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At kilvart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street : The Earl Baer=
and Lord WA LASCOU IL; from a tour; Sir Groact Cautrisss,
Bart. from Path.

Sir Witusx Dsumm, Bart. at Kirkliattie Hotel, Lose
Brook-street, from a tour.
Lord KENSLNGTON, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, (as
a tour.

DEPARTURES.
From Mivart's Hotel, Lower brook-street : The Earl 314
Countess of Kvisrsur., on a tour.
From Kirkham 's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—The Earl aid
Countess of GALLOWAY, to Birmingham ; Gramm Bcc-A',
Esq. to Bristol ; and G WAGE Caanniurou, Esq. and family', :a
their seat in Bucks.

Sir GERARD NOEL, a few days since, received
letter from the Gentleman who proposed him as th:
Member for Rutlandshiie at the last Election, inti.
mating, in strong terms, his disapprobation of Sr
GERARD's refusal to support the measure now in pro-
gress against the QUEEN. Sir G'i:RART) NOEI. re-
plied immediately, that if his Correspondent won!'
convene a Meeting of the County, and it should apie
that his Constituents entertained the same opinion, he
would resign his seat, and give them an opportunity
of electing a Representative more submissive to thcit
wishes. The worthy Gentleman further observed,
that, much as he might esteem the friendship of
Rutlandshire supporters, he could not forget th:a he
was more interested in keeping upon good terms xvi:k
himself; that accident might deprive him of the 3sir
ciation of his friends, but that the good opinion of hi;
own conscience ought to be his companion, whether
in the solitude of retirement or in the bustle of die
world. Sir GERALD NOEL further &elated, that his
objection against the proposed measure isbas firm ant
unalterable. He denied the right of tho House of
Lords to institute such an inquiry ; and that even bai
the QUEEN been as guilty as he was convinced ,he
was innocent, he should have been proud to give
proof of his attachment to the principles of the Cone
stitution, by resisting such a daring encroachm.:at
upon the rights of the People.

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EXTRACT 01 A LletTIM FROM A bRITISit OPVICER,

DATED VALVARAISO, MIT 2.

" The possession of Valdivia is of the utmost im-
pottance to this Government. In the hands of the
SI :.niards, it would easily enable them to raise and
rna:atain Guerillas, if not an army, upon the banks
n. Lhe Bial3io, and thereby keep the Province o:
Conception in a constant state of alarm. They might
even extend their views to the capital, upon the first
favourable opportunity. The assistance of the royalist'
residents, malcontents, and banditti, would not a
little facilitate a project of this kind. All these hostile
ratios will now be suppressed, and the Chilese Go-
vernment will be able to recruit its army from the
delightful Province of Conception, instead of being
o!•liged to employ a force there to prevent the incur-
sions of the Spaniards.

The country round Valdivia is delightful. The
erre:nal verdme reminds me of England. The soil
is rich. and capable of producing everything in great
11,17niance. The Spaniards attach no value to it,
1,ec.u.,•, there ate no gold mines. The Chilese look
Ivor) )7 as a most disagreeable spot, from the rains
which prevail during a great part of the year. This
C. my. like many others in South America, only
: es a population to make it a delicious residence.
.I%:e temperature is more suitable to the European,
co:w.itiition than any I have yet seen. The burning,
or otherwise clearing, the now impenetrable forests,
would still further improve it, by rendering it less
humid. The fertile plains of Osorno were colonized
by the father of the Supreme Director, O'Higgins,
and now supply Chiloc and Valdivia with corn, flour,
&c. Major Beaucheff has marched to Osorno, at,
tl:e head.of WO men, to espel the parties formed by
the runaways from the garrison of Valdivia, where
they commit great depredations. The inhabitants
have formed themselves into companies for the same
purpose, and have already destroyed them in great
numbers. Many of the enemy will doubtless escape
to Chiloe, but it is an arduous march ; there are ter:)
or three very difficult rivers to pass, and they are at 1,
present wandering about without knowing which
way to turn,

