The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-07 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

OFFICIAL FROM FRRI./ 7--Ott,DER-OF.THE DAY,
Head-quarters, Lima, Dec. 22, 1324. '
His Excellency the LtiberatQL rec.emd-last.night, through
the Aide-de-Camp of Gen. Sucre (Capt. Alarcon), the confirt
mation of the battle of Ayacucho, on the 9th inst., under the
orders of the immortal General sucre.

After five months of skilful manoeuvring on both sides, and
several engagements, which always resulted glorious -to our.
arms, General Sucre took his position in Ayacucho, and- waited
for.the enemy. On the Bth instant, the two armies had some
skirmishes. On the 9th the Liberating Army was attacked by
the enemy, who had posted himself on the heights in front of
our camp. General Valdez, on the vanguard, commanded the
right with four field-pieces, four battalions, and two squadrons-
of Hussars. General .31onent commanded the centre, with five
battalions ; -and General Villalohos the left, with seven pieces
and four battalions. The remainder of the cavalry and of the.
Spanish army remained in the rear.
Our attack was made in the following order :—General Cor-,
dova attacked the right, with the second-divipipn-of Colombia,.
composed of the battalions of Bogota, and the voltigeurs of Pi- •
chinca and Caracas. General Lamar had the command of the
left with the battalions of Peru, and Legions Nos. 1,2, and
3.—The division of General Lata was in reserve. .
The two armies, although unequal in strength, were ardently
desirous to fight. The number of the enemy consisted .of
about 10,000. and that of ours 5,800.
The battalions of the Second division of Colombia marched,
with supported arms, with an intrepidity that has few examples.
They had scarcely commenced their tire when the Spaniards
began to lose ground, and confusion instantly became apparent
among them. The division of- Peru, having met -With a more
vigorous resistance at the enemy's vanguard, under General
Valdez, was reinforced by General Lara, with two battalions
underNencedor and Vargas, of the Colombian guard: From
that moment nothing could resist-the impetuosity of our brave
men. The second squadron of the hussars of :Junin, under
the intrepid Commander- Olabarria, made a brilliant charge
upon the enemy's squadron, which was posted on the right of
General Valdez, and dobtained a complete victory. The gre-
nadiers of Colombia, 'laving alighted, charged on foot, by our
right flank, the Spanish infantry. The regiment of hussars of
Colombia, under the active Colonel-Silva, charged with their
lances the grenadiers bf the Vice-Kiog'S guard, -and put theM
to the route. 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—.l General, eight officers, and 300 men killed ;
and six Generals, 34 officers, and 480 men wounded. That
-of the .enemy—the Vice-King wounded, six Generals dead,
and 2,000 men, dead and wounded. •
The rest of the Spanish army under General Cantarac capi-
tulated with General Sucre on the same day. By this capitu-
lation, all the possessions of the Spaniards in Peru are given
up to this Republic. All the Spanish army, and 15 Generals,
are in our power. _ • _ _ . .

The Chief, ad interim,' •
(Signed) AIANUEL JOSE SOLER.

PROCLAMATION.
PERUVIANS !—The' Liberating Army, commanded by the
intrepid and skilful General Sucre, has at once put an, end to
the war in Peru, and of the American Continent, by one
of the most glorious victories ever obtained-by-the arms of
the New World.—Yes! the -army has fulfilled the promise I
made you in its name to accomplish the liberty of Peru in the
course of this year.
PEittiviAigs I—The time has arrived when I must also fulfil
the promise I made your to, divest myself of the dictatorship on
the day that victory would. seal your destitiy.i The Congress of
Peru will be assembled.on the 10th' of February •(proximi),
being the anniversary of the decree by which was confided to
me this supreme authority, and which. I will then return to the
legislative body which honoured me with their confidence.
These are not empty words. ' •
PEnuvinxs !—Peru has.. suffered great military disasters.
The troops who guarded it occupied the free provinces of the
North, and carried war against the 'Congress:, The Navy obey-
ed no longer:the commands of the Gtivernm en t. The Ex-Presi-
dent, Riva Agitero, by turns a usurper, rebel, and traitor • fought
against his country and her allies. The auxiliaries of by
their lamentable defection, deprived us of the assistance_ of-the
troops ; and these of Buenous Ayres, having revolted in Callao
against their Chiefs, delivered that place to the enemy. The
President, Torre. Tagle, making an appeal to the Spaniards to I
occupy this capital, achieved the destruction of Peru.
•

