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cas, where,he was routed by General Bolivar, the
sth of December, 1813.
One battalion of the patriotic army which had
behaved with a degree at cowardice in a preceding
engagement, and had been deprived of their Mus-
kets, were then armed with lances, which greatly
dissatisfied them ; but by the valour and good con-
duct of this day, they recovered their lost arms, by
taking muskets from the enemy they had slain, and
regained their tarnished glory. General Bolivar, in
invading Venezuela under the auspices of the Con-
gress of New Grenada, had received orders to re-in-
state the Republican Magistrates, which he did not
do. The inhabitants of caraccas assembled the Ist
of January, 1814, and gave unlimited power to Bo-
livar to terminate the war. The provinces were then
placed under a military government, which caused a
general murmur. It is not sufficient that the inten-
tions of a government be good, it is necessary that
these intentions be clearly evinced; the best plans
will fail, if those on whom their execution depends
do net feel their advantages, more especially when
the stability of a government depends on the will of

the people.
The Spaniards not being able to subdue Venezuela,
formed the plan of destroying it ; and Calzadas,
Boves, and Rosete, received the commission to ef-
fect its destruction. In giving freedom to the slaves,
whose number amounted in Venezuela to 60,000 ;
in forming all vagabonds into a body, which, in a
country thinly peopled, and which had been engaged
in war for four years, was a numerous part of. the
population; in promising to the dregs of the people
the fortunes of the higher class, a body of men was
easily raised, alarming both from its number and
turbulency. Caraccas was attacked on several dif-
ferent sides, at the same time the prisoners of La
Guaira entered into a conspiracy against the go.
vernment.
The prisoners were numerous, and though the Spa-
niards had often been solicited to exchange them, they
had always refused. Those prisoners who were in
the power of the Spaniards at Puerto-cabello, had
been thrown on board hulks, where they were treated
most hardly. The Royalists went still further.—
Being importuned every day by Bolivar for some ar-
rangement to be made respecting the prisoners, and
wishing to strike a blow that should cut off all inter-
course with General Bolivar, they put in chains one
of his Ambassadors ; and chusing from among the
prisoners those who were held in highest esteem,
they had them shot in sight of the troops who were
besieging Puerto-Cabello. Among them perished
the worthy and generous Manuel Patio, in the
highest degree worthy the respect and esteem of all
his countrymen.
The Republican forces were spread a consider-
able distance through the country, and it required'
a wonderful effort to save Caraccas from being over.
powered by the enemy. The prisoners of fa Guaira
were executed, and the inhabitants of Caraccas being
freed from this danger, were enabled to• march
against 11..sete and Boves. The Got was defeated
by General Rivas, on the banks of the Tuy, the last
by General Bolivar, near the city of Vittoria; and
Venezuela appeared once again in safety. v. C.
Oetelser 24, 181 S.
ERRATA in the la,t Number;-53d line, read Vallecino, not
Witt 104th line, against Guayana, not Guayta—i 11th line,
Cucuta, not Cucena.