The Sun. — London, England, 1820-06-03 00:00:00

LORD COCHRANE. B ATH, JuNn 2.—A Letter received a Gen- A ernan in this city, front his connections in South America, encloses the following part iculars of -4 " d COCHRANE'S successful career :-- "Ninisterial Gazette of Cnill, 17th Febivar;, 1820' " CAPTURB OF VALDIVIA. " This Government has just received official accounts of the Capture of the interesting Fortress of Valdivia, by Lord Coch rane, Admiral of the National Squadron. " For the immediate gratification of public anxiety, we hasten to insert here the original dispatch of the Governor of Co nception, Colonel Don Ramon Frerc, and an extract of The letter which the Admiral has addressed to him in advance ‘' f the detailed account to be sent by Sea. " The fortunate issue of so brilliant an exploit, exalts be -1"K1 all praise the name of . our illustrious naval commander Intl his brave companions in arms; especially if we remem ber the strength of the fortifications of Valdivia, hitherto "nsidered impregnable, and the inadequacy of the means by 11.1hi ell so heroic and important a conquest was achieved. " Most Excellent Sir, " Although your Excellency will receive, by Sea, dispatches irnt OAdmiral Lord Cochrane, in detail of the capture of the im tl/41ant Fortress of Valdivia, I have the honour of sending you herewith the private lettet s f have this moment received from The Captain of the Port, Don Fernando Vasquez, sails for Valparaiso in a small vessel with the correspondence in Ilnestion. I shall march to-morrow upon Avano with a strong 41rvisio0, which has been stationary on account of a scarcity ° f Provision. Col. Alcazar has been on the other side of the Biobio si.ive the 10th, harassing Bocardo and others, / the have taken op a sheltered position in front of the towns •fliSan Carlos and St. Barbara. He acts in concert. with the Indians of Bultamapee and Angol, of whose good faith there Soo doubt. The division which he has under his command .ronsists of 000 cavalry and 400 infantry, with 4 pieces of can • /1 / 4 1 . lam in hourly expectation of bearing the issue, nor ~I l° I doubt it will he favourable. 4 ‘ The Penencbe Indians of Anbnco have brought to the e 'itt of Angeles, two children whom the enemy had mad e Pisaners in their incursions by Alico, in the village of San tart e'; and it is hoped the same Indians will facilitate the ile% reryof the others who remain in the power of those bar tans.--troll preserve, &c. C onception, Feb. 14, 1820. (Signed) RAMON FRERE. P . . 4 To th e S u p reme Di rec t or o f th e St a t e o f Chili." axtract of Lord CockroAse's Letter, dated lab February, on board the O'Higgins, in the Port of Valdivia.] . 11 / 4 I ha re t h e grea t est sat i s f act i on i n commun i ca ti n g t o you 10 44 e fortun a t e resu lt o f t h e at t ac k upon V a ldi v i a ; th e cas tl es , and batteries of which, with more than 10 pieces of '44non, are in our possession, with all the stores of garrison, Irld the depot of the army of the South. The colonel, the t4lnurs, the greater part ,of the accoutrements of the regiment °Catitabria, together with everything deposited in its head t'artets of Valdivia, have fallen into our hands,—only about escaped to the plains; but these have met with so 7! reception from the peasantry and Indians that we 1 . ‘ e ' v e . 'very day some of them returning to us. We have taken ship Dotoris, which was in the port, and a brig which - " e enemy also had in it, be burnt. The attack was made at ght, and our whole lop consists in 6 killed and 18 prisoners. a h `"'e resol ve d on em barking pa r t o f the troops, in order to ek Chiloe. With such brave fellows as accompany me I 4 0 dread of the issue of this enterprize. It is my wish that the vessel which carries this proceed " ediately to Chili with the dispatches for Governweut." SHIP NEWS. 11"titPOnL, JUNE 1 —Arrived the Emily, BAB• e "ll and trine, FratiusoN, from Savannah. The r tt lY was surrounded, on the Banks of New `Qundland, b y l arge fields of ice, for seven days; t h e Jane fell in with an island of ice on the 13th 4tl Y, in lat. 31. 