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.11P - 11Ww - • .7` ~,,:,, SOUTH AMERICA. EXTRAORDINARY GAZE I TE. BUENOS AYRES, JUNE 13. . GOVERNMENT OF CHILI.--The Ministev of this Go vernment, in a dispatch of the 14th of the presen't =oath, has sent by an eitraordinary courier the foL loweig documents : DISPATCH of TNE GENERAL IN CHIEF OF Till ARMY OF DELIVERANCE. TO THE MOST EXCELLENT SUPREME' GOVERNMENT. t FlllOl the Camp before Talcahuano, May SS. • 'ge Most Excellent Sir—With the greatest pleasure I have to communicate to your Excellency the sur render of Talcahuano, which has been effected after an attack of four hours. The haste with which lam obliged to give this information in the midst of my duties to the army I command, and towards soinany objects of uvgent necessity, will only allow me to mention the few subsequent particulars.. a Our loss in this action has been merely one gre nadier, and one member of the National Militia.-- What may be the loss of the enemy, I have not as certained ; but .1 have the happiness to assure your Excellency, that on this•occasion the prisoners have not suffered by any act of violence, proving that my comrades are not more valiant than generous, and that the excesses which are committed in such cir cumstances are by none more easily prevented than with the Army of Chili. ‘,. In this port I have found four frigates of the enemy, the Miantinomo, the Palafox, the Britannia, and the Four Friends. Of these, the Britannia has been desirous of sailing, but the winds have not per mitted it, and I have therefore armed the gun-boats to take possession of her, in order that the officers, iassengers, traitors, and prisoners that are on board may be landed. - I shall appoint a commission to draw up the inventories of these prizes, and the other effects of the army of the enemy. 44 The prisoners which were made at Yervas Bue nos are delivered up to me, and an equal number of defenders of their country will be set at liberty. d i I have abundance of arms, clothing, and am- munition. " The artillery that has been dismounted by the enemy, I shall immediately restore to a proper state, and having fitly appointed my means, I shall hasten to Chillan to give the final blow to the miserable re mains of the army of the Viceroy of Lima. " t have discovered here a great quantity of mus kets, of prepared saltpetre, provisions, and other ef fects, which will be very useful to us. " Goo preserve you many years. (Signed) " Jose Madiiit. DE CanannA." AMERICAN MONITEUR, JUNE 8. By the frigate Vittoria, which has lately arrived at Valparaiso, and which left Lima on the 6th April, we haVe the following intelligence : I , The object of American detestation, Goyeneche, wrote from Oruro to the Viceroy, renewing the resig nation of his command of the army which had been so often defeated under his orders; :tad to determine on this difficult affair, a Military Council was held at Lima, which was attended by officers of all ranks, and at length it was deter . mined that the Minister of Arequipa should retire, and that either Abascul or Hinostrosa should be appointed in his room. The nomination was made in the sevel of the latter, and it was ordered that Goyeneche should give up the authority to D. Juan Ramiry, until the new General should arrive. 6 6 In Lima, it is reported, that the defeat of the impious Tristan is one of the intrigues of Goyeneche, and they expect him in Lima, to give him the re ward of his actions deserved by_ all those unnatural children who have been the scourge of the tenderest of mothers. Americans, see the punishment of trai tors and infidels l" , OFFICIAL DISPATCH. " Talcahuano, June 8. • IS Most Excellent Sir—Yesterday came in sight the frigate St. Domingo de Guzman, the prize of D. Xavier Mandano. At night the Commander of this port informed me, that he learnt frorA an officer and four seamen who landed at Cumulus, that there were on board 38 officers and 100,000 dollars, for the ar my of General Parseja. That instant I mounted on horseback, and took the necessary measures that she should not quit the place of her anclvirage. 