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London, England, 1822-06-29 00:00:00

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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF HIS
MAJESTY'S SHIP CONWAY, DATED

" Off Panama, Ist February, 1622.
" I wrote you last in Oetoher, whrn remaining behind at
Valparaiso, since' which period we have lust the 11. in. Mr.
Leona, one of the Lieutenants of the ship, who, poor fellow,
died about three weeks after, the Service losing thereby an or-
nament to it, and us a most worthy companion. We fitted out
for a long cruize, and sailed from Valparaiso on the 14th of No-
vember for the Northward, visiting as we came alonl, not only
all the ports, but the interior of all North Chili: at Copiapo we
ascended the Cordillera;, and at Iluasco, and there visited seve-
ral Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines. We arrived at Callao in
the middle of December, and visited Lima. We found SAN
MARTIN in possession of Callao, Ste. he had behaved ill to Lord
ONCIIRANE, and quarrelled with him; he required of his Lord-
ship to hoist the Peruvian flag, which he would not, bearing, as
he did, a Commission of the State of Chili, nor would he allow
any of his squadron ; he then endeavoured to gain over some of
the Officers, in which he succeeded. Capt. Gersz had previously
left him (Lord CoeuttAxE). After this,. on the Royal forces aps
proaching Lima, Sax .%lAreror sent the treasure (public and pri-
vate) on board souse English and other vessels at Ancon,
to some considerable amount. Lord COCIIRANE sent one of his
Captains to ascertain what money it was, and afterwards laid his
hands on it, returning all private property, and with the other
paid the whale of the: squadron, and sent 200,000 dollars to Chili,
for the Government. The whole expense of the expeditioh, you
must know, was stipulated to be defrayed by Peru, on getting
possession of Lima ; the army had been paid up; but the General.
had put off the navy from time to dine, and at last refused posi-
tively to pay them. Lord COI:HRANZ dispatched part of his squa-
dron to Chili, and sailed with thr rest for Guayaquil, where he
put them in repair and well manned them ; from thence he sailed,
it is said, fur Panama, to take it, and afterwards in search of two
Spanish frigates on the coast of California. _ _

" We remained in Callao only a few days, but pushed on this
way, calling at Payta. and arrived at Guayaquil on Christmas
Day, which, if not the pleasantest, was certainly the hottest
Christmas Day I have experienced, the thermometer being from
96 to 101 deg. day and night. We found the city in a state of
alarm. They had some time since beaten out the Spaniards,
and had declared their independence, and were determined, if
possible, to preserve it. The enemy's army, or rather part of
Bocsvita's army, is within eight miles of the city, and the Gene-
ral (Svelte) actually has his head-quarters in the city. Lord
Coco RANT, who had left it about a month, whilst here, had ad-
dressed a Proclamation to the inhabitants, to persevere in their
independence; and, from his general conduct there, had gained
the hearts of the Guayaquilanos. At the same time, the Pro-
tector of Peru had sent an Embassy there, inviting them to put
themselves under the protection of Peru, and promised them every
advantage and as►istance; which Lord C. had done on the part of
Chili, and had promised to return there in two or three mouths:
however, Bouvaa is now before Quito, which is the Capital
of that past of South America, and it is expected he will soon
bring it to terms. Ile is certainly the best Patriot of all the
Chie(s, and will put them to rights; his wish is that they should
unite with Quito and form one State.

