The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-18 00:00:00

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No. 1,383.—V0L. XV.

SOUTH AMERICA.
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The Jamaica mail has brought articles of intelli-
gence, &earnests, '&c. from this part of the globtiof
which we present; those that appear to possess the
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greatest in tereo. :—,
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EXTRACINN LETTER DATED LIMA, MAY 10.
• • Dei imisitsternial lemensections with this °mushy sre.,tated
in a vie,' yeeeriuus sitestion, owing to the needier of seizures
mad" onifilrerent pretests bf the government, whose *Mein
it mippeare to be to seize and condemn, right or wrong. There
are at this moment not less than eight or ten English vesselio
ander adjudioation, which it will require all the exertinas and
ifilleellee of tin& supercargoes to save from condemnation.—
The stock of manufactures now here is very large, nor is there
likely to be much demand for them unlit the Sierra, or moon-
Unions district, now in the possession of the Royalists, shall
be open, so es to 'Nord a free communication with the istedist.
In that case there will lira qidck sale, as many of the Sewn+ are
destitute of goods.
" About a owed/mince a reverse was sustained by one of the
divisions oft e!ledependeat army, Gen.Tvistan, who was sta-
tioned at los, with about 3,200 men, was attacked by 1,800
lipanish.Royaliste from Hones, and defeated with time loss of
000 prisoners, 300 barrels of powder, Bud 3,000 muskets.
Thepresent force et the Independents is 6,000 men in and
Gear Lima, and 3.000 at Cuemiqa. General Sao Martin will
eommence'his march in a week to open the campaign. 'Os the
ethec heed, the Royalists are in considerable strength. Gen.
Camerae is at Hears with 3,000 men ; La Serial (the Isle
Viceroy) has 2,04105 t Cuzco; and Valdes has 1,000 at Arequipa.
Besides these, the auxiliaries, under Ramirez, may amount to
between 3,000 and 1,000 men.
" Arequipa and the whole country from Nasca to Cobismi are
still in the possession of the Royalists, sod the ports are de-
clared in a state of blockade by this Government, who reinforce,
it with three solvezwers.
Lord Coehraue, after having in vain sought for the Proteins
(*ow here), and the Vearjesera (in Guayaquil),cante Mr this port,
and has demanded time former, while be bas 'maimed lit anclie
ha the bay. lie and this Govesumingtelit. *a kis& ternie,nod.
their eats* of dispute is not likely to be the deli-
very of the prwas sootVetisnwize to ChM.' This morning he
delarmied the MovAtzesse aiming in. Her crew he sent on shore
with their former captain, sod has despatched her to Chili. This
vessel, though under the Chilies flag, was considered as be-
longing to Sas Martin. His-Lordship has also weighed anchor,
supposed fur Guayaquil. He left the Isdependeecin on the
coast of New Spain, and the Sells Frmarelo to transport some
of Bolivar!' troops to Guayaquil.
" The force of Pero consists of one frigate, two corvettes, two
brigs, and some small schooners, under Admiral Blanco; but
all indifTereolly maimed.
". The foliated:mg is the copy of a decree issued by the Mar-
quis of forret Tagle, fur regulating the trade with this place ."
DECREE, Sth.

1. All cases ef judicature respecting prises will be decided
is three appeals.

.2. Claes of tisiveators will take place under the following
sircumstances :—Fitst, If any vessel is found narigaing in the
seas comprehended within the limits of the state, without the
necessary Itemises and decrements, or with false ones.—Seconol,
if neutral or friendly vessels shall be found conveying to the
territory occupied by the enemy warlike stores.—Third, If
they should fqrce the blockade declared by the decree of the
14th of October, In2l, and others that may be published sub-
sequently to it.—Fourth, If they should convey to the enemy
any of their property. Undue ell those case* they will be aura
to be del/tinted.
'3. :Friendly or neutral vessels found with illegal merchandite
seaward will be detained ; liken ire those found t . •tinK
bus.uess in prohibited ports; but those cases relative to smug-
gling will he adjudged exolusively by the Presidents of ,the'
Departments.
4. Neve( sing prize judgments, the Director-General of
Marine will first give his opinion, consulting at the sate time
his auditor.

