The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-26
NETWORK, September -.

d.0anr Gazette.
NETWORK, September -.
Mira0da--We received letter la(t even;nr
from gentleman at the Quarantine Ground of
which the following are extracts -
TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING posr
"Qnaranfine Ground, on board The Seboo-
ner A'aason, Sept. Is, 1906.
SIR,
Having juf arrived in the G.hooner A.
MACON, 1hompfon matter, in "a DAYS from
Laguira, lote no time in euclofing TO Won.
what prefume to be, the lateR news from Mi
randa."
The fchooner Amazon left Laeuira in the
evening OF Sunday, gath Auguf-early the
next morning was boarded by lieut.. Boyd. of
the Britilh armed fchooner GypGey, who gave
us the following Information {: that about the
| 9Th Augult, he went into Coro in order TO ,flr
leave or General Miranda to repair his fchoo-
ner IN that harbor; that day or two after his
arrival there, capt. Johnfon, of the fhip Lean
DER went with number of his people, to the
watering place (about FIVE miles from C~ro) in
order to obtain water for his fhip that the
Spaniards finding 70 fmalI party at f1cb a
d'ttance from Coro, attacked and killed cant.
Johnfon and fourteen of his men-as foon as
Miranda bad notice of this attack, he marched
his troops out towards the watering place. nm
on which the Spaniards immediateJy retreated
TO the mountains. Capt. Boyd fays this is the
only engagement of any kind, that has taken
place between Miranda and the Spaniards iince
the former got pof1effion of Coro. Captain
Boyd ftates further, that Cen. Miranda having
only between and 400 men, and furround.d
by from two to four thoufand Spaniards. (who.
l. Z :-.-> :; .; a.; .....,I
nad thought proper to abandon his fituation
he was induced to do this more particularly on
account of having no advant ageolis heights near
Coro, on which to fortify. Gen. Miranda ac-
cordngly embarked his troops in the night Of
the 9th o! Aug. (at which capt. Boyd alIiGed)
and the next evening left Coro with his whole.
i9uadroB, in order TO fcek more eligible fin
alton, but which way he has directed his conrfe.
whether to windwdrd or eeward he knows NOT
Capt. Boyd came out of Coro in COMPANY with
Miranda's fleet, and parted from it the fame
night He itates, that the Engliih chipping now
afiiitRg Miranda, are the Lilly noop of war.
two briggs, and feveral gnn-boats."
"I faid at Laguira a Fortnight. I found
that the SPaniards (whatever may be their pri-
waite feelings) dare not exprefs any other oninjs
on concerning Miranda, than that he ia \ g nj.
rate, plunderer," and Sc vilIa;no &c. Tie
Spanifli government has taken every means to
render this general as unpopular, and to make
his fuccefs as much dreaded as pollitie II has
rate all their ilsves the Mere5aafI tina. he has
come to plumber, &, the poor, to opprefs them.
MIRANDA has, notwithstanding, many friends in
the country, but they dare not declare them
teives; and, in the prefent pofture of affdirs, il
IS no ways probable, and, thisk, not polIibIe,
that he will be able to effect any thing without
the aid OF, at leaf, 8 or 1000 good troops
" The Spaniih government Immediately on
H1iranda's taking pocihon of Coro, marched
a he
muiter, both from Laguira and Caracas, and
put the mules of the country in reauiftion
for the expedition. They keep the mott vigi-
'ant watch over every one. They have been
extremely jealous ofthe Americans, and gave
orders that only one ber1on from each American
veifel fhosld come on ihorc during their ftay in
the country"
Z I" Capt. Boyd (mcntioned in the enclofed pa
PERI was ftrongly of the opinion, that Miranda
would eventually fucceed and from his fate.
ment to me, as well as from every appearance,
1t is certain that the EngIiih are alIifting him
with good qviH.''
The markets of Comoua, Barcelona and
La Guira, are completely glutted with all kinds
of fuPplies, by reafon of the vat importations
from st. Thomas and other iflands. The o.
penng the ports had the immediate effect of
dePretiing the prices Of goods imported there,
and of rafting the price of their own produce.
iC opdubi entertain the idea that.
iince the porte are opened to all neutrals, they
will, in ihort time, be able to get goods for
nearly nothing and they are governed in their
purchafes by this belief-they buy no goods
except at price far below what they have been
accufomed to give"
" Lift of American veffels left at Laguira-
Schooner Two Sifers, Thorndike, to fail in s
days, for Beverly fch'r Four Sihers, Dow
land, in 10 days, do. fch'r Lavona, Wheeler,
-, juft arrived from Baltimore brig Refo-
luton, Turner, failed Auguf 22d, for Phila-
delphia."
We cannot but think that the total flence
OF our correspondent as to the executions of the
American prifoners at Caracas, affords very
lfrong prefumptive evidence that the ftory was,
what we at the time pronounced II, a ,tabrieafi-
on. NJ r. Ez,en PoH
In addition TO the INTERPRETATIONS propa-
gated at Laguira to ruin Miranda, as mentions
ed by our correspondent, we are credbIy in-
formed that the Spanlh Ambafador, the Mar
quia de Gaia Yruio had caufed it to be report
ed that Capt. Lewis had prevailed upon five
and-twenty hundred muattos of St. Domingo
to- join him, and that no quarter was to be Civ
en- any Spani(h prifoner tint might be take,i,but
that orders were for az indfcriminate maiTacre.
The effect Of this report was TO fpread dfmay
far and near, and TO make the people regard
General Miranda as an alIaflin inltead of DE-
liycrer. H.