Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-17

w nave DeeD pOlitciy iosoi ~ ..S.'|
respectable Mercantile House IN this CITY,
with the following letter and commercial
information from South America, Tor whlch
they will please accept our thanks
Valparaiso, October 8. 1919.
at is long time since there has been an
arrival from the United States at Buenos Ay-
res, and still longer since we have had the
pleasure OF hearing from you
s.The squadron under Lord Cochrane, con-
sisting of San Martin Sd, frigates O'Hlg-
gins and Lautaro, corvette Indepencia, briggs
GaIyarino. Arancana, and Pueyrredon, and
store ship Rosalia, sailed from this port on
the 10th, 18th, and I4th ult and from Co
quimbo, where they stopt to take 100 men,
ON the I7th. The ships are in flne order,
well differed and manned, with about 5oo
congreve rockets; and his Lordship is deter
mined to do something brilliant.
"The schooner Amanda, captain Davis,
arrived here to our address on the Sd inst.
from Huacho, in 20 days, via Coquimbo,
bringing cargo of sugar. salt, indigo ana
specie. She sailed from Baltimore in April,
and sold cargo of -four, German goods, &c.
on the coast of Peru, 10 great advantage
She will make fine voyage, and is to sail
for Baltimore, via Coquimbo, in two or three
weeks, with copper.
1.-The Beaver was at Callao, and had made
great freight from Guayaqul. Captain
Cleveland wrote to Mr.. Astor, and his letters
go by this conveyance. The Palas, OF Bos-
ton, was there. The Balloon, OF Baltimore,
had sailed for that port, via Guayaquil. The
Macedonian, of Boston, had taken trelght
from Guayaquil to Callao, and from thence
had gone to Panama. 1t was known that the
Ellen Maria had brought provisions Tor the
squadron, and her cargo was taken W The
government but she ;ad permission to bring
a cargo on freight from Pisco.
I'VE are afraid Lord Cochrane Will fall III
with some of these vessels, and as ne 10 de-
srous of getting prize money, we lear they
would be condemned in case OF being taken"
Norfolk, Jan. II.
Arrived here yerterday, ship Governor
Hawkins, capt Moses Carr, of Philadelphia,
go days from Valparaiso, with elephant OIL
and hair seal skins, put in for orders to NJ
Myers g. Sons. The G II. was bound to
Philadelphia; but understanding from brig
which she spoke few days since that the
Delaware was closed with ice, concluded to
put in here, Passengers, Mr.J. fiIgglnson,
belonging to Boston, sick captain John Ste
venson and Mr.. Batteau, master and super
cargo of the Montezuma, belonging to Alex
andria which Lord Cochrane took and plum
dered, the account of which you already
know The q. H. has been absent 2 years
and 4 months. Capt. c. has politely fur
nlshed me with the following memoranda
June 29lh. 1919, ar at Valparaiso from the
coast OF CALIFORNIA: Aug. 18th, ship Dauphin,
Pinkham, LETT Valparaiso for Nantucket;
2lst, an embargo laid on all merchant YES
sells. Sept. l2, the squadron consisting OF a
bout 10 sail, under Lord Cochran, whose
vessel was the Forester, sailed for Lima,
with view of commencing operations a.
gainst Calao. Oct. s, the embargo raised,
and all vessels permitted to. sail 9Th, u. II.
left iparaiso-prevlouS to which the capt.
of The port informed capt. c. that ne had es-
A. wi n
Just arrived in the Gillian merchant ship
Minerva, from Monte Viedo, and that an eX-
press was Immediately sent OFT to st. Jago.
.Nezp Orleans, Dec. IA,
Our corporation are now completing
most useful work, namely broad way and
raised walk extending from below the Navy
Yard to the lower limits Of the suburb Ma
rigny. This part OF the leyce, for num-
Der of years back, has been resorted to as
our only agreeable walk 10 the evening. The
views had there are both picturesque and a
n;mating though perhaps not very bold OF
extensive the thought however, is not
mean one, which in the minds eye traces
from thence the progress of the voyagerup
the mighty stream Of the father Of waters,
whether he bends bis devious way to the
falls OF ST Anthony or to the junction of the
Yellow Stone.
From the London Courier, .N'op. 5.
The arrival Of Newspapers this morning