The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-05 00:00:00

bloehade of the Ports and Coasts of Buenos Ayres, and of all those
in the Banda Oriental, occupied by the Buenos Ayres troops.
FEHILUARN 21.

We have received aceounts from Monte Video, where the
Liberal and Minor) corvettes and a schooner had arrived, to
repair, the first being in a Very bad condition.. The Empress
frigate, which was to convey General-Leon to Rio, is ordered to
remain, being thought absolutely necessary to enable the Brazilian
naval force to contend with our squadron.
It is said, that by the unanimous confession of the officers of
the Liberal corvette, that that vessel could not have held out ten
minutes longer in the engagement on the 9th, but must have sur-
rendered or gone to the bottom.,
The Captain of The 29th August, killed in the last action,
was an Englishman, of, the name of Gleddin, one of the best offi-
cers in the squadron. When that vessel received the fire which
killed the Captain, all the crew abandoned their gnus and ran
below.
Fan. 24.—The Louisa cutter, which wag sent with a flag of
truss to Monte Video, to carry to Admiral Lobo the protest of
Mr. Forbes, has returned. We know no more than it brings an
acknowledgment of the receipt of the note, and that Senor Lobo
was to send the protest to his Court.
M.sacn 7.—The Congress. has adopted the law declaring
Bum)* Ayres the capital of the republic.
MARCH 10.—Senor Dr. D. Mariano Serrano, who has filled
the office of President of the Assembly of the Deputies of tipper
Peru, has arrived in this capital. It is said that be is charged
with an official commission to our Government.
On the Sth, the following official proclamation was made :
Communications of the 7th arrived last night from Admiral
Brown, by which it appears that a despatch from Gen. Lavallejo
of the Stl, new forces, under Lieut.-Colonel Lapido, were on
their march, and would be to-day opposite Colonia, united with
them that blockade it, and co-operating with the squadron.—
They will commence decisive operations against that place, from
which there is every reason to expect a favourable result.
Nothing important had occurred since the preceding communi-
cation; the gun-boats frequently tired in the place, and did much
injury to the enemy, who return their fire very faintly, and with-
out success. Our seamen anxiously look for the moment when
the whole force on the land side would be united, being tired of
waiting for a naval action, which the Brazilian squadron con-
stantly contrived to avoid.

Files of Papers have been this morning received at
the North and South American Coffee House, from
North Atherica. The following are extracts from
New:York Papers, dated May :
~,The fine new ship of war Laplata, of tit guns, and commanded
by Captain Thompson, sailed from hence on the tith of April, as
it is reported, for Carthagena.
NEW YORE, ItAY 8.
Captain Saven, of the schooner Amelia, had arrived at Phila-
delphia, and states that on the 24th April a French brig arrived
at Havannah, from Vera Cruz, the Captain of which reported that
the Custom House at Vera Cruz had been destroyed by fire, to-
gether with property to the value of 2,000,000 dollars. Private
Letters from the Ilavanna mention the report in the same man-
ner as Captain Saven.

We- have received by•express the Etoi/e of yes-
terday... The following are extracts:— •
Us' rshal the Duke of Ragusa, Ambassador Extraordinary at the
Court of Russia, arrived at St. Petersburgh on the 13th May.
Immediately on his arrival a guard of honour was placed
at the gate of his hotel. The same evening his Majesty
the Emperor sent one of his Aid-de-Camps to compli-
ment his Excellency on his arrival. On the whole route from
the Russian frontiers, orders bad been given that military honours
should be paid to the Marshal. At Riga, be was treated with the
greatest distinction, by the Governor-General, the Marquis of
Paulueei, and he visited all the civil and military establishments,
where he received the honours paid in Russia to the Marshals of
the Empire.
Nothing is talked of at St. Petersburg!' but the admirable con-
duct of the Emperor Nicolas during the late troubles. It is im-
possible to shew greater courage, coolness, and magnanimity. A
Sovereign who conducts himself thus at the age of 80, gives fair
promise for the future. The Grand Duke Michael is. at
Moscow, with the Grand.. Duchess. The Empress-Mother set
out to precede the Empress Elizabeth, who returns to Taganrog,
and time state of whose health excites much anxiety.
in the Chamber of Deputies the Minister of War brought for-
ward hit budget for the .-expences of the Interior, amounting to
1,772,000 f. which was adopted almost unanimously by the
Chamber.
FRENCH FUNDS, JUNE B.—Five per Cents, 97. 45. ; 3 per
Cents, 66. 50.

