The National Register. — London, England, 1819-11-29 00:00:00

GLORIOUS SUCCESS or ?NC SOUTH AMERICAN PATRIOTS. ODPICTAL ACCOUNT OF THE RATTLE or lIOPACA, TNT. DE. 1 STRUCTION OP THE ROYAL ARMY, AND TUE oArztatE OP THE CAPITAL. SANTA rr. BATTLE OF BOJACA. Y‘sterday, at day-light, our advanced corps giving notice thst the enemy . was in march by the road of Si. nwa, the army was put under arms; and as soon as it was ascertained that •he intended passing the bridge of liojaea, in order to opeu direct communication,. and be in contact with the capital, we marched by the high road So prevent him, or fierce him to give battle. At two its the afternoon, the enemy's first division reached the bridge, where he saw only our advance of rivalry. Not then able to ascertain our force, and be lieving those opixssed to him were nothing mote than a reconnoitring par v, he attaaed ellen% with his Casadores to cleat the way while the main. body followed op. Our divisions gAicketted their march, and to the great sur. prise of the enemy, the whole of our. infantry showed themselves in a column on a height commanding his position. The enemy's van had ascended part of the road, Ibilowilig uur advance, and the remainder of his army was below, about a quarter of a league from the bridge, and showed .a force of 3000 Men. Our battalion of Cazadorcs of the van sent out a com pany of skirmishers, and with the remainder in colomn a:tacked the enemy's C3r illores, and drove them bark precipitately to a wall, from whence they were also dis lodged: they then passed the bridge, and took up a hosition on the other side, and in the meat' while our infantry came down, and the cavalry marched along the road. The enemy made a movement by his right, which was opposed by the. rifles, and the British company. The battalions, first of Barcelona and Paezi's Bravos, with the squadron of the cavalry of the upper plain, marched by the centre. Tile battalion of the line ol New Granada, and the Guides of the rear, joined the battalion of Citadoresatuf formed the left. The ctilunms Tunja and Tocorro remained in reserve. The action began at the sone instant all along the tae, General Anzoatectui directed the operations of the centre and right; he ordered a battalion to Le attacked which the enemy had sent out as skirmishers in a glen, end forced it to retire on the main body, which formed i 1 column•nn a height, with three pieces of artillery in Cie centre, and two corps of cavalry in. the flanks,waiting site attack. Our troops of the centre, disregarding the fire of some cor i a of die enemy posted on their left flank, attacked the main body. The enemy gave a dreadful fire, but our troops, with the most daring moveinerus,,executed with the strictest discipline, surr 1111 l the enemy's corps T:ie squadron or cavalry of the Udper-plain charged with its wonted valour, and from that moment all the efforts of the Sdanish G - eneral were fruitless , he lost his position. The company of ho:se grenadiers tall Spa niards) was the first that cuwar,:;,, left the field of battle. To:a infantry endeavoured to re-form on another height, and was instantly destroyed. A corps of cavalry in reserve waited ours molt tile lances in rest, and ryas perced thronglyand-thruagh by our bocci, ; the whole Spanish army in complete , mut, anti closed in on all sides after suffering dreadful carnage; threw down their arias and surrendered. With an almost simultaneous movement, General Santander, who directed the operations of the left, and who had met with au insturts:derable resisiauce from the enemy's van, and to which he had only opposed his Ca &adores, charged with souse companies of the battalion of the hoe, and the Guides of the, rear passed the bridge and eomple , ed the victory. All the enemy's army remained in our Itaixls, General Rarreyro, Commander•in-Chief of the army of New ;rams/is, is a prisoner, and was taken iu the field. of