The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-28 00:00:00

"OATH OF THE MINISTERS OF STATE.

" We swear to fulfil, and cause to be fulfilled, the provisional
statute of Peru and to discharge, with all the zeal and probity
which the public service requires, the duties which the office
with which we are charged imposes on us.

" OATH OF PUBLIC- FUNCTIONARIES AND OTHER C

TIZENS.

"We swear before GOD and the Country to acknowledge and
obey in all respects the Protectoral Government, to fulfil and
cause to be ftritilled, in all wherein we are concerned, the pro.
visional statute of the free, departments of Peru, to defend their
independence, and to promote with zeal their prosperity.
" Given in the Protectoral Palace of Lima, Oct. g, 11321.

" JOSSE DE SAN MARTIN.
" JUAN GARCIO DEL RIO-BERNARDO."

The following• are extracts ,of letters brought from South
America by his Majesty's ship Suiierb
" SANTIAGO DE CHILI, JAN. 16.—Within these few days
we have here S. Abreu, a Spanish Commissioner, who came by
way of Panama : he has been received with great attention by
our, Government, and has had several conferences with Mini-
sters ; but it is difficult to guess what Spain can expect to gain
at present by negociation, after having lost so many opportu-
nities,beicrre her South American possessions were irretrievably
lost to her...... -

" Our Administration pursues its course of retrenchment
and economy';, the credit of Government therefore stands high ;
and should any temporary embarrassment oblige it again to
issue paper money, it willno doubt be readily taken at par.
" The conduCt of Lord Cochrane, in his dispute with Gen.
San Martin, is much commended,- although his Lordship's
'zeal for Chili, his adopted country, has perhaps Made him too
ready to censure General San Martin, and to impute sinister
motives to him. ' _ _ _

"His Lordship was displeased at General San Martin's tak-
ing the title of Protector of Peru, with the supreme command,
civil and military, while, in fact, he had a commission as Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Chilian army. The coolness between
the two commanders was increased when San Martin declined
to give battle to the Spanish forces under the walls of Lima, or
in front of Callao, although Lord Cochrane strongly urged him
to do so, as the certain means of ,at once putting down the
enemy. The capitulation of Callao, concluded without the
concurrence of Lord Cochrane, and restoring all Spanish pro-
perty, widened the breach still more. The Chilian fleet, the
interests of which were entirely forgotten in the capitulation,
showed a mutinous spirit, especially the foreign seamen,
who had been buoyed•up with the hope of immense prize-
money at Callao. They were clamorous for the arrears
of their pay, and Lord Cochrane found himself com-
pelled to satisfy them
.but of the money that had been put
boanl-the transports for the sake of greater security, while
the Spanish forces' were, near the coast. This step was the
more juitifiable, as the Treasury of Lima certainly ought to
haVe'pdid the arrears due to the fleet, on account of the Go-
vernment-of Chili, which must have claims for larger sums on
Lima. Lord Cochrane, however, to keep his men in activity,
sent part of the, squadron to Valparaiso, and with the rest