The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-15 00:00:00

The Hyacinth, of 26 guns, Captain ALEXANDER
RENTON SHARI% C. 13. lately arrived at Ports-
mouth from the South American station, where she
bud beets employed two years and a half, left
Buenos Ayer* ou the 14th of .11111 e ; itemised at
Monte ‘'idea ; and finally *ailed from Rio Jandiso
ties the 21st July. Though there had beets eio
iseeetisig between the contending forces in South
America, since the battle of Malin', yet the general
state of affaies ilwre, is eoessiderrel highly favourable
to the cause of Independence. It will be remem-
bered, that that battle was to decide the possession
of the whole Province of Chili ; and that - the
Royalist force was totally beaten and disorganised.
The scattered few that escaped the bayonet,
threw themselves into Tulcuqiiaila (the port of
Conception), as being impregnable on the land
side.' and which pool could alwava be insintained us
a rallying-poilit, so long as Old Spain could keep up
the 'epee Melly at sea. The Independents, however,
have since gradually increased their naval force, so
that now they have a decided 'superiority in this arm
of their strength ; and .01011 the polo of Tulcu-
qualm, the last hold of FERDINAND in 01114
most fall into the hands of the Independent farces.
The bode of Mailed, is ile,erilkily. suit 000 re lest-
portant ise I • . teelPthe provstice of Chili dent
of the basal • lutlt7spoteds nutaters, than its
its effects up
.de *Ware Ids determinedly
struggling - t tlielit..iiielepesieleisce : it gave
such a lie
r,
daintily to the cause, as MIS.
prides to have dispirited their opponent's, slot im-
pressed them with 11 belief that the vied of nide-
prudence is unconquerable. With respect lo the
state of effairs its Peru, the Bledsoe, Ayres,' Army
had advanced towards it, as far as Soho. and the
Itoyalimt Army was Willllll 11 short dim atter to the
northward. at Jujar. A revolt was daily expected
to take place at Limo, which, it was ',rerouted.
weenie' OCCOIIIOII the recut of the Royeeliat Army;
these, it was autieipatedl. the Buenos A yreatod,
Isy the Chili Potrinio, would he *moiled to
.
!, unopposed!, to Poteti.—The Portuguese
, whose objeet rivers to he to extend
Brazilian boundaries, to what may be called
wound limits (the River Parana), had shewn
1111 disposition whatever to givo rep any part of
the country they had occupied: they affect to say,
that if FERDINAND will send a sufficient bOdy of
troops to keep dowel the ludependlent forces, they
will then retire. However, two days before the
Hyacinth left the River Plate, 2,000 Portuguese
troops, tinder Gen. PINTD, had passed up that river,
to land at Rio Negro, to act in furtherance of the
ottject of making the River Poraies, the western or
internal boundary of the Brazilian territosy in
South America. The Spanish and Native ins
lialestants are decidedly adverse to this invasiosi;
and it can only be said that the l'ortugneee have
military possession of the country—use which
their army encamp.—The Spools!) frigate Esme-
ralda. which struck her colours to the ludepeudelit
frigate Lantarro (late H'yndhasts lisdieman), and
afterwards got serfiy, was not secured to her cap-
tors, owing futile imprudence of the First Lieu-
tenant of the ludependent frigate. She completed
her number of men and got her guns on board,
only the day before the action. Seeing her op-
ponent (which she.weut out purposely to tight), she
commenced the action by tiring a broadside into the
It rostra/du, which the latter returned ; hut only three
guise took effect. The Independent then ran close
alongside, sod Capt. O'BRIEN and about 25 meet
boarded her—the Spaniards all running below. The
Ist Lieutenant of the Independent, instead of well
securing the prize, by putting more men on board,
dropped off, to capture the brig Passel/a, the consort
of the Esmeralda. The brig hereupon struck her
colours; but, its the mean time. the Spaniel& its
the Esmeralda had gained fresh courage by the
absence of the Independent frigate, and, alter a
hard struggle, in which Captain O'BRIEN and most
of the boarders were killed, they regained possession
of the frigate. The leadependent. upon this unfor-
tunate name. retired to Valparaiso, es did the
Spaniards to Tulcuquano. The Independent
squadron has beret since joined by several other
armed aliipe ; among them is the Cumberland,
carrying 64 guns and 400 men, formerly an East
Indianian. The Li:whirr° enounts 52 guns. and
has a crew of 350 mess, 130 of whom are said to be
Englishmen.
Captain 6---, of the British Navy (brother
of a Baronet), had lately arrived of Buenos
Ayres, its a hog el war, ' g 24 eighteess-
pounders —foreneely his Aliejte.y's brig Hecate.
Captain G-----, two Lieutenant'', and several
passed Mielshipinen, fornettl part of her ...Widish.
lowest. She was intended to be Kohl to the Inde-
pendent Government ; I.ut the terms not being
agreed to, she Wll4 proceeding to sea, under British
colours, when Commodore BOWLES Sent the Tree
and Musts after her, and biought her • port,
tut a breach of the Navigation Laws. Had she
been under the Patriot colours. and provided with a
commission I either of the Chiefs. else would
have beets identified with the Belligerent cause. and,
of course, nu interrupti .... would have been offered to
any of her proceedisego. wherein the British Big or
name was nut coswerewd. The A ndronlache, Captain
Sasaaurr, and /Museum, Capt. lllCKse,were its the
Pacific Ocean, attendiug to ilie British interests in
that quarter : they arrived at Valparaiso in forty-
two days from Rid.; they were lyiwg at Valles:also so

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