The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

Majesty's ship Andromache, Captain Shirreff,
it:, wed at Portsmouth on Friday, having on board
the lady and flintily of the late Viceroy of Lima;
also Lady Cochrane and funily. Letters have been
received by this conveyance from Lima, Chili, and
Rio de Janeiro: from Lima, also, are transmitted
the bulletins of the expeditionary army to the sth of
April. It appears from them that nothing decisive
bad taken place since the last intelligence from that
quarier. The army under General San Martin had
its head-quarters at lithium. The Royal army had
a camp at Arnapuqio; and the military revolution,
which placed La Surna at its head, is hailed by Gen.
San Martin as an event t:tvourable to the cause of
independence. The Royalists, on the other hand,
boast of their superiority, and speak with confidence
of an attack meditated on San Martin's position at
Ibiaura. Two detachments had left Lima, for the
purpose of cutting off his communication with Piseo,
while Gen. Canterac, with the main body, was
moving directly on Huaura. '('he Arantaju Spanish
schooner of war, and the Europa merchant brig, had
been captured by Lord Cochrane's cruizers ; but his
blockade had been infringed by a British vessel,
which got safe into Callao. Pezuela, the ex-Viceroy
of Peru, had been detained in prison from the period
of his deposition. The Andromache has brought
fromr Lima one million of dollars in specie.
From Valparaiso, the advices brought by the An-
dromache are dated the 9th May, and relate chiefly
to the British vessels sent there by Lord Cochrane,
on suspicion of having Spanish property on board,
and detained for adjudication. No decision had
taken place, but great hopes are entertained of a fa-
vourable result, from the interference of' Sir 'Thomas
Hardy, who, after hearing the statements of the
British captains on the subject, felt it of so much
importance as to be induced to sail immediately for
Lima, in the Crrolc frigate, in order to have u per-
sonal conference with Lord Cochrane Sir Thomas
Hardy is said to have declared to the commanders of
the British ships, previously to his departure, that
in its relation to the interests of British commerce,
lie considered it a question of the highest importance;
and that, should Lord Cochrane acquire a tight to
detain, and the Chilian government to condemn,
Briiish vessels under such circumstances, it would
prove a most serious impediment to our trade in that
quarter. He should, therefore, use his exertion to
place it on a different footing. Sir T. Hardy was
expected to return to Valparaiso by the end of May.
—The latt.st date front Ric de Janeiro is the 13th
of July. The privateers in that quarter, under the
flag of Buenos Ayres, had captured several Spanish
vessels. Among others alas the Maipo brig of war,
with the deputies from Lima to the Spanish Cortcs
on board. Another brig of war was taken off Ponte
Negro by the same privateer, with much specie on
board. The Morgiana, royal corvette of Rio, had
arrived from Bahia, with a slave ship as prize, which
bad been detected in pursuing that traffic to the
north of the Line, and was, therefore, subject to
condemnation by the mixed commission. Rio de
.kneiro was apparently tranquil; but it was believed
that a design was on foot to abridge further the
powers of the Prince Regent, by making him a mere
president of the Provisional Junta.