The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-24 00:00:00

COMMODORE BROWN'S CRUIZZ

114en04-.lyres,Eit,aorilinary Gazette, May 24, 1816.

aTANT AccouvrA FROM THE SQUADRON OF
COMMODORE BROWN. • •
" The approach of 113 e 25th of this.nionth 11f1
rally, led us to anticipate some agreeabletlntelli-
gence. It W 45 a , favourable omen; for that day
has already been accompanied by events favourablei
to the cause (if the Country. The vanquishers of
the squadron of ,Itiontevidets (the. news of which
reached this capital about the 25th of May, I 814,)
have anew illustrated their mime' in the Pacific
Ocean, by enterprizes not less import 411 E.
" On the 28th Feb. there was published at
Lima, a letter- addressed to the Viceroy of that
Place, by Don Juan Basco y Pasipod, Governor
of Gitayagoil,/dated thei 10th of the same month.
lit'this letter the Govertfor states, that by letters
ficim the Judge of Puna, and the Commandant of
the fort of Punta de Piedras, received on the Bth. r

at half-past LI at night, in which the Airtnet
advised him of his: 'having observed seven 'keit 01
what appeared enemy's Vessels in the direction
of the above plate and the latter gave him
advice of two, which were the only ones
which had hitherto approached the Pont*: that
he guard-hoats of 'Loa Puna were immediately'
patched with what appeared sufficient atom.

nit ion and s garrison to defend the fort ; but that,
on the following day, the 9th, be had the morti-
fication to see the said auxiliary force return;
because the fort
.had been already taken by the
men who landed from the vessels, and which
vessels were ,advancing with extraordinary
genee towards the city. That accordingly, by
ten in rite morning, one brig (the Trinidea and
a galliot had•the temerity to lay themselves abreast
of a hotel y of four guns, Which had been hastily
thrown u mile and a half in advanced of the fort
of Ponta de Piedras; and at: 12 on that day began
a brisk are, which lasted on both sides till tWo in
the afternoon ; amid that the brig having run
aground', in consequence of the sudden ebbing of ,
tide, it was compelled to surrender. - On' board of 1

Governor, %vim comilig out to them, and,
with some other perlollol Or tail?, tiva prisoner

n our squadron.

" Persons of credit assert that tha Lima.arma-
ment has been destroyed by Brown's squadron,
because, besides the circumstance of nO action
hut jug been beard of for so long ii time, thongh
both must have in all probability met, .the Buenos
4yres vessels had returned ,upon the coast of
Chili. At the departure of the express by Which
these accounts were rceeived; two large ',vesSels of
Brown's squadron were blockading and threaten-
ing Valparaiso, and two also Coquimbo. 1n con-
sequence of these events, all Chili was in-coofu-
Sion and al rut."

Commonoaa Baowtc-f-We copy '.hat we be.
,eve is about the twentietb different account
he fate of the Buenos-Ayreau Captain, Barnes; :
—" By a-Gentleman who lately crossed the isthmus
of HPanaroo, ..we understand that Commodore
Bttowtit, of the Buenos Ayres squadron, has been
exchanged, and this information IS .eoufirmed by
the Cadiz letters of yesterday. - The particulars
arc said. to be .as follow ::---Commodore BkowN's
second in command sent a flag of truce to Guaya-
quil, offering to effect an exchange by giving.p
the new Governor, all the Spanish prisoners, lind
font of the prizes the squadron had captured. The
Governor returned for answer, that the sor-
'ender must be of all the ships, when be would
wnish them with the 'means of returning to
'epos Ayres, and, in addition, give them 100,P01.Y
The other sent word that he would bring
to answer himself, and accordingly, as soon as
he hio tides served, be ascended the river with
iiis ships, posted himself before the city of Guaya-
quil, autl opened his batteries. It scents the Go-
vernor soon consented to the exchange of Coin_Hiclore. BitowN; who resumed the command, of a
squadron that has dune more 'injury ,to the SpA-
niiirds in the South Seas than they have expe-
rienced since the time of ANsoN. The Cadiz
merchants•are much enraged at the manner in
which the dignity and pride Of the nation WS
helm thus humbled."--(7llcrairiz Chronicle.),

(1011tiri.

....:
PIIA/011113, AUG. 8.-.-111 C LiberaliStS WllO bad
been exiled to different Tarts of thc coast 'of
Africa have received another destination, It is
not yet known where. they will he sent. General
Don JuLtati SANCHEZ, known in the last war
under the name of Don JULIANt, which he has
rendered celebrated among the Chiefs of the Par•
tizetts, Is appointed Governor of the important
point of Santonai upon the 'coast of Catutthri4.
His colleague LONGUA 104$ Nike!, 111 C C014110111(1 of
the city and coast of !Whoa. . 'These two General
(hirers rendered LIJUCLI service. to . the fingli4li
army,

it opt; ditingitisbeti Catiltlloatite !OWN, CV 0,
it • •
the (iurcnutir states I)tiVate.
which Icitrhe‘t that Clover trinen't three days before;
had • made ltis ilpf)eavatic aff baYtan, with a
view to this eiCe;:rprize, Cliid r-cht.fred Iran hf fri-
gate to the brig. Dutiot; the :action 'these are'
his express words) a terrible lire was kept up on
the batieries, many of the enemy's ball& reaching
the extremity of the city, to the buildings of,
whkit some damage was dime.'"

• The letter states, that the squadrein rentalned
at anchor in the roads. of La Puna, consisting of
two frigates or large, corvettes of 24 guns each,
two small schooners, one of which was the vessel
that approached the fort with the brig, and round
means to escape ;. 3 captured vessels, viz. the
Conseqnencia and Gobernadora of Cadiz, and the
Candelaria of Valparaiso, together with 2 or 3
small vessels more, which seemed to have been
captured. The letter concludes with begging the
Viceroy to send him 50 quintals of gunpowder, of
which he was in much want, in consequence of
the supplies which were afforded to the army of
Qqito.

" Ti►e fulloing ig a list of tl►e rtrn►c►l vessels
dispatched from Li►ua to heat those of Buenos-
Ayres :

" The Tagle, of G guns, Captain Manchaca; •
The I',►lafox, of t 6 guns, Captain Sarria.
•"" The Reyna de los Angeles, of 20 guns, Captain Bandini.
" The Minerva,'►if 18 guns, Captain Claudio Vila.
"'The Europa, of 16 guns, .Captain
"Their crews amounted to 1038 men, and they mounted
~28 pieces of artillery. Don Isidro Canseii.o was Commodore.

" FrOm the Lima Gazette we learn the damage
which our squadron had done at Callan, Guaya-
quil, and the intermediate ports. One, of our
corvettes had entered the former part, and, after
tiring more than 100 cannon-shot, had sunk the
Puente 'Hermosa, %vhieh was there at at anchor;
and another 'vessel had nearly met a similat fate.
dash caused 50 much conftision at t altar),
that they began to unload the ships which were
-ready to.depart for the PCOIOSOIII with MIMI/ 010 Z
(My, and other valuable articles ,• and So great
was the precipitation that many of the dtillars were
scattered on the wharfs. The same Gazette states,
t baton oar vessels tette ing Callao, they took the brig
bonsequancia, of Cadii, with more than 800;000
dollars, and afterwards five other vestels ; all, of
which 'they armed and manned with many instil.-
gql(6, Whom they .got from the neighbotiriug
ports.—The number of pi izes natonntcut to 50.
After this glorious career, took place the .flair at
Gnayaqail ; but the prripie of that place were, S9'