The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

We have received New York Papers to the
17th ult., and Journals of corresponding dates
from other parts of the United States. The fol-
lowing are extracts :

[From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle.]

A rumour has been afloat in-this city for some
days past, that Mr. Rush had made an inquiry
of 00 Government, by the request of the En;-
Deli Cabinet, to ascertain whether the United
states were prepared to join England in a united
resistance to any attempt of the Holy Alliance
upon the independence of the South American
Republics? We confess that we are credulous
to believe not only this, but that England is pre-
pared to join us in resisting all further attempts
on the part of the Allied Powers to colonize this
country. They have large possessions on this
e!ontinellt, to defend from foreign aggression as
well as the United States. England is jealous of
Alexander's power, and the settlement which he
has formed on our western frontier has already
been, with the English Cabinet, a subject of re-
monstrance.
NEW Yon-k, Due. 11.--In the House of Re-
presentatives on Monday last, Mr. Webster, of
Massachusetts, proposed a resolution, that pro-
vision ought to be made, by law, for defraying
the expellee incident to the appointment of an
agent, or commissioner, to Greece, whenever the
President shell deem it expedient to snake such
appointment.
The resolution was laid on the table, ac-
cording to Mr. 'Webster's motion, in preference
to the suggestion of Mr. Foote, to refer it t• a
committee of the whole on the state of the Union,'
and of Mr. Farrelly, to refer it to the Committee
of Foreign Relations.
Preu.—We learn by the schooner Flging
Childers, that about 1,000 Colombian troops
passed Chagres on the 13th of October, from
Carthagena, on their way to Lima, to join the
troops under Bolivar. Others were expected for
the same destination, to aid in driving the Spa-
nish troops from Peru, and no doubts are enter-
tained of their ultimate success.
Mreico.---We mentioned on Friday an ar-
rival at Mobile from Mexico, bringing General
Cortes on a mission to our Government. 13esides1
the Manifesto of the Mexican Government then
noticed, General Cortes had with him a docu-
ment declaring the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa
in a state of strict blockade, and that all vessels
found entering there would be considered a law-
ful prize. He likewise brings information, that
some time in September two French gentlemen
arrived at Vera Cruz, said to be on a mercantile
speculation, and proceeded to the city of Mexico.;
Some circumstances excited a suspicion tat they
were spies sew out by the Holy Alliance, and the
Governmeut ordered them to be arrested. On being
interrogated,they pretended that their errand was
limply mercantile ; hut on examining their bag-
gage, papers in cipher were discovered ; and on
being asked for the key to the cipher, they said it
was lost, and they could not remember it. It was
ascertained that these men. one a Captain in the
Navy and the other a Colonel of Engineer.
were emissaries sent out by France to induce the
Mexicans to revolt, and receive for their king a
Prince of the Bourbon family. They were im-
mediately imprisoned. Respecting the Com-
missioners sent out by Spain, it appears that it
was only a commercial treaty they were autho-
. rized to enter into; on discovering which the
Mexican Government told them that an uncon-
d tional acknowledgment of the independence of
ti;e nation, and the delivery of the castle of St.
Sn u de Ulloa, were the only bases of a treaty
which would be acknowledged. Not baying!
pewees to agree to these terms, the Commis-
sioners were ordered to leave the country in
eight days.

DICEMBE7t IC.

Faom CURACO.I.—By the Matfeawan, arrived
yesterday, we have received our Curacoa papers
to the 16th November. They contain the parti-
culars of the attack on Porto Cabello, which is
stated to have been a brilliant affair. Ail the
small vessels in port were taken, and their co►n-
manders made prisoners. The frigate Gaylen,
which served as a pontoon, was set fire to by the
vanquished. The accounts state that the proud
fortress of St. Felipe ceased firing as soon as the
music of the victorious army was beard to mingle
its notes with the air; and, convinced that 01 was
lost, the miserable survivors opened terms of ca.
pitulation to the Colombian Generals. The prin-
cipal part of the Spanish army were in the city
at the time of the assault, the whole of which, or
nearly all, either perished or fell into the hands
of the Colombians. General Calzada is among
the prisoners.

The Spa Go7?rnment of Porto Rico liar
is..-ded a decree offering an asylum to the Spa-
niards who have been expelled from the Cololii-
'Jinn territories.

Several vf!ssel3 were loaded at Curacoa, wa'tt-
ing the official receipt.

MILITARY BALL.—We understand that the
managers, MessrY. Price and Simpson, have li-
berally offered the use of the Theatre for the
ball which is to take place on the Bth of January
next, in aid of the Greeks. This is highly cre-
ditable to these gentlemen. By flooring over
the pit, and opening an entrance through the
boxes, a grand saloon will be formed, which, if
tastefully decorated, will present a spectacle
worthy of the occasion. The different tiers of
boxes will accommodate such part of the com-
pany as do not participate in the dance.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 22.—We have been in-
formed through several sources, and have reason
to rely to a certain extent upon the correctness
of the information, that about the 21st of Octo-
ber a sudden change of the weather was ex-
perienced at Tampico and the vicinity, the mer-
cury of the thermometer falling 40 degrees during
eight hours—the consequence of which was, that
200,persoo died in one night in that city and the
adjacent country. One of our United States
vessels was in port atthe;time, and our informant
iv:lds that she fist at tte same time 18 persons,
including several officers.

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