by a soldier of the First Rifles, Pedro Martinez : toe second he coininautl, Colonel Xi's-ivies, is also a prisoner ; almost all the Commandants and Majors of corps, a multitude of inferior officers, and more than Ifwa men are likewise taken, and moreover all their arms, am utuuitin , a,artillery, horses, &c. Hardly !u) men escaped, and amongst Mein some chiefs and officers of cavalry, who lied before the action was de cided. The adraniages are incalculable which will ensue to site republa.: fr.iiii the glorious victoly of yesterday. Our troops never triumphed allure decidedly, arid 'arum have euga4ed troops so well disciplined, and w• well commanded. Nothing can be compared to the intrepidity with which General Atizoategiii at the head of two batialbm,, Ind • arrtadion of cava!ry, attacked and overthrew the Vitt NATt(NAL REGISTER.. enemy's main body, and to him the • victory is iu grrat inea•tire dint. General headquarters, in Vt•nta Quesnada, the Bth of A upuit. C. SOLI BLETIE, l Ilia of the Stair. Thu Vieerny Sultana has fled in the directitnt ut Honda, and Cala:tiro follows hint ot, the southern side. All the cavalry and the corps of the rear-4tiard. pursue I on all sides, and there is reason to hope that none will escape. SOUTH, AMERICA. STATE Or THE BRITISH FORCE IN MAROARITATEISPOo NANA? BLOCKADE OS THE HARBOUR BY ♦ SPANISH SQUADRON. Estrart of a Letter dated Margarita, Sept. 24: " About three weeks since we received infbrina tion that the Spaniards had collected all the vessels they could muster, and all they could press into the service, to make an attack on this island. We were quite unprepared for defence by sea at the time, the Admiral's flag ship being hove down to repaid soa►e damage she had sustained, and the rest of our fleet having sailed on a cruise. The enemy appeurer off the coast about noon on the sth instant, with a squadron consisting of t 1 ships, and 9 gun-boats full of men. We prepared to receive them, not doubting they would attempt a landing at day• light the next morning ; but when dawn appeared we discovered them at anchor at a respectful distance. They remained quiet for three days, anti on the 4th they weighed and seemed to be standing in fOr the port; but before they cu►ne within reach of our batte• ies, they bore up again. These demonstrati ons they. made daily up to the 22d, since when we have seen nothing of them. The cowards have, we believe, returned to port. On the 2 st , a most interesting, and for the time, a painful scene, pre sented itself. A small cutter of Admiral Brion's, which was expected from one of the islands, was discovered at day-break in the midst of the enemy's fleet, anti chased by several of the vessels, which kept up a heavy fire upon her. The Admi ral's only son, a fine and brave lad of 15, together with Brion's brother-in-law, was on board the cut ter. What a- prize fin the Spaniards ! Nothing could have gratified them• so much, as the opix►rtu tunity of showing the Admiral the horrid spectacle of his son and brother hanging at the yard-arm. You may guess his feelinw. The few gunboats we had were quickly manned by the enthusiastic followers of Brion, and you believe it ?) on the appearance of three of our boats they rave up the chase. The little cutter arrived safely in the harbour, and the father embraced his child! I witnessed the entire scene—you may imagine with what feelings ! " Had the Spaniards effected a landing on their first appearance, they might have destroyed the town of Juan Griego, but it would have cost them dearly and as to penetrating into the interior, it is nut of the question. This island is so fortified by nature,. owing to the abundance of short thick wood, that for un enemy to gain the passes is impos sible. The natives are so well trained, and such excellent shots, they could have picked them off like rabbits. "A few weeks since a vessel was east on shore no this island on