The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-16 00:00:00

' 9OUT JiIiERiCA,

r SaMe,docurnebts have reached us hy'a vessel from
tiat River Plate, which, t hough not- of very latedate,
Ore interesting.
A dispatch from Lord Strangford, Brititib Mini-
ster at: the Brazils, addresSed :.10 Governor of
140ateVideo, contains the'followiing
" At is_ time when the Most. peril et onsuiceity,
and the most complete and •simolianeisust concur-
renceof all our means, are. required for;the'soie
iiti-
portant objea of resisting France, it is surely much,
!0 be lamented., that the good cause shOUld be in-
Jared by t dissensions which have so long prevail."
ell its La Plata, and- which cannot but be .useful Lie common enemy : and most certainly they arel
'3 the wrong,:
,who suppose, that in the. pressitt
'risis, Great 13iitain can approVe of the alienation,of':
of the Sianish Monarcny.
It is true,, that Great Britain does, not pretend
',I interfere in ~tlie inte.rital concerns of Spanish!,
l'!,aterica ; bur, as a common friend to all ii.r pre=
piers, and as truly interested in the-tantiltint
ditinn of all its (waits, to the same object',
tatbut wish to put an end,to a coolest so itijurions
b't allies, and to the cause 'which they &lend:
I'. Agreeably to these pi inciples I hastetv;to off.'r
'2y(mir in the most cordial and,sincere
'watt", and in the name of toy Court, the assisi-
Ze, and good offices of the British Government, for
ou.rpow
_,C.Ottritig.to.a friendly, co mptornise 'of
the diff.iences which have arisen between Spain
govertittlent ul, Buenos Ayres.; I. am quite,
(101,:1i:1 1"11 melrition will be most readily un-
'4hen iry,Gr,rear pertain, . and: viewed wit,b
satin-
t atiorl by lie.r ally, It has, in fret, been already:,
stirred to, and 'accepted by other parts of . the
;
h Monarchy,
.whose situation, with regard to
Al)44,is nerte,lly similar 'to that in which Buenos
.syres is• placed at present. T.,
" I . it ,unnecessary to detail to your .c.xceli,.
tPey the ciaims which, Great' Britain has to the
trfil"e' SPain, or the wounds on which'
), it.!
latter may, t his instance, entrust, with
interestsper-
fed to the management of.
bt r
,"'IY.
-`1 make this proposal to your. Excellency, in the
11'1'11146,-e that wilLineet with youcaPniotnilju" ;
the,,l"re• so. as I inter from yptv 141,ccelleocy's.letter,
3re determined to use every tneans of,con
a.r-
a ati'm and, ntihinesi, previoul.to resorting to force :
resoktion u. hid'. it is: impossible to ',commend as
'chits It descries.
LIP. Yoi.r gxcetlency should agree. to, this prow
rui, the firs: ..,ep to be taken tor. carry-tug it
11.9"tr'4',1, (Add, of ,Couite,• be the eriticiusi,an of
le armistice het wren yoiir Lx, ell. nos and the
the out.
of .Buenos Ayres; boptOting, on
ene hautd, the recil of the several ronitary
4"itiolts which hate been ,ent out from 8ue..1
11
ic:s Ayres; and, o 0111er,, the. CehietiOn Of.
t
bl()Cli,'ide of that.city.. That arniistictHoii;ht,,it
4-cebsarr, be gwirarreed by the c onnutkoding
,Of•
d`tr of tits toices on the siation'i, and'ihe
Aeration Of the same might be protracted' until the
Alir,
•"4' aei dement of till the differences,betwern Spain
'IN her colonies, tole brought about by;the friend-
Pater,position of Greet Dritain."
, [Here foll4vs a letter limp Lord grrangfird,
the Board of Buenos Ayres, and thanswer. of
~ooard.]
telext is a letter to the Viceroy from,,the riin-
-I„.s Brazil, of Which the
,following is. a trans•.
tI have 3 received the letter-of the Ist of'Mly last,
I, '1;101 thou describest.to rue the lamentable state
tow. nigh Monte Video it reduced; a piece of
lige:ice greatly distressing to one who, like toe,
4,
4411/WaYs taken the liveliest interest in the w?ltard'
2 inhabitant
~„, shallalWays he loaned to do forthe Spaniards,
17(iate,Ver they might es eta from a good mothei;
Oh; tu.erefore I could,not regard with indifference
reqUegt, that I would obtain from my atigus&.
arul'"•the succours thou art in need of to
.defend,
tiglai''st the attacks of the factiPas at Buenos Ayres,
11:v lutist sail hint city of Monte Video entrusted to
4.(a.r: and command.
Justabxious wish to come to thy assistance was
gratified;: and, therefore, renewing my
der i'.ollatior.s, I obtained from the Princetttehoars.
this Inch I inclose, and the original of which ,
cry I
Ileve, that,
tsay, bt en forwarded to Rio Grande; and I
when thou shalt receive this, the
9,Lnltiese troops will already be upon their march,
40 had not already proceeded to thyi assist
with pursuant to former orders, and in compliance
Irer, toy application to the officer commandingat
ito'4kgre
„tit' 4ndT
Wilt lastly, 1 recominentl, and beg, that thou
Ina exhort those loyal subjects to persevete'undis-
viied; and assure them, name, tLiat they
rtnever
to want what assistance it is in my power
?e them, •
be.:l They may
' never
likewise depend upon my; ne
ir)(l44,f,e'neerned in any thing.that can dire sty 01
inte'''Y be detrimental to them, or against the
tatirettii 43( my beloved Brother, Or of those of my
've,c4coun
try.
a ‘r
May God, of Rio Janeiro, June
t~ito , &c. Palace
“y infanta.'
' "C A R TA 10.AQU1NA 601t130g,
Xavier Elio."

