The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-06 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

BuEwos Meer. Nov. 24 —The ha id of rcbhers
that holds Santa Fe began hostilities by capturing pas-
sengers and waggons on the high road leading to Chili
and Peru ; bring reinforced by i body of Gauchas front
the other side of the river, under Ramirez, they ...en-
tined further into the country; and u was reported that
they tiesieod wiiii 500 men a detachment of 250 of our
troops tinder 1)on Martin Rodriquez, which was sta-
tioned at San Nicholas, on the Paarna. This itidticeil
the march of all our rigulars iii the garrisons; hot, be-
fore they could reach San Nicholas, Rqdriquez had al-
ready defeated the Gauchas, pitrtterl awl driven tit in
heyond Rusario. In the mean time some of their hest
d men had by circuitous roads penetrated into
the rear of our troops, and attempted to prevail on our
conntry-people to join them. Finding their notion: on
this point to be erroneous, and hearing of R•iilriapiez's
success, they disappeared as suddenly as they had ap.
petted.
Our Supreme Director-General, Ronde:to, having
taken the command or our troops, has resolved to pit istie
the freelmoiers as far as Santa Fe, and to press them to
the utmost; lie considers the force under his command
as more than stifilacient, and therefore sent back the re-
giment of Grenadiers, which marched in here Las
night.
Soule people, principafly natives of Santa Fe and the
tulle side of the met, suspected of a correspondew e
with the freebooters, have been arrested, and sent to
the island of Martin Garcia for betnir security.
:110N-rev t Uri, Nov. 30.--lit the g.joit or the 26th,
the Porbiguese t otiimander in Cutter, Gen. Li cot, or-
dered unix) of the troops encamped in the lines before
this town to ni....11 in; and havaiN posted them, with
fieltt-pwes, &c: ill tliti..tetit streets, our Municipality,
with guards of soldiers, arrested 111 Es pean Spani-
ards, and shipped term, early its the 11111 l imig. iiii ho trd
the Thetis frigate and Grain Cruz de AVM, lOr St. Cl-
ultetale's. It is said, that turas: Spaniards, who are
ollieers and hot politicians, hail laid a plot to rise on the
Pornigitese and Sim! Is Atheneum as soon as the Grand
I:xswili.imi s! 111 l NI appear. They, with this view, had
,•ereily armed and twined all their crtuuirvmen here.
It is rep3rted that the Sallie plot load its ramifications at

COCIIRANF.—The fidlowing letter from
an ofi:cer belonging to his MAjesty's ship Owen
Glendower, which reached Rio Janeiro front Ma-
deira in the extraordinary short space of thirty
days, contains some interesting particulars respect-
ing Lord Cochrane :
s's ship °wil (iiriolon et,
Ito lawiru, Drr. 22, 1812.
•• I little ii,ooght tusse shin slaty 16. Cil•lslr • f writ.
Ina to yon Isom Rio Jasstioss; bill unr tannage Ina lit..
a• histslorsly short, having rim trom Pladrha hi.her in
dap, • Inch mikes 41111%'1W of • 111111,ired 4111(I
•sari. -Imre mutes per dicta. Tkosiosr• HAltly crib d
*Ms thr Vemtrinakud H)1411011 moan a fortnight
We God orders bete to proceed pith all possiitie 1•1•ied I.

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Moote Video, on arrival of the Jantiary packet. Ws
learn n great deal here respecting Lord Cochrane. Many
of the reports current 10 Eiigland are very false, especi-
ally that of his making so much prise money.—You may
int.ely asset t that he has tint made one fonrth of the sum
so liberally swat ded to him in some of the English papers.
He gives very great t neouragement to Hi iiish sailors, but
has acted eats emety honourably in many instances, when
deserters have joined his Beet, always sending them back,
and taking pope.. opport •ties to send the names of
those who have entered. He has gut five passed mid-
sliii is, and wishes for more; of course they get Limo.
neut. ..munissions in the Chihli') service. When Lord
Cuelictite was last sects, he was preparing to attack the
squititiun at Lima, and it is generally believed he has
sarecested before how. He is provided wills every kind
of offensive weapon used in the British service, parties-
lady She Congreve rockets: anal Lord Cochrane says, it
Is to their destructive effects he is indebted fur success its
must of his attempts among the Spanish vessels. His
Lorjship acts very wisely in keeping up so good an under-
standiug with the British feet.

INSOLVENT DEBTOns.—We understand, that
owing to an inadvertency in the wording of the late
Act of Parliament, intended to give continuance.
during the dissolution, to all expiring Acts, the Act
for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors cannot be ad-
ministered during the recess, as was expressly in-
tended by Parliament. The words of the new Act
passed a d.ay or two before the dissolution, to keep
alive other Acts until the new Parliament shall as-
semble, arc as follow—" That all the Laws now in
force, and which would expire at the end of this
Session of Parliament, or on or betbre the first day
of June, 1820, shall be, and continue in full force
to all intents and purposes, until the 25th day of
June, 1820." Now unfortunately for the poor
Insolvent Debtors who are confined in the gaols
throughout the kingdom, the last Act passed by
the Legislature fir their relief expired on the 22d of
February last. Its temporary revival cannot,
therefore, be comprehended in the words of the
other Act to which we have alluded. Mr. Reynolds,
the King's Counsel, who acted as the Com-
missioner under the lute Act, has had repeated
interviews with Lord Sidmonth within the last day
or two upon the subject; it is said nothing has been
decided on in behalf of the poor debtors. But the
general opinion is, that the inaccuracy in the word.
ing of the last Act, is conclusive against the opening
of the Insolvent Debtors' Court until the new Par-
Iliament meets, and miles a fresh provision for the
administration of this branch of the law. _

I.),triltig, ,ii,ltlcl/ :0011.41011 of the Ithine,
hart', It: l 0 escape ruruuglt lie Willer 10 30
enu-
neuce, eltintwd up J tree. This, one of the boattneu
rowing about to assk the uniOftlinate inhabitant., oh-
sert tug, pulled up tome iree,ana unnamed it, eoger lor
tile game, without properly iastening his boa•. The
terrified hare, oil the appioaelt of its pursuer, spr.ing
loam the LIJIICII 1109 the but, winds tints set in mu-
tton, Boated away, leaving its owner in the tree, in
drvail of being wasited away with the current ; till
drier set cral hours' anxiety, lie was perceited and taken
otr by SWIM Or his Colllllollllollli.

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