Star.
London, England, 1816-07-23 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

" BARBADOES, MINI IR

*! The war between the Royalists and Patriots in
New Spain is completely that of extermination, either
party seldom affording any quarter, unless it be
given for the purpose of infficting cruelties. almost
unheard of ; and I am sorry to learn that the Roya-
list party have committed same of the most unpro-
yoked and horrible massacres I ever heard of. A
British vessel, a schooner from Halifax, for the pur.
pose of trade, had gone down to the mouth of the
river Osinoco.and whilst sailing along the coast, was
attacked by a taw-boat, who first demanded who
they were ? and not receiving a satisfactory answer,
they boarded, plundered, and put every oat oa board
of her to death, after they had surrendered themselves
prisoners. Another small vessel from Trinidad shared
the same fate. Not more than three weeks since,
several row-boats landed on the little Island of Pato,
near the northern Bocas, on the entrance into the
Galph of Pares, and which belongs to the British.
'the inhabitants fled into the woods, whilst these
manrauders plundered their houses, and carried off
every thing of vale/ or use which they conk' come,
at. When they could find nothing more, and one
or two of the distressed inhabitants had come in from
their hiding places in the woods, to save themselves
and children from perishing with hunger, these ova.
chesous and inhuman barbarians offered, through
them, to all tke inhabitants, not only peaceable pos.
session of their money and property, but protection
also. From this declaration held out, all came in
immediately ; and no sootier were the unhappy crea-
tures in th.ir power, than they put aU to death, ex-I
cept a very few, who were fortunate enough to escape.
They put some to death by ericifyiak
44 A boat from the Island was carrying over to
Trinidad the little remains of some stock a few days,
artery/aids, when she was attacked by a row-boat.
and having tied two of their men back to back, cut
off their heads, and threw them into the sea: tan
more were tied with their hands behind their backs,
and thrown overboard ; one was fortunate enough
to get his hands loose—he sought for his companion,
but he had sunk ; he himself was however enabled
to reach the shore, and came so Trinidad a few kays
afterwards, where I sire him, with the marks of the
cords still on his arms.

" His Majesty's brig CHILDERS, being in the Golph
of Parma, was the fortunate means of saving about
150 women and children, picked up in an open bolt
near the village of Geria, from which they had fled
the day previously. This village, or town, belonged
to the Royalists, and all the forces in it had marched,
to a place distant some leagues, in order to oppose
the Patriots. Previously to the departure of the
troops, the Inhabitants had conveyed their most va-
luable property on board of three small vessels, for
fear of the runaway Negroes and Patriots, coming
unawares from the woods, should plunder them :
the great bulk of the people had also embarked, ex-
cept some more wealthy, who were enabled to follow
the army. The troops bad only been gone one day,
when these vessels were captured off the coast by
some row•beats, and all the men who would not
I join them, except two or three very infirm, were taken
on shore and butchered, in the same MIUMITAIS tie
opposite potty did theirs when in their power. Oae
of the small vessels, or rather an open boat, preying
leaky, and otherwise disabled, the remains of these
poor wrenches were crouded into her, and in that state
picked vp by the above man of war, on board of
which they experienced every humane attention which
their forlorn and wretched stato required, till they
were landed at the Port of Spain in Trinidad, where
his Excellency Sir RALPH WOODIORH. the Governor,
afforded every desistance in his power to their dis.
tressed condition.

44 This town of. Geria has been four times alter.
natelY. in the possession of Riyalists and Patriots
within the two last years and a half, and you can
easily suppose what a scene of misery and anxiety
these poor people, must constantly be exposed '.to, and
by what uncertain tenures they must hold their' pro.
peaty. One party is not Belting for Fannmaxn and
Royalty, soils thq other for Liberty and Indepea
pima is the first (Anti
,plander the second,'
pits third s duke of eataliada9 9a those who have