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NEW GRANADA AND VENEZUELA. " TRINIDAD, SEPTEMIIP.It e, 1819. "1 have now to communicate to you the agreeable 7atelligenea of the capture of Barcelona, by the Army of General English, with little or no loss. Hehas since invested Cumana I and by a boat which arrived from Margarita last week, we learn, that he had com- Menced operations, having stormed the which commands the fortresses; but owing to an oversight, in not being provided with the necessary implements for entrenching himself thereon, he was driven back with the loss of 33 men. He had, however, since • provided himself with every thing required, Intl was preparing to renew the attack. Yesterday, several deserters arrived here from thence, add report, that he had again taken the heights, which commands the forts, &c the garrison could not hold out long; the Creole , . Creole , . in the Spanish service, were deserting when ever they could find an opportunity, and the garrison avere ail) a state of starvation. A part of General Dl:veleta', expedition had arrived at Margarita, and were immediately to join the besieging Army be fore Cumana. Nothing could equal the demonstrations of joy with which the Ist Division of General 'nye reux's Legion. was received by the Governor, and all ranks of inhabitants. Thus stands the affairs of our neighbouring coast. With regard to the operations of Generals Bolivar and Paez, it will he seen by the enclosed translations of their Dispatches to the Vice- President, that they are actively employed in the in terior, nom itlmanding the inclemency of the season. The former, having penetrated into New Granada, and beaten the Spaniards opposed to him, was ad vancing rapidly tow; . !rds the capital, which had not the means or inclination to oppose him. In his pri vate, s, he speaks in the most confident manner of speedily settling the affairs of that kingdom, and returning upon Caraccas with an overwhelming force; by which time he expects that Cumana will have fallen, and that the Army in that province will be concentrated, and ready to act in concert with him. Ile speaks also of sending down immediately 200,000 dollars for the use of the Congress. General Paez, you is ilt lied, is now in full possession of all Barinas, and is, at the same time, besieging 600 Spaniards, who shut themselves tip in San Fernando ; and, from the circumstance of his having destroyed General Morillo's gun-boats, that were intended to throw in supplies, the • rrison must shortly surrender. We have a report here, by way of Angostura, that Lima had been taken by the Chaim' Army on the. 16th of June. I shall be glad to have this account confirmed. On the 3d ultimo, the Amet ican national schooner, the Nonsuch, arrived at Angostura from the United States, having on board Commodore Perry, charged by his Governmenc•with a mission of the utmost im portance to the Congress of Venezuela. He came to the mouth of river in the ship John Adams, which, not being able to cross the Bar, occasioned the Commodore to proceed on in the schooner which was in company, and the ship came to this gulf to wait the return of the schooner. The Commodore, having terminated the business on which he was sent, em barked again in the schooner, and proceeded down the river ; in crossing the Bar, in coming out, the schooner shipped a sea of fresh water, by which the Commodore got very wet, and was soon after seized with ague, and then with a most violent fever, which carried him off the fourth day; he expired as the schooner came to her anchorage in this gulf, and was interred the following day with great solemnity and' military honour. It is, beyond a doubt, that the Commodore's mission was of tio most friendly na ture, and that Venezuela is about to receive (if not in a direct) in an indirect manner, the supplies she may require to enable her to obtain her emancipation ; indeed, so confident is the Congress of this, that they have actually sent down with the Commodore two Commissioners, who have proceeded to America in the John Adams, for the purpose of receiving and forwarding the supplies to the several ports they are required at. I have had much conversation with one of them on this subject, he is a friend of mine, and through him I shall receive information, from time to time, as proceedings take place. One ques tion put by the Commodore was, 4 , What is the na ture and extent of the supplies you require to enable you to obtain your emancipation, and how long after you have obtained such supplies will you be able to effect it ?" This speaks for itself, and chews, at once, the intentions of the American Government. What infatuation? what blind policy directs the Counsels of our Ministry, to allow America to step in and reap the whole fruits of the South American Revolution, by one act of generosity in the hour of need ? She will by this secure the everlasting gratitude of Vene znela, and cement the bonds of