Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-27
FRoM SOUTH ANIERICA.

FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
CHARLESTON, January 2l.-A valued
friend has furnished us with the subloin-
ed interesting intelligence OF Tue wariike
operations in South America, received
from his correspondent al kingston, Jam.
under date of the Sth Dec.-Erom aknow-
Iedye of both the parties, we have no he
sta ZION in vouching for its authenticity.
From the same source we have been
possessed of a most eloquent and pat,l-
otic Address from Doctor JOSEPH COR
TIES MADARIAGA, Canon OF Chin, dc. &c.
TO his compatriois of Costa Flrma. This
article is too voluminous for our limits to-
day, but we shall lay it before the public
as soon as possible. lC"y GdS.
Verv important ne,cs, from the Kiugdom Of
Ney Grenada and Cdrthagena as principal
Sea Port.
SAMANO, lately named Vice Roy,
and residing at Santa Ee de Bogota, the
capital of the Kingdom, officially has
communicated to Montalvo, the Vice
Roy of the said Kingdom, exercising The
functions OF said office, until the aforesaid
Samano his successor, may assume the
command that il is impossible Tor him
longer to sustain the Kingdom, after
having sent division TO the Plains of
4 Casanare. which was completely destroy
ed by the Patriots; only the commander
of the same and II soldiers escaping
A secc,Id one was immediately afterwards
dispat, he'd TO said Plains, and only lis
Chief and two drummcrs could escape
from this still seveTer loss.
slOriIio writes that he is about to exc
cute the officer who commanded divisi-
on, that sliamefully retreated from 5000
Independents, when those of his own con-
sisted of SOC men.
In Santa Tea woman was about to be
executed, in consequence of there having
been intercepted a detailed statement of
the Spanish troops, which were IN said
place, and which she had forwarded to the
Patriots III Casanare.
Brigadler Cupini and Lieut.. Col. had
arrived Ill Carthagcna-the only remains
of the defeat at Margarita, aud said
that they were on their route for Pc
ru--tIie former 10 take the command as
General.
On the 9Th of October ult. was taken
the province of Pamplona, by the Re-
publicans, and where the Spaniards
& were completely defeated. This news
y is confirmed by Sergeant that had ar :
"a rived AT Ga:ihagena, and wounded In the
y said action.
In Cart!lagena there were collecting a
donation, for the purchase of provisions
i of every description, 10 he in readiness i'll
case a siege should be established by
the Patriots against said city.
On the 18th of November and almost
q every day since that period, three Pla-
cards were putin different parts ofihe city,
demanding the heads OF Monialvo, Tor
res. the Governor, and that of Cano,
Judge Advocate of said place. These
& Placards are supposed TO have been stuck
up by the soldiers and subalterns, among
whom there was a general discontent-
Patrols were constantly employed in pa
rading the streets, in order 10 take down
these Placards.
Recent Nei0s from the South Sea
rs BY gentleman lately arrived fro
Guayaquil aud Panama, / am informed
by him, IN person, that the army OF Chill,
e In July last, disembarked at africa in
lat. Is, %, ,. TO unite themselves 10 the
s powerful armies OF i5uenos As res, which
n had already entered the kingdom of Peru
and that the Royalist araly In said pro-
vince had capifulated to the Patriots
and that In consequence OF this glorious
triumph, all the armies were on theii
march for Lima. Casco, the former CAPT
TAI OF that kingdom, had already become
3 independent, which excited great alarm
I'll Lima, ITS modern capital, which ii is
generally believed here, must have fallen
long since. The ports of Lima and Guay.
aquiI, are strictly blockaded by the Pa
tiiois, who il is said, have upwards OF
eighty vessels of war: among which are
Iri8aies, briggs and other smaller craft
Not single vessel has arrived from Lima
50 Panama, sin. e Srptem Der, and it is po-
sltIyely believed that the immensely lucra.
tive commerce which has been carried
on between This Island and the Pacific
Ocean, haS now drawn 10 Il close, for the
independent armed vessels have even ap
peared III front of Panama ON The oath oil
October and il is supposed the Patriot
nag vii float Ill triumph from Cape Horn
10 the northernmost point in Venezuela,
within the Snace of ely nunniLs