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

!CAPTURE OF PERNAMBUCO.

JRxtractof a letter from Captain JAMES NORTON, Comman-
:der of the Imperial Brazil brig of war Netlicroy, to a friend
in London, dated Pernarebuco,.Sept. 20.]
" I was,appointed to the Netheroy (Captain Taylor being
• disembarked) on the 20th of August : we sailed from Rio de
Janeiro under the command ofCommodoreJewett, to join Lord
Cochrane oft Peratribuco, and on our arrival found his Lordship
had summoned the place, and bombarded it on refusing to sur-
render. Two days after our arrival, Gen. Lima entered Santo
Antonio and Boa Vista, driving the Pernambucanos into ti►e Re.
cafe. The Pernambucanos took the precaution to break down
:t be bridge, so that the hi►perialists could not follow up .their
success. I repaired on board the Commodore, and pointed
Dirt to him the necessity of moving the ships in, so that we
;could act against the forts, to which he consented. I imam-
,diately pushed the Netheroy in, and commenced firing on the
fors; and next came the Piranga, at alittle distance outside
. of us, and opened her pre, which was kept up till sunset.
Next day we began again, and on clusing our firing, a letter
was sent on board from illanoel Carvalho, the purport of which
wes offering the following terms :
" That be and his friends should be allowed to depart
az:molested, ha paying -their passage.
" 2. That no one should be prosecuted for hit politcal
opinion.
" '3. That the officers and troops should retain their commis-
sion, until the pleasure of the Emperor was known.'
This letter was forwarded to Gen. Lima, who would not
lhten to it, and at lastit was decided that I should land with
the oiffeers,-seamen, and marines, and storm the Recoil& and
forts,: which I am happy to say we did, and opened the bridge
to the Imperial troops, and we were entire masters of the Re.
oeffre and forts in less than four hours.
"Manoel Carvalho has taken refuge on board the Tweed,
&esti man-of-war: we have demanded him, but they would
rls %give him up.; but still we think they will, or send him to
Rio de Janeiro for the decision of the British Admiral. Glen.
43arros and the principals are not yet taken.
" I hope you will be able to make out this confused account ;
but I have not a minute to spare to make a faircopy, as the boat
is Pow waiting for this letter."

BOLIVAR'S ARUN IN Natl.—Contradictory
at:counts having appeared from various quarters
reapecting the numbers and state of efficiency of
the army with which Bor.tvAtt commenced the
campaign for the independence of Peru, it is sa-
tisfactory to be enabled to state the reel facts on
the authority of a letter from Truxillo Of the
, 19th of :bine, writtea by a person on whose ve-
racity perfect dependence may be placed. When
the Liberator broke up on the Gth of May from
his head-quarters at Truxillo, his army consisted
of 7,000 Colombians anti 4,000 Peruvians. A
few days after he commenced his march, 1,500
troops arrived at Truxillo from Panama, and pro-
ceeded to join the main body. On the
.30th of
May, by a vessel arrived at Pacasmayo, intelli-
gence had reached Truxillo of the sailing from
Panama on the Bth of May of 3,600 more (mops,
of which 1,500 disembarked at Truxillo on the
7th of June, and the remainder were every day
expected. Them were also on the march for
'Guayaquil, from Quito, 1,500 more, which
would make the whole force of Bolivar as fol-
lowa

-Left Trujillo, May 6,
Since disembarked at Truxillo,
..itexpected from Panama,
„am from 0u a yaquil,

11,000
3,000
2,100
1,500

Total

,1 j,P~tlO

akil these troops were in the highest state of
order and discipline. The great natural wealth
and resources of the district in which Bolivar has
fixed his head-quarturs, had enabled him, by
forced contributions, to
,place his troops in the
best state of equipment. Since the report, which
was received a few days since by way of Car-
'flagella, of a victory having been gained by Bo"
Limes troops near victory
au the lOth or July,
nothing has transpired either to confirm or to
overthrow it. Some considerable time may in-
deed elapse before that question is set at rest, al-
though the admirable state of discipline and tin-
limey of Bolivar's army must necessarily lessen
the anxiety of the friends of independence re.
netting the result,--(now.)