Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-25

defended, and without waiting tor orders
commenced heavy FIRE at they knew not
what, they wounded their commanding Of
fcer, lisutenaus colonel kirkland, they pat
TWO musket balls into him, one of which
csme out at the arm he is in fair way OF
recovery-shey woun1ed two men at my
qua, one Gloss to my right side aud the o.
shsr as close on my left. had the good
fortune to remain unhurs amidst shower
of balls that whis,led about my ears tor
some minutes.
Alter remaining four or five days al CO.
70, endeavoring IN vain to persuade the in
habitAn,s to return to the clsy, we returaed
to la Vela, where We waited some days for
news from our friends in the interior not
receiving any, and most OF the ships being
IN want of water, We embarked and came
here 20 supply ourselves. In the meaa
time general Miranua dispatched Two yes.
ward station, at Barba does, and another to
admiral Dacres on the ieewasd station, at
Jamaica, TO snfora them of oar proceed
logs, and believe TO obtain some troops,
the general having previously heard, as
learned, that the Duke Of Kent had arrived
with 1000 troops az Jamaica, part OF
which are destined TO assist US. We have
recently received information that enc OF
Miranda's friends has corps OF 1000 mer
ready to join us that Miranda is a favor.
tie toast at Porto Cayello, when the king's
Psrtlzans are cot Preseat that songs favor.
RI on
the occasion, and arc frequently sung in the
different towns OF the province OF larrac
cas-, the brit, place of our general. We
have also heard with great pleasure, that all
the prisoners they took from Us IN April
last, are IN good hsalh, ADD kindly treated
IN the city OF ST. Leon &c Caracas. W.
haze heard that the officers were hung, and
the men sent to the mlnss at Vera Cfuz,
We might have believed it, did we no,
knew the weakness of the Spanish forces IN
thai quarter. The fact is, they would have
executed every prisoner without remorse,
were II not ihas they feared, and with rea.
son too. instant retaliation, and that from
the hands OF their own citizsns. We ex~
pect In a few DAYS to hear from simirais
Cochrane aad DacTes ia the most favorable
way, aud then 10 leave this islaci for par,
OF the Maine mnre conveDisns aud nearer
to our Spanish friend, than La Vela or Co
re. From all the various Information we
have CHAINED, there ia uow, think, 10
doubt Of the success OF Miranda, at least
In the province Of Caracas, which is che
Of the most rich aed valuable Of all the
provinces in Spanish America. The fri
gate Galasia has Just joined as the Osprey
rs expected TOO every hour, besides some
other vessels. Sirce we arrived here fs.
yer has appeared among the crew -,f oar
ship; one man died last evening, and there
are about SO now sick.
How fares it with the once proud and
Independents states Of America? Let The
sons of freedom read and prepare for
irving crisis. Foreign renegsdoes, ela.sd
with the aggrandisrment Of hei: idol Bo-
naparte, are nov throwing eff their masks
and already threatening his vengeasce a.
gains, those who depreca'e bis success.
That alien instrument Of faction. Chest.
ham, exulsingly warns Is, in his last pa,
per, of approaching ruin. If he, 30.
napar.e, will come, SAYS he, and drive off
the scoundrels & British adherents," that
is, those who would resist French and
Spanish expressions, ve, continues he
IS NE will not fortify New York to pre-,
vent it Izvo or three thousand French
troops zvouM soon scous NezD Iork and car
ry eff cargo Of conspir atoss )"
Twelve months ago, had we predicted
such publication within the the United
States, who would have credited ISL
The threat is now made and yet Chee,.
hams paper is taken and patrouized by
thousands. and he esteemed a parsizan of