• - ---
Miteowl, misery, discontent, and personal interests had spread
their bane throttle] evety parr of the country. Peru seemed to
exist no more—all was,dissolved I Under these awful circum-
stances, the Congress appointed 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 won.
derful undertaking. The Peruvians, when a civil war was
raging, acknowledged the legitimate Government, and have
rendered immense services to the country ; while the troops
who protected them, have covered themselves with glory on
the fields of Junin and Ayacucho. Faction-. have disap-
peared from the soil of Peru. This capital has recovered for
ever its sweet liberty. Callao is invested, and must be given up
by capitulation.
PERUVTANS !—Peace has succeeded to war: union to dis-
cord, order to anarchy, and happiness to misfortune ! But never
forget, I beseech you, that for these blessings you are indebted
to the illustrious victors of Ayaeucho:
PEnuvlAws !—The day on which your Congress will meet,
will be a day of glory ! the day that will consummate the most
fervent wishes of my ambition—do not ask more !
(Signed) BOLIVAR.
Extraordinary Gazette of the Government of Lima,
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1824.

LIBERATING ARMY.
ILILe
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sa ritner
hAey at
treaty
yco ,wratchh Dec.f
h alyBe24h.a d
TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIBERATOR.
MOST ExcE
the honour to transmit to your Excellency, signed on the field
of battle, where the blood of the Liberating 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 Ayacucho. The United Army feels the liveliest satisfac-
tion in presenting to your Excellency all the territory of Peru,
which has submitted to your authority before five months' cam-
paign. 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 Excellency, as a token worthy .the illustrious
saviour of Peru, who, from Junin, pointed out to the army
the field of Ayacucho as the spot to cover themselves with glory.
God preserve your Excellency,
(Signed) ANTONIO JOSE DE SUCRE.
P.S. I had forgotten to inform your Excellency of a remark-
able circumstance. According to the lists taken from the
enemy, it appears they had 9,310 men on the field of battle,
while the Liberating Army had only 5,780.
(Signed)

SUCRE.

Don Jose Cantarac, lieutenant-General of the royal armies
of his Catholic Majesty, being charged with the supreme com-
mand of Peru, in the absence of his Excellency the Vice King
Don Jose La Serena, wounded and taken prisoner in the battle
fought this day, after having taken the advice of the Generals
anti Chiefs, re-united after the bloody battle of Ayacucho, &c.
has thought it convenient to propose, and to regulate with the
General of Division, Antonio Jose de Sucre, Cemmander-in.
Chief of the United Army of Peru, the conditions contained in
the following Articles :
First—The territory, garrisoned IV the Spanish troops in
Peru, as far as the Desaguora, shall be delivered to the United
Liberating Army, with the parks eartilUry, chests, and all the
military magazines

Ansiver-Lbranted : and will also be included in the delivery
all the remainder of the Spanish army, the baggage and horses,
the garrison remaining in any part of the territory, and other
forces and articles belonging to the Spanish Government.
Second—Every individual belonging to the Spanish army
will be at liberty to return to his country, and his passage will
defrayed by the State of Peru ; meanwhile he will be treated
with due consideration, sad will receive at least one half of his
pay according to his grade during his stay in the territory :
Answer--Granted : but the Government of Peru will only
grant the half-pay according to proportionate regulations for
the transportation. Those who will return to Spain will not
carry arms against America during the war of the Indepen-
dence; and no one will go into any part of- the America occu-
pied by the Spanish armies.
Third—Any individual belonging to the Spanish army, wish-
ing 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 those
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
publicFif thttlitrn,yanind2afbtihtaenytcoofnfpoerrmu,toeitthheerlaiv European or Ameri-
s.
can, ecclesiastic, or merchant, lindoWner or workman, wishing
to remove to another country, will be at liheity so to do by Vir-
tue of this Conrention, and to take with him his faMily and pro.
perry ; he will be protected by the State until hisdeparture, and
if he prefers to remain, he will.be considered a Peruvian, -
Answer-Granted: with regard to the inhabitants of the coun--
try to be delivered, and agreeably to the conditions mentioned
, • - in
Sixth
—The
State
Spaniards who may be absent from the territory they will be.
at liberty, for the period of three years, to dispose of their pro-
articolfe. Peru will also respect the property of the