40. long 51. 16. The Vigilant, (also arrived front Savannah), spoke, I t' h tl t he 15th May, in lat. 44. 10. long. 50. 15. e Rose, THompsoN, from Jamaica for Liver r°l; ehle bad run foul of an island of ice, lost it ep hoiesprit, and was very leaky ; she was bear -1:for t h e nearest port . 111 411 t. JUNB 2.—C a me d o wn f rom th e Riv er 41 'tas PATTaasos, for Bombay. Sailed this 11: Z n ing the homeward-bound ships for the River. shiZesterday the Dispatches for Bengal, by the X as ia t ii "g George the Fourth, were closed at the adder House, and delivered to the Corn ',el' of that ship. CARLISLE ELECTION.—WEDNESDAY. FINAL CLOSE OP THI3 POLL. !• James, Esq. Sir P. Musgrave., 362 Majority Ifay I °V aR . .SQUARR. We have the pleasure to vrlin ' le tdat the Annu a l Concert of Mr. VAUGHAN, e t u y character and t a l en ts ate hi g hly a nd deserv ave- resPected was attended by an elegant and I n cr owded au di ence. T he treat was worthy ( e t f l hia Professional repot at iota. The Concert wad AliTt'tted by . the vocal powers of Mrs. SALMoN, ".I'HAVIS, Miss CORE!, and Miss STepnENS, as *ell „, i rt t oy those of BARTLEMAN, BELLAMY,HA wES, at-;:' VAUGHAN. W e have nut room to particularize (i iton.tittli pnerhtsnervEnvitetag, that the whole was well selected Gl ee lel ~ , ,1 , for:entid Guyi n 1 li c cr a 7 : l l ,,, ew i r , i i a t n l f, only ,e n o o w l v‘i i c, c el e l Fl ot given iaDvt,esntihibeaydGr Miss i y g P a s l y , h: 4l-11 , W. KNYVETT, VAUGHAN, and BARTLE (.:(I,,Nr' t hat th ey were encored. A beautiful trio of t 4 " w t ti, for to Violin ce ll os an d D ou bl e B ass , Ivh v o e full 3 c°Pe to th e ta l ents o f the tido - . L 'NM EY, c an Perform e d with admirable skill. ,1 he w hol e ivitt. e . l " ll " With t h e C ORONATION ANTHEM, given " MOSt illiprefisive grandeur and etleCt. IV, a - ----,.„--._ C ole 1 re authorised to state, that requisitions, At tch ' hy the Clergy in various parts of the Ar ea deticonry of York, have been presented to the a ta:"^hle the Archdeacon, requesting him to call Nt ! ,, e ( ; ii) g "t the Clergy of the Archdea , onry, to li i i llit tr the propriety of again Petitioning Par tl4i 111 lig:liiist the Catholic Claims, it those •-..(j . : 1 'lttti.'d he hrought forward in Pill liatuenc . ecti4 Ii . . irtbqoAhe' The Jsl6 situation' sciilati eil' , e escaViti rest cr° ll militArf , o try ibe t e chiefs 01 ng co lb° ring bee° ig tiie BU° - • (eV ail 10- G.verf'" airy, nothing from ll° of tl)'°' Montre al r do ogi tpviti r squatireo, 0,0 einii° ll r a 5 0 1 a re or errect , allot fry - .00 ag°' clotie 0 0/4 .00 4 'ttect at an tie conotild e in trR - tirkv - , 40 , - ipect lustriO° 'e • at' i grd a 134 oda/ uppeo ri ilervdt' d figs 814 d gene ( ' t n sil! 3 her N r %int; of , or xpeCtiV° flefOtit° will se' tbeif it, r 1 44 &col/4 '6 4 it VI, • 114 aftee i4b tbf 10 414 j it n 4 b•tiff• 5 1 1Q- 1 6 $ rePa t4 „. " o 11 , 'g i ro it 4° 7Yfro vi ,~~ rr E~e~ f Gi,oo ;g, tit : A 3. L ' l3 F r io C Entell° rived i° or jepr e 1 iti ll' A or fOl 3 ,rethe' ' O 4CCS. Of ictee ibl eti ink A° I 141141 ::1 131 r t'l oo Vi e. 34C• ni Ise P r . ° , re01;1111 ra f l ie o s - 11 .4 a l o rP; (Op a 1~~ 9~ FOR THE SUN, MR. EDITOR-It is with great pleasure end real gratitude 1 see you advocating the interests of the Ship Owner and the British Seaman, in your truly loyal and respectable Paper, and will feel that pleasure and gratitude considerably enhanced if you will insert in your columns the followilig Letter to Lord LANSDOWN. