The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-23 00:00:00

SOUTH AM ERICA.

We annex two documents well wortLy of bphig
preserve(l,—a letter from CANTERAC to the President 1361. r..
van; written after the battle of Ayaclinco ; and another from
President himself to the Colombian. Congress, requestingrr-
mission to resign -his office. The fact has been stated be:ore:
the lettzr,, which will add to the general estimation felt fOi this
illustrious person, is now for the first time published :
TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIBERATOR OF COLOMBIA.
" Huainantra, Dec. 12, 1824.
" As an ardent lover of glory, althoughvanquished, .1
not but congratulate .your-Excellency on the happyterminatiou
of -your expedition to Peru. on the well-fought day of Aya-
cucho: I take this opportunity to have the honour of placing
myself at your service, and to salute you in the name of t!:e.
other Spanish Generals. lam your most affectionate and ohs-
-client servant, who kisses your hand,
" JOSE CANTERAC;"

RENUNCIATION BY THE LIBERATOR OF 'TUE
''.*PRESIDENCY OF' COLOMBIA.

TO HIS'EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BEITATn.

- • . . ' " Lima, Dec.' 22, 1824;
" most excellent Sir,—The peace of Peru, wont by otrr grrns
in the most glorious victory ever beheld in the New World,
has finished the war on the continent of Amcrica. Thus. -,Go-
lombili has not an enemy in all her territory, nor in that of the
continent Of her neighbours. • - . . • ' '' '
" Ihave fulfilled, then, my misson ; and now is the time to
redeem the pledge which I have so often made to my country,
of retiring from a public station when she should no longer
have an enemy in America.
• " The whole world sees and declares that my preeince in Co_
lornbie is no longer necessary ; and none is more sensible of it
than I am. Nay more, I believe that my Rimy re“cheot its
summit, in beholding my.country free, established, 'and ttan-
quil, when I left her glorious boundaries. This conviction 'has
been strengthened duringmy absence in Peru, and I flatter myself
that for the future Colombia's freedom and glory would be greater
than ever. The Legislative Body, the Vice President, the artn•y,
and the people have shown, in the very infancy of their career,
that - they are worthy to enjoy liberty, and able.to maintain it
against the mightiest efforts. Once Or all, Sir,' I -wieli to eerie
vince Europe and America of 'my perfect horror of
.suprerae
power;under, whatever aspect or name. ' My conscience sufrers
from the weight of the etrocieus calarnriiet heaped upOri!'me
equally by the liberates of America, and'ilte qi-rilis .61 Eittape.
Night and day I am tormented with the idea that my serv•ces
to the cause ofiiberty-may be thought; as my enemies ' ert
they are,. to be directed by ambition. ln fine, I will veniur to
affirm with a frankness which IhOpe you will pardon, that I
believe the glory. of Colombia .suffers by my residence on 'her
soil; 'because from it . she may be supposed 'to be alwdys
threatened with a • tyrant, and because outrages thus offered
me, shade, in some der,Pree, the rustre of her virtues; since I
compose a part, Viet inconsiderable indeed, of this republic. '
' " Most excellent Sir, I beseech you. to submit to the wiscrom
of the Seuate, the resignation which I naelie of the Presidency
of Colombia ; its acceptance I shall consider a sufficient feArd
of my services in both these 'Republics.' • .
'" Accept, most excellent Sir, the assurances of my 'di*..
tinguished consideration. . " SIMON' BOLIVAR,'

