The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-23 00:00:00

MAY 25.

SOUTH AMERICA.

The gratuitous' assertions constantly made by the
Ministerial Papers of the wretched state of the
South American Patriots' affairs cannot meet better
contradiction than is contained in the following ex-
tract of a communication recently received by the
Deputy of Venezuela, from the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of that State
Angostura, March 3. 1819.
lid order of the Goreritmeitt I tranintit tit tpu, ac.
cording to the manner you formerly pointed out, the
official documents and the eat Mu% palters elltlllseljtCli ia
the annexed liNt. I hate leech 'dessert. in COIIIIIIIIIII-
- uo yl)11.111W totion of the highly iinvortant and
Itt.,t..ll.moss of the Colvess,whieii you will
find detailed its one of the Jucnnteurs referred to. Ge".
Bolivor his been citoseti President of the Republic, and
Citizen Z:a, Vice President ; Citizen Rosen) is
dent Of the Chansi)er of lirl.resruWtitrs ; Citizen Ur.
bineja has beets named Minister of the interior ; CM-
VCis liriettso Mendez, imstor at \V.sr ; and beinb my-
self iti•pointed for Fortign A 'tors. 1 have thus
the tumour of its. to another of
'he document* you trill huh use A..z of item:rut Am-
tiesiy, and also the Plan of the Constuu.ion, which is
at thus moment limier ili‘cuisista. The jinlicial 1141`V rt.
11.1 s been reposed in Citizens lianm, Cadiz, and Mai.

titsez.
" From General Pacz, on the Apure, official dis-
patches have lwen received of the 0111, war, and 15th
of Febinary, iii which lie communicates, in detail, va-
rious partial actions with the enemy, of which the re-
sults have men favourable to our tioop.s. The wtll
known Gen. Masons, C .der of Guerillas in the
Royal Army, was killed in one of them. General Paez
states, that the force of the enemy amounts to boric
men, of witleil 4000 are infantry It is with infinite
pleasure 1 inform you, that Morino commenced his re-
treat on the 15th of February, compelled thereto by
she bravery of our troops, and Ly the want of cattle and
horses. Gen. Pact was har.w.ing his tear-guard, and
his guerillas were attacking the Spanish van-guard I
IVe expect immediate new ti of the final result, which
cannot but he its the highest degree satisfactory.
•• Genet al Militia set out Irani hence on the 26th of
February to take the Clllllllldlld of the army; %%Inch,
with the 500 Faiglisli which have arrised in this city
from Captain Elsons's expedition, ,Inuunts to 5000 met,
on that part of the Apure, and of these 30110 are
cavalr,.. General Urchin to has been dispatched to
Margarita to take the command of the troops brought
by Colonel English; which, united to five hoindtcd of
those who arc at present in Margarita, and to as many
more which Gen. B:rnititlez has at Nlattiriii, %%ill ope-
rate on that part of the coast which shall seem must
expedient. Gen. Marion will set out in about eialst
days to take the command of the troops of Zaraza, Mo-
nagoe, and others, in the East, which are to be stationed
at Pao, in the province of Barcelona, in order to mote
with facility whereser they may he wanted.
" The general aspect of affairs is, in the highest de-
gree fiattti ; and, with the assis.ance which has been
received, weexpect to obtain a comple.e triumph thiring
the present campaign. Of this I shall, in due time,
forward to you the requisite information.
(Siyed) ".Masuel. PALACIO."