Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-06


anu partizans or advocates of the same opiuien
aie found IN various nations.
Extract efa letter dSted Valparaiso, 5th lgay.
1913, to D,erchoat ia New York.
The uni'ed States s!oop ofwar Ontario.
capi5n biddie, returned here ii few DAYS
az" from Lima, wi'h judge Provost o,,
beard, WHO accompanied capt. Biddle IA
MS mission, also some patriot officers,
who are 20 tie exchanged fer Ike lnin-
Der O! Span!arUs, taken at The battle of
Ma'po. Tins Is The first regular exchange
that has taken place since The ievol,.i.U,,
IN 'iliS country, and II is certainly ow ny
10 The humane interference Ui capt. Bid
dic and Judge Provost. by the Ontario
The 'oss o. The battle OF Aia.po was lin II
knnwp, and which dismayc cd lie citizens
OF Liuia, as they i,ad been led 10 believe
that the army OF general Osoro wuul,i
soon re. conquer Chill, as no expence had
been spared III equipplrg ~. They a.oue
contributed ! 2 millions of dollars, The
viCtroy OF Lima treated the officers viii,
marked attention surrendered al the
hrst demand, the Americans who had
!ieem SO long confined in prison
What is very singular, and SO iiirli, no.
norahle 10 captain iilddic, he gave au or
der, iha, The American vessels then i'm The
ports Of Chill might sail, and should not
be mo!estcd hy the royal cruisers. How
fiaiiering 10 our national glorv, that a
small ship, so lar dis,am, from the United
States, can accomplish such important
things; it speaks more than volumes
could do in favor Of our rising and gallant
navy and how CALLING 10 The pride OF
Tie English, who so lately pretended 10
be indignant ~ The conduct of the ROYAL
squadron then blockading this port, in
permitting The Ontario 10 enter CONNIE
dore Bowles, Of The Ampi,ion irisaie, al
lcging il was thereby violated, aud, in iu-
,ure, thai the English should not respect
1t. We now see his same vessel return
ing from Lima with Americans freed from
Spanish ngeop-pairi"i officers 10 lie
exchanged, which, in part, is acknowledge
ing their goverDmen,-au order from the
v,ceroy that our vessels might sail from a
blockaded port without dread of M olesia-
ton from The royal cruisers and all this
after This same vessel rescued from
The guns of the frisaie Vcrgenza, the
brig Ariel of Baltimore, WHO certainly
would have been captured. The I'm sish
are extremely mortified thai so much has
been performed by single sioop OF war.
and particularly as they joked so much
wien this vessel first arrived. The day
Is moi far distant when we shall act that
conspicuous part which nature has ties-
fined lis To perform, and those English
writers who are paid TO villify our com.
try. will see that we do not overrate our
resources even within the last six wears
ourhopcs did not anticipate what we ROW
witness. The government are entitled 10
great credit III sending IL ship OF war 10
these seas. and giving the command TO so
distinguished an officer as captain Bi,idle.
wlio, by his correct conduct, commands
The respect Of all. independent of all the
advantages stated, the Ontarlo's being il,
these seas has saved 4 million Of dollars
TO The United States.
II gen. 81. Martin had been enabled 10
follow UP his victory, there Is no qucs-
ton bnt Peru must have fallen if is, how
ever, an event not far distant. There is
a great want of money here, which para
Yves The operations O.. the government.
ST. Martin Ii now al Buenos Ayres, sup
posed Tor tie purpose of obtaining uears
10 advance towards Peru The patriots
have ihe comna:Id OF the seas they have
lately received from England large shin,
very tar hea,ie than any aiich the Spa
u ards !javein these seas. Omiy one fourth
the cost was paid in cash they have a
long credit on the balance. Arms and
ammunition are constantly arriving from
EDaland-lndeed, there issmore than can
find market.
by The brig America to sail soon for
lh,@dsiphia, send you al, lie late off
ciai documents, &c. IN. Y. Nat. AdO.