The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-24 00:00:00

" 140, .10/112 12.
" SIR—In consequenee of your letter to me of this day's
date, I beg to subjoin the following narrative of my trans-
actions with the Commander•in Chief of the Chili squadron,
Loid Cochrane, with the annexed documents:—
" The Robert Fudge arrived at Arica fr.im Rio de Janeiro
on the 25th of April, with a cargo of British manufactured
goods, and all the property of British mercantile houses in
Rio. We were very well treated by the authorities in Aries,
under the Spanish flag, and had diacharzed six package', of
goods, when the appearance of the Chili aqusdrou put a stop
to oar

On the 20th of May I first saw Lewd Cochrane at As
Ca, on my return from Teens, where I had berm coo6netl
some time to my bed by a severe fit of illness, and on asking
what hr intend. d to do with toy vessel, be said she was very
snspieioas as Spanish property, and that he should most '
likely send her to Valparaiso for adjudication, densauding
my papers, when I gave lip my bills of "Wiwi, which he
still bolds in his possession. The next day lie told toe to
order the Captain of the Robert Fudge to prepare la get
under weigh for Ito, which I did, and on the 22d ult. the
I sailed for this port, 1 remaining myself on shore to
come down by land, having got his Lordship's passport to
du so on account of some business I had to transact at Tacna-
-00 my arrival lore on the 30th May, 1 was informed his
Lordship tednided to send the Rohm it Fudge up to Valpa-
raiso, which he confirmed to me verbally the neat gowning,
when 1 waited ou bins in person ; rolilisig, that he had
written already to the Chili Gavt 'ammo, respeeting the
Robert Fudge, which vessel was psi ticularly suspicious to
hien ar having property in the name of • • • •
• •of Rio de Janeiro, who he knew hail been covering
Spanish property to a large amount. 1 therefine wrote bun
■ letter on the 31st of May, desiring to know if 1 was to
consider his verbal communication to me of the detention of
the vessel es decisive, ►equesting a written answer. He wrote
the a note desiring to see me on board, and told me that the
Admiral Cockburn and Rebecca had paid him duties at the
rate of 18 per cent, on the cargo, and three and • half per
cent, on the returns. if made iii specie, and ;hat I must du
the same, and that he would not amid the vessel to Chili fur
judgment. In order to avoid so samosa. a step to the owners of
the cargo assendiug the vessel to Valparaiso, and being entirely
at hi. merry, I acquiesced in the arrangement, after in toils
endeavouring to obtain better terms, and sent on boatel the
San Martin, on the 2J instant, a bale of Russia dock, sad
hale of ordinary cloth, which he had requested of me to do;
this he resumed with the note of the 2tl of June. 1 then
sent him six packages of the moat valuable goods 1 bail ;
and the answer was to send an office► ant) eight men on
board to take possession of the weasel, toil take out all
the crew (eutkisting of seven men), excepting captain, so-
petraixo, mate, cook, and steward. On the 34 of June 1
wrote him the accompanying letter, altauthiniiig the vessel
and cargo to him eutwely, which produced ►is simmer of
the same dale. Oa the sth instant Captain Wilkinson,
commander of the Stu Martin, Galled on me, and asked why I
refused to give tip the deposit Rands to his Lordship; that if
I would do so, he would lake on himself to se.id the Robert
Futlze's crew again, and liiserate the vessel. Finding myself
in so uopl t a situation, I agreed to re-assume my rights
as acting for the mailers of the cargo, and isecurdingly deli-
, wired over to his Lordship, as per boa receipt, goods and
rash to the value of 20,388 dollars 1 real, he, after a deal i f
remittal u my part, giving up 5,906 dollars. 6 reale of
the duties; and although I retreated an acknowledginent
from him is witting, that he would return the duties tin such
of my cargo at I could slot sell here, as 1 did nut expect to
sell one-third of it on this put of the coast, or gise me a
license to protwed with what I could tot sell to the ports to
leeward of Lima, in possession of the Patriot forces, pledg-
ing himself that on new duties should lie exacted from me
there, Its refused to do either, sad told me I must consider
this arrangement as anal betwrust us.
" This, Sir, as far as I recollect, is • true and correct
statement of what has oceitri ea to ale and the vessel cruder
my charge, daring the list, the Chili sgendro• has been on
the roast; to which 1 must add, that the situation of Ib•
vessel k very dangerous sod distre■sing, as we had the mis-
fortone to lose our jolly.boat till the 8111 instant, with the
mate sad throe of the crew; two of the remaining hands and
the tower very ill; and very badly provided with cable►, so
that we require to go into some sate port to refit imme-
diately, to prevent soy serious accident occurting to the
a tassel "

Copy of the Coere.uniidence lietwerii. the super-
cargo of the Robert Emdge sod Lord C..eliraiie, re-
ferred to in the foregoing statement : _

" Julie 3, 1141.
" 31T LORD—In ronstquenee of your Lordsinp !swung
seat an officer and mem tin board the brig Hubert Fudge
last nicht, amd token out sewn of her crew, 1 bag to inform
your Lordship timt I consist, r myself no longer reipon.ihle
for the I wild her raw, bat that it is entirely ender
your I.orthltip'm direct 00000 r, mud aim:Wm to your Lordship
my rights oo Wand as supercargo acting for the owers of the
P".l/11"'

" 1 have to request your Lorthhip will favour me with a
receipt fur one bale of cloth, marked H. 19. and another of
raven duck, marked R. D. No. 10, and also fur the thou-
sand dollars in specie 1 deposited yesterday, in part of the
duties on the Robert Fudge's cargo, awl return me, if you r
Lordship thinks proper, my bills of lading that I gelirre.ed
to your Lordship lo Mies on the 19th ult."

Copy of Lod Cochraut's reply to the foregoing
letter : •

" 8" Marti*, I'.o. Julie 3.
Dare received your letter, tud iq o..asiver thereto,