Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-23
Great .Ns,cs from South .a,uer;co.

Great .Ne,cs rom South America.
morning paper announces the receipt Cby
the schr. Ladies Delight, from Curacoa. we
presumed of the Extraordinary Gazette of
Chill, containing the particulars Of" an enp,pe-
ment between the patriots and royalists. in
which the latter sustained complete defeat
The engagement took place near Pasco, and
immediately led to an armistice with the Vice
Roy of Lima, who was induced to solicit :,
suspension of hostties in consequence of the
total rout of his army. There can be no doubt
says the Advocate, that the account given in
the English papers of the fall of Lima, was
correct 1t was the natural consequence of
the victory achieved by the army of General
San Martin, and the low ebb, To which this e.
vent had reduced the affairs of the Royalists. ,,
dispatch dated ut Valparaiso, July Cd.
addressed to the minister of state, gives the
following account:
General Rcafort was completely beaten
near Pasco, by Gen. Arcnales, after a very
obstinate action, in which Ricafort lost leg
ana had Il thigh broken by cannon bali, his
horse falling dead under him. The major
part OF ms division taken prisoners the num-
Der oil The dead and wounded great, and only
few soldiers or horse officers got safe TO Ii
ma. His cxcellency Gen. San Martin had
concluded an arnistice with the Vice Roy of
Lama tor twenty days, it having for object to
come to an agreement touching certain pro-
posed arrangements, the results of which had
not as yet been satisfactorily known. The
| invitation of the armisicc ernanated from tho
Vice Roy, in consequence Of the destruction
of Gen. Ricafort's division"
| Then follow the articles of the armstice.
extracted from the Gazette Extraordinary of
The government Of Lima, of Thursday, May
-. The articles themselves, are dated Nav
I md bryn for tl,..ir ,,J,,o l.c ~.
Element of the difficulties between the two
parties From the tenor OF them, we should
hardly believe that san Martin had gained
any thing like al important, or decisive Veto
ry. HAD this been the case, why stop to ne
goclatc with government, which they had
taken up arms In overtlTn, and which was in
capable Of further resistance /? Had San Mar
lin been so completely victorious, he would not
have stopped to negotiate until in possession
of Lima.
lhat there was an engagement, and an ar
mistice, is certain OF the latter, however, we
have an account bv an arrival at Baltimore
several weeks ago bui these ere,,ts occurred in
day last ; and if the reader will turn to the
Commercial advertiser of the Goth of Septe,n-
bcr, he Will find advices from Lima down to
inc 10th OF July, giving an account ofthe toErl
| dJedt o. San .iinrtIa, two months after tbc
great victory gained by him, which led to the
armisiice.
The news, therefore, contained in the Err
t,Hord'nay Ga>eite from Chill" may he set
down under the old head of" Great necs from
Cnd9'Id. 1T leaves us as much in the dar!,
as ever.
An article from this paper dated Santiago,
july 4, states, that Lord Cochrane had tai ken
Moyendo on the 18th OF June
~ ]. Com .4ar.
| PHILAD@LPHIA, Oct IA letter 70 a
merchant in baltimore, dated Pernambuco.
| sept. 10, says, the Patriots are from 9 TO
1900 strong, and will be here Tomorrow
G0z
Extract letter from Captain William PhiIips.
of the briS Nymph, to his owners in this
Pernambwco, SEPT. i6, 1921.
Genaemen-i'his vessel going oil in a h,lr-
~ nave only Time to inform you, that the
iteyolutiohists are within 9 miles of this CITY
and said TO br ten thousand strong. Tho col
lector has applied for refuge on board tha
Nymph, for himself and family.
we have the following American vessels
here-ihe Nymph Edward of Salem Stork,
ni do-thc latter sails To-day for River st.
francisco, TO take in the Sisters cargo, captain
B'lrnham, of Boston, cast away there some
time aSo-thc Edward, bound to Sun1atra.
anu Telegraph now Under way for Baltimore.
shall sail possibly ON Wednesday for Phila-
delphia.
1T IS somewhat curious that these people
don't differ in political point of view but the
natives here, imagine they can manage their
own affairs without The MD Of Enropeans-thcy
are all for King and Constitution. There is
not len Spanish Dollars in the place, and as
Tor Soid it has disappeared altogether" RIO.
The ship Gen. Brown, Skiddy, orthis port,
arrived at Rio Janeiro 10th of August. in S8
days from Callao, with - passengers. includ-
ing the cx-viceroy of Lima. She was convoy
cd out of Callao by the Constellation Cripafe.
At the time Of her departure, Gen. San Mar
TIN was at PascO, with ten thousand men,
The Gen. Brown remained at Rio on the s0th
OF August. Letters from Rio state that Lima
was still closely blOckaded, and it was vet
doubtful when the contest in that quarter
"o''id terminate. ". Y. .ler. .4dv.
UNITED STATES
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