Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-06-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
LATE ANpIMpoRTANr FROM pEaU.

TIved here yesterday morning ~ the
vsry short passage oil eleven days from
j maicA 10 the Cdpes BY this arrl.
val the Editors OF the American have
received from thei. correspondents at
Kingston, Jam the Public Adver
tiser Kingston Chronicle, and 5an,ai
ca Courant, of me 29th udt from
whichis extracted the following news
of the iall of Clllao INFO the hands OF
the RoyalIsts Tho news was brought
10 j malca by the cuitcr Grecldn,
from Clrhagena and Santa Martha
and. in addition to the intelligence
conialnedIn the papers, we learn that
a despatch was received at Jam rca
from the British Consutat Colombia,
mentioning that Luna bad actually
been taken, as we'll as Cdllao. by the
K,vaIists The Rovali,t force was
computed at about 6,3oo more than
the force OF the patriots. Another
engagement was shortly expected TO
take place and fears we're entertain
ed ofthe defeat the Patriots Troops
we,e collecting along the coast at
Car,hagena, Sc to send, by wayof
P'nama, to the South as fast as pos
sibc.
Extracts Of Letters
"PERU Feb. 81 The Peruvian
Repuhlic has sustained a loss in Gal
lio, by the vaccinations OF The Span
ish prisoners, who were confined IN
the principal castle They succeeded
in seducing part Of the garrison, who
were Portuguese, TO revolt, VITA u pro
mi Sc of being sent to the River Plate,
where they belonged; the consequence
was that the Spani sh flag was hoisted
on the 5th inst. Fortunately, by iheva
Tor nd activity of Admiral Gulse, The
vessels in the harhor were able TO es-
capc although a tremendous fire was
opened on them from the batteries OF
thu castle
PANAMA, Aoril 27.-4Gan. BoI;
var was Trux,'lo his advanced guard
at Pativ'lca; he has under his com
mad 5000 Colambians and 1000 Pc
ruvians The regiment Of Tacidorls
1000 trong } sailed from this port on
the 25lh they were accom- al'ed by
spare transports, in order 10 take IN
1000 men that were AT GuyaguI| and
would proceed immedia' ely afterwards
for Tuxilo.
SANTA MARTHA, May % Gal
lao has again fallen into the hands of
the Spaniards, through treachery.
Troops are sending OFF from all parts
TO- Peru. and | fear the aftdirs of the
PATRIOTS do not appear TO prosper
CHINA, February "a 1924.
"The fortress of Gallo was then
under Peruvian colohrs, bot on the
9th the Spanish flag was hoisted, and
Casa Reigo, a spaniard, who held the
rank of Captaln'n the Kings army,
AMI had been imprisoned Nv the Pat
riots, appeared as Governor, & May
.ano to be only second Gen Rodil,
from Pisco, with about one thousand
men, isexpected at Gallo alb q the
26fh. The Peruvian. Admiral Guise.
in the frigate Protector formally P'u.
eva on the 1Sh and is blockading the
harhor There is no longer any Ere
sident of the Peruvian Republic, or
any Congress; the latter transferred
all pawer to Bolivar as dictator; lie
{BaliVar) accepted the Office, and ap
pointed Gen Nicohea to he Cover.
nor of Lima; there is no force suffi
cient to defend 1.-THE regular soldiers,
ciyicos, &e. amount to about 100;
some goods were shipped on the nth,
but on the eighth discontinued; an ar
rangemeNt was afterwards made wrh
Goa Rlego, TO ship English proper
ty, paving duties amounting to fifteen
and half per cent lin consequence
shipping goods commenced on the17tb,
hut was prohibited, on the Is h, anG
has continued so in consequence OF
the appe tranco of the Peruvian ffigate
Protector General Robin stated, in
conversation with an Englishman at
Pisco, that British property would be
respected. We DO not exuect con
fiscation as threatened nv General
CAntcrac last July. bot heavy duty
OF about IS per cent. In this disa
greeable state of affairs all business is
at a stand"
AFRICA.-A writer in PouIson's
paper observes: Gas some persons,