The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-27 00:00:00

[The Times.]

A Leeward-islands mail has arrived. By the way
of Trinidad, intelligence fru'nu Angostura to the
215th of October is communicated. Two decrees
have been published by Arismendi, the Vice-Pre-
sident of the Republic, dated the 9th and I Ith of
October ; the first appropriating to the use of the
Government the monopoly of tobacco, of salt, and
of rum ; and the latter placing all persons enlisted
in foreign countries for the service of Vene-
zuela, on the same footing and privileges as
the native soldier.. A gentleman was dispatch-
ed from Angostura to St. Thomas's, about the
middle of October, commissioned to purchase
there four thousand muskets for the use of the
patriot army. He took with him the suns of
36,000 dollars, part of the first fruits of the
capture of Santa Fe, by General Bolivar. The
difficulties encountered by the Patriot ca. __.vernnienr
frotg the.wont of money_ were still very ereat . but
menus, and the hopes of ultoreate success had
not diminished. A division of General D'Eve-
reux's troops had landed near Cumana, prepara-
tory to the commencement of the .campaign,
but no military operations had commenced. The
British schooner Bearall, of St. Vincent's, from
Angostura to Barbatloes, with another vessel for
Trinidad, called the Two Friends, were taken in the
Bocas about the same time by a Spanish privateer,
and both were carried, first to Carupeno, and af-
terwards to Puerto Cabello, where they were con-
demned ; and one reason for their being so was,
that letters from Mr. Hamilton, an English Gen-

tleman in the service of Venezuela, were found on
board. The Captains and passengers, on the strong
remonstrances of Admiral Campbell (subsequently
reported to have died at Barbadoes), were set at
liberty ; but a Gentleman named Richter was de-
tained, it appearing from his papers that be had
come out with a cargo for the use of the Patriots.
Great fears for his safety were entertained, but
steps were taking to procure his release. The
Captains and passengers, who had reached St.
Thomas's, describeil themselves as having been
treated with great cruelty. The Hon. Thomas
Norbury Kerby, Commander-in-Chief of Anti-
gua and Montserrat, died at Antigua on the 18th
of November.

By a vessel from Buenos Ayres direct, advice,
were received yesterday to the 12th of October.
At that period, the alarm on the subject of the
expedition from Cadiz bad attained its greatest
height. Their accounts from Gibraltar reached
only to the 2d of August, a few days before the
appearance of the fever, when the preparations
woe in their most complete state. No accom-
modation had been entered into with Artigas, and
as he made it an absolute condition that Buenos
Ayres should join him in a war against the Por-
tuguese, there was little chance of a good under-
standing. Plunder having latterly been scarce in
the territory of Artigas, some of his freebooters

had crossed the river, and were infesting the high
roads leading to Cordova and Mendoza. They
bad lately interrupted eleven travellers, some of
them persons of note, and would probably exact
tram them a large sum by way of ransom. By
intelligence from Santiago, it was ascertained that
Lord Cocitraue's squadron sailed from Valparaiso
on the 11 th September : it consisted of the fol-
lowing ships :
O'Higgias (Lord Cochrane)
San Martin
La titan.
Independencia
Chocahuco
Galvarino •
Araucano
Pueyrredon 10
• •
and the Montezuma, with 2 tire-ships.
The object of the squadron is to burn the Spanish
vessels in Callao. They had on board 420 Con-
greve-rockets, and, besides many foreign officers,
about 450 froopi drawn from several corps of the
army. They had orders also to bear op rot Co:

SO Gunn.