- • • • •-••••••
pepq,, 'which 'will he cottsl(.lred in the saute point of view as that
of Americans unwillinglo go to the Peninsula, although they
may have property in that country, ,
A nswer—tiiabtect: as-in the pretedin -4 -article, provided the
conduct of these individuals 'will in no !fay be—hostile-to the
cause of, • the-freddOm and independenCebrAiiieriei; in the
event of which the
,Government of Pero AsservsKtO. itself- the
privilege eieting freely ariddiscAtibifary.
;Spventh--The term of one year will be,..geAtike,i,to.oau. the in_
terested parties, in order 'to avail themselves of the stipulations
embraced in the fifth article—their properiyivarbe stibid6fm-t0
•the ordinary duties, but that of individuals belolgingto the
army to be free ofsiuties. - • •

A n swer--Gran ted - •
• Eighth—The State of Peru will acknowledge the .aebts'con-
tracted by the Administration of the Spanish Gtovermuentin the
territory theieot to the present day.
answer—The Cong,ress of Peru will-decide widuiegard .to
this article, what will be most 'convenient to the interests. of the
Republic. ". •
individuals employed in public offipes will
'ln continued therein,-if it 'be their desire-i otherwise, tliose pre-
feiring to leave the country, will be comprehended under -the
articles second and fifth.

• Answer—Those of the. meritorious -will be continuedin their
offices;if the'GovernMent should think proper,
Tenth—Every individual belonging to the.- }stilly; or in the
Government employ, who may wish to be erased, from the rolls
an 4 ta'remairt in die country, will be-at liberty So add; and
in that case their persons will be respected. • , • ,
.finSwer—Granted. •• • • •

Eleventh—The town of Callao will be delivered to;t114 United
Liberating Army, and its Garrison will be included in the Ar-
ticles of this Treaty.
, _ •
AlisWer2LGranted; but the town,
.of_ Callao, with all her
plows and military artieles,4hall be delivered , to the Libera-
' tor, and' lie' subject to his. disposal MI.& before 20 days.
TWelith—Superior officers of. both armies will be sent to the
protifnce.s, for the purpose of delivering and receiving the
archives, magazines, appurtenances, and- the troops, deposited
ed:irt, and stationed at, the different garrisons.
Answer-,-Granted : !Me same formalities will -be 'observed
at the delivery -of Callao. The provinces will be deliverecl to
the independent authorities in 15 days; and the places the moat
remote in all the present month.
Thirteen vessel's' of war and merchantmen in the por.s
of Peru will he allowed the term of .six months, from the date
of the ratification of this treaty, toga Their stores and provi-
sions on board, to enable them to depart from the Pacific.
Answer—Grantedi But the ships of war will only be per-
mitted!: to make preparations 'for- their voyage, without com-
mitting any act of hostility either there, or on quitting the
,Pacifiethey .being, -obliged: to leave all the seas of America
WitliOut • touching .at any port of Chili, or any other port in
America, which may be occupied by the Spaniards.
Fourteenths Passports will be granted to the ships of war
and -mOtolninimen, tor their uninterrupted navigation fnm the
Pacific.to their ports in Europe.
Ansirer—Granted :" Agreeably to the preceding article.
Fiftnnth,—All the chiefs and officers_ made prisoners at the
battle of Thd isay Will be set at liberty from-this moment, as
Well as the,prisuners taken In anterior actions by either of the
armies.

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Ans.wer—Oriurtcel : And the wounded will be.itiken care of
Until they shall be able to dispose of themselves. -•: - ' •
Sixteenth—The'iteneral chiefs and officers will retain the use.
of their uniforms nod their swords,,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
they will submit to the laivs of the country; '
Seventeenth—To those individuals of the army who may
have come to the determination with regard to their future des-
tination agreeably to this treaty, .leave will be granted them to
re-unite with their families their other interest, and to remove
to the place they,.may have chosen ;,-in which -ca Se they will bt
furnished With passporti„ so that they may not be molested in
any of the Independent States, until their arrival at their places
of destination,
•
Answer—Granted. - •
Eighteenth Any doubt that may arise in the stipulations of
the articles of the present treaty will he interpreted in favour of
the individitals of the Spanish army. •
An,,wer-LGranted : This stipulation will depend on the good
faith of the contracting parties.--And having concluded and
ratified this treaty, which is hereby approved, there will be
made four copies of the same, two of which will remain in the
power of each of. the parties whose signatures are hereto
affixed, &c.

Delivered and signed, with our hands, on the field of Aya-
cucho, the 9th Decepber,lB24..