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, A BRITISH SEAMAN AND SHIP OWNER. Liverpool, 30th May, MU. My Lord, in your very able and Statesman-like Speech on moving' for a Committee to take into consideration the restrictions on Commerce, you appear not clearly to understand one of the topics you introduced, namely, the restrictions on Baltic Timber--a circumstance not to be wondered at, when we consider your education, your studies, and your general habits of life, whilst every man must acknowledge that your views appear pa• triotic, and your general ideas liberal and enlight ened. With all due deference then, my Lord, as a Practical Man, acrd an Old Seaman, I will take the liberty of pointing our some errors which you have clearly committed, and some hardships which you have overlooked. will - begin with the errors, the first of which is that we (the Ship Owners) wish to enhance ihe price of an icle th.rt constitutes a rery great partial: of our capital, namely, Pine Timber.— Now, my Lord, I dare say you will be astonish ed when I inform you, that the Pine Timber used in the construction of British vessels, including masts and yards, at the present prices, does not constitute more than a 50!h part of their value; so that a vessel that would cost 30001., would only require 501. worth of Pine 'limber for decks,. masts, yards. bulkheads, &c. Anotber error, my Lord, and 0.1 great one, is that at your imagining a number of vesstis might be employed in bringing, mass trout Canada, in consequence of the peculiar fitness of that wood for masts ; whereas Colonial 'ft tu e r is less suit- Able for that purpose that; any other ; and, should the Baltic Trade be thrown open, would not be used at all; volilst it is egoally durable for a great deal of house work, and preferable on ac count of the ease ,vith which it is worked foi many useTul purposes, such as cases for goods, moulds for foutolers, carved work, &c. . Again, my Lord, you say, as she Russian and Prussian Trade extends, we. shall find employ ment for our Ships, as we shall have the greatest share of the carriage. That is as much as to say (;o use one of your own -iimilies) that a-Brit ish ',;erchant would rather take his own carriage and horses over to the Continent, and travel to Berlin or bt. Petershingh, at tour times the cost, than hire the cheap conveyances of the countries be travels through. My Lord, not one-twentieth of the carrying trade employ British Ship ping—for the very best reason in the world—a British ship would require double the freight of a Foreigner, and a British Merchant would not give it. The Wages of a British Seaman is 50•. per month, that of a Foreigner .15s. ; the food of the British seaman consists entirely of beef and pork, bread, flour, potatoes, &c. ; whilst the Foreigner is 'principally ted with dried fish, coarse bread, barley, and pulses, with a very small portion of beef and pork. The cordage also and canvas, carpenters' work, labour, &c. in tire outfit, is at least one half less ; yet you expect the British will be the principal carriers. I will, however, do you the justice to acknow ledge, that you only seemed to hope the evil - will not be so great as is anticipated, whilst 1 must observe, that a Statesman ought to have clearer views to guide him, in a great National measure, than the mere blinkings of hope. With respect to the hardships you have over looked, I will state my own case. I am owner of two British-built vessels of 300 tons register, which vessels, at the present reduced value of Shipping, would he worth , about 20001. each, so that I may consider myself as worth4oool.; where as, two vessels of the same age, capacity, and build, would, five years ago, have been worth at least 80001., or 40001. each. I have then already lost full une-half of my property by the change of times ; and this, my Lord, 1 bear without mur muring. 