Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-12
BosToN. October 5.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
A letter has been received in this town

from a gentleman in South America, Of
which the following are extracts:--
BUenos lures, Juiy 10.
"The political state of the country is
such, that from the first politician 20 the
I2s-, an opinion Cannot be given by them.
Liberty and Independence, unsupported by
Virtue. Patriotism and Energy, are no.
thing;-.he pretensions TO the former are
row to the last spark distinguished, and tie
magistrates have even been destitute of
the latter
a" 1T present heavy armies are rapidly
approaching from the westward, which viii
be difficult to check. ii pJssibl-.
" The Portuguese are coming, to a Ger
tainfy, with a very strong force. by sea
and land, as we'll as Gen. Ariigas, and
si the towns in this province, OH the other
side OF the river, against this capital which
has ia depend entirely upcn It's militia, of
inferior numbers. We shall have great
changes here by October--lf we do not
entireiy fall und-r the old YOKE. The dis
tress of the country will be unlimited.
" Notwithstanding al! this, there are
desperate people here, who may be inclin-
ed still to hold out, by driving off the sup
plies. to annoy the'enemy in which case
a century must elapse Offended with all
the St. Domingo horrors before the coua,
Try HIII Dc good 10 any one.
EXTRACT OF LETTER.
BuenoS Tyres, JuIy II.
we have pretty correct information
that the Portuguese expedition, Of 10. 600
troops, has arrived in this river.
II Buenos Ayres gazs:tes received with
the above contain AN official address. de-
Ciaring the country t. he in danger" and
Calling on the people to " rise in arms and
once more save it, CeRkiuei.
Official accounts have been received at
Buenos Ayres, from the squadron of Adm.
Brown cruising in the Pacific Ocean. In
February last, he captured the fort of Pun
tn de Piedras, before a reinforcement,
which had been sent from Puma, Ton the
appearance of his feet could reach it
Brown then attacked, with the Trinidad
brig Jon board of which he had proceeded
from one Of his large sh PSI and a galIiot,
b tt ny OF 4 guns, which had been hIs,i-
ly thrown up in advance of the one taken.
After a 6ring Of two hours. the Admirars
vessel unfortunately grounded, in conse-
qlence OF the suldn ebbing OF the tide,
and was compelled to surrender. Bro WIS
force consisted OF two large u gun COR
vet s, the brig taken, and two small schs.
They had in company several captured
vessels-among them, the brig Cons quen-
Gil, OF Cadiz, with more than 100000 dolls
and the Gcbcrnadora, of do. The number
OF prizes which the squadron had taken
sinrc its appear nee in the Pacific, was said
TO be Fifty, several of which we're armed
and named with disafgccSed Spaniarde
obtained from the neighboring ports "A
NV Governor for Guayaqul, ami another
person Of distinction were prisoners on
board the fleet, and the nIdabitants of &
were sol citing 20 exchange tie former for.
the Admiral. The Acct had been at Cal
loa, Guayaquil, and the intermediate ports.
One Of the coryettes had entered the fore
nler port, and after firing upwards of one
hundred shots, sunk the Fucnte IIerfnOsa
lying AZ anchor, and greatly iaIured ano-
Their vessel. This ocCasioned 50 Inut h coa~
fusion, that the people began to unload
sotne ships which were ready to depart for
Europe, with much money and other va
l0abies. A squadron OF FIVE vessels under
Commodore Cansciro, mounting 1913 guns,
with 1853 men, had sailed from Lima in
quest OF the eusmy. Inc above infgrna-
ton IS contained IN the Lima Gazette, Of
February %. \ the last dates, Browns
feet had returned upon The coast Of Chill,
and were bioci.ading Valparaiso and Coz
limbo. There Was a report that the III
ma squadron had been taken. All Chill
was in confusion and alarm.
Later accounts from the Pacific Ocean,
mention that Admiral Brown had been ex-
ca nged. His SC 1oHd in Command, it APP
pcats, sent 4 h,g OF truce 90 Cuayaluil,
cficring % effect an exchange by giving up
the new Governor, all the Spanish prison.
6 and four OF the prizes. Ihc-ansger