44 Tho gun-boats and other craft were ordeied out for this purpose; and this morning, at day-light, the surrender was announced to me. " There have already landed from the ship thirty two officers, among whom is a Minister of the Ma rine, and 50,000 dollars, with p quantity of tobacco, have seen brought on shore. The frigate will enter the port in about two hours, and then I shall attend to every circumstance that can contribute to the re ward of the American Marine, which on so many occasions has performed most essential service to the country. The papers were thrown overboard, nnd we shall endeavour to recover them. " We are now expecting the frigate Caynica, which is to bring from Va:ctivia 24,000 dollars and 500 muskets. As soon as I can secure-these prizes and the port, I shall hasten to Chillan to conclude our fortunate campaign. " By the intercepted letters, I fins that these are all the reinforcements expected by the Itopli4t Ge neral, and now he has neither a man'tipr a rial to hope 'or; but while they are Lirnenting their misery and the disasters of Qoyeneche, they are ordering a tncdel tit be prepared of a pyram.d, to be r.tised to the honour of their king, and the glory of his arm;. GOD ?reserve your Excellency. •• (Signed) " JOSE MIGUEL DE CARItERA." _ _ _ 00 TO tke Supreme Goveamoit of ck:li." ~ .. lIKANCII PAPERS. • . PAW, SEPTEMIIIit 27. Her Malastrdie Empress Queen and 1 _ received the following intelligence from the' dated September 12s Oa the 17th, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the Emperor mounted on horseback, and in place of going to Erna, proceeded to the advanced posts.— Having perceived the enemy had prepared a great quantity of fascines (olobates) to defend the descent from the mountain, his Majesty ordered him to be attacked by General . Duvernet, who with the 42d division seized upon the village of Arbesau, and drove the enemy into the plain of Toplits. He was charged with manoeuvring in such a manner, and. to thoroughly reconnoitre the enemy's position, and oblige him to unmask his forces. This General per fectly succeeded in executing his instructions. He engaged in a brisk cannonade, without cannon shot, and which did little injury ; but an Austrian bat tery of tnenty-four pieces .having left its position, to approach Duvernet's division, General Ornans or dered it to be charged by the red lancers of the guard; they took those twenty-four pieces, and sabred all the artillerymen, but were only able to bring off the horses, two pieces of cannon, and an advanced train (avant !rah!). - On the 18th, Count de Lobau remained in the same position, occupying the village of Arbesau, and all the debouches from the plain. • 1 I At four o'clock in the afternoon the enemy sent a division to surprize the height above thavillage of Keinetz. This division was repulsed Peple dare let reins, and fired at with grape-shot during an hour. On the 18th, at nine in the evening, his Majesty arrived at Pirna ; and on the 19th Count de Lobau again resumed his positions before Hollendorff and the camp of Giesherbel. The rain fell in torrents. - The Prince of Neufchatel is a little indisposed, by an access of fever. His Majesty is very well. Marshal the Duke of Valmy has received at May. ence a courier from Dresden, charging him to make known at Paris, that up to the 19th September, no thing new had occurred at the army, and that it was possible same time might elapse before a courier was expedited ; so that they might not be astonish ed, if they were some days without receiving intel ligence. Letters from Bayonne, dated the 22d instant, say, that there daily arrive in that town ten or fifteen English or Portuguese deserters. LAYBACH, SEVIEMBER 15. The enemy had marched upon Fiume and threaten ed Trieste. He at the same time presented himself by the routes of Neustadt and Cilli. The taking the entrenchments of Seistriz and La bel. allowed his Highness the Viceroy to march on the 10th to Laybach,•from whence he directed Ge neral Pino with some brigades upon Adelsbug. This movement at the same time threatened Trieste and Fiume, and the enemy did not hesitate retiring from the neighbourhood of Trieste to cover Fiume, by concentrating himself upon Lippa, in an entrenched posit on. On the 12th September, the Viceroy pushed for ward a strong reconnoissance to St. Marien, upon the road from Neustadt to Karlstadt ; the enemy was found in a position that commanded a marshy plain, which could only be crossed by a causeway • moun- . gins covered with weoJ, of a considerab le extent, supported his flanks._ His Highness took a position, and after having reconnoitered the ground, on the IStli, ordered some movements, which had for ob. ject the turning of the enemy's position. Scarcely had his Highness returned to Layhach, when he dispatched General Pinb orders to carry the position of Lippa. This General, on the 14th, exe cuted this order with much intrepidity. The enemy had, on this occasion, 300 men killed or wounded. About 100 prisoners, and one piece of cannon, were taken from him. The Archduke Maximilian was present in this affair. General Nugent commanded the Austrian troops. On the 14th, the Viceroy went to St. Marien, to attack the enemy, who perceiving the movements taking place upon his flanks, abandoned the position he occupied, and that of Weichselbourg, two leagues further, and retired without wishing to fight. He ;lost ten o ffi cers, and forty men, who were made pri. sonars. lie had about 180 men killed or wounded by the fire of the Tirailleurs. i The position which the Viceroy took at the conclu sion of this affair, was about three leagues beyond I Weichselbourg. 