Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-24
SOUIII ANIERICA

SOUTH AMERICA.
ne following is a LETTER from an in
t"li'g"mt Englshmam, To his friend in this
cry IL c0niains more detailed view
on ihe attack on the Macehonian's boa,.
ana nt The operations OF Lord Cochrane,
than any yet received together with
some remarks on Spanish affairs. Alto
geiher II Is OF considerable interest
" Y. Nat. Adv.
CALLAo. Nov 10, 1920,
What we have been 80 lnuy looking
lar has at length taken place. We have
'iad severe rnmpns with the Spaniards.
aud all The English have had TO seek
refuge on board ship. You will no doub,.
nave variety at accounts of the trans.
actions here, and ot course exaggerated
ones VIII endeavOur TO give yuu the
ufads ct The circumstances. and on
.heir correctness yOu NAV depend.
Pr some time past The Patriot suuadron
has been in Callao, just on. OF reach of
the guns otthe batteries. v lille San Marlin
has been landing his troops a few leagues
from 'he city. You can well conceive
oar SITUATION was an unpleasant one. and
attended with considerable danger. All
BUSINESS mas at stand, and each man
seemed AFRAID of his neigbbour; bnt Coch-
Fahe has executed maneuvre that has
co"'ounded The Spauiards, aud brought
vrnsranr" OH our hrads /: and do no.
a'nV', wonder al u, seeing as they mus,
30 All me mischief is brought on them
by onr na'Ion. On Sunday night. Nov.
s. C"chrane came into the harbour with
1r boats, and cut out a fiuc Spanish
'flglie, though she was placed in A slim
aii"n iha, should have though, il total.
~ Impossible for ANY man on earth 10 IN.
iure her, bd' CochraHe. thought other.
wise, aud has perinrmed The mos, gallant
rkpIoii think ever beard Of. TIE
f-"merdl'ia lay moored in line of other
men OF war behind "A SiIoug loom. and
pTotected by al! the batteries of Callao.
WINCH are immensely >irong and all iie
ntu'raP ships were ordered u Law behind
Them! Ihis seems the circumstances
That induced his Lprdsl,ip 10 try the OK.
,"@Iiaent, Tor his boats were amongst our
I@pp'ng, ami actually along side. before
~ Spdniarts bad any knowledge of his
Eh'ehion. He. himself, being the first man
@p the irigafe'S deck, in an iusiani all
wa, confnsion aud uproar. The Span
'drns Taught like devils every deck was
"eifh"e', ana Cocbranc aud his officers
"f,e several iImes surrounded, cutting
ana hacking IN all directions. All tbjs
we couii hear ,i,r Eughsh sailors swear
ing, AMI the Ssanidris, sor,e haIIonIuu
vive IL Pdtrla, anj others, Vive lie Row
Dht The situation OfncmiraIs soon beca me-
as unpleasant as The Spanish fIigaie Tor
ine moment she was taken possession of
All tie ships aud batteries opened uDon
ner ana rs Indiscrlmiuatrlv. The Mace.
DOMAIN aud Hyperion frIgates are lyiaa
mere; hey both got peppering : and
all Gables we're cut, and The ships got
MT a. last az possible, and Coctlraue
brought his prize oui, right IN The midst
oi our Shipping. This manenvre of his
screened tlm III IA degree from his enemy.
and ne got safe OFT with his irigaie. BHi
mere comes The tragic part OF the tale
Inc MacedonIaU's boat went on shore a.
hsuai, 10 market she hal SCARCELY got
10 Inc wharf, when, dreadful 10 relate.
,iiese humans ot Spaniards deliberately
nfed iuto her, killing aud wOunding near
~ ne whole boats crew. Til, dreadful
ACT was only The commencement of gen
'rai massacre OF all English d Americans
on shore, and We have every reason In
believe they have been too successful in
carrying II into effect. Our situation in
Lima Mas depIprable enough every Spau-
lard denounced vengeance on our heads
and our retreat To The shipping was cut
on Tor TO show oar noses IN CalIho
would nave been certain death. CaoI
Downs, ~ the Macedonian, bappcnfd
unfortunately t0 be Al Lima. and he i'm
particular was marked out 10 be sacri
ncrd' giving, "a q rr1sOu for H. thar his
ship had assisted Coclmane in cui,jro
oui Tie E1mardlda, but THIS was unite nm.
founded, aud unIy to hide iheir own bad
mauagsneni and cowar,iice aud most
OTHER Foreigners repaired 10 tie Can.
iains house., and, collecting what arms
We could, renamed ~ II all jay. the Vice
hng promising US guard 10 see us To
our vessels neYi day Arcrrdingly. or
!he 7'h, we all assembled, EBglIsb and
americans, armed ap 10 The teeib. and
commenced cur march ~ iie sea side:
mol 10 Calid',b but took q cnilOus march
10 small! inIiIn fishing ylagr, where we
were told Our boats would be 10 Teadi.
ness TO take ia off. We Were under con.
siderable irepldatiou during oar Journey,
inT tho King had moi sent the soldiers
ne promised, glviug a. reason, thar from
iniiamed slate Of The popuiace, lie
~ body II troops, conducting us
7uid be attended with consider
these revolutionary times;
officer OF rank, whose ap.
pt. eas 10 be our prolec-
ton.
After nd deteo,;o,s
t go' on t. aud here
! an, ard w., o to do
God only know. trans
az" c'odlhs are 80 I'D
bring nothing With me
ihis tnmuli sOOn 10 snbsin,
lobe abe 10 retarn TO Lima ia a
Assteiddy morning another insull