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BUENOS Al'itES GAZE'TTI BUENOS AYRES, JutlF. 2.--On the 24th the Stquetne Director had the singular satisfaction of receiving the Orii ial Account of a Naval Action, in which our Squadron was trioii►phant, under the orders of the commaiuler-in-Chief, Colonel Guil lermo Brown. ;-* Ti`hoard' the Hercules, in front of Montt video, May 19th-, and states, that on the 1401 , 6 e enemy's squadron, - consisting of four corvettes.; three brigs ; and several smaller vessels, S;riled from the harbour..Of MOntevideo, with in tent• to .7-apt nre and carry into port the squadron under the commaild of. Griill'ermo Brown, which was .of sruallerfOrcc,..and -which, among other vtssels, oi,sisted -of the corvettes Hercules, Bel fast; Agreeable, and Nancy 'brig." By various maneer - ivres, which occupied the Whole of the 14th, says,•he contrived to draw the enemy's squa dron to some distance from Montevideo.— These manceuvres• were continued on the I'sth, during 'which the enemy began to retire.— "At two in the afternoon," he adds, " we pursued them with. our sweep, 'the wind being slry It, while the enemy endeavoured to avoidovr corning np wish him in . every possible way.. : At last, in the evening, the lleretiles corvette came op with the enemy, gesKet hem two broadsides; and threw them into such confusion, that• in a few minutes tin e..ig St. Jose, and the corvettes Nep tune 'and Palomo, surrendered. Smrie of the ene, my', .squari'ron availed thernseltes Of the moment When we were taking poss ; cs,tou •pf,' the . snrren der,l vessels, to s inake their escape under,coVec of the night. One brig, however,,, and two smaller • vessels, were cut off from port by tUe Hercules, and having ran aground, _the' crews.got off the brig was captured, and The two Other vessels,' burnt Tiros the provinces of the river Plate base obtained a complete victory over an enemy'S sqtradron ranch superior in force, with the trifling loss of only two men killed, and one w , ,unded.— It would appear that thk y pro, used nothing . less than cutting the. throats of 'all on board our squa dron. for- their crews were-at-mot with large knives, a circumstance whieheould hardly he cre dited. Be this as it may,. I must particularly re commend that they be, all treated as prisoners of war. They amount in number to about 500, "among whom the proportion of officers is very large. " Next clay, General.Vigodet, - tlie Governor of . Montevideo, sent to me a flag of truce, with the proposal subjoined, to which is annexed a copy of my reply . : The officer who brought the flag of truce, proposed that an exchange of priSoner shonid take place, to which, however, I have not acceded ; and, I trust, that my conduct, in this respect, will meet the approbation of your Ex , cellency. " The number of cannon of, various calibre found on bbard the raptured vessels, amounts to m 73, together. .ith 2500 usLets, and a due pro. portion of . - unition. fined) " GUILLERMO BROWN:" Here follows the proposal transmitted from Ge- Vigodet„ by a flag of truce Circuinstances essentially ,connected with the peculiarly agreeable intelligence which I have re ceived frcon,the ,Peninsula, by the Polacre which yesterday anchored in these roads, and which confirms:the accounts received some time before by another channel, induce me to address your Excellency, with a view of discovering whether you are empowered, by, the Government to which you belong, to enter into such negoeiation with thiS fortress,. as may, probably, through the new order of things, come to a happy termination. Jo this Case 1 will proceed:to appoint deputies, who stay discuss the means of , potting an end to the contest, unhappily subsisting between utembers of the same family ; and, in the mean time, it . vould be proper that a cessation of hostilities should take place. If your Vg.xcellency is arab° rised to accede to either of these propositions, I hope you ‘viii favour me with a passport for the vessel a td deputies whom I wish to send to Bue nos Ayres, with the view that 1 have Mentioned above. (Signed) , May