The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-12-08

e Icelved package of letters from the vel
t cradle Or. s., dated Cuzco, August ! 6t
in which he desires me to deliver the ell
S closed letter-"Y signifcar ese gran
hombre mis- rendimientos." | should b
! pleased to receive an acknowledgment {
the receipt fthis; as shall write to Cuzc
in few days. and wish to assure the ol
gentleman that his letter has reached il
destination.
/ Trusting that the subject of this lette
will be found of sufficient interest to atom
for its length. | remain your Excellency'
most obedient servant,
SAMUEL G. ARNOLD.
Gen. q. TAYLOR, President ofhe U. S
TRANSLATION.
''To the most Excellent President of the
| United States of North America; from
the Capital of the Sovereign Incas o
Cuzco, the 18th of August, l843.
Tie Posscs5or Of my Profoundest
Respect and Veneration:
"a Peruvian Prince, the seventh in de-
scent from the Emperor Iuaynaccapac
the most immediate branch of the sover-
eign Incas, places himself under the pro-
lection and auspices of your Excelency
entreating that you will have the goodness
to receive his homage.
"When the Spaniards entered the Peru
Wan Empire, giving the name of conquest
to sanguinary devastation, they found in
the principal temple of Cuzco various
prophecies, and among them one that fore
told the destruction of the Empire, togeth-
er with its rites and ceremonies; and that
this was to take place in the reign of the
twelfth Emperor.
When the Emperor Huaynaccapac was
told by his vassals in Tampis that there
had appeared on the coast certain canoe
like houses, the crews OF which wete COM
posed Of bearded men very different from
themselves, he said that u tradition exist.
ed among the members Of the royal fami-
ly to the effect that there should come from
beyond the sea all unknown people, who
would destroy the Empire, its religion, rites
and ceremonies. This, he said further
more. was to take place during the reign
of the twelfth Emperor; and as he was the
twelfth in succession, the prediction was
doubtless about TO be fulfilled, even as it
is said in the prophecy, inter ALA vaticin-
ia, que dc amissiono Regni loquuntur,
Moreover, the prediction inspired the
children Of the Sun with the hope that the
day would arrive in which they should be
reinstated in their ancient splendor, by the
aid of people from country called
England; and in order that your Excellen-
cy may be fully possessed of the whole
/ here transcribe it, as follows:
"'Et Deum ego testo, mihi D. Anto.
lio de Bcrreo alfirmatum, quemadmodum
stiam alb aliis cognovi, quod in pr@cipuo
pSorum Temple inter ALA victicinia. quD
lie amissione Regni loquuntur, hoe enim
it, quo diciur fore, Ut lNcE, sive, Impe-
atores ct Reyes, Peruvie, alb aliquo Pop
10, qui ex Regione quadam, quo [que
nglaterra, vocetur, in Regnum SUM rur.
US introducantur.
"As the prophecy does not expressly
ay whether they are to be Anglo Europe
MS OR Anglo americans, it appears to me
lat the children of the Sun ought to fol-
w their own incinations. |, like others,
m well convinced, and constantly hear
t the great kindness with which all who
re inclined to the grand Republic of
'oth America have been welcomed by it.
IN these accounts, and because of the
reference which personally entertain, |
lace myself under the protection and
lelter Of the Republic, and under that of
our EXcellency. who will not disdain to
sceive an unfortunate Prince like myself.
"Praying the Almighty to preserve the
ealth Of your Excellency, during all the
ears that America may require it, and es-
ecially the humblest priest who kisses the
ands fyour Excellency, | am, most ex.
client sir,
DR. JUSTO SAHAURAURIRA, Inca"