The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-09 00:00:00

P E It U.

Tbe Argns of Buenos Ayres, from Jan. SG, to
Feb. 19, inclusive, contains numerous articles relative to the
t ictory.of the Columbian and Peruvian army over the Royalists
both efficial and private.
FEBRUARY 12.
By an .express sent by the Governor of Salta, we have re-
.e.eived the two subjoined Proclamations of General Olaneta,
which show that the author of them has the same obstinate and
rough chaiacter as his countryman Ferdinand.
ONICiRAL OLAWETA TO THE TROOPS OF THE ROYAL

ARMT.
PROCLAMATION.
" Brave Soldiers—The army which assembled at Cazeo,
shamefully laid down its arms at Quinuapata on the 9th of last
swath ; and by a capitulation much more shameful, its Gene-
Tabs have given up all the provinces as far as the Desagnadero.
You will go and place yourselves at those limits which you
marked with the sword, and your loyalty will repair the evil.
Each -of you is a defender of Peru, and I salute you by that
name.
" When the Liberals penetrated into this country, with all
the horrors of a desolating war, and the rage and ferocity which
characterize them, what prcofs of valour and intrepidity did
you give ! The velocity with which you pursued the enemy of
the altar and the throne, and the extraordinary hardships which
you endured, and your rapid marches, excited general admira-
tion, and have gained you immortal glory. The series of tri-
umphs which rendered you for ever memorable, must Te.ani-
mate your minds for the last sacrifices, and to face death rather
than fall with ignominy. Firm in your resolution to defend
the Bing, will you fail at the most critical moment ? No-! 1
know your sentiments, your attachment to the just cause, and
your vehement desires for the felicity of Peru.
" You have hitherto fought heroically for -Dnn Ferdinand
V11.,-unsubdued in calamity and distress ; and shall you yield,
crowned with laurel and preceded by victory ? You were the
first to proclaim the absolute King; and posterity, which
hastens to contemplate you, will judge that, in spite of vicissi-
tudes, the honour of your name will live for ever without a stain.
" Terrible are the evils you have endured ; but the firmness
of your character, far from giving way in difficulties, has made
you appear greater in the eyes of the world. Our brave com-
panions who have saved themselves from the misfortune will
hasten to join as in arms, resolved to wipe away their disgrace.
" Let us march, then, on the road to immortality, and main-
tain inviolate the Royal prerogative. If this great object is at-
tained, the grateful Monarch will gloriously reward his sub-
jects whose loyalty shall have prevented the ruin of these his do-
minions.
Listen to the voice of honour and of justice, and you will
gain the reward due to valour.
" PEDRO ANTONIO OLANETA.
" Oruro, Jan. 4, 1825.

ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
. OP GEN'ERAL OLANETA TO THE PEOPLE OF PERU.
The army of the North has been dispersed at Quinuapata
by a treachery peculiar to those called Liberals. Not being
able to accomplish the criminal project, their revenge has been
to sacrifice the loyal men who for fourteen years have never
yielded their arms to the enemy. As soon as they saw their com-
mander wounded and taken prisoner, they capitulated, deliver-
ing-up the army of Peru, the provinces as far as the Desagua-
dero, the fortress of Callao, and whatever their perfidy dic-
tated. It is difficult to believe in so much wickedness or weak-
ness; but facts too clearly prove it, and the crime is consum-
mated. Is, therefore, the King's cause desperate in Peru ?
No: it has honourable defenders to support it—armies, vast re-
sources, and valour. Little reverses do not discourage mag-
nanilnous minds. Let us hasten to seek danger, and the triumph
will be ours: Major-General Don Pio Tristan has taken the
command; he has already above 5,000 men,which,with my army,
will save Peru. If by an unexpected accident he also enters into
the capitulation, the troops who have retreated, knowing the
treason of their Generals, and all good men, united to the valiant
soldiers who accompany me, will die to maintain the rights of
the King in this part of the Spanish monarchy, rather than
give up our armies to the enemy. Firm in this oath, they
already march to commence their operations, confiding in
their discipline, valour, and perseverance; but, above all, on
Divine Providence, which never abandoned the defenders of '
their relivion, and those who were faithful to their. King, Don
Feulinand VII.
People of Peru, my calumniators have already vindicated
.roe irr,the face of the world ; it will sAmerve my conduct, which
has always been in the path of duty.
" Long experience has shown you the terrible consequences
of anarchy. Remain quiet, while the army exerts itself for your
-aafety. Do not tear the event, which will he favourable.
" PEDRO ANTONIO DE OLANETA.
Head-quarters at Oruro, Jan. 1, 1825.-

THE FINE ARTS.