A Dutch mail arrived this morning, by which we perceive that
the Baron Van der Capelien, Governor-General of the Dutch set-
tlements in India, had in laying down that authority Owl a
statement of the colony.

XX CHIANUE ON LONDON.
AMNTERDAM, JUNE g.-40. 1. ; two months, 40. 4.

The New York letters of the ith May, after stating the arrival
there of the Pyramus frigate from Vera Cruz, on her
England, state that M. Morier, his Majesty's Commissioner to
Mexico, whois a passenger, and Capt. Gambier, had proceededthe seat of Government. passage to

Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayrea, dated 14th March 180 :
—This port continues to be blockaded, although several vessels
have passed unobserved. By advices from Chili, His Majesty's
ship Briton, was to leave Callao, on the 13th Feb. for Valpa-
raiso, to stay there 10 days, and then proceed for Rio de Janerio
and England.

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Letters were recetven on Saturday from Monte
Video, dated the 17th of March, at which time that place had not
fallen. There had been no other recent communication with
Buenos-Ayres, than the packet for England.' Ilia Majesty's brig
Zephyr, was daily expected.
The writer of the following paragraph has the merit
of suddenly equipping a formidable navy ,for the ser-
vice of Spain. The account is evidently a gross exag-
geration, if not altogether unfounded :
" Extract of a letter from the Commereial-rooms, Kingston,
Jamaica, dated the 9th of April, 1826, received at the Jamaica
Coffee-house By the arrival from St. Jago de Cuba accounts
have been received, that the Spanish fleet which recently arrived
at that port, consisting of a line of battle ship, five frigatei, three
corvettes, and a schooner, bad taken on board their provisions and
water, and it was reported, were about to embark the troops so as
to be in readiness to proceed to sea the moment the expected re-
inforcements should appear off St. Jago. These are said to con-
sist of three line of battle ships with several frigates, with 3,000
troops under the command of General Morales. Ttepreitated,
that the destination of the expedition would be against Santa
Martha and Maracaibo. The fleet at present at St. Jago are well
clothed and in a high state of discipline.' "

ACCIDENT AT WIIITFIELD COLLIERY.—II
appears that the total number of persons Who have lost their
lives by the explosion of hydrogen gas, at this colliery, on Tuesday
is 37, of whom a great portion are boys.
the 30th ult.,
FATAL Dune—From the Cork Advertiser, June
1.--At an early hour yesterday morning an affair of honour took
place in the County of Waterford, between two gentlemen, who
hail been previously bound over to keep the peace
retin this Connty.
'The parties were, Daniel Conor, Esq. of Alti,attended
Keleaskir, attended by by
Lieut. Peameot and Captain Daurt of
Wm. Atkins, Esq. The parties exchanged three shout each, the
bat of which proved fatal to Captain Demi, having received h
deprived him ofis
adversary's ball in the forehead,which instantly
life. What led to this unfortunate catastrophe warrt re owing tog
*me expressions being made use of by Captain Daudectin
on Capt. D. being called
(111 the honour of the other gentleman,
on for an explanation, he was not.disposed to give one.
YORK Mum—This building,. as far as the exte-
rior is concerned, being now almost entirely completed, the
wooden erection in the Green-park, under which the work-
men bad carried on their works of preparation, art being remo-
ved, and are already nearly cleared away. There is,
however,
another very laborioniand likely to be a very tedious undertaking,
just commenced in the Green-park, with a view of supplying
York-house with water. A number of workmen are engaged at
present in opening the -ground to a very considerkle. depth,
from
for
the purpose of laying down a line of iron
York-house almost diagonally across the pi
Grest-park to the angle
at the top of Constitution-hill, and thence to be continued through
pes, extending
Hyde-park to the reservoir of water near Groavenor-gate, whence
the supply of water both for Buckingham new palace. and York-
house is to he derived.