The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-06 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

(From thQ New York Gazette, Sept. 17.)

Ca?lain Bossiere, of the brig Seraphim, arrived
at Baltimore from Chagres, whence he sailed on the
16th ult., informs the editors, that on the 11th of
August, a Government vessel arrived from Guaya-
quil at Panama, the Captain of which came down
bearing despatches from Bolivar. Nothing official
had transpired; but the verbal report of the officers
and others on board was, that Bolivar had just en-
tered Guayaquil when they sailed, the Peruvian
army having abandoned it some days previous, after
destroying or carrying off every thing Ike ammuni-
tion or articles of war, and were then at Piura.
There had been a revolution in Bolivia. General
Gamarra had sent the President of Bolivia, General
Lamar, on board a vessel sailing for Chile, with pri-
vate orders to shoot him on the passage. General
Santa Cruz had been elected President to Bolivia,
and had dissolved the Congress. It was the general
opinion at Panama that there was much important
information suppressed by the officers and others
who arrived in the vessel of Panama. Captain
Bossiere came in the Capes with the schooner
Spartan, whose captain informed him, that previous
to having left Havannah, part of the men-of-war and
transports had returned from Tampico, after
landing and taking possession of that place. He
further stated, that the Mexican troops had imme.,
diately joined the Spanish army, and the Spaniards
had met no resistance in landing.
In a Paper of a previous date we find the: fol-
lowing :

" FROM VERA-CRUZ,—We have seen dates from
Vera-Cruz to the 30th of August, which state that
every thing remained quiet in that place, and that
the port was well garrisoned and defended. A par-
tial embargo had been laid on all vessels in harbour,
but it would soon be taken of, as the Spanish fleet
had not made its appearance, nor did they know or
care where it was. There was little business doing,
but the prospects for the ensuing season were very
promising.

" Fitor HAVANNAIL—Captain Russell, of the
Alfred, informs us that the British packet from Vera
Cruz arrived at Havannah on the 16th ult., and re-
ported that the Spanish expedition was landing
troops at Solamarino, near Tampico."

The Russian Navy, at the beginning of 1828,
comprised 50 ships of the line, 55 frigates, and above 100
other large vessels, besides floating-batterieA, gun-boats,
&c., the whole manned by somewhat more than
50,000 tailors. This establishment has of late been consi-
derably increased.

KIRKWALL GREAT MARKET.—.The an-
nual Lammas Market at Kirkwall in Orkney, which
usually lasts for upwards of a fortnight, has this year been
sadly marred by the boisterous inclemency of the weather.
The native Islanders, who fleck from all the surrounding
quarters to lay in their yearly stock for sale or consump-
tion, were unable to put out in their boats, or only reached
in small numbers at the termination of the market. The
southern dealers (principally from Edinburgh and Glas-
gow) were detained from the same cause, and, though the
Magistrates issued au order postponing the market for a
week, the non-arriral of the Islanders frustrated the hopes
of the few merchants who had effected an entry into the
hyperborean capital. The untowardness of the weather
was the more regretted, as confident hopes were enter-
tained from the arrangements and preparations that had
been previously adopted, that the market this session
weuld be much superior to those of firmer years. Some
sales were effected in horses and cattle, but at unusually
low prices. The Stromness market, which is held the
week after that of Kirkwall, was also unsuccessful. A
long continuation of bad weather told equally against
buyer and seller, and prevented both from reaching the
scene of their intended operations. The natives of Kirk-
wall, however, had their stated balls during the period of
the fair, and were also entertained with some excellent
concerts by Messrs. BoYLE, HusiTmt, and Mont, whose
exertions were loudly applauded, and we:l supported by
the inhabitants. As might be expected from the unfavour-
able weather, the crops in Orkney are this year very back-
ward. The fields have a bleak awl miserable appearance,
much as the soil has in these northern regions been of late
cultivated and improved. Various new buildings are in
progress in Kirkwall, and the pier is undergoing extensive
rep fir and A modern advantage of another
tatureis improvement.
also well worthy of being mentioned. A regular
packet has been established between Thurso and the two
principal towns in Orkney, Kirkwall, and Stromness,
which plies once or twice a-week. Formerly a person
could not cro%s the Pentland Frith without freightirg a boat
or small vessel, which generally cost from three to five
pounds, whereas by the excellent arrangement to which
we allude, a comfortable passage may be effected for less
than tea ehillings !-..lnverness Courier.