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1 i , _ . 7.* -.77r - _ . Worn the auxiliary artily of Pero, to cover the coast departments, and to organize several corps of reserve in the interior. Orders have been given for forming the National Militia throughout the country, on the principle laid down by the Congress of Ctictua ; in so much that several corps of citizens, who recognize the defence of the country as their first duty, are now added to our battalions. You will examine the provisional decrees which the Executive has issued for the due observance of the law on this subject, and will establish a perma nent system for the national militia in all the branches and objects of its organization. Those measures, and the abundant elements of war which we possess, have placed the Republic in a condition to present itself armed at all points, in defence of its liberty and independence. Our naval force is undergoing that improvement and increase which, in our immediate circumstances, it re quires. The Colombian flag has made itself respected throughout the seas, and where it has encountered that of Spain, it has left a monument of the superiority which it derives from the valour of its sailors. The Executive has adopted measures for fixing the strength of our navy, as well on our rivers and coasts as on the high seas, and for laying aside such vessels as occasion immense erpenses,without being of the slightest service. Little, however, can be done in this department, unless education be encouraged among oar Naval Officers, and until the laws, to which I have elsewhere referred, be enforced. Naval instruction is taught in Carthagena and Guayaquil, as far as the small funds which the Ex ecutive can supply for this purpose will permit; but it can make but little progress until warmly protected by Congress. Having already represented the state of the army to Congress, in my former Messages, pointing out such laws as appeared to me necessary and just, I shall content myself with naming the subject, in the hope that during the present Session, you will take this interesting object into your consideration. Such is the state of our Republic in the various branches of its administration ; possessing friendship and good in'elligence with American and foreign Go . vernmentr.: regularity in its conventions and treaties; order and tranquillity at home; respect and submission te the laws : free exercise of the liberty of the Press ; the dissemination and advancement of public education; well-founded hopes of improvement in the state of our Treasury ; an army covered with laurels, and zealously devoted to the cause of independence and liberty ; to gether with sufficient resources for supporting, under every event, our dignity, our government, and our laws. It belongs to you, Gentlemen, to remove such obstacles as impede the rapid march of the Republic to its height of pm s 1 ity, and to reform tho.e errors which the pub lic voice and your own judgments condemn. If we take a retrospective view, and contempl ate what Colombia was when she published I , er code, we shall recognize with sur prise, the grand career we have since run, and. the enormous difficulties we have surmounted. This rcflectio i sit add anlince us to persevere with zeal, ho nour, and patriotism in the - exercise of our respective faculties. The Executive has reason to expect these vir.tres from the Representatives who compose the L..gislative As e:riblics, and y, u may rely confidently, on receiving from are such assistance as my experience in the Administration may cunt) e me to afloat ; arid, above all , the strictest punctuality in the exrcution of )our wise *es ,lves. FRANCISCO DE PAULO SANTANDER. Bogota, lan. 2, OFFICIAL FUOM PERU—ORDER OF TIIE DAB. Head-Quarters, Lima, • 1):c. 824. His Excellency the Libel ator received List night, through the Aide Lk Camp of Gene,-al Susie, (Captain Alarcon), tl e confirmation of the battle of Ayacucho, on the 9th inst. under the ordei s of the immortal Gen. SJcre. After five months (.1' skilful manoeuvring on both sides and several engagements which always resulted glo rious to our arms, General Sucre took his position in Ayacucho, and waited for the enemy. Oa the Bth inst. t e two armies had some skirmishes. On the 9th the Liberating Army was attacked by the enemy, who posted himself on the heights in front of our camp. Generd Valdez, on the vanguard, commanded the right with lon &Id-pieces, four battalions, and two squadrons of hussars. General Monett commanded the centre, with five battalons; and Gen.Villalobos tbe