The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-28 00:00:00

TIISM.AN

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the standards which the enemy snatelset from as in the
fatal day of itandegus, in that theatre of so much blood
and so mach glow, that there might not remain to the
tyrants this relict of their withered laurels. They lee
with a miserable remnant of men forced into their tart;
vice, passing the almost inaccessible ridges of Pere, filled
with shame and despair, while the victims of their an-
cient oppressionlreathe the sweet and fresh air of inde-
pendence, beyond the confines of the republic of Colum-
bia. Our victorious arms pursued the fugitives, who, if
they could not support themselves in the centre of their
power and inexhaustible resources, will with iliffi•
cults, escape from the activity with which they are pur-
sued in the midst of the obstacles which oppose their
adventurous march.
" Our forces prevail by land and by sea, and a moment
only is wanting to seal the peace of the South, after the
'mails which has crowned the generous endeavours of,
Chili. The official documents which Ido myself the
'honour of presenting to you unite my voice with those
arelatnatioos with which we testify our common send-
meat, and the immortal glories of our country. 1.1
"DESPATCH OP THE GENERAL IN CHIEF OP THE LIBERAT.k
'NO ARMT OP PERU, TO THE MOST EXCELLENT SUPREME
DIRECTOR OP THE REPUBLIC.
"11 orr EXCELLENT SIR—On the 10th instant, the
army under my command took possession of this capital.
Its inhabitants, in proportion to the oppression which
"they bare suffered,testified in an unequivocal manner the
class of freemen to which they belonged. " The public
;papers which I have the honour to enclose will afford to
your Excellency a more extended account of the events
Which have taken place.
44tThe enemy continues his night through the moon-
4etns pursued by our cavalry and various parties which
-hang upon him. • Desertion Wow his ranks has been lop
;tnense, in spite of the precautions which have been taken
to avoid it,

" The army under my commaud proceeds in confor-
'mity with the confidence which your Excellency has
placed in it; and the sacrifices of Chili hive not been
useless to the liberty which it has conferred on its bro-
thers in Peru.

" The Castle of Callan, in which there was left fa gar
rison of 800 men, is closely blockaded by land and by'
sea. I expect in a few days its surrender.
" God keep your Excellency for many years.
"Head-quarters in Lima, July 19. 1921.

" JOSE DE SAN MARTIN.
" To his Excellency the Captain-General,
D. Bernardo 01Iligins. Supreme
Director of the State of Chili."

By a private letter from Lima, dated the 16th of
July, we lean that the evacuation of the city by La
Serra took place on the 4th. The viceroy was ac-
companied by the whole of the Royalist troops, con-
sisting of about 5,000 men. Of this number 2,0Q0
took the route along the coast to the southward, under
the command of La Serra, and the remaining 3,000
marched towards the Sierra, under the command of
Cont.:rec. The solemn declaration of independence
by the authorities of Lima was made on the 15th, and
no interruption to the public tranquillity had occurred.
Callao, it appears, had not surrendered to the Chilies
forces on the 20th of July.
s' Extract of a private letter from ♦alparaiso, 16th

iiie 1821 :—lt gives me great pleasure to infi;rm yon, that
Lima is at last in possession of Oeneral San Martin.
By a despatch of his, brought by the schooner Mo•
terms, and published in an Estraordisay Gazette at
Santiago on the 14th inst. lleneral San Martin states,
that he occupied the Capital on the 10th July, after
the Royalists bad evacuated it, and retreated towarAs
the Mountains; *et they are actively panned by the
Cavelry and the light detachments, and suffer an int-
" ase desertion ; that the Cul/o'o4l*o %IS still
old by 800 Royalist troops ; but being closely be-
"reieged by sea and land, its reduction might *eon be
expected.
's The inhabitants of Lima received the Chilies army
with the greatest demonstrations of joy. and those who
had f,rmerly borne arms, offered to join the army in
pursuit of the enemy: these offers were accepted."