Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-02

SOUTH AMERICA.
FROM VALPARAISO

The following extracts are furnished to us
from letter received by gentleman in this
city from his friend Ian American) in Valpa-
raise, dated the 18th of July, 1t furnishes no
news later than already received, but the views
1t gives being from an eyewitness, may be
found Interesting GN0t. Int.
O.. lat the people ofthis country will main
tam their Independence the parent state,
Spain, rational doubt cannot or ought not ex-
lst; but that they will unite in federatve sys-
TEN oil Tree representative government, guar
antecing the rights of civil liberty, is problem
atica. There are many physical and moral
causes to impedc,a and fear prevent that result.
Should they determine on establishing distinct
states these countries and nations will be inn
beetle, unless they do unite under a general
federal government. Our commerce in the
growth or manufactures of the United States,
will be extremely limited. We have but few
commodities which this people require that
they cannot procure as adyantageolIsly from
other quarters of the world, at quite as reason
enable prices. The great natural CONNER
clal connection Ofths coast is with Asia, par
ticularly China and Hindostan.
Ahars in Peru are indicative OF ultimate
and, trust,speedy success to the Patriot cause
General San Martin was within three leagues
OF Lima, and the Roya!ists were treating with
him.
Hc ptVpic vi SuIH require Il Tree gov
ernment. Whether they will obtain it or not
is questionable, at least for some time to come
The nifre and the s,cord consccrate euery pub
TIC act, and forbid hetorodor opinions"
FROM PERU.
Extract Of a letter from VALPARAISO, dated JUN
IL, TO Is house IN .Ne,O York.
''The British lrigate Owen Glendower, has Just
arrived here in 3days from CaIlao The ARMS
hot, fl,.,N Il
tin,ha beenrenewed for 10 days and afterwards
forsix days. An American gentleman at Lima,
writes, that the conditions offered by Gen. San
Martin are the following The possession of
the forts mt Callao, with 500 of his troops to
garrison them half the proceeds of the
mines OF PascO; quiet possession of the coast
of Peru now under Patriot dominion Calao
TO be free port for the u. States, Europe and
Chill no men of war of either party to enter
Callao an armistice for 1 Q months two de-
puties to be sent TO Spain-the one Patriot
the other Royast the ship TO carry them
TO be furnished by San Martin all the reve-
nue. from commerce, to belong to the Vice
King ofPeru.
"The terms were agreed to by all excepting
Valdez, Spanish colonel, who is very deter
mined and may hold out little longer. The
letter from Lima, states, that fthere should be
a renewal of the wal, there will be d civil COM
motion in Lima.
The ship Caravan, of Providence, with
rice, from Batavia ship Galen, of Boston,from
Rio Janeiro, with flour, and three British ships
with flour, were waiting to enter Callao."
We have been politely favored, says the Balti-
more American, with the following extract
ofa letter to gentleman of this city, dated
ST.. BARTHoLOMEws, Oct. 3, 1921.
h.v
form you, further than to tell you, that pira-
teal ship called the Victoria, alias Cientfrugas,
alias Prometheus, formerly belonging TO tn
u. >. navy, the notorious outlaw DeboilIe,
otherwise called John Short,) commander,
has been brought in here, by the Buenos Ay-
rean priyatcer brig Independence, and an
armed force sent from here. From confess
sons of the crew and papers found amongst
the effects ofOne OftIe officers who died here
few days ago, this vessel has committed de-
precautions to a considerable extent on various
nations, hut especially ON the Americans in
the list Ofwhich are two vessels belonging tn n.
YOrk-the cargo one captured and carried to
Crab Island, and three slOOp loads of her car
go taken out and sent to ST. Thomas. What
/ became of the remainder and the vessel after
wards is not known. The other they say
they only rObbed--thc captain, however, was
kept three days prisoner in the .forepeok of
the Pirate, and it is not known what became OF
him. Some of this plumber was found on board
whent taken possession of.
This piratcal vessel, was as heretofore sta
ted Guineaman, formerly out of Havana
captured some FIVE or six months since by the
privateer brig Bolivar, capt. Wilson, and
brought into Five Islands where the slaves
were disposed Of She then came into this
harbor and fitted ont, from whence she sailed
and committed all the atrocities herein STA
ted"
A letter received in this town from Smyrna