Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-06-03
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SALEM, May 20
| Capt. Saunders, of the ship George, which ar
rived here on Tuesday in the short passage of 100
days from Calcutta, has obligngly favored US with
files OF Calcutta papers TO the 18th of Feb. last
| The war with the burmese still continued. The
papers filled with accounts of the operations
OF the British armies invading that Empire, Of the
movementot troops 10 reinforce them, and cont ain
the particulars of several encounters with the Bur
mese i'll all which the British forces are represented
10 be successful. The head quarters OF the BRUSH
at the latest date, at Rangoon, bu, divisions
were advancing in different directions, and Gne
main body were expected soon TO move towards
Ava, the capital of the Empire. The Burman pri-
soners stated, that the loss of the Burman Army
Iom the LIST TO the 18th December, Cat which last
date great battle fought near Rangoon,
when the Burmese were completely routed and dis
persed) amounted to fifteen thousand men, with the
whole OF their artillery, Sc. Notwithstanding
these defeats, the Burmese were stated to be ma
king the greatest eNertions rally their scattered
troops, and 10 collect immense force TO renew
The attack upon the English at Rlngoon. The En-
SlIsh force at that place stated ut . 10 $4,000
Europeans and 5000 natives. The loss of the
British IS represented TO be very small in the dfe-
rent actions, but the deathol several valuable oil
| GERS is lamened in the papers. Register
EARTHQUAKE AT MANILA
SINGAPORE, Nov. 25.--By the Hope, the Ia
fest arrival from the Philippines we are concerned
10 hear that these countries have lately been visit
eddy dreadful earthquake and hurricane which
have caused much distress amongst the inhabitants
and laid considerable part of the city of Manila
in ruins.
Several slight shocks of the earthquake had been
| felt throughout the Island Of Luconia during the
month OF October. On the Goth of that month
most severe shock was experienced in the town
and suburbs of Manila, which demolished several
OF the churches of the bridges over the river
and many of the private houses. About miles
above the town and close TO the river, the earth
opened with tremendous explosion and shortly
| afterwards shoals of dead fish were seen floating
down the river into the sea. All the resFssiaIIIe
and left the town quite deserted. The military
oarracks having been laid level with the ground
tents were pitched for the soldiers ON a plain at
snort distance This encampment was totally de-
stToyed by the hurricane which CAME on the 81 inst
1 he roofs were blown off many of the remaining
houses, and six of the vessels in the roads were
stranded
This is the most severe earthquake which has
been experienced in Manila since the remarkable
one oil 1876, and the loss OF human lives although
not correctly ascertained generally believed 10
have been very considerable
LateStJroDi the Pacifc.---A gerSIeman who ar
rived here yesterday in the schr. franklin, from
Chagres and Lima, has furnished us with Glava-
qnl papers to March 10, and Lima government
Gdzettes to March 10Th
More than 5000 bbls, Of -four were in Lima.
and no sales. The crop in Chiiis very abundant,
ond wheat had been contracted for deliverable i,
valparaiso at rails per fanega
1heJ oHoDing facts zoe hare obtained from n
peTuSat Of the latest papers
we ne Informed that Gen. Olaneta still holds ont
lntnUeT Perm aFafp 10 D.. -
port was current in Lima for a time that he had a.
greed to the caPitulation.
Inc supreme Court Of Justice was installed ot
Lima on the sth of February. Several officers who
nave deserved well OF the country, haze been par
ticularly noticed
The Peruvian Congress opened their session on
'ne 'Vlh OF February, and decreed that Bolivar
should continue to hold the power and title of Die
tator unu the next session ofConsress. which is
hxcd 10y the Constitution in the wear 1896.
1 NO members oil the Peruvian Congress had ar
rived at Guayaqml on their way to Colombia.
charged with an important commission.
zen Sanchez attacked body OF 500 rov.lists nj
Cochabamha, and took many of them and their off
GERS prisoners Preparations were maxine Ia ,.rs
son Chuquisaca and Poiosi
The Congress voted gift of a million of do,rar.
70 bolivar, which he's twice refused The On
gross then req1es ed him TO take il under his CHARGE
ana appropriate II 10 objects OF benj6cence
from letter addressed by him to Congress on IN.
lEth OF Feb IN which ne accepts of the Dictato,.n
again, he SAYS that the interests of the sta,e viii
cal him to UpPer Peru, and therefore he shall del
os''e part oil the supreme power 70 a council of
government, under Lamar as President
column of troops, who came on, Of ,be cs.,1e
81 CalIao on the 10th Of Feb were routed bv III,
FaFio's with loss Of two hundred killed and ma
ny wounded. '''
Gen. Iowa has returned from Ia poz 10 Cy,,ro
WIN zZUo men all ne country having risen aoons,
nm. Inc army collected under the command Of
me Ienera' IN Cmei IS moving from Puno 10 pass
wouldbe gained without battle Dn; adr
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