The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-17 00:00:00

men, and also' on account of the declared
blockade by Lord COCURANE'S squadron of the
whole coast of Peru. When Sir THOMAS was
informed of these acts, he immediately left Val-
Paraiso, and went in search of Lord COCIIRANE's
squadron,- which had left Callao before he
reached there for some unknown destination.--
It is believed Sir THOMAS will not suffer the
blockade to continue any longer, even of, Lima,.
and that he will convey British merchantmen to
and from that port ; in which event it is expect-
ed that Captain RIDGELEY, of the Conslelblion,
Will also give protection to our merchantmen.
Many think that an independent Government
will be formed at.Lirna, free from. Spain and•
Chili. - •

A letter from th►e Health Officer at Staten
Island, dated the 14th Feb., states,, that from
the 7th to the 14th there had been nine cases of

rnalina.ht fever.

CUBA—MEXICO—LIMA.
[From the Baltimore Gazette, Sept. 13.]
By the schooner John, which arrived in this
port yesterday, 12 days from Havanna, we have
a variety of intelligence of interest, if not of de-
, . .
chled importance. In consequenCe of the progress
of the Independent cause in South America and
in Mexico, the people of Cuba begin to speak
or, and to speculate respecting their future des-
tiny. Some talk of independence, but more seem
to think that Cuba must full into the hands of
the British It is certain, at all events, that the
ties betWeetiCuba in.! the Mother country are
greatly loosened. Before the John sailed, ac-
counts bad been received from Vera Cruz, stat-
ing that the new Viceroy O'DoNoJu Was so little
Pleased with his reception, and with the state of
things there, that after issuing a Proclamation,
Which formed a subject of much 'merriment, he
had taken his departure, and his arrival at Ha-
vanna was looked for daily.' The communication
between Vera Cruz and the city of Meicico had
been cut off for a considerable time. The vessel
of war that communicated this intelligence at
Ravanna, also brought a report of the fall of
Vilna, which we think more than probable.
[From the Norfolk Paper of the 11thSeptember.]
HEALTiIOF OCR CITIES.—BOOOII, New York,
and Philadelphia, according ter accounts, have
enjoyed an unusual degree of health. We be-
lieve not a solitary case of malignant fever has
been reported in either of these cities. In Bal-
ti!:actre cases
.of malignant fever continue to be
reported : on the sth inst. four deaths occurred.
111 Norfolk, on the 6th instant, there were four
•
. „
`.loathe ; since the storm it has diniinished.—Sa-
vannah 'PaPers up to the od instant continue to
spe.ak of their city as enjoying a degree of health'
Une•
Xam—pled at this season.—New Orleans, at
the date of the laSt accounts, continued entirely
free. • .. .

We have inserted in another part of our paper
sortie observations frOm the Cork. Mercantile
Chronicle on the Irish 'Spirits Intercourse,—a
Subject of great importance, and one deePly of
fe •
cting the interests biith of this and 'the Sister
Kingdom,, Whatiivee may be our opinion of the
question, We are called upon to express our regrci
at the tone which pervades the article, and the. feel-
.. •
ing
which evidently inflUenced the wrilter. It is
much to be lamented that charges of so serious al/a-
ttire as those of wilful misrepresentations and mis-
quotation of Statutes, should be hastily preferred
against any person, and Particularly an individual
who has no further interest in the question under
his consideration than that which the conscien-
ti .
°Lis discharge of his public duties may impose
upon him. We much wish to see the subject, which
e repeat is one of great importance, and great
4rfl;. -oity, froth the 'various interests involved in
"1") fairly and candidly discussed ; and we shall
devote a .portiOn of our columns to its
%onsia .•
'eration till the ensuing meeting of Parlia-
°lent,
flan , -len we sincerely hope that be
s'act6 rily arranged, and placed upon such a
basis
as.will
_protect and secure to Ireland those.
ic 'vi 6
ntages to which she is fairly entitled, and ,
h
'wh
" -certainly believe the FRAMERS of the
-Let of Union intended that sho should enjoy.

a A letter from St. Petersburgh mentions, that
1 Tilinent house at Moscow was in a very cri-
tical; sitnation ;
koala and that, shOuld the firm not be
"bled to make good its payments, the failure
e
,que attended with very serious couse-
ne hs
to the commercial interests of Russia, as
we debts are said to amount to between seven
4cl eight millions of roubles.
Letters from Calais mention that General BErt-
!t4:11) arrived off that port, hi the Iris packet-
which was to enter next tide.
4dvices from Newfoundland to the 12th of
0,141-eber have been received. His Excellency
0"e Governor embarked on the 29th of August,
till board his Majesty'.. ship Grasshopper, Capt.
totcliAN, and sailed for Labrador. The ac-
-10,11.0t5 from Labrador, received at St. John's,
4ech are to the 23d of August, stated that more
stl:ll,4g than ever as known before had been
th,`4ll)ed among the vessels which arrived there
Season, owing to the vast quantities of ice
ou the coast.