1 SEPT. 17.—His Serene Highness the Prince Vice. roy having left some battalions on the position of 1 Weichselbourg, withdrew the other troops from it, for the operations he meditated. The enemy seized that moment to attack in force the troops which were in Weichselbourg ; they shewed a good countenance during several hours; they came in contact with the bayonet, and the grenadier company of the 67th re giment overthrew every thing opposed to it. Never theless it was requisite to cede to a force very superior in infantry, supported by cavalry, as well as by the favour of the woods and mountains; the enemy had .directed some columns in the rear of those troops. A retreat was ordered and effected with order to Saint, two leagues in the rear of Weichselbourg.— The enemy m.sde about 100 prisoners, after having killed us some 60 men. He alsa lost many men, and we have made 40 prisoners. On ti,e side of ' , Aria, General Pint', after having on the 13th carried the position of Lippi, on the 14th 'lurched a column upon Fiume, where our troops entered a few moments after the division under the orders of General Nugent had, in the greatest disor der, left it. On that day we took two pieces of can non, and nearly 300 prisoners. 'I KIESTF., SEP I EMBER 15. We hasten to puhlish the following extracts from the Moniteur. They give an Official contradiction to • lies in the ifruoo Gaza*. The 'that paper -rep:lnched the inhabitants of Illy at spewing in these circumstances -Fre sentiments.—This reproach is very strange. Agotris bas made us French without consulting us; and she now makes it a crime to be French We do not comprehend this spirit of injustice and contradiction. How dare she believe us capable of covering ourselves with infamy ? Could our fidelity towards Austria, when we were subjects of her, leave any doubt of our fidelity to Franee, of which we form a part ? The Illyrian: have constantly given proofs of sentiments of courage, honour, and good sense; does she wish they ihn uld now become wretched traitors, or madmen ? Well ! at what a time do they propose to us to renounce being Frenchmen—at the very moment when the French armies have gathered fresh laurels, when their. Emperor, by prodigies-al ways most astonishing, has vanquished—routed the Austrian armies. BRUNSWICK, SEPTEMBER 12. We are assured that the Emperor of Morocco has declared war against Sweden. FRONTIERS OF SAXONY, SEPT. 17. On the 12th September the Austrian bead-quar ters were still at Toplite. It is said that the Emperors of Austria and Rus sia, and the King of PLussia, have retired to Prague. We are assured-that the corps d'armee, commanded by Marshal the Duke of . Castiglione, which had as se m bled in the neighbourhood of Wurtzbourg, has put itself in march for Bareuth and Eva. It ap pears that it is to effect its junction with the grand army in the interior of Bohemia, by taking the road from Rakouitz to Prague. ) 0 ' , I • 1 1 , 1 MILAN, SEPTEMBER 10. The last iatelligence from the head-qoarters is of the 16th instant, in the evening. It informs us, that our troops had entered Fiume. The enemy's column under the orders of General Nugent left it a few mo ments previously, in the greatest disorder. The ene my abandoned two pieces of artillery, which were taken by our voltigeurs. Such. was the confusion that reigned in that town, that the Archduke Maxi milian had only time to retire in a small boat belong ing to Admiral Fremantle, from which he went on board an English ship, which instantly set sail. The greater past of General Pino's troops have again marched upon Adelsberg, to approach the the atre of operations of the remainder of the army. The reserve division, commanded by General Bonsante, which has been organized at Verona and &Mall°, is advancing into the valley of the Adage. .AUGSBURGH, SEPTEMBER 20. General Wrede has still his head-quarters at Brun nau, and no dispositions announce their speedy arri val. The troops under his orders are not annoyed in their positions ; it appears, that the Austrians who , are on that side, are not in a condition to attempt any enterprise. The Austrian corps d'armee is still pos. ted in the environs of Schwanstatt,, Lambach, and Vogilbruck ; the Austrian head-quarters contitte to be at Winsbach. The garrison of Salzbourg has been reinforced ; it is abundantly supplied. The fortress of Kuistein is in an excellent state of defence. The redoubts which surround the town of Rallenberg, are furnished and lined with artillery.