Peru.
The Times, 1824-04-19T00:00:00

,,?hefoioiri an exrrct'fToi4'.a tclier fro our correspoiidemt ir:1sO. Tie tentimeistsioEthe'iettet ase-those of. a nahr- ant5$oyed.ob tbeeSa%o :_'d ; 'i CALLAO, DEC. 1i~;1823. "Iscfti athis by. a merechenceopportunity- sessel boundito E.; . iand as there is5othingnew'te?e of' imiportanc-, .I shall only give 6yOu a few hasty.liaies, just as the thbughts occur toi'my mind. 0 ahl i.e-different persons, tduring the protracted stnvggle for.inde- Pendneucer that have been placed at the head of the Government of Peru; his Excellency General Bolivar is generaUy acknowledged toube the bestcalculated to conduct the affairs of theRepublic. Thert is a boldness in all his measures, and an integrity of conduct in his Proceedings, that cannot fail to subdue party feelings and prejudices, and perfbetly to unite the Peruvians of every class and description. Indeed, I have every reason to hope he will prove to be the deliverer otlthe Peruvian empire, by ultimately establishing its independence tpon a firm,. wise. and lberal basis. The Govertnment efthe tebublS is yet in a very imperfect, and, I am sorry to aI, impinae state. However, upon the whole, affairs begin to assume 5 tensistency that will soon give them a very favourable aspect, *attd especially since the discovery of Riva Aguera's delinquency. 're inderstand that he has many adherents at Lima, who are firmly attachet to him, as well as partisans in other parts of Peru; but thtee is no apprehension that he will be able to do further mis- chief Ris late disafection will undoubtedly be the cause ofpro- ctring the war to a period beyond that in which, a few weeks since, it was -mped it would terminate. There are many persons even now, 'who rainlyexpect that the Spaniards will again gain the ascendency; nut 1 am persuaded that the time is not very remote when Peru will 'be compietely emansipated, and Great Britain will find it expedient to recognize this country as indepcndent, in order to secure its com- Ilereiql privileges. " It is confidently reported, that Admiral Guise (formerly a com. 1naiider in the British service), who lately sailed from Arica with an expedition, had an intention of supporting the cause efRiva Aguera'; out I pltssume that he must now abandon every hope of assisting that Genleral in accompEshing his designs. That Admiral has de- clIared the cost from 8 deg. to 23 deg. south, to be in a state of blOckade. Bolivar and his forces are on their march from Truvillo; and LXira is, in consequence, considered to be safe from any incur. siC,ns that the Royalists imay be disposed to make on it, although fsome time must elapse before his Excellency can bring his troops up. It is likely that the ensuing year will be the most eventful crisis during the whole revolution; for Bolivar seems determined to sm$,nount the common obstructions that have usuaUy impeded the oNastions of the army. The late Supreme Director of Chili, O'Higgins, is residing in the city of Liina; and I understand that he still retains the rank of Captain-General of Peru, as well as that ef ChilL The General speaks the English language tolerably well, and possesses all the manners and ideas of an English. iilan. San Martin resides at Mendoza; but we scldom hear any thing of him. I should have mentioned, that it is not improbable that G'Riggins may be again ca31ed to the head of the Goyernmeat of Chili; but I have heard him deelare that he would accept of no other authority than one in a military capacity; and on the termina- tion of the contest, he would then retire to private life. " The Blossom,213, Captain A' Lean, left this on the 1st inst. for Valparaiso, Rio, and England. She had upwards of two millions of dollars on board when she sailed fSom Callao, and it is expected she will get a considerable quantity at Valparaiso. The Tartar, 4fl, Captain T. Brown (senior officer in the Pacific), is lying at this place. The Aurora, 46, Captain H. Prescott, is at San BIas: she will not leave the Pacific before the end of July next. The Fly, 11, Captain Martin, is stationed at Valparaiso, as it is constantly neces- sary for a vessel of war to be there as well as here, to protect the commeTcial interests."