JOSE CANTARAC.
ANTONIO JOSE DL SUCIZE.

MERCANTILE SIIIPPING.

.•
FALMOUTH, APRIL s.—Wind .E., light airs, and' fine
weather.—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet,• from ".Lisbon;.'
sailed 19th March. - Passed on the 2d instant, off Scilly, six
British Ships of war (experimental squadron), steering zionth- • '
ward; .also the Sandwich packet, from Lisbon, sailed 27cii
March, left in the .Tagus his Majesty's 'ships Wellesley,
Ocean, Superb, Active, Tribune, Thetis, Bramhle cuttv „and
Magnet packet. • •Arrived the -Marchioness of Queensberry
packet, from the :Mediterranean, sailed from Corfu- tite..2sth.
February, .Malta the Bth March, Gibraltar the .21St, And Cadiz
the 23d ; Hibernia steam-packet, from Liverpool, bound.. to the
Brazils. Put back the Cyrus, Dawson, for London.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL s.—,Wind E.--,-Sailed the Wanderer,
Waygoose, for North America; Lucy Davidson, Williams, for.
Rio Janeiro ; and-the Priscilla, Mitchell, for- St.. John's, N.B.
PORTSMOUTH; APRIL 6.—Wind S.E.—Sailed the Prince '
of Orange,- Jameson, and Hannah, Philips, for Miramichi;.
and Hannah, Dixon, for Quebec. The Acasta, from,.
London for New York, passed by for. Cowes, to take on-board'
paSsengers..• .
DEAL, APltti. 6.—Wind the New Harriet,
Smale, front Messina. Passed through froth the River the.
A beona, Davison ; Arethusa, Jameson ; PastleWaite and Mary;
Grandin. • •

LivEnroaL, Apart. s.—Light airs and variable.—Arrived
the Lydia„ from Savannah.

The• Anna SOPIda, Hayen, from London io Rotten, .put into
Hetileur the 2tl MIA., having touched on a bank at the mouth
of the Seine, and would be obliged to discharge to repair. ‘

. Yesterday keotirt of Directors was held at the East India
House,,when rapt. John I3lanshatd was sworn into the 'com-
mand of the ship Marquis of Wellington,)conSigned to Bengal
direct.

EXTRAORDINARY- parish chtil'ell
. •
of Ashburton exhibited a novel 'scene On the afternoon, of ..ti•an'..
day se'nnight, arising from the of the Minister-to the
performance of Ahthems. .The parishioneTs,,in general,- advo-
cate the wishes of the choir in this respect, so that a feeling of
hostility has long been kept ahvo, and at kngth sheivn itself
in a manner derogt4ory to the spirit of Christianity,- and die..
metrically -oPpoillie- to the piecepts of the Divine Fotutder of
our religion,'who says, " My house is a bit:ie. of prayer."
The circumstance to which we allude has .been thus re-
presented to us :-•-A Mrs. Hall, who, with her husband,
have for; many years been members of the choir, and whose
abilities are said ,to be above the e-mail-non order;-had determined.
not to join in the_ingiri4 Itplesa Anthems were admitted; wh
at the same _time she'woUld not resign her seat ; and trio e•
over forcibly to.olc'pOssesiibn, 11Y-the-aid of her husband .(wtio
is said to have lifted,,,her, Ayer a locked •fer'c';);Lof a stool of fiwal
placed by .the side of thq organist„, And' considercid as his ex-
clusive right. The angry feAings of the Minister were. so
aroused At this infringement; ' that lie %tally commanded the
Churiliwnrdens to ej-eet • -hen -One,of. them,' however, re-
fusing to comply, others , were feud to ' perform the
f. office. The lady ‘resisted,- and shouted Murder !' to the'
terror and annoyance of- those 'Virib *hid 'assembled 'under
the iinpressions .of trite. religion. Finding their attempts to
remove her would. produce great confusion, she was suffered to
remain ; after a considerable tiine, during which some
part of the congregation *ere, promenading- -ihe aisles of the .
church, the
Service,was proceeded hi,-and, ended without fur-
ther intorruption: An inquiry„.it is
,expected, will to irmitut-
ed. in' thi iltelesiasticar (kiurt:-:2( The Alfred and West ofEng-
land Jivizal.)PßlSON • • '•
DISCIPAIV.—The .State of crime in
Sweden is less distressing than in most other
countries. The whole. number. of persons com-
mitted to prison for offences does not exceed.
4500,*iz. about 80Q:convicted of various crimes;
and. 700 imprisoned for.vagrancy and
of-
fences of police. A Royal Commission' haslietni
appointed to superintend Prisons' and:
Houses of •Correction,, So as to place. their disci
pline and administration on a common footing.--7;.
A House of Correction is building at Stockholm,
in Which .the prisoners will he allowed` pert .of
ttitilhe gains
forma sum umagbay theirins work,
tthet and
ime'oftheniay lay tt .tip
ir
Similar measures are also in progress at Chris-
tiana, in Norway.

