thing that their intrepidity gave me a right to expect
from them. The Captains and seamen of tl.e trans-
ports are deserving of every praise for the exertions
they made In landing the troops.
" Soldiers—Our first con?uest has been glorious,
it has opened the road to fortune and additional fame•
Panama invites our approach, and the South Sea
shall soon behold upon her shore the conquerors of
the Isthmus. (Signed) " critcorr M'CREGGR.
Mad-quarters, Porto Dello, Apri! 10."

The foPowing accounts have been received by a
vessel arrivettat B:ic:ol. They wear a very different
complexion from the Spar. accou:lts circulated a
few days ago. indeed ire have so oiler, found, when
the Spaniards boosted of a victory, they have gene-
rally been proVed to have sustained loss, that we re-
ceive their :::counts of victories with great distrust.
Tl:ey have ex:irpated the Patriots at least nine hun-
dred and ninety-Line times, yet we find them still in
the fxld.

6, TRINIDAD, MAY 14, 1819.

" I e::dose you two letters, which will thew you how things
stand on the Arauca and Apure. In the mean time, while Bo-
livar keeps 111orillo employed there, General Engli►h has gone
w make a dash on the capital of Caraccas. General Urdancta
commands the expedition, and Colonel littler is with him, as
well as Colonel Gilmore, Lieutenant-Colonel Woodbery,

Colonel Needham is Adjutant-GeneraL It was said the brave
General Gomez, the defender of Margarita, was also under
orders, with SOO of blorillo's Margarita Giants. But we have
no particulars of what number of native troops have been added
to the British from Margarita, or Bermudez's army. It has
heti-. made up, I calculate, to ?,Leo or 3,000 men. Admiral
Brion proceeded with all his fleet. I suspect your first accounts
of these operations will be from St. Thomas's. But beware of
S?an'sh fabrications ; they are all meant fur your market.
" I see no reason to doubt that this will yet be a glorious
campaign for the Patriots, and the more English who join them,
so much the better for Englancl."

EXTRACT FROM THE ST. VINCENT GAZETTE, APRIL 24.

" By two vessels which arrived yesterday from the Orinoco
with mules, we understand that the expected battle between the
Royalist Army and the Independents under General Paez, was
reported to have taken place, and that the latter are stated to
have obtained a complete victo,-y ; but it does not appear that
any distinct particulars of the action had been received at An-
gostura up to the time of these vessels leaving that place. The
ship hero was met in the River Orinoco on the 14th of this
month, with r.OO men from England to join the Independents,
with whom they %i.l act as cavalry."

4' ST. VIN`CENTS, APRIL S.

" The people here are well-disposed to the cause of the In-
dependents, they are getting well supplied with mules, and anz
ticipate a profitable trade with that country fur maay articles
which it may be able to supply, and which they arc much in
want of. All the traders who have been there spe.tk in favour-
able terms of the good faith of the Patriots in their dealings,
and of the anxiety of the Government to render the situation of
the English whe join them as comfortable as possible."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM INTENDANT PFNALVER,