IS, 1614. " GASPAR VIGODET." ANS W ER. " On board the Hercules, in front of Montevideo, Nl:ty 19, ISI4. have hid 'the honour of receiving your Excellency's flag of truce, and in reply, 1 Tatist acquaint you, in the name of my Govern ment, that until Montevideo, its forts, arsenals, ships of war, and all public property, be delivered up to the arms of BIIQIIOS Ayres, no conditions will , be listened to. The property and persons of individuals shall be respected, and,: the military unlit deliver. up their arms, as is : usual in surren ders at *discretion. Humanity requires this of your Excellency. " D, lose 'Obregon; your Excellency's Aid-de- Camp, has begged. Of me au exchange of pri soners; which at present I cannot accede to ; hut my Government shall be informed of. both propo sals as speedily as possible. " have the honour to be, 'exc.' 4 .‘ GOILLERMO DROWN." The same;papers contain a dispatch from Don arlos de Alvear, General of the besieging army of Montevideo, dated Miguelete, the 17th of ay, detailing what lie saw of the above naval _Action from the shore. It appears thits the Government of Buenos Ay re s is now - In the hands-of a chief, who is styled the SuPremc pirector. This personage has published the following accoant of an abortive p..... 7 0 6i a ti o n with the Governor'of Montevideo. ‘-‘ inhabitants of the United. 'Provinces—The time arri;tedior satisfying thut curiosity which has been justly excited in you by certain important ineasuresi' - wbieh it was necess4a7y• to prepe.re, iu slenee; rt:icl set about with circumspection. " lttfluenqed by the suggestions of resptetabi e Ministers, and by my ardent widl to put an-end 0) the' calamities of war,' I proposed to the Go vernment Of itlontevideo, in concert with my Council of State, a sopension of hostilities, upon Soft and honourable tcrms. Wh4terer were the , • obstacles opposed by decorum and delicacy, I did not hesitate' to send Deputies to Montevideo, for J believed it always of the highest importance to give this.- incontestable proor ot- the good faith with which - I.was inclined to peace, and of th . e re spect lhd.deterence which I yielded to the mediat ing Wasters. • The first steps of this. interesti-g: negocia tion inspired confident ho . pcs of-a favourahle:re sult: bu,sl t soonondeceived. The interven- tiott-or • prete'xtsand dehiyi.soon proved, that the . - . Government of Montevidzo only wanted a Spe cious pretence to render useless the project. In'- stead of entering frankly into negociations, gua ranteed by respectable Authorities, and turning theta to the litst account in a noble and coming manner, it .founded its hopes in in trigues, and in the manoeuvres of obscure agents. Far,froin promoting peace; Si necessary to the public happiness, the Governor sought to pro voice eraubat, by au insidious policy, indulging himself - in seditious dis - Courses unbecoMing a Ma gistrate, and using the the - language of a timid audacity, which appears endeavouring - to conceal what it means to insinuate;--a hingnage, how ever, which ran deceive no.,One, and which disr honouring him who adopts its - can produce nothing useful to the State. " In consequence of this unexpectedcontluct, I ordered 1111 V Dcputiessto withdraw and retire to Ctdonia. on their departure they ‘vereuvertakin by a courier with a letter fibril the Governor of gontevideo, in which, withdrawing from tte bases proposed' for the armistice, •he laid down others so incompatible with the principles of rea son and policy, as to be discreditable to the cotn-, Anon sense of the • Governor of that fortress, un less it were obvious that they were drawn up with - the view of for ever shutting the door to acconinio dation. • " And, in truth, how could the Governor of Montevideo.