— Those two positions command the approaches from the lower valley of the Inn. Nothing has altered in the Tyrol. All the German part evince the best dispositions, and great devotion to the King of Bavaria. The Tyrolean: remain deaf to an the Pr damations, which wish to make them adopt false measures. No Austrian detachment has yet :hewn itself beyond Mount Brinner, which separates German Tyrol from French Tyrol. AUGSBURG, SEPTEMBER 13. The inhabitants of the T)rol appear to appreciate the tranquillity which that country enjoys. The citizens every where arm themselves to maintain it ; those of Feldkirch have offered to =hate this praise-worthy conduct, and that patriotic spirit is thus propagating itself in the Voralberg, where the conscription is carried into execution with the greatest order. FRENCH ARMY IN RUSSIA. We briefly stated in our last, that a curious paper had found its way from Russia to this country, con. taming a summary of the losses of the French army in the Russian campaign, prior to its entrance into Moscow. The manner in which it came to this coun try we understand was as follows : Whilst the French remained in ow they occu pied the house of Messrs. ThomsoP,l s t c owan, and Co. English bankers, as the ChanceUerie de PEtat Major, at the head of which was Berthier. They quitted the city in such a hurry, that a great part of the official documents were left behind ; among others, the re turns of the strength of the French army, and of the casualties which occurred during its advance to Mos. cow ; these came into possession of Mr. Rowan, when he returned to his house, and accurate copies of them were brought to this country by an English Gentle. man. According to the Returns of the Frcub Army, at the commencement of the Campaign, the total of the In fantry amounted to - 561,000 Cavalry—including Artillery, Engineers, Commissariat, persons in the Suite of the Emperor, Medical Staff, &c. &c. 55,000 General Total of the French Grand Army - 616,500 N. B. Every corps of the Grand Army had with it a park of light artillery of reserve, amounting to 166 piece., a.id 52$ ?m -munition waggons. Each division of infantry It. d 14 piece., tit artillery, each regiment having eight. The total nt the Andirry, with the regiments of the line, was 789 pieces • ' anti tbr Am munition Waggons, 1568. The Imperial Guard stunt irttl too pieces of cannon. General Total of Pieces of Artillery - 1194 Ditto of Ammunition Waggons or Caissons - 4768 The Army consisted , of 11 Corp', commanded by Marshals Berthier, Davoust, Ney, Augereau, Victor, Bessieres Oudinnt, Macdonald, Moncey, Monter, and I.efebvre. There were 49 DiviPions, and 98 Regiments of the Line, exclusive of the Guards. LOSS 01' 1 . 115 FRENCH ARMY P1:1914 3'o ITS ENTRANCE INTO bIOSCO%V. At the battle of Witepsk, the 4th corps,com rnanded by tae Viceroy of Italy, lost the Gmeral of Bi igitde Roussel, and a Polish General of Brigade, who died of their wounds; one General of Brigade wounded; 3 Col.mels, 7 superior Officers, 93 Subalterns, and 3600 soldiers. At the battle of Smolensk°. on the 19th of August, the tutu' loss waste-Generals, killed or wounded, 10; StlpetiOr Officers of the Staff, 3 ; Colooels o killed or wounded, it ; Lientenant Colonels, ditto, 23:; MA joys, 9 ; Officers nod Subakerns, 409 ; Serjeants and ~ privates, 18,592. At the affair of Mohiloff the total loss was—Ma jors 2, Chiefs of Squadron 2, Chiefs of Battalion 7, Officers 141, privates $982. ' At the battles on the Moscow side of Smolensko. on the 19th and 21st of August, the total loss was.-. General of Division 1, Generals of Brigade 14, OIL Icers of the General Staff 11 ; Colonasi killed or wounded, 28 ; Lieutenant Colonels 23, Subalterns 718, Serjeants and privates 92.012. . From the 21st of August, when the army quitted Smolensk°, during.tbe march, there were only affairs between the advanced guard and the Russian rear guard. On the Ist of September the 3d light infan try, which that day for the advance, charged too til le closely the Russian *nerd. A regiment of cuirassiers belonging, i. latter, put the Sd light infantry into complete 'te took four pieces of can. non and four caissons, and killed or wounded three superior Officers, 21 Subalterns, and 1300 privates. The loss of the French army, from the 21st of Au gust to the 6th of September, was—General of Bri. gate 1, Colonels 2, Officers of the General Staff 6, other Officers 45, Serjeents and privates 4341. - 4 Loss of the French army in the battle of Mojaisk, Sept. 5 :—Generals of Division 17, Generals of Bri gade 22, Colonels 57, Majors 14, Chiefs of Battalion and Squadron 105, Officers of the General Staff 17, 'Subaltern Officers 1367, privates (including those made prisoners, of whom two-thirds were wounded) • .50,876. KINGSTON, JAMAICA. JTYLr si. We have repeatedly had occasion to notice the int proper conduct of the Carthagenran privateers, not f from a