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London, England, 1822-11-19 00:00:00

safe into Lagoon, without injury from the fort.

,4 The veuelg.detained by Morales have been all releasee, and
the Spanish schooner, Concha, forty days from Vigo, arrived
Thurslay, by which we learn that she sailed from that p:ac,
in company with the corvette Diana, brig of war, and several
merchantmen, with 700 men on board—destination unknown."
EXPEDITION AGAINST PORTO RICO.
ANTIGUA, OCTOBER 1.

In the early part of the last month a pilot-boat-built:
schooner, under Amei lean colours, from Baltimore,
owned or commanded by one Goold, an Irishman by
birth, arrived at S. Bartholomew's, fiorn Baltimore.
This vessel was shortly after followed by a big and
two schooners, also under American colours, and
from Baltimore, under the immediate control of the
said Gould, who purchased an hermaphrodite bilg•
at St. Bat tholomew's, from a Mr.Chayter,which
was captured and sent into that island by one of the
Venezue!e in p iva..eers, but seized and sold by order
of the Governor of St. Bartholomew's. Thfs „,„0,
was under Dutch colours. On board the brig from
Baltimore were several coloured and white men,amonp,
whom was a General Louis Villaume Ducoudray,
Frenchman, and an American named B. Irvine. In
consequence of the suspicious appearance of the,.e
vessels, together with its beii;g well ascertained that
they came to the West Indies with the intention ei
making a descent on some island, by their having bee:!
joined by several white and coloured men in 6t. Bai-
tholomew's, the Governor of that island ordered them
off, and they consequently left there, then sailing undcr
American colours, and came to anchor at a so.al
place called Five Islands. The .south-east part ‘lf
Porto Rico was currently spoken of as being the Fla:
of their destination.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROMS ST. EA RTEIOLONIEVI
DATED SEPTE:pIBER 16%

14 The secret expedition sailed on the 14th, and
stood apparently for St. Thomas's—it is more gene-
rally believed for Porto Rico. lam much it
portends no good for the West India Islands, final
the number of St. Domingo characters, apparently
principals, in the business. Although attempted to
be cloaked, sufficient was ascertained to excite suli-
don. The rest are republican Frenchmen and fo-
reigners, but not a single Spaniard among them.
They were joined here by about ten bad charactor+,
who can well be spared."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PORTO RICO, SEPT. 2.
' The Spanish naval force in the South Seas consists
of two 44-gun frigates and the corvette Alexander
of 22 guns, which had been delivered up by their
Commanders to the Independent Government of
Guayaquil. Lord Cochrane arrived in the river of
Guayaquil with his two ships, and immediately de-
manded the delivery of the frigates, notwithstanding,
they had the Patriot flag flying, at the same time
intimating it to be his determination to captor:
all vessels of war bearing the Chilian flag. .Aftei
some hesitation on the part of the Commanders of t!7e
frigates, his Lordship succeeded in taking posses,:io3
of them, .and proceeded to sea with his prizes.
CONGRESS OF CHILL

The following is an extract of a letter from an En:,-
lish merchant, dated Santiago de Chili, Aug. 2, lb`•::
" The meeting of the Congress took place on tl ~
23cl ult. at which most of the English, as well .:3
myself; attended, having received an invitation fr.%)
the Supreme Director so to do. The procesbi sa
formed at the Palace, and from thence proceeded to
rthe Consulado, where each Member delivered 1119
' opinion upon the nature of the business for which
they had assembled ; after which they elected D.:a
Fraircisco Tagle as President of the Congress.
" From the Consulado they returned to the .tf-
dienee Chamber in the Palace, and when the Dirc:
tor had taken his seat, the Members again addres,CJ
him, stating the great and beneficial results likely ::"
arise fromlso important an occasion as the pretcrt.
From the Palace they again proceeded to the C.
sulado, when the Supreme Director addressed , z
Members, and delivered, in an appropriate a:J es-
cellent speech, the resignation of the Directorsiur :
upon the conclusion of his speech, the President itil-
mediately rose, and in the name of the Congress r::'
stinted, in an elegant and complimentary speech! t',..3
office of Director to him, which was most gractitt-.
accepted by his Excellency. The day on which ve
Congress met, as well as the following iwo, rec.:
holydays, and at the conclusion of each day, suc-
ceeded in the evening brilliant illuminations and gran,'
displays of fire-works.
Yesterday arrived, by way of Panama, the plea •
ing and important intelligence of the acknowle4'
meat of the Independence of this Government by tol
of the United States, which was received with genc:;u
demonstrations of joy.
44 During the illuminations there was a tranl
rency exhibited at the Consulado. In the centre oil
the arms of Chili ; on the right a likeness of the St'
promo Director ; and on the left, one of Lord Coef-;
_m n; at, with the following in irtions t uncler that s

t former. No OM &tens himself more for the Li-
nerty and Independence of his country ;'• under that
ef the latter, 4 Long live the Admiral who left his
l)w• n country to protect the Liberty and Independence
ci Chili.' Each of these was greatly applauded."
e have also received the chili Gamette of the 25th
of.Tuly, which contains the speeches mentioned in the
bove letter, and the details of the ceremony of the]
installation of the Convention. The Supreme Direc-
vr, in his Address to the Assembly, which our limits
do not permit us to insert, stated that it had always
been his wish to see a Representative Government
cstablished in Chili, and recommended the institution
of an Order to be called the " Legion of Merit." He
also strongly urged the encouragement of education,
observing that “knowledge, wealth, aad power, are
always inseparably connected in nations; and that
:sithotit these elements, which naturally spring the
orx from the other, Chili could not be a nation, nor
enjoy the fruit of her sacrifices." In another part of
I].s ,peech he informed the Deputies that the foreign
ichtions of Chili were daily improving, and added,
‘• I can congratulate you on a respectable nation, the
United States of America, having anticipated the
others in recognizing our independence."