Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-24
PERU.-BRILLIANTN NAVAL. ACHIEVE.
MENTS BY THE PATRIOTS.
Federal Gaeeffc ONice,
Baltimore. Dccember 10 i9o1

- Dy ''e 'frWal Oh tne snip ROPE, captain "A. S.
DUNCAN, In forty-seven days from Rio Jenerio
we have files of Rio papers to the date of the sail
ing OF the Hope, and also Bnenos A yrcs papers TO
the 9th OF October, for which we arc indebted
20 the kind attention of Capt. DUNCAN.
ihese papers contain a variety Of intelligence,
particularly with regard to achiev ements of the
tatrlot Navy under Admiral Guise, biockadInp
ue port OF Callao, which brilliant and i,npor.
tant, aud quite new to us, though some OF them
occurred so far back as early in July. 1t is evi
uent, from these accconnts, that there hare been
many exploits and successes on the side of the
Patriots, of which we have not vet had any &C
count. This appears from the following letter.
which alludcs to n 'biiiliant action by the Patr-
OF Captain ADDISON" and of this we Meyer
heard before. This letter is of great interest.
We translate it from Ell Argos, extraordinary.
of Buenos Ayres:
Extract OF letter, dated ON board tho rigatc Pro-
tector, in the Bay of Calao, July II, 1894.
MY DEAR FRIEND; In nv LIST, | informed
you OF the brilliant action of Captain Addison
who, with four boats and fifty volunteers, burnt
and sunk SIX vessels. including the Spanish fri
gates Vcnganza and Santa Rosa, and drove four
Teen under the batteries of Calao, it being very
remarkable that he performed this service with
out the loss of single man. | have now the
pleasure to communicate to YOU that on the
night OF the 9Th instant, Admiral Guise despatch
ed Captain Robertson, accompanied bv CAptan
with one hundred and twenty-five men, in nine
boats, to take or destroy as many of the cnemy,s
vessels rs were in Cailao.
At his entrance he was opposed by more than
one thousand soldies and marines in the vessels
aud fifteen hundred artllerists, VIII, manned the
batteries OF the castles, and kept up tremen-
dous fire on our men. Notwithstanding this
they effected the object of the enterprise by de
stroying and taking the following vessels: The
PRESIDENT o! twenty guns, burnt; Juana Gordon
dag ship, taken; Perla. formerly of Chill taken:
brgAntiue, Name Unknown, taken; a large yes
sci, usne unknown, burnt.
The Protector, the Congress, and the Mace
tonian, were employed in diyerting tire attention
of the batteries, but almost all the fire of the
latter were directed towards the brave men
charged with the destruction of the vessels.
''We shall not again abandon the blockade of
this bay, until the ship Asia may appear, upon
which, pardon the vanity,) we determined
60 erect the triumphant standard of our country
'sWhen Captain Robertson returned, we found
he had three men killed aad twelve wounded
one of whom since died. We lad also one Of
ficer killed, named Thonus Williams; iieuten
ant of marines, and the clerk of the captain Of
the Congress, mortally wounded.
zine greatest harmony exists between the
iIberator and the Vice Admiral, Guse, since
the seizure of Colonel Btanco and REYES: and
his excciicncy IS so well satisfied of the patriot
lsm OF Admiral Cause, that he has placed under
BIS command the Colombian squadron, and has
ordered tho delivery of forty thousand dollars Fl
NJ Soiicr, officer of marines, who has gone TO
Hucras TO bring that n, for tie service Of thc
squadron.
The crew Of the Protector is well paid and
contented; and the frigate in such order as to
attract the admiration of strangers"
IL will be recollected that the Spanish ship of
The line Asia, alluded TO in tie foregoing letter
snhcp olc1,
pursued by Admiral Guse, bnt il was supposed
she would never leave it under Spanish, flag
BotiraT'S Pictories-fhe DucHos AJres A cros
contains the details of Dolvars victory over Can
tarac at Junin, which haze already appeared in
this and other American papers, bot we have
also brief account OF battle at .fccoJnDtfjn IRE
TO that OF Junin, of which we had no c,ti
nation. We translate il from tic Argos of
September II, as follows.
Passage Of he .A,des By E1lirar.-We hasten
TO inform the public of the important news OF
the rout OF the vanguard of the enerny's army
by tho arms OF our country, which was continued
in EI Co,7eo, received, last night, BY express
from Chill. That paper oays-'.Thc Libcra ;or
Bolivar, and all bis army, passed tic AIDES in
three divisions, on tie 25th OF Junc--.itic first
under the command Of General Cordo,a, by
Gaia Tarnbo the second, under the cOinmand
of General Lara, by ChayilI-thc third under
The command of General ia Mar, by Guayanro,
The vanguard Of the enemy, composed Of three
thousand FIVE hundred men in hcGb4'nh,. was
completely routed. General Monet, who com.
manded it, was wounded AMI taken prisoner.
Almost all the division Of tbs enemy Cell inlo
our power, The number Of killed, on their part
being very great. Before fli;s ac:i1D, five In,,-
drcd infantry and one hundred cavalry, urler
the command Of the Spanish chief Pcna, came
over to us, aaa C;7-c men fought valiaDtiy under
The objection of i',cir COMMANDER We have
also talsca four caDapl, ta5 train, munitions, 70.
rage, and nane 1a-'>,ts.
The vanguard Of our army Is on the other
splC OF .!auja--t autnrac, 'giio was within tyo
leagues OF Eac!iCachi. when Informed of tic de-
feat of his vanguard, retired, enicayouripe TO
sustain himself 10 various points which he was
successfully obliged 60 abandon. lie finally
fortified hin-ef OIL the skirt Of lie hill of patS,
apparently With ;ie intention o maintaining that
po5Iio.e, bat s.if',7i:c Sc oiHc; uf gaining time
10 save his ,n,c'@n.:.@5 Iu Gu3; anc1. All the
mOunt1incers, Wild ;,to:" chiefs have Joined &c.
neral bLL~s, bringing nsJ7r ti:s.D seven hun
drcd h0sse. and umcs, and thcy arc ao,y acting
against td9 enemy il Chupora anl CCnros. rein
forced by etroRg division unIcr General T,a.a.
Win another division. Gauaira, Ofcso and
C7rfo1o lOined BY t!,, i,uItaiacers of The Pa
'rioi ar;no occupy the mountains 10 prevent tbo