The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-24 00:00:00

OFFICIAL...,-APRIL 3.

As we are still without official intelligence from the
Army of the South, it will not be disagreeable to our
readers, if we give them an extract from the despatch,
No. 18, of the President of the province of San Pedro,
written on the 12th of March last, which contains infor-
mation brought by a bombardier, Who 'deserted from the
enemy to our army, and from whom the President re-
ceived it

" Alvear went to the other -sided' St.,Borja, and on
the sth Lavalleja passed, who was in Jugvary. The sick
and wounded, both ()four army and .theenemy's,remained
in St. Gabriel, with a note frdro Alvear, .tecorame.nding
them to the humanity of the Martinis A.lfarbstkezi. They
took away the horses and horse-coltS;Jeaving only the
mares, and the Brazilians whn joined
_them go on foot and
as prisoners, a just recompence for their treason."

The Budget was again postponed last night,
from Wednesday next to Friday the Ist of June.
Mr. HERRIES stated, that this postponement
was in deference to the wishes of many Members
who had pointed out the inconvenience which
the bringing forward so important a question on
a Wednesday would occasion. We need not
add, that Wednesday, by general consent, has
been made a Dinner day, and Hon. Member*
are unwilling to give up the pleasures of the
table for so dry a subject as that of Finance.

We see, by the Times of this morning, that a
new Paper called the Standard has made its
appearance, and from a story about the Duke of
RUTLAND'S having had a four hours' mysteri-
ous conference with his MAJESTY, we suspect
that it is an Orange Journal.
We recollect some story, more than a month
ago, (which, perhaps, has only just reached this
noviciate Journal) about the Duke of RUT-
LAND'S visiting the KING at Windsor, and a
great deal was then expected by the ntras to
have come out of it ; but if his Grace has really
had another audience of his SOVEREIGN, we
make no doubt that the result will be about as
important as formerly.

It is with deep regret we have, to state, that accounts
have been this day received, announcing the death of
Commodore Sir James Brisbane, C. 8., late Com-
manding His Majesty's ships in the East Indies,
This gallant and highly meritorious officer contracted a
severe illness (luring the operations :theirawaddy;froM
the effects of which he never recovered. He died.on board
his Majesty's ship Warspite, at Sidney,. New South Wales.
Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, dated the 3d May :
A report prevails that a Colombian Privateer. is cruising
to the eastward and has captured a Spanish revenue cruiser,
which, after being stripped of sails, guns, &c., was given
up. The privateer is said tc be a brig, and sometimes is
rigged as a ship. The Harriet and Diana of this place,
which were detained by his Majesty's ship Dryad, were
liberated on the Ist inst. _ _ _

Lloyd's Agents at Buenos Ayres write, under date of the
12th March, the following pithy remark :—" Great expec-
tations are entertained of immediate peace."
The letters from Rio de Janiero are of the '7th April,
at which time business was extremely bad • The Govern-.
meat having issued a large quantity of paper, had reduced
the exchange from 371 to 35k. Sugar was 3 mil. 200
reas, looking up. Coffee 'the same price. Scarcely any
mention is made in these letters respecting the result of
the battle between the Imperial troops and those of the
Buenos Ayreans. Sufficient may, however, be gleaned to
establish the fact that they were fully aware of the disaster
which had attended the former ; and one letter mentions
that, but for the German troops, the whole of the Impe-
rial army would have been totally destroyed. Nothing was
likely to stop the Republican troops from arriving at St.
Paul, the capital of Rio Grande.
The Brazilians lost a General Abrew, who was killed ;
on the side of their opponents was a Colonel Branston.
The latter are reported to have taken 12 pieces of cannon,
the whole of the Brazilian baggage, colours, &c.
MADRID, MAY 10.—It is looked on as certain here,
that Don Pedro will soon return to Europe. An armis-
tice is expected to be granted to the rebels in Catalonia.
LATEST FROM KEY WEST. —Capt. Porter, the nephew'
of the Commodore, had sailed for the Colombian coast, to
conduct a squadron under Beleuch to Key West. Supplies
of provisions, &c. in New Orleans had already arrived,
with a recruit of marines.
Prince Edward's Island Tapers of- the 17th ult. have
been received, by which we learn that the Legislature of
that province were then in Session, and regret to add that
a disagreement exists between the two of its branches,
relative to the Appropriation Act. The preamble of a
Bill had been introduced, to allow Catholics to vote at the
elections for Members to the General Assembly, which
had, however, been lost by one vote, the Speaker giving
the casting vote. This is the more to be regretted, as the
island contains a large proportion of individuals of the
Roman Catholic persuasion, and they have always shown
a loyal and peaceable conduct towards their Protestant
brethren. It is to he lamented that the same unanimity,
which prevailed in the Assembly at Halifax on this point,
has not extended to that island.

