The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-15 00:00:00

the Emperor of Brazils had issued a Decree, pro-
hibiting the importation of the produce and ma-
-40factures of Portugal, until the acknowledge-
bent of the independence of Brazils. A frigate
belonging to Lord Cochrane's squadron had ar-
rived at Maraham, and was shortly to he joined
h the squadron intended to sail against Monte-
Vkdo ; two thousand troops had embarked for
Pernambuco, for the purpose of seconding these
operations, to drive the Europeans out of the

country.
[From the Commercial Advertiser of tia. 12th of Feb.]
The latest intelligence from Jamaica, brought
by the Eliza at Baltimore, which left Kin.gston
17th January, Captain Rockwell, who arrived
from Port Antonio, states that place to be very
sickly, and in consequence of the continued ap-
prehension of an insurrection of the Blacks, an
order was hourly expected at Port Antonio for
Placing that district under martial law.
The Government of Buenos Ayres has entered
into a contract for the conveyance to that State of
I°o Irish labourers of the description called navi-
gators, for the purpose of cutting a canal fromEnse-
nada to the city of Buenos Ayres. They bind
themselves to serve the Government for 7 years
for which they receive a certain consideration:
and at the expiration of that time a certain quan-
tity of land ailoted to each.
NEW-YORK, FEE. 11.—FRoM MAnTrwratTE.—The Sa-
.z,a,tnali Georgian, of the 4th inst. contains late intelligence from
Martinique. Martial law had been proclaimed on that island,
in consequence of the contemplated insurrection of the free
People of colour. From thirty to forty of the ringleaders had
been arrested, and tried at Fort Royal, and nine of them ba-
nished from the island, some of whom were people of property.
It was their intention to murder all the white population, on the
night of the 17th of December, but their design was frustrated
"Y the arrival on that day of a detachment of troops from
Vra
tioinl of
2.4thn,cper.evTiouhesytotwichhhenp,ut off the execution of the plot to the '
all their plans. the Government had obtained informs'.
he Governor o hourl expected to receive from France an
making' Martinique a free port, under certain qua-
`l9o. American flour, it was believed, would be admitted
-laYmg a duty of four dollars per barrel, and sugars ex-
ported at one dollar per quintal.
NEWYORK, FEL 9.—We have received by the brig Fanny,
the Curagoa Courant of the 10th of January. The pirates are
again at their work of blood. Captain Wagner and crew,
,of the schooner Julia,
who sailed from this port some time since
for Curaeoe,
was fallen in with by the pirates, and the whole
of
them murdered', with the exception of a boy, who made his
"cape, and has communicated the following to the Editors of
tlto Courant:_,4 The pirate was under the tai-coloured flag,
and after boarding the schooner, took all her crew on hoard his
lissel, and locked them in the hold, except Captain Wagner.
neY made then a hole in the side of the vessel, to cause her
to sink
; when the crew perceived the water corning in the hold
they broke into the cabin, and made their escape on deck, hop-
ing to mare their lives by some way or other, and get on shore ;
but how , great was their astonishment on seeing the boat return
''' Ittiotit Captain Wagner ; and before he was taken away, he
hearts for his life, but could not excite compassion in the
"eatts of those barbarians. They came on board the vessel and
murdered every soul on board excepting two boys, who sprung
into the sea, whom they pursued, and murdered one, and left
the other swimming, because they thought he would not reach
the shore. The boy who escaped is a native of Curagoa."

Letters have been received this morning from
llavannah, of the Bth February, stating that
recent accounts had been received there from
Mexico, and that all was tranquil in the capital
of that country.

New England Coffee-house.—Charleston Pa-
pers are just received to the 13th February, but
they do not contain any news of consequence.

The delivery of Letters from the General
Post-office this morning was considerably re-
tarded in consequence of the arrival of an im-
'nense number of ship letters from all parts of
the World, and of Mails from America.

