Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-10

stance presents an extraordinary picture, in
the supply Of one state with .he means OF
subsistence by another, which, at the same
fine carried Oh with her the most deadly
and exterminatng warfare. The English
.hips in the Pacific, who had become in this
traffic. by licences from each power, the
medium of communication beta cen both,
had.made large profits by it. The Chiligo-
vernment had made some liberal enactments
calculated to encourage the intercourse of
Foreigners, and 10 promote the extension OF
their own trade. 1t had been proposed to
levy the full duty "a l-3 per cent. on all
goods in transit, afterwards reshipped for
the ports of Peru; but on representation OF
the impolicy of this measure having been
made by the British merchants. the govern
ment gave, permission that all goods deca-
| red for export, when entered at the custom
house, might be reshipped by payment OF
one per cent. on the valuation. On all goods
not declared for export, when entered.
duty OF l-2 per cent, was imposed. The
squadron intended to resume the blockade of
Callao was expected to sail from Valparaiso
Immediately, when the embargo on mer.
chant vessels in that porl would he removed.
Extract Of letter from Valparaiso, dated
Feb GO.
81 told you in my former letter Of Lord
Cochrane's entrance into Guayaquil, but as
this letter may not have arrived will re-
captulate the heads Lord Cochrane went
there with the Lautaro, in search of the
Prueva frigate at night he entered the river
alone, attacked and took two large merchant
vessels, one of 80 guns. 900 tons burden /;
the other OF 26 guns, 600 tons burden: such
thing before was never known. The en-
trance into Guayaquil river, on account of
its difficult navigation, was never attempted
excep, in broad day light. and then with a
pilot. The two prizes have arrived here
they are laden with timber. The Lautaro
arrived six weeks ago, having few days
before her arrival lett the Admiral, whose
arrival was also hourly expected. Many days
elapsed, and anxiety was at its height,
when Spanish brig of war, the Potrillo.
came in; she had been captured by him off
Valdivia. whittier she had been sent from
Caiao, with money and stores for the sup
port of that strong place. Lord Cochrane
had. sailed there to reconnoitre; he looked
in, and he'd just taken out his tomplons for
the purpose of making dash, when the brig
hove in sight, which he chased and captured.
She had on board 1000 silver dollars, and
stores worth 40, 900 more. He wrote to me
on the esd of January, saying the military
commander on that station had agreed to CO.
operate with him, and that in the space of
| few hours he should dispossess the enemy OF
their hitherto impregnable hold, and wholly
free the Southern Provinces. He took ESQ
troops ON board the O'Higgins, the Monte
yuma thooner of 10 guns, and the Intrepid
brig; but in leaving the harbol of Concep-
ton the frigate struck on a sand bank, tore
off the whole of her copper, and she made
eight Ieet water. The gallant Admiral, not,
however, dismayed, would not suffer him.
self TO be delayed single hour, he went on
in this state. On approaching Valjivia, the
{ Intrepid ruck upon a rock and was lost
Notwithstanding this. LORD Cochrane enter
ed the harbor, attacked the batteries, land
ed, as allied the forts himself, leading the
men, and with his own hand panied the
Gillian standard in the great square. The
place surrendered-it was defended by | 10
pieces of cannon, mostl; ga Founders +: an
immense quantity of ammunition has fallen
into his hands--the military stores and
chests Of the Spanish army of the South, &c.
This place is by far the strongest hold in
Chill, having narrow entrance, spacious
bay. with an island in the centre there are
10 strong forts defended as well by nature
as by art. This is, perhaps, one Of the
greatest feats ever performed. have let
ter from him, stating that be has one more
blow to strike in Chloe, place which, not
| being capable of defence must fall he has
sailed tbither in the Montezuma, with the
Dolores transport a prize he took at Valdi-
via, the O'Higgins being TOO much disabled
to proceed in with safety: he will be here
in few days These are. most important
matters, as the expedition preparing here by
M -. lo,v how toI1