Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-12
PERU.

From Mf. ~ &C ute, w no came "a sseD-
ger,n he brig Noble iron, buenos Ayre..
aud who was the bearer Of dispatches iro,n
our Minister ia Chill 10 lbr Department of
State, The Editors OF The Baltimore Ameli-
can have received the following note:-
As it may perhaps be satisfactory to
you 10 Know he circumstances attending
the revolution which occurred IN The Cas-.
ties Oi Callao Oh the 5th OF February last,
shall enLeaVor 10 give you an account OF
them. Many months before ms incident
happened, tns troops consisting Ut Buenos
AyredDs, Ch,lenos, AMI Cuiolnbians, de-
handed their pay--ur want OF funds the
Government could Dot comply, but put
them oil with the promise thalthey should
be paid as soon as the nletlor OF Peru
should be couqueIed, i bIs under>
taking, however, tsIled. ans! the defeat
ed army retumea to Lima. where they
immediately renewed trer demands tor
money upon the then President OF the
Junta, The MARQUIS Don Bernardo Tore
Iagie. who was unablr TO satisfy them,
and sent the revolutionary ioOps alone 10
Caliao 10 relieve the garrison there See
lng II IN their power Gov 10 demand The If
wages oi ~ Or | | months arrear. by force,
they revolled, and nolsled the Spsnlsu dag
instead vi Their own: under HE hope Iuat
they would enforce payment IN Tins mau
Der. WheH TINS violation was known ~
Lima, commission, C insisting OF he Nj.
nisier PlenipoIenliafy OF buenos Ayres,
and that OF COoinbid was Immediately
sent to Csliao, 10 Try whelner promises
al, 4.
p.aTed That without money nothing could
0e done. and the CoinmissiOn, baciy re,
ceved Had TO return without etfeCilDg any
thing. Alter this second commission,
with other propositions, was sent, tut
were received win cannon shot halt way.
An express had been seDr from LANA 10
i'lsoo 10 require Admiral Gui.e 10 come
up in the irgale Prueba. ~ consequence
OF winch he arrived in CsiIao Bav on tue
i7tn OF February, from which moment The
communication which bad been kept up
between Callao and the vessels was cot
of; and that between CDalrillas and Lima
! commenced. On the i9lh Of February
Admiral ~GuIse got under way with bis
Fiigaie, aud stood close in towards the
lUrts, when lively lire began, and the
forts discharged about aone hundred aud
,weaty >bot upon The irigate. OF which Oh
~ three struck, aud killed one boy; To e
| frigate hIed about hail toe nurGer, with
| the intention 10 throw the garrison IN The
forts INTO disorder. In this, however, he
| failed
On the night from the Path to the 28th
February, Admiral Guse went towards
the forts and sent boals between the ship
! ping remaining under the batteries, ard
| burnt the irigats VeDganzs, corvette ST
Eosa, aud lbIliap ship Ocean. Ii was an
| awful but beautiful sight to behold all 3
| vessels 10 danes. Several merchant yes,
! sells, which were near at the time, cul
| iheir cables and dropped out-smoDg them
! We're The American ships Canton, China
| Huron, brigs Ontario Hs,sld and Fred
| etiCk; and several vessels OF other ua-
tons, On the 27th, about 10 O'CLOCK IN
The morning, the Calao forts fired gen
! eral salute with the Spanish Dag holsled
for the reception OF some.:.troops sent by
! Gen. Canterac from Yauga to take posses
sion Of CaIao and Lima, which they did
| without the loss Of maI. The buenos
! Ayrean General Necochea remained w Iii.
una TO the very last moment with ONE ca
VARY, and retired toward Truxillo.
The RoyalIss have a very respectable
arny, under General Canterac, towards
the North another in the EutreMedlos
under General FaideZ-aBd third in he
South under General Olanela, all well dis
clplined and paid.
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