The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-17 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERIC4.

Brief Arnient of the proreedimga and nowt of the Patriot
Army of Yeeetesela, rerseasanded by Gear's! Bolivar, and
his Colleague Pars, of the Cavalry of the laterior of that
Country.—By John Ewe% late of the Hieing Sean
Renal ...... in the Paine, Service or Rewswele. mad foe-
nserly of his Majesty's 554 Resiessesel forestry.
•• ft may be recollected that s number ter ships is British
heelmiers bare raised Peeled' subjects to serve is the lade
pessibet cause of Southern Columbia, of whieb member
most bare debarked al the inland of Margarita ; bet 1 shall
con6ise myself to the 560 men (Roglishasen) with chum I
served, and a. being the only Feelislumen who have served
under the immediate command of the tyrants before men-
ticreed, in the iesterior of that extensive and unculti-
vated country. Of the said 560 seem, the following
ships conveyed, •int --Terme and Perseverance, 300;
George Canning, Si) ; and the Hero, 190. On the &no.
vat at Angostura of the three former ships conveying
390 men, cacti was reeved with • small blanket, which
Was to wove Ws /11 uniform dress so wo■ as they reached the
hind-quarters of the army. by caning I alit in the ender,
so as to admit the head through. The ratios. consisted e.f
beef, 4.f a quality needless to neentioe; sometimes half a gill
of aqua• dente, and a small biscuit, for the whole day, and
groom, for the Boor, in a large hovel of am Indian sts scnere,
bamboo and mod-clay; a bullock's hide for the bed, and so
covering, as yin■ are sermon] to have the blanket is. sight
and day, as already described. This you will observe, was
■ princely usage, it being in the Patriot capital! the seat
of Congress!! What could be expected after? However,
the two former stated ships companies' soldiers were drafted
ass hoard gun-boats, ate. to proceed about 1,300 maitre
further up the river to the military pees, called Santa
Maria, the day prior to the Cameleer debarking her
troupe. No doubt &shear ordered it no, with a view to
prevent too great a number of Esgli.bneree being assent-
bkd w one body, whom he well knew to ►e deceived. I
ran show in the course of my detail, to substantiate this,
that it was Never flulivaes intention to keep a strong
body of Englishm►n together, by his dividing them Oil
the 31st of May, 1819, •t Montreal, previous to his ad-
niece to Guagalito for the Andes sod Santa Fe. The
George Canning debarked her troops et Guises on
the 15th of February, 1819, sod proceeded is small
craft for Angostura, in charge or a royale General, 'Ferris,
and arrived at Angostura us the 16th February, it bring
Ouly teenty miles from Guiana. From the 111th Febru-
ary instil the 23.1, continued at Amnon'''. and an the
latter date emha.ke.l similarly as the Tartar mid Penner-
wee, made cuntessi with two dollars on romfolos of emba►k-
ing quietly, notified lu us by Major 111•Intosh, and That we
were not to sec, lye vigil the busts stopped to wok we •bare
the lest day's sail. Where was now the 90 dollars which
werees be given ass bounty ow arrival at Angostura? What
probability of getting (pelting aside Ike proposed bounty)
even the ...... ohly pay of 10 dollen per musette ? Adieu to
every rum comfort in the itecesseries of fife; the open
Savannas without shelter and without clothe', annoyed by
the difTerent stinging insects in the la 'de of the equator;
beef wtttu.nt felt, and t►e inspeactirebility of getting soy;
no reloads, no lodine runi-tread, so plantains, eau banana;
for imbed the plantation' on the Patriot lines:are totally de.
•d; owner* of some, with these families, are with t►e
Royalists; others are officers in the Patriotic ; and epos
• fair calculation, it is abort ten to use agents, as Euro-
peass's quitting that country useless •t the peril of his life in
case of detection, fur Bolivar has given twat positive or-
ders to the Guver.sor, for no one of the Patriot tows. to
grant a passport to any European.
•t 1 Wall now turn to the arrival of the troop' belomging
to the Tartar and Pereeversieee •t the head quarters of the
army, about five miles from Santa Maria, then commanded
by General Suublett, in the absence of Bolivar, then at Ae-
Bolivar at length arrived on or about the 811,
M▪
arch 1819, seed proceeded with the army (infantry and
rivalry), about 5,500, emu end children, tender arms, to the
Achaguas, commonly called Flsler ; and, teaming the Spa-
nearde teere•st St. Fernando, countermarched, and inclined
as the road to St. Jnaa, it being only 13 miles from M. Per.
nendo. We were much surprised at finding the patriotic
picket of cavalry reientior en haste, end we soon found our-
selves teed the Black R•ie Battalion, called •t Breve de
Pins," engaged with only two companies of the Ca•ltlies'
Regiment; but Bolivar absolutely sefused the English to
fermi chain, snit desired them to cover the field-pieces, and
amended the ►etreat from the fear of the miser body of the
enemy Acme close at hand, whiele was then's.; for Bolivar,
the SAMe evreiese, had the enemy close at his heels, and he
retreated to his old rends saves awe by Santa Maria, with
'eiders for the ninon. to he got in readissem which were in
P" fun of the gen.buess siatromed at the pass. After be-
ing here aleteet • forteleht, information came of General
Murillo, with his force., having taken possession of the
A. hagmea, from whence the Pair iota came. Bolivar imago'',
marched far Rictiesiatiehene, amd CUlltatilied there until news
came of llorillo leaving acliegusa fur the city of Si,, t!arlos„
on the other side of the river Apart. The Patriots then
march. d fir Sin Carle., the cavalry only, and were beaten
back, teener steelier, close by the bank* of the Royalists' side
of the Apses, elopes half au hour after they lauded; with the
lima of ,sterna 70 boraces. n.

