Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-07-28

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| clusion OF our own interests
| As IT respects the contemplated Congress TO b.
held in Chilli, above stated, but little good i
expected from their deliberations. The slow bG
certais progress of civilization intelligence and TIM
spirit OF the age, is preparing the materials tor M
adoption and support OF free institutions. But time
IS still wanting TO mature.
4" Gen. Bolivar arrived at Lima more than {
month ago. His entree a most triumphal one
and afforded striking proof of the spirit of adua
ton and dolatry which ac,uates the lin many res
pects) Oriental popuace Of Lima, towards thl'
popular and fortunate commander. il is suppose
that Gen. Lamar n very worthy and correct man,
will succeed Bolivar in the presidency OF Peru
The Congress of that country Is in session.
The new Republic of Bolivia (late Upper Peru,) is
said TO be the favorte child of the lberator. and
to receive more than ordinary portion Of hi:
paternal regard and solcitude He is TO return
there from Lima, so To be present NJ the OPEN
in; Of their Congress in May
E" Oar papers from the United States, are to the
beginning of December little of novelty or inter
est has occurred in this quarter sinae my last. ex-
cept the surrender OF Callao which you will al
ready have learnt, so that shall say nothing more
on that subject. The barbarian, Rodl, is now at
Valparaiso, on board the British Frgate Briton,
bound for Europe. He dined with Mr.. Nugent,
the English Consul General, Sunday lasti In
deed, notwithstanding his cold b!ooded barbarties,
he has received marked attentions from British
Commanders, and public agents, much TO their an
noyance, how ever, of Frost OF their countrymen.
My quarrel with Iodil is not for having refused TO
give up the fortress, agi eeably TO the stipulation OF
the convention OF Ayacucho, although this
great dereliction from military subordination: nor
for having leld out In the lasi extremity: these
admit OF apology, perhaps even merit praise, in
the language of warfare: and in the conception OF
military men. But it is for having Yvantoniy kept
shut mp within The unwbolesome and deadly pre-
cincts OF Callao, thousands of unoiTending and
useless beings, old men, women and children, to
perish by disease and starvation: Tor refusing TO
permit the departure of these helpless Victims and
thus condemnng them to all the horrors of famine
witnessing day by day their gradually wasting
forms. and numbers-anti all the complicated and
appalling miseries of hunger and pestilence, and
yet preserving with more than delnoniacal delight
IN cruelty and suffering, in keeping within his grasp
thee poor and famished wre ches. For his innu-
merabe and cold-blooded cruelties, in taking hu-
man lite, without any adequate justiiiable cause
These are the grounds OF my complaint against
Rodi', and which warrant bis being held up TO the
eXecrstIon OF the civilized world; this il is ~ hch
calls forth our astonishnent and our reproba,ien AZ
tne-ing the marks of attention. respect and ap-
probation bestowed upon the monster by men in
elevated and responsible situations. The captula-
ton itself dsgraceful for allowed the wretch
ill-gouen booty, his papers, and even The colours
oil ms renegade and traiI0rous regiments, besides
permitting both him and his associated cu,-throas
TO escape the last retrlbu'ion which their crimes
deserved and this when from The character of the
man, 1t must have been known HE moment he Of
tered 10 caPiula,e, thai it was because he could
hold out no longer; and after the fqufayronade
OF declaring him outlaw, Several Thousand
persons perished during the siege in the fortress
and town OF Cailao y very dear friend OF mine
lost his whole family; OF another, which consisted
OF tweniy-seven persons at the commencement.
only three were found alive at the surrender! In
hne' 1t Is out OF my power to describe, in ade-
qpate terms, the horrors Of this most destructive
and wanton waste of human life. The terms OBJ
tanned by the Gillian commander at Chloe were
much more honorable and advantageous, aoiwith.
ding that The means of defence sill in The now.
er OF Quntanila would have Justified the granting
him the most favorable condi,ions.''
7 i few days before lie surrender. he caused
81 persons to be shot; when he must have known
that result to be Inevitable. 1our.