Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-26
SOUTH AMERICA

! SCOlIt ASlElUCA.
| There adyices from Chill down to the 10th Julc
! from which we have the following facts
Colonel Arnalcs who had been detached to the in
terror by The general IN chief ST. Martin, from HuarT
| had fallen IN with the royal division under general
| kocatucrte, near Pasco in the district of Xauxa and
| the latter was totally defeated. Pasco is the chief
place OF the Corrcgmento of Xauxa, 126 miles north
| east OF Lima, and Of the lake ChipchanocI,n
tue source Of the river Puri, in latitude deg 3 min
south, aud !5deg IL min west longitude This victory
led Ia suspension OF Iostiies, solicited BY the roya
| commandcr lacerna, and an armistce was concIud-
cd on the sd of May, 10 connue 20 DAYS from the
date OF the ratification the armistice was ratified! on
tho 2d OF May that it would expire on TIE 18th
OF June ana The two days notice before renewal of
hoS!ies on the lith June.
no advice subsequent to the 12,h OF May from Lii
ma, appears ny the recent arrival: the Gazette of
oni OF IN July, containing only an Of the
! action at Pasco. and the truce. The Valparaiso ac-
counts oil the 10th July, bring other a;viccs than
OF the negotiations still going on
New York paper refers its flies Of the 26h
september, Tor advces from Lima, of 20, July pre-
cedIng, Tor an account of total defeat of general
ST. Martin, two months after the victory which led
to the armistce We presume this is the Jaln,ica
news, Tor we have other and we bestow some
| attention South American affairs and cndeayor
also TO be accurate 10 time and space The data of
the view YORK paper are, however, rather unlortu-
nate, since two months advice from Lima to New
FORK, though II might he performed in i balloon with
adequate skill, would scarcely be sufficient for the
purpose, unless when The Imagination lends those ia
ciiies TO The courier, which mere matter OF fact men
know not how TO travel with.
Although no confederation wanting to shew the
physical difficulty of receiving dispatches of the 20il,
July, at New York, on the Both September, perhaps
the aiyices by the Junus, and the GereraL Br0,ru
Skid,y, which left Callao 10th August may settle
the aflair which gives months and two days later
Than the termination of the armistice and left gene
raj st. Martin with &c, 900 ut Pasco though pro-
badly this should be Pisco, OH the coas! to the south
of Lima Pasco is 10 the y. l.. about the same dis
tlnce from Lima.
Ii must be very gratifying the holy alliance to see
TN
General BToC1 cOrrette, built at New York for the
royal agents ut Havana and now conveying the vice
roy OF Peru with all his treasure, secure from the
TebI cr7tI-erS. When these things the SIR
casm of the bccneer lately addressed 10 naval Off
Ger of the United Satcs instead Of appearing wanton
assumes character of Justice that is enough
10 suituse the councnance, and sicken the stomach
Adyiccs had been received at Valparaiso on the LIST
July from admiral Cochrane's squadron, from which
II appears that he had the 18th June taken Il place
called hioyendo, the situation of which not
acquainted with, probably there is mistake in
the orthography-the place intended, however, must
be on the Peruvian coast
As these advces do not corroborae the letters of
- a distinguished American gentleman ut St. Jago,
entirely with the avices of the total de-
feat of general St. Martini and his flight on board his
ships, which VIC had by way of Kingston (Jamaica)
and Panama, sometime ago may expect to
hear oi Heo neDs from the respectable gentle
men at ST. Jago, and in the Jamaica and Boston pa
pcrs The fall of Lima will mt once close the concern
OF hlessrs. Blanco and the Philippine Company the
Macedonian business must be wound up, aud the par
lies may bite their thumbs, sing TO the old tune Of
Peggy Perkins" .4aroru.
The .Nary.--We stand pledged to notice this estab-
ishment. That pledge shall be redeemed ut an early
day We have suspended our remarks on this subject
because we found the feelings and anxiety of pa
irons almost exclusively enpossed with the proceed
Ings OF the convention.
Oar attention is attracted to the navy at this mo-
mcn, from sincere desire to obtain IL possible, cor
rect information upon "A point which, II we are not
much mistaken. will be fuuud ar
later, for those who hare the ioach upon dc J." to c-
plain to the nation.
is it, or is it not true, that the ship .America has
sailed for RIO de JancirO, having board AN officer
Of the United States Navy and four hundred barrels
of pork, any other provisions, marked for the
United States ship (7l) Franklin Is the .4werica
chartered by the government as a store ship
" the government wanted store ship, why did
they not advertise for ono, and thus afford Oppor-
tunity for competition among the merchants'
is il intended that the .40erica shall derive any ad
yanages, other than fair mercantile freight from
the circumstance Of having on board few barrels Of
provisions loi the supply Of the Franklin?
II yea, what are the advantages she is thus TO de-
rive Are they granted by the authority Of the Pre-
sideni Or the Secretary Of the Navy or, do they
emanate from any particular officer, Objects? and
whom
is she TO proceed from Rio 10 Lima? or any other
blockaded port in the Pacific?
Are there any other ship ships fitted OF fitting for
sea, similarly situated with The .3D,cricdP
These are plain questions, involving important pin
clpcs We most desOuty hope friend Ia the
present naval establishment will take the trouble 10
answer them in n satisfactory manner, " they are
susceptible Of such answers We will only add, ru-
mour Is ailoat, and, with her ten thousand tongues,
bnsiy engaged m circulating what appears to us must
be IDLE and sandcrous tales
Our Object IS to elicit the truth, rs Republican
Sentinels, we have n duty 20 perform That duty
on the presents rs every other occasion, shall be
faithfully aud independently performed
Repnbicn Sentinel, (.Neio York.)
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