We understand that a very energetic Proclamation, from
Lord Cochrane to the Greeks, is in town ; in which he
states, that if they will remain firm to their cause, he will
plant the cross on the highest pinnacle of Saint Sophia at
Constantinople.
By a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated March 18th, it
is said that an action took place between the Brazilian end
Buenos Ayrean fleets on the 9th Feb., m which the former
lost 12 vessels captured. On the 24th Feb. Admiral Brown
on his passage to Buenos Ayres, with the squadron and
prizes, made an attack upon the blockading squadron, off
this Port, consisting of the Imperatrice, 54 gun ship, 1
corvette, 3 brigs, and 8 schooners. After three hours, be
found the Brazilians further down the river, and had not
a breeze sprung up at the latter part of the action, he
would have captured some of them. Only eight of
Brown's vessels could get into action, viz. one brig and
seven schooners ; but from the precision of their fire,
they caused severe loss to their opponents during
the battle. The Brazilian schooner, 2nd December,
which had just arrived with a reinforcement of men
from Monte Video, blew up, and of 120 men, which
she had on board, only nine were saved by the Buenos-
Ayrean schooner of war Sarandi. The corvette Liberal
was much cut up ; all the squadron sustained consider-
able loss in killed and wounded, and have since
kept at a respectable distance from the town. Brown
had two killed and five wounded, and on the 25th of
February returned to port. The above successes have
caused great joy in Buenos Ayres, having opened
the commerce of the rivers Uruguay and Rosana, besides
destroying a squadron, fitted out with much care and ex-
pence. The Brazilian Commodore, Don Jacinto, Captain
Brown (an Englishman), and several other officers, were
sent prisoners to Buenos Ayres.

EIRTK.--On the 23d inst., in Cornwall-Ter-
race, the lady of Janes Giles, Esq., of a daughter.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(THIS DAY.)
The. SPEAKER entered the House this day a few
minutes before four o'clock ; but_there being only twenty
Mernbers present, the House adjourned until to-morrow.
[Several motions stood for this night, amongst others,
that of Mr. Davenport, on the distress of the Manufactur-
ing Classes. ]

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.

The business in the British Funds is extremely limited
this morning ; Consols opened at 83i- 1, and 831 for
July, little or no alteration has since taken place ; they
have been done at 83f to snake up, the appearance of the
market looking healthy ; they are now 831 for this time ;
India Bonds, 78 80 ; Exchequer Bills, 51 2 pm. which
shews that money continues abundant. Colombian Bonds
314 4 ; Mexican are steady at 684 4. The resonrces of
this Government are shewn by the receipt of duties for
the month of March last, officially given in the Mexican
Papers—at Vera Cruz it amounted to the sum of 560,440
dollars, and at Tampico, for the same month, 142,716,
making an aggregate, at these two ports alone, of 703,156
dollars in one . month, without taking into consideration
the duties levied at the -other ports of the Republic, the
Tobacco and other duties, or the sum which the Govern-
ment receives as their proportion from the Mines. A
conductor was.appointed to leave Mexico for Vera Crur on
the sth April, with an escort, with specie, and the view
which we entertained a few days since of the prosperous
state of the Republic generally, is fully, borne out by the
present arrival. The Share market continues much the
same as we have had to report it for so long a time, and a
bargain done in them is considered almost a novelty.

Two o'
Consols have been 838, but are 831- again ; and for
the opening, eq.
THREE 0 CLOCK.
Consols, 834, rather buyers; Brazilian Bonds,
58 ; Buenos Ayres, 60.

FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 83/ Danish Bonds 61
Do. for Ac. 83/ Greek Do. 1825,
Brazilian Bonds 574 Mexican Do. 1825 68;
Buenos Ayres Do. 58 Peruvian Do.
Chilian Do. Russian Do. 814
Columbian, 1824, 314 Spanish Do. 124

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

PORI SMOUTH, MAY 28.--Wind W. S. W. —The William
Money, Jackson, passed last evening from Bengal, left the
19th of January, the Cape the 28d of March, and St.
Helena the 24th of April. The Robarts, Corbyn, had
arrived at the Cape very leaky, and had pumped out a con-
siderable part of her cargo ; spoke near the Line, the
Hibernia, Gillson, for London ; and the Sarah whaler, of
London, with two fish.

FALMOUTH, MAY 22.—Wind W.—Arrived, the Hope
packet, from Buenos Ayres, sailed March 13 from Monte
Video, 18th, and Rio, 7th April. The Cygnet packet,
arrived at Rio, 6th April ; the Eclipse packet, had also
arrived, and proceeded for Buenos Ayres ; also, arrived the
Princess Elizabeth packet, from Halifax, sailed Ist May;
the Nocton packet, arrived on the 20th April ; also, the
Friends, Cunningham, from Oporto.