ettitll7),,re! follows the Royal Order of.t.lle, Prie.n.coe:R. !-
me, Portugal, addressed to Don,.Dicebo d ..b nza,
t_t governor and Captain-General of Rio Grande,
remanding him immediately 10 make diSpositionS
14r
of the security of that fortress, and' the paeltieailan
411 ite territory on the Brazilian side of the lira-,
10: I, and 10 enter the sponith territory-without
lee tithe, with the greatot torte he could
tin„ and at once ' strike decOve
00 exertion on his part, in' order tii insure the
1 4
to issue of the negociation which it was wished
°Pen.] .
tnaL,,I).re"OUSIY' to the Portuguese troops cnterinithe
• territory, General Souza was direard to
1ate,,,,1410wn,
,by proclamation, 'that it was- Oot, the
,„."."°h of his Royal Highness the Prince Hegel%
ro,;s°44 himself of any part of it, and; that. his
tor.rljl.lould be withdrawn, as soon as the terii-
h,'„oll that side of the Uruguay should have. been,
t, •

tainiha be
library en opened at Metz; 4ci.
rig about 30,000 Ime A number dfithe
vo u g.
-orks bear (late she 15111 century, am. thou) btdiclot
aro
runny old MSS.

, • .
" PBitessultol-1, Not,. Imperiat.Ma.
:nifesto-Concerning the levy of recruits is couched in
.the -following terms
" Alexander I. finding it. necessary, to keep our
army undiminished; in numbers, and having taken
the opinion of time Empire,. we decree : That
" There shall be raised, ;throughout the whole
extent of the 'Eriapite, except in the provinces
Bjalstoek,Jarnepol, and Grusin, four ,recruits or
.every 500 persons. The levy will commence the
tat of NoVetnber of the curlew. year, and terminate
;the, tsi of January, 1812., The ulterior dispositions
relative io the execution of it be made by the
S'ettate, in conformity to the preceding Decrees.
Signed). • " ALEXAN.DeIt.”
-MADR,II). Nov. 17.-44e4eral D'Artnagnac,. Go-
vernor' of the pt:Ovince Of Cuenca, having received
information that Francisquete was will, his party in
time neighbourhood of Belmonte, left Tarancon, on
time right. of
,the 1,00 inst. and ordered the Coto.
inaiidant Beansse to' ,hasten his march with the ad.
Nan Ced guard of cavalry which he had placed be-
'neat'h his orders. This Officer having surprised.the
enemy's sentinels, and the advanced post which he
had at Belmonte, a io.vti protected by a well, entered
the place at full 'Teed. Frentisonete being taken
by sorprize, endeavoured to reiire anti rally his peo-
ple.Ml the parade, but the citarge of our dragoons
did not allow him time. 1-fe was taken prkoner;
`and received, as lie was endeavouring to defend
himself, a wound, of which he died snow moments
afietwardS. Thirty men of his party were killed,
*Ad seventy-fi.ve taken pris .nors. 'A. hunched and
'sixty horses, the arms and baggage of the whole
guerillati fell into our hands. -Three Officers and
four seijeants are among time prisoners. The Cap.
tins of the native companies who distinguished
themselves in this affair, hate been recommended lb
his nijesty's consideration.
HERNANSTADT, Nov. 16.-.4lllelll,ollrid is fully
'established betwet n Hungary and Wallachia,. and
'we now receive in!enigence from Hui !west as in
times of profound peaee. Since use negotiations
have commenced no event of imporance has
occur-
red in Turkey. 'The public,mind is obliged to
aininw with con.raures, but it is not sup-
vowed t 3,y thing definite will take place till the