-imagine that Deputies Would be sent to him, to agree to conditions of complete sub jection to his .pleasure ? Hence it is, that atter having deeply irritated the authorities interested in the'negociatiOn, belihs inflamed more violently than ever o.e civil war in the;campaii . of Monte vtdeo,s,has endangered- the complete. am»hilation of its opulence, and has aggravated the mutual ca lamities which war occasions. Fathers of families, merchants, and' indi viduals of all clasies, both ye Who compose this population, and those who are innocent Victims within 'the walls of INlontevideo, it you see your fortunes, wasting away, your families in want, ar.d your sons perishing in the field of battle, ascribe not to me calamities ‘vhich I would wish to avert at the expence of ,my 'own lif e . --Say, who has deceived your hopes, who has provoked to war, who has shut the door of peace and repose which was about to be opened Your reply is the only mitigation of the 4fiiicrioil of my heart in this severe situation. I have done every thing that was in my power. I have done,' for the sake of peace, much more than the Cap tain-General of Montevideo was entitled to ex pect. he from necessity or choice 'shuts his ears to the voice of reason ; if nothing can avail in his tuind.,--neither the respectanle an , hority of the MeditaPing Ministers, nor the advantages pre-' sented by the 'armistice, nor:the te.lrs of the un fortunate, condemned to every kind of calamity, nor the ruin of so many honoured citizens,----what resource is lett but that of arms ?. " Peace, however, is necessary to our exist ence ; -and since it cannot be obtained by nego eiation, it must be conquered', Slavery cannot be denominated peace : an ikust and ignomini ous- submission, that. 1.1:14 is required of -you--what other effect can it produce but that of renderiug disturbance and i - evolution eternal Hatred and distrust will always find pretexts for . new acts of vrolenCe, and the desolation of the country ix-ill be inevitlible. " I will never subscribe to such condition's.— Notliing shall ever induce me to sacrifice-your rights and - your liberty. YOU yourselves Cannot consent to it.' And since honour, justice, and an irresistible „necessity require it, let us maintain . the war to the last extremity. It is better to sa crifice our property and our existence, puce for all, with glory, than to expoie ourselves , to• a death, infamous and prolonged'. s The Supreme Being, the eternal protector of justice, will cro wn our efforts with success ;•• will giie n stable and lasting tranquillity. But, whatever may be t,he fortune of our arms, my wishes for peace 'sh a ll be equally ardent : victory itself will Only be agree - - able to me, in so far as it promotes the terrhiutt ;ot. this wait of the passions figaiitst itht:urc. GERVASIO ANTONIO DE POSADAS" " Castle of lilueu6s.A37es, May.l,. 1814." BASES OF PACIFICATION PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR OF moNirviDto. • 1. Buenos Ayres and all the towns subject to its govern ' Ment, with the.troops of its armies, shall' swear to the poli tical constitution of the Spanish Monarchy, Nanctimied by the General and Extraordinary Cortes of the nation, and. . shall take the oath of fidelity to Ferdinand VII. and -during: his absence and captivity to the Itegency of the kingdom ap pointed by the said Cortes. 2. Within a fortnight after the - ratification of the treaty of pacification, the constitution shall be proclaimed at Buenos Ayres, and sworn to with all possible solemnity; and in all the towns subject to that Government, it Shall be carried into effect:within a fortnight after our fraternal reconciliation shall have been intimated to them: „From that period no other Authorities shall be acknowledged, but those designated the Constitution, and which have been appointed by the Regency of the kingd(m. 3. - What e v e r respects the political, ecclesiastical, civil, And military departments, and that of the T reas ury, s h a ll h e re gulated' conformably to - the principles of the two preceding ba*es, for wltich purpose Deputies must come fully autho rised from Buenos Ayres, who, 'conjunction with those ap pointeti by the Captain=Gencral of these provinces, shall te galate every thing that may contribute to 'the Common pros andthe inviolable security of all the inhabitants now gnbjest.to the Govermhent of Buenos , Ayres : with this un den•taiirling, that if any of the existing public officers be not confirmed in the situations which they hold, every measure shall be taken to employ them in succession, pensions being at the *Arne time assigned to tlieM for their decent subsis tence. _ _ . 