Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-23

The purchases have been on snecuI,t;or e
consumption, and for export to ireland. The
supplies for the latter country of wheat continue
unprecedentedly small, nor is it expected thew
Will increase for the remainder of the season.
Compared with the last year, for the cores
pohoinS Perod' the imports to this place since
the i4th of oberf;di short-of wheat, I6o, 900
quarters. and OF Hour, $4,000 bags; of oats, the
reverse to moderate extent has been the case
AtPresent the prices of wheat are birber than
they have been since Sept. 1921; and the STOCKS
IN Warehouse much smaller than at anv fine
IN the intervening period. The Corn Exchange
To-day was well attended by dealers but the
advanced prices demanded By holders of wheat
prevented them from buying to any extent the
Same cause prevented spectators from operat
ing. Oats were IN steady, though limited de-
mand, and fully supported former prices. Malt
ing barley, still scarce and dear. There were
Yesterday extensive sales ofbonded wheat. at f,s.
ga. to Is. 3d. per bushel; the latter quotation
Is equal to Ais. Sd. per quarter.
The annexed extract of q Liter from Lima.
(says the National Gazette) is from most res
pectabie source. 1t must dissipate all doubt
win regard to the rererses of General Santa
Cruz. We have in our hands file of the Ga
zette OF Colombia, published at Bocota, as late
as the 18th February, which contains am off.
clal acknowledgment from Lima, dated the Goth
November, of the retreat of Santa Cruz. The
nosota Gazette of the 25th January. furnishes
advlces from Bolivar, as late as the goth Decen
Der. Riva Aguero's detection and Santa Crlz,s
retreat are said to have prevented him from o.
pening the campaign; but it is added, that the
DIVISION of auxilaries from Chill CONSISTING of
250o mento be followed By 900 horses, had ar
rived at Callao, and that Santa Cruz remained
IN .A'aca with strong column: The attention
OF the enemy was occupied by him and the di.
Visions OF Colonies LAM and Urdiminea, who
were operating IN the provinces of High Peru.
IL IS already known that Riva Aguero was taken
prisoner, and that his division of 1000 men had
joined the troops of Bolivar. The constitution
OF Peru was enacted on the 10Th November
and published on the 3Oth. 1t is popaIur and
rePresentdt,ce and nearly akin to that of TIE
United States.
Extract q q letter from, an Officer, dated at Lii
ma, November 9, 1928.
~ informed you in my last letter. of battle
oeing fought near the Desaguadero river, at a
place called Zefita in Alto Peru, between the
patriots commanded by Santa Cruz, and the
Spanish Royal army under Baldez. Although
the patriots claimed the victory, BaIdez obtain
cd the object for which he fought; which was
to JOIN with Alanete, an officer who command
ed corps of $500 men in the neighbourhood
OF Potosl In the advance of this officer TO
Oiuno, hare been assured by several patriot
officers, that he marched sixty leagues in three
days and half-This unprecedented despatch
proved the destruction of the patriots As soon
as Santa Cruz was signifed that he could not
prevent the junction of Baldez and Alanete, he
commenced retreating, and upon their arrival
within leagues fhim, in six DAYS sooner than
nv fol l,,,- L n
Infantry threw away their arms, and fled to-
wards illo--Five hundred of the cavalry nn
der Colonel Branson, aFrench officer, kent to-
gether. This intelligent, officer stated to me
that body of Baldez, Infantry kept within
musket shot of him for ten leagues, although his
horses were on full trot. Last evening 700
OF the patriot infantry arrived here from lilo.
Of an army Of nearly 5000 men, 1900 only have
been saved
After dispensing the army of Santa Cruz. Bal
deg marched upon Arequpa, whence the CO.
ombian general Sucrc fled to Quilca and en-
barked his troops. This retreat is considered
disgracefni, as Sucrc's force was nearly equal TO
that of Baldez.
Sucre has since arrived at Pisco where Bolivar
will concentrate all his force, which with the d.
yison of Chile, will amount to about 5000 men.
bolvar's success is extremely doubtful. Be-
sides the confidence which recent victories have
given TO the Royalists, they now possess an ar
my of about 5000 strong.
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