Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-04

way mere, Udby VI tne tDcrcndDls nave
moved their goods to Gsilso, around
which they are digging ditch and e.
recting breastworks for its defence
Bolivar is sending about five thousand
troops to the assistance of The Patriots,
nearly two thousand have already arr.
we'd, and think before the Royahsts
can enter the city, there will be troops
enough to beat them off, but before
these troops arrived people were very
much alarmed. believe that they did
not intend to make any resistance, ali
their hopes were IN Caliao. Ii the Roy
slists do enter Luna, they will no doust
plumber and destroy every thing before
them, for they know that they canDo.
hold 1t.
"The City Of Lima is situated in
fertile valley; surrounded by mountains
on every side except that towards the
sea, and also by wall to which there
are four gates, at the n. s. f.. and w:
side oil re city there Isa gate. The
streets cross one another at right an
giles, bearing nearly North, South, East
and West; aud through those that run
East and West there are fac streams
of water; this makes the city very
healthy. lpresume there is not city
in the world better watered than thIs
is. The houses are mostly one story,
with brick floors; the roofs are tormeo
with reeds and plastered over with
mud; this kind of covering would not
do in our country. where there are
heavy rains, but here it scarcely ever
rains, Some geographers say 1t never
rains In Peru except on the mountains,
this is incorrect, sawit ram here
once; although it SO seldom raiHs here,
yet the country Is we'll watered the
River kimer is line stream running
through the city, over which there Is a
fine stone bridge, erected upon six ar
cnes. The values are very fertile, they
produce fruit and vegetables OF almost
every kind. presume there is not a
country IN the world that produces a
greater variety of fruit than Peru.
have been hece In the midst OF the fruit
season, but there is fruit all the year
round, and vegetation never ceases ;
grapes, oranges and lemons, both sweet
and sour, are very plenty.
"Some of the grapes are as large as
three OF our fox grapes, and some OF the
punches weigh about two pounds, they
are now getting scarce, the season for
them 10 from The later end OF Decem-
Der to the latter end OF March. Ap-
pies and peaches are now plenty, and
many other kinds o.. t.ui., such as
never heard OF una. | arrived here. 1t
seems strange to a North AMericaD to
walk through the gardens lauen WIN
fruit when our country is covered with
snow. When l have been stroinng
through the orange and lemon groves,
viewing the trees bending undes their
vas bui dens of fruit. ] have wished for
some OF my friends of Philadelphia To
De with me for an hour; the trees are
as large as our apple trees.
although Lima rs situated in about
the 18th degree OF South latitude, yet
t Is never SO hot here as II Is ia Phila-
uelphia, indeed did not experience any
weathe. so hot since lett home as
have there. The Pefuvians are very
harmless people, although the county
ls invol. eu III war, and Tie streets OF LII
da are crowded with soiuiers. poorly
provided for, ye. you seid.m near OF
robbery III The CITY, and murder Is
scarcely known here lnere were a
couple OF rObDeries Committed on the
Caliao road just before arrived, but
none lately, -. '#a..-
Il have been through the Mint ana
saw the whole process of coming. 4
presume this mint has coned more mo.
ney than any other In the world, there
were two machines coming dollars,
each OF which struck oil % III a minute
have sloo been In the room In the Pa
lace where IT Is said Plzarro Was mur-
dered; when used 10 SIT IN the Phlla-
deiph,a Theatre looking at the pertor.
nance of Plzarro, little did thiDk
should ever DE IN the very spot who're
lac was killed. "s
I'VE 40 not find the streets paved
with Ingots of silver as 1t 10 said to have
been once, people are generally poor,
and the government Is extremely poor,
aud will remain 80 until they get pos
session OF the mines; the hoyallsts have
possession of them ali. A lew days a
go there wac plan laid to let them IN
10 Lima, but one of the fellows was
caught IN time to prevent 1t, and was
shot; was present when he was shot.
at Is ABOUT eight miles from Lima to
Callao. the seaport, and we ride up and
down IN full gailoP.
'NeirequeDtiy have shocks of earth.
quskes here, there have been as many
as tour of day since have been here;