Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-20
pCSYScRIPT.
LATE FROM PERIL

| From the Baen0s 4yres Mercantile, OF Jan. %.
Extract FROM letter, dated Lima, No
vember 10th, 1898 The negotiations
with kva Aguero, have1been productive
of no arrangement whatsoever, and to.
morrow the IiberatoI, Bolivar, sets out al
The head OF 8, 500 men, to compel him TO
| accede 10 the terms proposed, or to lay
! down nis arms From thence he is 10
march into the, interior, with force OF
| from Z to 8uQ0 men, which will be con.
siderably augmented by the provinces On
its way, and also by Colombians, who are
shortly expected to arrive IRON Panama.
| Another letter OF The same dale. says
The shameful dispersion OF the army IN.
| der General Santa Cruz, has placed Lima
| in a veIy critical condition, and has great
| ly Disconnected the plans OF the Patriots.
The army of ChllI, composed OF from
5000 to 5000 men, Eas arrived al AREA.
The Liberalor leaves here tomorrow, at
The head OF tue greater part oil the Colon
bian forces; be is 10 land on the banks OF
the Rio Aguero, for the purpose " sue
couriug the north, and 10 penetrate alter
wards into La Sierra, and with the assis-
tanCe OF this province, TO be enabled TO
form such new plan OF operations. as cir.
cumstsuces may GI. tate.
Generals Csnlerac and Valdez are posi-
ed n he neRhborbOod Of ArequIpa at tie
| head OF seven thousand men; and II
Is reported that they nave SHRED Tor
the Independence of Upper Peru
These are the generals who are al the
| head OF the Spanish royal forces. On
the other hand, we learn that these COM
manders are negotiating with the prOvin-
ces on the banks OF The flo Aguero, and
are endeavOring 10 undermine the power
of Bolivar 10 Peru. Cod grant that we
may soon see those clouds dispersed which
in this evenltul period obscure our poIiti-
cal horizon. lear that 1t the Spaniards
continue obstinate in prcloDging The war,
and Bolivar should take part in domestic
dissenllons, hs will not oDIy diminish toe
force of the army under bis command, but
what is worse, will ;Ose the good opinion
which the country entertains OF hip.
SANTIAGO BE CHILE, Dec. 5.
Ii is reported trom good authority, that
lhe Spanish Generals have resolved 10 de-
clare Peru Independent; OF Spain. 1t such
is the case they have abandoned their
cause and now Inc question is which par
" shall take the ascendanoy. Bolivar ne
yer will permit that the policy OF this par
~ should predominant, no: should be Az
low it, for il the independence Of Peru
should be accomplished in this mannsr. it
may continue lis trade with Spain. and by
this means subject itself to an indepen-
depcy totally opposed 10 the welfare and
interest OF the province.
| COURT OF OYER & TERMlNER.
| Nsw YORK, March 1.-THE Court o.
penej yesterday morning at II o'clock.
pursuant to adjournment, tor the purpose
of Try ing John Johnson, charged with bav'
ing murdered James Murray. Before
proceeding 10 empanel ajury, MIR. Price,
counsel Tor the prisoner, stated that he
wished 10 put the same questions 10 the
Jurors as those v lich we're put in the case
of Seliridge, and adopted in that OF Good
win. The Cour, replied that the questions
might be put, but they should not consi.
der themselves bound to reject any Juror
who should answer them IN the afhrma'
tive. Some discussion then took place
between the Court, the District Attorney
and Mr. Price, when it was decided 10
put the following question TO Jurors: DO
byou IN every respect, ACCORDING 10 tbc
best of your knowledge and belief, stand
perfectly indifferent between the people
ADD the prisoner at the bar" Tryers OF
Jurors wete then appointed, aud after l8
persons had been peremptorily challeDs-
ed and s2 rejected by the tryers, a jury
was smpanellsd.
The Court then adjourned for half an
hour, and when they re.assembled, the
District Attorney opened the case for the
people. The examination OF witnesses
then commenced, and continued I'LL late
hour. We shall probably be- able lu give
The result in OUR next
GThe prisoner was found GUILTY.
The Court Room was crowded through.
out the day. aud IN tact every avenue to
the door, When the Court first opened
there was considerable noise outside, 10
the passage, and it became necessary to
send out officers to keep the peace
Two OF them soon returned with a very
geniee looking young man in their GUS
tody, whom we understood TO call him
self Morris Parker. One Of the officer.
deposed that The young man had struck
MIN, for which, and his insulting language
10 Id. Court, be was Immediately SEN
fenced 10 the city prison durlsg The plea