The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-05-07
ALEXANDRIA HERALD.
We DNEsD41. noasIsc, war Z, 1917.
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FROM THE BALTIMORE PArRIor
Further Important Particulars.
Extract ofa letter fran: gentleman M
Bnenos .dyres, 90 MS friend in fhis
eify.
Buen0s Ayres, Eco. 2S.
In my last letter informed you OF
the progress OF Gen. San Martin, who
had advanced into Chill, having passed
the Cordilleras without opposition, az
the head Of an army of 5000 men. I
have now TO state, that we have receive.
ed the account oil an action having been
fought between the royalists and the
troops oil this province, which ended in
the total defeat and destruction of The
former. The express arrived in town,
accompanied by an officer, who broucht
the colors of the kings troops taken.-
There were 1000 killed, and 500 4, sen
prisoners, with general. Ihs Bue-
nos Ayreans have entered the capital,
Santiago
March &, 1917.
Cbili.is gone il is in the hands Of
the patriots, who have carried every
thing before them. rhe last accounts
state them to be in Coquimbo, and tie
royalists flying in every direction. San
Mar,ir, writes with all con fidence, and
they spprehend no further resistance.
The cry now is Tor war with the Por-
tuguese, and it is firmly believed by
many, that j, will be declared immedi-
a,ely"
We have further accounts. Gen
Maroon, The roya. Governor of Chill.
with his suit have besn taken at Val.
Paraiso, on the point oil embarkinc, with
f7Oo nhdons Of dollars The Patriots
have possession OF evsry 1Ors en- RS
soast of Chill!
That there will be a war with the
Portuguese have no doubt. This go.
Vernment, IN retaliation Of some acts of
the Portuguese, at Monleyidec, have
imprisoned ali the Portuguese mer,
chants and others at this places"
II appears that Zerah Colburn has
been some time at Westminster, under
the patronage OF the Earl of Bristol.
1t IS said the friends of the late GOV.
OF Rhode Island were asleep, or things
would no, have happened that have tax.
en- place in Rhode Island. Be il so-
And IT the republicans of Massachu-
sets had not been asleep or worse, the
reduced number of votes in Massachu-
sets, would have had an advantage OF
which the republicans would have avail
ed themselves, with great benefit TO
their influence in that state. But whe.
Their asleep or awake. every man must
sec a great change in New England
since the close of the war, and perhaps
in many respects as great as he could
have wished, after the intemperance
which party spirit had discovered. /,
may be best to have the extent Of the
changes unknown, even to those who
are sure to profit from them.
Salem Reg,
Levi and Laban Kenniston have been
tried in Massachusetts for the robbery
of major Elijah p. Goodrich in Decem.
Der last. The trial occupied two whole
days--It excited unusual Interest,"
The tide Of public opinion had set in
strongly against the prisoners, yet they
49, OSbh ~ HdAktCos
Out OF respect TO the talents and ex~
cellent character of the late MIR. Gross l
senor, the members of the Baltimore
bar have agreed to appear with Grape
for one maoth.
DlED-At Saco, District of Maine
en- Friday last, after confine .nent of
only Eve days. Major Gen. CYRUS
KING, aged ~, late member of Con,
gross.
How very consistently the New.Yors
and Virginia democrats rail against
Boston Chanel being called +" Rme's :;
when one set Of them have " Rn9'
and Queens county :" and the o
Their bave not only King William
eoHnty," a" King Georges eountv,''
" Prince Edwards county" and Prime
Georges county :" SC. &c. bu,
they couId'not be satiated with rovah
have another county called the &" Kir
ard Queens :" Truly, Gentlemen, I'd
strain at EvbOrt!s6erty, but swallow
Mammoth.
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