Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-22

tie way stended, other opportunity offered daring
our aosehce from this nace. We Ie here the 27h
~ April As The CO, EAU Government had requested
Capt. Oc~nes not To 10 Lima, ton acconh 81 tho
hisekade) We proceeded to AREA, sea port in Peru
IL Is Impossible u lana except IN boats made Of seal
skins hiswn, m sequcu,e % the surf As IA never
ta'ss here most oi the houses are without roots.
lbe iruit was nearly out OF sesssR when artived-
We remained here but - hOuts aud sailed for the
~ard on Lima We fell IN with OF the bio, kadins
squadron, by whom We were infurm that { eli, anr
aud the rest Of The squadron wire Gown TO leevard on
some expedition. We touched AT na,aauu mn the lat
OF Jane but could nothing OF any OF oar u,,,ri,n,
men, Astar cry Is up river not nasigahle vessels
of our draii we senta boat up and came too OF tbr
island of Pune. at ibe mouth OF the river aud
supply oiwood provisions, vegetables &C. In 2da.
the boat returned. and with came the CAPTAIN of the
port as the Governor was satisfied who we were h.
was Seato offer ms every thing we wished To procure
when was IN 'heir power 10 furnish Several Spanish
boats also come down to laden with otanses IN
nuts, pine apples, pau,ans lemons and other frnis
so that we had line opportunity of laying in sea.
stock and very cheap.
% We sailed from here for San Bias, on the month Of
the Gulf OF California but ow ing To light wind. No q.
did not reach II before the 10Th of JAW OR oacrt
was to enquire II the Vice Roy OF MeNicn
American vessels seized up the GuT and their e,co. ~
PRISON, h"t c MD gain no certain Information them
aud as we we're here just the rainy season co. ed
when no travelling would be attempted, we could net
send to, or hear from, Mexicn. We therefore remain
Ell here only long enough IN take in supply of water
and procure provisions and REFRESHMENTS when we
sailed for tue southwark.
San BIAS is poor miserable place, and like most
other Spanish places the iuabants are too lazy even
10 procure the common neceSsatieS Of life. The thtn-
der and lightning this is tremendous and aw-
full never experienced amy thing like IL ~ NV life
and We ha II regularly every dsy. An American shin
which vas laying la The port with was siruck and
her top mast anc fore mast tbivered piyces M
one was hurt. We sent carpenters on board and
repaired the damage that she enabled n sail
for her port Of destination at the time did.
After leaving San Bias we touched at hcapulco in
10 deg North, onceone Of The first cities in Mexico
now nearly ia runs, bat has one of the BARRIERS
IN the wofd.l formerly carried an exiens,e trade
wih the Philippine, Spice Islands, in the East In
dies, bat nov u rs confined To few sbips aud these
run great risk OF SEEING captured by the Paotfc crn
zefs We sailed rom here the 25b of august for
VALPARAISO. AS we were longer out than had ex-
pected IN be- and being unable TO procure SUFFICIENT
supply at Acapulco, we comre lled GO UPON a
short ao. ance ill we reached this place. which was
the more disaereeablc we had cross the Equator
with The snn vertical for considerable time Howe
yer, after remarkably quick passage of 40 DAYS we
arrived here on the 10Th inst. We found thing in
nearly The same state as when left. Lord Cochraue
has done nothing decisive Callao during absence
hut was compelled To raise tb. block
Tor supply of provisions. He has been re nfnrc ID
by another vessel from Buenos Ayres and intends 10
destroy the Spanish men of and shipping in the
port of Lima aud has provided himself with Cnnereve
rockets &c. for that purpose. know nothing more
than hat expect IS already known in the a. States
respecting his conduct towards several American YES
se's "hiCh were so unfortunate to get into hi,
c! t.bes
We shall take in six months provisions al this place
and proceed immediately 10 Lima ana from thence To
san Blasand up the Gulf of California Should we 90
ms far as it is reported shall we may not etuT
here before next March April at all events sbCBld
II then be too lase TO go round Cape IL may he
year hefoTe attempt il. We shall probably sail alon
The lsi Of NUvomDer." iBerai5