We have seen a letter fro...
WVe have seen a letter fromn Valparaiso, dlated May 22, written by an English officer, who had seive(l in the Co- lo nbian army, which contains, we believe, an autlhentic account of the situation and resources of BOLIVAI1 Iup to the middle of April. " 'The ,IBERATOR," says the writer of this letter, " marched from 'rruxillo on the 12th of April - towardls Huanteayo, *ith 9,200 vetcrans, for thc purpose * of attacking teleral CANTARAC at that place, before General V.%l.DES could tbrin a jtiietioni. The latterGene- ral, however, having settled hiis differences with O,A- Of .;FTA, wvas understood by the last accounts to be too far "advanice(d oni his march to rejoin CANTAARAC, to allow 't!;e attack meditated by BoI.tVAR to be made before the "junction. This imovement, therefore, on the part of the ' General, will probably not answer the view witlh w which it was undertaken by hiim. The most san- "guine hopes are, howe'.rr, entertained of BOLIVARt'S "final success. He h:s left General SueaE in a very strong position in the Sierra (mountainous district), " with all the recruits under his command. The natural di advantages of this position of SUCRE's are strengthening by fortifications, ania he has orders to await there the " arrival of the reinforcements. The Mexicans, it appears, " as well as the Colombianis, are lendinig their assistance to " this great conflict, six transports from the former Go- vernment having arrived at Guayaquil with troops, vwich 6 are on the march for the helad-quarters at Truxillo. Ninc "mere Colombian battalions hadl also arrived, so thlat Bo- Of LiVAR, by the end of this imothli (Mlay), will have under Of his banners 16,000 Co!ombian atn(d Mexican troops, exclusive of the Perttvians and the Chilians. Thce possession of Callao by the Spaniardis will tend, thowever, to protract the war considerably. They lhave already fittecl out six privateers, and( arc eipecting the arrival of the Asia hlie-of-battle slhip from Cadiz. " (,UISE, lihC Peruviatn Atlmiral, is blockading Lima, or I ' shoul(d ratlher say ('allao, but he has only l,is frigate '' with him and an 1-guni brig, all tlic other men of war being emiployed in convoying the troopi froin Colombia." The only part of the prece(diing informationi we fe.l dis- posed to dotubt is that of the expected junction of VALES -with CANI rARAC, and( it is evidenlt that shouLld it not take place, it mi,ght easily be in the powcrof BoI.IVta to crown his glory, anld put an cei(n to the contest in Peru by a vic- tory over CANTARAC.