The advices of the dispersion of the Independ-
mts under General SANTA CRuz, near the river Desaguadero,
and,their subsequent evacuation of Upper Peru, first received
7 broughtue wbayy of Gibraltar, have been confirmed by accounts
the last Brazil packet, and we understand Govern-
ment is also in possession of them. The particulars reached
Buenos Ayres from the interior, and were published in the Ar-
gos of that place, accompanied by remarks on the conduct of
Gen. Santa place'
'ru, evidently of the most unwarrantable kind. It
will be remember ivhen the Royalists, in the month of
last July, came down from the Highlands anti occupied Lima,
a Patriotic expedition was fitted ut and sent to the Interme-
dios, or the ports between Li and Chile. The command of
this force was confided to rapidly advanced to La Paz,CirnOlu. and with it he
and, in the absence of
the Royalists, made himself masterraSanatca. Cruz,
of all Upper Peru. The
Royalist Chief Valdez advaneetial ng the coast, when Santa
Cruz took up a strong position on along
river Desaguadero, in
which it seems he was attacked last September and dislodged.
The particulars of this action are contained in the subjoined
Report, from which, although great allowances are to be made
for the interested feelings of the writer, who is one of the
,aißeonyearlist Commanders, it is very clear that the retreat of
Santa Cruz to illoquegua on the coast, where he now
's2 Must have been extremely disastrous, and the moral effect
bof this loss must have been great in the minds of the inha-
.itarlts• Letters, written by extremely impartial persons, in
l'aet anticipated this result when they saw Santa Cruz ad-
dvFce into the interior without any point d'appui, and at a
Z'stance from his resources, with a force chiefly composed of
cjuitN and all Peruvians, as sooner or later he could not
'''
,-,'. ",to be attacked by the Royalists, better disciplined, and in
infinitely more effective state.
p The fruits of the whole of the last campaign in Upper
must
have consequently been lost by the Independents, and
cy,:otr)w depend on General Bolivar's energy. and re-
tirees,T'nat he sees the awkward dilemma in which the
is placed is evident from the letter he wrote to Riva
Ilgiaero, urging a plan of conciliation which, unfortunately,
',',ui not been carried into effect as late as the 30th of October,
o'whieh date letters were received on Saturday from Lima,
'here General Bolivar then was, under hopes of settling these
Unfortunate differences soon. These same letters add, that the
Paniards occupy their old positions, that is to say, Canterac
';'Maine in Janja, and the Viceroy La Serna, in Upper Peru.
15olivar's great strength was between Lima and Pisco, c,om-
l?osed of the Colombians, Buenos-A 'reans, and Chilians, un-
a. er General Pintos, and this three WiLS to be increased by an
<__liriliary one of 2,000 men, who left Valparaiso in the middle of
i)fctoa
ber. Lanza, a Guerilla Chief, is in the neighbourhood
(2.ta, and is stated to have been
joined by 1,500 of Santa
Cruz's men but it was evident General Bolivar would not
Move until ho had put an end to the differences with Riva
Aguero.
TRANSLATED FROX THE ARGOS OF BUENOS AYRES OF
Dec. 3, 1823.
iciAmong civilized nations and within the compass of civil so.
_eties, with difficulty will the dissolution of an army be believ-
d which, without havin b ...
.exis!. It was not within human calculation that the man,, who
g een .caten, has ceased for ever to
V.„l:°,antly,styled himself the powerful Liberator of the South,
c,-;;lathe conqueror at Tichinca, should thus fly away like ve a
thoerd, carrying; before him alarm and death. This has ner-
-4 ',3 happened. The Provinces have seen that Santa Cruzf
/- "8 how to swear in vain. His promises to the Congress of
on), ~..
beheld were passing words. In the name of tbe God w
of Ilia hrini, he offered to seal with his blood the fatal decree
rd
in
acc_ •
pith ,i). present misfortune. His words have not been
big actions. Dastard, as he his own crime accuse;
. . has,