Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-03

llom several POSITIONS, ana taxing som.
prisoners, including about SO olhc.r
which were inmediately butcbered by then,
Gen. Valdez, who opposed their usrcn
with comparatively a small number ofmep
gradually retreaied, though disputin,,
bis ground with much spirit, until ioinsS
by general Canteract, with about Y00o
cavalry which happened in the VaJlev ~
Moquegna, rhen they become the a,sa;I.
ants, and on The impeluous charge Of Can.
terac, instantly put the whole patriot A..
my to the rout-Some hundreds onIv
reached the coast, and were picked up by
the shipping. Nearly the whole were le:,
either in killed or prisoners and il We
expected that The Spaniards would r.,,I;s
ale the wsoton cruelty OF their enemies !,
the murder of their Offcers-but reno,,
spoke favorabIy on this subject; and reprs.
scented the Patriot officer which had i,Ii.
en- prisoners into their hands, as hsinv
treated according 10 the rules of ciyiIizsS
warfare.
These occurrences, so ruinous 10 the
Patriot cause, has produced the mos, sIoo.
my effect at Lima. The governmeu, is
without money or troops; consequently it
can make no opposition TO the return Of
the Spsniards 10 that city. The peoDIe
have no confidence in either their talents
or integrity, and Particularly the lower
classes teiHg much dissatisfied, Wish for
the return Of the good old times, when spe.
Gle y as in circulation, TO remedy, in some
measure, The evils 10 which the Enormous
issue OF paper money, and its deprecated
value has reduced these people, an eype.
dent has been resorted TO by that wise 60
vernnent. namely, the coming of copper
money, which IS given at bank in exchange
for paper, mol exceeding however very
limited amouDt-just enough to makea
jingle. The exorbIlant value placed upon
this coin, and the comparative value ofpa-
per money may be inferred IRON this cir
cumstaDce. that a copper piece, hardly
equal in size TO halt cent OF our money.
passes current for 2 rails or IS cents, and
is stamped accordingly
A change OF government was spoken Of
-ope man was to be placed at The head,
vested with absolute power The pre-
vailing opinion is, that Bolivar would be
invited 10 exercise this sway-bui the
knowing ones thought that ere any steps
couIo be taken, the Spaniards would cut
shor, their deliberations. Chill could not
be looked to for any aid, where with lac
tons. civil war and earthquakes, they had
quite hustle enough as to hardly leave
room for sympathy. Sal Martln is con,
sidered as of the stage, ON account oil boz
Oily Infirnities, and general suspicion Of
bis character
Vessels sailing from CaIlao are invars.
bly, obliged t. give bonds TO very large
amount inhIbitng then, from touching at
ports in possession OF the Spaniards, unless
they are furnished With licences from the
Lima governDen,-ther are no stated
prices for them, Sut regulated according
10 the importance, OF the object--1hese
have bore bsrG upon some A.
mercan vesses that inadvertently became
into very serious difficulties aud
great iosses-bOwever, the iniquiious pro.
ceediDgs OF that government extended still
further: in one Instance, an American
big, trading under their license, al the
ports, was suddenly seized
by one OF the ir pai,ry cruizers. 4 sent 10
CalIao for adjudication, under the aIedg.
ed charge that her supercargO intended 10
accept freight offere- by The Spaniards.
Finding, after long and vexatious deten.
ton, no cause of sustaining their charges,
she was liberated, (Which act Of justice
by the by, was not little accelerated by
q bribe Of 500 dollars, TO the auditor Of
war. who consequently urged the case. -
Besides the damages Tor which a just
claim could be made, the SUM OF DaO0u in
specie, was taken from On board OF her at
the time OF capture, and made use OF by
their government, who afterwards profess
en- their inability to restore it.
The trade at Lima had become extreme
" depressed, neither is there Specie, ere.
dit or confidence. Goods Of all de.Crip-
tons were in large supplies on hand. A.
merican -four was nominal al dollars per
barrel, ahoat. Immense quantities OF
wheat had arrived from Bengal which
could hardly be sold for the freight.
To the politeness ola respectable friend,
we are indebted for the following CON-
merclaI letter, dated
AMSTERDAM, Aprll ~, loS5--Cottoh
of that article our stock has been aCcumu'
lated by several arrivals from different
parts Of thu United States /; at this moment
no. real price can be named and redc
moi look for an active demand in THAI
for some time to come hence
we cannot urge you to make shipments
thereof to this place,
OF Tobacco, both Maryland and Ken.
lucky we have bad a number Of arrivals OF
late 10 sell any Of the former al previous
and present quotations is next TO impo'sl'
BILE; in Rotterdam several lots have lately
found purchasers but since the aarlVai OF
the Henry Clay, Maria, Brunswick ando-
theirs that market has become as dull az
ours. The letters received during The WIN
ter from Baltimore have represented !ne
4 L. Which