The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-28 00:00:00

SOUTH AMIRIC.4.

Extract of a relict: from Chili, dated Valparaiso,
April 11: . .
" By the mkt ship 1 will send you a detailed ac-
count of Lord Cochrane's capture of VstAdivis,
in my upiniirne equals, if it does not exceed, any ex-
ploit of the kind ever before performed. At present
1 hive only time io say, that in the hands of our peo-
ple it is impregnable.
" Valdivia is defended by no less than 15 forts, so
plae.d in respect to one another, that no ship could
remain half an hour in the bay, much less could any
ore lie at anchor there. These forts mount upwards
of 100 pieces of (-mum, most of them 24 pounders,
and most uLthein hating furnaces to heat shot. The
cummunicatienSof one fort with another in many
places only a narrow defile, composed of large rough
stones, esteem/au, paths of great declivity. A cou-
ple of pieces- of cannon would render any ono. of
them utterly impracticable to any number of met.
A handful of men might prevent the landing of
an} number of men, even if boats were allowed to
approach the shore ; but no boat could advance with-
in cannon.abot withoat being subjected tu a cross fire,
and instaatli soak. The beach is beset to the very
water's edgelshla bushes and shrubbery, by means
of which, even when a landing was effected, a mall
number of. alba might securely remain, and cut off
the invadqrs on the beach.
" Spites( al these obstacles Lord Coehraite
entered thecharhour %kith a brig and a schooner, oA'
beard of which he bad crammed 320 men. With this
faro, at night-fall, he attacked one of the forts, landed
his men, beating the Spaniards before bier and carried
the small fort, the enemy in the other forts treating
the attack with contempt on accoont of his Lord-
ship's small force.- But such was the impetuosity of
the Chilluos, and the very few Englishmen who were
with these, that they drove the Spaniards through
the feet..misect with them, carried another fort, and
aweck such terror into: the Spaniards, who had but the
moment before despised them, that in a panic they
abaadoned their post, and fort after fort fell into the
bash of Lord Cochrane.
" In the morning the Spaniards were lost in asto-
niakment at that bad happened ; but it was then too
late, the whole of the forts as well as the town were
in possession of Lord Coilarane, and nothing remained
but Teel solitnimioa.• The Governor, with about 54W
sues, bad lei into theinterior, leaving behind them
the military standards, the military chest of the Spanish
army of Ike. South,- and the whole of the stores and
ammunition. ,
" About 100 men„..witE. their Colonel, were taken
prisonertt.aud la the.bay a large fine ship; deeply
laden, called the Worse, was saptured•
" Lord Cochrane, hastag planted. the Chilian flag
in the great isquereatomelossod the people to meet and
chaose‘tiveir own governor. All private property was
strictly reipected. ami the inhabitants, delighted as
welt wish the sadden and unexpected change, as with
the amapectitil forbearance of their cunquerers, ex,
piteassittWr tittasbnient to 'the new Government by
soar' domossatratian is their power.
" Tlamfisaathe only place which the Spaniards pos-
sessed ?faith of Chili..been emancipated, and the few
men th.f.batile la Itiletirostiuce must speedily submit."
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TUMULT IN BERLIN.

A gairrel, Wagons, which originated with three.
warkmet irk° wire driliking at a public-house in ller-
tin. lad insault on the night of the I led
of . If appOstoti they had • kait some liquor, fur
which they rap tulwilling "to- ey; rind the issue of
their altercation* with.** inch that the
guard . wore obliged-to be called in: ljt the mean
time a• gnat crowd bad gathered. many of whom were
workmen and friends to the parties. and when they
tree* taken into cos*, they followed the prisoners
even to the punri-honsot Thi sentinel, in resisting
the infusion of such a crowd, was obliged to use his
antskO9 bat the people, ityltsted by this'etrodent,
seieelkhe seetleel, and, did Ly. trove Mar from i.
post. thoagh he bad sallsti Ilss guird to his
The verbose sew feeseeertheseilivi into "
body. ;ad. seepehed therd. who were ev.
seiskiied • byithe setirlag pate. The
Ibleheasi. every eseeleme ammod ti. eembers
sealeleete. sad essay vete led adrireseded.

'deft, in- volta/Gloves while the charge *Neel ingratitude hasp'
c from hie wet you ? Can you taste in yett seasptaens residence
iselitance. Peace ur pleasure while year vessels:me is hurthened
a regular with so diagrase4ll a crime, a lte se dsipleahle
.cos
eventually that no man will issin biesseit le of It and le.
The fights prise* with which abinetilll other crises lass 6
hors et the the holanee?
it wails I ear bid you tathoreilolkielleri ton cow ups
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