The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-07 00:00:00

CHILI it N PAPERS.

[Freon the Patriots (Allow Ralraerrlbtecio.l
We 811Ilik have just been favouml with the aGo, MAT 29. dtatefi an d
narrative, which have been add-visited to um by the froiemmem.
and, 'rum a regard to their importance, we hasten to pnblish them,
that the people may knew the infamous mareuvres which some de.
generate men employ, for the purpose or sowing Ile %tees at civil
war in this beautiful cavoley, anti bringing.lt again ur.der die)**
of despotism.

4, OOVERNIMENT OF VALPAMATSO, IIAY 27.
" It k now seven o'clock at night, aral at OM; may hour sews ie
the direction of the cap tal. by Seigeant-Majcr of the ilk Di%
Dereninto Valerzu . °a, who has lanued no the Caar, and who, e
from Charm in the brig I.evaitte, which ha tot t yet enteteeT.:e
hal boor. lie brings intolltgence Coat the battalion to which he
loop has nintinted, in consequence or tie erriial from Li
male
ei
Don Pedro Alounate, common:st Arcs hy O'Higgins with the °him
of posseasitig himself of thathipelago, which he effeeseci -,.-,
the 341 instant, at two o'clock in the morating, havingsa the 6,0.
vernor moiler arrest. The same Sergear.nblajor will innoren Lo—n,
Excellency particularly respecting this event, which, to save
I shall not communicate to you tr. detail. Be pleased to lining it time,
the knowledge of the Supreme Director, and to receive dia surances of my consideration and r .pect. te.
(Signed) " FRANCISCO DE LA SABTIIt, •
Addroked to the Minister of State for the Department of the Intetiar,
DETAILS OF THE EVENTS IN CHILOE.
The So,rgettimatlajor of the nth battalion, Gcrortimo 414 lenzuela, communicates the following intelligence:— Va.
, ." On the night between the 24th and 2.'ith of Ape!, atlealse
the port of San Carlos, in the English vessel Aleas4er Adam. Don Pedro Aidunate, brother to the floteroor, Dan ame No.
dap, coming from Callao. The said Dan .redeolitingla Lam, Lima a commission to raise the troops in the'ettaison in favour of
Don liernardo O'Higgins, with a particular chafge of treating
for this purpose with Ma Manuel Inmate, aletgeant-31sj..r et
Artillery, who, on account of the ahsetice of the tiovernormjn., nate. organizing the militia of that province, held the 'nattier:of
awe ri In Governor. Fiteutes and Don Pedro Aidunate, takinged.
*image of these circumstancts, bmught about an insurrection
among the troops at two o'clock in the morning of the 341 of 3lay.
'to accoaoplioh this object on the Grime night. the inktint Omemet.
Fuentes, went to the arouse of Valero:nem (who evonmasded at ti,
time the atla battalion), accompanied 6y Captain °Ureic*, Liana
Rinks, and Ensign Silva, all of the • ' Volution, and a perry
te
of entelicre, and without any COMip .I n siirpriled him, and
took him prisoner, confining him in quarters in the same house.
On the following day, Captain Artnda anti Itieotenara Modes
mime to visit hint, and communicated to him that Certain Den
Andres ()homes had taken the command or the battalion; that
Captein Don Antonio ilenriquez executed the duties of Sergeant-
Msjor in the same battalion ; that the reason for this ineurrettioa
we* the arrival at these islands of Don Pedro Melon:de, commis-
sioned by O'Higgins to effect it ; that he savored theta thatoe-
neral Bolivar had ofkred to O'Higgins 4,taft men to match gra
Chile; that the loiter had not received the offer immediately, rho oinking two months to rural his determinatian ; that, fur insuring
his object, O'Higgins had sent orders to earn e a mutiny among
the troops of Chile, as well as commissioners to the towns in Cc' m.
on:pion, Santiago, and Coquimbo, to form partisans among the
troops thcre stationed, said to have them ready to assist him when
he should enter Chile.
" lie knew that, without any opposition, the chiefs of the in.
.urrectlon could gain over, in Chtlue, the 4th battalion and the
company of artillery. Tim °tremor, Don Jese Santiago Aka-
nate, arrived at the city on the sad 3d of May, at twelve
o'clock at noon, and at night they apprehended hem, and made
Lint prisoner, along with the brother tit the deponent, Serge:mt.
Maio, Dun Francisco Veleutzuela. Tne deponent knew that the
into ntion of the mutineers was to send the Governor, Aldunate,
to Valparaiso, in the brig Liionia, which woe in the port of San
Caine,r discharging Ler cargo to rent, to Valparaiso. In the
night of Alay 4, the deponent, his too, ,e abets mandated, sad
Liana Don Lorenzo Dial, embarked ant board the natitmrd brig
Levaite, which Railed the following day to Valparaiso. The Coco.
mandant of that brig put on 'bore the deponent and his brother, oa
the coast of San Antonio, on tte 27th ime. at their or n repel:, out
of tear that the ship mould not arrive good enough at Velparaiso,
to which they were dead led ; and they arrived on the 27th. at
night, Lieut. Diaz having remained on board because lie had rot
mud:less enough to leap on al ore. At the 11101Oellt Of the &re-
liant's arrival at Valparaiso', and after his conomeastion with time
Governor, lie proceeded to this capital, where he arrived taalay,
at six o'clock in the otoorning.l"