Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser

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New-York, April 1—Noon.

LATE FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

The fast sailing ship Blooning Rose, captain Sterling, arrived at this port yesterday morning from Buenos Ayres, whence she sailed on 31st of January. We have received a file of papers to that date.

The following is a summary of their contents:

Commodore Hardy had lately left Buenos Ayres, in the Creole frigate, for Monte Video: he was to sail from thence in the Superb 74, accompanied by the Creole, for the Pacific Ocean, in the latter part of January.

The Owen Glendower frigate, Spencer, sailed from Monte Video, in December also for the Pacific Ocean. A French squadron, composed of a 74 and one or two frigates, went round the cape some time before, which was assigned as a reason for Com. Hardy's going. The British sloop of war Slaney remained at Buenos Ayres, to afford protection to the British commerce.

It was reported at Buenos Ayres that a revolution had broken out in Chili, headed by the friends of the Carrera party, and that they had possession of Conception. These reports were, however, vague and contradictory.

The Spanish Legation, sent out by the King after the establishment of the constitution, arrived at Buenos Ayres on the 4th December, and left it in a precipitate manner on the night of the 5th, without effecting any thing—The Buenos Ayrean government insisting as a base of any negotiation that they should acknowledge their independence.

Most of the Deputies elected by the Province of Buenos Ayres, for the Congress to be held at Cordova, in January, in virtue of the treaty with Santa Fe, concluded in November, had refused to go, alleging as an excuse the danger to which they were personally exposed from the caprice of the populace. It was not supposed that any thing effectual would be done in the Congress towards forming a general government. Each province managed its own affairs. Paraguay still kept up her system of non-intercourse with the rest. Artigas had claimed some months before an asylum with the governor of that province (Francia) for himself and a few followers, which was granted him in a generous and liberal manner.—He had been completely beaten by the Portuguese and lastly by Ramirez, Governor Entre Rios, and it was generally supposed that his political career was at an end.

The governor of Buenos Ayres, Rodriguez, was absent in the interior, prosecuting a war against the Indians, who had become very troublesome, and caused great alarm. They had lately committed horrid excesses, plundering towns, carrying off women, &c. It was supposed they were instigated by Carrera and other discontented anarchists.

The public tranquility of Buenos Ayres had not been disturbed since the bloody revolution of the beginning of October, but several persons had lately been arrested on suspicion of secretly conspiring against the government. It was reported that Ramirez, with a considerable force, was on his way towards Buenos Ayres, determined to arrange its internal affairs so as to meet the views of the other provinces. The prospects for the future were far from flattering.

The government paper was at an enormous discount—the value of property much reduced, and the cultivation of the country greatly neglected.

The last news from Chili was to the 5th Dec. San Martin, with his army, was at Ancon on the 9th Nov. a little north of Lima. He was to invest Lima by land, while lord Cochrane blockaded it by sea. The Spanish frigate Esmeralda was cut out of the harbor of Callao on the night of the 5th of Nov. in a gallant manner, by the boats of the Chilian squadron, commanded by lord Cochrane in person. It was reported that the American frigate Macedonian, and British frigate Andromache, were considerably injured by the fire from the batteries at the time. The crew of a boat that was sent on shore from the Macedonian, the morning after the action, were murdered by the populace of Callao, on suspicion that the frigate had assisted Lord Cochrane in the capture of the Esmeralda. The city of Guayaquil revolutionized in favor of the Patriots, on the 9th Oct as soon as they had heard of San Martin's arrival in Peru.