The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-12-01
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PHILADELPHIA.
Nov. 22.-By an intelligent passenger in
IN the brig Hamlet, arrived at this port on
the 18th inst. from Chagrcs, which place
he left on the 18th October, we are inior-
med that at the date of his departure from
Lima, (the Doth August,) )Calao still held
out, but that sickness prevailed to great
degree among the hniortunate Inhabitants
who had retired within the Royalist lines
and that the scurvy ragged among the troops
in consequence of their having nothing but
salt provision to live on; that many of the,
inhabitants had left the place, and thrown
themselves on the mercy of the besiegers
and that the desertion from the garrison
was considerable dailyyet such was the OBJ
stnacy of Gen. Rodil, the Royalist com
monder, that it was supposed he might
hold out till November, if not sacrificed by
his own troops previously;tAc rigorous treat
ment which he had been compelled to a
dopt having created great discomfort a
mong the troops.
Bolivar was still in Upper Peru, though
daily expected 10 return TO Lima.
At Panama, part of 1000 troops ofthe lib
Grating army of Colombia had arrived, and
the rest were daily expected, on their re-
turn to Colombia. Those troops are COM
posed chiefly of Blacks, Muattoes and In
dams, and it was reported, they were TO
proceed from Chagres to Carthagena to
join an expedition preparing there against
Porto Rico or Cuba.
One ofthe Commissioners from Bogota,
appointed by the Colombia government had
reached Chagres from Carthagcna, on his
way to Panama, to attend the Congress of
Ministers about assembling there. The
Commissioners from Lima were already at
Panama waiting the arrival of the others.
Nat. Gd..
The Y. S. ship Peacock, the Chilian Squa-
hron, and the French Commodore's ship at
Valparaiso fired three salutes in honour OF
the ith of July last and the American Min
lister gave an entertainment.
MEXICAN MINEs. Derived from vari.
ous sources. Mexico il one of the richest
countries in the world in mineral produc-
| tons, particularly silver. The mines are
numerous, and give employment to great
part of the inhabitants. The average an
nuai quantity Of silver from l77i to 1903,
obtamed from the Mexican mines, is esti-
mated at nearly S20000,0O0; an amounttcn
times greater than is furnished by all the
mines of Europe.
The silver mines of Guon1xuato are the
most productive, not only in Mexico, but in
the world. Some of the other riches,
mines are those OF Catoroa, Zacatecas and
Real del Monte.
The facility of working the ore renders
it not necessary to employ but small num-
bcr of miners in proportion to the quantity
OF silver extracted. The mines OF Guam
axuato, far richer than those ofPotosi ever
were, afforded from l796 TO 1903 nearly
sj,0O0O00 annually, yet these mines, pro-
ductive as they were, did not employ u,ore
than 5000 workmen.
| The principal ofthe Guanauato mines is
called Nalenciana. In this mine the vein Is
% feet wide, and as the chasm is perfectly
dry, il is easily wrought.
| The mine is about : miles in length ;the
pits extend to the breadth of 4,!p0 feet
and the lowest is l,6iD deep. The mouth
is 1856 feet above the level ofthe sea.
! ID consequences Of the length oi this mino,