The conquest of Valdivia, the Gibraltar of South
America, will not be properly appreciated in Eng-
land, because its amazing strength is not there gene-
rally known, and the numerical weakness of the little
handful of assailants may be overlooked. All the
batteries, forts, and castles, garrisoned by eight
hundred regulars, were carried by assault, or aban-
doned by the enemy, in a very few hours. Panic-
struck by the boldness and rapidity of our move-
ments, the enemy fled in the greatest confusion, and
after having been driven from two or three strong
and important posts, where considerable opposition
was at first made. Lord Cochrane is perhaps the
only man that would have attempted such an enter-
prize, and no man could have displayed more per-
severance, skill, or foresight, in the execution of it.
Although the flag-,hip had seven feet water in the
hold, in consequence of having grounded in leaving
the Bay of Talcahuano, his Lordship steadily pur-
sued his course, and proceeded forty miles that same
night. The self-possession sheven by the Admiral
under circumstances so critical, was truly admirable.
Indeed, to form a just idea of his Lordship's talents
and suFeriority, it is necessary to see him in dangers
the most trying, and in difficulties the most appal-
ling, for it is then that he shines most conspicuously.
,g With regard to the affair at Chiloe, although the
result was unsuccessful, the Creole troops fully jus-
tified their former fame. The enemy knew of the
fall of Valdivia ten days, and saw our vessels thirty-
six hours off the port before it was possible to disem-
bark. Thirty of the Cavalry and fifty Infantry sent
to oppose our landing, were dispersed wiLhout trou-
ble. The !lest morning, at two, a small battery fell
into our hands, and we advanced upon the strong
fort of Aguz, situated on an eminence, and sur-
rounded partly by the sea and partly by an impene-
trable wool, approachable only by a narrow path on
the sea-shore, the entrance to which was defended by
a gun-boat; two 24-pounders on the ramparts com-
manded the whole extent; 400 men within were
completely protected from the effects of our fire by
well-constructed breast-works. We were, however,
resolved upon storming it, and the Matine Artillery
advanced in a noble manner, under one of the hottest
fires of grape and musketry I ever witnessed ; but of
'45 employed, 16 were killed and 18 wounded : the
125 Infantry did not lose many. The wounded were
as re-embirked. In the retreat, the attachment of
the .men 'towards the British Officers was very affect-
ingly exemplified. They bore their wounded Com-
mandant from the field under a murderous fire, pro-
testing they would sooner lose their lives than leave
him to the mercy of the Chilote, whO is as ignorant,
more bigotted, and crueller, than the most uncivi-
lized Indian. Amongst the foremost in the fort were
fi.ir Priests, with lances and crosses, exhorting the
garrison to exterminate all the heretics and insurgents
for the love cf JESUS CHRIST.

" Lord Cochrane, perceiving the Chilore.; showed
no disposition to avail themselves of his presence and
assistance to throw off the Spanish yoke, sailed the
same night. It would be difficult to obtain and keep
possession of an island, garrisoned by nearly 2000
Regulars besides Militia, unless the inhabitants were
disposed to favour the enterprise.
As to myself, my situation is every way com-
fortable, and the treatment I meet with is flattering
'and kind beyond conception. There are, however,
some drawbacks, and the loss of one's friends is not
the smallest. Amongst those of mine whom the for-
tune of war has ]aid low, is Colonel Charles. He'
'was cut off in the prime of life, at Pisco, in Peru,
last November. He was the most amiable, gentle-
manly, and even-tempered man I ever knew, and a
tmost excellent Oilicer. The composed, the soldier
tike manner in which he died would have done ho-
Alour to a saint."

Trlis Majestys ship VENCEUR was to sail from Rio
Ole Janeiro for Lisbon on the 10th of August, with
Marshal BEHESFORO.

