Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-20
FROM SOtT1';l Aurp1CA

yesterday We ltceiNcd havana papers 10 The
3ist May, from which We haze translated the
lnilowlOg Important Intelligence from Peru
1t is quite ola different complexion from that
we puh!ished, frnm the sam quarter last week.
HAVANA, May 5o.-News from Peru let
Ter received in Mexico, by extraordinary DIES
pNch, the Is h Of April.
AcAPuLA, April 5-Entcred and anchored
tbs DAY IN this port, the English merchant
brig the Nymph, so days from Guayaqnl-
The news brought by the Captain is as fol
lows That coming out of Guayauuil, he met
vessel from CaIlao add Lima. was informed
that out of the expedition of 5000 men landed
ut Arlc", scarcely 500 remained to re embark,
which they did with the greatest precipitation
'nr Luna, most of them without arms the
rest 5ting killrd or made prisoners by Don
Rainres, cnmmandani AT Arequipa. In con-
sequei.ca ot this GEN La Serna ordered Don
Canterac, 10 withdraw towards Lima, with
tie division under his command. Anchored
tbs lay In this port, the English merchant
man James Scott, from Caliau after 90 DAYS
passage, the Captain confirms The news given
by the above mentioned brig Nymph, adding
that the independent army had dissolved the.
Congress OF Lima. as well rs the Executive.
ana substituted in their place the republican
i"Toi oil government, and was calling in a new
ConSress. The Captain also states, that
mere WAS great distress and poverty in that
cty on account of the stagnalion ofcommercp
ana Tail branches OF industry, principally in
consequence at ;be paper money which cir
cuiates at Il great discount. The new gov
ornament was calling in all the emigranis and
prescribed Spaaards, promising them equal
security and protection with the patfiots.- In
Nh'l 'here were many patriots, and great dis
conieut existed there.
we are indebted 10 Cant. Coggeshal. Of
The schr Swan, from Havana, for the follow
ing letter, containing additional particulars
.Ertract otn letter from nn american gentleman
at PancmG 10 his friend al Chqgre M .Hr.
Jo3as''a Of Beltimore, dated .Aprit 10, 1928.
Uhiii has been takcn possession of by Gen.
~ Frcyre. O'Higeins is II prisoner AT Santiago.
-. Martin WAS brought hack from Curdil!eras.
on his way Ia MrudoZn, and is said 10 he a
prisoner with his friend O'lIigsins. The pre-.
sent government Is composed of Eysaqucrre.
niante, aud iraswrris. and the prospects are
nov very favourable for Chill.
The remnant OF the expedition which has
returned from Intremrdi0s 10 Callao is very
triiiins The Congress is broke up the unta
g',ernatira likewise. The executive power is
p'ac' d IN the hands of Jnse de los Razor
A1urira, (who was inteudrnie de1artamcntal.
and known patriot as president of the re-
public Of Peru.
On The 18Th March, arrived at Guavaouil,
the Peruvian schooner Macedonian, bringing
Cen Porto Cnrero, deputy from Peru, IT,
treat with The president Of Columhit mot at
ti'at place. for truups. On the 9Th Morch.
sailed from; g. thr Columbian States schr.
Guayaquiii no, formerly call, d the Lady Col
liza, with Il drpIy, r,r the purpose of Offering
I" lire Peruvian government 1000 troops aud
transports are ready for The immediate rmbar-
kntInn Of 1000 men, which vii. take slace
within week, and the remainder will be nj
Is. very soon, To conn ete the rmbarkatinn ol
the whole 5000, which are all in very rood
order s" that every hope il entertained ol
Keeping the coast nfPcru III Tranquility, and
every effort will he made to defeat the Roy
aliSts. General Santa Crrizr has The command
of the Peruvian forces. IN Y. Nat. .Riy.
y letter of20th May from La Guayra says
that the Columbian frigate, recently arrived
thrre from Englapd, had passage Of go DAYS
she IS represented to be Il iniserablv duh sail
ing merchant vessel ct 3 ~ 500 tons, mount
ing III guns on two decks and though well cal
~cuated perhaps for the transportation of cot
ton and tobacco, as utterly uuit for the opera.
tons of war
New YORK, june IA letter is received
from Capt. Harris, late of the brig Reuben S
Etizr, captured by the Pirates on the 4th OF
May last oil the Isle of Pines. The letter is
dated at Havana, May 3lst, and states that a f.
Ter the capture Of the vessel, las already reIa.
ted she was taken into Port Francis and dcs-
troyed after the cargo was taken Out. Cant
Harris was detained, "A prisoner on board the
p'ralcal vessel twenty days, during which
time he Jared very hard, ard after being rob
bed of every thiu3 lie had was set on shore
andreached Havana on the 50lh by land, hay
ing travelled go lengHes, part of the way i'm a
small cart and the remainder on hnrsebark
with straw saddle ana grass bride. liz
states that he was TO sail on The 1st of June in
the brig Caroline for this port, and on his ar
rival will furnish further particulars. Seye-
raj other vessels, (he says have been taken. n
monS whic'. the brig Mechanic, Ray, from
Trinidad fnr N. York, and the brig Hurief
Henchmln, of Bnsio1-the latter vessel. be.
iIeTe eas re captured"
Captain Harris arrived at the quarantine las
evening, 10 the brig Caroline He incoru.
that the Mechanic was taken into Port Fran
els on the l2ih May--no person on boar,
that belonged IN her. The pirates threw o
vcrbosrd al her cargo ofsugar, and sailed ncx
day. They told captain II. that they had pu
capt. Ray, and ;hc crew and passengers Of IN,
Mechanic, on BOARD the brig Harriet, Ilrnch-
man, from Trinidad for Bosion, which vcssr
they had boarded anil plundcrcd. Capt. II
saw Ter mantle in possession ofthe pirates.
[.Ter. ,3,lv.
Cipt Ham, tom M,tanz1p, Informs tha
an ARRAY took place un the Qmy at that place
or tlic evpGipC of Inc 25th ut. in consequence
OF sorntili language Siyca t0 SpaLiard by al
American saikr in state of intDxicatiOn.-
The Spaniards, go the number of 30 to 100
set upon he AfncricansIof whom there vrr,
spvrrlbnat's crp,vst,t, shore with ci,ls al, r.