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London, England, 1825-04-07 00:00:00

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We publish this day intelligence of great importance
from Peru. It will be read with the deepest interest,
not only as containing the details of a victory achieved
by the Patriot Army over that of the Royalists, (by
which the independence of the New Government is
finally established,) but also as affording one of those
rare instances in the history of mankind in which tri-
umphant success has not rendered the victor forgetful
of previous engagements, nor induced him to swerve
from the principles oa which he first rested his claims
to the possession of power. Bouvaa! the immortal
BOLIVAR! in proclaiming to the Peruvians the result
of the. battle fought by the liberating army, under the
intrepid General SUCRE, which he characterises " as
" having at once put an end to the war in Peru, and of
" the American Continent, and as being one of the most
a glorious victories ever obtained by, the arms of the
" New World :" at the same time declares, that the
time has arrived when be must also fulfil the promise
he made to divest himself of the Dictatorship on the
day that victory should seal the destiny of the country ;
thus manifesting to them and the world, by his stir•
render of the Supreme Authority in the moment of
triumph, that he felt no other ambition than that of
rendering a service to the State, and that the confidence
of the Legislative Body would not be violated when
success had placed within his reach the possession of
stiU greater power. The name of BOLIVAR will descend
to the latest time, encircled with a reputation for enter-
prise and success in arms almost unrivalled, and with
a never-dying fame for disinterested patriotism, of which
there is scarcely an instance in the history of the world.
The details of this decisive battle of Ayacucho are so
fully given in the Dictator's Proclamation, that we need
only refer our readers to that most interesting document
for further information. We shall, therefore, content
ourselves with adding, that it is due to the perseverance,
skill, and bravery of General CANTIRAC to acknow-
ledge, that he has nobly struggled for the Royal cause
under circumstances of the greatest difficulty, and has
established a reputation and honour which his final
overthrow cast in no way sully or deprive him of.
By the arrival of a LisblMl, we have received
a file of the ciazette, from the 14'.h to the 27th alt.
, These papers are chiefly filled with extracts from the
Englisli Journals. They announce the arrival of Sir
CHARLES SruART, on the 25th of March. His Excel-

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from the 'keg ship; the rest of the squadron manned the
yards. tlis Majestyb the King of PORTUGAL, arcs at blafka
st the time, but was expected in Lisbon in a few days.
These Papers contain an account of a horrible and
mysterious assassination, which had been committed at
Oporto, the particulars of which will be found in
another part of our Paper. . It will be seen by the fol-
lowing extract, that the duties on wine, brandy, &c.
exported from the Canary Islands have been repealed :
LISBON, MARCH 22.
" ROYAL BOARD OF TRADE—EDICT.

vi The Royal Board of Trade, Agriculture, Manufac-
tures, and Navigation, gives notice, that in the Canary
Islands the exportation of wine, brandy, vinegar, and
liquors of all kinds, being of the produce or manufac-
tures of the said Islands, is free of all duties, as well as
the exportation of fruits, green, dry, or preserved ; rushes
(For mats), hemp, potashes, and barilla, only with the
obligation to give security to the Governor of the Pro-
vince for one half of the export duties formerly paid, to
await the decision of his Catholic Majesty on this sub-
ject : of all which the Naval Board has been informed
by a dispatch from the Portuguese Consul in Teneaffe,
who has sent a copy of the order of the Intendant-
General of those Islands, who determined on the abov-,
in consequence of an order from his said Majesty.
41 This notice is to be put up in the usual places, for
the public information.
(Signed, in the absence of the Secretary,)
"JOSE ANTONIO GONSALVES.
" Lisbon, March 21, 11125."

At a late hour we received Brussels Papers to the
6th instant. Tl.ey state that great preparations are
making at Milan for the reception of the Emperor and
Empress of A usvnia, and it is expected that " all the
SOVEREIGNS," excel t :he POPE, will meet there in May.
A Camp wia also be lorinei in the neighbourhood.--
l: appears that the aff firs of the purchasers of domains
in Westph.ilia, during the time ofJERGIVE BONAPARTE'S
sovereignty, are in a fair way of being settled. One of
the Brussels Papers complains of unfounded rumours
respecting the KING of the NETOERLANDS, since his
health has been impaired in consequence of the irrita-
tion of a wound he received in the field some years ago.

In another page we have given three Official Docu-
ments corwecred with the Revenue, which want of room
prevented us from inserting in the STAR of yesterday.
In the account of the Income and Charge on the Con.
solidated Fund, the surplus for the Quartet is, as we
stated yesterday, '2,959,0291. the surplus on the cot le-
sponding (barter, last Year, was 3,739,060/.; but then
this sum included 1,733;335. repaid by Austria; so
that the surplus, as regarded Revenue, was only about
two millions, while the surplus on the Quarter kist ended
is very nearly three millions.
We stated yesterday, that the increase on the Excise
Duties was such as indicated the augmented comforts
of the lower classes, and this is evident by referring
to the items. Thus, the increase in the Quarter
on Beer, is 101.2771. on Hops, 114,3501. on Malt
40,1141. on Tea, 15,8991. on Candles, 16,1001 oa Soap,
41,0281. and on British Spirits, 36,392/. All these are
articles of genet a 1 consumption by the lower and indus-
trous classes of society. On Printed Goods there is an
increase of 66,4681. and on Glass, of 20,7701. The prin-
cipal decrease is on Wine, to the amount of 11,4871.
owing to the late reduction of Duty. On Salt, Tobacco,
and some other articles, there is also a decrease, arising
from the same cause. Nothing can be more gratifying

than these returns ; and, as the Times well observes—

" Nowhere is there a decrease ♦isible, except from definite
muses, not influencing the general conclusion of a manifest growth
in our national prosperity and enjoyments."

A curious question has arisen between the Authori-
ties of the Island of Antigua and Admiral JACOB, the
Governor of Guadaloupe. Nine Negroes, who had
made their escape from Guadaloupe, and landed on
Barbuda, a small island near to Antigua, and who ap-
peared to be recently-imported Africans, had been
brought from that place to Antigua, by the Superin-
tendant of Barbuda, and delivered over to the Col-
lector of the Customs at Antigua. A few days after-
wards there arrived at Antigua a vessel with dispatches
from Admiral JACOIII, at Guadaloupe, claiming the
Negroes above-mentioned ; but the claim was resisted,
and the Negroes were detained to await the decision of
the Court of Vice-Admiralty on the subject. What
added very much to the interest felt on behalf of these
slaves, was the circumstance of their having, to all
appearance, been forcibly taken away, at no distant
period, from their original homes.

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