[Frani the Hampshire Telegr4h.) •
POII 'l' SMOU, T it, .5i AY 21.—Vesterday . arrive:l .the "Xre.b
transport. Lieut. J. H.Steevins, Agent, -t3-em CSllao and Rio
Janeiro ; left the former port Dec. 1,,- and :lin lattcr on the liith
March. Liserna, the late Vice Roy of Pero after the recerWifeci-
si-Ve battle of A yachuco proceeded. to Qu ilea acCoMpanied by a teW
Officers of MA SltafF, at which port he embarked in a French brig,
and proved:A round Cape Horne, without touchitig•at any other
-port. Hearrived at Rio Janeiro, in this'ivessel,,pn the 14 of
March. 'Laserna had made .a visit r.O 'Sir Cicozge Ly're..o::
Cornmander-in-Chief). who received biro oft.hozu-dthe.Spaitiaze
witha Ratite, and all the htmours to hiS rank. The 4-rpetor
of Braillrefused to see him at Court.---The p.lpin,i4it shi/A.;,,,,,
M, and Achilles briz, hall left the Pacific for-Maiiilla .. as hat:
•the Petttelwand two other -brigs of war, for (adiz..:laliqig. e%
boar.) a. number of officer a,of the late'Spani:Si; :-.4V.--;Cahtqac ,
,it • was'-understood, remained in -the Antry •as• .hostakrfor
the foltilnient ,of the Tr,..,aty, with. respect to die delicetto..-.
the fottrevi Of 611ao r• M.. from -the i.xtraorilinary eti4ar-Of.of
..1 Rodil, who- col:or:lands, it :1V2.9 3ppiehettlill.°CMCdiffi,tiii-ed
may be raised, especially as human, htood is heist very. 404 ily
thir‘?. He•had just ordered 2tis
,prottge„ar.4l .bototntla'tt. a
Oap rain in. the service, to-he shot, to t.Dowtps:apri,o,:ii.i:v...z.r
his charge to escape. "It is"-surprising," says: ari-ye Wif.r.6.- ,
"'to •see•-with what cool indifference peOple riteit 'itte,ir. dee::: ,
-while the orders are put in execittion in the. same manner ;. tht-
Officer directing it paradinP' the Plaza until the .unfortnnat--.1
victim of despotism is Placed in a situation to revels e li.s t:_ic•....,
when, removitw; the = sFgar froth his '.l-.lbuth, he, With ;.i.:,::
greatest Sang ,I',- id, merely utters the word 'Ere,' and inirne-
diately resumes conversation with his friends. Radii Is'a mar.
~,
whose peculiar character is not easily described. ' lii tuek. ,i"
'tee
are bold, vigorous, and often cruel. • His Virlreln-itting..:' kl
try has enabled Urn, within a short period, to pace ' 41i4a
in the most complete state
.of .deferiee. .3:he' exBcial4ii of
his 'plans of economy has repaired one of the fortiesseS at ex:.
pence of .5,000 dollars, .which, when the Pritikits bold it 'AII
estimated •St sixty.. thousaii'd. The dilapidated, vilia diVla
Vista situated on tare rood toLinaa, about-aniltefroM Oa sito',
forni;hed hits with part "of the materials ; and his.iirisari64* 'in
1
chains, peilbrmed the work; for he allows no one to be lale.- a -
deed, he is so constantly and actively employed, that thetiMe ii-
Tiroptitt4d- to his natural rest never exceedslivehours,,anil theie
are at an unseasonable period; he usually retiees to bed slitilly
after stun-seta and rises about eleven or twelve, when he ka:.
pies himself .till the morning in his numelous,correspondWa
relative to the.f4overriment. Atone time you ohtterve hinl;nt
the forg,e, with his shirt SleeVes turned up,'sepching Vulcao4w
m forge nails in the manner best adapted •0 the comfort. and
safety of the horse ; " in the same hour you'..s'ee hits filial Y: in-
gaged in the. snare serious and .iroportant afraics or.h6 0Mee.!.4.,.
He is. or pretends to be, a staunch ItOYali-i. Yid 43•011'..i:'41)r
foolish thing,Ferdirand,,his master; and Ita,.i t Mt( a: E,-g.ll
a i.1111:4 c...Patrioti. -He is a prodi-id Oeheral,_atr orabiart lialiti_
ciAri, a.pretty,good niechanic, and an inexorable ty4sue.',
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