r. turn it t(he Tartar, sent to Constantinople by the
Grind Vizier.
The Rns,ian army nccupt still the positions of
they because masters in the (-nurse of. their
late successes. Theritght entirelY:stalioned
on the right bank Of the Danube, and is in posses.
Xion of, ThiSowa, Ilatsehesty, 11.cho‘Valt, Sdistria,
and Turtnioy. The important fortress
Galaez, and Ismael, afford them perfect security,
and serve a, rallying points. The centre occupies
'the environs of Rudschuck) which furtresit is in a
stmt.' of blockade), and extends towards Nicopolis.
:The light cavalry advance to R ts4rad and Brest°.
a, ii) orlor to observe he roads• to Schumla,
Sephia, and Widdin. The c,i p. do reserve 'is sta-
tioned between Guirgewo and Slobcxlmme, on the left
„built of the Danube, in order to keep in check the
Turkish corps posted in the island and in. the en-
trenchment ,of gab idse. The right wing has te-
sutned, all she positions which they hid lust in the
lesser, Wallaebia. Nevertheless; the Turks have
still possession of the islands of the Danube, near
wiOdin A Russian I;l3rps, whlett forms part 01
th,, right 'wing. has passed the Danube town,ds
Prancoa, and formed a junction with time Serviao
and Russian force stationed on the banks 'of the
Timock. A free communication has been re-ests-
blished between the Russian army and the Servians.
The Russian head-owners remain at Gslirg,wo.
Mum:it:NW). Nov. 17.—This morning, at
half.atrer
.five o'clock, the weather being cloudy,
several shocks, of an earthquake were felt bete; each
lasted half a second, bum they were much less vin.
lent than those felt on the 4th of last t3stober. The
direction of, the shocks was from 'West to Use.
They were not accompanied by any noise.
ADUTBADAM, Dec. t.---The anniversary of his
Majesty's coronation renewed to.daV-tho proofs of
the general attachment of the inhabitants Uf this
city to their August Sovereign. At an early hour
in the morning salutes of aitillery, the ringing of
bells,' and flags hoisted en the principal piddle
buildings, and by the vessels in the road and in the
caw's, formed.a prelude mo the rejoicing. the
Churches of the different communions were open-
ed, and the people evince their cage' ness to address
their prayers to heaven for th,e, welfare of hi', Ma:.
jesty. At ,noon the Piince Governor-General re•
cetN.id the authorities, civil andtrulttary, at the im-
perial Palace. There was a great public dinner,
•.and in the evening a general illumination. The
, palace of his Serene: Highness and the.Prete6t's ho.
tel were distinguished by time brilliance of their il-
luminations.
• The Admiral Maritime PrefeCt of Holland, in
oroer to celebrate the anniversary of the 'coronation
of his Royal and Imperial Majesty, caused the keel
of one of the three 74 gun ships, which his Majes-
ty had 'ordered to be built when there, to be laid
down in , the dock-yard. He had also the keel of
the cirrbc te laid, the building of which had been
ordered by his Majesty.
PARti, Dec. heir impede! Majesties visited,
the. Church of St. Pnievieve, the day before yes,
terday. They first examined the nave,. after which.
they descended into the catacombs, destined
to r
..ceive the bodies of-illnetrious iudividuttls.Thq
Emperor appeared satisfied with the disposition
016
the tombs, the inscriptions on which be read with
Mitt:Diacritic:4n.

