Star.
London, England, 1821-03-19 00:00:00

NATAL ATELLIGENCE.

FALMOCTU, MARCH 16.—Wind S.&—Arrived the Reeoverr,
HAstim, from Jamaica, in six weeks, for London. Sailed the
Bideford, MACOONALO, for Teneriffe ; and Duke of Marlborough
packet, with a Mail for Lisbon. The Lady Louisa packet, for
America, and Marchioness of Salisbury ditto, for the Ilratils,
are further detained.

PLYMOUTH, Maaeu S.E.—Sailed yesterday the
Success, LlLLreitar, and Bideford, Burnes, for St. John's, New
Brunswick. Arrived to day the Ariadne, Sustmeas, from Yar-
mouth for New York, leaky, and must discharge. Sailed the
Cheerful, Revenue cutter, for Beaumaris; and William and
Mary,. rint.Limoae, for Dublin—Ahe latter is the LORD LIEUTE,
RANT yacht.
PORTSMOUTH, Manor IB.—Wind N. W.—Arrived yesterday,
his Majesty's ship thrums, from South America. Sailed, the
Berwick, 'rictus, for London. Arrived to-day, his Majesty's
ship Camer.aux, from a cruise.
Dear., Masco 18.—Wind W.N.W.—Came down from the
River yesterday, the-Jane, BARRON, for Hayti; lonia, Dorrovarr,
for Trieste; and Missionary. NicHoLsos, for Hayti ; the two
latter have sailed, with the William, PrrtY, for St. Michael's ;
•t• lloncsoN, for Trieste ; Agnes, CANDY, for Lisbon ; and
Gleaner, BanowsLL, for Barcelona. Came down from the
River to-day, the Woodford, Lastwros ; and Old Maid, SMITH,
for Jamaica; Clay, 'kremlin, for Batavia; Aurora, SHERWOOD,
for Tobago and Grenada; Antelope, Streamer, foe Monte Video;
Two Brothers, BssitiesTon, for Lisbon; Ocean transport, for
Ireland; and Frances, WHyToca, for Buenos Ayres. Arrived
the Berwick, Tress, from Demerara; last from Portsmouth.
Put back the Missionary, —, for Hayti.
Iranatocriff, Mauls 18.—The Bucephalus, of South Shields,
is coming in here with loss of foremast-head, topmast, topical-
,lant-masts, yards, and sails.
Ilanwrcn, MARCH VT.—Arrived the Lord Duncan packet,
with a Mail front Cuxhaven. —Sailed the Monkey packet, for.
ditto ; and Prince of Orange packet, for Holland, with Mails.
Livicara.n., 'Mama 16.—Arrived the Ellen, CANTRELL, from
Demerata, With loss of boats, bulwarks, &c. On the 20th of
February, in lat. 51.-13. long. 26. 6. fell in with the brig Carle-
burp' Cliamarts, from St. John's, New Brunswick, for Fal-
mouth, dismasted and water-logged; took off two of the crew
(the only survivors): the Master, twelve men, and a woman
(passenger), had died through want of food. They had been
on the wreck thirteen days.
PENZANCE, MARCH 16.—Arrived, the Cumberland, Moose,
front Guernsey. She struck upon the pier-head, broke her any
chor, and received some damage in her larboard-bow.
Cesium-House, MARCH 17.—Ships Faltered Inwards :—The
Duke of Kent, from Rotterdam ; Swift, from Mau ; Perse-
verance, irons Cork; and Commercial Packet, from Antwerp.
Cleared Outwards :—The Prosperous, for Waterford; Albion,
for Dominica; Hope, for Genoa ; Thermatis' for Amsterdam ;
James, for Oporto ; Felicity, for Minsk ; Margaret, for To-
Ingo ' • Dyke of York, for Rotterdam ; Flying Fish, Henry, and
' Orb, for liamburgh ; Catherine, for Belfast; Eliza, for Dublin.

AIMA.='...LOkD OCHRANX.

