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London, England, 1821-10-24 00:00:00

ANOTHER DISPATCH.

1' By the arrival yesterday of the brig Catafixa,
the defeat of General Riceafort ha. been confirmed,
as well as the other intelligence before communi-
cant]. The following is the substance of the wl'or-
mation

" ' That the defeat nfGeneral Riecafart has been total, he
having been completely beaten soar Nero by General Are-
lde*, after a moat obstinate emitest, ies which General Ric-
cafort Mat • leg, being struck by a spent cannumball, which
killed his home; that the whole of his el:vision has been
either killed, wounded, or taken prisoners, excepting a few
cavalry officers end soldier. who escaped to Lima.
" That his Excellency General Sin Marton concluded en
armistice with the Viceroy of Lima, at the request of the lat-
ter, fur twenty days, with the object of agreeing upon certain
points proposed. the nature of which is not known ; however,
this is certain, that the invitation to treat was made by the
Viceroy in consequenee of the bum of Riccsfurt's
" I have the honour to transmit this to your Excellency
fur your information, and fur that of the Supreme Director.
" God preserve your Excellency many years.
" Valparaiso, July " LUIS DE LA CRUZ.
" To the Minister of State,
Dr. Dun Joaquin de Echeverrm."

•RMISTICI CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE COMMIS-
SIONERS OF THEIR EXCELLENCIEr SENOR D.
JOSE DB Lacsam• AND TENOR D. JOSE DE SAN
MARTIN.
Eztraordimary Gazelle of the Goverment of Lima,
May 24, 1921.
(ONTICIAL ART ICLE.)
The Deputies assembled io Punehaoa, is order to treat of

BRITISH INTERESTS IN THE PACIFIC—PROCEED-
INGS OF LORD COCHRANE AND THE CHILIAN
SQUADRON.
Extract of • letter dated Buenos Ayres, August
12 :--

" On the sth instant we received advice's from Chili to he
Sib ultimo. The question of blockade pending between
Commodore Sir T. Hardy sail the Chiban Government is
wow brought to issue, sad by their decree of the 234 of
Jane, the ports situated between 11 deg. 48 min. and 13 deg.
61 min. south lat. only, are declared in a state of blockade.
Oa the 1811, of June lord Cochrane was in the Bay of Ho,
and levying duties too all vessels trading on Hist coast al the
rate of 18 per cent. rim the goods, sad 31 per rest. further fur
the embarkation of specie; the calculated amount of dirties
be received from each vessels in goods. The ship Admiral
Cot khans sad brig Robert rage, homed fur Callao, bad been
detained by Lord Cochrsas ; the former wasolldised to pro.
reed in caosequence of having supplied him with a quautily
of Natal stores, and the latter. after having been taken poi -
reside)* of, and ordered to Valparaiso fur adjudication, was
restored on depositing on hoar.' the Sao Martin goods and
cash to the probable amount of duties, and a license granted
to trade on the coast. A Spanish privateer haul appeared uff
Valparaiso, supposed to be an English vessel seised by Betts-
vides, the royalist commander, io the province of Coaception,
sad fitted out to cruise against all vessels 'mead for Chili.
It was reported that she hod detained slue Perseverance, an
&Perlis!. vessel. The ship 31aiy, of Loadoo,Ford, has beer
detained by the old Spaniards at Arica for the last wine
mouths ; but it is expected tibia Captain Hall, of his Majes-
ty's ship Conway, will get her liberated, with sompenastion
for the deteutiuss and loss of property."

Extract or another letter, dated Buenos Ayres,
August I2:—
" The hearer of the last advice, from Chili is a British
officer, who is charged with dispatches front Commodore Sir
Thomas Hardy at his Government ; we presume relative in
the slate of commercial affairs on the curios of Chili and
Peru. The officer proceeds in the schooner Malvin@ for
Liverpool, by which vessel we send this. Tile Superb, of
78 rm.:, has just arrived to reiuforee Sir Thomas as the
officer left ; and it was expected tint her ■ppesranru would
bring about the redress of many grievances complained uf."
Dispatch of Ailmiial Sir Thomas !Lardy to the
British merclisnts at Santiago
" Ili/ Majesty's ship Creole, Valparaiso, June 25-
" sus-1 beg you will acquaint the British inerclrinis re-
sident in &Ming), that 1 have ncrived, by command of
his Excellency the Supreme Director of the Republic of
Chili, an official copy of the 11. erre of the 43d instant,
modifying the former one of general blockade of the roasts
of Peon of the 2011 i August last, and limiting the actual
blockade to be mainiained by the Chillan squadroe off the
ports, situated between 11 deg. IS min. and 13 deg. 31 south
latitude.

Although I cannot but express my t-quiescence fur the
Allure in this modificative which is to commence in 40 days
from the 4211 instant, I have cisosideeed it my duty to repre-
sent to the Supreme Director, that my objections to the et-
rem of the decree of general blockade against British ves-
sels, fur the periods prior to the cummeneemeut of the above
modification, that is, to the 14th of July next, are nut re-
moved, until I receive orders to the contrary from his Bri.
tannic Majesty's Government. I have the humour, &c.
(Signed) "T. M. HARDY, Commodore.
" Ed. Lawson, Esq. Chairman of the hotly
tit Iltitish Met amine, Santiago."
Extract of s letter dated Sui.tiego, July 8
a/MUG° DE CHILI, JULY 8.
" In consequence of the proceedings of the belligeromts on
this coast, a meeting of the British merchants lias heels held
here, when it was resolved to address Sir Thomas Hardy,
requesting hum to endeavour to put a stop to measures
which, if not productive of total loss, have at least proved of
very serious injury to British interests. The consintinica.
'ions which have been made from the Government io Sir
Thomas Hardy prove, however, that, far from its being their
intention to redress the grievances complained of, they justify
and uphold the proceedings of their Naval Commanders.
" The British ships Edward Ellice, Lord Suffield, and
Indian, are still lying at Valparaiso with their cargoes on
board: the Prise Court has nut yet decided out their cases,
although five mouths have elapsed since they came uuder
consideration.

The Columbia, of London, arrived at Valuaraim, was
detained at sea, and seat in fur examination: her voyage was
from Arica to Guayaquil: her care is also before the Prize
Court. The Lord Catheari, of London, is iu posselsion of
soldiers, put on board by Goverment, and the waster in
custody on shore at Arica."

Copy of a Proclamation by Lord Cochrane, 14y-
ing au rmbargo on the port of Arica : •••
ARICA, MAY 21.
" INHAJUTAns or ARICA—The calamities to which you

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