The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-25 00:00:00

" As this island is near to the Main, I expected
I should have frequently received information of
what was passing there, whilst I remained here, by
vessels going to and returning from Angostura;
however, it appears that the Royalists have berii
alarmingly successful in capturing vessels in the
Oronoco, and the mode of payment practised to
Angostura, per force, being only in mules and
other cattle, is so very unsatisfectury, that there vs
no trade carried ou by any merchant in this isl ind
with that city, consequently Ito news comes bete
direct, and it is very probable it mss reach Englicol
as soon as Toissided ! The hut account was re-
ceived by way of St. Thomas's on the ,26th .April,
which mentioned that about the beginning of Mardi
Bolivar had possersion of the Magrillooe Ki Vet
Smite Martha, sod several places on dee Like Nit-
racadco. it !so Rin de la Ilache ; dist is comoiderahie
pert of bus army were then marelliog towsvls
Ca-
labnsn, n considerable place between the Oromw,,
and the Caraccas, and that they expected to gut
possession of that place without being opposed : at
Calaboso they intruded to leave • sooffkieot force to
secure it, and the remainder of the army were to
proceed to Canted!. The Royalist force in the
interior of the country is not very numerous; they
appear to be careless of the interior towns, and tot
be well satisfied with keeping pososesaion of almost
all the important ports on the coast wherein they are
supposed to have about IG,OOO well orgstoosed
soldiers,

" The Independent forces are estimated at about
the same number, the one-half of which are said
to be gond soldiers, and to be provided with every
article that is necessary; hot the other half are
poor tniserable devils, unclothed, excepting a sob.
simian: for the lig-leaf; very few of them are armed.
or have proper accoutrements; they but seldom
get rations served out to them ; and for food, they
almost entirely depend on their success in catchinK
wild bullocks ?! ! Men so situated can he of but
little ser►•ice to an offensive government.
" When I last saw you it was generally thought
that the Independents would have lied possession of
the whole of the Caraccas before April, and that •
they would find a considerable prize :it Li
Guyrii, some money. and the greatest inert of what-
ever the province of Csraccas hid produced during
four years, which the merchants had not been sb!..
to send away, in CollllrqUellee of pirates. privateers,
&c. having constantly been very numerous on 'the
coast. Tins story was gratifying to all those unfortu-
nate creditors of the Itidepeinstews who had sup-
plied thews with arms, clothing. ships, etc. ske.assif
also to those who were then engaging or cow meting
to rend out supplies. The Carsccaneans !Live ex-
',road to he attacked, and have wisely sent :mac
every article of merchandise and money that would
not be indispensable to their existence. consequently
the only assistance the Caraccas will be to the
Indepeolleets ►s their having possession of the tine
port of La Gnyra, which, if they succeed in ge!-
ting, will be of very greet service to them.
• " I have forgotten to say that butt► Bolivar and
Morillo hod catty inforinatiim of all that has Tra-
nspired in Spain. Bolivar wishes Ina folluwets to
think that they must orgy soon conquer their enc.-
mieti. Niorillo thinks hr shall he supplied anti
money by the new Government of Spain, as they
will •iiist lose their Colonies without a stauggle, and
says that money is all he wants."