4. The fraternal union of •all the towns subject to the Go vernment of Buenos Aires, with the rest of 'the Monarchy, belngaccomplishe4 under the two first Uses, all forintr di visions remain ipso - facto buried. By consequence, no one shall he molested or prosecuted for any.Opioi ons w hi c h h e nia7 hare held, defended, or written; and no other Magis trate possessing powers to gnarantee this promise -but the Captain-General of these provinces, he offers solemnly, in.the name of Ferdinand VII., end in canformity with the high and extensive powers conferred upon him bi• thi l lt!g-eney of the Kingdom, to observe, fulfil, and cause to be observed and ful filled, the stipulated treaty, which ,will-have the same validity in this respect as if entered into with the National Govern. 'tient, ivhoe'quthority.The Cat)tain General exclusively exer- , Cist.s in the provinces of the River Plate. itrojitevideo, April 12, 1614. GASPAR VIGODET. (A true copy.) . HERRERA. c nLI GAZETTES. .e.lrrcngemr:its conclude:4' Ott the 19t5 April , het:twit 13riga- Geite - 7.71 I). - Govino Ott INZA, of the -IYational ccztri Brlir . .adier-Ge!teral BERNARDO O'HIGC:INS, 4T. Com tnizitellai;.-in•_Chkf the .inil of Chill. " 1. Chili is to send Deputies, with ;fit)l powers, and i:istru,:tioris to Spain, tal sntictiou the ConstitntiGn of the Cortes, untie'r which their county becomes an 4itegiral part of the Spanish 31onarch5 ,- . " Art. 2. Hostilities are instantly to cease between the two arrnivs, 'and thelespeetive territenies are to be evacuated by the forces." " Art. 3. All prisoners are to be set at liberty i. without any exception whatever. " Art..L The cdonnercial relations with every part of the Spanish Monarchy are to be restored as before the war. •‘ Art. 5. Chili. rise -to Spain such assistance 48 she is able in her present situation " Art. G. Those leterans,both infantry and cavalt y, which may remain in the*,ervice of Chili; shall receive their former pay, and the others shall be plated at the disposal of the Viceroy. " 7. The city of Conception, and 'the Port of Talca huano; shall retain their artillery, - . . ' " Art. 8. The anny of Chili shall retain its present posi tion, and not he permitted to approach near to Talea. " Art. 9. - 7 Private property taken in the war shall be re stored, Art. 10. The Government of Chili shall pay 30,000 dol lars for the expeuce of •the army in the, province of Concep tion. " Art. 11. Chili shall give three persons for hostages for the observaoce of the Treaty. •`, Art. 12. Hostagts are likewise to be given on the part of the Viceroy. - Art. 13. Couriers shall larlispatehed to-suspend all hos tility on the signing of this Treaty. " Art. 11. This Treaty, if not confirmed, the proper no tice shall be given of the same. " Art. 15. The parties concerned in this Treaty make their acknoo ledgments to the Captain of the Phirbe, James Nil her, for the friendly exertions he made to bring about a re convilLtion between the Viceroy and the C4overnment of Ch " The Itith Article is merely explanatory of the 7th. " Signed on the shores of the river Lircai, tw•o leagues - from the City of Talca, being equi-distant between the Head-qoarters of the National Army and those of the Army of Chili, May 3, 1814. - " BERNARDO O'HIGGINS. " 1). JUAN M:ICKENA." _ (Then follows the sanction Of the Convention by the Government of Chili, and an order that' the ratification of the same be ‘elebrated by a triple discharge of artillery.) FREN C H PAPERS. BRUSSELS, AUG. 12.