TILE LONDON JOURNALS,

DA 1 LY

Extracts from the Morning Papers,, April 7, 1825.

[NEW TiMES.]
The articles hi the Coloinhian Papers on the
Message of the Vice-President, appear to breathe,
iu still stronger terms, that distrust of Great
Britain which was- so biameab!y conspicuous in
the Message itself. What will General Santan-
der and the Colombian writers think of their own
forwardness and. asperity, when they learn the
manly and generous manner in which the British
Government has resolved to act, by entering
into commercial treaties with the infant state of
Colombia! It is somewhat ridiculous to hear
these Transatlantic politicians talk of Eng-
land's--" preparing for herself a heavy -mortifi-
cation !" as if we cared a farthing whether
General Santander acknowledged our Con-
suls or- not. But the real mortification
must, or at least ought, to he felt by men
who have spoken thus petulantly of the. most
powerful GovernMent in the world, at the very
mOmesit when that Government was-preparing to'
load them with new benefits.—" We have a
kindly feeling," says the Colombian- irriter,""lo,
wards England—her people have fought- 'for
us—her merchants have assisted us." Yes, in-
deed ; and if Englishmen had not fought for
COlombia—if Englishmen had not lent her their
money, where would she be now ? Under such
circumstances, if the Colombians have not some
thing more than a kindly feeling towards
Great Britain, they cannot be. very
ceptible of affectionate attachment to bene-,
factors—gratitude cannot rank very high in
their scale of virtues. lie 'Official accounts of
the defeat and subseqUent capitulation of Gene-
ral Canterac appear no longer to leave any doubt
whatever on that event. :Callao was included in
the capitulation, but it .does not .'appear to have
yielded on the 23d of December, the date of 80-,
livar's last address to the Peruvians. lie seems,'
however, to consider the fate of Porn so fully de-
cided,.. that he offers to lay down the Dictator-
ship of that country: lie may he more readily
inclined to do this, on account of the approach-. 1
ing Election or a President. in- his own country,
for it seems to be inthatited, that he would not
probably- be re-elecled to that station, -if he con-
tinued to act as Dictator in Peru.

[TUE TIMES.]
A portion M the interest attaching to the Mes-
sage of-the Vice-President of Colombia, has been
superseded 'by that ari-ing from the. more recent
accounts from Peru. The official vouchers of
Sucre's victory', of, the capitulation of Canterac,
and of the-formal as well as substantial termina-
tion of tlrr oetest,have now
e'placed all these im-
portant occurrences' beyond the reach of the most
captious and bigotted unbeliever. We presume
there will be- a counter-narrative in Ferdi-
nand's Gazette—Tc Deum sung for Bolivar's
overthrow in the capitals of Spain and Russia,
and a show of insurgent headsgbinners, and other
trephies,,on•the rates of the " Seraglio" at Ma-
drid. The shuffling and sneaking policy, so
long exhibited by this- Government towards the
infant States, is treated in their journals with
just and not altogether unnatural scorn.

