Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-12

/ turned. The liberal and constitutional
ticket has thus been most completely til.
umphant. But what OF that? Ii is Ger
lainly a manifestation OF the good sense Of
the people; but the representatives OF the.
people in this country have lent q feeble
inAuehce..in the regulation Of public al
fairs. The Members Of the Council ara
all creatures OF the Governors. being APP
pointed by him, and are removable at bis
pleasure; and the veto of his ExcelIency,
his Majesty's Representative, is check
upon tie whole. Under such a slate of
things, what freedom can the people boast
OF, unless the Governor should perchancs.
be as good man as the ley OF Algiers.
for the time being, sometimes happens to
be? Our Colonial Legislature will meet in
few days; put there is no knowing how
long it will remain in session. II the past
be any indication 10 the future, the first
thing. be it ever SO triAing, in which they
may happen TO disagree with the lesty old
cavalier now at the head of the Colony.
will brig down The expression of his in
dignaton either in long Propagation or a
dissolution. There is not, it is believed.
an instance to he found, where a people
have been so grossly insulted. their rights
so shamefulIy invaded, and their Liberties
so openly violated, as 10 the proceedings
of Governor Lumley,-and yet the British
Ministers allow him still to retain Bis stu,
alton -
From the National Gazette.
Elk ract of a letter from an officer on
board the U. S. ship Franklin, dated
Valparaiso, Oct. ], 1928.
"This is an important crisis in thesc.
fairs Of Upper Peru. The contending
armies arc each ten thousand strong.
and a decisive engagement is daily ex.
pested. Should the Patriots obtain
victory, the war will soon be termina-
ted; but should they be defeated, If
which the most painful spprehensions
are entertained, their hostilities msy
continue for years. The royal army,
or, as it is now styled the national ar
my, is perhaps batter appointed than at
any former period. The royal officers
now say that the fight for tho nation,
and not for the king. On their flags 10
embroidered, Fiva Ell Erercito Nation
al formerly their motto was Fcrdln.
aad the 9TH.
General Friere, the director Of Chi.
Ii, is expected here to morrow, from St.
Jago. He 10 making arrangements to
despa tch an army of 1000 men to the
assistance Of the Patriot army 10 Alto
Peru. 1t is feared that he has been too
tardy in his movements. Had he dss-
patched such force two months ago. it
might have decided the war in Peru
The great battle will, in all probabili-
.y, DO fought before this detachment
sails.
THE Franklip sailed from Cslloa on
the 9Th of August for Hohsndo, and ar
rived hsrs on the Goth uItimo. A few
days previously to our leaving CallOa.
one Of the young gentlemen (Mr. Ksl.
ty,) WAS siezed with the small pox.--
The contagion 10 spreading throughout.
the ship. We have now twenty tive
cases, and thus far. previous vaccina.
ton appears to be no protection. The
gentleman who brought the disease on
board had been vaccinated, and his arm
exhibited, $50 says our intelligent Bur.
geon, q we'll formed eschar. Nlidship-
man Wordsworth, and tho Commo.
dors's children, arc now convalescent
from this loathsome disease. Our Sur.
gson, Or. Salter,) is uprsmittiDg in
bis attention, and has thus far lost but
two patients. Weare fortunate in hav-
ing a fine large airy ship, by which the
men can be we'll accommodated"