1, perhaps, sometimes shake my head and sigh when the tax-gatherer calls ; but I pay, and hope fur better times. But what are my prospects now, should the measure you advocate with so much eloquence, and so little feeling for the miseries it would produce, be brought about ? Why, my Lord, I should become a beggar, or what is quite as bad, a pauper, as my two vessels could not be employed, and must be laid up to rot, and this too after having fought the battles of my country when young, and by sheer industry and enterprise acquired what ought to have kept me in my old age.. . . . This is no fictitious case, my Lord, noc is it an isolated one—hundreds wottld be In the same situation. Fortunately, however, my Lord, you have (as ynn say the Ship Owners have dune) proved too much ; you have proved by accurate calculations (vonr owl words), that the country is paying 500,6001. per an: . utm—for what, my Lord ?—for keeping up a body of 17,000 seamen, ready to fight the battles of their country, should that country be again 'plunged into a ‘var. will . now ask yon, my L what you think it would cost the country to keep up 'the saute body of defenders in his Maiesty's Navy; or what 17,000 soldiers would cost per annum ? After which, I think, I may fairly a k, if ButtKt's ce , lebrated'phrase, " Cheap defence of ;Nations," would not he very properly applied to a Mercantile Navy? 1 have now, my Lord, only to put you in mind of one circumstance, which your Zeal for your own theory has made you overlook—namely, that every thing an Euglishman eats, drinks, smells, tastes (water excepted), puts on his back, into his house, or into his ship, is enhanced much beyond its real value by taxation, (a taxation too which we are bound to bear) ; and that consequently he cannot compete with the people of the Conti nent, unless - he .could employ castiron Tailors, and navigate his ships by steam. If, my Lord, it was in your power, or the power of his Majes►y's Ministers, to take away the Corn Bill, and reduce the taxation to what it was in 1794, then I should not care how soon you re scinded even the Navigation Laws, as our supe rior knowledge, activity, and enterprize, would put us on an equal footing with the Nations of the Continent.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient bumble Ser vant, _ _ A BRITISH SEAMAN AND SHIP-OWNER. FOR TM?. SUN. PROPERTY .TAX. Mr. EDITOR—There is some talk of the re newal of the Property Tax, and I dread the rehear sal of it. Fourteen years ago, I renewed my lease ; the Property Tax so preyed on my Lind lord's mind that he thought proper to raise my rent only double. Four years ago the Tax was taken off, but my Landlord has not reduced my rent, so that in fact, I am still paying the Pro perty Tax, not for the Government, but to my Landlord. And hundreds, and I may say thou sands, are doing the same ; so that in truth, they, 'the Land Owners and Landlords, are making a good thing of the Property Tax to the present day ; except in some instances, their extreme op pression has defeated itself by the total ruin of the oppressed. And if the present state of things are of such a nature as that the wisest heads are at a luss to redress the grievances, what, I ask , will it be, should another opportunity be given to Land Owners fa make Sijil.more oppressive imposts upon us, and so shift the burthens off their own shoulders I would humbly recommend to his Majesty's Ministers duly to consider these things. Their respectful and obedient Servant, June 1880 . : . w. 11.- SPUR LING IN I'LLLIGENCE. ASCOT-HEATH FACES. FRIDAY, JUNE 2.—Sweepstaltes of 30zs. each for 2 yr-olds ; colts, Bst. SID; fillies, Bst:2lb. . , Duke of York's cl►. f. by Aladdin, clan, by Rubens Mi. Rush's h. c. by Hadley, ant of Tobosu 2 to 1 apt the winner. The Workingham Stakes of sgs. each (Handicap). Three quarters of a m il e . ' " Mr. Ramsbottoes h. h. by Watson 5 yrs Bst. 21b. Duke of York's Snota, Rst. Ilb. - 13 started, btt two only were placed; 10 to I agst the winner 3to I agst Fanny; and 4to 1 agst Soota. Buckle rode the winner. Plate of 501. for all ages. The Old Mile. Mr. namsbottom's Shriekhorn, 4 yrs, Bst. 911). 