The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-12 00:00:00

spontaneously thrown off by the Civil and
Military Authorities stationed at that place.—
It appears that the Portuguese Governor Bar-
retto had used every 'exertion to augment the
military force in Pernambuco and its neighbour-
hood, notwithstanding which he had been re-
pulsed
in several engagements, and at last finding
all efforts unavailing, had abandoned the town,
and was followed by a great number of European
Portuguese. The Revolutionists entered Per-
nambucoimmediately afterwards, and established
a National Government in the place for the whole
province. It is evident, therefore, that the Go-
vernor lately sent out from Lisbon will arrive
too late to restore the authority of the Mother
Country over its former vassal ; and it is more
than probable that the successful establishment
of independence at Pernambuco will excite a
Spirit of emulation in all the other provinces, and
may ultimately lead to the total emancipation
of the Brazils from their connection with Portu-
gal. Advices have also been received from La
Guyra to the end of October. Nothing very
important had occurred subsequent to the cap-
ture of Cumana, 'but the news of the fall of Lima,
which had been announced, had given the utmost
satisfaction, and the letters state that at no pe-
riod of the long contest had the Patriots been in
such high spirits as at the present moment. It
was confidently anticipated that all Brazil would
join in ,the Revolution which had ,extended
through all the possessions of Old Spain in South
America.
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[MORNINGTIIERALD.]
Whilst on the topic of opening new sources for
the trade of the country, we would call attention
to the vast sphere now open along the shores of
South America—a sphere expanding more and
more every day. To the independence and union
of New Granada and Venezuela, may now be
added the opening of Lima and the approael,;ag
conquest and independence of Peru. The untry
of General San Martin is described as a
march of triumph ; he appears resolved to
conciliate the inhabitants ; and by his Procla-
matioir, addressed exclusively to the Ladies
of Lima, spews that he is master of a more
winning gallantry than that of the sword.—
Nothing, we think, could be more opportune for
England than this change in the condition of the
South Americans. Where is the corner of Europe,
even those countries most indebted to the wealth
and arms of this country, in which there is not
the most decisive inclination to exclude British
manufactures ?—for instance, Spain, Portugal,
Prussia, and Russia. This exclusion, however,
would be comparatively unfelt, with such an
outlet as South America—receiving English ma-
nufactures of all kinds, and giving in return
wool, cotton, hides, rice, and a variety of other
produce.

I-MORNING CHRONICLE.]

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It is understood that Clerks in the Public
Offices are not in future to succeed according to
seniority, but that their advancement will be re-
gulated by a Ministerial sense of their claims to
promotion. Under such a state of things it is
not difficult to foresee what qualities will prove
the best recommendations to the favour and pa-
tronage of the heads of departments ; supple-
ness, sycophancy, and servile, blind subser-
viency will be the grand requisites, and unfailing
roads to preferment. Ministers are indebted to
the malignity of 44 John Bull " for the hint,
land we trust that they will have sufficient can-
dour to acknowledge the obligation. It has re-
cently been discovered that some stubborn scions
of independence have struck root in the very
atmosphere of corruption, and this measure is
adopted in order to eradicate such unwelcome
intruders. But thus it is that weakness, suspi-
cion and injustice are ever inseparably associated!
We have learnt so much of the scale of the re-
ductions, as to be assured that they will fall
heaviest on those who can least afford them ;, but
this was to be expected from our rulers, who in-
variably proceed in an inverse ratio to true policy
and humanity.

, rBRITISII PRESS.]
We have received Paris Papers of Saturday
last. The sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on
the day preceding offered nothing that deserves
particular. notice,- the proceedings having been
confined to the appointment of Committees by
three of the bureaux for the discussion of the law
of finance. The silence of the Paris Papers in
this particular occasioned us no small share of
disappointment, having been prepared by a state-
ment in another Morning Paper, purporting to
be intelligence received from Paris, to expect a
" lively debate" upon some topic of general interest.
We fit.(l in these Papers a copy of an Address
said to have been sent to the King of Spain by the
Clubbists or Liberals of Madrid, requiring his
Majesty to dismiss his Ministers. The -address
is couched in terms somewhat-too euergetical, in
avowing a hatred to despotismOo be consistent
with the respect due to the Sovereign', for the ad-
dressers do not hesitate to insinuate that his. Ma-
jesty has evinced an inclination towards that
species of government against which-they so ear-
nestly express their hostility. We very strongly
suspect that this address is a foxgery, framed for the
purpose of exciting an odium against the Consti-
tution of Spain,and all who assisted in establish-
ing it., Of this the address itself offers intrinsic
evidence ; but we have further to remark, that
as the ordinary courier from Madrid arrives in
Paris only on Sundays and Wednesdays, every
article of intelligence purporting to be derived
from Madrid, which appears in the Paris,Papers
on any othi2r than the, days immediately succeed-
ing the arrival of the ordinary courier, is to be re-
ceived with great suspicion. This was the caution
which the ilioniteur gave to its readers at the corn-
mencement of the Spanish Revolution, to guard
against the supposed fabrications that occasionally
appeared in the ultra-liberal Journals of the
French capital, and we think it prudent to bear
the observation now in mind, for the purpose of
guarding the public against the equally injurious
falsehoods of those Journals which in the other
extreme pass the bounds of moderation, in as-
serting doctrines that are opposed to the progress
of liberty and happiness.