desire to reflect on that Covernnsent, but with the intention of reprobating and endeavouring to put down all piratical acts. Nothing has, howeves, fallen under our immediate observation which calls for se verer reprehension than the insult offered to our flag on Tuesday, and the violation of the neutrality of this country. The schooner Veloz, having on board a valuable cargo daserchandize sailed in the morn. ing for Carthagena ; about two boors after, she was followed out of port by an armed schooner, called the Providencia, cleared out for ganta-hfartha., The . Veloz, perceiving herself chased, immediately stood in shore under a press of sail, followed by her pur suer. After weathering the reef, the Velos bore up for Port Itoyal. The Providencia steered large to cut her off, hoisted Royal colours, and &reit *sun at her, and from the direction of the same, thew ts.Uttlo doubt but that the shot fell ashore ; but Hach:rum was fortunate enough to reach the port in safety. A communication was immediatelyvnade on the subject to-Rear-Admiral BaowN, who evinced every disposi. tion to check such an unwarrantable proceeding, but unfortunately there was not a vessel of war in port at the time, to go in pursuit of the Providencia. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MORANT,AE D DAVID rota 22n INSTANT. 44 The American privateer schooner, which sunk the sloop Fame, is still hovering off here,. and boards every vessel which comes round the Xast.end. The Captain of the privateer behaved extremely ill to the Master oldie Fame, who was severely flogged by.bim for merely endeavouring to save himself and people from capture, by running his vessel ashore. There ate two deep-loaded ships off here now, supposed to have come .round from the North-side to jouktbe convoy ; They hove-to all night, and are now close in. with . the Bay. . , 44 his to be hoped *that the' Decouverte will soon resume her station off here, as, from her superior sail. ing, and Lieutenant Will'ams's knowledge of the coast, it is to be presumed she will ensure protection, to the trade on this;, side the island." AUGUST :.—by the hurricane which visited us some days ago, between 20 and SO schooners and small vessels were either sunk, driven ashore, or otherwise materially injured in our harbour. In the harbour of Port Rtyal, there were also se veral small vessels lost. The damage done to the houses and plantations in various parts of the island has also been very considerable. The plantain, walks have particularly suffered. Fourteen privateers are now at sea, which. have , been fitted out at Carthagena ; and a new privateer schooner, called the President, of eight gums and a proportionate number of men, arrived there on the 20th ultimo, from New-York, when she immediately obtained an independent commission, and proceeded on a cruize. JAMAICA. T The following communication from the Intendant- General of Porto Rico has been received by his Grace• the Duke of MANCHthEit t and by him transmitted to the Mayor, for the information of those concerned t. POR 1 . 0-RICO, MARCH 17, Mo. N Slll+l Dave lately antral as Intendant-General to this bland, with a Commission front the Spanish Goverment, acting in the name of our King Ferdinand the aCV.ata and I think it one of my duties to give your EiceUency a full watinaany of my true respect and high consideration. " Wishing to promote by every mesas en welfare of this island, and spew the hearty friendship due by all Spaniards to our great and generous Any, I am determined and empowered by my Government to grant the benefits of a free trade between tLis and the neighbouring British possessions, on the largest scale. " Therefore I define, with yuur Excellency's good pleasure. it be made known by the public papers, /trough your depen dencies, that all English vessels and boats will be freely ad mitted in every port and harbour of this island, without re quiring, as heretofore, a licence in each case; and that all *tac tile re knocked off, both for the importation of British goods, and the exportation of all kinds of produce and merchandise, gold antr silver money not excepted. The duties will be mo derated. British subjects can here enter Into, and perform all kinds of contracts with those of this island, under the loyalty of the Spanish honour, and the protection of Government, and all kinds of freedom and assistance will be granted to their persons and interests. " Expecting these sentiment/1, and liberal behaviour, will meet your ExecUrnel's approhat for, and that the sante will he observed with Spanish subjects keen this is!and, trading In your ports, agree ably to the British laws. I have the honour to be, &C. " ALEXANDER RAMIREZ, " Intendant-General of Porto-Rico. ° 4 ' Ills Excellency toe Governor of the Island la:lasts, Ire "