The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-01 00:00:00

sPAivisti MAIN.

TRACT OF.A t.e•rtelt yttola tuakcaa, Nrov. 4,
I 80.—" I have just tame_ o!ver from the Main,
and AM sorry N't 'say, Att the 'fine proVinte .of Ve-
bezuela eeeess fast verging to a ,state like that of
St. Domiirwo.; In the valley of Satita Untira and
ahta Theresa; 2) Whites lAitt .13'eed. 'murdered,
Mostly women and children, in the name of Vo'l
mslAwb VII., whilst to whichivard slittilir atroci-
ties have been perpetrated fot "La Patrta." In
1,4 Gitavra, 14 intiOce-t 80a.niards were shot on
the thogt frivolous and improbable pretences,
Without a Murmur; lout when some black soldiers
%vete to he flogged, their comrades interfered and.
rescued them ;..and this dangerous breach of dist .
cipline passed unpunished. Will it be -believed,
that women have taken an active part in the
horrible proceedings carried • on, and have
scourged the ladies -of the royalist party in the
Most cruel and indecent manner. Every thing, in
short) announces an approachin'g struggle, where-
in every species of cruelty will be exercised, and
the ditlerent'shades of colour in the skin will su-
persede the necessity of all other external distme-
tions. The negro officers have already the finest
horcei, mules, and arms, and speak with a freedom
even a white creole dare not use without
too:lint): the risk of becoming the inhabitant of a
jail; Before quitting La Guayra I was witness to,
scene which made a deep impression ou finny wind,
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and indeed which. never whilst I live can be erased
from it. The Spaniards had so long and so on
fidently talked of reinforcements arriving from Ca-
diz, that they were AO longer - credited, and /lie
Matter began to be treated as a jest by the ka-
Ariots. At length, on the 12th Sept. a squadron,
consist;ng of a frigate .and six transports, full of
troops, made its appearance in the offing.
Im-
mediarely all wasin motion, and every thing was
prepared to deceive them, should they be ignorant
of the real state of affairs, or to give them a warm
reception, should the) attempt to force a landing.
It was not, however, till noon the next day, that
the ships drew near, and the headtnost were al-
ready within reaOrot the batteries, when they
suddenly stood aft'• the land and lay to. It
was then evident that they were suspicious
that all was not right, although the royal
standard was displayed on the fort above the
town. Altera short time a boat was seen aproach-
Fug the shore. and measures were immediately
taken to decdive those-who were in her : the tri-
coloured was replaced by the red cockade ; the
picture at FERDINAND was again hung up at Go-
Vernment House the populace were instructed
tolrall their approach by loud acclamations; and
to crown all, the. former Commandant of the
town; Colonel MARMoL, was taken out of his
dungeon, and threatened with instant death, un-
less he turned traitor, az.l consented still to act
the part of Commandant for the King. The in-
fainy of this act of the base Itinas needs DO com-
ment, when we learn that,MartMoL was a man of
rood character, and had surrendered on condi-
titin of being allowed to quit the country—having
actually his passport iii his pocket when arrest-
ed, without the shadow of a crime; whatever
may be thought of his conduct, the plan was
well laid, - and succeeded at first beyond all
expectation. lAfter various parleys, the second
in command, with a gUard of ten or twelve men,
landed with all time dispatches and letter's, and di-
rectly afterwards -the frigate and all the transports
came to anchOr directly under the batteries. No
one -now dreamt that it was possible to escape,
athrour only concei n'w-as what could be done with •
so many pri,oners.. This, however, gave the pa-
triots.little concern, as they told me they supposed
it would he easy to get them landed in small par-
t es, amid then disposed.of by massacring the whole.
*My feelings were now wound up to the highest
pita of anxiety. Fortunately the brutal ferocity
of ftibis, and the cOnsutnmate ignorance of the
artillerymen, saved the lives of perhapS 2000
Mistrusting the answer that was sent to
one of his niessengem to the frigate; he ordered
tire firing 'to commence, as it did immediately—
sikty pieces of heavy artillery playing on the fri-
gptr., alone. She instantly cut her cables, and
a; pod off, followed by all her convoy, yet the breeze
was so-light, that it can be only attrilinted to the
ignoutpice" of the gunners that every vessel was not
sunk, Upwards of an hour and a quarter elaps-
ed, during all which time a furious. cannonade
was kept up, without the frigate deigning to re-
turn a single shot. What is singular, not a spar
was seen from the shore to be carried away, nor
.waS a-s‘ingle English schooner touched by their
fill-directed shot. ' Yet some damage must have
been done, as the frigate, when out of gun-shot,
was seen, to heel, and have carpenters btiSy in
plugging holes in her side. The whole loss, I
have since beeninformed, was- about 40 mew.

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. .
‘‘' Monte-Verde bas Conducted affairs-very bad-
ly, and has returned to Le Puerto Cabello wounded
in the neck. ,What.was to be .expeeted from, such
a hereditary Ignorant man, upon whoin the most
striking lessons were lost Alas ! that province
which we, traversed with so much pleasure, haVv
clmnged is its fate !"

Amongst the numerous instances which ode have
to record of the exertions of charitable individuals
to_ alleViate the distresseS of their* indigent, fellow
beings at this very inclement season, it gives u's
'nisch pleasure to notice a,generous ,gift inatle-t6
the Industrious Poor of Deal by .Mr. EDwARe
IGGULDEN, 'of that place, whiy, on Monday last
distributed •a *supply of the necessary article of
coalsh In upwards of 250 'needy families in that
Marls
• Captain Lord TORRINGTON, of his Ma-
jesty's ship, Warrior, lying in the DOwns, has also
bin active in' his benevolence at the same place,
atftlitiany poOripersons have'occasion to- renieln.:
ber with gratitude the assistance rendered to them
by. his_Lordship ;• and for the further relief'of :Opt
yart of the conitnuitity, 'a•subs!-Jription has been:
sit on foot by the
.for the imrpo'se. of furnishing them with
during.•the continuance of'-the -preient
N ere• weather. .

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.1.3 y 4'6entlp-r9an arrivect li•ogn.- Brighton-I%T hear'
that tlie,trrs bvtweeh,C4ivisCld thence have
a little !1,,!'-',c:l,.ing! Are still in suciii'a
fo' ii al ost 'finpi:s`gitble4itiatt in

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