left, with seven pieces and four battalions. The re mainder of the cavalry and of the Spanish army re mained in the rear. Our attack was made in the following order : Gen. Cordova attacked tl:e right, with the second division of Co'ornbil, composed of the Battalions of Bogota, and the voltigeurs of Pichinca and Caraccas. Gam, Lamar had the command of the left with the battalions of Peru, and Legions No. 1,2, and 3. The division of General Lam was in reserve. The two armiei, although unequal in strength, were ardently desirous might. The number of the enemy consisted of about ten thousand—and that of our's five thousand eight hundred. The battalions of the second division of Colombia imaicLed with supported arms, with an intrepid t' that has few examples, They had scarcely commenced their fire when the Spaniards began to lose ground, :end con fusion instantly tecame apparent among them. The division of Peru having rm.t with a rime vigorous re si4ance at the enemy's vanguard, under Gt•tieral Val dez, was rtinfoiced by General Lira. with two batta- lions under Vencedoj and Vargas. of the Colombi in Guard. From that moment nothing could resist the impetuosity of our brave men. The second squ tdron of the Hussat s of Junin. under the intrepid Commander Olabarria, made a brilliant charge upon the enemy's squadron, which was posted on the tight of General Valdez. and obt,ined a complete victory. The grena. diets of Colombia having alighted, charged rn foot, by our right Sink, the Spanish Infantry. The regiment of Hussars, of Colombia, under the active Colonel Silva, charged with their lances the grenadiers of the Vice King's guard, and put them to the rout. This brave Colonel received three wounds by lances in the action. All our troops conducted themselves as heroes during the short but terrible shock of the battle. Our loss has been— _ _ 1 General, 8 Officers, and 300 men killed; and 6 Generals, 34 Officers, and 480 men wounded. That of the enemy—The Vice. Zing wounded, 6 Generals dead, and 2,600 men dead and wounded. -oat of the Spanish army under General Canterac General Sucre on the same dao. By , all the possessions of the Spaniards in ap to this Republic. AU the Spanish Generals, are in our power. MA NUEL JOSE SOLLER, The Chief, ad interim. PROCLAMATION. -Tha Liberating Army, commanded and skilful' General Sacre, has at once - • wig 'put an end to the war in Peru, and of the American ' Continent, by one of•the most 'glorious victories ever °Stalled bftbe• arms, of the New World. Yes! the army has fulfilled the prolate I made you in its name to accomplish the liberty of Peru in the course of this year. PERUVIANS !—The time has arrived when I must also fulfil the promise I made you to divest myself of the Dictatorship on the day that victory would seal your destiny. The Congress of Peru will be assembled on the 10th of February (proximo), being the anniversary of the Decree by which was confided to me this su preme authority, and which I will then return to the Legislative Body which honoured me with their confi dence.—These are not empty words. PERUVIANS !—Peru has suffered great military dis asters. The troops who guarded it, occupied the free provinces of the North, and carried war against the Congress:—The Navy obeyed no longer the commands of the Government. The Ex-President Riva Aguero, by turns a usurper, rebel, and traitor, fought against his country and her allies. The auxiliaries of Chili, by their lamentable defection, deprived us of the assistance of the troops; and those of Buenos Ayres, having re volted in Callao against their Chiefs, delivered that place to the enemy. The President Torre Tagle, making au appeal to the Spaniards to occupy this capital, achieved the destruction of Peru. Discord, misery, discontent, and personal interests, had spread their bane through every part of the coun try. Peru seemed to exist no more—all was dissolved ! Under these awful circumstances, the Cor greo- ap pointed me a Dictator, to save the relics of their last hopes. The loyalty, the constancy, and the valour of the army of Colombia, have performed this wonderful undertaking. The Peruvians, when a civil war was raging, acknowledged the legitimate Government, and have rendered immense services to the country ; whiie the troops who protected them have covered thems.lves with glory on the fields of Junin and Ayacucho. Fac tions have disappeared from the soil of Pon. Th's capital has recovered for ever its sweet liberty. Callan is invested, and must be given up by capitulation. PERUVIANS !