The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-01-06 (London, England)

SURRENDER OF 8.4 N JUAN D'ULIAM.  Official accounts have been received from Mexico, of the capture, by the Patriots, of the Castle of St. Juan trUllos. thelast spot which Old Sptin retained in that quarter of &nub America. The Lively frigate, which has arrived at Plymouth, brings, we understand, despa•ches from Mr. Wand; also, letters from Mexico to the 26th November. By the latter we have received the Proclamation of the President, General Victoria, announcing the above event to the Mexican people. This Proclamation, which is too long to give to-day, is date(' Nov. 23, 1826. The mortality had been very great in the Castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa reviona to its capitulation. Of six hundred men, three hundred died since the Ist•of S• ptember, two hundred were ill, and one hundred only fit for duty. Three hundred pieces of cannon, and the stores, were valued at two millions of &tiara.  Letters from Havannah, -f the Mb of December, state that the Governor of St. Juan (Mica, aml his officers, had arrived there in the Mexican sloop of war Victoria, which remained at anchor in the inner harbour, after having landed her prisoners.  The folltAving is an extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Mexico; dated the 16th Nov. :--" We beg leave to wait on you with the orders relating the shipping which have been made by this Government ; the first is dated 26th October 1825, That from the following day the hours of business at the Custom-house be from eight to ten o'clock ; that the afternoon be dedicated exclusively to arranging old accounts, which have got much behind the discharge of vessels to begin at day-break, and to end at half-past ten ; and goals so despatched to be cleared from the Custom-house from half-past eleven to two o'clock.' fbe second, dated Oct. 31.--." That ail goods, of which a detailed invoice is not presented at the Customhouse, shall remain in the stores until the exact contents can be inventoried by the officers.' fhe Committee of Congress Tins concluded its labours of reviving the Arancel ; and it is said that they propose to reduce the duties nearly one-half ; they have not yet laid their report before the House, and we fear great opposition will be made to so salutary a measure." A letter from Barbadoea, received yestertliy, states that his Majesty's cutter Vigilant hail arrived at that Island, on her way to Mexico, with Mr. Tyllcote on board, charged with important despatches from the British Government. We have received Carac ae Papers to the 17th of November. The latest accounts from Peru state that Bolivar was still at Cusco. It is reported that General Rodil hail at length sent an intimation to the Independent General, that he was willing to enter into negotiations for the surrender of Callao. In Colombia the inhabitants are very busy in, electing Members for the Congress to meet early in J tnuary. The property tax, of ten per levied in Colombia, as a war tax and abolished, has again been levied, t.:tich has occasioned a great outcry against the existing Government. _  letters from La Gitayra, to the 2211 November, state that Colombia was about to ask of this country another Loan, and that Mr. Elias, resident at Bogota, was in treaty for the same. One object of this Loan is to pay off a description of paper that was issued to the military some time since, for pay flue to them, and is now afloat in the Market, to be purchased at the very considerable discount 'of 75 per cent. l'Ene vi AN COASTING TaanE.—The Congress of Peru, for the purpose of protecting the coasting lade under their own flag, have, says the Lbillimore Gazette, laid a duty.of thirty per cent. upon all merchandise intended to he sent to the coast in foreign vessels, payable at one of the principal ports. In consequence of representations made in Lima, it is 'understood that the Decree of the 17th of April, relative to the confiscation of Spanish property, will not be in force until right months after its date. Mr. Beauchamp, who had been arrested in Kentucky, suspected of being the murderer of Colonel Sharp, has been acquitted. Ile offered after his discharge to remain ten days in Frankfort, to afford an opportunity to adduce new testimony against him, if any further could be obtained. _ .  lioaniaLE