friendship with that country, which will secure to future ages the happiest results. All this was proffered to England, and although her subjects were forward and anxious to seize the, golden prize, the Government, from a fatal and con tracted policy, have not only opposed those laudable exertions on the part of her subjects, but have almost interdicted all direct intercourse with them and these rich provinces. When it is too late she will see her error, for whatever may be her expectations from Ferdinand, in consequence of the decided steps she has lately taken to favour him in his projects upon South America, she will find herself deceived and disappointed. Cuba, the price of the assistance on the part of England, will sooner place herself under the protection of America, than come under the yoke of England, to be fettered and oppressed with her present colonial system ; and it is already ascertained that America is, with open arms, waiting the anxious moment to fraternize her. These occurrences will r. y involve Europe in another war, which may ei:d in the most fatal consequences to England, I shall be glad to have your thoughts upon these affairs." LI:4ON BOLIVAR, PRESIDENT OP THE STATE, CAPTAIN rNI:RA I. OF V ENEZUELA AND OF NEW ORANADA, &C. &C. Tel DIS EXCELLENCY THE "ICE-PRESIDENT OP TOE REPUBLIC. " Ikad-quarters, Paya, June 30, Iftl9, ‘, Since my last, dated at Guadalito, there has not happened any thing important in this army. Our operations have been directed solely-to the progress •orr march through friendly countries, until the instant, when we attacked the advanced guard ch the enemy had posted here, of three hundred This event has been the opening 9f the cam in Nev . (liaoada; and if the first attempt can aar,ideted a prcsagc of the ultimate issue, we Ihave reason to look for a favourable one ; three hun dred picked men :of the enemy's troops have been dislodgea from a position so strong b y nature, that one hunched men might have defended it against a thpusand. 1 " Tit advantages we have derived from this victory were confined to the possession of t he defile, the lenemy having escaped by fording the river Paya, immediately in his rear; he lost, however, some killed, and I.is provisions. But this victory has not been the only cause of the satisfaction of the army, or that which has cost us most fatigue. The prin cipal obstacles we have had to overcome, arose from the roads : we have marched a wholemonth through the province of Casanare, vanquishing new impedi ments every day, that appeared to increase as we advanced. It is miraculous we have had the good fortune to get so far without accident, notwithstand itig our having traversed a multitude of navigable rivers, which inundated a great part of the road in the plains. This was the chief difficulty on our march, and when got over, the rest we expected would be trifling; but we soon met with new ob stacles, which nothing but a perseverance and con staiay above proof could have vanquished. The roughness of the mountains we passed over is incre dible only to those who have not seen them. To form an idea of the route, suffice it to say, that in four days' progress the carriages of the park of artillery were rendered useless, and the draft cattle for relays all perished. The inclemency of the weather also added to the difficulties of the road; it rained almost day and night. "In fine, although our march is not terminated, we may flatter ourselves that the worst is past, and that we touch at the term of our fatigues: We hope to get to Sogamozo in eight days at farthest, whore our situation will be much improved. , •- " Every report we receive from New Granadaraises' our hopes and expectations. They all unanimously affirm, that in the interior of the country there are a multitude of Guerillas which incessantly molest the enemy, who is so much in dread of us that the inhabitants are most impatient for our arrival. If these reports can be depended upon (and we have no reason to doubt them) our campaign will soon be finished gloriously. Nothing can detain us if the population of the country is friendly. The enemy's force is not sufficient to contain the peasantry. " General Paez has reported to me, dated the Isth instant, that he had beaten the faction at Guaca, burned the village, and destroyed all their ground provisions. He was preparing to march against Pe draza, in quest of a division of the enemy of seven hundred men, that had ventured on to that place, and he hopes (if he has the good fortune to fall in with them) to give a good account of them. I have no adv ices from your Excellency subsequent to the Ist of May, which is the date of your last official. (Signed) " BOLIVAR." " I Icad-Qoarters, Village of La Cruz, July 21, 1819. a Excellent Sir—With reference to my anterior dispatch, I have now to state, that on the 10th inst. I moved my Head-quarters from the Island of Acha guas, keeping on this side of the Apure. My inten tion