Star.
London, England, 1817-03-15 00:00:00

PASO.) SILVER 311111.5.

iXTIRACT FROM Tilt LIMA GA2ITrI Or SICTIMIER 21,1816.
" We have the satisfaction of communicating to the public
the information, that the Company. fur Draining the Mints of
Pasco have just received accounts from their Agents in that mi-
neral territory, and they promise for our nest Gazette a &scrip-
In of the state of the works for fixing the remaining three en.
gincs."—Eottoa.

" Ctuo, SZPT. 40,

After having observed the progress of the ma-
chine at the Santa Rosa mine, last Saturday, the
I Irth instant, at ten o'clock at night, we found it
began to act ; at eleven the pitmen went down to
clear the shalt, and have not since ceased working an
inctant. The clearing of the mud and rubbish which
had remained at the bottom of the shaft, and clogged
every moment the buckets and suckers of the engine,
lasted till Wednesday ; but this being accomplished,
at It: o'clock at noon they began to break through
the level. At half a yard below the shaft we found
lively coppery ore, with its particles of silver.
l'his bronze-coloured ore indicates that the veins of
Yaoricocha and San Diego mines incline to the west,
or towards the Santa Rosa mine. The mines in the
of this pit are all dry. Some of them, at'
the distance of 300 yards, in the ridge of Santa
Rita, have also felt its effects, and even as far as the
territory of Caya, behind our steam-works, the wa-
ters have fallen in several mines.

" Dr. John Vayas has begun to work in San Diego
mine. They are also going nest Monday to begin
working in several points of the Santa Rosa mine.
There•is already eight yards in depth, and we are
proceeding with the greatest activity. The workmen
are relieved every two hours, and as they go out they
give up their tools to those who succeed them, by
which means not a minute is lost. Continuing thus,
in the course of a month we shall be at more than
twenty yards depth, and have many mines in full
activity. The winding-engine raises a basket (which
is a bad) in two minutes ; the draining or steam.
engine, with two strokes per minute, keeps the sur-
face always dry. Both work with the greatest ease,
certainty, and regularity.
s" By dint of searching after a vein of coal, we
have at last found one near at hand, of excellent
quality, and of great richness. The pit which a•e
now work is at the distance of a quarter of a league
from &Incas, and at the same distance from Vista
Alegre which the Cerro is from these works. We
have likewise (nand a vein of plumbago, which was
an object of search, on the supposition that it was
coal. This substance, of which much is consumed,
mixed with grease, to soften the friction of the piston,
&c. we have now here, and thus the. necessity of
sending to Lima, or perhaps to Europe fur it, is
obviated."

The Edinburgh mail, on its way to town on Wed-1
nesday last, WAS robbed of se6ooo, which it bad in
charge for a Banking-house in London.
Ptorosan NEW TAX ON Snap;, WAMUIUSES, AND,
CeilliTiknbit•SEN.—lt appearing to be the intention
of his Majesty's Ministers ,o lay the Duty on Win-1
dowr. arid Inhabited Houses, upon all Shen, C un•
tiughouses, ant: Warehouses with Countingriouses at-
tached, a Meeting of the Merchants Traders, and
Shopkeepers of London and its vicinity, will take
place, at 12 o'clock, on Tuesday, the 18th day of
Murch inst. at the City of London Tavern, When it
is hoped that all persons interested in opposing the
To, will attend for the purpose of adopting such
rut sores as the exigency of the ease may require.
Mr. Cousunx has become the Purchaser of LADY
bIoROAN'S Work ON FRANCE, for which he has given
very large sum. It may be expected to appear
early in April:
THE LITERARY GAZETTE AND JOURNAL OF THE
IBewts Larraas.—The Eighth Number of this new
Weekly Paper, published this day, contains, among
oth& interesting articles—
Madame de Steel, and the Italian Litersd; Modern English
Poetry; Physiognomy; Dr. Spurzheim ; Spanish Painters; The
Venetian Horses ; Modern Italian Sculpture; M. Tredgold en
the Composition of Colours for Female Drees; Duchess VAL:-
goulenie; Discovery In Navigation • Automaton Trumpet • Ino-
culation for she Plague; Discoveries at Pompeii, Rome,
Review of New Mittations : Harold the Dauntless, &c.—The
Drama: Manuel, a Tragedy ; Mr. Booth; Italian Opera; Li
Molisarl ; The Rosters%' a French Comic Opera.—Poetry :
Night; The Flower of Love,—Litany and Fagsionable total-
race ; Aoicdotc, 54.