Saturday morning the HYPERION frigate, Captain
T. SRA RLE, C.B. arrived at Portsmouth from the
South Seas, after a very short passage of ninety-six
days from Callao, having on board specie to the
amount of £500,000, belonging to British merchants.'
She did not fall in with any vessel for six weeks, nor
see land after leaving Callao until she arrived off the
Lizard. The intelligence she brings respecting the
operations of Lord CoceitANE and General SAN
MARTIN against Lima, is such as to lead to a con-
fident expectation that long ere this the capital of
Peru has fallen into their possession. SAN MARTIN
had taken up such a position, within about 16 miles
of the place, as enabled him-to cut off most of the
supplies, and where he had been joined by nume-
rous parties of deserters from the Royalists, including
most part of the regiment of Numantia, which had
marched across the country from the Caraccas, pur-
posely for the defence of the city. This state of
affairs on the land side was powerfully aided by the
bold and successfql operations of Lord COCHRANE
on the coast. His Lordship had cut out the Spanish
frigate Esmeralda, and two gun-brigs, from under
the forts of Callao; and having appointed Captain
Guise to her, he subsequently proceeded with her
and the 01-liggins, Captain CROSBY, in search of
the Preuba and Veganza frigates. His Lordship had
also recently taken two ships from Cadiz, laden with
ordnance stores and clothing. These successes, com-
bined with the daring spirit with which they were
executed, had very much dispirited the Spaniards at
Lima. His Lordship's attack on the Esmeralda and
,Spanish force in Callao, is represented as one of the
most brilliant achievements ever effected. The ships
were all secured by chain moorings, defended by the
strong forts of Callao, and several tiers of old ships,
armed as block-ships, which were manned every
night from the forts. His Lordship headed the at-
lacking parties, which consisted of about 200 men,
and by his foresight and undaunted bravery over-
came all opposition. The attack was made in the
I night, whilst the Hyperion and the American frigate
Macedonian lay about two cables length distance.
Several shot struck the Macedonian ; and one man
was killed in her. Lord CbCH RANE received a shot
through the fleshy part of the thigh, and he had
about twenty-five men killed and wounded. The
Spaniards suffered more severely. His Lordship was
recovered from the effects of the wound. The Spa-
niards in the ships were all at their quarters, fully
prepared for the attack, and resisted nobly; but, on
shore, the Peruvians shewed such a dastardly spirit,
that, on the rockets flying about, they would have
all left the city, had not the horse soldiers been em-
rployed to prevent them. The Macedonian left Callao
on the 11th December, for Valparaiso, as which port
the Andromache, Captain SHIRREPF, was lying under
repair. The latter would sail for England shortly.
At the commencement of the daring attack, the Hy-
perion and the United States' frigate Macedonian,
were lying in the roads, •but both ships got under
weigh, and stood out to sea. The populace on shore,
however, imagining that these ships had aided Lord I
COCHRANE, were so much enraged, that communi- I
cation with the shore after that psriod became very I
dangerous, and, in consequence or the feeling that
existed, the British merchants in that quarter deemed
it advisable to withdraw with the whole of their pro-
perty, which, to the amount of a million sterling,
was all embarked in safety on board the Hype-
rion, and some other British ships. A boat be-
longing to 'the Macedonian, landing the day after
the attack, several of her crew were killed and
wounded, as were likewise some seamen on shore.
—lt does not appear that any Englishmen were ill-
treated, but two sepoys, who had landed an Officer
from an Indiaman, and were waiting to take him on
board again, are reported to have been carried onboard
a Spanish brig Ad there shot. The Patriots are stated
to have become very troublesome to the British in-
terests, distressing the ships of seamen, by enticing
them to desert and enter for their service, &c. and se-
veral British vessels had been detained by their squa-
dron, among which were the Rebecca, detained at
Pisco ; Robert Ellis, from Cadiz; Lord Suffield, from
Gibraltar ; and Indian, from Rio, detained off Callao ;
also the Catalina, from the Coast, laden with corn and
rice, and sent to deliver her cargo to SAN MARTIN.
SAN MARTIN'S head-quarters were at Supo, and
his advanced guard within eleven or twelve leagues
of Lima. A Regiment, about 600 strong, formerly
taken prisoners from BOXIVA R, and entered into the
service of Spain, had deserted in a body to SAN
MARTIN, who had landed on all points of the coast
without molestation. Lima was expected to fall to
him very shortly. The Andromache, Captain &ma-
am, was at Valparaiso. Two merchants, Mr. De
Roast, an Italian, and Mr. LYNCH, an Englishman,
came passengers in the Hyperion, from Lima.
The ships Lord Sheffield, Edward Ellice, and
Grant, all belonging to London, which sailed from
Cadiz in June, have been captured ; the two former
off Callao by the Chilian squadron, and the latter on
the coast to the southward by the Spanish Authorities.
The following letter has been received at Lloyd's:
Admiralty Office, March 17.
"Sri--In return to your letter of this date, respecting the
arrival of his Majesty's ship Hyperion from the Pacific, I am
commanded by my Lords Commissioners of tits Admiralty to
acquaint you, for the information of the Committee of Lloyds',
that the Hyperion sailed from Callao on the 12th of December,
and that she brings accounts that, on the 6th of November, the
Chilian squadron attacked that port, and, after a smart action,
cut out the Esmeralda, Spanish frigate ; but Lillis bad not been
captured, nor was it considered to be in any immediate danger.
(Sighs*) " 3. W. CROKER.

A Frankfort letter of the 10th gives the following
as the latest account of the Neapolitan positions :
.6 The division of General Ambrosio is cantoned in
Canna; the corps of General Arcovito, which is near
St. Germano, on the Gan4liano, extends in a single
line from Sora to Gaeta. the corps commanded by
Lieutenant-General William Pepe, which is in the
Abruzzi, hai its head-quarters at Aquila. The right
wing of this corps, under General Verdinois, was
posted in front of Ascoli. The-left, commanded by
General Ruste, was at Rieti, and extended to Taglia-
cozzo." We know, however, from later news, that
the Neapolitans have evacuated Rieti.
A letter from Calcutta, dated October n 4, says, ‘‘ Nine per-
sons, among whom were Mr. llausaaw, (of the fern of ilagshaw,'
Barlow, and Co. of this City), with his wife and daughter, were
returning front Chandernagore, a few nights since, in a native
boat, when she ran foul of the ship Windsor Castle and upset ;
Mrs. Mamma' and daughter wore unfortunatdy drowned—the
test were with difficulty saved."

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