South America.
The Times, 1824-11-04T00:00:00

- Letters trom Lima state, that in consequence of the French corvette&DUfggetc having captured the Qlizntiuicla privateer, under the Spanish flag, tj,e Royalist authorities in Peru deemed it proper to seize and condeimn all French property in that quarter. " The latest dates, from respectable merchants residing at Are- quipa, to his Britannic Majesty's consul at Lima, state, that the Viceroy La Serna was daily expected at that place, on his way to Spain, he lraving, from some cause not publicly known, resigned the Viceroyalty. Further, that the Spaniish Generils Valdez, Ferras, &c., were marching, writh all their forces, against lthe Spanish Gc- tieral Olaneta, in consequence of the latter, who is in the neighbour- hood of Potosi with a force of 3,500 men, having refused obedience to the King of Spain and the Viceroy of Peru. His principles are well known to be truly constitutional, and he was, It seems, in- duced to take thiis rash proceeding against hie MUostCatholie Majesty ox receiving the news of his having been once more placed in abso- lute power. " There are no tidings whatever of the Asia line-of-battle ship, nor the AchiVei brig of war that sailed in company with her. Ad- miral Guise is blockading Callao. Bolivar, it is stated, is at Jauja with 14,009 men, marcling towards the enemy, who, it appears, are acting on the defensive. "A general action must soon take place. General Millar is close on Lima with 2,000 men, and is soon expected to enter that city. The Spanishi Government had withdrawn themselves to CaDao, at which place an attempt wvas made to cause a revolt, with a view to deliver the castles up to the patriots, but which was unfortunately fruistrated, and terminated in the execution of about thirty of the principals. " By General Rodil's reglamnnto de comnernrcio, dated on the 1st of hlay, we find he has been levying a duty of 8 per cent. on some Americans who shipped dollars. We are afraid that the same will be demanded on dollars to ship on board His Majesty's ship Au- rora; and that the omission to state the duty on the exportation of coin to foreign parts was on purpose that the Governmrent may vary it, on different occasions, as frequently aS they please. " His Majesty's ship Aurora returned from Pisco on the 7th inst. Admiral Guise stated that he ucted by order from his Go- vernment (Bolivar) in levying duties. In consequence of this, Cap- tain Prescot wrote a letter to Gfeneral Bolivar, stating, as we are told, that he could not allow duties to be levied on English ships un- der such circumstances. The letter was forwarded by Lieutenant Liddell, of the Aurora, in a beat. " His Miajisty's ship Canmbridge, Captain Alaling, arrived at Callao on the 8th inst., bringing Thomas Kowcroft,Esq.,the British Consul-General for Peru, and - Passmore, Esq.,Vice-Gonsul. Asithe | Vieeroy has refused to receive W-a. Tudor, Esq., the Consul-Gene- Tal Of the Ulited States of America, we expect the same course will be pursued in regard to Mr. Roweroft. It is reported, that the Viee- roy has left Cuzco, arrived at Huamanga, and may be expected at Lima ere long." "t JUN 16. " The Governments begin to be in want of money. Rodil has just laid a contribution on the principal persons, Spaniards and Peruvians, in Lima, of 60,000 dollars, but nothing on the foreigners. Nile can- not judge, at present, what it will produce. " The Robert Fuge sailed on the 12th, in ballast, taking two Spanish officers, one of them named Narvaez, of the rank of Liea- tenant-Colonel. It is supposed they are gone with deepatciies of importance from the Viceroy to the Spanish Government at Madrid. NVe expect the Spaniards will not remove their troops uitil the ar- rival of the A.ria, or some deisive intciligence respecting her." SOUT5H AMERMCA. EXTRAC ' FROM A LETTElt, DATED SANTIAGO DE ClImE, JULY ]9.