- :Major, Thesiger,urthe Nov* Scans Fendblesjias
lieep appointed to the liarnek-rnaster General's Dc.
partthent in Comb, vice beet. Col. Macdonald,
promoted to the'Quarter-Matter Genera& Depart-
ment. •
„ A patent has been obtained for a tnetliod
serving animal and vegetable food, tte, a tong lime
om perishing.—lnclose 'the food in. bottles, or
other vessels of glass, pottery, or tin, the apenutes
of which are to be 'so completely closed as to Ix.;
'dude all communication from the external' air :Allis
way. be done by cot k i ng,. Wiring, cutting, or cement.
ing,,
,The vessels thus charged and closed, are
'Wrapped in straw or wacm cluth4,' and put into a
*biter of cold water, and then gradually heated to
boiling, and the ebullition is to beeontinued a cer-
-4 Vegetable sobstancet ore to be put ivy
Me vessel in a raw state, and animal substances may
or way not he half cooked..

1.15a0 NI, DEC I.The British array on the North
of the Tagus has made a forward tnovernenti and
head-quarters are now at Fuentet deGuirtaldo.—
' This advance is understood- to be occasioned by de-
; monstrations, on the part of the enemy, to advance •
far the purpose of throwing a OOPply into Ciudad
Rodrigo ; but, as we have how closed up, it is con-
jetiured he will not; ninke any farther snuvement
until we retire, or until the Agueda is. full.,
Girard is dead .of his wounds and unxitiy ,of,
mind; he is succeeded in the mainland of the-eth
,division by Philipop, late Governor of iindajnt.
Some
Som vessels of war, fisted for troops, and con.
voy have arrived here, but very few soldiers.
I..assoN, Nov. 23.—ExiraCt of an official dispatch
from Marshal Lord Wellington to his Excellency
Don• Forjaz, dated bead-quarters,
Nov. , .
• " • •

41 I have received intelligence that Generil.flallati-
teros, on the'Sth instant, made a second attack up'atf
the enemy, and:that he had con:1004 succeeded in
the enterprise :
.thedelails have not reached me, but.
I have no doubt that the results were iaveurable to
the Spanish troops.
" The last letters which I,h:we received from Mr.
Wellesley are dated the brit instant, in which I
have not an account of General Ballasteros's late
successes, nor very little respecting the affairs. of
Valencia since the 11th of October.
" There has been nolnovement in Estremadura,
nor in this neighbourhood, since my anterior dis-
patch to ?our Excellency, dated the 13th instant.
" By a letter; dated the 't tth instant, from Sir
'Howard Douglas, I am' informeJ, that upon that
.day he had received intelligence from 'the Junta of
Mondoied,, stating, that, the enemy etgeted Oviedo
on the tith instant." _

ELVASV Nov. G.—They write from Galicia, on
the 24th ult. that Pottier had waled Palencia,
Liken Motto bushels of grain, and that more than
yonths had joined him.