SPAIN.
MADRID, JAN. I 1 .—For some time past there
.ras been observed among the officers and soldiers
of the expeditionary army a repugnance, almost
general, to go to America. Lately it was intend-
ed to raise from among these troops a corps des-
tined to reinforce the army of Morillo. As soon
as the soldiers destined for that set vice knew their
fate, and were required to embark, they began
to mutiny, and declared that they would on no
consideration obey the command to embark. The
ill-intentioned among the troops, 'taking advan-
tage of the occasion, formed five battalions of the
mal-contents, and marched with them unexpected-
ly to head-quarters in Arcos de la Frontera, ‘s here,
af.er killing the sentinel who defended the en-
trance of the house, they seized the person of the
General.in-Chief, Count Calderon, and all
,his
Staff. Thence thivevolted body, under the com-
mand of Col. Quiroga, (who had been proclaimed
their General-in-Chief), marched to the Isla,
where they likewise seized on Cisneros, who has
been nominated Minister of Marine, and who at the
time was conducting the dirties of that department
at Cadiz. This being done, the mutineers made an
attempt to enter Cadiz ; but, finding it impossible
to pass the fortification of St. Ferdinand°, where
they were met by the garrison of the place, and
a brigade of Marines, who for that service were
landed front the squadron, they retired, and pro-
ceeded to post themselves at Lebrija, where they
established their head-quarters, for the purpose of
cuffing off the communication between Cadiz and
Madrid. At the same time they succeeded in ex-
citing the people to rebellion by a promise of re-
establishing the Cortes, which they proclaimed in
some of the towns, while they made the must
zealous efforts to bring over to their cause the rest
of the expeditionary army. Regarding the amount
of force which has thus revolted, accounts vary.
The Government pretends that it does not
exceed 2,500, while other parties raise it to 8,000.
I3oth these statements are incorrect ; the truth
lies between them ; and the most probable esti-
mate may be fixed at between 5,000 and 6,000,
without, however, having at their head any offi-
cers with whose names the public is familiar.
The posts of commissioned officers were supplied
by sergeants wino joined in the revolt, the greatest
part of the officers who previously commanded
the mutineers having abandoned them when
they renounced their allegiance. The conta-
gion appears to have extended to Seville, where
there was a slight popular which
was soon suppressed. meanwhile, scarcely had
proceenings- 111 G s,

than the authorities of that city formed them-
selves into a junta, and conferred provision-
ally upon General Freyre, who then resided
in Seville as Commander of the Royal Ca-

rabineers, the Command-in-Chief of the Army of
Andalusia. The Kiug, before knowing of this

measure, executed in his name by that junta, bad
dispatched to that General, the appointment of
Captain-General of Andalusia. The first thing
which he did was to assemble the corps
which were nearest at hand, together with
the whole body of the cavalry (no regi-
ment of which had mutinied), and to suf-
..

round and circumscribe as much as possible the
rebels. As the latter .are inferior in numbers,
and as Cadiz as well as Seville has escaped fron►
their grasp, there is every appearance that the
General will be able to disperse them, or even to
compel them to submission. In the mean time

be communication between Cadiz and this ca-

pital is re-established. From every thing that
can be collected, this revolt appear! to have pro-
ceeded almost entirely from the repugnance which
the soldiets feel to embark for America. This

repugnance was taken advantage of by some ill-
dispoE:d individuals (and of such there are many),
who have for some time directed their views to

the subversion of the existing Government. It is
at any rate certain, that if such attacks are re-
peated, the edifice must at last be overthrown,"—
(Ibid.)

[New Times.]

REFUGE FOR THE Housatass.--With the de-
parture of the severe frost, the number of appli-
cants for relief has been diminished. A consi-

derable proportion of those who were the objects
of the charity, and abated its fostering protec-
tion, have been partly sent to their parishes, and
others carefully provided for. The whole of the
men, women, and children, at present at London-
wall, are about 350. Fifteen seamen left town
yesterday for Portsmouth ; previously to their de•

parture, one of them addressed the Committee on
behalf of himself and brother tars ; he expressed
the utmost gratitude for the assistance and re-

lief they had received, observing, that if any one
could complain of the treatment he received in
the house he was undeserving the name of au
Englishman. The amount of the subscription,
we understand, is about 12,0001. The Second
Report of the House CoMmiitee will be made to-

I\IELANCHOLY FACT.--It appears by the returns
of the Coroner of the Manchester District,
audited and allowed by Ralph Wright, E q Senior
Magistrate at the Sessions, that 39 children have
lost their lives within the last tblea months, iu
that town and neighbourhood, by being burnt ;
chiefly in consequence of being lett alone ; nnit
five women have shared the same melancholy
tate.