was to proceed to Nutrias, to attack and beat that garrison; and to that intent, the English infantry and some country troops lately recruited, were marched—forming, with the cavalry, a respectable division. "On the 16th we got to the ford of Marnporal, and having found it impossible to get on with the infan try, on account of the inundation of the Savanas, I sent back the infantry to Achaguas, and proceeded with the cavalry only, with a view of making an at tempt on Guanare, and other points of the west of Caraccas. For the better success of this operation, I directed Colonel Arismendi to make a demonstration on the capital of Varinces with the Regiment of La Muerte, to disperse or distract the force he had beaten some days before. On the 17th Icontinued my march by the road to this village, which our guides reported to be the best, and having progressed three days suc cessively, without finding at any place a suspicion of provisions for the troops, or even a spot of dry land to pass the night, we encamped on the 19th at night, at a league from this village, where I received advice from my videttes, that a division of the enemy, con sisting of 550 infantry, and some carabineers, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Duran, had just taken possession of the town, for the double intent of beating the Guerillas we keep up in this neighbour hood, to burn the village, destroy the plantations, and carry off the inhabitants prisoners to Hutrius.— I immediately prepared to give him a lesson, and at day-light on the 20th we broke up the encampment, and made my dispositions for the attack. The line formed en batten& I ordered Lieutenant-Colo:14 Cornelio Munoz to command the right, at the he‘a'd of my own Guard of Honour ;, Colonel A. Rangel the left, with the Regiment of Valientes ; and Gene ral Torres the centre, with the Hussars dismounted. The enemy formed in a square on this place, made a very obstinate resistance, repulsing our attacks even with the bayonet, but foreseeing his destructionin evitable, from the great number of killed and wounded falling round him, he retired in good order, though under a heavy fire, to a casa-fuerte, or block-house, where he was protected from a continuance of the attack. I then prepared to assault him, by forming four column.; of light cavalry dismounted, • who, dashing on simultaneously at all hazards, got to the house, and attacked with the - greatest bravery, some with their sabres cutting down the doors and win dows, others with stakes, endeavouring to pull down the walls ; but they were so much exposed to the fire from within, by the Creneans, and other incidents,' that they were obliged to retire. Again, however,' they renewed the assault, but perceiving it would be impossible to carry the place for want of proper tools, I ordered them off, while the cry was Death or Victory !' and made them sensible that bravery with out prudence would give the palm to the enemy, assuring them that if they would confide in me, the place should be carried before morning ; that in the mean time they would repose a little, and be pre paled to reap the fruits of their valour. The cavalry being then reconcentred, I placed four Guerillas of dismounted Hussars in the nearest houses ill front, with orders to fire at every thing that presented it 7 selt, and chiefly at the windows of the casa-fuerte.-- This was punctually obeyed, to the great annoyance of the enemy during all the da during which a path to the house was discovered in the rear, covered u 1 brush-wood, which hail escaped onrohnertation dry ing the assaults of the morning. "At night-fall the to/limns of cavalry were formed for the attack, and Making a feint in fr — owt, .the real assault was made br the path in the ram, when, notwithstanding the formidable resistance of the enemy, every thing_was carried, and a victory ob tained of eternal honour to the arms of the Republic. It was impossible to restrain the fury of the troops, who bayoneted every thing opposed to them, and none escaped except the Commanding Officer (badly wounded), and abont 30 men, favoured by a dark rainy night, and the direction of that ungrateful American Captain Yazza, who served them as a guide ; but 1 immediately detached a Guerilla in pursuit, and hope to have a good account of them. Among the enemy's Officers killed is Captain Torres, a very distinguished Spanish Officer. The issue of this affair has been most favourable. We have taken all the stores, 200 stand of arms, and the whole divi sion has been annihilated. Many wounded have been since discovered in the thickets. -!. " Our loss consists of five Officers, four Serjeants, and twenty rank and file, killed ; and eleven Officers, and 85 rank and file, wounded. Among the former we lament the brave Colonel Urquiola, who fell glo riously fulfilling his duty as a Patriot ; Lieutenant- Colonel Navarro ; Captain Pedro Juan Camarra, and Lieutenant Pedro Gomez, whose memory will