Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-31
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BRILLIANT NAVAL ACHIEVEMENTS BIZ
THE PATRIOTS

mo JdlelEO, we nave HES Oh MO papers
to the date of the sailing of the Hope, and
also Buenos-Ayres papers to the 9th OF
October, for which we are indebted to the
Kind attention of Captain DUNCAN.
These papers contain variety of in
telligence, particularly with regard to a
chicvments of the Patriot Navy under Adj
miral Guise. blockading the Port of Cal
lao, which are brilliant and quite new 10
us, though some of them occurred so far
back as early in July. Ii is evident from
these accounts that there have been many
exploits and successes on the side OF the
Patriots of which we have not vet had
any account. This appears from the follow
ing letter which alludeS to . brilliant ac-
ton by the patriot Capt. ApDIsoN," 81 of
this we never heard before-This letter
is of great interest. We translate it from Et
ArgoS, Extraordinario, of Buenos Ayres:
Extract of letter, dated on board thcFrgate
Protector, in the bay of Callao, July 18th,
1924
'Aiy dear frcnd-in my last | informed You
of the brilliant action of Captain Addison, who
with four boats aud fifty volunteers, burnt and
sunk six vessels, Including the Spanish fri
gates Ncnganza and Santa Rosa, and drove
fourteen under the batteries of Callao-it being
Very remarkable that he performed this service
without losing single mani have now the
pleasure TO communicate TO you, that on the
night OF the ninth inst, Admiral Guse despatch
ed Captain Robertson accompanied bv Captaii.
Fieinan and Lieutenant Sulmans, of his vessel,
with one hundred and twenty-five men, in nine
boats, 10 take or destroy as many of the enemy's
vessels as were in Callao.
st his entrance he was opposed by more than
one thousand soldiers and marines in the yes
sells, and fifteen hundred artillerists who manned
the batteries of the Castles, and kept up ire
mendous fire on our uen. Notwithstanding this
they effected the object of the enterprise by de-
siroying and taking the following vessels
The President of 90 guns-burnt
JUAHNA GORDON, flag ship-taken
PERLA, formerly of Chili-taken
Brigantine, name unknown-taken
large vessel, name unknown-burnt.
The Protector, the Congress and the .MGcedoni
an were employed in diverting the attention of
the batteries, but almost all the fire of the latter
was directed towards the brave men charged
with the destruction of the vessels.
We shall not again abandon the blockade OF
this bay until the surrender of the Castles, or
until the ship .4sia may appear, upon which,
(pardon the vanty,J we are determined TO erect
the triumphant standard of our country When
three men killed and twelve wounded, one of
whom since ded-We had also one officer Kill
led, named Thomas Williams, Lieutenant of
i'arnes, and the Clerk of the Captain of the
Congress, both MORALLY wounded.
Tie greatest harmony exists between the Ii
berator and the vice Admiral Guise since the
seizure OF Colonel BIanco and Reyes and his
EXcellency is so well satisfied OF the patriotism
of Admiral Guisc, that he has placed under his
command the Colombian Squadron, and has or
dered the delivery of forty thousand dollars to
VI. Soi.er, officer of Marines, who has gone to
tlueras 20 bring that sum for the services of the
Squadron. The crew of the Protector is well
paid I'd coutrHted, and the trigaie in such good
order Is To attract the admiration OF strrngerS
IL will be recoilccted that the Spanish ship of
the line Asia, alluded to in the foregoing letter
succeeded in running to CalIao,
pursued by Admiral Guise, but it was supposed
she would never leave i; under Spanish flag.
BoLIvAR's VICTORIES.
The BuenoS Ayres Argos contains the
details of Bolivar's Victory over Cante-
rae at JUNiN, which have appeared in this
and other American papers, but we have
also brief account of battle a: AGO
BANDA, previous TO that of JUNIN, OF
which we have hitherto had no intimation
We translate it from the ARGOS of Sept.
II, as follows =
PASSAGE OF THE ANDES BY BOLIVAR.
We hasten TO inform the public of the impor-
tant news of the route Of the van guard of tn
enemys army by the Patriot arms, contained In
III Corre0, received last night by express from
Chiii-That paper says
. The Liberator Bolivar and all his army pas
sed the Andes in three divisions OF the twenty
fifth OF June-the first under the command Of
gen. Cordova, by Gaia Tambo, the second un
der the command of General Lara, by Chavin-
third under the command of General La MarN
bv Guyanco The van guard Of the enemy
composed OF Three thousand FIVE hundred men
N Aco5anba, was completely routed, General
Monet VINO commenced it was wounded and
taken prisoner Almost all this division of the
ensmy tell into our power, the number of killed
on their part being very great Before this ac
ton five hundred infantry and one hundred ca
valry, under the command of the Spanish Chief
Pena, came over to us and thes men fought val
ian'ly under the direction of their commander
We have also taken fOurcannon, the train, muni-
toHs, forage and many rnpskels
" The vanguard OF our army is on the other
side of Jauia-Canterac who was within two
leagues OF CachcaCh;, when informed of the
defeat of his vanguard, retired, endeavorng 60
sustain hiI7sclf in various points which he was
successfully obliged to abandon. He finally
fortified himself on The skirt OF the bill of Apato
apparently with the intention of maiutaiuinD
that position, but vii the sole object of gaining
time to save his magazines iii Guayance All
the mouutaineers with their chiefs have Joined
Gen. MLLEE, bringing more than seven hun
dred horses and miles, and they are now acting
a gains; the enemy in Cbupaca and Chongos. re-
iniorced by strong division under Cen Lara.
With another division, Gauarra, Otero and Car
reno, joined by the mountainecrs of the Patriot
army, occupy the mountains 20 prevent the in
tended escape OF the Spaniards. Our centre is
in Sicaga, aud the reserve under the immortal
Bolivar in Cachicachi"
The hailc of Jinin i'm Anrmsi as We Inn,,.