The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-16 00:00:00

SOU% II A 11ERICA.

Letters and Gazettes from Buenos Apes to the
of Julie, by the *hi!) Lindsey,, just arrived iii
the Downs, etintaio some itsirresting intelligence. A
letter of the 24th gives the particulars :—lt
should seem that AKTIIIAS is nearly hors de combat,
•t least against the l'ortiNuese. The latter have
token Arroyo tie la China, where they committed
the greatest excesses, neither age nor sex,
nor any property, whetl.er British', or of
State.

It is not poititety known where ARTIGLS now IP,

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lint mune accounts slate that Le is fa! to-the Nip Ili,
pushed up almost to the frontieri of the Brazils.
That lie is sinking fist is highly probable, itecause
the towns hitherto Under his sway, such as Coorien-
tes, &c. have expelled the Governors appoitited by
him, situ have sent deputies here, requestiou to be
admitted into the Union. It is even teporte"dothat
Paraguay, has expressed a wish to the same effect.
In Tucuman and Upper Peru nothing has oc-
curred yet; but is very likely that news of the
events in Chili will cause the Royalists to think of
a retreat on Lima.
From Chili we have en official account thin .200
men of the national troops stationed iit Tuba,
have surprised a royal detachment under Colonel
MILNE', consisting of 300 men, at Parra!, killed
1,00, among whom was BULNES himself, and taken
70 prisoners. The United States storm of war M-
eanie, had returned to Valparaiso from Limn, Insving
on hoard a Commissioner from the Viceroy Pkzu-
E L A, authorised to treat for an exchange of prisoners.
She also conveyed two Lieut.-Colonels and two
Captains of the Buenos Ayret troops. made prison-
ers wine years ago in the battles of l'illeapugio and
Ayoma; these were freely restored, in order to spew
the sincerity or the Viceroy. It is a proof of the
impression which, the victory of Maypo has *wide of
Limo; fur it is not long ago that Gen. SAN MARTIN
made proposals for an exchange of prisoners to the.
Viceroy, who not even condescended to return so
poorer. Now lie sends a Commissioner with
dispatches to General SAN MARTIN, oho is
ad-
dhessed in the style of " Excellency and General-
insChief of the Armies of the Andes and of Chili."
The following is a copy of the proposal for au
exchange
MOST EXCILLINT SlR—Audinrirra by his Excellency
the Viceroy and Captain-General of Peru, Don Joaquin de
It retort*, fur effecting an exchange of prisoners of the
Hoist army, made by the army under the co:montane, of your
Excellency, I am arrived at this port under the guarantee of
the flag of the United Slates of America, in the sloop of
war named Ontario, of that nation, commanded by James
Biddle, Esq. who generously offered to contribute, by means
of conveying me in his vessel, to the relief of the nitwit.).
rims wat flues whom the chance of war has put its your Ex.
cellency's power; for which purpose I am the bearer of
dispatches from the Most Excellent Viceroy to your Excel-
lency. I have also ten thousand dollars for supplying the
said officers' soul request that your Excellency will grata
permis for the landing and distribution of that money,
if there should not hr oil objection to it t 1 further request
that your Gxrclleuey will commoonicale orders either for my
proceeding to the capital for the purpose of arranging an ex-
change of prisoners with your Exit Henry in lwrs ..... or to
treat lucre with the person whom you may think ruinr to
name.

" I ram, mention, for the information army Excellency,
that Lieut.-Colonels Don Joao JIM' Quesarla, and Dim Joan
Bialiterrain., and Captain. Don INAIsm Emilio°, and
Don Francine.) Villanueva. twine of the her of prisoners
detained at Callao, are arrived wills me, and are already gone
on shine, for the ptorwe of twilit exchanzed. All the rest
would have come uith me, if Captain Diddle haul 111111 accurst-
mud:mons for them is hi,. ce w 1; or if it could have been
exp.-tied to MO amillicr to convey the in under htc convoy, to
%%Inch effect he wam applied to, as he biome!. can inform
your Excellency. May God piewrve yon many years.
" Port of Valparaiso, on board the United States corvette
Ontario, May 29.

(Signed)
" FELIX D'OTHABERRIAGUE BLANCO.
"To tlie Ifiro Ewa-ilium Sir, Mon Just. de San
Gencial-m-Chief or Ilse Army of the Andes and of
Club.

(A true Copy) " BA LCARCE "
Our of the firitr.h ships of war, arrived at Val.
paraiso, had on her !Homage put into Talcahuano,
where she found the Spanish frigate Esmeralda,
witch disabled by her late engagement with the
Luata►°. It was said she had lost .50 men in
killed and wounded. General Osamu wax at Tal-
cahuano, hut had only aloud 1,000 men lo-r
him, being all that lie could collect, rattly of the
garrison lett there and of the militia in the vicinity.
lie was shipping his heavy artillery, %Melt seemed
to indicate that lie despaired of defending the place.
The Chili navy is now composed of the Cumber-
land of 64, the Lanturo of 42, and the Aeon of 16
gnus. Gctieral SAN MARTIN is to set out from
heirce for Mendoza in a few days, arid will cross the
Cordillera on his return to Chili as soon as plat:lieu-

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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