long live in this Army. Of the latter are Co!onel Juan Gomez, Lieutenant-Colonel Manuel Arraiz, Captain Ramon Estevez, Lieutenant Fructuor Estevez, and Sub-Lieutenants Ronaldo Salar, Encarnation Castillo, Eusebio Ledesma, Julian Pena, Leon Estevez, Prego Oliva, and Juan Aspre. " I should be wanting in my duty did I omit recom mending to your Excellency the brilliant and distin guished valour displayed by General Torres, the brave Colonel Rangel, Colonel Munon, and Lieute nant-Colonel Laureacio Silva, who were the first to assault and tear down the windows with their sabres ; and Colonel Carmona, Lieutenant-Colonel Josef Maria Augule, Lieutenant-Colonel Jacinto Imrabad, and -Lieutenant Thomas Curtejon, for their bravery and perseverance throughout the action ; and, indeed, the whole corps, both officers and soldiers, were emulous to distinguish themselves in obtaining so complete a victory.---Be pleased to receive and accept this offi cial as a tribute to the Republic, that its brave de fenders may be . knows. " JOSE ANTONIO PAEZ:. THE 'EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER tl f - Tiq FUNDS. TA/CI OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT OWIt O'CLOCK Bank Stock 219} S per Cent. Reduced 671 i 6S 67f ex. dive per Cent. Consols 683111 ' si per Cent. 76a ex. div. 4 per Cent. 851 k ex. div. 5 per Cent. Navy 10S Bank Long Annuities 17j 15-16 ex. div. India Bonds 10 12 pre. Exchequer Bills (2c1.) 2s. dis. par Is. dis. Commercial 16 dis. Omnium for Payment, 1 dis. Consols for Acct. 68f 69 64. The Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday, have arrived, but furnish nothing of material interest. The Minister of the Interior has enjoined a most rigorous system of quarantine, in order to secure France from this contagion now raging in Spain. The Madrid Gazette, of the ith of October, does not contain any fa, then report from the parts infected.—M. ScsiEFFER, condemned, in 1818, to one year's imprisonment, for having published a work entitled, The State of Li berty in France, has received a full and entire pardon. M. FERET, a writer in The Grey Man, sentenced also to twelve months imprisonment, has had his punish ment remitted to fifteen days confinement. The following appears in Galignani's Messenger: ," THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—The following Let ter, which we received about three weeks since, bear ing the Italian post-thark, but forbore to insert, fearing it might be, what, in the phraseology of the day, is denominated a hoax, acquires an air of au thenticity from the circumstance of her Royal High ness being immediately expected at Paris, having ar rived incog. (as the Countess Oi.nt) with her suite, consisting of nine persons, at Lyons, on the night of the 12th instant, and attended the Theatre there on the following evening. We therefore lay it before our Readers without abridgment or correction : ; Sta—Having read a Paragrafe in the Lausanne news paper I Trust you will be so kind to Let the answer also be put in your ringlesh newts paper. ' Ther is to much reason to believe that the Princess of Wales returns to England, to ask her selfe for a trial at Westminster Hall, where she her selfe will make her own defence, as her Ho nour is agate attacked, by false Traduc,,rs of foul Spys, and by Servants which where sent from ther Sergio and Palace, for ther bad conduct, have all been Bought up, for very high Prize to Traduce their formor Benefactress, we are also authorised to Annunciate that all her Debts in Itali have been paid, and thous in England will be in a very Short Period Although the Princess of Wales is the only one of the Royal Family who has never askt for a augmentation of income, and When five years ago the noble ead Generous Nation Voted in Parliament fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling per annum, She only accepted 35,000 Pounds Sterling. She never wandes under army Consideration to be a Burden to elle Nation, She only Comes to Demand Justice from that Noble Nation ageust her Enemys. • • • • io ' Private Seerttary to ' H. R. H the Princess of Wales.' Tuesday evening, the Duke of Yonx arrived at York-House, from the Duke of Iturtamis seat at• Newmarket. Darsasuaks.