FOR THE SUN.

ETJITOR—The• British School is so very
ric;) in living genius that even the slender and precarious hope
finding a place in the National Gallery for a single British
PiCture has been sufficient to call forth art extraordinary dis-
play of exertion. The Exhibition at the British Gallery, this
year, was the best ever offered to public inspection by that me-
ritorious Institution. The Exhibition of the Royal Academy
is also the beSt I ever recollect to have seen at Somerset House.
Hilton's grand picture of Christ crowned with -Thorns has
fulfilled all the expectations excited by his early Essays.—
Tlie. invention, composition, and colouring, are excellent, and
6..4 depth and grandeur of the whole possess an astonishing
poiver of-impression. The magnitude of this picture fits it for
spnlilic building, and its merits entitle it to a place in the
Metropolitan Cathedral. The. Directors of the British Insti.
tution, who, in 1812, set a noble example to the country by
t'iot 'purchase of Mr. West's Christ's Healinv. the Sick,
hive wizh the' same active munificence purchased' this
triumphant specimen of the public style at the price of
ov.p thlascr2q guineas. This well-timed act of good taste
atrd patriotismhas prevented the ill consequences which
iztust have resulted:from the return of so great and success-
ful performance of the British pencil, from the annual Ex-
hibition tenvdd.' The fashionable -commentators, who have
falienitito the error of supposing that there exists independ-
ently-of the British Institution, a patronage for- the public style
are. here answered. The Directors hive pUrchased Mr. flit-
via's picture, with a clear conviction that there is no demand
nor taste in this cruntryfor the purchase of compositions on so
liege a Scale. The great end of that association is to supply the
wool of that patronage, and to raise the works of British genius
of:Value anti estimation by duly rewarding the highest exertions
rir'tlie liVing Artists. They have nobly-done so in this instance,
aed have again refuted:the fashionable cavillers at their pro-
,:.'etmiiriga. If they have not been able in twenty "years. to Over-
came the anti-historical spirit engendered by the exclusioni of
paintings from Churches,.and to create a field, or even an tnlera,
isle chance.of a purchaser for such a wonderful exertion as ilr.
Ifilton'a Christ crowned-With thorns, they have saved; the Go•
v7ramehf and the country from thedisgrace of its being returned•
ar. a rejected and unmarketable commodity on the Painter's
bands. gitt:ive must not infer froM their liberality a poWer
beyond their 'limited means.
la the dometic. style, the-Marquis of Stailbrd has, with his ac-
customed liberality, purchased Danby'S sublime picture of the
Firs-elites delivered from
_Egypt, at the price of five hundred
guineas I shall in mynexCeortnunnication offer some. re-
marks on -the materials of thiS design, and on Etty's impired
rraorposllion, woman inteteedinglar the vanquished, a picture
which,..iri.itti class, Ma* boldly be placed in .competition with
the Most-Celebrated productions °tithe schooli. •
• Mar 6th, 1825. • EVELYN, JUN-.
"
P.M.—ln my last for hNtotical.connoisseur7 read
histo-
rical cemmisreon," and for "forsook" read,";forsooth:"
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The LORD CILANCZT,LOR had just left the Court
of Chancery, on Saturday afternoon, and accompanied-by Lad;
Eldon, was proceeding home, when just as he passed Qreen s
Family Hotel, in Lincoln's-inn-tields, the hind axletret broke
in two, one of the wheels flew off to some distance, and the
carriage came to the ground with a tremendous crash. His
Lordship and Lady were extricated by soinecgentlemen who
were passing, and apparently without any injury except the
fright. Having recovered their alarm in about ten minutes,
they walked away arm in arm, leaving the carriage behind
them on the gFound.
On Saturday morning, between one and twos
the Metropolis wag visited with loud claps of thunder and vivid
lightning, which continue& at intervals for half an hour. By
arrivals in London -on Saturday, of the different morning
coaches, it appears that within 40 miles of London the same
visitation wait experienced, followed by a great quantity of rain.
A melancholy accident happened at Swindon
on Tuesday last. As the driver of the New Post Coach was in
the act, of stopping the coach at the idp" of Swindon Hill,
to leek' the wheel, the pole broke,'and the horses began
kicking, and overturned the coach, whereby Capt. Mayness, of
the Navy, of Wootton Bassett, an
.outside passenger, was so
dreadfully hurt by the coach falling on tarn, that he die?, thesame
night. "Another passengeg was injured; but is The
inside passengers were not hurt. The fore-carriage separated
from the body of the coach, and the horses ran at full speed for
upwards of half a mile, when they became entangled, and one
of them broke his leg, and it was found necessary to have the b
poor animal killed immediately.