The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-15 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

Advice! have reached us from Buenos Ayres to
the middle of May. It is now rumoured that the
Portuguese Government, which was originally
thought to have sent troops to assist in repressing
the Patriots, is looking forward with confidence
to the union of the Provinces of Buenos Ayres
with the kingdom of the Brazils. The ekternal
signs of concord, whatever may be the grounds
of it, between the Buenos Ayres Government and
the Portuguese, is tilt pasenge of frequent Depu•
tations from Buenos Ayres to Rio Janeiro, while
the Portuguese troops continue in great numbers
on the frontiers.

The next intelligence from fl ends Ayres may
be expected to possess considerable interest.

"• nUfl4O.l "lyre", iliattt.

" Actointeresting events, I do nut know of any deserving
attention the labours of the Congress in Tucuman cannot
immediately produce mach benefit, although we stand greatly
in need of a good and energetic government. 'l'4-impotence
of Spain frees us from all apprehensions from that qnse-tor ;
but all the natives uf.this country are umusiiuous in their
deep-routed aversion to the Peninsula
4"11 es evil which ataiets these provinces is the want of a
central Government to bring about a complete union amongst
them, and to pot the latercourst and commerce ea a secure
footing. In our present situation, I run convinced the pre-
vailing sentiment of the most respeetable part of the cOmato-
nity is, a desire to live under o settled Guverdment, nomatter
of what dOcription, provided it be not a SpanishViecroy or Cap-
tain• General. Great :tithe popular aeerskus is tt?Purtuguese eon-
nexierni, such is the present state of public feeling, that I have no
(lonia any overtures trims tin:Connor Rio deJaneiro fur an union
of these prorinces with the 13razils would meet with a favour-
aisle reception we do not know whether that Court extends
its views beyond the limits of the Parana and the river Plata
nor have we any adviers of the Portuguese troops stationed
on the frontiers having passed them : hut the very knowledge
of.their being asskinbled there encourages the Portuguese
factions, known to exist here fur a long time past, and they
certainly never found the public mind more open to their
plans.
" I am informed, on what I believe pretty good authority,
that our Government is going to send a deputation to Rio de
Janeiro; but we are left in obscurity as to the objeCt."

RXTRACT OP A I.RTTRit FROM RIO JANEIRO, iIiNC 6,

1816.

" The troops belonging to the expedition going to the sotifi-
ward have been embatV.ed some days, eh! are to sail, it is
now said, on the 10th :.the real reason of the delay is want
of Money to send down with them. They mutinied, and re-
fused to embark, ulaess their arrears were paid up ; which
was dune, and no notice taken of their refusal."

IVATRRMEN'S FARM—John Wood, a Waterman,
and proprietor of the boat 4454, was yesterday
convicted at Blow-street for taking tuare than his
fare, He demanded 53. for catrying Ft person
from Wapping stairs to Strand-lane, whereas it
appears the legal fare is only Is. Gd. We wish to
invite attention to this case, because we think the
fares of watermen require regulation. There can
Ire Da doubt that the legal rates (m. hid) were fixed,
we believe, a century ago) are much too small ;
this injustice, however, to the watermen, in nine
cases (u of ten, produces injustice to the passen--
ger, who suffers himself to he imposed upon by
the extorting, rather than underpay the honest
watermen. This Subject deserves the interference
of Parliament as much ns the fares as hackney..
Oticbtueu, '