The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-13


From The NJ y Commercial .4irertiss,
July 81.
ARRIVAL OF THE CONSTELLATION
The u. States lrigate Constellation, cant
Ridgeley, arrived at this port Yesterday,
from the Pacific, the crew ali in good
health.
Capt. Ridgeley has given the following
account of the state of affairs in Chill, aud
Peru.-Lists Of merchant and whaling yes
sells left at different ports, &c.
! The Constellation sailed from Valparaiso
Nay 0h, arrived at Rio Janeiro, June 11th.
sailed again The 16th-arrived at St. Pi.rrpx
l 9TH iHst. and sailed the same night. ra,.
sed along the coast of Dominica, south side
of st. Croix and Porto Rico, and came
| through the Mona Passage. Saw no yes.
sels in that track.
The Franklin "a, Com. Stewart, remain
cd at Valparaiso. The Dolphin, schooner.
sailed same day with the &. for the coast
of Peru.
| The latest news from Lima was to the
18th of April Upper Peru continued in
quiet possession of the Royalists. La Ser.
ma was IN Cusco, with 1000 men RAMIREZ
~ Auquipa with about half that number.
The people, (natives) were DESTROYS of a
| change OF government, but were kept quiet
by the royal trOops.-San Martin had ere
aled force of 5000 men, and intended las
1t was said) to take the field in person a.
gamst them. The coast from Pisco to
Chill, was in possession of the Royalists.-
The two Spanish frigates that had been
cruizlng in the Pacific, were given up to
| tho A Of Co., -.
February last, for a trifing compensation;
one of them, the Prueva, had arrived at Ii.
ma, the other, the Venganza, was taken
possession of by Lord Cochranc, at Quay
aqull after having been near a month with
the Peruvian flag fying. His Lordship
was then at sea with his feet, and had made
determination TO take the Prueva where
yer he might find her. Chloe, the most
southern part of Chill was still in posses
sion of the Royaiists. An expedition Of
800 men, in frigate * sloop of war, sailed
from Valparaiso against it, about the mid
die ofApril last. They were to be renfor-
ced at Faldlvia. 1t was generally believed
1t would not be successful.
few days before the c. sailed from
Valparaiso, information was received that
the brig Macedonian, of Boston, while Wing
in Lima, had been seized and condemned,
on the plea that she belonged to the firm of
Abadia and Arismendi. The latter had
escaped in the English brig Rcbecca, De-
pyster, for Manila the former was in close
confinement in the castle of Caiao, no per-
son whatever was admitted to see him,
When the Constellation sailed from Rio,
all was quiet there, as well as Penamburo
Bahia was the only port III the hands OF the
Royalists.
Extract of Letter.
Rio Jdneiro, J1fpe II.
=" A Cortes has been called by this gov
eminent, and diplomatic agents are nomi.
mated, and will soon be despatched to Eng
land and the United States"
ANOTHER HORRlD PIRACY.
Capt. Fitz, of the schr. Olive, arrived at
this port from the Bahamas, informs, that
about the middle of June, the wreckcrs had
fallen in with a ship ashore to windward Of
Rum Key, THE CREW OF WHICH
HAD BEEN CUT TO PIECES, AND
WERE FOUND HANGING IN THE
RIGGING The wreckers had also
picked UP brig at sea near the same place,
entirely deserted-supposed to have been
robbed by the pirates. The next gang OF
pirates who may be condemned to be exc
cuted in thi3 country for their iiend-like cru
elites, We presume will be pardoned!
Captain Moody, from Turks Island, in
forms that the British frigate Tyne, which
went to st. Domingo after runaway mr.
gross, had returned without success.
THE NEGRO PLOT IN CHARLESTON
A letter from that place, dated the 18th
INST. gives the following particulars "a
negro belonging to Col Proleau, who was
solicited to join the gang, declined, and
consulted friend named PENCIL, who ad-
vised HIM to give information thereof to his
owners. He did SO, and the proper aatho
rites took measures accordingly. Their
plan appears to have been well digested.--
lhey intended to have provided themselves
with passes so as to deceive the guard, and
place themselves at certain parts of the city;
then party was to secure the guard at the
guard and an indiserimnate massa-
ere was to commence on all whites who
IN the streets, and particularly to
prevent any company to form; also TO PIE
vent the bells 10 ring to give any ALARM
IL appears that this was in agitation for
{, length of time. They formed
themselves into society, and held meet
ihgs at a farm that they could approach by
wafer, to avoid being stopped by any pat
roles, which farm is situated near the fork
pl the road, on the meeting street side
I.ehSion and superstition were used by the
piofe cunning to delude the ineredlsQp3