Star.
London, England, 1817-10-29 00:00:00

BOMBAY COURIER, APRIL. se.

By private information received here, we learn that
a large bully of free-booting horse, whether Pinda•
tees or not we are ignorant, who were encamped on
the banks of the I'eira, about 11 miles NAV. of
&low Ramaney, were surprized in their camp bya
detachment (.1. the Madras army under the command
of Major Smith. The account states, that two com-
panies of the Ist of the 3d, and of theist of the
gcl, and the flank companies of the 14th Madras Na-
tive li.fantry, marched from the banks of the Beema,
S 5 miles S. E. of Seroor, in pursuit of a body of
horse I they continued the chace with astonishing ex-
ertion and perseverance for four days and five nights,
and at day-break of the fifth day (17th of April)
surprized their encampment, just as they were pre-
paring forfora march. The nature of the ground pre-
vented the infantry immediately forming line, they '
poured a valley into the camp, and then broke into
divisions of two companies and marched through the
camp. The freebooters got on their horses with un-
common rapidity, and touted beyond their camp,
leaving behind them several of their saddles and a
great quantity of baggage.

As soon as the infantry had got through the camp'
Major Smith concentrated his detachment, and a
body of the best mounted and equipped of the horse
exchanged a few shot with the infantry and then
made off, leaving about 60 men and many more
horses dead on tee field. •Lois body of horse, which
is described as being upwards of 5000, had been
driven from the neighbourhood of Malta Dew by
Colonel Smith, and were on the march towards Cas-
sarbary ; and the report was, that they had . been
tenets in with on the banks at the Godavery, by the
brigade under Colonel Milan, and had been still
more severely handled. We regret to state, that in
their march they had met with Lieutenant Waite, of
the Madras artillery, who was proceeding with
snisll party from Strom. towards Suoni:e Ramaney,
and had murdered him, with two .r three of his
seapoys. Lieutenant Warre's remains were buried
at Sooner Ramaney on the 180 inst.

Letters from Aurungabed give also most rati-
fying accounts of an attack made on a body of nista-
gents about seventy miles N.W. of that place; by a
party of Nium's reformed cavalry in Besot, undo*
the command of Gaptain Evan Davies of the Rom4'
bay establishment, accompanied by Captain g9ditt/
and Lieutenant Rind, also of this establishasesp. It
appears that Captala Davies marched from Aurtm-
gabad in pursuit of the insurgents on the 17th inst.
and came up with them on the morning of the 20th,
drawn up in good order, to the number of 2000, in
a strong position, with their front defended by a
ravine. Captain Davies had only GOO Silledar horse
wills him, having selected only those men on whom
he thought lie could rely. It being the Erst time
Captain Davies had been in action with the refi.rmed
cavalry, having had them under iris command only
for a few months, he immediately determined to
allow them no time to deliberate; but after addressing
them a few words of encouragement, and directing
them to throw away their matchlocks and draw their
swords, he gave the order el to charge." The order
was immediately obeyed in the most gallant manner,
and every man proved himself worthy of the coati.
dente placed in him by their gallant leader. The
enemy, unable to resist this shock, though so greatly
superior in numbers, immediately gave way, and
were followed for several miles, leaving upwards of
200 killed and wounded.

The loss in Captain Davies's party was seven kill-
ed, and about $0 or 40 wounded. Among the latter,
we are sorry to say, were Captain Davies and Cap-
taM Pedlar, both wounded in several places, the
latter severely, but both were doing well when the
last accounts came away.
We cannot here resist the pleasure of mentioning
a trait of humanity which we believe is very rarely
to be found among the native troops of this,countsijk
nor, perhaps, of any of the more civilized countries
in Europe:—Captain Pedlar, having fainteJ from
loss of blood, found himself, on recovering on the
field, with only one native trooper near bin). This
man had bound up bis wounds, and WAS supporting
him. Ha appeared to him to be a stranger, and, en
inquiry, Captain Pedlar found him to be one of the
enevsy. Captain Pedlar has since taken his:, into bib
sertme, and we hope he will find him as faithful as I
be has proved humane.

