Richmond Enquirer

ARMISTICE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
The six months' truce between the Royal and Patriot
Forces on the Spanish Main is a most important event
in the annals of South America.--There are various
accounts of the reasons which led to it; and the consequences it may produce will be variously anticipated
by different politicians. We trust that it may finally
eventuate in the complete establishment of South American Independence, as the truce of Paris in 1783 did
to the Independence of North America. No considerations of policy, no promises of friendship or of
Union, ought to reconcile South America again to the
arms of the Mother Country. Nature has pronounced
their separation sooner or later to be inevitable: and
for the honor and prosperity of Colombia, we trust she
may now take her place among the independent nations
of the earth.

The Philadelphia National Gazette gives the heads of
this armistice from the Caraccas Gazette of the 20th
December, It provides that negociations are to be set
on foot for peace--that commissioners for the purpose
are to be reciprocally appointed with safe conduct :
It stipulates that each party is to continue in the positions they now occupy --all hostilities are to cease By
sea a free communication is to take place for the
purposes of trade, in provisions and merchandize--No
troops are to be disembarked by any squadron of Spanish vessels that may be at sea, &c. &c.

The Caraccas Gazette contains the following article
which sounds in our ears as almost an incredible document:
[From the Caraccas Gazette ]
Extract of a Letter from General Morillo, Conde de
Cartagena:
"CARACAS, NOV. 23, 1820.
" My esteemed friend Pino:--I have just arrived
from the town of Santa Anna, where I yesterday
passed one of the most joyful days of my life. with the
company of General Bolivar, and various officers of
his suite, whom we embraced with the heartiest good
will. All were content: we ate together, and enthusiasm and fraternity could, go no further......
Bolivar came alone with his officers, confident in mutual good faith and friendship, and I caused a small
escort which had accompanied me to retire. Neither
you nor any one can conceive how interesting was
this interview, or how great the cordiality and regard that prevailed. We were all wild with delight.
it appearing to us like a dream to see ourselves there
come together as Spaniards, brothers, and friends--
Believe that candor and sincerity presided at this
meeting. Bolivar was excited to the greatest pitch
of joy; we embraced a thousand times, and determined, in order to perpetuate the memory of the
beginning of our reconciliation to erect a monument
on the spot where we gave the first embrace.