The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-01 00:00:00

SPANISH SOUTH AMERICA.

Chili Gazettes to the middle of February have
reached us by the Springrove whaler, which contain
some interesting details of the events in Peru, of
which the following is the substance:—
The Chilian troops occupied the coast a short dis-
tance from Callao northward, and their General,
San Martin, to judge from his despatches, had his
need-quarters sometimes at Hunch°, sometimes at
Sune, and sometimes at fluaura. His last despwch
is dated from 'testes, two leagues from Chaticay, the
4th of January. He therein commenced a despatch
received from the Marquis de Torre-Tale, Govero,.r
of Truxillo, by which it appears that the Governor
himself had favoured a revolution fur independence.
and that the whole coast from Callao to Guayaquil
had declared for that cause.

The desertion among the royalist troops, officers
as well as men, is stated to be very great. The
whole battalion of Numantia, 800 strong, in desert-
ing to San Martin, forced even their Spanish officers
to keep up with them, in a painful march of 24
hours, without rest. Col. Arenales had been ordered
by San Martin to proceed with a detachment from
Pisco towards the mountainous districts, to raise ti.e
country, leave officers, arm=, and ammunition, and
after having described three-fourths of a circle round
him, to join head-quarters on the northern coast.—
This officer met with no opposition ; the few troop;
he found either fled or surrendered, and the inha-
bitants received their visitors with open arms. After
passing through Huamanges, Huscancavelia, Tarots,
and Jauja, where he appointed new authorities, Lc
learnt that MO men, under Brigadier O'Reilly,
had been sent by the Viceroy of Lima to intercept
him, and that they were strongly posted at the mine
of Pasco. Though be had only 920 men, he at-
tacked and defeated them on the 6th of December,
after a short conflict, so completely, that not a mats
is supposed to have escaped ; 32 officers were seat
prisoners to head quarters. Col. Campino marched
as far to the northward as Huaras, where he made
a detachment, under Colonel Lantano, prisoners.—
Lantana afterwards took rank under San Martin.
A set of letters are published, in which Lord Coch-
rane and Gen. San. Martin complain of the conduct
of the captain of the Hyperion, for having allowtd
a British vessel to break the blockade of Callao and
refusing to receive a letter from Lord Cochrane,
except by night. The Gazettes also give the cor.
respondence between the French Admiral and the
Secretary of State for Chili. The former assigns
the object of the squadron's appearance in the Pacific
to be the extension of hydrographic knowledge, the
exercise of the seamen, and the protection of Frenth
commerce, professing the most perfect neutrality.
and offering to transmit to his government any com-
munications which the supreme director may cluioe
to make. This offer is, however, declined, as the
envoy in Europe is charged to acknowledge the kind
expressions conveyed by the French admiral.

The preparations, both in the Abbey and West-
minster Hail, were on Thursday inspected by their
Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Clarence and Glou-
cester, the Bishop of Chester, and several of the
Foreign Ambassadors; the latter were accompanied
by Sir Robert Chester.
Law ARRANGEMENTS.—The Middh sex sittings
in the Court of Commons Pleas, after the present
term, are postponed to October, in consequence of
the preparations for the coronation at Westminster-
hall ; where alone, by law, they can be held.—
This is nut the case with respect to the Court lit'
King's Bench, which may sit elsewhere. It, how-
ever, has made a similar arrangement. The sittings
for London commence on the day after term, and
continue uninteruptcdly, until the causes be dis-
posed of.
Letters from Bourdeaux of the 10th inst. mention
the receipt of very alarming accounts from Sitain,
disturbances having broken out in the north of that
kingdom. The latest dates front Gallicia reach
down to the fish inst. but they do not notice the
circumstance ; and we are therefore inclined to
hope that the information received by way of Hour-
deaux is unfounded. At Corunna, up to the begin-
ning of the present month tranquillity prevailed ;
and, according to some of the advices, there WAS at
fair prospect that the public mind would not be dis-
turbed. A letter front Cadiz of the Ist inst. states,
that two Commissioners had arrived there from
the kingdom of Mexico, and were to proceed
immediately to Madrid ; other commissioners tuin
different situations in South America, where Fer-
dinand is still ackncwledgml, had either arr;vetl
in Spain, or were on their way to that kingdom. A
Spanish fleet, more numerous than any which hod
had arrived in Spanish ports tbr a considerable length
of time, was anxiously looked for at Cadiz, front
the Havannah. As the armistice between Spain
and the independents of South America has been
broken, that fleet would be convoyed, as heretofore,
' by Spanish ships of war, which will transport a
considerable sum in specie to Cadiz.

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