Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-26
LETTERS FROM SOUTH AifERlc4.


:, EHeH0S Tyres, JIgyck s. 1913.
Dsar Sir-I bad scarcely sea my font on sbor. when
vas hofmedt that iie schooner PlausDurg would Ger
fanny sam the next day for Baltimore and being anxious
To embrace favorable au opportunity OF nicely in
Io'lhs my friends OF my arrival in health place
ana VI some few particulars had then heard rot
inimtd'atelJ-Since then, learn that the vessel has
betn detained III consequence Of arrival and ,y i'll
probably be detained until our commissioner have AN
interview win The supreme director which may be Ia
uay or Two Tomorrow he presented Ia The
secretary OF slate alter which political
VIII commence
Inc n'aii which arrived yesterday in TWENTY-FIVE days
IRON 81. iaso, Gull. brings intelligence that the Span
,sh army winch II was expected would invade Chill
from Peru, had not then arrived The confined for
ces OF the patriots now in Chill under San Martin and
oEiggins, amount to abOnt eleven thousand ahout nine
tbousahu OF which esad 10 be we'll disciplined and
exceeht troops, particularly the horse which are so
use'u w mat county, aud beh about fifteen hun.
o,eu SuOhs san haTD writes III good spirits, aud de
clares hiseli 10 he mere than match for any force
the spanidrds can bring The expected Spanish army
rs Sad 10 consist OF no than four thousand ard
bat ihey expect very confidently add considerably TO
lber Numbers by enstmenis aud large accessous in
the country through which they may usss-but the h,
Ter opinion Is, that IN this the Toyaliss will be much
disappointed. General BIayCT is with the army of
ohiggins. which he III fact actually commands and
There is al present no government in Chilli but that
oi me supreme director, who is Oiiicgns rather
Ban Maitln who is the commander chief having the
supreme director under him as his lieutenant O1Hip
guns is now IN ST. Iage, and tits said will remain there
continuing IN the command Of The siny pro lorna
hniCh Is W Iact exercised by BTayer. CaTera and 9th
eTs saw that So long tc country is so much threaten
co. ana surrounded rs II is at present by tue fleets ans
armies OF the rOyallsts, the government of Chill hid
Better remain as II is suspended its formation post
Poned aud that the roJasts are drawn en-.
tlTely Oh, and there farther danger from them
the people VIII ne longer submit san Martin but have
government oftheir The people ofthis country
and am told there is little difference betu cen thp u.n
eial Character OF any particular section are said TO tie
very unanimous 10 The resolution maintain to the nj
mosttheif independence but as 10 civil government
ahd municipal regulations, all yet be disnr.
DER darkness and confusion Its difficult to procure
,iornauon OF any sort as to the state Of things and
mat which you do get has seemed he all of it,
more OF Tess dscoioTed or distorted by prejudice, pas
sion or luminosity gentleman apparent, INTELLIGENT
and me friend and intimate acquaintance OF Argas has
Just 'e! me- VINO represents thh singular warrior whose
very name is terror this gOvernn ent rs one of the
most deserving and worthy patriots OF all the country.
ms person aud aspect said he is noble open aG com
mandDg, aud although he is the commander m cbieIof
considerable extent Of country and populations he Is
poor aud denies himself ali ndugencies and ornatents
that can be dispensed wiih-One day could ut oiice
ms cOd, which vas an old daTned ia several places
patched at Tie elbows K Vitbout epaulees. no bssry
co tat was ejeing bis coat, aud said you see am
poor, Jet have i've thousand dollars in lie public
chest but u must all go 10 purchase arms Tor have
many enemies ,and are determined be Iudeuendent
ana iEee; baye, it's us, better coat bat cant af-
ioTd TO wedTi every day.-Artigas, continued he has
not what IS called cultivated mind but he has vast
Ipi" :" c"inho senSe ne was never known To he in
passion, OF TO skulk from any danger however Great
when II was necessary to encounter IN order TO eject
hs outpost lie WISHES for confederation of STATES
similar 10 tha Of the United States and firmly Tesoy.
ca Oh accomplishing tue freedom aud independence
us country. q Trend cOmpneHed him by comparing
him to Washington hc replied there is no ASKING
ton IA this COuntrybe file finger Of that illuslrons
man woulh cause all 60 go rgltwOud 10 God we lad
Washington to direct and lead MS - Such Is the cha.
IacteT Of ATugas as drawn by friend. His enemies
describe him 40 blood thirsty Goth yet all admit that
mere Is as much o. more ssuce and order the other
SIDE 81 the river as on this aud that the attachment Of
the people on the eastern side 10 hftgas unanimous
and warm. AS to tue scene aud the people by which
am surrounded, would not yet venture an opinion
indeed where every thing is would be diff
cult - once 10 make any tolerably views on
The moral social political! condition Of The peOple-I
nave beth repeatedly told, that the supeTsiitioH aud
ignorance Of the people gross in the extreme but That
they are getting more iiberaUnder the regal govern.
meat there was TO be met with hut one Instance IN
winch any thing like an election al visible that
was M tie election 0fihe aicSldC; II is then wonder
that they should be ignorant % The importance aud ma
tute 81 elections; but n this too the people prOVe..
A, The first election for Officers 81 The Calzado OF city
csunc men. there were no; SIX hundred taken al
the last there we're more than sic DousaHd and IN des
pte OF executive influence some Oftbe respectable
cnzeHs Of the city elcClcdbut still the progress
IS Under The colonial government the inuoria
ton Of books was prohibited, aud the circulation of
even foreign ewspapefs brought here y chance was
dangerous many books 81 all SORTS imported aud
iheFe are four newspapers printed IN the town iSsuur
once or twice week. Artigas, told had declared
ne would send for printing press pc be could
afford tfVT there Is such ihng Uudtf tis govern
ment ~ present TIE pe0plg said be naturally
sPtghtiy active, kind, soci2taud doce. Their decla
rlon ofndeperdence has s,t merely agHOunced 10
"efie aTfFolnlon IN their Poy.!eqt as;iipons but