The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-16 00:00:00

BUEN OS AYRE S.

The following is a copy of a private Letter
from Buenos Ayres, of the 7th of January,
1827, and gives some curious particulars of the
state of affairs in that quarter :

" On the 25th of December, Brown, in the Sarandi
schooner of war, arrived, after a two months' cruize, on
the coast of Brazil. He has taken and destroyed a number
of Brazilian vessels. Some of his prizes have been sent to
Patagonia, one retaken, and two got aground near this
city; the cargoes in part saved, vessels lost. All our ex-
pectations of raising the blockade, by means of the Chilian
squadron, have vanished. The frigate Maria Isabel, with
450 persons on board, is supposed to have foundered near
Cape Horn, and all on board perished. The Independeneia
returned to Valparaiso leaky, and has been broken up.
The Chacabuco corvette, of 20 guns, joined Brown, but
in a leaky state; she is now cruising. The above squadron
has cost the Buenos-Ayrean Government one million of
dollars. The return of BroWn caused considerable ex-
citement all over this city; he was loudly cheered through
the streets. During his cruise, he was for four days off
Rio de Janeiro, and considerably injured Brazilian com-
merce, raising the price of insurance from that port to
Monte Video, to twenty per cent. On the, 26th of De-
cember (taking only one day's repose) Brown again sailed
with a squadron of small vessels, in pursuit of the Brazilian
squadron of schooners and gun-boats : he followed them to
the river Uruguay. The Brazilians took shelter in the.,
formidable position of Domingo Soriano. Brown, finding
that he could not attack them, except under great disad-
vantage, returned to fortify the pass of Point Gorda, on the
Uruguay, to prevent reinibrcements arriving ; eight guns
were mounted in battery, and named Brown's battery; he
then came to Buenos .Ayres, in: the Sarandi, for artil-

lery and artillery-men, in order to erect another
battery ne.tr the Brazilians, and endeavour to force them
out. He sailed again a few days ago for the Uruguay, and
great hopes are entertained, that he will take or destroy all
the Brazilian force in that river: Brown's squadron con-
sists of one brig, six schooners, and eight gun-boats—his
opponent's, two brigs (transport armed), and nineteen
schooners and gun-boats. Some Skirmishes had taken
place, in which several lines have been lost on both sides.
—The Brazilians detained a flag of truce from Brown ; but
different was the conduct of the Buenos Afreans. On the 8l st
of December, Captain Eyre,
,of the Brazilian corvette,
Slaparieo, cams on shore with a flag of truce. He had
to pass through hundreds of people. Not the least insult
was offered. The Captain of the pert (Lynch), received
Capt. Eyre, in a gentlemanly manner. Some advised his
detention, as a retaliation, hut the answer was, that two
wrongs would not make a right. The blockading squadron
are now commanded by a Dane, named Prat, alias Copenha-
gen Jack, so named, for his animosity to Englishmen ; it is
asserted that when be flogs an English sailor, he adds an
extra dozen, as a remembrance of Copenhagen ; this Pritz,
is said to be a devil of a fellow for gun-boat fighting ; we,
however, have seen nothing to distinguish him from his
predecessor* Norton and Lobo. Brown goes in and out as
he pleases—the Dane, it is true, fires hundreds of cannon-
shot, at four, five, and six miles distance, causing great
amusement on shore. The packet Cynthia passed the
blockading squadron without being seen ; all the Buenos
Ayrein squadron, with the exception of the small craft, are
at anchor in the inner roads. The President Rivadavia,
has issued several Proclamations to the people, stating,
that every effort to obtain peace has been spurned by the Em-
peror of Brazil ; adding, that the Government had posi-
tive information that he bad left Rio de Janerio
for the purpose of attacking Buenos Ayres itself; part of the
Proclamation runs thus :—" You have acquired glory !
you possess laws, privileges, liberty, and country! you are
aware what they , have cost you, but not what they are
worth ; because you have never lost them!"
The Emperor has, however, returned to Rio de Janeiro,
on account, it is said, of the illness and reported death of
his wife : others state, that the approach of the Republican
troops, under Alvari, has had some effect upon him; the
latter are in the highest spirits, and advancing into the
Brazilian territory of Rio Grande—the wily Leeor, now
created Marquis of Monte Video, commands the Brazilian
Army. Peace seems farther off than ever. Buenos Ayres
cannot now recede, and the other party will listen to no terms
short of the absolute surrender of the Banda Oriental. Brown
is the idol of Buenos Ayres, he is called the Father of the Peo-
ple. The right arm of the Republic, Lord Poxisonby, resides
amongst us without much state, in true reptiblican Simplicity.
Except in the mercantile world, Buenos Ayres is gay
enough ; the theatre is brilliantly attended, and we have
operas once and twice a week, the Barber of Seville the
most popular ; Don Giovanni is in rehearsal. Within
the last few months we have had English, French, and