" 1 ought to have mentioned, when writing of Lima, that SAN
after gaining over several Officers, had taken the first
opportunity of quarrelling with them, and the whole of them,
including Captain Guise, who had been dubbed Admiral of
Peru, were out of employment when we were there, and had
received orders to leave Peru, but which afterwards was coun-
termanded on condition of their behaving themseives as goad
settled& This treatment to them, though it chews the baseness
or the tyrant, is rejoiced at by many, on account of their conduct
to Lord COCHRAN& SAN MARTIN, who had declared himself
Protector of Peru, the head and source of aU law, honour, &cc.
was making rapid strides to get himself declared King of Peru.
So much far the man who industriously had it circulated about,
that immediately after the f.sll of Lima, he. be should re:ire into
private life, and that it had ever been and should be his pride to
model his actions, Stc.atter WASHINGTON.

a We sailed from Cuayaquil for the Galapagos, a cluster of
Islands situated on the Line, uninhabited, except by terrapins,
turtle, guano*, and seals. We remained a fortnight there, making
some scientific observations, particularly on Abingdon Island.
We left there on the 17th, with about WO terrapins or tortoises,
&c. and have been ever since endeavouring to get to Panama,
almost roasted alive. I have never experienced the heat so much
as I have this cruize, and am now doing, the temperature of the
air being now is a draught of 22 deg. and fiat water alongside
96 deg. After leaving Panama we go to Acapulco, and after-
wards to St. Blas ; and should we get through what we have to
do at those places quickly, we proceed farther on the North-west
coast, managing to return to Lima about June, when it is said
we proceed to Valparaiso, and round Cape floru ; when, should
we be well freighted, it is reported we return to England, than
which, I can most truly assure you, nothing could give me
greater satisfaction. There never was a ship of which I was so
heartily tired as the Conway. I hope she will be the last scien-
tific ship that I ever set my foot on board of.
" I enclosed from Valparaiso, four bills to the amount of £230,
and one from Callao for £lOO ; and send from Panama the du-
plicates of Those, and one of £47 15s. lid. the whole of which,
I hope, will arrive safe. The shipping off of specie is now
nearly at an end, and therefore the station will cease to be a de-
sirable one, that is, in point of pecuniary matters.
" We have just beard of the death of her MAJESTY, which,
•if true, will tend to put an end to party spirit, which on her ac•
count appeared to run high."

" Panama, February 3, 1822.

" This place has declared its independence, and the old
Spaniards have but Quito now to depend on, and Bolas,As is
before it, and will certainly have it."

The Novel of Graham Hamilton begins to excite
the highest interest, it being discovered to be the pro.
duction of a Member of a Noble Family, who, on a
similar occasion, some years since, created such an
extraordinary sensation in the circles of fashion and
literature.

On the evening of the I.sth inst. two fine young women, each
about 17 years of age, went to bathe in Lough Neagh, at a place
called Columbkille, within a mile of Maghery. One of them
undressed, went into the water, and unexpectedly finding her-
self out of her depth, called to the other, who generously rushed
to her friend's assistance. With sorrow we add, that they sunk
in each other's arms.

Tne LATE MR. CADFLL.—When Dr. &am had finished the
Sermons, the excellence of which afterwards reflected so much
honour on his name and on his country, be was so greatly in
want of money, as to find it necessary to bring the manuscripts
to London, for the purpose of procuring a purchaser. The book-
seller to whom he applied was Mr. CAVELL, and the price asked
for the copyright, £lOO. Sermons were not articles of the
greatest promise, Mr. CADILL informed him; but added, that if
they were left with him for a few days, he would shew them to
some friend on whose judgment he could rely ; and when he
called again he should have his answer. The sermons were ac-
cordingly kft, and Dr. JOHNSON happening to drop its that very
morning, undertook their perusal. On returning the manuscripts
two days after, Mr. CADtLL asked the Doctor's judgment of the
compositions? Instead of giving him a direct reply, " What
(sal,' he) does the author ask' for these productions?" " One
hundred pound's," replied the bookseller.' " Paha, paha!" grum-
bled out JOHNSON, " give him her, man, give bins two I" Mr.
Cantu . not only followed the Doctor's liberal advice, but find-
ing himself afterwards an immense gainer by discourses, the
arguments and eloquence of which forced theist into the hands
' of everybody, he voluntarily presented the Inwood and ingenious
writer with an additional gratuity of .450 V.