Star.
London, England, 1824-06-08 00:00:00

tevre'ts sittiailis gn
detailstt whica he ha m, jtoe learned the late
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country. On the 20th of d_iimary, Ge-
neral Olaarta man ned to Potosi, attet pus sui g tne
and Chicas, t his division, cLinspcioisieidd
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dragoons, and sorne attillery. On the 21 at 1 e de-
manded, by letter, of the Governor and General Las
Ileras, 38,C00 dollars to pay the troops; and LAS Hera;
having protested that he had not such a sum, he began
to urge him officially, in an insulting manner. The
Governor then offered him 10,000 dollars down, pi o-
mi:irig to pot him in pn.session of the rest on the follow-
ing day. General Olaneta declined this proposition in
tub:). Insults and quarrels took place between the
oilicers and those of tne garrison, one acting as Royalists,
the other as Constitutionalists. General Las Hetes re-
ceived notice in the' night of the 21st, that there was a
plot to seize hii person in order try behead hint, and im-
mediately he took possession with his gas t icon of the
fortified Castle of the Mint, where he establidte.l hi, ad-
vanctal posts. At six o'clock on the mu: fling of the
`22.1, General Olaneta was hifirtned that the-Constitu-
tional flag was thare Hying ; he immediately in de, ed his
troops to occupy the heights ; and when his advanced
parties were fired et from the Castle of the Mint, he
made a vigorons assault, which lasted till 12 &clock at
noon; when, having determined to force the ti cliches,
they compelled Las Ileras to hoist a flag of truce, and
hostilities ceas,:d. The Constitutional Genet al demanded
to be al:owed to retire with his troops, the honours of
scar, and the money at that time ia the dint. The
Royalist General assented to the first proposition only.
On the strength of this be went away on the 23th to
the distance of five leagues, in order that Las Heras
might go away freely, which took place accordingly.
Olaneta returned, and took upon himself the command,
although he averred that he had appointed as Governor
one Archindo, an emigrant from Salta. This, how-
ever, is certain, that several of the principal merchants
of Potosi emigrated with Las Ileras, and up to the 7tll
of the present month the shoes and public warehouses
remained shut. It is also certain, that the 400 inert with
[whom the Constitutional Chief departed conspired to
desert to the Royalist General, the former having ar-
rived at Oruro with eighteen soldiers. The killed on
the day of the encounter amounted to fifty on both sides.
" General Olaneta, in conseqoence of a communica-
fon from Genet al Mat oto, tire Pre idetit of Chuquisaca,
professing that he svoiOd not recognize any Authority
but that of the Viceroy, ordered on the sth of this
month all I:is division to get under aims, and on the
7th he put himself at their heal. The results of this
second enterprise are still pending ; but it will not be
difficult for the Gencr..l Commissioner to learn them,
and transmit them for the information of his Govern-
ment. General Maroto is pi coating for the . attadk,
having fortified himself in Chuquisaca. His fince.cein-
sists of six companies of the regiment of Ferdinand VII.
the squadron of Laguna, and some artillery. Olaneta
will conduct his operations with his division of 2,500
men, with more than two companies of ilifantry,. and
three of cavalry, which were under the orders of Co-
lonel Mar quiegni;arefore the ads anced posts of Quiaca
and Taleria ; and if the results of this enterprise are
successful, he will be in a respectable situation. It is
also e (firmed, that Aeuilera, Governor of Santa Cruz
de la Sierra, with 800 men; .Mendizabal and Ymas de
la Paz, with 400 ; and Saniocusio de Cochabamba with
609, are Royalists and entirely under the infloetice.of
Olaneta. This being the case, the Viceroy will be in
great difficulty. Oa both sides are elements fop the
continuation of war, which cannot terurinste nisa.une
or other is put an end to. What corroborates this as-
sertion is, that Olaneta has adopted this system in the
firm persuasion that La Serna has deprived him of the
right of Viceroy from Chusco to the limits of the
United Provinces of Rio de Plata, with which his
nation has honoured him. According to the letter of
Olaneta to his wile, in Tupiza, he was not afraid of the
Viceroy, because, as he says, he thinks it of great con-
sequence to wait on the coast of Lima. In spite of this,
the Com missioner-General kno a's, by a diseatch worthy
rf c: edit, that the regiment of the Viceroy's guard was
marching against Olaneta. The proclamation, ton, of
the Royalist General to the people of Feru was printed
at Potosi, and published at Tupiza, amidst the ringing
of bells. It alone is sufficient to give a geeeral idea of
the ignominious yoke which these unlOrtunate countries
endured. Besides being governed by an absolute mili-
tary force, they were glaamd c!oan by the most de-
grading oppression. The Commissioser-General is
bound to represent, that the town of Potosi evinced in
the above-mentioned event an impartial conduct, and to
state in conclusion that the Viceroy of Peru is exhausted
of resources; that the exorbitant contributions which
tire towns, are forced to pay, are not sufficient to supply
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[ his necessities, and that by this means the whole army
subsists upon half-pay. The Commissioner-General to
the zisehorisies of the King of Spain, in Upper Peru,
pr ants to the isi:nister of the Government his respects,
and salutes him a ith all consioeration.
(Signed) •' JUAN GRP.'.OItIO DE LAS HERAS.
" Addressed .to the Mintiter Sccremry of the Cioveror
trent and Foreign Itc:;.tiJns of 1,:.-ace Ayres.,
The following is the
Ge-
neral Olaneta, to ..slazh I;:esence has been made by
General Las Hems: Piorlaeizeiee el the servile "
GENERAL OLV.ZET.I T' 111 E PEOPLE OF PERU.
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to any other fang Inge than that of truth; and truth " I address you for the aarmd Inahtaavceciu-iostdoolouebdt
that you will attend to my
religion in whic
con-
stitutes my charltritewr.asActecrantergltiorothmemprinciplesyo,fatnhae
faithful to my Sovereignirom inclination and conviction,