All vessels detained moat be carried to the port of Callao,
where the motives why so detained will be explained.
b. immediately ou Inc arrival of tie detained ',lewd **Callao,
the captor will present tothe Director-General of Mistime what
papers he might have found on board, or those delivered him
by the captain or supercargo; with an account of all that might
base tramipirsel, and oldie persona. found on board.
7. Su as the papers fused out board may not be doubted vs
to their legality, the captor will himself, or delegate some per-
son or persons to take an account of them, accompanied by the
captain or supercargo, who will sign it, informing them at the
same time that by those documental only the 'easel will he ad-
judged without admitting others. An authorized copy of those
proceedings will be delivered to the latter.
b. It• the captor of the vamsel skuold suspect that the papers
presented by the captain or supercargo are false, he will coo•
par.• th. ra liy those given him by the DireetorGeneral of Marine
to those given to the dillcrein subjects of oiliereill elates.
t). 'f WPM! papers being received by the Director General of
Marine, and whatever relating to them ; then lie will order the
commencement of the Mewling'.
11 Having summoned the captain or supercargo of the s essel
detained, file evarninatiusi of the papers will commence, their
declarations will be taken, as well as of sal those who ins, be
thought oveesa.try, or supposed to lie able to throw any light
On the subject.

11. No other papers hat those designated in the 6th and 7th
articles will he aolmil fed. lit he r.tiliain or supercargo of the de-
tained vessel Oswald oh'er to prove that they would not lccciia
lisem, or that they were lust by un uarivoidahle accident, their
jostilicatisa Kl4I be 3 " .1 11'
%—das a auu.l and pereultto,y
• 12. The charges agalast the vcata I bein6 cont.ludcd, the Di-
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SITYDAY, AUGUS* 18, 1822.