board of which was Major War ner, brother-in-law to 'ir Robert Wilson, and a man of great property, chiefly in West India estates, which he had been to visit, and was on his way to Trinidad for the same purpose, when the vessel was driven on shore. They had been fbr three days without provision, and had given up all hopes of seeing land again, so much so, that the major had written a letter with the intention of committing it to the chance of the waves. The Nlajor wrote to Sir Robert Wilson of the handsome manner in which he was received by Admiral Brien and Ge ner►l English. The Admiral sent his owl cutter to Trinidad wish him. lie promises to return to Margarita in a short time, and even talks of ac companying General English ott his next expe dition. " The arrangements made by General English flu. the definice of the island are highly to his credit. He was indefittiguble in his efforts ; and, shortly after the first appearance of the enemy, had col ' lected all the I3rttish troops from the interior, and made a disposition of the native force, of which the Governor had intrusted him with the command to the amount of Y,OOO. A fort was hastily raised, commanding the town, on which a fl amidable but tery of 32 pounders was planted. The men lately arrived, belonging to General 1) F,verenx's legion. assist' d in raising this fort, and it was extremely pleasing to see the alacrity with which they worked at it. Since the block:ale commenced, several ves sels arrived here with another division of this enterprising officer's legion. We now count nearly 1.500 British muskets of his foree alone. 1 never saw finer fillows than these Irishmen : their ap pearance and conduct is admirable Of the greater part of the officers, I am sure I can say the sane. Some, however,. an. might have teen expected, have turned out but badly. About 20, thank God, have left us; they sailed a few days back in the Chi- NOV 20. cheater the St. Thomas's. They will, nu doubt, circulate fine stories; hut, believe me, men pot. sessing fewer of the qualifications for a soldier's !lib have seldom borne a commission. To give you a specimen : Col. —'s men were disembarked on Wednesday. Thursday he complained of feeling, unwell, and on Friday requested leave of absence for_ six months to recruit his health:at Jamaica, (a climate proverbially unhealthy to Europeans.) A part of this doughty officer's baggage consisted of six dozen of lavender water. What think you of that for x Ve. nezuelean soldier! Ile would require a mule to carry his perfume. They complain, lam told, of' privations. They certainly get nothing but an abundance of fitt turtle, delicious large fish, strong brandy, with fresh baked bread, and fine flour fur mikes or puddings every day ; plenty of delicious fruit, and a constant welcome at the General's or Admiral's table. The inhabitants willingly give up their hawses to them. The duty required of them was sufficiently easy, being only d e sired to drill themselves, that th e y mig ht be able to discipline their own men. This, for them, was too great an exertion. Fears for their health would not permit it ; and the allowances were too little to satisfy them, or to retain even the appearance of their ser vices. They have left us, and like all who have left the service, they are mere holy—day soldiers. never knew an officer who had served, and who knew how to endure the common privation:• of his profession, make a single complaint. " I am sorry to say, that the exertions of General English * during this scene of alarm have thrown him into a violent fever, and since the 21st he has suffered dreadfully ; he is now declared out of dan ger. We look anxiously for the remainder of Gen. I)'Evereux's legion. When they arrive, we shall be very strong, and shall, no doubt, teach the Dons a lesson they will not soon forget. Those already here will embark for the main in a few days, to join their brave countrymen ; they are at Maturin, about four days' march from Cumana, a healthy place, and well supplied." _ • The . de:uh fit General English, has been ini tweedy stated su some of the papers, In have dually taken place. The report came it. na) of Si. l'hoinaa'o, and uppeuto to have ini A inatca in his dim ss FROM SATURDAY NIGIIT'S GAZETTE. CROWN OFFICE, Now. 27. :11EMRERS retnrmil to scree in this presest PARLIAMENT. ity of Chichester.