Litchfield enquirer., 1836-05-19
HIGHLY INFORMANT News rsom LIMA.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS FROM LIMA.
| The Usurper Salauerry defeated and taken
prisoner.-By a letter from oar correspondent
| at Payta. March 81. 1886, we have, says the
| Star of last evening. the important infnr,na-
| ton that the civil war in Lima has Terminated
by a pitched battle. Feb. 9TH, on the heights
Of Alto de la Lunar" near Arequipa, in
! which the army Of Salaverry was completely
routed and he taken prisoner white attempt
ing to make his escape To Islay. on the sea
coast, where his vessels of war were assem-
bled. He had $500 men. while Santa Cruz
numbered 5000. composed Of PeruSians and
B"livians. The battle lasted z days, when
Salaserry. after repeatedly rcpulsing the as.
saints Of Santa Cruz, was ultimately compel
led TO yield. from fatigue and exhaustion 10
an overwhelming force. Our correspondent
adds. % The slaughter is said 10 have been
! terrible. and the Geld was covered with head
less trunks, the dying and the dead" Santa
Cruz acknowledges loss Of 500 men. a-
| On the 18th Of February. Salaverry to-
gether with his Generals and Colonies For
| nandini, Piconga. Moya, Csrderus. and Eve
others were shot. The officers suffered firsf.
and when Salayprry was brought cot to have
the bandage placed on his eyes he disd Ainful-
| ~ refused. saying ~ can look my murder
ers in the face. f,r fear is M part III my COM
position. We may admire the cDurase bui
must drspise the eruehy, and rejoice 10 the
fate Of this wretchrd tyrant. He expressed
n wish 10 be shot by guard of his own eOun.
iryman hich was complied with. This sol.
distant +" Napoleon Of South A mer:ca', then
carried out the faree still farther, but inappro-
piai-ly. by initiating that great captain at
Grrnohle. and saying. g If you will kill yonr
Ganeral--ire :" which they did. Eighty
mare Of his officers we're sentenced to be- shot.
! 4 L.. l..
Dor. in chains for three years on the public
works of Peru. Among which. viii be a
splendid bridge near Areqnipa, which Sala.
very blew up 10 the course Ofthe action. il
is hoped this punishment. TINS f0v the irst
time established, " i'll have saluiary effect in
! suppressing the frequent and bbOody isssurrec-
lions which have desolated that country and
destrny ed lis brightest prosprcts-iosay moth
ing of the injurious Consequences 10 Ameri.
can commerec.--N Y. Adv.e
H. Georgia Balaiien.--iast evening" mail broash,
Macon, now re.idens in New Orleans. written uno"
the marg" OF New OsIeaas paper, dated April sd
s''I have eoayersed suah Colonel Oarrinaion---.c
says tba, sfer he e Eiouson. lhs. be saw and cos
yerre with iwg very respectable genaleMep, WIN in
formed him THAI Ward aa1f his party had vearhed
Houston in SAFETY, except few, who were killed ~
the Mssien he having pilot. GET lost 10 the Bot
SONS Of the GUadasoape. aad not heard from for
Eve ~ Elk weeks. has 10 aow safe 5 had made COED
eight NJ the Misrion, &c. Jas. Lamar and Jos. VIII
iams reached here yesterday. on their why 10 Georgia.
l*sA'A~fs&& @A@s - CINCINNATI, May 8.
\, Horr;eie--We leasa from 81. loais, Thsrs-
day lasi. celored arrested IN hoard hoat
:,y deputy sheriff and constable; thai another man
assisted him 10 escape from the ofeers, whom they
Immediately arseaed, when he killed the sheriff apos
the spo. cad badiy wounded she constable tat he
was no, expected live. The negro was then seea.
red and committed psison; bat the people asseus'
HE'D in great force with sIe Discrimination ofiearina
down she prison, il he mot given 1p 70 shea. =
Our norniaat thai he delivered 70 The mob
taken 20 lhe onsskist Is the CRY, and bfnt alive.
4 JAfese Tron Texas-hiajor M'Cail, md 70 Genera
Gaines, passed here on Saturday eveaing. direct from
4 Fort Jessnp. He d the bearer Of despaiches 10 ,,.
Presidsat d me Uned States. He coniradieis ha
rsaor ,hsi The Indians had taken up agans TN
Texiass and saases ihas Gen. Gaines 10 satisfied b
has been misaiormed, and has consequently yeeaiie.
: the troops he ordered 10 the Sabine. ss.s ls.7
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