rector-Geeoral of Marine will declepeH the vessel eaa be de-
misted or sot, according blew.
Is. llsk plea witT'be appealable ter bath pasties.
14. "Ills appeal will be admitted to carers, milers they
give acuity for the diatom sad expellees that may -----
IS. The detained VtiMCI will bstiMrsled withewl
eapeoces, if Ler detention 'Weld be declared unjust, a,
captor *head not appeal.
18. 16 a contrary Ease. thalamic, will sestina' detrained..
the High Court of Julleidiedid deicsiabte it. The setae Ms.
done when tbellctaitsed may appeal. '
IT. If the pleading, oilfield belong slant, and feared that the
goods or cargo should receive damage by Om dalmatian, the
Director General of Marine wilt restive er le die discharging
the vessel or not.
18. When it any be deemed emseelary to discharge, the
batches will be opened in-the pewees of a besamissioser ap-
pointed be the Director Geoerid iiillhalee ; and for the captain
or superoargn, en exact iavestecy of the goods will be taken,
and then lodged in warehouses, aid a kty given to the said
captain or supercargo.
(Signed) TORRE TAGLX.
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AMERICAN PAPERS. •
New Yoitk, JULY 13,—Thefulloiving is a masa
nory view of the state of the public affairs in Peri
up to the Sib of April, 18'22
LlMA.—Generel La Seine is at 'Jinja with upsi
wards of 6,000 men. Siam Canterac came dower
in September last, and in hirpaseipitile retreat had
lost more than 1,000 men,the Canter part of which
has passed over to the missy ocreeit : and in cense.
quence of which he has not am* any other Attempt
against Lima. from ibis Nita titere- bare been &lot
tached 8,000 men, kilter ditiMilildllandif Dati I,)o+'
Tristan, fin 1141tillo&V1litt they are tuji•uP
to be al predenL, •
.04ject is to protean,
that prtninee apipat tiettstit, Rantirea. be
mainder of the troop 'of thoAine, amounting. to
10,000 strong, base 'been 60 but Of the epidtal
and cantoned in several *Mara the nitilintaiks
the said capital being garrisoned by the town militia,
of which several regiments have been lately formed. ,
The Protector being about tcrdepart for Guaya-
quil, to have an interview with 'Bolivar, intruded
the Marquis of Torre Tagle wish the supreme caul-
ntand. Having arrived at Triaillo, he was in-
formed that Bollivar would notation in a lung time:
in consequence of which he returned to 'Lima, but
let the Marquis continue in theeolsmawl.
The European Spaniardi mere ordered by public
edicts to take the oath of allegiance to this country,
or to depart from it, Aviih permission to ,take along
with them their property. Those who would not
profit by this offer, nor have been willing to be na-
turalized, have been obliged to quit the country by'
force, and to leave one' alf of their property foe
the benefit of the state; which has chartered a ves-
sel to carry away such as are unable to pay their
passage. Those who have rendered particular Mr-
vices, the valetudinarians, and persons of 60 years
of age, are excepted. There have ben many, how-
evl.7, who preferred to become America ns; and in
order to remain in the country, have applied for
naturalization. The espenoes of it amount to 25
dollars, out the poor are furnished with it gratis. I
have already applied for one for Aguibar, an his
agent, setting forth his services. Tile Andibishop.
of Lima asked for his passport, and went to Spain.;
Thu Bishop of Truxilio was obliged to quit this
country, and the same has happened to the Ilishop'
elf Guainanga, in consequence of his haying refused
to issue a pastoral letter. Don Xavier Echague,
D. D. Dean of the Church, is nominated for the
Archbishopric; Father Don Segundo Carrion, for
the Bishopric of Truxitlu, and I‘. other Jose A rrieta,
for that of Guamanga.• Dan Juan Garcia del Rio,
as Envoy to the Foreign Cortes, is the bearer of this
appointment to Rome.
consequence of the flight of Don Jose Arils-
mendi from Lima, many persous have lasen ruined;
amongst them is Leguerica, who lusts 90,000 dol-
lars. Ile died of consumption at Nlirtsfltores, cm the
4th of March. General Arcnales is Governor at
Truxillo. Exudero and Juan Antonio were elected
Mcarles at l'urra. The first governs the place, iu-
stead of Col. Santa Crux, who is gt.ne to the help
id the Colusubiaus, at the head of 1,..-outl men col-
lected here.
'file Congress of Peru wealleto meet on the Ist of
May. A camtnittea was seletted at. Lima to draw
up the constitution, and to report tie progress
thereon its Congress; but they having .t 1;4
longer atm, the mectiog of the Cone;tt.as was. post-

