The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-29 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

(From the Baltimore American.)
FROM THE PACIFIC.—TREATY WITH PERU.—Mr. W.
B. Hodgson, who came passenger in the brig Cicero, at
Baltimore, from Jamaica, travelled over land from the Pa-
cific, by way of Panama and Chagres, and is the bearer of
the ratified treaty concluded between the United States
and the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. Mr. Hodgson
sailed from Callao on the 13th of July. Hostilities still
existed between Peru and Chili. Intelligence had been re-
ceived at Lima from Valparcliso, that the expedition for the
invasion of Peru would sail about the 20th July. It would
consist of four thousand men, and its destination was sup-
posed to be some port north of Peru. The Chilian squa-
dron for some weeks had been blockading the port of Callao.
The American squadron was at Callao.
LATEST FROM THE RIVER, PLATE.—By the brig Men-
tor, Wiley, at Baltimore, the editors of the American have
recieved Monte Video papers to the 17th of August, to-
gether with the Commercial Advertiser, and Captain Wiley's
report of an attack 072 Monte Video. On the morning
that the Mentor sailed, Captain Wiley reports that the
invading army (insurgents) commenced an attack on the
City of Monte Video, at live o'clock, a.m., and continued
until ten, a.m., when they were repulsed with considerable
loss. The attacking fa, cc was waiting the arrival of two
more divisions of their army, when it was expected they
would be able to capture 01e city. The entrance of cattle
into the city was stopped the day before.
Extract of a letter, dated Monte Video, Aug. 15, 1838
All vessels arriving at this port are obliged to remain
in consequence of the blockade of Buenos Ayres ; not-
withstanding which, however, prices of imports have been
sustained better than could have been expected ; this
may be attributed to the continual running of small craft
between this and Buenos Ayres and other ports of those
provinces."
The civil war here appeared lately to be approaching a
crisis, from the reverses which the Government party met
with, and we hoped to have seen peace shortly restored.
Since our last we have had several arrivals from the
United States with lumber and assorted cargoes,but they have
brought no flour; and from other parts ws have received
only about 2,500 barrels, so that bread stuffs are scarce.
Wholesale price has been 25 dollars ; retail, 25 dollars to
28 dollars ; while 23 dollars to 25 dohars may be quoted
as the rates at pr,sent. Rice, 18 to 20 reals for Carolina ;
lumber, 37 dollars per 1,000 feet ; salt, 11 to 12 reals per
fanega, on board.
An
additional export duty of realper hide has been
decreed, which is now in force, and will continue till the
end of t r
o dul the year.
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scarce, particularly jerked beef, which com-
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best quality, 40 reals pc-
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9 teo hair,lo 55. o.4\llagrios
to 16 dollars per qtl. ; horse
York Inquirer, Oct. 5.

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upon then. arrival to introduce them to the Royal presence.