Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-04
IRON RuENos LrREs.

By the EHgllSh snip fUiHingtoD, whiSb
departed from the River Plate on the Sd
Iof August, and lately arrived at this
port, we received several Buenos Ayres
papers, which are principally occupied
with bulletins OF the army of Peru. II
appears that The royal force under the
command o! Gen. La Scrna. which had
taken possession Of the cities ci Salta and
'upny, was put to flight on the 9Th May,
and iell back shsmeiGlly on Potosi. The
evacuation OF province, Which is the
only magazine Of Peru, has been effected
by the constant and bloody attacks OF the
suerilas and militia of the patriot Cover
ror Guemes. assisted BY Col. La Ma
drid, who, with his flying division, got
into the rear Of the royal army, occupied
Tarifa, made its garrison prisoners con-
sisting OF tour hundred veteran soldiers,
and Immediately besieged Chuquisaca.-
What disappointment must La Serna
have experienced, who intended, bv a
diversion, 10 arrest the expedition on
Chill
The army Of Gen. DeIgrano, quartered
in Iucuman, was 70 be put in melton for
the purpose Of acting in concert with Col
La Madrid ami Gov. Guenes. II was
expected that the result of the campaign
would be the'entire evacuation Of Peru BY
the royalists.
On the eastern shore of the River
Plate, the brave patriot Gen. Artisas pei
folms prodigics Of valor. In the month
OF November, 1916. Ten thousand porta-
sGesc troops Invaded that part Of the ter
ritory of the River Plate, assisted by a
considerable badly of cavalry, and now
thew are only masters If the city OF Mon.
tevileo, the GARRISON of which does rot
amount 10 Eve thousand men. The Mar.
quis Of AlpgEete and Col. Cursdo have
been defeated by the troops of Artigas, in
three different engagements and compel
led TO take shelter in the Portuguese pos.
session. where it Is probable they will
not be able to obtain any reinforcemenrs,
as the native Brazilians of that part Of the
county are ripe for Independence. many
of them having joined Artigas, who has
isrmes them INTO separate corps. The
indeiaisable GoloDel Ribeiro, second in
command in the army Of Ar,igas, very
closely besieges the city OF Montevideo,
and with G eat b avery repulscs the Por-
tusuese in all their sailies. Ii is proba.
bic that Montevideo would have fallen,
il Director Pue,beydon, instead Of turn
ing all his views ard means to prescribe
and destroy the most deserving patriots.
those who had been most Conspicuous in
li5eratiug their country, had furnished
R.beiro with artillery to batter down hat
important placc-or if lhi, modern Sylla
had not alloaed the tree expectation VI
all kinds Of provisions to Afsntcyide".
Ii is rather surprising 10 observe b,
these papers, that the chief magistrate Of
that republic was suspected ct being him
self concerned III these seandaiuus specu-
latiuns. In manifesto ha has published,
he doe not contradict that provisions
were sent from Buenos Ayrcs to Monte
video, but denies having himself had any
interest IN those operations. tie CONT
nues his prosecutions against those who
raise their Voice, against his pc, tidy, and
hi, good understanding with the Port.-
gaese. Among the victims is the worthy
General Roudeau, who 10 eoLined in
Ensenarla de Barragan.
On the 2sik Of June, a vessel Of war
OF Baenos Ayres, csptul ed a vessel ue.
ionsing To General Artigas, near soria-
mr. Her cargo consulted OF 400 mnskets.
5 guns, and 22,JO0 cartridges, which Pu-
croydon thought proper to make q prize
OF. Fifty Portuguese prisoners, found on
board, we're presented with great comp