VENtZULLA

BULLETIN or rne EM ERN ARMY VE:7Fr.,;tr
His Excellency Geoeral
that Morino had proceeded against the Is!an,.! fa
Margarita, and had sworn to exterminate is
out inhabitants, ordered, on the 2804 tat, his 1,„c.4
on Carina. for the purpthe of call4ng the a:I-L:1
of the Spaniardb to that quarter, and cr-.mpvl
General to divide bib invading ('acts. More effe:..
wally to btacceed in this object, he sent prvvi...„
ders to the division ,n Ottyria to adv ince to
Carihes. These combint.d operations punctual; y f.;
filled, would have rendered lib masse-s of the
of mountains to windward, sli:eomfitt.d the
and disconcerted hie
Mans ; but net• mina;
division of Guy' ia did not conform ri its
The enemy's force was eu:irely directed aga;.,,.
Lacellency, a,lto was rhos ci,:optlied to lightegl'r,t
triple his own number,.

Ois the 29. h we encamped at Poso Azul. he
Excellency being informed t:itle W:IS a tirtaciAm
of the enemy at the estate of o::rd.s; sent to suipthe
it, and Lieutenant Jose Castillo, of the brcg,;(434
Honour, with the Geocral's scouts, was ch,.,tri
with this op...ratios:, and completely sucteedssi.
.:bole Spanish detachment was l itti er killed fir
prisomis. On the 300 s, at ten in the morning, se
entered Cariaco, where the enemy, to the nuncio of
eighty, had baricaded themselves in the
The same night, at eight o'clock, we wenr
on the three points by the torres from Car:ll;4lns; br
this we were convinced that the division of Gupi,
had not co-operated with us. firs Excellency e
Orders not to fire until we were within ri-rif
and our brave soldiers sustained the shock with in.
conceivable valour. Toe brave lieniessaia•Colinsi
Domingo Monies, who commanded our sdvaintt
guard, was the first attacked, and she tire lasted a
this quarter for thirty minutes %titbits pis;; I shot._
Orders were given to charge v.itn the latent, asd
the enemy was every where broken. The s!arksis
of the night prevent2d us ?tom rcaping the friii-s rf
that victory, bec ,u,.e it was impossible to f: Vow tie
fugitives. Notwithstatiding, sse tocik 3U iniiren,
and two ammunition chests, leaving many eesd on
the field of battle. Those in the church, who at.
tempted a sortie, were repulse.' by the ism crnrs.
nies who were left to besiege them, under theeete.
wand of Captain Aguilar, and Lieutenant Jrtt Cet.
tillo ; these Officers perfectly Nattiest theitt eriy:
but above all, the Commandant 'Jutting, 'le-ites,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Brito with the Lire.lstfirsd
Honour, deserve the consicleratiun of their corrtre.

The siege of the Church continued u.tt'i t:te.ll
instant, when his Excellency learnt that fslor;ills
second in command, with the troops from Baree',,-
and part of those who went to Margarita, were
ing to its relief, determined that niglit to Oct 43
assault. Before putting it in execution, the !.11.e.
ing summons was sent:
" Commandant—Wishing to spare el.: eTesien 1
blood which is about to offer t the 11, ;re
born Sianiards who are svultiii the fort the:, tea
and a free passport. To yourself and the et!yr
Creoles, my brethren, I (4:1- them the pr
the country and the heart of a countryman. U
between these proposals or an assault. COD i•:t.
serve you, &c.
" Head-quarters, Cariaco, August 2, 1817.
bANTIAGO AI.%F.M.
_

" To the Commander or the King's Forces,
lase Maria Fuentes:.
The answer was verbal, and negative. The cn•
lunin of grenadiers prepared tor the assault, cows.
ed by the chasseurs. At eleven at night the vrm
door was attacked—the enemy resisted,' ker,•,r,
a terrible fire; het nothing could prevent cur
diers trorn entering. The Commandant
with eight ►oldiers, escaped through one of the via.
dows, favoured by the obscurity of the night. TN
greater part of the King's troops, with many Ur
cers of importance, expiated their crimes cn I'4
bayonets of our grenadiers. Some Credit
Were saved at the intercession of his Excelltncy,wf,
happened to be present. Our loss was two Chios
and five soldiers killed. •

