The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-02 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

I.l,;xtract of u Letter, dated Santiago de Chili, Jan. 31
The Custom-touse regulations and high duties attempted
to be introduced by our Minister of Finance have given
great dissatisfaction, not only here, but all over the coun-
try. In the province of Conception, where the troops sta-
tioned on- that frontier had been much neglected, the Cio-
verfair-General,.Freyre, has availed himself of the circum-
stances to make strong remonstrances, which have subse-
quently assumed a rather more serious aspect. The Supreme
Director is, in consequence, concentrating a corps of 5,000 men,
which is to be posted on the northern banks of the Maule, which
will constitute a decided superiority. The proceeds of the loan
raised in London have been put at the disposal of the legisla-
ture, so that the executive will have no control over the money :
a part is to be applied to the establishment of a National Bank,
which, amongst other functions, is to take charge of the trans-
! mission of the interest and funds for the redemption of the loan.
SANTIAGO, JAW. 10.-It is said that the Minister of Fi-
nance, Rodrigues, has given in his resignation, which it it sup-
posed will calm the discontents in the province of Conception—'!
that indivduel being the originator of the obnoxious custom-
house regulations which had created so much dissatisfaction.
But:Kos-A YRES, FEB. I.—A mail is arrived from Chili,
which brings letters to the flth or 9th of January. The Eliza-
beth arrived at Valparaiso on the 4th, and sailed again on the
sth for Callao. The reign of O'Higgins and his party in Chili
was considered by every one as drawing to a close. The late
" Reglamente" had been publicly burned in Conception, and
it is said that Valparaiso and Coquimbo had declared in favour
of General Freire's party. The change was likely to be
effcted without much confusion, or the effusion of blood.

SPAIN.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S DEBATE.

FOR THE SUN.
Mn. EDITOR—We have, this afternoon, dedi-
cated ourselves in the City to the perusal of the
debates in the House of Commons last night, on
the aggression of France against Spain ; and every
honest unprejudiced individual must rise, from the
consideration of them, with the conviction of the
beneficial effect they would have produced on all
Europe, but for THE PARTY FEELING which was
shewn towards the end of the debate by a dis-
tinguished Functionary, who suffered his indi-
vidual prejudices to overpower his national feel-
ing, and to mar a result which would have been
highly gratifying to the nation and to the world !
—in the unanimous and unequivocal condemna-
tion, by the House of Commons, of the principles
by which, not only the French Government, but
likewise Russia, Austria, and Prussia, are in-
flue,nced, in order to perpetuate their power and
to depress the rising intellect, rational liberty,
and freedom of mankind. This circumstance has
excited a general regret ; and the circle of friends
by whom I am now surrounded lament it deeply
—not only from its evidence of ----, but,
because, from their connexion with the Continent,
they know that inferences will be drawn from it.
prejudicial to the discretion, the liberality, and
public spirit of the Functionary to whom I have
alluded, and whose speech at the opening of the
present Session.of Parliament gave so much satis-
faction in the North of Europe, and held out
a promise—that all his talents and influence
would be exerted in the promotion and extension
of 66 civil and religious liberty throughout the
cc world."
Your well known impartiality will no doubt
induce you to insert this communication in your
interesting Paper, which, with pleasure, I can say
is rising into estimation in the Foreign Countries
with which we are connected—l mean mysel'
and the friends now near me.

PELASKINI
Batson's Coffeehouse, Thursday night, May 1.

ROYAL ACADEMY, SOMERSET PLACE.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the EXHI-
BITION WILL OPEN on MONDAY NEXT, the
sth Instant, at Twelve o'Cluck.. •
Admission, ts.—Catalogue,
HENRY HOWARD, R.A. Sec.
Exhibitors and Students may receive their 'rickets and Ca-
tatadnes by applying at the Academy mart-42.

a• THE COLONIES To-morrow.

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THE SUN.

SOLEM GUIS I)ICL7I2E FALSLIM AtIDEAT

LONDON,
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1823.

The French accounts of the movements of the
invading Army continue to be chiefly distin-
guished by the ludicrous repetition of the same
unsupported assertion, viz. that the troops are
well received wherever they make their appear-
ance. There is, however, both positive and nega-
tive evidence of the falsehood of this alleged har-
mony between the invaders and the invaded. The
latter (if we may so express ourselves), consists
of the entire absence of facts, and even of an at-
tempt at any statement of facts, on which the
allegation of a favourable reception of the French
can be sustained. It is not pretended that any
portion even of the peasantry, notwithstanding
the supposed influence exercised over them by
their Priests, have offered to join the ranks of
the enemies of their country :—it does not
appear that the Army of the Faith has re-
ceived any accession of numbers, since it re-
entered the Spanish territory in combination
with the force under the Duke of ANGOULEME

not a single individual of any note, either for
rank, property, or talent, not even a priest of
eminence or celebrity, has as yet been named
as having voluntarily placed himself under
the protection of the French Consti-
tutional soldiers have been so faithful to
the cause of their country, that there has been
but once a rumour, (and that was unfounded),

of a smoll•party having go►►e over to the enemy :
—no place has sent in its submission ; no public
functionary has betrayed his trust ; no town has
availed itself of the opportunity preßented by the
presence of the French army to revolt whist the