The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-24
PHILADELPHIA, October n.


Captain Rofe, ofthe fchooner Difpatch, ar
rived, at New York, in IS days from Trinidad,
informs, that General Miranda had been again
at that Ifland- that he received A reinforce
ment of Britifh officers, and three Gsips of war,
and then proceeded to the Maine. Two days
before captain Rofe failed, dispatches had ar
rived, announcing, that the expedition had eff
feeted a landing on the Maine, and that two
battles had been fought, ia one of which, 400
Spaniih folders were killed. 1t is faid that
the inhabitants of the country were daily flock.
ing to Mranda's itandard; and TO doubts were
entertained AZ Trinidad that the expe 'ition
would be fuccefful. 1t is added that Gene
raj Miranda's brother had been executed and
hung IN chains. ~. r. Com. -4dv.
The following letters, connected with the
preceding intelligence, were received this morn
ing from our Correspondent at New-York.
Phil. RegiRer.
TRINIDAD, Septesnber Cove are at
| length enabled TO lay before our readers fome
news of Miranda that can be depended on.
His majeAy's fhip the Ofprey having arrived on
| Monday 1aft from cruize to leeward, during
which ihe intercepted the Spaniih ma-boat on
her pailage from la Guayra to Cumana and
Margarita with the mail up to the 10th Auguf
on board, from which we receive the following
Intelligence, extracted from various letters.
| Ofthe perions taken in Miranda's fchoon-
ers 1e or IL have been executed at Puerto Ca
vellc, and their heads expofed on piles in the
| public roads there, at La Guayra and other
places. Laft week was burned on the public
parade, by the bAngasan, the pi7ure If HIirau-
"a, the eOior5 and fictitious papers found on
| board the fchooners intended to infarCe this
province. 1t is now faid that when the news
of this expedition got to Spain, and of his being
| at JacqueTe', orders were given TO fit out 4
Hiips of the line at Cadiz to bring out troops
for our defence, but give no credit to this
news-SpaiB in Europe is even worfe than Spain
in America. they have neither money, prov6-
ons or folders, all is a labyrinth of miferes.
We never fee a vetlel arrive from home, no,
not even little one"
| Anotbey- Letter.
| " Miranda with his expedition has arrived
on the coat of Coro, and taken poh on the ele-
walton called the Vela.
The carlton, competed of SEQ men retired
on his approach to the heights above the town,
10 wait for reinforcement from Marycabo,
which has probably now joined.
The captain-general, with a numerous reti-
nue. of eg?om-bonjc officers, p,gef5, Glrgeons,
BARRIERS, apctbecayieS, and ali the armed force
OF every dcfcription, marched on the 10th to
form camp at Valencia or San Carlos, whence
reinforcements can be fcnt 70 any place attack
ed.
They carry with them above two ihoufand
mules laden with proviGons, ammunition and
flores of every defcription reuuii,e for an army
IN the field. AflliGtion, folitude, want of mo-
ney, and every fort of mifery reigns in this city.
The army have left behind them their deareft
connections. Not face is to be feen that is
not the picture of extreme grief-feIds with
out labourers, fhops without workmen, fami-
lies without money, and fathers without fons,
form melanoh holy fcene, which is only inter
| ruPted by the lamentations of the women be-
waning the rate OF their friends and relations
whom they never expect to return.
Anotber Letter..
g have to acquaint you that Miranda arriv-
ed at Coro on the Cd inf. (Auguf) with nine
or ten venels, corvet.es, brigs, fchooners and
launches, and having landed without oppoiiti-
on, made hmfef mater of the town and fort OF
Coro. Our troops retired to the heights OF
Bonavifa on the sd, and on the sth were til
there without having received a reinforcement
| fUficient to attack him.
" Miranda has hoifted Englilli colours on the
fort and town, whence we fuppole he is inp.
| ported by that nation.
| Hno'be, Letter.
| " On the 18th inf. an exprefs was received
| from the governor of Curacao, informing that
afquadron had been ieen paf1ing that inand
which was fuppoled to be Miranda. On the
! 9th 1t was confirmed by an expreis from don
| Juan Manuel Salas, commanding at Coro, ard
that the enemy he landed and taken poneifion
| of the fort and town, our troops having retired
to the heights without making oppQfition. On
this news the firf divifion of the armed force
marched under the command of maior-general
MatteO Perez, having for his iecond don Fran
| citco Caravano, who will be the executive off.
Ger, for the other is very old and infrm though
| iuitable to give orders; and the fecond and
third diviiions fucceflively followed, confflins
of a motley crew, of all ranks and descriptions,
under the immediate command OF the captain
general and his retinue, conlifting of enRom
| bogje o6feerS and other great beyJoaageJ
According to the generals account he will
| have an army Of nearly ten thouEind. But this
multitude being militia who have never feen
A fhot fred, will but occalion confufon and
diimay. Even the regiment of Caracas has
not an officer of tried valour, they are corps
of mufcados who think Of nothing but Of well
cut cloaths and fine feathers. This is not the
| Spaniih infantry of the times of Carlos I. and
Philip the iecond. Ii is whilpered that Miriam
da took the fort at Coro by aGault, and that
twenty of our troops were Killed, among whom
is the eldet fon Of Caravano, and the command
ing officer don Jofeph de Ia Vega, poor emil
grant Fl ON Santa Domingo whom the gen. had
placed there.
n B. The letters are all dated on 18th of
Auguf, during Mrandes frH landing.