26 JANUARY 1839, Page 2

The statement that the Chilian forces had been defeated at

Lima is contradicted ; and it is now only said that SANTA CRUZ was at the head of a force sufficient to drive them out of the Pe- ruvian territory. The French Consul has demanded reparation from the Chilian Government for the imprisonment of a French subject ; and the French Admiral off the coast has refused to re- cognize the blockade of Lima. It would seem as if the object were to pick a quarrel on the 'Western as well as the Eastern coast of South America.