2 '1 1 1.4.1 Warwick's Wouvet mans, 3 yrs, 9sl. 31b. 1 2 2 Mr. Forth': Admiral, 4 yrs, Bst. 91b. - 3 3 dr Mr. Stevens's Charming Molly . - , - • 4•4 dr Mr. Jenkins's Cracker, 3 yrs, 7st. 41b. . , - 7to 4 agst Atlibiral; 2to I apt Wouvermans. After• the heat, even yo Wouvertuans. After the second heat, 4 and 5 to lon Shriekhorn. Won easy.—Bnckle rode. Lord MsLvtu,s, it is said, has intimated his intention of bringing a hill into Parliament, for pulling down Rochester Bridge, and building a new one,across a more safe and convenient part of the Medway. Mr. GRATTAN is' as well as can be' expected after his journey. Some of the most distinguished characters in the Empire have been to inquire after his health since hit arrival in town. Oxford has, during the fast week, presented quite a military appearance; in addition to our County Militia, which has 'been nearly three weeks with us, Major ..Stratton's Troops of Yeomanry Cavalry marched in on Saturday last, for 8 days' training and exercise, accompanied with an excellent band of music. The conduct of both classes of the military has been extremely good. (Oaf ord Journal, June 2,) The custom of peramindating the, streets with the cry of " Mackerel" during Divine Service on the Sabhath•dav, is a practice so irreverent, as to demand the attention of Magi strates. The privilege may be limited at least to such an hour in the morning as shall nut interfere with the' time of rcligious.worship... Yesterday cherries and peaches were displayed for sale in the green-grocers' shops of Covent-garden market. The range of houses in Regent-street, leading from the crescent westwards, are to have on each side a handsome continued colonnade. Wednesday the Sitting Magistrates • in the Police Court, Edinburgh, sentenced J. Dickson to 60 days' confinement in Bridewell, the first 30 of which to be f. d upon bread awl water, convicted of throwing stones at a military escort re turning to the Castle from dutT, un the evening of the 234 i instant: '• FOR THE SUN. DR. JOIINsON. Me. EDITOR-0u perusing your Paper of the 30A, til(imo, I was sutprisrd at seeing it :alleged, that Mrs. Ptozzt and Dr. SHAwB, who wtre pre sent at a wedding at Bittlr, were at. only two surviving intimate friends of the late Dr.Jousi som ; as I have the honour of being personally acquainted with a Gentleman with whom he , vAs Particularly intimate, who ,;s Mr. BARN ARD, Of Stable -yard, St James's. :By inserting ibis in your excellent Pa per, you will very much oblige, Sir, your humble Servant, June 2. A CONSTANT READER. *** \Ve are surprised that we should have overlooked ihis statement, as we know auoiher , orviving friend of Dr. JohNsoN, via. W:LLIANt CooKE, Fog. the Author of CriNVFIISATION, 01 le of the best didactic l'ocuis in our language. 1)1"1"1' CLUBS. Vtrr CLUB OF SCoTLAND.—On Saturday the annuAl . dinner of the Pitt ChiVot Scotland, lebration of the Birth-day of Mr. PITT, ‘vas held In the Assembly Rooms, George -street, Edin burgh.—The Earl of HoPeTooN was in the Chair, and the Earl ot GLASGOW Vice- Chairman. There Were nearly 400 Noblemen and Gentlemen; among whom were, the Lord Provogr, t h e L or d Justice Clerk, B►zron Clerk Rattriy, Lord Mea• dowbank, Lord Huh, Ker, Sir John Hope, Sir George Mackenzie, Sir John Oswald, &c. &c. GLASGOW —The nine!eenth ant►irersary of Mr. !TTY's Birth was celebrated on Saturday in the Black But! Inn, by the Pitt Club, composed- of the Gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. Mr. ALEXAN6BR, of Southbar, in the Chair, Mr. CHARLES STIRLING, jun. Croui►ier.-..The Chair man conrlr►cted the business with great spirit and much propriety. The toasts were well chosen, neatly introduced, and given with the-best effect.: A number of excellent songs, by Members ot the Club, enlivened the entertainment. • WoLvettnAmt.rotc.-- , --A vrry r• spec and numerous meeting of the members of the Wolver. harnpton Pitt Club, celebrated their seventh an niversary at the Swan Hotel, ou Monday last. 