"The proceeded left its front of the Atha:ono, and
from thence to Si. Joan, and, on the line of snare+. informs-
tutu (sine that the ship Ileru's party bad tome up she river,
and wer.• at Cocreill. i.e winter or ',limy season was now
dritegiog on. tottered Pail', with hi■ cavalry, to
take Colton-I Hooke, the Coraniaudiug °dicer of the (tiring
Soo riH.• bart■linu, with hi■ battalion, to Cuerrall, and re-
organize them, suit to let the 4th coming), consist of sll
Geravena. %Cr joined the rest at euerrall; but before the
division of Ilse army had taken plate, when it was known that
iguii,of wugoing to Illowiecaly ink the Slack troops snit
artillery, ass Eugltah aerjeart, hy the name of Marsh, who
wort attached a. rietiesat to the battalion of Mark troop.,
called, "Bravo! de Nes !" solicited of II tient. !direly to
jinn Isis reuntrymeo, and to go with them to receive the
same privileg►s as they mitt* receive. Outlaw instantly
oldered a t staple arms*. and IM, and shot him dead, mud
left, him en the Savanna. The division then took place, Pars
with the cavalry and Bogliel to Caterer:l, and Bolivar with
the Black troops, the. toMetrteetil.

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6., On the arroval of Nei 'With the cavalry and English
Imitation at Comerall, infnratatt••n WS, civet' that a party of
Manila's were drew*, rattle on the tither side of the river,
for the lloyahrt forces Julia: the wittier 'wagon, and Pars with
hta eavidty aria in pursuit of them, and who were beat with
much sorrow depicted in the eotwitetiauee of Pura. About
three flays from thes crisis an toiler came from Gra. Bolivar
fur Pat:, with the cavalry and English battalion, to prorred
to juin him at Votiteral, and rejoined Bolivar on the 27th
May, 1819, cud the slimy marched from this to (ittairalito,
about 13 days march from the former place, sod after st)y-
Inc Utl Bth June, a diviown took place, when Bolivar took
1,100 cavalry, leaving Part about (100, about 240 Partial,.
teen, leaviag Pio a about 150, exclusive of malty wire were
linable to march from fewer., feet melted, and lime
iticerittd sores, and about 1,300 infantry, Wires, making