—Lurd Clancarty, the•Bri fish Ambassador, gives a grand fete tp,morrow, in honour of his Royal 'Highness the Prince Re gent of England. All- the p4incipal persons of Brussels, as well as those. in official situations, are invited. Anciently there used tube in Holland a regiment of Swiss Guards; and three other Swiss_ Regiments, distinguished/for their bravery, their fine appearance, and, above all, .for their devotion . to the country they served. It 'appears, according to letters from• Switzerland, that negociations are now carrying on, with SONIC Cantons, to permit •the raising and ,organilation of several Swiss Re giments, to be taken into the pay of the Prince Sovereign of the United "Law Countries. . The. Prince Sovereign has issued a Decree for encouraging: the return of Belgians :resident in, France to their own country, by remitting the duties_ upon their' effects, &c. up to Ist October. Similar-favour is - shewn to French subjects who desire to leave. Belgium. • TURNII - OUT, Auo. 9.---Numerous bodies of Ha nover•ian troops are passing through Holland for Belgium. (GERMANY.)---BRUNSWICK, AUG. 3.---Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, Spouse of the Prince Regent of Eogland, and Sister to our. Sovereign,• is expected here . very shortly, and‘will occupy a part of the Ducal Palace. (ITALY.)—ANCONA, - AUG. 3.—The ~King of Naples, by a Decree, dated July 1-1, has ,restored to us all the privileges of a free port. It is said that the Neapolitan Government haqi'ven orders for the assembling of. 20,000 men, fonthepurpose , of exercising them, at the Champ de Mars of Ca ••,) • • podichino. 'They are raising in the Grand - Duchy of Tus cany, by voluntary etu•ohnent" for six years, a corps of troopsfor the maintenance of public tranquillity, aml to do the duties Of the cities and fortified places of this State. (Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.)---NAriEs, 23:—When the Neapolitan troops occupied the Duchy of Modena, Col. Franceschetti, in the ser vice of the King •ol Naples, .insliked an Agent of the' Duke of Modems. Complaints having been preferred to the Court of Naples on • this,sub ject,' the. King has, by a Decree of the 14th inst. dismissed Col. Frauceschetti. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, 'AUG. 12. M. Lattr, in the continuance of his speech re lative to the Projet of a law concerning the Budget for 1816, observed, that the total amonnt of tbe direct contributions- was at present, exclusive of patents, 333,255.867 francs he bad proposed a •systeul for personal contributions, which won? -1 amount to 43 millions, and consequently reduce the total amount to 290,000,000 to be derived from a species of land ,tax, levied on the whole surface of the kingdom, as distinguished by lauds in cul tivation, or susceptible of Cultivation, and such, parts as. are built upon., EXTRACT OF A LETTER FRO', RAMB.URGH,'At76. We understand by letters from St. Petei.s burgh, of the 23d ult. that the Emperor ALEX ANDER, in a rescript addressed •to the Governor, has declined receiving the 1) . 01101,1.s Intended for,' his entrance into that city, observing '' that it was to the ALMIGITTN" alone that all 4 the, : glory of the happy terminatio n of the war sho,,ld be Es ,Cribed."-By a Ictt6.- from Cova , agen, of the 6th iustant, we learn that three of the. Com missioners of the Allied Powers had :returned to that city Mr. POSTER, the English Envoy, was also expected _there. Their mission had been fruitless, and war had burst forth with all possible animosity. The Swedes have made thtlinelves masters'of the Isle of Krageroc, after a very se vere action, which must have cost many lives. They arc preparing to lay siege to Fredoticsfadt. The Kin►g of SWEDEN commands the fleet on the' coast of Norway. Additional Russian troops arc entering 11014teire. Tiieir prssent. amount is e titnatcSat.lo,ooß ', 44 • . , 1 . I .)a ARRIVED-1 Lishrin, 1 1_ Water f '"'' t buriP p land,, 3Gottenburgli, 1 Friticr, 1 rl4.- MICE OF STCC:N_S Tilt i DAY Al '1 VI 4 ' ' . 1 ' t)". . l'ls' V r.' 3 per Cent. Red. 6041 India BoniN, O ss. t, a per Cent. Cans. Eiti • Ew.beci. liills,„lsi 0. 