Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-04
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Extract Of a letter from an oficer on Lsd,l ne
Y, - ship DdcedoajaG Capt. DoiensS, 10 hiS
t.Other in Sur,EhoA, dated


BAY OF PANAMA. Dee. ~, 1910.
We are nov. my dear brother, b-atisg up
for the city ut Panama, whore two ni our OF
hcers will leave us tor tie United states. I
wiote you last from Valparaiso, by the schoo.
ner Amanda, bouId tn Raitimorc but shalt
repeat the substance Ut 10Y letter. az there
are few opportunities OF writim. from these
seas, SO safe and Is ped,liOuS Us tue one now
avail myself
We left Valparaiso on "A cruise, The 25th Of
April last, and Stood a. far IL the northward
as -. Elias. III 20 deg. 10 \. We touched at
several places along the coast and returned
TO Nalr1raiso. On ar ahout lie 10th of Octo-
Der. Our object in visiting 81. Bias was tn
ascertain the situation ut the officers and crew
of an American vessel which had been seized
IN the Gnif at California, under .he accusa-
uon of her having carried M an Illegal com.
merce on thar coast. We remained there U
short time, but could gather no very satisfac-
tory ntormatior OH the subject of our visit,
aud as the rains were setting in, and wewere
fearful of exposing the health OF our crew bv
.pr.er stay III that sjckly climate we has
teucd our return TO tie southwark. AS our
conduct after our arrival WAS in great de-
gree iUtnenCed by the conduct of the Gillian
Governnleut and cruisers, il will rot perhaps
b. much ont of order tS take u partial view OF
TIER proceedings, since We have been in these
seas
After the destruction of The Rsyai Army on
the field OF Maipz the Chilians at once fixed
their thoughts on The emancipation OF Peru.
lhis province had hecn d;antd ctts forces
10 MI mp the ranks Of the army OF ihi'i aud
u was we'll kuown that lie pcruvaus who
are ruled will, rod OF IrOR) were ripe Tor re-
volt The state ofthugs was such in Peru at
THIS period that il was oniy accessory for the
government OF Chill 10 nave taken pnsses-
sion OF SOroe port on III coast a. a rallyiny
point ani all Peru ulOst have been reNoiu-
ti0nIHsj at this time the Chilians captured a
Spanish Frigate. aud imme diately tui ned their
"itehtIcuto pavai power asneceSsaTy in their
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their equ@dron was given 70 Lord Cochraue
who sailed for Caliao, the port of Lima IN the
hope OF takingcthe port. or al any rate dos
'roylng the Royal naval force in the harbor
consisting OF tive frigaieS and several smaller
vessels, before whose destruction, the Chill
ans We're fearful of trusting their army at sea-
lord Cochrane. made "a martial attack on tile
batteries apJ shipping Gnd as he might have
expected rom the strength of the i0Imcr vas
TepnlSeu. when after The manner Of his couu-
tFSines' lac commenced scene OF Dst,y war
iare along The coast, and by p!undering. dis
tresscd aud ExaspeIatt d the mott psive uIhaI
'tants. whose .ood viii IL was !liS duty 20 haN.
cherished. He took DOSspsSiru of n small VIII
lage on the coast called payta, aud no, COM
teal with loading lis Ships with the plumber
OF lndivI' aalS, actually DESTROYED Oh the
beach what hS coull not carr pff On his
hTst arrival on TIE coast of leru he dscl,r.
ed IN trae English *tyle, ihe whole coast from
Atacama To Guiaquii distance OF I,luOmiles
I'D state OF blockade aud under The pretend.
td infringement ofhis decree, detained and
deStloyed several merchant veSseIs-at this
period we were lying at Valparaiso. Reports
reached uS there OF the treatment Of our mer,.
chant sinps by Cochrane, wha had encourage
Ell The Gesei ton of the seameu, and in one
instance, where a boats crew deserted TO him
WIN me boat, refused 10 give up AT the de-
man0 OF Tie Captain, either the men OF the
beat. W e also hea I'd. that hs had taken larye
sum Ut Honey belonging 10 the Americau
merchant bIs Macedonian somewhere on the
Reward coast, under the plea OF ills being Span.
