Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-04-28
JAMAICA AND PERU.

Jamaica, we nave lHtcliiScHCc uou'
Kingston to the 29th March. Advices
from Liverpool to the Oath Feb. of the
great rise in colonial produce had been
brought to Jamaica by an English brig
in the very short passage OF 20 days
which caused an Immediate advance
in the prices of the produce Of the ISL
and-coffee which had been selling at
10 cents previous TO the receipt OF the
intelligence, went up to Is.
PERU-Another gentleman who
came passenger in the Rolla, left Quay
aquil as late as the 18th of Feb last
and had communication with vessel
which had left Lima on the LIST of Feb
up to which time the castle of Callao
had not surrendered. The frigate o.
States was about to sail north from Ii
ma on the 18th January, for one of the
smaller ports on the coast. The crops
in Peru were very abundant, and there
was probability of a considerable
surplus for export. At all the ports ON
the Pacific, American flour was mere
drug, and could not be disposed of ex-
cept al immense loss to the shippers.
In addition to the above intelligence
we find the following in the Gazette Of
last evening:
We have received some few items of
information from South America, bv a
| gentleman who arrived this morning
from the Pacific, via Kingston. 1t APP
pears that the Patriot squadron had
completed its repairs at Guayaquil, and
was on the eve of sailing for the close
blockade Of Callao, and to assist at the
storming of the Castles, for which pur-
pose quantity of heavy ordnance had
been taken on board for the use of the
army. The reinforcements from Co.
lombia consisting of two thousand
men, had been put in transports at
Guayaquil, and had gone up to Lima
to take part in the reduction Of the
Castle of Callao In conVersa-
ton which our informant had with
General Bolivar, it was understood
that determination existed TO force
the surrender of the Castles at all ha-
yards. We regret to learn that most
distressing mortality had prevailed
among the Colombian troops on their
passage across the isthmus, and the
less estimated to have taken place by
those destructive fevers incident to the
climate in that quarter, was estimated
at nearly two thousand men. Every
part Of Peru except Callao was in a
state of tranquility, the inhabitants ge-
nerally resuming their former occupa-
tons and preparing for the enjoyment
Of the peace and liberty won by patri
otto courage.
The brig Cora, Baldwin, Of this port,
would leave for home about the mid
die of February, and the North Point,
captain Patten left Huache on the first
of February for Baltimore. The ship
Henry, captain Davis, was at Guaya-
quill about the beginning Of March.
IL -',sP0ov or nor cargo, ana Sc
veral other vessels were similarly silua-
ted in consequence of the complete
elut of the market which was so over
stocked that flour had been offered for
sale at four dollars. .1me7can.
Norfolk, .Aprl 25.-Captain Boles, of
the sloop Harriet, in days from Sa-
vannah, has politely favored us with
papers of that city to Saturday 18th
inst inclusive. We extract the fol-
lowing intelligence from our West IN
dia squadron, from the Georgian of the
the 10th inst. Beacon.
!. FROM THOMPSON'S ISLAND.
Lieut. J. E. LEGARE, who is passen-
ger on board the sloop Rising Sun, re-
ported under our marine head, from
Thompson's Island, informs us that no
recent piracies had been heard of at
that place. The U. S. schr. Shark had
sailed few days previous to the de-
parture Of Lieut. L. for Havana, having
on board such of the pirates, recently
captured by the expedition headed by
Lieut.. M'KEEvER, witt, the co-opera-
ton of the British frigate Dartmouth,
as were not too badly wounded to pre-
vent their removal. Ofthe latter there
were, as previously stated, FIVE. They
were conveyed to Havana, to be de-
livered up to the authorities of the ISL
and of Cuba.
The steam galliot Sea Gull, bearing
the broad pendant Of Commodore WAR
RINGToN, and the U. S. sloop of war
Hornet, Captain KENNEDY, were in
port. The U. S. schooner Terrier,
Lieut. Com. PAINE, was employed in
the convoy of vessels to and from Gu
ba.
We are sorry to learn that Thomp-
sons Island continues unhealthy; but
the officers and crews of the vessels
composing the squadron, were gene
rally in good health.
The account which has been pub
lished, that the bodies Of thirteen men
were found tied to trees, where they
had been starved to death, was not suf-
ficiently ascertained, we understand, to
be depended on.