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Tfl URSD AY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1821.

_FOE, TilE SUN.

SIR RALPH WOODFORD AND THE SPANISII
• IND,EPENDEN4'S,

.' [Continued from our Paper of Yesterday.]

In the City of Guayana, Doc. 9, 1820, being_ present the Ci-
tizen Peter Sanchez Torres, presented as a witness by the Pro-
curator-General, I received on oath in :hie form, and interro-
gated him as to the particulars contained. 'in the foregoing wri-
tings; when he deposed as follows :
To the first, That he knows and testifies that those who emi-
grated in 1814, presented to Governor Woodrokl, of Trinidad,
the petition, referred to by Mr. Marryat, and tliat its fate was
as is mentioned in the'question. 's"

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To the second, That he knov,:i_i‘nd testifies, that all those
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VIAO driven ,away :st conseqUence of Vac quality of the
barks, as well-as from want of provision;, were forced to return
to the coast of Guiria, which was occupied by the troops of
Morales and Bores, and that they were taken a4d assassinated
by them.

To the third, That towards the end tse the said year 1014,
many parties successively emigrated, orwhich almost all went
to Trinidad in consequence of its proximity, the want of pro.
visions, and the quality of their barks.
To the fourth, That almost all were driven away by Gover-
nor Woodford, and returned to the Coast of Cumana, where
they fell victims to the army of Boves and Morales.
To the fifth, That he is ignorant of that fact.
To the sixth, That it is incalculable the number of persons
assassinated by Boves and Morales on the Coast of Cumana, in
consequence of their being drivenr back by Governor Woodford.
To the seventh, That it is public and notorious, that it was
a maxim with the murderous Boves and. Morales, to destroy all
the white people, without distinction of age or sex ; in conse-
quence almost all who emigrated, and sought for refuge in Tri-
nidad and other foreign Islands, were whites. • .
To the eighth, that the intention of Bores and Morales,
in this respect, was to have with them the people of colour
and ..slaves, of which almost all their force- was corcposed;
and in order to encourage them, they promised to every indi-
vidual the possession and 'enjoyment of the property of every
white person they should kill, with a good recompense if they
should kill their masters.

To the ninth, That the said Doves used to say to his fol-
lowers, that when all the other whites were killed, they should
finish by killing himself, in order to enjoy the property taken
from them.

To the tenth, That he knows and testifies, that among the
persons driven away by Governor Woodford, there were many
women and children, and old and pacific persons, (non-com-
batants), that almost all had persons who would he responsible
foi their conduct, but that the said Governor refused to admit
them, although that responsibility vas offered.

To the eleventh, That the wirgats and his son, the Citizen
Presbyter, James Bernard Sanchez, and almost all the emi-
grants who were driven back from Trinidad, received from Go-
vernor 'Woodford, injuries, insults, blows, and imprisonment,
on 'no other account than that of being patriot, or that be thought
they were so.

To the twelfth, That the said Governor intercepted, opened,
and retained, the letters of the patriot emigrants, even coming
from other colonies; ai happened in the case of the Marquess
del Toro, Citizen, Francis Rodriguez, which fact was suffici-
ently scandalous. .
To the thirteenth, That he testifies that when the Patriots
took possession of this province, the enemy flying; pursued by
the liberators of Guyana, Governor 'Woodford sent ships of war
and provisions to succour and save a multitude of persons, who
had escaped by the Oronoco and ports adjacent.
To the fourteenth, That such was the rage and hatred of
Governor Woodford towards all real or presumed Patriots, that
not content with the assassinations executed by Boves and Mo-
rale:, he himself persecuted and maltreated, directly and indi-
rectly, all those who arrived in Trinidad, in order that they
should not remain in that colony. That this deponent, out of
compassion, took from Guiria in his launch, and conducted to
Trinidad, a multitude of persons of different ages and sexes;
that they were detained five days in the port, without being
permitted to land, in order to give time for the enemy's gall,iot
Esperanza, a flechera, and a felucca, to come to assassinate
them. That they were informed of thiS by a fishing boat,
and notwithstanding their not having permission, they all
jumped on shore, and presented themselves before the Gover-
nor, who, infuriated, put in prison the Citizens Presbyter, James
Bernard Sanches, (who was greivously ill,) Quintin Vallenilla,
Dr. Nicholas AUsola, this deponent, and many others whose
names he does not recollect. That the first time the above.
mentioned James. Bernard Sanches wept to Trinidad, he was
accompanied by the Presbyter Canou of the Cathedral of Me
rida, Dr. Mendoza ; that they were insulted by Governor
Woodford, and arrested in the house of the Captain of the port,
Jacob ; that from thence they were put on board a fishing
boat, without victuals or water, in order to seek an asylum in
any other place than Trinidad.

To the fifteenth, That he is ignorant of thatparticular.
To the sixteenth, That he is also ignorant of that particular.
To the seventeeth, That he knows it to be public and no-
torious, by the public Papers, that the Governor of Trinidad,
from his hatred towards the Patriots, more than from any other
motive, visited General Morino since the Spanish Revolution,
and was obsequiously treated by him at Puerto Cabello, Va-
lencia, and Caraccas.

To.the eighteenth, That all he has deposed is public and
notorious, and strictly true upon oath ; that he affirms and ra-
tifies it, and will say it again, if necessary ; that he has nothing
to add nor take away ; that he is 60 years or age, and signs
with me, tile Notary, to which I certify. Pedro Sanches de
Torres.—Anto Alcala.

In the city of Angustura, 10th October 1820, being present
in his hotel, the Citizen Vicenti Gallardo, a witness presented
by the Procurator-General, I received his oath in due form ;
and being interrogated as to what is contained in the foregoing,
he deposed as follows :

To the first, That he can declare nothing as to that particii--
lar, being at the time mentioned concealed in the mountains.

To the second, That, for the same reason, he is alto ignorant
of that particular.

To the third. That, he knows and testifies, that hi the latter
Months of the Year 1814,.7numerous parties emigrated, of whom
many went to Trinidad, having no other alternative; in cense.-

quence-of the smallness and bad state of their barks,. Want of
pr.ovisions, and the Proximity of that island.
•To the fourth, That almost all who emigrated and arrived
in Trinidad, were driven away by the Governor of that Island;
and in consequence forced to return•to the coast of Cumana,
and were assassinated by the troops of Boves and Me.,
rales. That this deponent does not recollect the names
of any of those unfortunate people, but that the fact is public
and notorious.

To the fifth, That in like manner lie testifies, that many
I,rtres not being able to arrive in the port of Trinidad, took re=
fuge- on the coasts of the Island; btit this deponent is ignorant
of any thing else in that particular.
To the sixth, That according to the general opinion, more
than 2000 persons of all: sexes and ages were :_lsassinated by
the troop of Boves and Morales, in consequence cf their being
driven back by Governor Woodford.
To the seventh, That it was the wish of Boves and Morales
to exterminate the race of whites, without distinction of sex or
age, and on this account it was that all- Who emigrated to the
Island of Trinidad, and other Colonies,. were whites.
To the eighth, That it. is also public and notorious, thai the
object of this maxim was to have with-them all the people of
colour and slaves, of which 'the army of Boves and Morales
was composed : and, in order to encourage them, they promised
to each individual the possession and enjoyment of the pro-
perty of such white people as they should assassinate without
distinction.of sex.

To the ninth, That it is certain ,that Boves used to say to his
soldiers, that in order to better secure to themselves the proper-
ties taken from the whites, they ought to assassinate him, when
all the others of that colour were disposed of.

To the tenth, That almost all the persons driven away by
Governor "Woodford; were compoSed
.of old people, women,
and children ;• that they had, and offerql to the Governor secu-
rity for their good behaviour in the Island, and notwithstand-
ing he would not admit them.

To the eleventh, That almost all the emigrants who went to
Trinidad suffered blows, injuries, insults, and imprisonment,
without any other crime than being, or his imagining them to
be, patriots. That the said• Governor sent the Presbyter Ma-
chuca to this capital, when it'was occupied by the enemy; and
that he is ignorant of the fate of that unfortunate ecclesiastic.'

To the twelfth, That from report only he knows that parti-
cular.

To the thirteenth, That he knows and testifies, that when
the enemy retired from this province, in consequence of the
entry of the patriots, they were assisted and protected by Go-
vernor Woodford ; that when he knew:that they had fled by
the Oronoco, pursued by out light troops, he instantly sent to
their succour two ships of war, well furnished with plenty of
provisions.

