The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-18 00:00:00

3AMAICA PAPERS.

Jamaica Papers to tLe sth ult. arrived this
hlorning. The ',louse of Assembly had been pro-
roped till the 21st ult.
Private Letters of the 4th, from Jam:tics,
State that a very serious malignant fever prevails,
particularly amongst the military, and that a great
number of persons have died; trade is in conse-
quence exceedingly dull in the Island.--(These
Papers, contain a long list of deaths occasioned
by the above fever.)

" KINGSTON, AUG. 28.—Private letters received
from Panama state, that about three weeks since
a plot was discovered to have been formed by the
British prisoners, made at the recapture of Porto
Bello, the object of which Was to obtaitt posses-
sion of a battery and powder-magazine near the
city, and then to bombard the place. In the
Meantime a part of Gem were to take posses'sion
of the Spanish brig Venturosa,. lying in the har-
bour of Panama, anti it was intended that the
whole of them should proceed in her, and join
Lord COCHRANE in the South Seas.- Two of the
ringleaders were shot by order of General Hone,
who shottly attcrwards issued an order for all
foreigners to depart from Panaina within ten days.
" It was reported at Panama, that Lord Cocti-
rase had taken Petit Callao, in which p,,rt a ves-
sel was at anchor, having on board 100,000 dol-
lars. It was further said, that his Lordship had
actually passed Gitayaquil, on his way to Chili.
" About a fortniJit ago intelligence reached
the Governor of Caethagena from Santa Fe, that
General lioLivAtt, (Who had been joined -by one
of 'Alontr_Lo's Generals with a number of troops),
Was makin.Z rapid advances towards Santa Fe,
With upwards or 5000 men, and it was confident-
ly expected that the courier, which would become
due on the 10th instant, would announce the fall
ci that place. An Aide-de-Camp of the Governor
of Santa Fe arrived at Carthagena at- midnight
with the above information.

'' Another account from Carthagena states, that
the Venezuelian artily, under General Bolivar in
person, had obtained possession of Santa Fe.
hind that his advanced guard was in Honda. He
had succeeded in cnttiog off the retreat of General
bdlllBllo, the Captain-General of Santa Fe; his
Sectetary Itatuiriez had arrived. at Carthagena
with the above intelligence. It was also added,
that a part of 130!Vcie3 army would boon be at
Alonlpox.

" Advices from Lima to the Bth of June have
reached this ciiy. by them we learn, that Lord
Cochrane h d captured the American schooner
Montezuma, belonging to Baltimore, on her way
into the roadstead of Callao; she had on board a
cargo valued at 80,000 dollars. Ilk Lordship
Lad also taken from :4 port in Peru 70,000 dollars.

" The report of a rich prize with two miliions,
said• to have bccn captured by Lord Cochrane, is
ascertai►:e.d to be w;:.hotit foundation.

" The Got einment of Li:oa hsd dispatched a
fast-sailing schooner to cruise off Valdivia, to
apprize rtny Spanish Fquadron of the movements
or Lot d Cochr,the, and she had passed his fleet,
in safety. Solm'quenly to this, his Lordship
had raised the blockade of Callao. His recto-
lint] at Vidp;iraiSP, it was supposed, would or:t
Very flattering, as, previously to his leaving Callao,
ste declar,d 1)e would destroy the- Marine force
at that pl-ace.
Six Fickf-Officers, and thirty•seven of inferior
rank, rank, who had been made prisoners by the In-
antgent Chief St. Martin, were put to death by
his orders in the village of Sc. Louis."

EXTRACT OP A LETTER- FROM TRINIDAD, SEPT. 4.
On the night of the 24th ult. an infamous at-
tempt was made to assassinate the Governor of
this place, while be was seated in his own house,
in conversation ►rith his Lady, when two men in
etisgnise approached, and fired is blunderbuss load-
ed with 12 balls into the window ; the Governor
was wounded in the arm by two balls, and his
Lady was also slightly wounded, but neither of
them dangerously.