The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-16 00:00:00

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RECORDS OF NVOINIAN.—',By F. Y-4,0 ,: :
YDWRITIGH, 182 S. , ' .iii :4 ...
We have been greatly pleased wi : Tet
and unaffected volume, ift:WlAlii the,tgrtiiius aid
kindly nature of the fair authoress shines forth with
purest lustre. Mrs. Hemans is one of the few—the
very few among the poets of the present age, who
have attained celebrity by sheer force of genius.
Her clairti3 have not been ill'diripii6d forth to the
world in quack advertisements or hired reviews ;
At, has administered to no diseased tastes, pampered
no efrerninate or sickly prejudices, but won her way
noiselessly, yet successfully, into the good opinion
of the public, by means of that sound apprehension
of true poetry, which, one time or other, is sure to
find its level. If we have any fault to find with
her present volume, it is that it is too
full of sweets; there is a cloying monotony
about it, which we would glady see exchanged for a
more vigorous and varied style. But this api.ilie"?
solely to the manner, the matter of her mind is in:-
questionable ; she abounds in delicate touches of
nature, and illustrates the female character (mani-
festly drawn from her own personal feelings) with
- --.lcw- truth and sensibility. A periodical critic of
1),-- '
some little :tote has lately called her feeble : if by
feebleness, he means the entire absence of all vitiat-
ingthere is truth in his re-
stimulant, 11," Valli,
. he should remember,
mark; exaggeration, boi,fver,:
rather the convulsion—the hysteria
s not strength : it is
whether of style or sentiment, :.
eates not
and like shnular physical disorders, inol..
of tile mind,
health, but debility of intellect. From this i,:ckilY "
Mrs. Hemans is altogether free, and we congraw
late her (which is more than we can do with the
Catholics), on her unqualified emancipation.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE I4.—The Ranger, 2S, Copts
Lord H. Thynne, arrived on Wednesday in 60 days
from Rio de Janeiro, having on board nearly twelve
hundred thousand dollars in specie, twenty-six chests
of gold and gold coin, wholly an merchant? account,
mid about sixteen thousand pounds in value of dia-
monds, the property of the Emperor Pedro, The
Ranger is recently from the Pacific, having left Val-
paraiso on the 26th January, and Coquimbo on the
sth February. Politics in Peru and Chili offered ttO
prospect of disturbance to affairs in that quarter.
The inhabitants appeared to have relaxed into theii,
ancient indolence, and no effort was manifested to
give a consistent form to those Governments, or to
reduce the public flnances into any healthy system.
Under this state of apathy, the English holders of
South American Securities can have little to hope.
for. The only trade to be obtained there consists in
the purchase of a few articles of necessary clothing
which the people are too lazy to Manufacture,
and for which they pay in dollars, having no natural.
produce to offer in exchange, though living m
a country abounding with the means of producing
every thing. One exception, however, to this indolence
was exhibiting itself in the Province of Conception,
where Gen. Freyre, the Governor, was making every
exertion to improve the country under his charge,
and which, from being situated in a temperate lati-
tude, possessed superior advantages; lie had, on his
own estate, 140,000 vines, and had succeeded in
making a delicious red wine, and had grown some
very fine crops of wheat. The coast affords the
best harbours on the West shores of America, and
he had recently reduced to subjection some hordes
of marauders who were accustomed to descend from
the back mountains and plunder the outer settle-
ments. General Freyre was holding out every in-
ducement in his power for settlers to emigrate to his
Government, and few spots on the globe present
more encouragements. In this colony also some ex-
cellent veins of coal had been found, shipments of
which had been made for the Molasco Mine, which is
now working, and in a most successful manner, by
an English gentleman of the name of Bunster. This
is the only establishment at work supported by
British capital—the Anglo-Chilian, the Chilian, and
the Chilian and Peruvian Companies, having all
suspended their operations. These commenced on a bad
plan ; they should have prepared their way first,
and, when necessary, have sent over their artisans
and machinery ; instead of which, their minere and
steam-engines were en the ground before any know-
ledge was arrived at as to the direction in which
their exertions were requisite to be used. Nothing was
publicly known at Rio of the pacific negociation
between the Brazilians and the Buenos Ayreans, but
it was believed that the Heron sloop of war had re-
cently conveyed to the Emperor Pedro such a treaty
as would be agreed to ; indeed, the Emperor, it was
considered, would be compelled speedily to come to
an understanding with his neighbours, as a manifes
combination was in existence among the Brazilian
supported by the soldiery, who were in arrears
pay, to eject him from that quarter of the wor
and compel him to return to Portugal ; a disakte
which it was foreseen could only be prevented by a
peace, and the re-establishment of commerce. The
Ranger spoke, on her passage to the Southward of
hdT lh'eheit Alert
fritig szltoteosp.
.the Western islands, the ship Clyde, from Bengal;
and left at Rio Janeiro the Ganges, Rear-Admiral
iSlierroßnt and CadmusOtwa)-
(iiag-
scoops of
Forte
‘lar. an
of war had been sent round the Horn ; the Doris
frigate was at Valparaiso when the Ranger came
away ; the Volage, 28, was at Lima ; the Menai, 26,
was at the intermediate ports; the Blossom sloop of
war, Capt. Beachey, was daily looked for on the coast
of Chili, on her return from her second trip through
Behring's Straits. The Thetis and Heron both had
their masts damaged by lightning in the River Plate ;
the fore and main-top masts of the frigate WM
splintered to pieces, and two seamen were wounded.
The Ranger sailed this morning to Chatham, to be
paid off.