Letters, dated July 30, from on board the ONTA•
silo British sloop of war, mention, that in the action
between the Rose, Chili ship, bound from Choeo, and
Primavera, Lima armed ship, Captain FOSTER' corn-
maadiug the former, was killed, together with twenty
men. We believe the Rose is the ship Lord Cool-
xAss went out in.

ROYAL AQUATIC EXCURSION.

COWS SEPTEMBER E7.--wacw.
.His MAJESTY proceejed to Portsmouth this morn.
ing, at ten o'clock, for the purpose of receiving an
Address from the loyal Inhabitants of that town.
Ye.terday the following Address was sent to Com-
modore PAGtr, by the gallant fellows who had so'
loyally made arrangements for drawing his MAJESTY
to Church on Sunday:

64 TO THE HON. SIR CHARLES P DART. ETC. RTC. COMMANDING
THE ROYAL YACHT THE 1 /FAL QEOI%UE, AND COMMODORE OF
THE SQUADRON.

" Ste—Although we, the undersigned, in common with the
inhab.tants of Cowes, have bees among the earliest to press for-
ward with our unaffected declarations of loyalty; nevertheless,
in our more distinct characters, we consider it as a paramount
duty, to endeavour, by our bumble efforts, still further to mani-
fen how deeply and gratefully we feel sensible, that while his
Majesty is deriving renewed health and gratification from the
invigorating element on which the British flag has ever been
triumphant, the immediate and vital interests of ourselves and
families must necessarily experience the most essential corre-
sponding benefits; for such, Sir, must be the natural result of
his Majesty's return to animate our native shores, and of the
powerful influence thus given, by his auspicious presence and
example, to augment the great sources of our support, our daily
bread!—May we venture, Sir, to hope that you will benevo-
lmtly become the into.preter of these our heartfelt sentiments,
while we offer up our ardent prayers to Ilea by whom Kings
reign,' that the reign of his Majesty may be long and happy, and
that, in our humble generation, we may ever witness the glory
of the sceptre and the trideut, in the hands of the British Mo-
narch, to he inseparable!
" With the hie-best respect, we are, Sir,
" Your most faithful and obedient servants,"
[Signed by a D.-potation of Four, in behalf, and at the de-
sire of the Pilots, Seamen, &c. employed in the Harbour
and Roadstead of Cowes.)
" Cowes, September 36."

These brave fellows took this Address alongside
the royal yacht,'with a band playing " GoD save the
King," which they sang most enthusiastically. The
Km; was on deck, and expressed himself highly de
lighted at this additional proof of the love and affec-
tion which his faithful People bear towards him.

Sir CHARLES PAGET was commanded to express
the satisfaction the KING felt in receiving this mark
of their allegiance and fidelity, assuring them at the
same time that his MAJecTv respected and loved the
high and honourable character of the British Tar.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 27.

This port was rionoured this day by a visit from
his lklairary. At twelve precisely, the British thun-
der frons our batteries announced that the Royal
squadron hove in sight; and in a few minutes the
whole fleet. with the Royal yacht, anchored at Spit-
head, each ship returning the hearty salutes which
were received from the shore.

As soon as the Royal George had anchored, the.
fsllowing Gentlemen, headed by G. GARRETT, Esq.
proceeded on bard with the Address, in the barge
of his 11a.iesty's ship TARTAR:

The Rev. C. B. llenville, Vicar of Portsmouth ; E. B. Ar-
naud, 31. Greetham, G. Grant, W. Turner, C. WL:kworth,
and J. A. Ilickley, Esqts.

On arriving alongside, the prty were received at
the accommo :ation ladder by Sir EDMUND NAGLE,
as the Lord in Waiting., and were ushered into the
Royal Presence on the quarter-deck. The Centle-
men who conveyed the Address being uncovered,
his MAJESTY came forward to receive them. He was
dressed in the full uniform of an Admiral, and took
his seat under an awning on the deck. G. GARRETT,
Esq. then read the following Address: