Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-11
SELECTIONS.
PERIL

where ram is unknown, but vegetation enjoys unn-
terrupted health cherished by nightly dews.
- Lima Is about eight miles inland from the Pa
cine ocean, and Chorilos is the temporary seaport,
distant about nine miles. Callao is the proper
port and about the same distance from Lima bu, it
is occupied by The royaliss under General Rodil,
and Is now the only of war in Peru. The three
places are about equidistant from each other
Callao is situated on a neck of low land that
projects into the sea, and contained before the
about 1000 inhabitants. The Notifications consist
OF three castles, mounting together one bundled and
ninety pieces ofheavy ordnance, and command the
town, the harbor, and the whole neck OF land
| across which they situated. They built of
heavy stone work. inclinins inwards from the base,
and surrounded by deep wide moais with heavy
drawbridges across la the ancient style The walls
are so strong that artillery penetrate them;
their inclination invards from the base the
balls which strike them horizontally glance over;
besides, they protected by trenches thrown up
on the outside nearly TO the muzzles of the guns;
aud which also answer as a breastwork for troops
outside.
SIX months ayo, when the patriots a second time
got possession II Lima, 1t expected Rodil
would have immediately capitulated and surrender
ell Caao. Instead of which he drove the old men,
women ~ad children from the town, laid up stores
OF provisions tor his troops, and defed his antago
nsts HS force al that time was 1900 men, but
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about 500 The are blockaded by squadron OF
five or six vessels and besieged on land by patriot
force OF 1000 The castles contain immense stores
OF ammunition and considerable wealth.
Rodil il determined in desperate circum-
Stances. He may be reduced by disease and de-
seiiion, but will never voluntarily surrender. His
coats fish in safety under the guns of the Castles
and he has land enough within their protection to
| raise vegetables Tor his troops.
The besieging army occupies a small town call
ed bellavista, on the road To Lima, about three
quarters Of a mile from the Castles. This town is
nearly destroyed by the guns of the Castles; there
is scarcely house remaining habirable, and the SOL
ders are principally sheltered in tents behind the
remaining walls
There has been daily fighting for the last three
months and frequent skirmishing between the
troops.
The firing from the Castles is at times tremend-
| Gus. They certainly return the patriots ten shots
for one.
| II appears Rodl is most apprehensive of dis
affection among his troops, He, however, has one
resinent that he enlisted at Arequipa, in which he
placed great confidence. He preserves a most rigid
disciples: no three persons allowed 10 converse
together privately; and any sign OF discomfort is
punished with instant death. a, one time colo
mel spoke 10 him OF their situation, told him the
roops were loyal and determined 10 die under his
command IN defence OF the castles, but ,iley were
DESTROYS TO know what prospect he had of success
Rod:i Immediately had the troops paraded. in
formed them that his affairs de sperate, and he
did not wish any to remain with him who were dis
con ed; but desired them to use that time TO sig
ni!y their sentiments, and ordered those who were
dissatisfied to- ground their arms and advance in
font Accordingly about 40 men, including the
60 onel aud some officers, marched out OF the line
when he instantly ordered the line TO fire on them,
and hey ali executed. Ii was an awful SRA
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ed, and 10 awe the garrison into future silence.
| A Jew such men as Rodil would ruin the patriot
cause in this country, and literally be worth the
Indies 10 Ferdinand Phi. GAG
From Jamaica.-We have received files OF Ja-
maica papers down to the 3Oth September Seye-
raj meetings have been held at which resolutions
passed and subscription opened for the cree
ton of additional places of worship. The Bar
have come 10 a resolution not TO take Brief with
out Fee. The attorneys have hitherto put into
their purses the cash fees ofther clients, lille the
Baristers booked singular case OF child hav.
Ing been poisoned by the juice of the bitter Casa
do, occurred in Kingston. Common red dirt is al
antidote TO this poison, which was first discovered
by observing some hogs eat the without preiu-
dice. Phil. FIR. Jour.
Land Conueyance IN Great Britnin--Tht
following paragraph from Glasgow paper of Aug
70, shows the rate at which the mail coaches Iav-
ell between London, Edinburg and Giasgow.-Iht
} speed is nesrly double that OF the mail between
} this town and Washington. Boston ID. .AdO.
} The rapidty with which intelligence and pas
sengers are conveyed, and communications accel-
Grated, IN this country, has become very remarka-
ble. Thus, from present mail arrangements
the papers and letters which left London last Sa
} turday evening, ats p. NJ. reached this city at
quarter past - NJ. last night, or in 10 IA hours
After a stoppage of hours here during which he
public news are p nIed, and ;he private commu.
ncaiions answered, if necessary, these leave hi:
at half past o last nigh, reach Edirburg at th'
b morning, stop there 1 hours, (ull A. NJ S
then proceed to London, which hey reach before
6 A. 81. on Thursday morning, returning 10 the
metropolis in four days and len hours The dis
lance run is s3s miles in 1906 I-2 hours, including
the time necessary for ordinary stoppages, for re-
ireshments, giving out and taking III mails, and al
so nine hoursyQi extra stoppages Tor the purpose
commercial business and other matters. The rat,
at which the above distance is run is little unde
nine miles an hour, including all the ord airy stop
pages but, exclusive OF these, at the rate Of Il
miles per hour.
An Edinburg paper states that Mr.. Fletcher,
minister Of the Scotch Dissenting Chapels at Lon
don, lately preached on the Carlton Hill ia III,
Scotch metropolis, TO congregation of not less
than tWenfy thousand persons. Public attention
had been directed towards him by the circum,ianc,
of his name having been struck by the Associate
Synod lrom their list of ministers, for breach Of
/ marriage promise, and it was entirely to this thai
he owed iis large congregation.
The Portuguese government has issued an ordel
FOR the expulsion Of 800 Spanish refugees, who ln
hitherto found an asylum in aud rourd Oporto. Sia
Of lhese unhappy people, WHO went by the steam