4 per Cent. Cons. B=ll4 • It; 9-16'. I t-11l Consuls s Omni an, 04 , 4 nt 6fii 5 per etitt. Navy Ann. 95V1 C •1' for Ac"a. ' li i pli Bank L. Ann. Vi e , ^, col , .1'..; Ex•ro, Stock-Hi-01;er, :"' '.et, ~i . c . .t ht r, and No. Is, Cu" l '' ' a l. „qv," 1, --- "" 0 " ---- 111C711 - WATEIt AT LONDON BIUDGP: 11)-:k t i e ' '' frr Morning, 53 minutes: after G. J Evenin4, 18 nii"Li- -' ,l/ scswarimpinseramoruierv.. llo - r" . . , SIMEM Q 1719 MCERE . FALSITM Al/0:31.. , -LONDON, S.ITUI2D_IY, G u's I ; go, lE44' • H o f 0 ` -.We have avrivate letter front .Bru' se : 1 Gth. The Duke of %VELLrNGTON W"S the preceding T ue sd a y,- and went t° ° l e s " where he was recei ve d w i t h th e -must applause. Lord C LANCARTY 1141:: " ° tertainnient on the REGENT'S birt" ig ‘ 01 Lord LYNDOCK on the 16th, the Duke of Yortic.---4.iird L. returns' to few days, when the conunand devolv e 3 • 0 0/ 4 Hcreditary_Prince of•ban.NG•g. Lor d " I': AK fr i passed through Brussels on his way CASTLEItEa, GH was expected on S a tta(igi itv Mr. WHITBREAD iS a !SO there, but we '` i° 11° in what'capacity, as the English C° ;s:;° ''' Pldyers are under the management. of 7 ' ll. They played ,Tohn -Bull on opening tl' e Monday last,- to a crowded audience< o glll ° give our able Coy - respondent's Leiter st /4 MOnday. of • Nr",l We have the Monite ur an d Jour"' be the 16th, from which we have .sele ct°.l lol' 4l articles worthy of, noti c e. The ..oP ectc( s ol ffi :: of the-Princeis Of W ALES at Brit!. i°l l .‘, 4 ts mention of her Royal Highness's • up her abode for some time of the . 1 "'; '' 0 0- 1 ' . a. : Brother, is the most interesting to 15. ,0 '. 5 ' .1 0t - ie' The Party Organ has not ventured .tO ll o t o remarks upon this subject vester&Y' it is a feeling of honest shame that..lieeP; f o r .° but bad - the PRINCESS left Engi jis c if f ru j ,: othertii e toils l ofos e a t ha d n esp to era d t i e sei F iln i g i, l ) e n, hel 4 . , s l, wifi ti ; o discovered to be only her Friend s le t -they could make a Tool of her agai nst - baud, we should have hadm).end,to loti fit, tious against the cruel persecutions Olll re' .nished her from her Daughter and atl"P the ir try.. How base and contemptible does - pi a sent conduct make them a ppear At Since writing the ab o Ve we liare, e 17"1. t h „ o f' "it - hour, received the P ar is Journals ' f t"' W. 6 must make a. very brief abstract ;;Ti" of 11 00 51 The Marriage of the 011e ct ' ) ,i•D° l o f with an Archduke (Austrian we sne c sesscs states in Italy, is spoken - of . PRUSSIA'S birth-day was ce e), 1 1 rate'" lt (r° 50 . r' S i) Int. Berli n. 3d August. Prince'llaaW- „ :3 0 0 , grand dinner, at Which the puke on e 0 "e tl • was present. The following I°s e fa . ' v - CA toasts=" The Repose and, the C ac .) • • The Sword against whoever dis tu.ll ' s BERTRAND'S Lady has sailed troll' Fo9', 0' English vessel, fOr Elba., Dir.. CO , te .ler' h's )1" American Ambassador, • • ente" 6( P es e 1 , Credit to the King of FRANCE On Plague is decreasing at - Sinyrn , ee' 1 1 Our Negociators at Ghent, after t t int er 'e e %- of reciproc a l vi s i ts , .b a d their fi rS ( ILIY c ol 1°" i e(' ) • the American Commissioners, tea 4P „ thc at the Hotel of the latter, v; • 1 " ) " -9 „ye* , fo; received dispatchesfrum their Cw' „o • °violi n "' - o' l Lopi3 XVIII. has issued • ivrs glinting 'the Meeting', Sic• of t °f, - that - o On ' l ' There was yesterday a -reV rt on N e c k• it ‘ Squadrons had made an at tael "P r ae! ,q wa" ) r t e tie ] . 1 3 0- ( i t ! ) 4 had burned • the town as vessels, Add two, Arrie.ricau fligeaotec:,'o not learn dint any ;such intell received by .Government. • cf ln i Tile E f - — IP-- --- stke, "P"mr of Itittssi.,‘ and tile ir''.• , ~„: 1•1 -1 ,'''' ~ as cul.tlcier. Preotrersbh,tirgriand 13crlit),Iwt '' r ivi e, 1-:„.e. -Ile ---s,-ut ill mnre W(0'41316 rirecPfe erg' 1"n of feelillg 101nts-s 110 t''.'llsliori'' tril:ey.±°itt"vvveas,,for such graceful anti. i:":::::fiery.e4: i ( • 0•, I l Er .1 8" 17 116 1 1: _ el( ts. :dp .:A fo RT r E ;(1 c . :u l 1 3 ::l i o :It v i:::1(13'1)1'1'c;:i1:111.11:1161:::')':1:1:::(''';::':° by osur°:leTlYtai6l:olg7xus'l::lgialtil:tr 11:: ::c li I t s , ' l. 1"01)1*--ty.- 13 :t '»eititingthe ,coet Patty ! . • IV We observe - from c L li 6 rlie. ji,j.en* of , c o \JurAT still retains- t h e title ° carl fi e a'. 'S'iciiies• Th is is a l i tt l c Looioul', I