—Peace has succeeded to War : Union to Discord : Order to Anarchy : and Happiness to Mis fortune ; But never forger, I beseech you, that for these blessings you ate indebted to the illustrious victors of Ayacucho. Pt.RUVIANS I—The day on which your Congress will meet, will be a day of glory ! the day that will con summate the must teivent wishes of my ambition—do not ask more ! (Signed) BOLIVAR. Extraordinary Gazette of the Government of Lima, Wednesday, Dec. 11:3, 1824. LIBERATING ARMY. TO HIS EXCELLENCY THU LIBERATOR. Head-quarters at Ayacucho, loth December, 1824. MOST EXCELLENT SlR—The treaty which 1 hire had the honour to transmit to your Excellency, signed on the field of battle, where the blood of the Liberat ing Army has secured the independence of Peru, becomes the guarantee of the peace of the Republic, and is the most brilliant result of the victory of Aya cucho. The United Army feels the liveliest satisfaction in presenting to your Excellency all the territory of Peru, which has submitted to your authority before fire months campaign. All the Royal Army, all the provinces it occupied in this Republic, all its places, artillery, magazines, and fifteen Spanish Generals, are the trophies which the United Army offers to your Ex cellency, as a token worthy the illustrious saviour of Pcru,who, from Junin, pointed out to the army the field of Ayacucho as the spot to cover th:‘mselves with glory. Gon preserve your Excellency. (Signed) A NTONIfriOSE DE SUCRE. I'.S. I had forgotten to inform your Excellency of a remarkable circumstance. According to the account taken from the enemy, it appears they had 9510 men on the field of battle, while the Libe rating Army had only 5750. (Signed)' SUCRE. Don Jos- Canterac, Lienten..N -General of the Royal Armies of 1 is Catholic Majesty, being charged with the supreme command of Peru, in the absence r f his . Excellency the Vice-King Don Jose Lt Serna, wounded and taken prisoner in the battle fought this day, after having taken the advice of the (Iv nerals and Chiefs, te-united after the bloody battle of Ayacucho, &c. &c. has thought it convenient t propo.e, and to regulate with the General of 1) vision, Antonio Jose de Sucre, Commander in-Chief of the united army of Peru, the ,conditions contained in the following A:ticles: First—The territory garrisoned by the Spanish troops in Peru, as far as the Desagpera, shall b: de livered to the united liberating army, with ti e parks of artillery, chests, and all the military magaz ne , : Answer—Granted : and will also be included in the delivery all the remainder of the Spanish army, the baggage and horses, the garrisons remaining in any part of the territory, and other forces and articles belonging to the Spanish Government. Second—Every individual belonging to the Spanish arn.y will be at liberty to return to his country; and his passage will be defra ) ed by the S:ate of Peru; _mean while he will be treated w.th due consideration, and will receive at least one.half of his pay according to his grade, during his stay in the territory : Answer—Gmtneti : but the Government of Peru will only grant the half-pay according to roponionate regulations for the trans. in ration. Those who will return to Spain, will not carry arms against America during the war of the Independence; and no one will go into any part of America occupied by the Spanish armies. Third—Any individual belonging to the Spanish army, wishing to enlist in the army of Peru, will enjoy his former grade : Answer—Granted. Fourth—No one shall be accountable for his former opinions, nor for his particular services in the King's cause, nor th , se known as smugglers; in this particular' they will be entitled to the rights of all the articles of this Treaty : Answer—Granted : if by their conduct they do not disturb the public order, and if they conform to the laws. Fifth—Any inhabitant of Peru, either European or American, ecclesiastic or merchant, land-owner or workman, wishing to remove to another country, will be at liberty so to do by virtue of this Convention, and to take with him his family and property ; he will be protected by the State until his departure, and if he pre fers to remain, he will be considered a Peruvian: Answer—Granted, with regard to the inhabitants of the country to be delivered, and agreeably to the conditions mentioned in the preceding Article. Sixth—The State of Peru will also respect the pro perty of the Spaniards who may be absent from the ter. ritory—they will be at liberty, for the period of three years, to dispose of their property, which will be con. sidered in the same point of view as that of Americans unwilling to go to the Peninsula, although they may h ye property in that country. Answer—Granted : as in the preceding article, provided the conduct of these individuals will in no way be hostile to the cause of the freedom and independence of America ; In the event of which the Government of Peru reserves to itself the privilege of acting freely and discretionarily. Seventh—The term of one year will be granted to all tiPitr` F . ' , 779.11 , '" • ,~~-!