Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-10

"Gr. w. arrived at the 6 mile dc San
Luis few hours after The killing of gene
raj Ordonnis and SO other royal Spanish
officers. on the 9th day Of February. He
Immediately waited on The governor Du-
puy, who told him that these Spanish off.
GERS had been in the habit of visiting him
without ceremony since they had been sent
to the Punta-that they often took fami-
ly breakfast or dinner or other refreshments
at his house whenever they chose indeed
they were upon friendly intercourse and
that one particularly. colonel -, when
he was sent there, had been recommended
to his polite attention by gen. San Martin,
who knew either him or his family when the
general was in Spain-that on the morning
Of the rising Of those prisoners, FIVE or six
of them, of whom were general Ordonnls
and this col. came into his house about 10
o'clock in the morning-at first he suppo-
sed il was usual friendly visit, but they
very soon undeceived him. by Selling his
arms, &c. about the same moment the cry
of viva la patria was heard in the streets.
The Spaniards seemed astonished at this,
and the governor told them, gentlemen,
you see the town is yours; am in your
power; but unless you permit me TO go out
and quiet the people, they will commit sio-
lence, and perhaps break in and massacre
all of you. will go out and quiet them
He went to the street door or gateway.
which the Spaniards had pulled to OH theiI
entering, and Immediately saw that the
street was full Of people, and that the pri.
soners at the guard house over the way,
who had attempted to rise at the same mo-
ment that he had been attackedin his house,
had not succeeded but had been overpow,
cred. He then explained briefly 10 the
people in the street, how he was placed IN.
side Of the house, and they rushed in, and
in few minutes cut the threats Of the
Spaniards, and killed the others who had
attempted to rise at the guard.house. The
governor had his right eye much bruised,
and showed Mr.. w. the poignards of those
who had entered and seized him, they
were long buckhorn English carving knives
filed very sharp on each Side for three or
four inches up from the point.
.Mr. w, did not con6de in the governors
statement only-he had it corroborated by
DE-. Manuel Saratea, WHO was exiled from
Buenos Ayres g. then in San Luis, of course
no friend to the administration. Mr.. Sarates
is pretty well known both in the U. States
and Europe-be had no doubt OF the plot
being real as represented-also Mr.. ". had
it from an English merchant living at San
Luis, ano other persons on the spot, who
never intimated that it was fictitious re-
volt to cover assassination. Yet, on hear
ing of this affair at Buenos Ayres, many old
Spaniards, Mr.. w. was told, applied fer
passports to leave the country, supposing it
the commencement of sort Of reign Of ter
ror.
Mr.. W. does not enter into the merits or
dement's of this affair. But as he thinks
the patriots were not guilty OF tabricating
a plot in this instance so far as bis opinions
are of service to them and their cause, they
have it.
"1he congress, on the 18th Of December
last. by public decree acknowledged Chi
Ii as free state, sovereign and independ.
ent, with all the attributes and plenitude
of power which are inherent to the great
and elevated character and in form wait.
ed on the chief deputy residing in Buenos
hyres,
"Chunge Of Observation-Disclosures said
at Buenos Ayres, and generally believed
that, general San Martin was on his way to
the city with his army Of about 5000; and
that on the retirement Of the present direc-
tor, he would be pressed to accept the exc.
cutive chair.
"Sta.e ofthe Market.-The place full Of
European and India goods--in consequence
of heavy rains the crops Of wheat had been
injured--itwas selling as high as Is dolls per
fanega-but large orders had gone to Chill
where it might be had for | 25."
VENEZUELA,
Ertrucfs, Pert of Spain, Trinidad, March 4
A steam boat is established from this
place to St. Fernando, since December last
and performs the trip in nine hours the