Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-17
FROM SOUTH AMEeICA.

Extract Of letter from an ,nie!hgc,t and highly
respectable american. TsSidiHs.ut Bucaos lures
to Il gentleman IA baltimore, Ggted
BUENos AYREs, Oct.7.
The Political situation of this province is,
conceive, pretty securely established ia the
minds of the impartial. 10 be reDuolicau 81,
that there Is nothing to dppreheEd rs preludi-
cial to the cause from elmer external on domes.
tic enemies. Chill, we all know, has been
conquered from The rcYaliSts by repub licau
army under General SAN MARrIN ftom ihis
place, who irem has situation had the power.
and exercised ii, 10 place in the chair OF state
man, though Il native OF Chill, whose political
opinions he knew could always be made sub
Scrvient 10 the views of this government. III
can, therefore, be looked upon ~ 40 other IpI,t
than that Of u colony governed by a deipyat.,
from this province.-'rhis accounts for the fire.
quent con- i'tracles that are made against il,,
ruling party, as well as for the Impoverished
and unsettled state of il, which is caused nv
the large military force that il is found expe.
dent TO maintain 10 keep down the spirit of
affection that IS constantly manifested for the
CARRERA party. We have 80 late accounts of
the progress OF the patriot cause in Peru: the
last we had was very favorable, and stated
That the royal army was retreatIng towards
Luna before the republican General Bsr-
GRANo from thus place, VINO had several partial
actions with them, III all of which he had nat
them te the routc.--ihc Portuguese and Gem
eral ARIIGhs have of late been very inactIve
having little o. 30 skirmishing.-I former
possess MOntev:deo, with very little territory
besides the latter all tiic northern and wes-
tern part OF the province, aud an this situation
they have remained for some months PAST
Some say tl!is Is oiriGg TO the Portuguese
shortly intending to eVacaaie their hold 9th
ers that they are only waiting for reinforce
mcntS that are expected from Rio ,laneiro
when they will make an attack or d,figas J,i
which case | am OF opinion that they will
from his manner of fighting, he put 10 the
route, as his forces are formidable well disci-
plned and said to fight like desperadoes.-
The Portuguese aud this government remain
on the most friendly terms at present IL say
how long this tranquil state OF thugs will con-
tlnne, requires a percrarium better stored
than mine. TO all heretofore these peopIe
have kept perfectly aloof, on neutral ground
III any things that related 10 ARTIGAs and the.
Portuguese; for any prizes that might have
been made under commissions issued bY him
would not be permitted to enter the waters of
this port, or any under its jurisdiction"
AHotker letter Of the same Gdie states that
More than 50 persons OF the first distinc
ton in Chill had been seized by the military
and thrown into dungeons on The ground Of
attachment to General Carrera. Two North
American gentlemen, MesSrs. Kennedy and
Jewett, had been arrested and imprisoned on
the same ground, but had been released on the
condition of leaving the country in an Amer
can vessel sailing for Rio Jameiro. The trea.
sures of Chill are exhausted By contributions
to BuenOs AyreS, aud the people of Chill are
experiencing the benefits of that kind ot Ge.l-
CerGace from The royal Spaniards by D Higgins
and the army of Buenos Ayres, that France has
experienced under the Bonrbons, supported
by the armies OF wellington and Alexander"
Bait Pct.