~e the interested parties, in order to avail themselves of t& stipulations embraced in the fifth article—their property will be subjected to the ordinary duties, but that of in-, dividuals belonging to the army to be free of 'duties. Answer—Granted. Eighth—The State of Peru will acknowledge the debts contracted by the Administration of the Spanish Government in the territory thereof to the present day. Answer—The Congress of Peru will decide, with regard to this Article, what will be most convenient to the interests of the Republic. Ninth—All the individuals employed in public offices, will be continued therein, if it be their desire ; other wise, those prefers ing to leave the country will be com prehended under Articles 2d and sth. Answer—Those of the meritorious will be continued in their offices, if the Government should think proper. Tenth—Every individual belonging to the army, or in the Government's employ, who may wish to be erased from the rolls and to remain in the country, will be at liberty so to do; and in that case their persons will be respected. Answer—Granted. Eleventh—Tne town of Callao will be delivered to the United Liberating Army, and its Garrison will be included in the articles of this Treaty. Answer—Granted: But the town of Callao, with all her caws and military articles, shall be delivered to the Liberator, and be subject to his disposal on or before twenty days. Twelfth—Superior Officers of both armies will be sent to the provinces for the purpose of delivering and receiving the archives, magazines, appurtenances, and the troops, deposited in, and stationed at the different garrisons. Answer—Granted : The same formalities will be observed at the delivery of Callao. The provinces will be delivered to the in dependent authorities, in 15 days, and the places the most remote in all the present month. Thirteenth— fhe vessels of war and merchantmen in the ports of Peru,will be allowed the term crisis months, from the date of the ratification of this treaty, to get their s.' . .res and provisions on board, to enable them to depart from the Pacific. Answer—Granted: But the ships of war will only be permitted to make preparations for their voyage, without committing any act of hostility either there, or on quitting the Pacific; they being! obliged to leave all the seas of America without touching at any port' of Chili, or any other port in America, which may be cccupied by the Spaniards. Fourteenth—Passports will be granted to ships of war and merchantmen, for their uninterrupted naviga tion from the Pacific, to their ports in Europe. Answer—Granted : Agreeably to the preceding Article. Fifteenth—All the Chiefs and Officers made prisoners at the battle cf this day, will be set at liberty from this moment, as well as the prisoners taken in anterior actions by either of the armies. Answer—Granted : And the wounded will be taken care of until they shall be able to dispose of themselves. S;ltertilh—The Genet al Chiefs and Officers will re tain the use of their unifor ms and their swo ds, and will ,also retain in their service such assistants as correspond with their rank, :and their servants: Answer—Granted : But during their stay in the territory thy will submit to the laws of the country. Seventeenth—To those individuals of the army who may have come to the determination with regard to their future destination agreeably to this treaty, leave will be granted them to reunite with their families their other interest, and to remove to the place they may have chosen ; in which case they will be furnished with passplrts, so that they may not be molested in any of the Independent S:ates, until their arrival at their places of destination. Answer—Granted. Eighteenth—Any doubt that may arise in the stipu lations of the articles of the present treaty will be inter preted in favour of the individuals of the Spanish army. Answer—Granted : this stipulation will depend on the good faith of tl.e contracting pa•ties.—And having corialuded and raritie3 tVis tierty, which is hereby ap proved, dare will be mule four copies of the same, two of whicb,will remain in ,he power of each oldie parties whose s•gnit-ores Ale here:o affixed. etc.