The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-22 00:00:00

SOUTH AMTHICA.

We have been favoured with a file of the Colombian°,
l'aracas paper, to the 11th of February, from which we
(vy the following articles :

PERI'.

Cope ea! titer writ en by the Commander.in-Chief of the Ring's
limy 0 Peru Dim Jose Camerae, to his Assistant Adjutant (Ce-
ntral Don Jose Rodil, confessing the excesses committed by the
bra
nsish sraiy, on Oct spying Lima, and shelving the d,!estitbk
mom. et hit noilow policy. The officer fearing lest the penes-
/notions illustrative of hhi most violent and sanguinary measures
Jerald retch Europe, and thereby openly disprove all that has
beta a thousand tunes reiterated of the adhesion of Peru to the
tool calyx, entleat:ours to withhold them at any hazard, ordering
for this Iturpose that they be collected together and suppressed
with allidespatch :
mr much esteemed Roans Camp. June '2ll.
It is not expedient for us to suffer the proelmnations pub!ished
In Lima to reach Europe, which will inevitably happen if the first
week's publication be allowed to circulate. For this reason, let all
theetipsea of it be eolected together, and l'artiba will go this even-
ing tt
fit-Flange with you respecting the supply of matter for the
said ications, as I repeat to you, that we ought not in the
ith& papers to make mention of p;uclaniations, which betray vio-
lent seesaw, is contradiction of what we have said respecting the
adlieteeec of the people, be. I.e.
.ts yet not MR the dragoons have arrived from Lima, which
are expected by
1-007 west afrectionate friend,
CANTERAC.
nub the Peruvian Ooveroment Gazatc, where the original of
thz above letter exists.

COIVESPUEONDENCE BETWEEN THE GOVERNORS
0 PUERTO CAVELL°, AM) THE ISLAND OF
CCIRACAO.

Puerto Cavell°, Nov. 19. 11e1-13.
"last Excellent Sit,-1 have the honour and satisfaction to inform
'oar Excellency as second in command of the army, and mili;ary
commandant of this formers., that the Colombian flag was planted on
it on the morning of the 11th inst. being the result of an assault
atchieved Ey the Commander-in-thief Jose, Antonio Parr- As the
fruit of this 'marvel:a, and of the poosession of the city by the Re-
publican aeon, the eitsd,l of Sao IFelipe entered into a treaty with
Res Excellency, the Commander. in. Chief. which was happily con-
cluded on the 10th instant, and by which we have become masters
of the citadeL
The desire which is so well known to animate my Government,
of establishing the strictest friendly relations with all nations, and
of modelling as corduct in this particular, by the usages of the
most civilised states, induces me to make this happy event known
to your Excellency, in order that you may be pleased to announce
the same to the inhabitants of the island under your Government,
and that tins purl is open to all who are not the enemies of Co.
lorabia. I remain,
Your Excellency's most obedient servant,
JUAN I)E ESCALONA.
To Rif Excellency, the Captain General of the Island of Curacao.
REPLY.
CURACAO, DEC. 30. 1823.
Moat Excellent Sir.-1 have had the honour to receive the o'ficial
COIRMLOIkation of your Excellency of the hilt of lastononth, in
which you have been pleased to inform me of the possession of
Puerto Cavello by the Republic of Colombia, and that its port is
open to all who are not the enemies of Colombia. In thanking
your ExeMeney for this communication, I have to assure you of
my ardent desire that the commercial relations between the people
of Puerto Cabello and of this island should be renewed, tot mere-
ly as heretofore, but with all the extension which mutual good
offices can produce ; and on your Excellency's assurance that the
tag of the Low Countries shall he well received in your port, I
pledge myself that the flag of Colombia shall always obtain like
rasped in this neutral Tart.
remain, wizli great consideration,
Your Excellency's most humble servant,
CA IN TZ LA A R.
To his Excellency, the second in command of the army of l'ene•
such, and l'ommasdant of Puerto Cavtilo, Juan de Escalona.