American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-02-21
our time delightfully."-, and felt almos. sorry TO re-

turn.
Affairs now appear to be drawing to a crisis; and
hope soon to be able to tell you that Lima is free
General Climate arrived with 1000 men within Q
few miles of that city, last week, and wishing for
the honor OF occupying before the arrival OF b.
livar, he entered it on the 4th instant.
1t is impossible to describe the enthusiasm and
the ecstacy with which they received by the
inhabitants; old men and women and children, who
had taken refuge 10 the churches and converts rush
ed into the streets: ladies' Of the first rank. in the
delirium OF Joy, were seen running from house to
house, embracing their friends, and the only sound
that heard from gate OF the city to another,
was, " Viva la Patria Viva la Pstria !"
Flowers and deicacies were lavished even upon
the solders and they all felt that they indeed
emancipated from the power OF cruel despot;
and abandoned themselves to feeling of security
aud happiness; but behold what sudden reverse !.
The General, not ent with having taken pos
session of the city without opposition, the pride
Of success, marched his men, who we're worn down
with fatigue, out upon the road to Calao, in the hope
Of surprising party of Spanish soldiers who were
quartered at the " Half Way House:' but the
Governor of The Castle had immediate intelligence
of it, and without delay, despatched line OF cava-
ry, which surprised the Patriots in small detachs
ments, and the most horrible carnage ensued -
The devoted Patriots fell in every direction, and the
remainder were pursued through the streets Of Liz
The inhabitants parayzed with horror, shriek-
ing and wringing their hands, and flying into the
churches for safety I'm hall an hour, there was not
a human being to be in the streets but Spanish
soldiers, brandshing their bloody swords and firing
muskets in every direction.
1t was now night, and after bursting into several
houses, and in some families numbering three or
four, and pundering them Of all they wanted, they
retrested to their strong hold in Callao. During
the night, and through the next day no one ven'ur-
ed into the streets, except foreigners, who we're
obliged to 60 out upon business the inhabitants
expected indiscrmnate massacre by -Nodis
but he has as yet only given an order, upon pain
Of death, that no body Of Patriot shall be buried
and the road from Lima to Callao is strewn
with them and the spectacle surpasses all that
Ibe imagined OF horror The Turkey Buzzards
and half famished dogs cover each body, the
clothes are all torn off, and in two days more no.
Thing will remain but the bones.
When the Patria' entered Lima, all our coun-
trymen who were there, felt particular interest for an
elegant Colombian officer, very youthful, and OF most
lgalan! mien he was not seen in the retreat; but
the next day his fate wss known, by the discovery
of his splendid green and gold uniform upon the
Csllao road /; horse and rider lay both together!
My blood almost freezes, as write you these
things but they will give you an idea OF the state
OF country, which God has made the most lovely
on earth.
Scarcely day passes that Rodil does NOT have
dozen persons shot, without the least form Of trial.
and their bodies burnt indeed, we see. almost days
smoke from fire, fed by human bodies!-ls
will reach to Heaven, ain sure-its vengeance
must overtake the perpetrators of such cruelties.
You express apprehensions that my health will
suffer from the heat of this climate, but how little
, you know Of it's delightful salubry; the heat is
never oppressive, and the nights very cool-the
meridian sun is very powerful but the breeze which
{ sweeps over mountain tops covered with snow,
! tempers its influence.
Flowers in Peru, are very abundant, and exqui-
siteIy beautiful; their odour is not powerful
e than those which blossom in our gardens, but
they are always in bloom, and the air is continually
filled with their fragrance The fruits are partic-
Il ulary delicious peaches and melons, are not 50
+ good as ours, but the oranges are very fine.
Owing to these troubled and revolutionary times,
. have not been able to procure any thing pretty or
curious all that is valuable ID buried or secreted.
and there are artisans Of any description employ.
ed now.-I have seen ip of the little villages,
= immense quantities of the Plata Pima, sent down
from the mountains; it is the pure silver In Its ma
live state, after having been amalgamated with
r quick silver, and rodden out by the Indians; 1t s
quite SOFT and in order to transport it, 1t is put into
= raw hides and sewed up in large Jumps, az the
. hide dries, the silver IS compressed and in time
= becomes solid and hard Of this pure silver, the
. Indians make beautiful 6lgree work in the form o'
y animals brds and caskets; it is done without any
:, machinery-and the fneness and beauty OF it y
= quite astonishing to foreigners"
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NUMBER OF METHODISTS IN 1926
We copy the following table from the annual pamphlet
- or the Methodist EpiScOpal Church. printed