ISL property these above circumstances how
ever reacted VS. in snch \ shape, as not TO be
entitled TO full credit. We weIa also Inform
ed that his LordShip had said, that ii Tire
tiigate Macedonian sbouId attempt 10 enter
me port OF Luna, he wuuld sink her Cap,ain
Do"hes immediately mace known Ia ne Dr.
rector OF Chill MS determination Of nor sni,-
uniting 10 the payer hlpckadi. Of the CHILEAN
AdnIhal, and his Intention ~ sailing without
datay for Ca!Iso. The Director in return
requested as tdrOr from Capt. ID. that nc
w0nid defer his Visitor short time To that
port, and stated among Othcy reasons for his
request thai an Immediate attack was con-
tempiated BY the SquadroU, and that by our
visit The enemy might possibly receive infOI-
ma'Ion OF IL is This camr the shape of a
request and vas not unreasonable, cur visit
10 CdiIno was deferred and VIZ sailed immc-
diatrly for ST. Elis, and before tho new. OF
LORD Iochrhne'S failure had reached Chit,
W u ran along the coast aud touched af SEES
Vefal places in hope Of falling in will the Ma
Goldman brig or some other traders but saw
none on them Things remained in this si,u-
GlIon until our irinru TO Valparaiso in Octo-
Der, "hen We found that Lord Cocilrnue had
returned 10 Chiliz aud haviGg re. nuuipped his
squadron, had called :; few DAYS before 0nr
arrival on a second expedition 10 CaI'aU We
now found that report la not wrOngcd him,
aud even ibat IL had not come mp 10 the frnth
lie had not only encouraged oar merchant
seainen 10 desert, and stolen boat, bat had
Oh every occasion shown att EugliSIlina!l' s feel
IngS tOwai Us Americans when he found then,
protected. When hIs squadron was before
SdiiaC, an American schooner arrived Oh the
hhiJ0r rem TIE United States aud 81 cOnYse
could have known HOlIling OF Inc block de-
BESIDES her cargo size had several hundred
Staud of arms on board an article much want
ed by ihe Rcyhllsis, and which eiliornier yes
selS 90 secuTe aduiittanCs iBto the port fod IL
necessary 10 bring Out, ior you kuU,g i, is eos-
traTy 10 the laws vi Spain That any fCrpi ~ YES
stiS sho@ld uade vilb her colonies ord
COcbfdUe jhste. Il OItakiug out the alins WAic!
were legally his prize, warning the vessel Of
ths blockade OF he hdrbof aud OTdeitne he's
OH, delalhod botll vessel and cargo aad sent
Der t. Hlparai SO Tor adjudication, where he
insisted on her condemnation, aiid where She
was condemned.
lu the ease III the Macedonian, he had re.
ceiVed Information That a sum OF money was
on the road 10 HAT vessel, then lytHS ~ n small
port 10 the wiudWard OF Lima, and landiur
snCCeeded in capturing ii. Capt. Smith Of
Tue MhCeuhtiidu was detained CD board Of
C0cbfdHek fr:aie, who threatened thai ur-
less he "onld si"u paper certifying that tie
property seized wa, SpdUiSt, he should take
bin up 10 NajpaTaisO--( Capt Smith had ihau
considerable SUM- Of money on beard OF a
french brig lying 10 d small post in tie yiciB-
ny, aud wi,bfig iO secure that sGni before,
Lord Cocbraur might tall 100 with hrg.and al
SO weighing The loss he should sustain 10. a
separation of several mauih8 from lGs va al
whch woU'" tof that lime be lying Idle, thought
q advisable TO sign the paper and thinking 100
that hS signature could be Vi no effect In
Iaw as IL wIs ObtJined by COnpH.sioa he
found after having giycU lis signature, that
Brig, aud got possession Of The remainder of
his properiy-DOu tie sums amounted to
s liU 900.