Italian plays, by natives of those nations, for the benefit of the
Buenos Ayrean squadron. All foreigners (ofeourse with some
exceptions) are decided patriots, and really we owe some-
thing on the score of gratitude for the liberty we enjoy in
this country. The price of doubloons is from 50 to 5S
dollars each. Some of the provinces still continue in an un-
settled state. The Brazilians and croakers rely upon this
and the paper currency to destroy Buenos Ayres, and we
have an opposition gazette, called the Tribun, (which
more than rivals those of the same description in England)
edited by Coria, a Member of Congress. Dorrego and
Ulargechi are the Tierney and Hume of the Buenos-Ayres'
Senate. The following are the Newspapers at present
published here

Mensagero Argentine
Correo Nacionel
Gaceta Mercantel In Spanish.
Investigator
Ciacinnatus
Echo Francais In French.
British Packet In English.
It is amusing to observe the crowds that collect round
the tables in the coffee-rooms whilst some of them read the
Newspapers aloud.

The new addition to Hamilton
pi* getting forward ; and, when completed, it will be
one of the finest edifices in Europe.—Caledonian Mer-
cury. Palace is ra-

John •Orchard, a person now under sentence
of death in Exeter jail for forgery, was formerly wlnetbo-
dist preacher.

Some gentlemen of the city stated that 'they knew
Mr. Fea for it great number of years, that he was a gen-
tleman of the bighest respectability,
.ancl,never could have
'thought of such a degradation as playing cards with such a
fellow, putting out of the question the dishonesty attributed
to him.
The Loan Mairoa. (to the complainant)--My good
man, you are completely mistaken—you know nothing of
this gentleman. Complainant--He's the mart for all that,
The Loan MAYOR advised the countryman not to play
for five sovereigns any more at " All Fours."
Mr. Fea retired with his friends, and the countryman
went away muttering, " He had my money—we played
at " All Fours," and he. whipped up my sovereigns and off
he ran."

GUILDHALL.—CharIes Jones, a Well dressed man,
was charged before Sir J, Psmixo, Bart., on Saturday,
with burglariously entering a warehouse in Addle-street,
Wood-street, belonging to Mr. Mosely Wolff, of Mansell-
street, Goodman's-fields.
Henman, a patrol, stated that he had an intimation about
eight o'clock on Thursday evening, that seven or eight men
were loitering about Philip-lane, a thoroughfare leading out
of Addle-street into London-wall. He found them there,
and in a few minutes a cart drew up to the door of Mr.
Wolff's warehouse, No. n, Addle-street, which is oppo-
site the end of Philip lane. He kept watch, but supposed
he was noticed, as the cart moved on round London-wall
into. Basinghall-street, where he questioned the carman, but
could make nothing out of him. The number of the cart
was 172,528, and it belonged to W. H. Ledge, of 86, Grub-.
atrect. He•returned to Philip-lane, and entered into a ne-
gociation with a servant at a house in Addle-str:tt, which
commanded a view of the whole lane, for leave to watch
the mene.(who were still lurking about,) from an upper
window. Before this was settled, however, the prisoner
came out of Mr. Wolin warehouse, and seeing Henman
approach him, became alarmed, and scampered off, followed
by the patrol. During the chase, the prisoner turned
round and flung a large crow-bar at Henman 's head ; but
he missed his aim, and was secured in Moor-lane. In one
of his pockets a fire-box was found, and in another eight
skeleton keys, with wards at each end of the rod, so as to
answer the purpose of sixteen keys. It appeared the ware-
house had been entered by a skeleton key, and 12 pieces of
cloth were found tied up ready for removal.
The prisoner said that he was not the man that bad been
chased, and that he picked up the keys just before he
was seized.

