The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-05 00:00:00

[TUE PUBLIC LEDGER.]

By the Agnes, arrived at Liverpool on Tues-
day last, from Pernambuco, we have received
some additiOnal details of the capture of that
place. This event, which is considered a death-
blow to the Republican faction in Brazil, is the
result in a great measure of British valour; for
though a land force co-operated with the block-
ading squadron, and in a manner highly credit-
able to the Brazilian arms, it was a night attack,
made by a strong party of British seamen, which
decided the fate of the place. In one letter,
their number is estimated at three hundred, and
in another at twice that amount. The assault
was made on the night of the lath, under the
orders of Capt. Norton, of the Nichterloy frigate,
who had volunteered his services on the occa-
sion. The result was -the occupation of the
Recife, into which Carvaiho, the late Governor,
had thrown himself with his chief adherents.—
The Brazilian troops, who formed the blockade
on the land side, and who distinguished them-
selves in this service beyond what had been
probably expected, had previously obtained pos-
session of Boa Vista, Santo Antonio, and every
thing as far as the bridge of the Recife. At
this point their progress was arrested ; and
from the 12th, when the above-mentioned
places were occupied by General Lima, iyho'
commanded the Brazilians, there had been a
pause in the operations of the siege, till the
night of the 16th, as the General did not
think himself strong enough to attack the be-
sieged in their last place of retreat. However,
the party of Carvalho made good use of the in-
terval, as they gave themselves up to plunder, in
which they appear to have shown greater alacrity
than in their preparations to ward off the catas-
trophy, which overtook them at last, and which
has happily overturned the chief obstacle to the
consolidation of the Imperial Government.We say
happily, because in the first place the govern-
ment of the Emperor has met the wishes of the
enlightened part of the nation ; and, in the next,
the real end, whatever may have been the object
of the Republican faction, was to promote
anarchy, and, lastly, a separation of the pro-
vinces. Whatever the original views of this
party
may have been, their passions would have trans-
formed them at last into the tools of foreign in-
fluence, the more dangerous too on account of
their fanaticism, and the pretended purity of
their political tenets. We rejoice, therefore, at
their downfall ; and the event, we have no doubt,
will have the happiest, as well as an immediate
influence on the condition of this new and in-
teresting Empire.

TERRIBLE Exer.oszos.—At exactly 11 o'clock,
on Saturday last, the powder-mills in Lee, owned
by Messrs. LAFLIN, 1,005118, and Co., were blown
to atoms, with two tremendous reports, about
10 or 15 seconds apart, that shook the buildings
in this town (a distance of four miles) to their
very base. The buildings in the vicinity of the
mills were more or less injured ; but the most
distressing circumstance of all is the loss of lives.
Three persons were killed, and one so severely
wounded that his life is in imminent danger. The
first explosion took place in the glazing mill in
which were Messrs. Targee and Sparks, one of
whom was blown over the top of a tree at least
thirty feet, in height, into the river ; the other
was found at the distance of ten or fifteen rods
from the spot : both were dead, and their bodies
mangled in a most shocking manner. Mr. Beach
was in the drying building, and was found in
the mill-pond, at some distance from the mill,
an hour or two afterwards. Mr. Hinckley,
the person wounded was on the floor, outside the
glazing-will, and was thrown into the river.
Since the
above was in type, we have been in-
formed that the
quantity of powder which ex-
ploded was between two and three tons, and that
the loss of the works, damage to building, &c.
will not MI short of 4000 dollars. Mr. Hinck-
ley, we are sorry to be obliged to add, died of
his wounds on Monday. This is the sixth time
these mills have blown up within six months.--
(American Paper.)

Monday morning, as Captain ACLAND and his
Lady were coming to Exeter, from Killerton, in
a gig drawn by a line horse belonging to Sir 'P.,
ACLAND, Bart., the animal suddenly raised its
head, and dropt dead on the road.
A farmer, residing at North Curry, near this
town, named L/LIGH, about 77 years of age, ac-
cording to his own account, has drunk, on an
average 14 pints of cider daily, for 50 years, ex-
clusively of other liquors ; amounting to about
500 hogsheads! fie is now in perfect health,
and continues to indulge in his usual daily al-
lowance.—( Taunton Courier.)