To the fourteenth, That such was the rage and hatred enter-
tained by Governor Woodford towards
.all real or presumed
patriots, that not content with the murders perpetrated- by
Boves and Morales, he him-self inaltieated and persecuted,
directly and indirectly, all those who had the misfortune
to arrive in Trinidad, in order that they should„aut.. re-
main there; that he put many emigrants to work on the
roads; that this deponent, and the citizens Pedro Ortiz, Fran-
cisco Morales, Deigo Blanco, Francisco Perez, and Fran-
ciscoAleills, were forty-seven days in the mountains of Guiria,
fah"110 and nearly 'expiring; until fortunately a mulatto of
Ti-inqttiF,''rnoved by compassion and humanity, offered to con-
duct them to the coast of that Island, bue under the express
condition that they should luffer death, rather than declare to
the Governor who it was brought them thither; that the
said mulatto landed them in the night on the shore, near the
port, from whence they bent their course towards the planta-
tion of Dr. Celestini Suvera; that being near. the house, a
major domo came out, and made them return to the shore
without even permitting them to drink water, saying he was
ordered.by his master to give no relief to the emigrants, in
consequence of the penalties imposed by the Governor for so
doing; that the following day they all presented themselves
before the Governor, who received them angrily, and ordered
them instantly to embark for Guiria, where their throats
would be cut, as was the fate of so many others who had the
misfortune to fall into the hands of Governor:Woodford; that
this deponent and his.companions obstinately refused to comply.
With so cruel a mandate; that they told him they had rather
he ordered them to be hanged, than to deliver them into the
hands of the enemy; that Governor Woodford at last conceded
to them permission to_embark instantly on Doard a Bilander
which fortunately was on the point of sailing for Grenada, but
without permitting them, even for two hours, to solicit provi-
,sions for the voyage ;. that they were reduced to the lowest state
of debility, so that .they excited the compassion of. all who saw
thein as they were going to embark; that on the passage they
were near. dying of hunger, the Captain of the Bilander having
only provisions for his crew ; that on the passage they were
taken by the
.squadron of Morillo, which was going towarda
the island of Margarita, and that in order to secure themselves,
they were obliged to hide in a very inconvenient place; that
this deponent and ,his companions were sure, that although
General Morillo was an enemy, he would. have coinpassionated
their sufferings, and treated theta better than the inhuman
Governor of Trinidad ; that on arriving at Grenada, the
Governor of the Island gave them a good reception, and offered
them every protection ; that they remained there :till their
health was re-established, and then each went where he thought
best to get his subsistence.
To the fifteenth, That this deponent is ignorant of that fact.
To the sixteenth, That he is also ignorant of that particular.

Tti•the seventeenth, That he knows by the public papers
that Governor Woodford, through hatred towards the patriots,
more than from any other motive, visited General Morillo since
the Spanish Revolution, and wa4 obsequiously treaten by him
in Caraccas, Valencia, and Puerto Cabello.

To the eighttentl4 That all he has declared is public and
notorious, and stridtly true upon oath t that he affirms and ra-
tifies it, and will say so always when called upon ; that be has
nothing to add or take away ; he readit, and says it is what be
has said. That he is forty-four years.of age, and signs, with
me the Notary, to which I givefaith—Vincente Gallardo.;--Anto

In the city of Onal•ana, 31St Oct., 1820, being present the
citizen Jose amid .Moridcs, jovithess.pleent-d, by the Pro-
Curator-General, I ..received his oath in due form, and interro-
gated him as to the particulars contained in the foregoing, when
he deyosed as4ollots
To the first, That he is one of those who suffered in his per-

PRICE SEVENPENCE:

son by word, act, and ill-treatment of the Governor of Trini-
dad, Sir R. Woodford, in consequence of having arrived there
on the:3lst of August, 1814, flying from the butcheries perpe
trateil by the ferocious Boves and Morales..—By act, that.frorn
the poet be was conducted, as a criminal, by a Military ,Corn-
lilies:Lon, to his presence, and from thence to a dungeon, depriv-
•ed of all communication for three days, without being permitted
or ordered any nourishment, because there was a dispute in
which this deponent alledged his innocence, and claimed the
rights Of humanityHThat - every expression of the Governor
was improper, sarcastic, infamous insults, and epithets of
surgent and factious; that lie should be sent back to the:Spa-
nish Main ; that he should be fined one hundred dollars for
coining to the Island without his knowledge; that his servant,
who accompanied him, should be confiscated ; that he-departed
the third day, with a passport for Barbadoes, the -first psnalty
being cOnimuted by a decree of the'Governor the second..day of
his imprisomnent ; that in consequence of the conduct of the
Governor to all the emigrants who arrived in the Island, he
made a memorandum of all his actions, in order to lay -his suf-
ferings, as he now does, before the Throne of Great''Britain ;
and for-this purpose he certifies, from certain knowledge, the
truth of the foregoing, as well as other acts of the said Go-