—The Hight lion. John George Lennos, commonly called Lord Jo!fi George Lemon, in the room of the Earl of :11,ach tnifir Duke ut Richmond), called up to the Rouse of Peers.. _ BoroutO of Banbury.—The Hon. IL Legge, in the rooru of the lion. F. S. N. Dougia.s, tlectabetl. 8.%NKR17175. N. JOsling, Bexley, Kent, innkocper.. Solicitors. Mew% . Ware and Voting. Southwark. J. Weidon, Fri,.ay Street. Cheapticle, Manchester warehouses num. sols. Messrs. Courteen and Robinson, Walbrook. J. %Vl.itebtitch, llountlseitch, coachunwter. Sol. 31r. Bennett. Token house Yard. .1. Hewing and E. llornlsiow. RI !inmate Street, jewellers. Sols. Messr, Robinson and lime, Charterhouse Square. J. Ilan, Lewisham, Kent, builder. Sul. Mr. Pear bun, Ely Court:TenTle.. B. Balser, Tit!eau ell, Derby, grocer. Sols. Messrs. I.owe and 1:111%Cf. Southampton Building. , ('ha, ter) Lane. (. Parker, New Shorelnon, smsex, tailut. Sol. Air. !lore. Hatton Garden. T. Moore, Paddington, flour factor. Sol. Mr. Ilarman, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street. J. Hawthorn. Newcastle upon Tyne. hrais founder. Sole. Mewre. Bell and Brodridt, Bow (hutch Tani. M. Hughes, Love Lane, wool met-aut. Sot Mr. Thomas Basin&ll Street. T. - Rattray, Lower Thames Street. wine tuerdiant. Sole. Nlessrs. l'esrce and Son, St. SwitLin'b Lane. E. Y. Hancock and J. Siisycr, liasiugliall Street, Blackwell Ilan factors. Sol. Air. Smith, A tistintriarh. J. !Haines, Kingston twor. Hull, merchant. Suls. Rosser, San, and Rosser, Bartlett's Buildings. T. H. Dudley, Birmingham, cheese isetoc. Sol. Mr. Conic, Carry Street. .. J.'Lewin. I lolloway, carpenter. Sol. Mr. Olderal.aw, Lower Strtet, T. Leadbitter. Newcastle uron Tyne. linen draper. Soli.. Mci.srs. Marriott. Brooksbank. and Fain. Gray's Inn Square. E. 'Whiter. Henry Street, Gray's fun Ew:, milliner. Sol. Mr. Boxer. Old Jewry. F. E. Barlow, Co shill , mariner. Sul. Mr. Surman, Lincoln's Inn. .1. Itieliardbon, Leeds, common brewer. Fol. Mr. Makinson, Temple. DIVIDENDS. Dec. 29. G. Longman, Norwich. nialtster-25. H. loon, Leegoinery, Salim, miller-is. T. Halley, Newcastle-upon.t)ne tin:reliant- is, W. Prosser, Birminghaut. ( iib• bona, and T. Stokes, Kingswinford. Stafford. inmmaaer*-18. B. Slut;land. Exeter. waffler -25, W. Prartintor.. and A. L. Praffiston. Bewuley, grocers-is, J. MTalluni. Cliiistopher street, Finsbury *plate. merchant-is. AI. %%awn. Coptball coon, mere:nun-In, J. ('untmingi. ()short street. Wititecharir brewer-18, 1). Mitchell, Cullum Iltrett. tailor-15. H. Tay lo r. Mine,. Oxford, madman— IS. IL Sutton, Hampton wieL, linen drap ' er-go, T. Eute,y, Worc es t e r, win e merch a nt-4. W. Sherwood Liverpool, snap manufacturer-lit, A. Bruce, J. Brown, sod (S. Scutt, anuy elotniers-Jau. 4. W. J. W . Lind se.. and A. Ilewer, Bath. silk merchants-Dec. a, M. Jordan, and .1. Smith. Stratfmtl, and J. Litchfield, Leadenhall sneer. awl) propristor.-111, f 3. Fsnrier, Fenclautch Street, Chamber., Bout bietur. CERTIFICATES to be granted Dec. le. G. A. Wigncy and G. Seymour. (Jue , •ester, common brewers —F. 11. Itomfics anti J. rongletoc, Foot,/ Labe, itarultoubettnn —W..larmun. oiHMsbridge, paper lianA, t—E. Wood and H. Belles Ncl, Seuieta.tes. timber Mere: ant—J. Sun(him!. Shrewsbury. Ilers--J. Sage anti 'l. Pomfret. Nfaitigonc. eis—E. Roberts. Cobourg Row , . merchant—H. Smunon.. High Strect, soutbwark. stationer—M. Peony. &lepton Mallen. Somerset, corn titetoc.4. 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