Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-19

visit the tiger or bull fights, il,e opera
house, or their sociable htuiiaS, similar 70
the ten parties in Virginia. is 10 behold x
display of FINALE beauty SURPRISING the
most rxtrayagant description | ani able
of giving. Bui then, % Human irailty y
they are even more addicted 10 galiantry
aud intrigue, than t'.e ladies' ui Span OF
lialy = +" g q how exalted, IL,
my estimation, are the fair daughters OF
my native land AT this moment Viii,
what rapture do dwell upon the r, irein-
brance OF those characteristic traits OF
modesiy, sincerity, prud. nee -and rigid
virtue by which they are so peculiarly
distinguished from The ladies of almost
every other country IN the universe.
Tie abundance OF every Kind of pro-
vision IN this place will appear almost IN
credible. Ii Is now The commencement
of The spring season, and there is no, AN
article thai attracts The eye that is not
| plenty IN the sup rldiive dcgroe-witi lie
exception of homeSt men. A bull or OK
| may be bought Tor one dollar an elegant
sorse for four dollars; the most beautiful
horse M the county May be purchased
tor the tritlng sum OF sixteen duli.irs-
Sheep are animals that the natives willnoi
eat, and they are only used to burn the
brick tilns with: they are sometimes va
lued at l2s 10 Isl cents per head.
a certain barbarian Uor can call!
| nothing elSe) residing three miles out of
this city, regularly every year drives into
| his kilns 10000 sheep, alive, and closing
the kins sets fire TO the poor harmless an
| lmalS with as much sang froid as Que of
| your Norfolk brickmakers would to col
lection of pine fuel. la short the country
Is so overrun with every description of
domestic and wild animals, that thew
| range at large without restraint, perfectly
| their own masters. Every man is an ex-
pert horseman, and every horseman is IA
| sure goacher, or iassdr, as they are here
| termed. He can mount his horse, and
with rope 100 yards in length, attached
10 the l.inderrart OF his saddle, give chase
IN tuii speed, throw running moose over
| Tie object OF his pursuit, (wheiher a man
| or wild animal, )wIii, Incredible certain.
| ~, and thus entangling it, Il heel suddenly
about and set oft at full gaii~p, dragging
| llS victim or prey after him in this man
ner they take all the animals OH which
the inhabitants of the country and the
cities subsi>t. Nothing can escape The
running moose OF these extraordinary and
expert horsemen when iii pursuit.
Nature has not intended Ibis for a
ter might Ito well enough at repairing
vessels, making spars, &c. but he would
meet with poor success in building, as he
could find neither OF those essentials, lin.
her and water, Ill sufficient abundance.
The whole OF South America oil the
south side OF the great river Rio de la Pa.
I'd is now entirely free from The Spanish
yoke. The two conquefing armies of
| Buenos Ayres, under The command ofthe
celebrated Generals San Martin and Bel
grano, having conquered the extensive
province of Chill, are now on lis northern
borders, aud upon the eve Recommending
operations against tile royalists ia the
province Of Peru so that Lima. with lis
golden hatvests, may soon be expected 10
form another link in the chain Of republi-
can dominion. The invelerate hatred
they bear TO the European Spaniards, and
their adored Ferdinand" is beyend
conception. In this part of the republic
ali Is tranquility, ORDER and system. Ev-
cry day here seems like day of general
ieS'lvity, and one can see nothing III the
people indicative of the great contest for
their independence yet they are, appa-
renily, strangers 10 fear, and are vipor
ousIy engaged III coniendiug for the in
dependence OF the neighboring provinces.
will never go right as long as Artigas is
the chief i'll command. He is an ambi-
tIouS and a dangerous man, and il evil
DENLY appears that he has 10 other object
III view In driving the Portuguese ont of
that country, than to sit himself quietly
down as its sole master Therefore YOU
may readily perceive lie has not many
friends III these Southern Provinces"
ROYAL SPANISH OPERATIONS.
CHARLESTON, Feb. l3.-Our Havana
papers received few days since, by the
ship PterSe Manning, contain a long
detail of the operations of the Spanish
Royal Army, IN the capture of a Fort
from the Republicans called Copojo, in
the Kingdom of New Spain The report
IS TOO long and unintereSiiGg for pub
LEGATION, but our translator has furnish
ed us with the following condensed
statement of its contents C. Gae.
CONCISE STATEMENT
Of the reduction Of the Patriotic Fort Of Co
po'O, an the Kingdom Of Ne,o Spun be- tie
Royal forces, cOnmandedLy Don joseph
JAACKiN MARQUEE D0NULLo, Colo.
net Of the regiment Of Lobe,a, and Gene.
rat Commmider Of that TeJy'ito,y, as IL
appears from his o6fciai yeport to His Err
ceticHcg Dan JOHN RUIZ DE APoDACA,
Vice Roy Of Merieo dated tie SM De
Gender, 1917, from Caporo. del Rey (of
the King and ertractel from lie Go
vernmenrs Daily Register of Havana,
Of tie 27h and 2SM Jamary last.
From the long aud minute detail Of
said military undertaking, which fills up
the two papers aforesaid, it does not ap-
pear at what precise time (by the com
mander's reference TO former official com
munlcations) the siege began by the for