Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-11-10
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BALTIMORE, OCT. go.

From Peru-Important.-By the fast
sailing schr. Express, Is days from ia,
malca, we have received jamaica pa
|pers to the 9th inst. from which we ex-
tract the following gratifying and impor-
tant intelligence from Peru.
VICTORY OF BOLIVAR.
More than a thousand Of the enemy's
cavalry, advantageously posted, have
been destroyedby only 400 of our horse.
Canterac, in person, commanded the enc
my's cavalry, az did the Liberator (Boli-
vary ours. The cavalry of the enemy
was the flower of the royal army, COM
posed of IFS Oldest veterans, and the
greater part Spaniards. The shock
was terrific, and our cavalry signalized
themselves by prodigies of yalour.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS FROM BOLIvAR,s
SECRETARY.
Office Of Secretary Gcneral-Heod Quar-
tiers in Reyes, 7th .4ug, 1924.
To the Principal Minister for Peruvian
Affairs.
| have the satisfaction of announcing
to your Excellency, that at 5 O'Clock
last evening, the Spanish Royalist's Ar
my underwent a most terrible humilia-
ton in the plains of Junin, seven miles
from this place, (Reyes)
His Exce!lenoy the Lberator, Boil
var, having been informed that the enc
my with his conjoined forces was CON-
ing TO meet him, marched INN ediately
with his army as far as Conochoncka, in
tending TO come to a decisive engage
ment. In consequence of this move
Far Far as Passco, rei ta ed on the same
road by forced marches. His Excellen-
cy observing that the enemy continued
their retreat without halt, resolved to
move forward rapidly with the cavalry,
and to post in the same plain as that
which the enemy occupied, hoping by
this movement, 10 induce them to risk
an action, either for the purpose of avail
ing themselves of an opportunity they
seem to have sought SO very recently,
or OF saving the whole of his army
Either in conformity with those calcula.
tons, or actuated by blind confidence
IN his cavalry, the enemy's horse charg.
ed ours IN situation very disadvauta.
geous for the latter. The shock of the
two bodies was most tremendous. In
conclusion, after various conflicts, in
which the advantage varied from one
SIDE to the othe", the enemy's cavalry.
although superior in number and better
mounted than ours, was thrown into
complete disorder, beaten, and compel
ed to fall back to the files of the infan-
try. which, during the battle, had contin.
ued its march towards Juaga, and when
IFS cavalry was defeated, was consider.
able distance from the place where the
action was decided. The result of this
brilliant action is, that 235 of the enemy
have fallen in the battle, among them
are ten chieftains and officers, more
than 30 made prisoners, and a great
number dispersed. Above 800 excel
lent horses, with their equipments have
fallen into our hands, and the field Of
battle was covered with every species
ofspoil. On our sidew have had Il.
bout 60 killed and wounded.
The war of Peru would have been
brought to close last evening, had moi
the enemy continued the rapid retreat
of his infantry without intermission, OF
could our troops have flown, as was ne
cessary, in order TO come up with them
From Peru.-Lieut. Hunter. of the
irigate U. States, Com. Hull, arrived a,
Philadelphia on the Cd inst. in the sch
Utility, from Charges. Lieut.. II. brings
the official account, printed at Trujillo
on the 18th Of Aug. of Bolivar's victory
over the cavalry of Canterac. On the
10Th of Aug. there was public reioic.
ing for it.
LIT. Hunter considers the Patriot cause
as almost certain of entire success. Boil.
war was extremely popular.