The Undaunted frigate, Hon. Captain Clifford,
with Lord William Bentinck on board, arrived at
Rio Janeiro the 10th of April, on her voyage to
Calcutta.

The Tribune, 46, Captain J. Wilson, arrived on
Sunday from the Eastward, and sailed oa the follow-
ing day to Plymouth. he will proceed thence to
the South American station to relieve the Doris,
and will call at Bermuda to land 15,000/. in silver,
for the use of the Dock-yard there. Sir W. C.
Fahie, K.C.8., and Captain Wilson, of the Royal 44.
Marines, take their passage in her to that island.
The Onyx, 10, Lieutenant Cole, tender to the
Royal George yacht, is ordered to the River, ii►
order that her crew may fit out the Royal Sovereign
yacht for the summer use of his Royal Highness the
Lord High Admiral, which illustrious person will
arrive here on the 23d inst.

It is understood that the LORD HIGH AD-
MIRAL will not visit Ireland this year.— Times.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.---We regret to have to
state, that on the morning of yesterday, about two o'clock,
Lord Morrir SANDFORD died, in consequence of the effects
of the beating his Lordship received on Thursday week.
The injury which his Lordship had sustained on the head
was such as, from the commencement, it could hardly be
expected that he would survive. For a considerable time
before his death his Lordship was delirious. As he made
no will, his estates and title go to the next of kin. The
Mayor of Windsor, JENNER, Esq., will hold on inquest
on the body to-morrow.

SirLJAascotand Captain GARTH, having
come to a knowledge that a meeting- was intended to take
BAsTLr, Thursdayßatrhte. friends and relatives of
place the following morning, early, in the vicinity of the
metropolis, in consequence of the late unhappy proceedings
in the Courts of Law, made an application to the Police
Magistrites for their assistance. Accordingly wavant.-:
were issued against both parties, and a party of officer 4\ and
constables proceeded to the houses of both gentlemen, where
they watched the whole of the night ; s party was also
sent to the place of meeting, where they watched in am-
buscade. The officers (although the meeting was prevented)
were unable to apprehend the parties, and Sir JACOB, it
was believed, had escaped their vigilance, and gone into the
country. Some clue having been a.certained as to his
place of destination, en officer went after him, but was
nnatlocesaful.