—The lion. Thomas Duncar, 3lember of Ilis Majesty's Council at Grenada, tor Grenada; Earl Verolam, to his seat, Gothainbt.sy ; John Francis, Esq. (tom Wei hotel, to his seat in Smsex • Hon. Colonel Ach eson , f rom B l a ke' s Hotel, to l'aris ; NV. P. Tredway, Esq. M. P. to htb seat hi Sa nseriatihire; Mr. and Mrs. %Milli', from the Clarendon t 3 their seat in Nort,4k. MEETING OF TI LE PARISH OF 5T..11. IN THE FIELDS. The Declaration of the Vicar, Ch l nl-c. and Vestrymen, which had been 2tternp,,,,i smuggled through the Parish of Mar;ir, Fields, has produced a re-acti,v, the Inhabitants, who do nct think that apps.: , the outrages at Manchester is a proof of loyalty, Th e )leeting was held at WIGLEy's N om% F . Gardens. At half-past one, Mr. Citp.nstas that Mr. CHAPMAN Bar LC? take the Chal r . Mr. BAILEY stated the ob?cts of the )' which would not have been called, had it zo: for the Vestry, who seemed afraid that their should be doubted, and had made a Decl mtio n trary to the general sense and opinions of the tants of the Parish. Mr. CHAMBERS, in rising to move a series of lutions, disclaimed all personality against they.. and regretted that the Declaration should hang head a Gentleman whom they all esteemed, f But was it to be endured, that a Paris . boasted of a Newton and a Tennison, should be ..11 to approve of the outrages at Manchester, would go down to posterity like the massacre of Bartholomew? The Meeting at Manchester and peaceable; and should the Country that b: of an Allied, who said " CAL.. the actions of an lishrtan should be as free as his thoughts," strained from expressing their opinions on measures?—(Left speak ing.] On looking over our Report cf . the Prt, the York Meeting, published in re Star of we have met with an error which should be cm It is the substitution of one name for another tor. the conclusion of Mr. COOLER'S short speech, he is made to say he knew c. Mitchell to be honest man. Mr. MITCHELL had been chars( Mr. BAINES with being a spy. Mr. \Vomit pressed a hope, " that Mr. .llircuELL would be to justify himself, or rather, that the peron, had brought forward the charge, had been de for he knew not Mr. Myrcur.t.t., but Mr. to be an honest man, and that he would Ailing which he did not conscientiously believe." While on the subject of this Meeting, we 'help expressing some surprise that Mr. S WORTLEY should have disapproved of any , the business of the Meeting, on the ground di. - their proceedings, they were prejudging' :when he must have 'known that the object was, 'to judge in any way, for no Meeting of the power to judge; but to exert their influence judgment shall not bp evaded, by the int( any authority whatever. If there has been • ging of the e Manchester bu,iticss, it has on the part of the Public, but on the part of who ought to have saved the Public the ' calling for inquiry. Talk, indeed, of iectri7; whole to the Courts of Law! It must first be' into Court, before it can be lei there; arid ttic w; of the present effort is to get every circurns:m.r , . meted with these transactions brou,iit befrre proper Tribunals, in spite of every effort tha: been made, and is still making, to stifle inquiry. By our accounts from Yorkshire this mornil learn, that trade still continues very flat, and is to do so for an indefinite time; the large Mr ders, which several of the manufacturing h,. in the habit of receiving at this season of the not having come to hand. It is feared, indeed, they will be altogether suspended, owing to chievous operation cf the Wool Bill, as the R, were in the habit of etchanging their Wools for nufactured Cloths. A strong cart is to' Yorkshire to obtain the Repeal cf this Bill. as st possible, after the assembling of :ornament. An affair of honour took place yesterday morn_ at Chalk Farm, between Captain A. and Licuteli W. (both lately returned from the expedition cf GREGOR M4Gtteooß). After exhausting their munition a mutual arrangement took piaci:. New types are, it is rumoured, casting at a lona.. expressly for the purpose of announcing Mr. KiAN name in a proper manner in the bills, with what ' printers call a fine 6; 2adjact! The Chinese are suhjcct to a very orpressire 1. they are forced to tell tr::!4 :o I!lfirlonatch! Europe we are exempt from this iestrairt ! e have inserted, in another part, sonic in .accounts, which have reached us. from Trinidad. appears that General ENCI.I`.II hail inyesmi mans, and, after a partial levet se, occisioned by want of intrenching teels, had succeeded in form a lodginent on a hill which commanded the foe so that the garrison, which was starving, and thir by the frequent desertions of the Creoles, could, hold out long. A part of D'Evrnaues Legion 1 . arrived at Margaretta, and were to be sent off to p ' the besieging army ,before Carnana, Bouvalt described to be full of confidence as to the succcs! his . operations against New Granada ; after clost . which he threatened to descend upon Caraccas a powerful force ; and promised to remit 200 it dollars for the use of Congress. Commodore Pear who had just concluded an important mission,..ut , be of a friendly nature, to the Congress of ‘t_ zuela, Isas seized with a fever immediately aft wads, and expired in a few days. Lit d.e. seems to be expressed, in these letters, th:.! rho Lilo . States would send supplies for thence of tl.e Nparo Patriots ; 2:-A the opposite coins,: pursued by Britain is t::c sub]ect of deep regret amongst ter wo washers ACIUtt tilt, Atlantic. .114 p. col en) no F . D.':d to rtir, 5 ,1 v oaf 0 )provi r , loyal ty : , Ca" our : . •1 In at affi' f.O e Me e! : it n ot of heir lot, :fa; cation c . 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