Papers from Antigua to the 16th of February
have. been received by the Leeward Islands'
mail. .A 'citric:sus question has arisen between
the_ Authorities of that island and Admiral
Jacob, ,the. GovernOr of Guadaloupe. Nine
Negroes, who had made their escape from Gila-
dalottpe, and landed of, Barbuda, a small island
near to Antigua, and who appeared to be recent-
ty-imported Africans, had been brought from
that place to Antigua, by .the Superintendent'
of Barbuda, and delivered over to the Collector
of the Customs' at Antigua. • A few days after-
wards there arrived at Antigua, a vessel with
dispatches from Admiral Jacob at Guadaloupe,
claiming the 'Negroes above:Mentioned ; but the
claim was resisted, and the Negroes. were detain-
ed to await the 'decision of• the Court of Vice-
Admiralty on the: subject. The question for
the deci-ion of this Court. was, whether,
under the provisions of the Consolidation Act,
any -slaves corning to British colonies could
be-recogniied as such, unless-they *ere domestic
servants,.identified to be such by certificates of
registry duly- exhibited. :-As .that act came in
forceon the Ist ofJan., 1825, it was conceived that'
persons from other colonies have as littlerightto set '
up claims to slaves in a British colony, which are
not known to be 'such- by the officer of Customs,
as they would have in the city of Landon. It
was argued further, that if these Negroes were
surrendered to the claimants, it would give occa.!
sion.for new Awn on:tire West Indies as encou-
raging the slave-trade, since it would be easy to
order small vessels from Africa to strand Negroes
ort Ba•rbdda, or any such place, to be afterwards
deiftanded as. private property, -by fictitious
owners from the French islands, with fictitious
titles. It was fully expected, therefore, thatthe
deciSion.of the Yice-Admiralty Court of Antigua
would be against. the O'aim of Adn►iril Jacob.
What had added very much to. the interest felt
on
:behalf of these sla.es, was the circumstance of
their having,i to all .appearance, been forcibly
taken away, at no distant: period, frinn their ori-
ginal homes.- 4-(

...[THE PURLIC c:cncEtt.)
At. last we are able to before our readers
the official account of the late important occur-
rences in Peru.; and it will be seen from it that
the triumph of the Colombian arms has not been
over-ra.tti. The battle was soon decided,
though the lots% on
,both sides was very consip
derabie ; the victors having "lost one General
Officer, and ,the. vanquished six,- besides, fifteen
who, were made prisoners. The capitulation
is as favourable as possible, and= reflects al-
smost:as Muth honour on General Suere as ;the
victory that preceded. it ; for nothing enhances
the value of a brilliant and decisive aahievenient
-so =ltch as the moderation with WhiCh its advan-
tages are used. Bolivar, who is a pattern of
zuaguaaimity himself, appears to have inspired

all Lis Officers with this feeling ; and the practi-
cal illustration of it, whichtiscontained in the
terms granted to the Spaniards, will work won-
ders, in preparing the minds of the Peruvians
for the great change that awaits them. It ap-
pears that they were well disposed previously,
and we see, that General Bolivar, in the Procla-
mation which he addresses to them, highly com-
mends the excellent spirit they have shewn towards
the Liberating Army. Indeed, he attributes much
of his success to this spirit ; and when they see
that their deliverers are as moderate in success as
they are brave in battle, they will receive from
them the gift of their political regeneration with
that gratitude which is sure to render it a real
and durable blessing. At the same time, the
virtuous example of Bolivar will be constantly
before them, and must have extraordinary influ-
ence in eliciting such worth and talent as are ne-
cessary to .the good management of their affairs.
This extraordinary man has given a new instance
of his disinterestedness, in announcing to
them his fixed determination of resigning his
dictatorial powers as soon as a general Con-
gress should be assembled, which was to take
place in February last. It is possible he may be
• solicited.to hold them some time longer, but it
:is by no means probable that he will yield to the
solicitation. When he has seen that the new
Constitution works well, he will, no doubt, leave
the Peruvians to their own guidance ; and return
to his own country. in order to devote the rest
of his life to the consolidatiors of her liberty.—
We observe that the virtue of Bolivar has con-
quered
the envy which is said to attend true
grandeur, as a shadow does a body. Free na-
tions too have been charged with this base feel-
ing, more than any other people ; but without
stopping to examine the truth- of this sweeping
charge, we can only say that the Colombians are
not liable to it. They have raised a general cry
that the founder of their liberty should be re-
elected to the Presidency ; and it is almost cer-
tain that it will be obeyed. The election comes
on this year; and, in the articles which appear
in the Colombian Papers on this subject, there
is but one sentiment as -to the propriety of con-
tinuing-the chief authority of the Republic in the
,hands of the Illustrious Individual' who now
wields -k. At-the same time, all of them point out
the inconvenience, arising from the protracted ab-
-sence of so high a functionary'; but ti,e termina- 1
ation of the war in Peru was 'not known at the 1
time ; and therefore the dilemma. is likely to
cease when the period of election comes round.
If it be viciousfas a general rule, 'to re-elect the
same man continually to the highest office of the.
Reptiblic there is no danger that it will receive
a confirmation from the conduct of Bolivar;
whilst the influence of his example is sure tit
create the virtues ihat can supply his place,
whenever fate snatches him away.