Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-16
PERU .aMD CEN BoLJnaR

BosToN, August I've have been permitte,
to publish the following extract ola letter dated
Lima, March 49, from gentleman whose inteli
gence andJudSmeni entteit TO The fullest confidence
III VIII perhaps serve 10 give some of our readers a
more satisfactory view of the character of the.
Lberator OF South America, than they have had
an opportunity OF obtaining from any Other source
Had Gen. Bolivar come 10 Peru instead of ST
Martin, vast loss and mi cry would have been sa
wed. The proiIGate, rapacious, cruel and tre,cli-
erous character of that chief and many of his fol-
lowers, prolonged the struggle in this country
alienated many from the Patriot cause, and occa.
stoned the loss of thousands of lives After the
Teins OF Government had fallen I'M the hands of the
imbeche Tore Eagle, & his intriguing, unprincipled
advisers, the country soon fell OF course bv their
weakness and treachery into the power of the
epanlardS, who tutoFed by misfortune and led by
some able men, Were practising that line of conduct
which tended TO give them not only the power
but in considerable degree the confidence of the
people, deceived and disguised by those who had
come to protect them.
After Peru was thus again thrown almost wholly
into the hands Of the Spaniards, Tie arrival OF
Bolivar began gradually TO revive the hopes of the
patriot party His republic of Colombia poured out
her whole strength at his ii. p = and though b;s
uni ed force was greatly INF m umbers 10 ,ba,
oil the Spaniards, this infeGc was compensate5
Tor by the superior bravery a., Enthusiasm of the
troops This is of The qualItios of mos, of The
CoiolnDians have secn-they have ali the enihusi-
asm, the fondncss of praise, the virtue and the
vanity OF youthful, warlike and successful people
In the combined army of Colombia and Peru arc
many ioreisr officers of great bravery. The con.
lldence and admiration for their leader is extreme
1T is impossible to aaer them TOO highly, and thes
IN turn are not sparng of their compliments
Zen. Bolivar, or as he is always called, the L.
berator is A. about feet T. and slerd der in his per
son, AID, a. the " hero of the Equator which The
Americans Call him, might be supposed TO be. rather
dark IN his complexion. His countenance alwa,f
oil serious cast, yet, notwithstanding tie mualaclio
on MS upper lip, not ierocious as many represent
hm--his ewes dark halle, are expressive and pone-
trating. In early life he travelled through Europe
Tor his pleasure he reads English, but does not
speak more than a few words. French he speaks
huently though not correctly. Apologizing one
day for my imperfect knowledge of French and
Spanish, he said, 90 o. no rcaftef-never regret /,
your own fine idiom is the only one worth speak
ing-a that is lbcral---all that is noble is TO h.,
found in that. II is the language Of liberty" He
talks great deal and with apparent frankness and
without generalization. lie seems fond of sociaf
life, and never balks party by going away prens.
turey. On two occasions I have been with him
in large parties-one at bali and SUPPER where he
siad from in the evening vii 8 in the morning.
talked The whole time, at supper gave toasts and
m'de speeches, and after supper danced yyal,ze
with hansomc girl Alta breakfast on Washinptop's
birth day--'he DAY he selected for KS visit TO Or