—Delivered and signed, wi h our 11.4' , d:, on the field of Ayacucho, the 9th of December, 1824. JOSE CANTERAC, ANTONIO JOSE DU SUCRE RUBBERIES AND AILTRDERS AT CONST.i.VTINUPLE. The following singular story respecting a gang of marJerees and robbers, in Constantinople, is taken from the 1 toile of Tue.day last : ei We have the lo.lowin , . accounts from our Cor respondert at Constantinopl e, of a horrible event, un known in the annals of its history, which has taken place in that capital. " At the hour of midnight, two men belonging to the guard were going by the side of the houses which borJer the little cemetery. Suddenly y perceived a poster beating a large chest on Ws - shoulders, who, on being questioned, answers that he is carrying to the port the effects of a traveller who is on the eve of his departure. In consequ,nce of the suspicions which they reasonably conceived, the guards conduct the porter back to the house from which he had come; and as he refuses to open the chest, on the pretext that he has not got the key, one of the Turks remains, and t'ie "ther runs tl intorm the Bach-Aga (commander of the guard) of what has pas-ed. The latter immediately repairs to the spot with his attendants. They force open the chest. What a horrible sight ! They see two dead bodies ctit in pieces, one that of a Jew, the other of a Frank. They were struck as with a ray of light. Tlry recollect that several individuals have disappeared in Pere and Galata, whose relations and friends could sot by any means account for their disappearance. " The Bach-Aga causes this house, and four others, belonging to Turks, which, together with the first, `formed as it were an island, to be surrounded. After a strict search, they were convinced that these five houses ;had internal communications. They proceeded to dig, and found a well, which contained several dead bodies. The men and women which inhabited this horrible den were arrested, arid the crime has been discovered in its whole extent. The object of their association was to draw into the snare any one who had fine stuffs to sell, or another whom they invited to come and exchange to . advantage his money for that lately issued. " Two of three women were particularly employed to call in those who passed, and who, when they were once drawn into the snare, were stripped and murdered by the men. Such a tissue of iniquities and horrors could not long escape the watchful eye of justice. It had seized on all the guilty, who have been condemned to death, and executed without distinction of sex. The Sultan then commanded • that the doors and windows of the five Turkish houses should be walled up, and should thus remain with the stamp of reprobation, and as a lasting monument of a crime without parallel, and ,frightful by its infamy. " Tice Gabrielle, bombard, Captain Allegre, which was bringing the animals sent by the Bey of Tunis to •=4r".;.'7l'^r" • his Majesty, has perished on the tbast of t;al•Aout, at the entrance of the Golf of Tanis. The whole cry* Tas saved, as well as the greater part of the animals, whey bad no news of the Cybele frigate, which sailed in company with this bombard, which it convoyed. it was hoped, however, that it had survived the tempest which arose the second day after its departure, and continued two days:' THE EVENING STAR. LON DON. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1825. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 931 to for the Account, with little or nothing doing. In the Foreign Market there is very little doing. Spanish Bonds are heavy. Current Pikes: New Spanish 17i, Old Spanish 221 I Russian 954 i, Mexican 791, Austrian 911 1, Cbiilan 871, Colombian Net* 90 1, Brazil Scrip 21 3 pretn. Mexican Scrip 11 pram Greek Scrip 5 41 disc. Danish Scrip 2 disaumt. FEICK OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ex div. 234 S per Cent. Red. ex div. 92 3 4 1 / 4 3 per Cent. Cons. 991/. 1 / 4 31 per Cent. Red. ex div. 99% 100 99% 4 per Cent. 105% 106 Long Ann. ex div. i.`2 3 / 8 5.16 India Bonds 87 1:1,000 txdieq. Bills 65 68 61 India for Acct. 280 1 / 4 14 Cons. for Acct. 93% y s FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds 5 per Ct. Me:. Bonds, 5 p Ct. 791 Ditto Acc. Ditto Acc. 791 1 Brazilian Bonds Ditto Scrip 1885, Ditto Scrip, 5 per Cent. 14% pr Ditto Acct. 10/ pm Ditto Scrip 1R25, 21 pr Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct. Ditto Acc. 2. pr Peruv. Banda. 