On the 94 at nine in the morning, the advan:d
guard of Morillo's second in command, consistitirl
250 Spaniards of the regiments of Barbastro E,I
Navarre, was on the borders of the river C.ItLiC".
The enemy Were.simple enough to send chi:. d. i• al
igloo leagues in advance of the main bcdy. A: fe:o
' Euellency gave orders to pass the river at l'e-
slregal, altd march to meet them. At eleven 11
*touts begid-to skirmish, and at Ilallpg: e."'"a
OW grenadiers, having at their head the Ctrs: r•
dant Montes, were engaged with the Spanish va•
guard. The enemy occupied the defile art l'J::t•
villa, which was a very favourable position, »zit; ,:t•
leaded with much obstinacy.
.111.
His Excellency gave orders for the grenlder, so
charge with the bayonet—die carnage was !I:
both side,: but the perseverance ard ini:eph!.:,c,
our grenadiers forced the passage. 'l'ie euenii ttt
routed and overthrown to an instant, and mere than
150 Spaniards were killed. Two ammunition Oen.;
and all their equipages tell into our hands; we il•
27 grenadiers. The remainder of the eir.:mili ii'l):
coming to their support, on seeing the fate of i!ifr
comrades, beat a retreat, Wail they cave to fit
house of Carlos Lopez, in the Gulph of
which is computed at three leagues distant; then.
was covered with dead bodies. Having tornb.„
themselves in these houses, both armies tvc:e 1.4
engaged at three in the afternoon. Our sadiershl
seven times reached the houses, where the fr;_;h:4l6'.
Spaniards had shut themselves up : bat linfortur.44
in the la:t attack, at balt-past five is the afte-riY,
his Excellency General Malino was wounded ii"
left hand by a musket ball, as be was leithug eta
lumn of grenadiers to the assault. This teen', r'
gether with the want of ammunition, there nut bc:.
above two cartridges in cacti cal touch bu::, cow'‘l
his Lscellency to cease firing, and occtipy Cie
,•
trenchm eta.: we had Laken, and collect 7.) ttiit'4"l'
which we bad in the field of battle. The cr.' ni!,'
the same, loading four launches with their viov"':
and at teven at night retreated to Cumana. .g'
was a battle so hthiourable to the arms oft:.e. 142.,
lic—our troops returned to Cariaco. The e 01.1 Y
force consisted of 930 troops of the line; their !,)s,
from the number of dead left on the fielJ of b..'
and from the best information, exceeds •I::a%'.:`
Onr force consisted of 500 fusileers, auJ I,)o''
goons ; and our loss in killed and wounded I.a -
from IUU to 15U; ittuo.y the totazitt WC ;1,14''1.'

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cation the brave officers, Major Lesama, Captain
Lie..tenAnts Justinian^ and B.tcliaguirien, En-
r, Mend •za and Sim -s, and Eosign Pigailieo
reminder of our Officers were mostly wounded.
0.1; soldiers never fought with mare enthumasin.
i:l3ritude of the country is jirstiy due to them,
„midi to Colonel Ysiba. Lieutenant-Colonel
rs. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Ossa, Captain
!,•1 aria Cana', Se' tje,llls Juan Reis, Francisco
t.: ss, i Cruz Onetta ; and to thr soldiers Marcos
Santiago, RoJfiguez, and Jose Dionisio
.;.,:nrz, who distinvistied thurnselves in an ex=
dinssry manner.
.ri e stores rendering it impossible
fon al C ordered a coon-
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RAFAEL DB GURVARA; Chief of Staff.
tr.ers, ,rrteoz. Bth of August. ISI
oci.A I'lo OF GF.NERAI. GOMES.GN DRIVING
ouT OF MARGARITA.
%Nu: g; ! 1 LIMN 01,51V4, GENIDIAL 01 TH6 ARNIM
!Pls. : 1118 OLAND OF MARGARITA, TO ITS VIII•

