The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-13 00:00:00

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$ .cellency, and through your medium, all the Inhabit'. Othello shill V
ants of the Slate. —God preserve you Excellency his expedition."
sonny years. i and in 16 days 1
, 4• iirti.onotre., on the field of battle, Plains of Maipo,
April 5, ISIS, rat six in the nfternoon. raps Apes, Ch
(Signed) •• JOSE DE SAN MARTIN. been decided a
14tesre• the honour to forward the above copy to $
liberation of h
your Excellency for your satisfaction, ate.
'Santiago de Chili, Aim " s e,tets. reports lti anot
(Signed) BERNARDO O'HlGGlNS.perfect idea ma,
Another dispitCh *from the Commander in Chief, have led to this
Don Jose de San hinting to the Supreme 'Govern. of the events tl
meet of Buenos Ayres I ~
what the Cowl
t s 64 The variety 'of scenes Ili 'which the 'arms of
• America are ragged, serve Rollie precursers of our *e an touch
The Roy a h I i
freedom. Your Esaelleocyis already informed that li
an ones petted surprise, end riot The valour of the Talcageano, is
enemy or the timidity of our troops, furnished the with all the trt
former with the means of pining a temporary hie. posal, mestere
tory near Way, when •a pert of our army was die.
commenced it
persed through the obscurity of the night. To.dsy,
allured on at
however, the honour and content, of the defenders
of their country have completely triumphed.weakness Gs
46 The enemythatho had acquired confidence, end him, the Roy
was inflated with a share of pride proportioned to the tid iiis tooth
eidicelnes haughtiness of his character, had the etre•
he reached tit
stance to approach to the very neighbourhood of Saab
disembarkatii
Nage whither our troops had withdrawn themselves.
i 66 'Three dayp4ago the enemy crossed the River' and
the river,
Mips. Ills selpicloas movement; indicated thati bf the city col
under the cloak of night, he sought to repeat the
scene, of the 19t1i.,0f last month, but our brave men, still followin
no longer strangers to him, bore down upon him, at
drawan
scattere
the eves
lone in the afternoon, with Seed bayonets, notwith.
,landing he was fully prepared to resist the attack Gee. SAN I
thd
rod occupied a commanding position on the heights• rouse the pri
t
1 .—He has been cogletely rooted ; more than 1500 quit the moot
prisoners are al dy in our possession, together operationss e
s k with the whole Jot his artillery and baggage. The Talcaguano.
killed hitherto wriave not been able to estimate.— tars in San
His dispersion Ilk been complete, and our cavalry
Talcs then a
are still in porsiiit of him. Among a number of
Officers, our prisoners, is Gen. Orden's, and the every day ini
4 Chief of his Staff, Primo de Rivera. filled with i
" I recommend to your Excellency and to the 9
penetrated 1
whole of America, the brilliant conduct evinced by
Brigadier. General Don Antonio Gonzales Detester, felt courage
- .
and the Chiefs of the right and left division, Colonel advance ma
i
V Don Juan Gregorio de las Heras and Lieutenant. contact witl
'Colonel Don Rudesindo Alvarado, and of the re-
serve, chimhorool
serve, Don Hilarion de la Quintana, as well as of the
declined, al
whole of the officers and troops. Our killed have
turned to hi
only been few. These, Sir, are not moments to enter
into details, but I pledge myself to furnish them successfully
shortly to your Excellency. triboosxs,
" God preserve your Excellency many years. lost 000 me
(Signed) " JOSE DE SAN MARTIN. II
decisive,
" Bead. quarter., on the Field of Brittle, Plains of Moir, near
- Santiago de Chili, April 5, HIM at six is the afternoon." met with s
Under the same date, hut by a fresh express, we from contil
have just received the following dispatch : this, these c
' 1 " Nothing now remains of the enemy's army : he of the 19th
who has not been killed is a prisoner. Artillery, himself of
160 officers, all his Generals, escept Ossorio, are In took a stidc
i
our possession, and the latter I expect will
brought in to me to.day. The action of the 111th
standing th
were able,
was the co
$ bas been replaced with eery. In a word; 'woken
. die
1 so longer an enemy in eisiil.--Zod preserve your Osamu° rl
• Excellency many years. considerab
(Meer') 0 JOAN DE SAN MARTIN. of his fro
( " Head-quarters, on the Field of Maim April, 1515." General (
withdrew
" San Martin ! Hero of Chacabueo and Maipo !
General
Every patriot, to a men, pronounces thy name with
1 ) of the on
enthusiastic madness, amidst the transports of joy
Derienced,
t s and tears. To you the whole of the People con- •
which be d
secrete their eternal gratitude, and will hand you
his priori
down as the pride of future ages. That country, by the 24i
which thou Nast saved twice, by crowning it with would „ nil
laurels, as well in the plains as the mountains, will !onto, eh
never cease to love thee. gained,! w
'6 To.morrow, at ten in the morning, a tribute of
to the gr
thanks will be offered to the God of Armies, in the tance of
Cathedral Church of this City, at which his Escel-
, caal of
lency the Supreme Director of the State will assist,
groat
. , together with the Corporate Bodies. Three nights of master of
illumination are also to take place in the City.
warmed it
. . .
By order of his Excellency,
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Ayres, Apriled)
46 Buenos L 1818".”GREGORIO TAGLE. ante as
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.. - We communicated en Saturday, the gratifying and ceesful I
• ' Important intelligence of the brilliant triumph ob.
oifiee's
taioed by the combined Buenos Apes and Chili forces Nothin
support
over the Royalist Spanish army sent from Lima, en. pant' 4
der General Ossonro. We have now been put hi ground
possession of the official details of these splendid and
decisive operations, which have insured the freedom Nee
and independence of the Chiliad provinces, and which the 101
in their result, will, we doubt not, be highly advan. Lain in
lagoons to South American liberty and British corn. April.
pierce, as the ports of Chili will, of course, be thrown ails
open to English trade by this event. The reports are with
eery interesting, and show that there is no want of of An
military talent and valour in the ranks of the South lion a
American Independents. Their cause is, indeed, an the ri
i inspiring one, and the spirit that guides their arms this 1
mounts with the occasion. No victory in the annals Veoe
of the South American contest can be deemed more ooco
complete, decisive, and important, than the triumph Af
• over °ism°, and General MARTIN has proved him. at Ci
self as able as brave. It appears that the Royalists es tl
reckoned confidently on entering the capital and whirl
I, commencing the same horrid reign which they have 2d of
eihibited wherever they have been successful. When toes
\\ SAM MAIITIN was told the Viceroy was sending op be di
sa army to fight bim la Chili, he laid) " not a man , pos.
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