Two . officers, who had been called in to aid Heilman,
swore the prisoner was the-man who came out of the ware-
house, and he was committed for trial.
It was not judged expedient to take any steps respecting
the cart and its owner.

Mr. John Johnson was brought up. for final examina—
tion, charged with making detestable overtures to Edward
Beamond, a porter. He was committed in default of bail.

WORSHIP-STREET.-0a Saturday Mr. ouau-
TONON took his seat on the Bench with Mr. Twyroin, for
the first time since his appointment as Police Magistrate.
Clifford Ells/4a, the parish clerk of St. Leonard's,
Shoreditch, was brought up for final examination on a
charge of embezzlement. •

A warrant was issued by Mr. TWYPORD some time
since for his apprehension, but it was never executed. A
reward of 101. was subsequently offered for the same pur-
pose by the parish authorities, and last week four of the
paupers meeting with Mr. Elisha on the Surrey side of the
Thames, took him into custody and brought him to this
office.

A charge against the prisoner of converting to his own
uae 3/. 9s. of the parish money, being part of five guineas
paid to him for the purchase of a grave, was first entered
upon.

Mr. Skegg, the prisoner's attorney, begged leave to
state for the Magistrate's information, that this very charge
had already been the subject of indictment, and was dis-
missed by the Grand Jury.

The MAGISTRATE said they could not know what had
taken place before a Grand Jury, or upon what evidence
they dismissed a charge. Taking the fact to be so, that
was no ground why he (the Magistrate) should not hear the
case, and commit upon it, if the evidence was such as to
satisfy his mind on the subject.
The solicitor for the prosecution was then desired to
proceed with his case.

He produced a document stating the manner in which
sums of money received for the purchase of vaults and
graves were to he disposed of, viz., if five guineas be paid
for a grave, then one guinea is paid to the vicar, half a
guinea to the clerk, ss. 6d. to the sexton, and the re-
mainder to the upper churchwarden for the use of the
parish.

Mr. Selby, an undertaker, being sworn, deposed, that
on the Ist of March, 1826, he paid five guineas to the
prisoner for a vault, and he produced the prisoner's receipt
for the money.
The solicitor stated that the prisoner Was employed by
the upper churchwarden, and paid a salary of 12 guineas
yearly for collecting these church-yard dues, a part of
which, it was seen by the scale of fees produced, he was
hitoself entitled to.

Mr. Lane, an ex-churchwarden; on account of whose
absence at the former examination the case was adjourned,
was sworn and examined by the solicitor for the prosecu-
tion.—He said, that in March, 1826, he was upper church-
warden, and the prisoner accounted to him for monies re-
ceived, deducting his own salary, at the rate of 12 guineas
a-year. "But," said Mr. Lane, " I had nothing to do
with his appointment : he was appointed before I entered
on the office."

Th
The prisoner . said, that was nothing to the purpose.
being. _ as servant to the churchwarden for the time
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way

Iftt, he accounted to you for the sum of•SL 9s. received
from Mr. Selby as grave dues?
Mr. Lane-4 never knew, till you read it, any thing
about the scale of dues. •

(to theesolicitor)—How did you obtain it?
r—lt was written from the prisoner's own
statement.ATlhaegia
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Mr. Blackburn, one of a committee appointed by the
trustees of church-yard dues, said he had investigated the
prisoner's account, and found great deficiencies. Mr.
Elisha being examined before the Trustees, then stated the
purposes to Which the money received for graves was ap-
plied, and the witness wrote down the statement at that
time. The same as now produced.
Mr. Lane----Since I have been churchwarden, I never
knew what the dues were.

