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London, England, 1817-05-28 00:00:00

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By mit Lrttets from yes' and .11oal of this
morning, we are ham), t,i lean; that the .S'rottr, and
out t!:er sort tate curt r which joined fur, had buc-
cerded in ging in the Tunivian schooner and the
two Pi hick she captured off Dover on Monday
mosning. Tile Prizes were the Oldeuibtirg galliot
Ca I. JAN Sr Acio Master, bound horn Antwerp
to }Line, with sugar and indigo ; and the Catitarinas
SCH EL Master, of HainburAts, bound to Lisbon
The Tunisian schnon:r mounts 12 gulls, and is corn-
manned by one Oz. Mats. She is the same that
sailed from Tunis with the Karab.ssh and Capitania,
and parted compaay tlf Finniterre. The Commander
states, that he has not taLen any other prizes during
the cruize.

We return this day to the affairs of South Ame. 1
rican, which have now reached a crisis highly in.l
teresii,ig. It appears by General SAN MARTIN'S
dispatch to the Supreme Directory of Buctiqs Apes,
as well as itOM the private letters which we subjoin, I
that the movements by which the possession of Chili I
reverted to the Patriots, were conducted with singular
ski:l and bravery. The action does the greatest
credit to the Commander in Chief, as well as the
Cfficers and rata who fought under him, and cer-
tainly it can be considered as no other than a pi Linde
to the conquest of all Peru. A. bolder and more in.
tert.tiog enterprize has not been undertsktn in the
New World, than the attempt to cross tree Cor-
dilleras of the Andes, in the face of a numerous
eremy. The passes of Mounts St. Gothard and
St. Bernard are not more difficult. The Spaniards,
both in Europe and America, laughed at the idea
of an army with artillery and baggage crossing
such a SUCCL akin of rujged mountains,• elevated
ridges, commanded by narrow passes and defiles.—
It has nevertheless been done, and in a style that
would do honour to the first military leader in Eu.
rope, *tat olity in -point of real bravery, but in com-
bination, perseverance, &c. General SAN MARTIN
lost no less than 1200 horses in dragging up his artd-
Ivry. &e. and atier all, he•attacktd the Spaniards
without it, thong:. they were superior in numbers,
and held all the keys and passes, from which he suc-
cessively drove them, tell he conquered them in a
general action at Clammy), one of the divergent
ridges of the Andes. Thus did he liberate
which has groaned under Spanish oppression since
October, .1814, when the people of that country,
through the instigations and interference of a British
Officer, consented .o receive a chief and troops•from
Lima. to their sorrow, since banishments, condsca-
tionsAtc. were tie reSult, notwithstanding a solemn
amnesty had preceded.
The supreme command of Chili was offered first
to General SAN MARTIN, but lie declined it, as he
bad another equally important operation in view. It
was then conferred on General 01ficamns, who had
shared in the glory of the reconquest, a brave and
enlightened man, and educated in England.
The liberation of Chili will open tbeinterior to the
Buenos Ayres. trade. A number-of trader's had al-
ready followed the artily with package's of goods,
which had been deposited at Mendoza,. in order to go
over the Andes, as soon as the Patriot arms were.
victorious.

It appears by private letters that the Portuguese
invaders endeavour to conciliate the public opinion,
profess their friendly views to commerce with Eng.
land and other nations, and disclaim all connection
with Old Spain, being drtvrmined to hold the country
as a part of the Brazils. The liberation of Chili had
given a new impulse to the energies of Buenos Ayres.
The conquest of Peru was alteady in agitation,
the Spanish forces were inadequate. Jose MIGUSL
CARIIBRA, a Chtlenian. who tormerly had taken
active part in the revolution of his country, had Ar-
rived in the Plate, on board a ship of considerable
force from the United States, and two other vessels
bad followed him.

It was his intention to obtain commissims from the
Government of Buenos Ayres. and to proceed to the
coast of Chili. The Government, howevsr, know-
ing him to be very onyepular there, and having fa-
voured the installation of O'Hicionts as Supreme Di-
rector of Chili, took the armed vessels into its own
service, and in all probability, with others, they will
proceed to the South Seas as an auxiliary force. The
largest, of 26 guns, has been named the Chacabuco,
in honour of the victory just obtained, and a brig of
14 guns bad received the name of San Martin.
Iti the course of yesterday it was frequently asked,
how it was that information of the
)13ra,zil Revolu-
tion has not been received by some 'of 'our ships of
war in a direct manner ? The litet is, we have not
a ship on the Brazil station ; (key bavi all been
transferred to the River Plate, and Commodore
Bovrizs only lift the latter place about the 10th of
March, for Rio Janeiro, to be present at the KING'S
Coronation, which was to take place on the Ist of
Apr4l f. We further learn, that the Revolution was
to have btoken out simultaneously throughout the.