Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-19
From the Charleston Courier. Jan. 10.
GREAT AND DECISIVE VICTORY.

GREAT AND DECISIVE VICTORY.
Of the Liberating .4rmy, over the Spanish
.Army IN Peru.
BY the schr. Col. Geo. Armistead, ar
rived last evening in Is days from
Kingston, Jam We have received files
of the papers of that city to the goth
ult. inclusive.
H. B. M. schr Swallow, lieut.. Bal
dock, arrived at that port on the 10th,
in days from Carthagena, with the
highly important intelligence of the
complete DEFEAT and DESTRUC-
TON of the Spanish A,my in Peru
the particulars of which will be found
below.
LIMA, Dec. l8, 1924
Great and Decisive Victory.-The Lii
berating Army, under the command Of
Gen. Sucre, has completely destroyed
the Spanish army on the 9th inst. in
the field of Guamanguilla The Gene
raj La Serna, commander, has been
wounded, and taken prisoner, with the
generals Canterac, Valdez, Carratalla,
and all the officers comprising the
Spanish army; the baggage and ammu-
milton have also fallen into our hands.
The Lieut.. Col. Medina, adjutant Of
his excellency the Liberator, who con-
Quoted the official part of the action,
was unfortunately assassinated by the
rebels of Guando. The authorities Of
the neighboring place, have noticed the
official triumph Of our arms.
Gen. Canterac took the command af-
ter La Serna had been wounded, and
capitulated to Gen. Sucre. Callao was
to be delivered to the Liberating Army.
The 9th of December completed the
triumph of Junin. A year ago the
Spaniards fattered themselves they
would reconquer the Americans with
the army not now in existence. The
victory of Guamanguilla has termina-
ted the war, and sealed the indepen-
dence of the Continent of Colon. Here
has been decided the question which di-
vides Europe, which more immediate
ly interests America, and which is
transcendental to the whole human
race, and whose influence will, without
doubt, extend to thousands of thousands
of succeeding generations.
This question is whether the world
should be governed by the absolute
power of those who term themselves
legitimates, or whether the epoch has
arrived in which the people shall enjoy
their rights. In fine the Liberating
Army has solved the problem, and has
erected the last monument which was
wanting to its glory. Gratitude will
inscribe thereon the names of the con-
querers of Guamanguilla, and of the
illustrious genius, who has conducted
the war which has saved Peru, and
who, since the events of February, has
encountered nothing but new roads to
glory. His fame will endure to the
end of the world, and this is the presen-
timent which now aniniates every
heart that aspires to liberty.
Carthagena, II at night, Jan. -, 1926.
Great rejoicings took place at Car
thagena, in consequence of the defeat
of the Royalists, and the capture of
Lima by the Liberating Army, under
Gen. Sucre, Gen. Bolivar being absent
on account of extreme indisposition.
Several valuable Spanish merchantmen
that were at Callao, fell into the pos
session of the Patriots.
The Venezuelan frigate, Com. Chit
ty, was fitting out at Carthagena, to
take dispatches to England from the
Colombian Government, announcing
the total humiliation Of the Spanish
forces in the South Sea. A doubloon
bounty was paid to able-bodied seamen
who enlisted on board the Venezuela.
A fine large Spanish schooner, fitted
out at st. Jago de Cuba for the coast Of
Africa, was captured off Cape Maize
by Columbian cruizer, and carried
into Carthagena on the 18th inst.
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