Ibe -Gina. anteed on
Orleans, the oat/tabs of
Imil•reetehed New Orleans
driving the Americana out
without diecriasinaties‘
when we consider Ohs gate
violent eorwo t in
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ptohaibt. nsay. terminate •
west'of colonising, under a
with Vito born free and
epublicturight.
THE. KING.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY, Rm.. Amu '14..
The wind has been all the South=west,
but very light; at about half-t. .1 the holly of
vessels were indistinctly seen, but owing to the haat' no-
thing positive could be ascertained; about 12 the
shifted to the South, and the haze began to clear away
at a 7..i4er.pait 12 the Royal yacht. towed by two SWANS
boats, with her sails furled. was distinctly seem, the
smaller steam boat first with sail set ; and at this time
the vessels in the roads fired a salute; 40 animates past
12 the wind blew a fine gentle breeze from theSoutit.
The yacht still i 40w, witboot cosy sail set, and nearing
very last • sits vessels in company ander sail, besides two
steam boats. The straits boats having the yacht gaining
on the vessels under tail. Threaltois Hill et this too..
meat presents one of the fittest seenewitnagittable owing
to the immense crowd; ettissinetespast- Le, ft now rains
little. One o'clock, it still rants and is hazy; •five
minutes past one, two guns fired Irom the Cahoot Hill
aail two front the Castle; the yacht and steam- boats •
be wing aboot +met South hop litclikeith. The crows -
upou the Calton-11111 is now clispeising very fast; and • ••••••--
treat numbers are proceeding down to Leith in alltlirac..
twos ; l 3 minutes past t, about a troop Mille Scut. Grays
are penis; by the new Lontlon-suad tu•Leitlt. 11 is stow
imbilishielearer and the rain has ceased, atsd a tamp of the
311 Dragoons is passing its Immo( the natal-boo town,stad
lining the streets; 19 minutes past 1, the yachts. ;mean-
pained by two strait' boats, are between .1 itchkeith and
ate Hearth:, near the mouth of Leith Harbour—it reme
Altaic again.
At-ft minutes past I, the smallest steam wesso iert.the
yacht, Me betug at this non neat iodic left of the 14eactrit;
11111miumet past I, the ships in the roads saluted agate,
add slou the gouts at Leith Fort; at ati Uillltiles part 1.,
the teller steam boat left the yacht, and she canoe to
atachtir outside the Guard-ship ; 47 ttttt ouch past t, the
the wind bas shifted to the S.W. with every appearance
ui heavy rain; it has already begun. "•I'llie yacht is com-
pletely surrounded tills small bosts,but it is so fussy, that
hillg can be &Wanly see.;lt, 'minutes past /11, it
rains pretty hard, and us so hazy that the vessels in the
Robels arc scarcely visible. and me people are leaving the
Calton Hill vety fast. A baud ul Highlanders has just
passed by the gaol at Liolyrood-house. Thirty-settee
minuies. past 2, the yeomanry are passing down .Leith
Walk, and a baud of Highlanders dtessed ingreen. witlt
yellow feathers in their tamitets,are passing the front of the
gaol. from Holyrood floose. and going down by the old
Wad from the Calloll Hill to Leith Walk, down which
they ate proceeding; minutes pasts'., the haze is a
line ruthuveti, but situlhiag can be discovcred of what is
gums on, on board Or about the yachts. The troops ate
tearing their peals on Leith Walk.
inilltethatcly alter thy tinuke of the second salute had
cleared away, the person of but NI yi s y was &animas/
‘,.,11 on the quarter deck, and Chested by some boats
which were passais.

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CAUSE'CIi TUE GRICEKS.—•A public meeting t.
phase at Edinburgh usi Wednesday lust, in the Mer-
chants' H4ll, fur the purpose of considering the most
effectual means of alleviating the sufferings of the
(irecks. The following restilittions, moved by the
Rev. Dr. 111Ctie, and se,:unded by R. Hunter, Esq.
were unanimously adopted:—
•' That the name and history of the Greeks are associated whit
recollections of the nines sacred nature, and excite in the breast
of the the patriot and the chnstian. a steep and lirely
interest in the fate of that once illustrious, but lung ogrewsed
awl degraded propie.
Trust dn• ineeting has heard, with the utmost concern and
distress:, of the w.iiitot, crtAties whic;t, ;is appears from the moat
credible doeuineuts, have been inflicted on the Greeks, during
the suit,,—le which lite) have maintained for sonic time with the
mamma Powcr, and taws:billy in the recent trunsactions within
the I ,1,t1.1 of SCia. where a great part of the inhabitants. while
conducting theniselvto peaceably and submissively, are mamacred
in cold blood by the Turk., and the reiaatrider tlicrwn into cap-
tivity, or obliged to seek tbr eatery by Hying to tuteign shores
with the loss Mall their property.
rr 'filet a subscriinimi be ~,,, iiediately opened fur the relicfa
Bowe rsciots who survive that inassucied.aini et ouch other Greeks
as may be placed in braider cirtinurtancts:'
'llse King', it is &aid, will not remain in Edinburgh
ntuinitlihn tneive claws, as the ptusent state of the
COsibi:t requires his Majesty's to town. soonor .
probstbly " • int‘nwtl.

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F whit* reports, that news •
ins that the Spaniards wan ,
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This is highly probable. .
state of the reyolutWet and '' . .
hi; in the Malian lgisplge, • • -in
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