Other gentlemen present said they were equally ignorant
great many questions
about of the subject. One of them said he had been examined
be e fwttit, e
informedthe %Grandvhexactlyieh lle coulda s Jury,o
not
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He should like to
Mr. TwYroRD said it was clear the churchwardens had
not done their duty: .
•

Mr. Lane _being further questioned, said he occasionally
received money from the priioner, sometimes in sums of
101., but he could not state the items for which it was re-
ceived. He produced an account which he said the pri-

The nigistrate said, he collected from the prisoner's own
mouth, that he charged and received a salary for collecting
the dues, and it did not appear that he had accounted for
the money received from Mr. Selby on the part of the parish.
He should, therefore, send him for trial on that charge.
Mr. Skegg said, the prosecutors had obtained possession
of his client's accounts, and kept them, or he should have

been able to explain the matter.
Mr. Waistell, the present Churchwarden, said it was de-
sirable that the books should he kept in the church, and In
would not suffer them to be taken away ; but he had per-
mitted access to them on the part of the prisoner, and the)
might make any extracts.

MectsxuArit—Allow me to ask, Mr. Waisteil, have you
found any considerable increase in these .fees lately. Dv
they amount to any considerable sum. I only ask for cu.
riosity. Above 100/. perhaps ?
Mr. Waistell said yes, more than 1604 since last No-
vember.

The prisoner was committed for trial on the charge o'
felony, but afterwards the Magistrates consented to admit
him to bail. Two sureties in 2001. each.

UNION-HALL.—_A novel species of fraud has beer.
carried on to a very considerable extent against a usefu'
and industrious class of individuals, the carriers of the me
tropolis, by which many of them have sustained severe pe-
cuniary losses. We subjoin the examination of a man
named Hiller, at this office, on Saturday, who was charged
with having committed the offence alluded to.

Mr. Merry, thcproprietor of the Cock,, on' itiennington-
green, stated, that he was in the habit of booking parcels
daily, for Streatham and other villages round the metro:.
polis. On Thursday.last, the defendant called at his -116115 c.
bearing on his shoulders a large hamper, which he booked
for Streatham, and directed it to be sent by the carrier.—
He then intimated that the hamper contained lamps,
which had undergone some alterations at his employer's
manufactory, the repairs, &c„ for which amounted to 6s.
Id. He then produced the bill, adding that the' Streathan.
carrier would give witness the amount, and that he (tle
defendant) should call for it in the evening. The hamper
was directed for " Adkinson, to be left at the Pied Bull.

Streatham, by carrier. Carriage paid to Kennington:"
Kirby, the Streatham carrier,• it appeared, called at Mr.
Merry's house, and having conveyed the hamper as directed,
suspected that it was made up of materials of no value, fo!
the purpose of defrauding him, as he had suffered ciliate in
consequence of parcels having been delivered to him Whicl,
he paid for, and which, on subsequent examination, wen
found to.contain nothing but rubbish. The hamper is
question was-accordingly opened, and discovered to 'be fined
with brick-bats and straw. The carrier, on this discoiery,
hastened back to Mr. Merry's• house, and having informed
him of the attempted fraud, marked two half-crown piece.
and a shilling. The marked money was intrssted to. Mr.
Merry to hand over to the defendant when he called at the
time ho mentioned. The defendant, was true to his ap-
pointnient ; and having asked.whether the carrier had left
the money for him, and being answered in the affirmative.
the marked half-crowns and shilling were given to him, and
he was about to depart, thinking that he had fully succeeded
in his stratagem, when a constable, who had been engaged
for the purpose, made his appearance, and took the de-
fendant into custody, in *hose possession he found the
money that had been previously narked.
The Magistrate (M. Swabey, Esq.) observed, that he
had heard frauds of a similar description were become very
prevalent of late ; the public, he added, were indebted to ail '
the parties for the manner in which the alleged offender
was brought to justice.
The defendant declared that he was not aware of the
content' of the hamper, which had been given to him by a
stranger to carry to Mr. Merry's house. It was the first
time he had ever been brought before a Magistrate, and he
hoped that circumstance would operate in his favour.
The Magistrate observed, that he should not be doing
his duty to the public if he did not send him before a Jury.
The defendant was accordingly committed.