The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-27 00:00:00

SUNDAY, JANUARY 182(2

man so easily to give up what he has once under-
taken, and so long as he entertained a faint hope, if
not of doing good, yet of hindering crimes, he held 1 I
out. lie accepted the place of Quarter-Nlastur-
General under Demetrius Ypsilanti, who had been
named Commander-in-Chief by the leaders above-
mentioned, though he was little versed in the art
of war, and had declared, after the taking of Mal-
vasia, that he would not serve any longer. The
same chiefs, meantime, found means to take from
Mr. Gordon all the money which he hal brought
with him. Their want of necessaries of every kind
was great- The collections made for them in fo-
reign parts they had indeed heard of, but had never
received any thing of them: and the little treasury
of the Pacha of Tripnlizza, which has been long
exhausted, has certainly not enriched them. Be-
sides Mr. Gordon, several French officers who had
engaged under Demetrius Ypsilanti, have with•
drawn since the murderous scenes at TripOliZZa."
FROM HUNGARY. JAN 4.—Accounts received
from the liuckuwina iniinm us " that in the Rus-
sian frontier towns the inhabitants were forbidden
to give any information abroad of the marches of
the troops. On the other hand they write from
Transylvania that the Turks else really,making all
vreparations to evacuate Moldavia." The accounts
excite great sen.,ation here, and some persons expect
that we shall hear, within a week, that the Rus-
sians have passed the Pruth. Others doubt this.—
Some again believe the Russians will occupy Mol-
• davia and Wallachia, in consequence of a enliven-
thin with the Porte ; yet Turkish reinforcements
arrived of Jassy an the i7th.

SOUTH AMERICA.

SUPPLEMENT TO 1711 E OARE.II" t OF Tilt GOVERNMENT
OP INDEPEADUNT ROM •
Tile General-ill-Chic( has receiv.:il the following
comunieutionivespecting the intr4intl: action of a
part of the boats belon.rin6, to the Patriot Squadron,
on the 24ih of July, iu that Bay of Callan :
'6 MOST Exci..i.t.Lx.r SENOR-1 nave the honour to inform
you, that having olisereed an opening in the chain and perch,
which surrounded the enemy's vessels, I ordered Captain Crosbie,
ir.th the small bias of the squadron, to capture as many of the
enemy's craft as he could onto; se, and anchor in safety, without
toe risk ot running aground on the Bank to the East of the Bay.
" I have the tiati.fixLiti of enelos.ng Capt. Crosbie's despatch,
detailing the enterpriz • ' • and Madding to what he states respect-
ing the good CO:11.1LICL ~f the Otiiisers, my approbation, not only
ot them, but aiso ot the manner in which the said Captain exe-
cuted that service.
" 1 regret that 1 could not gratify the desire of Captains Es-
monde and Simpson by allowing mem to accompany this expe-
dition ; it being necessary to employ the brigantines they mu-
m:mei on another service. God preserve your Excellency many
years. .6 COCHRAN
" Lima, July, 30.
"` To Doti .rose de San Martin, General in Chief
6• tr. the Liherating Voices."
D LaP.VL cit tram CAPT. CROSDIE.
• frigate, C.411a0 hay, July 23.
" I hate the lioamit to haulm your Excellency, that in pur•
StI4IICC of your orders, I proceeded at night with a part of the
squadron, the list of which is enclosed, to Callao Roads. Having
turned toe eirain and perch, the enemy began a continual tire
ot rousquetry. sup forted by the guns of the castles.
•• In conscipieriee of the great and judiciously directed efforts
of those unner my command, we have sueemdod in bring•
ing off, any loss on our part, three ships and several
latinclie, and other small craft, and burning two of the enemy's
•• Caption Wiikinson, who volunteered his services, accom-
panied me, and gave proofs of great valour and liminess. Per-
mit me also, to express my aperooation of the good conduct of the
Mit:ern and men whom your Excellency placed under my com-
mand.
The heavy fire of the enemy obliged two neutral ships to
cut their cables and make sail. I have the honour to be &c.
" J. S. ClIOSBIE,"
'6 Commander in Chief of toe Squadron, &C.
6. To his Excellency the Vice Admiral of Chili."
• eb,iels taiteu or destroyeu by a part of the boats of the Pa.
trimic Squadron, under the emiunand of Don J. b. Crosbie,
Cvtain of the O'Higgins
TAKEN.—San t.ernando, 31iliagro, Resolution, war cor-
vettes. and several launches and boats.
6. Ist:uxT.—lino slugs, names unknown.
" 1.. D. BESET, Secretary."

LISBON PAPIIRS.
Lt Box, JAN. 2.—The Dteree of the Cones for
the establishment of the (Baal• of Lisbon, having
received the royal assent, is promulgated iu the
usual form as a law of the kingdom, and appears in
the Diario do Govern of this day. Tile charter is
granted for twenty years. There are to be ten
thousand shares, each of the value of 500,000 reas,
to be paid half in paper currency and half in coin.
The subscription to be opened on the Ist day of Ja-
nuary, 182. t, under the inspection of three persons
named by the President of the Cortes; and as twos

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