The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-19 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

TICENOS AYRES,
EXTRACT of A LeT TER Government has
at last declared its independence, and on the 29th,
30th, and 31st of (Ilia month, the oath of allegiance:
is to be taken by the people", and grand prepata•
tions are now making for tlse same. This is a step
this Government ought to have taken long ago, as
I am afraid it is now ton late : they have let the
opportunity of making themselves a free and inde.
pendent nation pass ; they are now entirely dis.
united, and every little town has declared itself free
and independent of the Government or Buenas-
Ayres. -The eastern side of the river has a long time
been {roadie!), inclined towards this Government.
l'aragnay hag little or ne communication with it.
Chill is taken by The Old Spaniards. The Lima-
nian army is dose by Salta, and the 'army trout
thfs government not able to hinder it from advanc-
ing whenever it thinks proper : the l'ortaignese
are now on their way to take the other side of the
river, and their is no doubt hut In a vet), littlo
time this side will also fall. There is now a ro.
mmir of itoother Spanish expedition for this place,
so that you way well imagine the state we are in.
here, particularly the English, who would be very
badly off. except for two,English men of war, viz.
the Amphion frigate, and Hyacinth sloop of war,
both of whom arrived here on the 12th hist. which.
makes many people imagine that they are sent here
by the English Government, purposely to pre.
vent the like disturbances which happened at Ca.
raccas, hen taken by General Murillo. This
place, ',tumid the enemy attempt to take it, itt
my orinion, will not make any defence, there be.
iug no troops in the town, and the people in ge.
neraLvery much disheartened. The small town.
and prmioce of Santa F 6 a short tithe 44:0 do.
dared itself free from this auvernment, who sent
a force to reduce it to its formerohedienee,whieb
failed, the whole of the troops tieing tither Lid»
c(, woothied, or taken pi isoners : a secOnd toi I a
has been sent, which will iiirot likely share the
same fate, as they ate now shut up in the titan
of Santa Fit it itho:it ally chance of escaping. Ad.
wird Wart has 'sent in a prize he cap.
tared on het ri•sage to LiO.th ; he himself W'AS
token prisoner by the Spaniards in the mantice
mentioned in Tilt; tioN newspaper, but olitaintal
his liberty to exchange for some. prisoners,
giving op three or tutu other ptiZes that he haul
talao Sini4 which. thcte, base been no tidings
of him. Thia Ethel-tomtit another prize has its-
rived, taken by a min of the name of Taylor
(whom Mr. 13. well knows), neat: the Canary
)(stands : tuS yet we have no particulars concern,
ing, her.

EIITRACt OP A LP.TTLI: FRb, I TriE AOENT Fnit
L.LoyD's AT lILIENTOS DATIM THE 26TIf

OF AUGUST :-

(4 Arrived. the Spanish three-masted 'schooner
Leon, front the 1-lavannali to Cadiz, with a va.
luahle cargo, taken off
,Cape St. Vincent, the
24th of June, by the Congress istivateer, titiot
out at Baltimore, under Patriot colours. The
Prize Muster states, that the privateer mwy bat
doily expected here, with three other vniiiiible
Spanish vessels which, ba, captured. The
Motiteztima, ut 14 guns and 120 men, is ready loss
sea, and will snit the first fair wind on a eruize,
supposed towards Cadiz."

Other advices from the same nitarter state, that
in consequence of the reconciliation between' Ar..
tigas and the Govetuntent of Buena; Ayres, it was
doubted whether the Portuguese would persevere
in their meditated attack. Had it mit been for
the friendly overt tire frotn titienos Ayres, ArtiO%
intended to deStroy the work§ of Mablo.i;tdo and.
Monte Video upon the appearance of the Portu-
guese expedition, and to retire into the interior.
The Buenos Ayres Govet 'intent hattsent him ample,
supplies of cannon for the new fottitieations, ertet
at both places. 'llkty cttio se ttt a
forcement of troops. The Portuguese'vessels itt
Monte Video had been seized by A, tigas. Jt %vat.
reported that the Royalists, tinder Gencyal Pe-
soda, had been defeated by a tribe or inder,ndent
Indians, who had espoused the cause of Buenos'
Ayres. This 'favourable intelligenee was,
ever, enunterhatinced by the refractory conduci
of Lieut -General Diaz ireles, who threatened tt)
revolt; unless he was placed at the head of tho
Buenos Ayres Government. lie had 2000 troops
under his command at Loxati. M ris A native o
Peru, and a conslderable part of his force bast
joined him in his revolt front the royal Standard.
Thtise in the attual matingetnent of strait's wets
resolved to resist his pretensions itt hazards.

ttdditkn to the lcrocitic3 so repentedly ot
late beftire the public, ttrid perpetrated by the
crews of American privateers, tinder the ty,sttated.
flag of the lustlfgetits olSonth America, we have
to mention, that on the 23d of rtiav kit to small
Rparti.h brig, bound front, tit (..;anary ljtancts for
Madeira, w;is taken and plundert-11 by an iNmeri•
privateer, commioded by a (.!ry(rtift riSK.
Rlid kVilich 11;1;1 nailed on the 13rece.•I)le. -Ph. tie
I),.ltiolore, in the I....ates.
hoard ot the brig %v as 11ovonToN, of
Canary, at, Ent.1,11.11 int.rehanr, who ie.ls very ill
to as l'obbCil trf rtitf ittts'ili'vt• to flit
of more 111911 WON. The tuptain of tire
f tie
Spanish brig sat 10 ,
and of tile passengets ill treatetl, ;11,(1 de-
%r oiled of mote that' 20'.1000
Piper )