Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-03-27
FROM LIMA AND THE .o,r,c

hALFiMoRh, MARCH l1.-~ he tine brig
Thessalian, Capt. Conkling. arrived
here on Saturday evening, in the remar-
kably short passage OF serenity nine days
from Lima and trsnfyJ four from
IN sight of the city Of Penambucco. She
has run tirelce thousand and # IN miles
making an average of six and n quarter
Knots per hour! Lieut.. +. IAprl1r. or
the United States Navy, came passen-
ger in the Thessalian, and is the bearer
Of despaches TO our government. Cant.
Cockiing states, that the Royal troops
under Canterac we're about fortv leagues
from Lima IN considerable force. and
fears were entertained that he would
again be in possession of the place. Pts.
co, aud all The ports TO the southwark
are still in possession Of the Royalists
and, from the last accounts from the
Intcrmedios, Veldez, the Spanish gene.
raj, was very confident of success. should
he meet the Patriot forces. The Roya.
lists had lately despatched a brig from
the intermedios TO the Governor Of Chi
loo with arms, and money, &c. The for
ces under Valdez are estimated at about
5000 men, and those under Canterac at
about 1000, including few Iudians.--
Since the departure of st Martin, and
the Punishment of Monteaguido, many
obnoxious and tyrannicai laws have
been repealed, bat still despotic law is
the order of the day. The Franklin "a.
Com. STEWART, sailed from QuiIca, "a
port in the lntermedios, for Valparaiso.
about the first of December. with two
schooners as tenders, the ships Can ton.
Sullivan, and Chuncey, Little, and the
brig Dick, OF Baltimore, in company.
On the night of the 9TH of December
the Peruvian brig OF war Belgrano, for
merly the Warren ofNew York, was Ia
ken possession of by her crew, the cable
cut and the brig carried out to sea-
She had on board money, clothing, &c.
for the Patriot army at the Intermedios.
1t was supposed she would commit pira-
teal depredatlons on all vessels, Sha
had on board water and provisions for
three months. The United States schoo-
nor Dolphin, and British brig Alacritv
sailed early next morning in pursuit, but
returned without seeing her On the
10Th OF December, and an embargo was
laid on all the shipping in the harbour Of
Callao, the object o which was to select
sufficient number Of transports to tako
troops to some port TO the southwark
The embargo was partially raissd when
the Thessalian sailed.
Markets for American produce very
low. Goldfish, SO per cwt Flour So
per barrel, no sale, Money scarce--pa-
per money 20 per cent. below par.
Lieut. Babbitt, who came passenger.
in the Ihessalisn, was passenger on
board the ship Panther Of Boston. On
the 18th September, in lat. 81 N. long,.
115 w. the ship was hove on her beanK
ends--lost her rudder, main and mizen
masts and foretopmast, and rghted with
SIX and half feet water in her hold.
a part other cargo was damaged, She
got up spare fore top mast and rugged
jury mainmast, and, on the eth, er-
perienced another violent gale and sprung
her fore tepmast and head OF the foremost
and hove overheard some Of her guns
and part OF her, cargo, On the l2th De-
cember she arrived at Lima. "A number
oil English ships were on tie coast OF Cali
tornla Tor wheat, which was in great a.
bundance. Preparations were making
at the different missions for large crops in
consequence of the demand for the Lima
market All upper aud lower Califor-
MA had hoisted the Mexican flag.
We have been politely favored by
mercantile house 10 this city with the
following extract of letter, dated.
LIZA DEo. 10, 1929.
The expedition which sailed about
two months ago for Peru has landed at
Area, but nothing has transpired with
regard to their operations against the
Spaniards. 1t is said the latter were
prepared to meet the patriot forces, and,
should they beat them, Lima may fall as
gain into their hands.
Late Eruption of Mount Vesurus.
Extract from the letters of an eye-
witness.)
"NAPLES, Oct. IS, 1899.
"Tuesday afternoon, the 2sd instant.
we were surprised by terrible eruption
OF sesurlus, which has lasted three davs.
and IS not oyer.-The lava has taken
new directions though in great abunJ
dance, 1t has net yet reached the sea.
and 1t has burnt and covered only one
village on the mountain, namely, Bosco
ire Case.
0Tbis erunfiop has .L