I; I.Nil • liITANTS.
COUNIRVIIK:i -.0.f1e day of your liberty has been
ctiAcif by is valour of your invincihle arms.—
I disembarked, expecting to extermi.
to .
),,11; ,it the battles of Baralts, Pecir.ira, and
4„ tics:, titled him with such terror, that its
trr:.&Ll liti4l;t it.. has abandoned the soil Mar-
tia• Yu:sr glory and your immortal triumphs will
cde..rate.l die confi :es of the universe.
H„,,,oar to ti,e Arnetican name, and opprobrium
Spaniard who wished to oppress you.
y Cie :ti, sithaaern chiefs and soldiers, you have
be:1.11/, 41 ...tie howmi. The triumph is your own,
s •i,seived no other glory than that ot
viag Aco.ukratoicd you in this st=ate, in which ren.
voureJ to sacrifice myself for the sons of my'
entry. I have no other honour than that ot being
a in this most valiant island ; which it it should
On be intradt.d by the tyrants, I shall again place
self at the head of its army, until I seal by death
I,lserty of usy CC/Unify. FRANCISCO GOSISS.
true copy) EcueNto Rots, Secretary At War.
xa:kearrers. City of Aasumption, Aug. (5, 1817.
PRIVAIE limit OF GENERAL DOMES.
Margarita, August is, 1817.
Deia CoIUSTKYSIEN AND FRIENDS.....NOtWIthStand4
ant at pr• sent taken up with a multitude of oc-
r•tions—si ce the ...nap-alio ot Margarita is fit,
and there are in oty :hangs to settle, I have
ple 'sure to inform you that the island is now en-
iy tree horn its enemies.
Ti' Bulletin, No. 6, will inform you ot the last
atain n 1 General Mortar), who expected to reduce
to ashes in two days. Neatly half his expedition
been lest. The stint' has been blo)dy and short;
t at length vict.:ry has .iectJed in favour of the
o: I Margarita. V -lout has ti 'unglued over nem-
s : 3,u CI Spaniards, troops of the line, have been
:,..t..nos beaten, wherever they have been met, by
m .0 to 4t:o infantry.
s. actions must nut be placed among the nuns-
of the impossible battles ty which the political
km, speaks, as there is no exaggeration in the bul-
anti public papers which retain to the campaign
M *Tanta.
qs.sltv lys protects innocence. Margaritti trium-
d. I can say no more. I remain always your
•, mend, *c. FRANCISCO Gomm.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1817.
ICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK s

lank Stoat 989 f —lndia 237.-.3 per Cent. Reduced SW.
I per Cent. Cons. 82i}--tor Nov. 820.
per Cent. 98if bad. 92 lel pr.
iscSequer !;ills, 19s. to 316. pr.

The report which was current last weak, of Go-
Foment having ordered a fleet of men of war to be
t ready for sea, was, we now find, not so unfound-
as it was pretnatare. On Sunday orders were
eived by the respective Officers of the Dock-yard
Plymouth to prepare all the sails for six sail of the

sad to make the other neeeuary arrangements
to ordnance. It is also a fact, that Government'

re within these few days been, making very-consi.
table contracts !Or provisions. With,r4ipect to the
pb,ible destination of any such anvil force, we cos
yet add nothing, either in support or correction of
rumours already afloat on the subject. Very,
ibly Government may have nothing more In coo.'

ylition than to put itself is a state of
sreadiaess
any emergency that may arise out of the present
desiedly troubled aspect of the political hemisphere.

to.
ing
ieJ

The account which we gave yesterday on the an•
eity of the Bevan raiders, of the successful result
oar operations is India, down to the end of May,
sou felly confirmed by the receipt of Madras Ga•
ties to the 27th of May, from which we have given
*as extracts it oar preceding columns. It sp-
ars from these, that the rumour of a general Mah-
ua ►War having been undertaken, is in a great tnsa•
to unfounded. A number of affairs, of no great
diriklual importance, are mentioned to havo.taken
tce with the Pindareei, in most of which our troops
wined a severe vengeance on these restless marau-
rs, but so far wete the Mahratta Chiefs from being in
rate to join in any general scheme of hostility against
6 that HOLKAR, the worst disposed of them all, was
:acted by a mutiny of his own troops, and Mean
AN was occupied with preparations for an invasion
Jyepoor. The insurrection in Cuttack turns also

Cu•
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to have been altogether of an insulated nature.l
Lad for its object to restore the sovereignty of the
ye Rajah, who, on the annesatsop of this district,
the British possessions, in 1808, was deprived of
sovereign functions, but continued in his sacred
e as High Priest of the celebrated Temple oflsg-
"ln- JeGBUNDOO, the leader of the insurrection,
been Prime Minister under the Ex-Rajah. The
to he had gathered together was considerable, but

so strong a body of troops had been detached from.
the neighbourhood of Calcutta against him, that con-
fident hopes were entertained that in a few days he
would be completely reduced. It was even reported
that he had already fled beyond the frontiers. Oo
the whole not a shadow of apprehension was enter-,
taiued in India, that the final issue of the Governor
General's operations against whatever enemy he might
have to oppose. would be the perfect vindication of
the Company's supremacy. And so satisfactory have
these accounts been considered here, that India Stock
has already sensibly recovered from the depression
which it suffered under the first vague reports of these
hostilities.

