The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-11-14
Tsp ADali.
BosToN, Nov. 10.
CAPTURE OF LIMA.

GAIL OkE vi LIMA.
The report Of he caplu'e si LIMA oy tho
combined Pattiot forces, wnich Was noueed
in our last, is now confirmed, almost beyond
douot, by like intelligence received iro"
yaaous sources. lhc detaiis oi which Will
be found below.
Some Of the latest letters brought by the
arrival al New Yo,k stale, that Lima mad
been IN great distress for PROVISIONS, and tina!
n rur had been sold shore as high ~ 50 dol.
las per barrel.
The following is q copy OF handful
brought by tho American p'inted al Buenos
-iyfes without date.
"VIVA LA PATRIA."
"Ci.ixeDs thoUgb The government has not
Yet received the official account o. the entry
Of General San Marun into the capial oi Pe.
III, IL has,ons 10 announce u to you as certain
from tho coorenrs OF The following iettcr,to ON
nrespectabe Engl,shman Al Santiago dc Chi
ii to anothe IN this cry.
"sANTIAoo, AUGUST l3, 1921, lrh
"My Dear Parenf-- mi, momunt Ia, ar.
rived 'he glorious news OF the tall ol Lima.
Ehe Monrezum has arrived ~ tins port
with the ofhciai accoun, that san Ma'tin
en,ered Lima by force OF a ms.
You viii give Gam $50 dollars, 1t ne Is
SHE 81 that brings the news"
The bearer 0. Ihe foregoing iettot Is -.
+ Games, who was in the valley of Aconca-
qua, laying in u stock Of provisions 10 order
10 CROSS the Cordiliera, (,iJge Of moun,ains)
and cary to Mendoza arms and money from
the government OF Chill, when The Dcws ~
rjvod theie OF toe occupation OF Lima 10y tho
Iberating army, which was coiebra,ed by the
discharges Of fire arms and re ioicln8. Games
states, that he went immediately to the house
OF 'he governor OF Aconcagua, took copy OF
the despatch, and proceeded to C oss tho
Cord,Ile,a; that when he had ascended TO a
cOnsiJ 'ole height he saw from the brow of
the mountain q man with white nag IN his
hand, who mado signal for him TO descend
aud that a. he would not turn back, the per
son with the white flag ascended, who pt toved
to be an English gentleman, and delivered TO
him tho said letter, assuring him that the
news was true. Games left the copy Of the
despstch that he took from Aconoagua, IN the
hands OF the governor Of Mendoza,
"At length after II yeats the glorious war
ct our independence istet minated. The fer
'ile and immense lands which extend from
ihe banks OF the RIO dc la Plata 10 the Oron-
pko ate nov independent IN fact as we'll as of
right, and the ruin, only Of tyl snny remain a
nong them. They viii DO happy, because
the srcat Being who rules The des,,nies of
nations has so decreed, sod at the end Of three
centuries oi Of opp obrium, Of slavery and ab-
jsctlon, has looked with benignily upon A
merica.
".dddthondl IMPORTANT Infeligense"
The same bearer, Games, says, tAat as
he was passing, the forces that had gone from
Mendoza against Careers were at the dis
tance OF nine lesgues from his camp, and that
Afterwards on the road, Le heard the news
that on the "a h Of August Carrcras had been
defeated sod put to preclpits,e q gh, that
he (Gsmes) saw the official despatch that the
Commander In chief sent to Riois, as pre-
caution In case Carteras should 60 to tha,
place ios shelter"
FALL % LIMA.
The editors OF the Washington Gazette
learn by letter, dated from La Gaayta Oct
q. that Off 'isl advice had been transmitted
from the Vic, President OF Cund IN ,n,arcs
20, N. G eoedsl TO the Vice President oil
VeoeEoslsr, ,hs, Lord Cochrsoe's squadron
hal cn,ored the port Of & lilac, ia conseqo- ccs
Of he capture Of Lima &c. by Gen. San Ma.
tin.-The sen,isman sdds I" An expedition