Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-21
SPANISH AMERICA.

We have received Curacca papers, and CON
versed wthpersons lately arrived thence, who
tell us that no dependence can be placed ON the
publications of Curacao newspapers, which
suppress, er0ggerdtc, or inrent, as may best
serve To keep up The spirits of the royasts
A perusal of the papers, and r,orc authentic
means ofiniormation, corroborate this char
actcr of Curacao newspapers. This perver-
| sion of facts constantly hetrays their purpose
and leads to Developments which might
otherwise have not been thought of. Thus
In letter from Porto Cabello, of the 10Th .5i,-
iy, 1t IS alleged that negotiations fo. an arms
tee were frustrated by demand on the part
of the president BoiirGr, that the operations
OF the royal army in the Kingdom of Sonsq Re,
should be stopt independent of the fact that
there never was any such kingdom, and mau
OF correct information would not speak OF
that which never was but taking it that the
city of St. Fc de Bagcta, now called Bago,a
only, and the capital of the department OF
Cundlnamarca, was intended still the same
difficulty exists as 10 royal c5msy there for
| II is known that the royal ARMY which was
there, has been long since destroyed by Val
de-, In the Cordeleiras, and that Gen. .Suere,
formerly secretary ofwar, has already joined
the republican army of Valdez, for objects
which, will now very soon developc them
selves.
In the same letter it's said, that the repuIli-
can colonel Reniigio RGmoS, was defeated by
Urutia the story Of his defeat is :; sort OF
JUNCTION for royal sores FOR Ramos was an
able cavalry officer in the royal army, at tina.
close OF the armistiee, in September, 1890, he
Jolned the republican standard, and was APP
pointed colonel of cavalry, by president Bo-
| ivar and he was with the president on his
| entering Caracas, SO that this is another sy
invention.
In those papers,we find some notice taken
OF the republican regiments If BGyucoos and
st. finder, having embarked at Buenaventur;i,
for Guayaquil. The concnsionin to be
drawn from this embarcation, is in favor of
! the royal cause Ike event will however
shew the very reverse.
| This embaFcaton is in fact connected with
4 system, 10 which we have frcClc ntlv made
"A marked a!lusion-In the Aurora, of the 18th
October, 1920, we gave information under
date of 2ist June, from Valparaiso, that the
! patriot army, had taken POSSESSION of Bue,,,-
| renturd, and some Other parts of the Pacific
that Guayquil was about to change its govern
| !nent also that the republicans wese in Pop
! dyGn and that minister or deputy fl0in the
colombian republic, was in June 1899, at Val
paraiso We gave at the same time, some
Typographical facts, with the view to shcw the
relative position and Importance OF Buenaven-
tura, aware that il was 10 become the centrs
oil important operations at no remote day
north latitude and 76 w. hong. distant west
OF BaSota, the capital of Cundnaniafca, el7
miles, and n. w. of Popayan 80 miles Ii is
eq'l!-distanf from the two greater bays of
Nuayaqui! and Panama, or about 500 miles
from each. It was in this bay that Pizarro
and hnagro made their FIRST landing when
they undertook the conquest OF Peru: and il
was from this point that .Horiiio promised in
his dispatch of 3lst August, 1916 to the
| SSD1D!Sn ant h =
me Madrid Gazette extraordinary of June IN
tue following year; that he would soon render
the authority of Spain implicitly obeved from
baidlyla 10 California. Morrillo had conceiv-
ed the design of establishing considerable
military and naval force AT Buenaveutura and
5 by means OF great military roads which he
constructed with immense labor and skill, ha
rendered the communications with the pro-
: Vlnces east and central, more easy and rapid
than they had ever been before. By means
OF these roads lie held in view the direction of
affairs In Vcnczuea, the shore Of the Carrb-
bean sea. and by his depot al Buenaventura.
to hold the command OF Chill, Peru, and
MexicO on the west coast.
The fall of Santa Re before the armies and
] enterprise OF Bolivar, when Barrero was de
feated, blasted all thosevery bold and sanguine
: designs bat the roads which he constructed
= and the great piars he had projected are now
|
can people.
BuenaFentura, therefore, from concurring
causes, has become place ofgrcat Importance.
+, It's from thence that the republican arms are
S to extend their connectOn--to the extremes
oil the western coast Of AmcriGa-t is from
thence that the means are to be issued, which
! VIII unite In one great federal compact tho
] whole of the Spanish language untter ono
common obi satcd-andn one common cause
offensive or defensive
The departure Of the regiments OF BarJn-
cOoS and 81. .fHdsf from Buenaventuca IS con
b. nected with this great dcsign-and It must b,
| left TO time to unfold the particular obiect. -
Y There are some circumstances connected with
this great plan, which we i1ay now touch, aud
F. though year Old have not lost their interest,
} becaGse they are connected with the future /.
& when the interchange Of communications lad
, been accomplished, which made known TO the
f several new states IN revolt against Spain tins
principles and measures necessary TO their
, common independence and security, the OK
! puislon oftho royal authority from Peru, was
2 determined ia be necessary. The authorized
Z agent of the Colombian republic, was at ST
Jn5o, eli Chill, 10 ihe summer of 1920, and ip
June ofthat year, at Valparaiso, Ia coinmunis
( cation with admiral CochraBe. The follow
{ inS is copy of a letter written by the adj
5 iniral TO president Bolivar, OH that occasion
e. yl5iroro.
TaipariGo, 7h august, 1920.
EXCELLENT SIR: The departure of a fcs,
! sci from this port, for the coast of New Gre.
NADIA, affords me tile opportunity of presenting
to you my congratulations on the distinguish,
cd victories you have achieved, and the emf
r neGt services you have rendered your coun
q try.----The page of history will do vou