6 per Ct. 87% Due Ayres Bonds, 911 Portuguese Booth 911 Chilian Bonds, 6 p Ct. 87 Ditto Ace. 911 Ditto Acct. Prussian 800di1822, 5 p Ct. Colombian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Russ.Bonds,lB22, Sp. Ct. 95Z • Ditto Bonds, 1824, 901 Ditto Acct. Ditto Ace. 901 Spanish 5 p. Ct. C. 221 1 ze Duil.h Bonds, 5 per Ct. 101% Ditto Acct. 221 3 1 Ditto Scrip, 2 11 21 dis Span. 5 p.Ct 0.1823, 171 18 Greek Bondi 52 Ditto for Ace. Ditto Scrip 1825, 41 dis French Renter, 5 per C. 105 f. Ditto Acct. 4 % dis Exchange 25f. loc. BRITISH AND FOREIGN MURES, TWO O'CLOCK. MINES. SHAWL PAID. PitICZ MIL SHAM Anglo Mexican - - £lOO -Xl5- iss. .E. 5 pm. Je Anglo Chilian - - 100 - 5 - . 111 Brazilian - - 100 - 5 - - 226 23 Chili= - 100 5 . - 166 Colombian . 100 • 5 - - 361 36 Chilian and Peruvian Company 5 13 12; 13 Pasco Peruvian - 100 - 5 - - 221 23 22 Peruvian - 100 - 5 - 71 Royal Irish £1 1 ts. 3d. 2 prem. i dis. Tlalpusahua - 400 -20 - - 215 United Mexican 40 - 20 - 2 pm. - 45 46 Ditto New 40 - S - 33 31 32 Welch bon & Coal 25 - 5 - - 7 ASSURANCE COMPANY. All. Brit. For. Fire do Lire 100 - 10 - Protector Fire 20 2 a 19. 1 P GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. United General - Bo -12 • 171 --111 11 7 "r. • mow,. tc . The rest of the :.. $ I capitulated with C this capitulation, a Peru are given up army, and 15 Gen (alined) i i i PERUVIANS t--: by the intrepid ai iiiihii6._ MISCELLANEOUS. MAIL Pam. PUCK !II SHAM Atlantic and Pacific - ,1100 - selo -.C13 British Iron Company - 100 - 5 - 981 Canal Gas Engine - 50 1 3 21 3 General Steam Navigation 100 5 - 91 Gold Coast Association - 100 - 5 - 6} London Brick Company 50 1 1/ London Drug Company 50 1 1 4 i Mediterranean Steam 100 5 - 3 Nlesican Company 100 10 151 * Iletropol:tan Alderney Daiiy 25 4 - 41 Metropolitan Fish,Companf 25 1 13 2 Pearl Fishery £25 sh. 42 pd. is.. £lO pm. 19 20 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 5 - 12* * 1 Patent Bricks - 50 2 - 5 1 I Patent Steam Carriage 5 21 31 4 We publish this day intelligence of great importance from Peru. It will be read with the deepest interest, not only as containing the details of a victory achieved by the Patriot Army over that of the Royalists, (by which the independence of the New Government is finally established,) but also as affording one of those rare instances in the history of mankind in which tri umphant success has not rendered the victor forgetful of previous engagements, nor induced him to swerve from the principles oa which he first rested his claims to the possession of power. Bouvaa! the immortal BOLIVAR! in proclaiming to the Peruvians the result of the. battle fought by the liberating army, under the intrepid General SUCRE, which he characterises " as " having at once put an end to the war in Peru, and of " the American Continent, and as being one of the most a glorious victories ever obtained by, the arms of the " New World :" at the same time declares, that the time has arrived when be must also fulfil the promise he made to divest himself of the Dictatorship on the day that victory should seal the destiny of the country ; thus manifesting to them and the world, by his stir• render of the Supreme Authority in the moment of triumph, that he felt no other ambition than that of rendering a service to the State, and that the confidence of the Legislative Body would not be violated when success had placed within his reach the possession of stiU greater power. The name of BOLIVAR will descend to the latest time, encircled with a reputation for enter prise and success in arms almost unrivalled, and with a never-dying fame for disinterested patriotism, of which there is scarcely an instance in the history of the world. The details of this decisive battle of Ayacucho are so fully given in the Dictator's Proclamation, that we need only refer our readers to that most interesting document for further information. We shall, therefore, content ourselves with adding, that it is due to the perseverance, skill, and bravery of General CANTIRAC to acknow ledge, that he has nobly struggled for the Royal cause under circumstances of the greatest difficulty, and has established a reputation and honour which his final overthrow cast in no way sully or deprive him of. By the arrival of a LisblMl, we have received a file of the ciazette, from the 14'.h to the 27th alt. , These papers are chiefly filled with extracts from the Englisli Journals. They announce the arrival of Sir CHARLES SruART, on the 25th of March. His Excel- li', tam thv (for I obli e •inc awl ject by c whc Gni in c art trig an frc th lifoinigit. 'stet at thl tt inyst Open snot] expo tate