Star.
London, England, 1824-04-19 00:00:00

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The filltp.% ing is an extract from a letter from a
Gentleman at Callao. 'lle ~ienlitnents of the letter are
those of a NAvai Officer employed on the station :

" CALLAO, DECEMBER. 12, 1823.

" I send this by a mere chance opportunity—a vessel
bound to Rio; and as there is nos.lni.g new here of im-
portance, I shall only give you a few hasty lines, just as
the thoughts occur to my mist 2. Of ail the different
persons, dining the protracted struggle for indepen-
dence, that have been placed at the head of the Go.
vernment of Peru, .his Excellency General Bolivar is
generally acknowledged to be tie best calculated to
conduct the affairs 'of the Republic. These is a bold-
ness in all his measures, and an integrity of conduct in
his proceedings, that cannot Tail to subdue rip rt y
and prejudices, and pesfe.ctly to nni:e the Peruvians of
every class and description. Indeed, I have every rea-
son to hope he m ill I:rove to Le the deliverer of the
Peruvian emi.ire, by ultimately e,tablishiug its inde-
pendence upon a tit m, wiNe, and liberal basis.. Ti:e
Government of the Republic is jet in a very impel ;act,
and, Iwn sorry to add, impure state. However, upoa
the whose, affairs begin to assume a consistency that
will soon give them a very favourable aspect, and espe-
cially since the discovery of Riva Aguera s delinquency.
We understand that he has many adherents at Lima,
who ale firmly attached to as well as partisans in
other parts of Peru ; but there is no apprehension that
lie will be able to do further mischief. His lite dis-
affection will undoubtedly be the cause of protracting
the war to a period beyond that in which, a few weeks
since, it was hoped it would terminate. These are many
persons even now, who vainly expect that the Spaniards
will have the ascendancy ; but I am persuaded
that the time is not vet y :emote when Pet u will be com-
pletely emancipate ?, and Great Britain will find it ex-
pedient to iecognize this country as independent, in
order to secure its commercial privileges.
" It is contidently reported, that Admiral Guise (for-
merly a con-mimic! in the British service), who lately
sailed horn At ica with an expediticn, had an intention
of slivortiA:4 tl,e cause c f Riva Altmera ; but I presume
that he mast no..v aaand.m evei y hope of assisting that
General in accomplishing his designs. That Admiral
has tlcclA•ed the coast from 8 deg. to 23 des. south, to
be in a state cf blockaA.. Bolivar and Ins fortes are
on their march firm Truxillo ;' and Lima is, in conse-
quence, considered to be safe from any incursions that
the Royalists may be dispcaed to make on it, although
some time must elapse before his Excei;ency can bring
his troaps up. It i:, likely ti:at the an,ising year will be
the most eventful c. isis du: if g the whole revolution;
for Bolivar scents determined to surmount the common
obstructions that have u-arally impeded the operations
of the army. The law Supreme Diifetur of Chili,
O'Higgins, is re.-iding in the city of Lima ; and I un.
derstand that he still retains the rank of Csiptain-Gene-
ral of Peru, as well as that of Chili. The G,eneral
speaks the English language tolerably well, and pos-
sesses all the manners and ideas of an Englishman. San
Martin resides at Mendoza; but we seldu:n hear any
thing cf him. I should have nientioned,.that it is not
improbable that O'Higgins may-be again called to the
head of the Government of Chili ; but I have heard him
declare that he would accept of no other autism ity than
one in a military capacity ; and on the tc-mination of
the c. most, he would then retire to pf iva:e life.
The Blossom, '2B, Captain M'Lean, left this on the
lst iastant for Valparai-o, Rio, and Englan3. She had
upwards of two millions of &liars on boas I when she
sailed horn Callao, and is is expected she mill gct a
considerable quantity at Valparaiso. The Tartar, 46,
Captain T. lbown (senior Officer in the Pacific), is
lying at tJass place. Tue Aurora,
Cactaia H. Pres-
cott, i, at San Bias; she *will not leave Pacific be-
fuse the end of July next. F, y, 18, Captain-Martin,
is stationed at *ValpUraiso, as is is constantly necessary
for a vessel of war to be. thcre as V.Cil as here, to pro-
t'xt thescummesCial Uneiests."

There Tablevz an European Lady residing With
her linsbani; a nati►'e 01 Persia, to whom she was mar-
ried dining hii tesidence in England, whither he had
been scut Jur his education by AIWA% MIRZA. He is
a gunsmith.
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