We are this day enabled to continue our account
of the operations of the Patriots in South America
against their oppressors. From the Bulletin of the'
Eutern Army of Venezuela, given in another co-
lumn, it appear; that no sooner had General MARINO
learnt the murderous intention of MORILLO, the Spa-

nish Goma), to exterminate the inhabitants of Mar-

garita, than, with the •iew of compelling him to

Divide his forces, be instantly planned and executed

an expedition against Ciriaco. The issue was favour.

able to the Independents, bat, unfortunately, General
MARINO was wounded in the left hand by a musket
ball ; and, being short of ammunition, the Indepen-

dent force, thou gb victorious, was obliged afterwards

to march to CumanacoA, to get a supply.
The ferocity with which the Royalists carry on the
war is not only revolting to humanity, but must ulti-
mately ruin all their own hopes, and bring destruc-

Lion upon their adherents. A letter now before us
from Trinidad, dated the Si of September, says—
" Our neighbours on the Main continue to destroy
one another. A party of Royalists entered Guiria
(in our Gulph) a few days since, and put to the
sword all they found in the town; or, perhaps, more
properly speaking, butchered all with the knife !
Humanity shudders at such a horrid and disastrous
system, which can only tend to retaliation by the
opposite party, and to render the hopes of the Roya•
lists more uncertain."

The American Papers contain various details re-
specting South America, but the following are the
only particulars that present any additional novelty.—
A Spanish corvette is stated to have grounded on
Aragua point, and the inhabitants of Margarita were
actively employed in getting ber afloat as an acquisi-
tion to their navy. This, however, may prove to be
one of the four which the Spaniards lost when com-
polled to evacuate Margarita.—One of the New York
Papers states that General M,Gaitotoa, having been
disappointed in receiving fresh aid from his friends at
Baltimore, has. resigned his command to Colonel
Earn', at least for a time ; and as the followers of
M‘Gazoott were expected to be attacked by the Spa-,
nigh Governor, a Council of Officers was to be held,
to consider the policy of risking a battle. M'Qusoa'
and his wife left Amelia Island in a brig, which sailed
on the sth of September. Great discontent prevailed
on the island-

The Spanish Officer who had taken Barcelona, and
put every one of its inhabitants to the sword, has been
lately beaten by General Zat►sa, who besides sur-
prised a Spanish garrison of 250 men in the town of
San Diego.
Emigration to America from Ireland, and still
mete from Germany, continues. The American Pa-
pers naturally enough defend the policy of the emi-
gration. The fact at least is not to be doubted, that
there never was known such an influx of strangers as
daily takes place into America. _ .

Fever at Charlestown continues, and fresh
irimendanary measures were taken.
The following are further Extracts from these
prat'
,e Val American ship Cantos Packet, Captain Mask, width
sailed tress &woo me the tick of hip. soder the use dos et a
Sritt•h Order is Cevaril, tee the pomace weaveying from
Kinston to the United States a quality et quicksilver, had sr-,
rived et Wer-pbce et destleatfes.'•
" The project to Wads* the tree Meeks et America is mate
traos-Atiamk regles condoms to receive the support it ardent
and able mime, though t way its enemies appears utterly im-
practicable. The respectable &misty which has been organised
in Waives, we lam (says the Alas, Gatediej has opened
a correspondence with tits phileoditopic Mr. Clarkson, or Eng-
land, oa the subject."
The Spanish Minister at Washington continues to
make representations to the Americas Government
respecting the piratical misers fitted out in the
American pats; and_the PRIMDINT, it is said, doss
all he can to prevent the continuance of such pro-
ceedings, but for want of proper proof the pirates
generally contrive to elude punishment. The Spanish
Consulate, in reference to the practice. insinuates that
the officers in America employed to watch over the
conduct of the privateers secretly favour their views.
The accounts of the trade in the United States in
English manufactpres are very good ; sales of ManH
shams cotton goods were making at a very handsome
profit. The crops of all descriptions of grain were
abundant. Flour was at nine dollars the barrel; but
the cotton crops bad suffered so much from the land
Hoods, that it was certain not a third of an average
crop would be raised. Exchange on London Si per
cent. advance; 6 per cents. 109; money was my
abundant in all. parts of the thited States.
Advice: also reached town yesterday from the Bra-1
ails, to the Sd of August, from which, if correct, the
important intelligence t derived,' that the Brazilian
Government had sent off orders for the evacuation of,
Monte Video by the Portuguese troops. It•would;

teem, therefore, either that the difficulties gimping
possession of the place, or the remonstrances of the
Allied Powers, have had the effect of compelling the
Portuguese Government to this act.
From the river Plate we have actomus to the 47th
of July. They furnish little news, except that a ves-
sel was arrived there which had met, near the Line,
a Spanish frigate, with six transports lull of troops,
bound to Lima.