'THOMAS BOYCOTT, Esq. of Rudve, 'sue of 'he ViCe• Presidents of the Society, filled the office of Chairman wi It Much ability and ; and the Rev. %V. Molinens, who was unexpectedly (Alert to the Vice-Chair, aided by the Secretary, and the Stewards for the day, rendered him the most efficient supplrt. A FATAL AFFRAY. CASTLEBEAR. MAY 29.—A fatal affray took place on Friday last, at the fair of Donemona, within five Miles of this town. As it is probable the affair will be investigated before a civil or military trihnnal, or perhaps both, we hesi tate to make any impression respecting it, le-. yond what a mere statement of facts may create. A party of the 39th regiment, con sisting of an officer, a serjeant, and ten men. were marched hence to preserve utder at the fair. Towards the close of the day their arms were piletl for a while, and in charge of a sentinel, when an altercation arose between a soldier a nd . a countryman,, n the, course of which the latter received a prod of a bayonet from the former.—.. A conflict immediately commenced, and two soldiers were speedily knocked down and severely wounded. A constable, named Leary, in the cm. , ploymehLof E. H. Lynch, Esq. of Glngher-how.e, advanceirto the protection of the wounded soldiers, whose officer, at this time, observing an enraged mob bearing down upon them, found it ne cessary to order his little parr to fire, two at a time, as we are infm med. The first shots Hulot. tut - safely took effect, sod the constable fell dead on the spot, having received two hulk • in his body. A ball afterwards passed thr0n.....11 the chest of a young man.named Kim in, and another broke his arm. He is in the County Hospital, and is likely to do well. Two or three persons, we un derstand, were rilsO wounded, hot not dangerous ly. J. Burke, Esq held an Inquest on the body of toe deceased, Leary. D. Browne, - Esq.. N. P., was Foreman, and several other respectable Gen tlemen were on the Jory. They have et.O.r-- , 1 the killing of the man'to he aecidental,and the fin 4of the shots, by the soldiers an act of selt-clefenc'e against the mob; but they do not by any means exculpate the soldier who first userl his bavonet. We cannot help regretting that so small a party of the military should have been employed on the occasion ; if any were necessary at so large a meeting, ten were too few ; for if turbulence were meditated (which we hope.was not the case) ,such a display would rather encourage than prevent it. The serjeant's halberd, and two or three of tile soldiers' muskets, were taken from titers), and broken in the affray. The Officers of "the 39th Regiment have made a Subscription for the family of Leary.—(llloyo Constilutior 4.) The Earl and Coolness of LONSDALE enter• tallied a large party of distinguished personages', yesterday, at their hpuse in Charles -street, Berke• ley-square. The will of LEwts ,DYMOCKE, of S rkrelsbg. in the county of Lincoln, Esq., the Hononrable the King's Champion, was lodged in Doctors'. Commons yesterday. He devises his real estates, called Scrivelsby Fen, to his nephew Henry Dy nmocke, the first son of testator's brother John— and appoints John Tyrwhitt, Eq. and Sir One siphon's Paull, Baronet, executors. Personal. property under 12,0001, A lire broke nut, yesterday, in ,the second floor of a house in Searle's-place, Carey-street, which consumed nearlyt he whole of the interior eXcept the ground floor, before it could he extinguished.' Sunday an inquest was holden at the Globe Inn, Newton-St.-Loe, by Mr. Scaddir4f, on the mangled remains of Ann Horton, aged 35. one,, of the domestic servants of John Eusor, EA. late of liar - ley-house, in this city ; which were tound in the riser Avon, near Newton-Mead, on Sa-- turd4y. The unfortunate woman left home about 6 o'clock on the evening of Christmas-day, and is swiposed to have fallen into the ricer On that evening ; and although strict search was tor several days made to fitid the body, by dr4g-• ging the water, yet eve' y effort proved abortive. Verdict, " Found drowned,"—(Bath Paper.)