Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-15
From the Federal Republican,
Or FRIDAY LAST.
NEWS.

Nv the sCnOOuct he"P"'Nt |"P>,
cey, from Laguira, we have been ob''s'ns-
" favored with the following information
General Miranda arrived at Lagura the
10Th December last, in H. Ms brig Avon,
from Curracoa, and was received by the
Inhabitants with every demonstration OF
10Y. He proceeded to Caracas on the I'm
and was Immediately called into their
council of war, to assist in their plans OF
operations against the people OF Coro, who
had not come into their measures, when 't
was the determination OF the. council to
send reinforcement OF 4COO men against
them untor the command of brother or
the marquis del Toro. A kings packet,
las, from Porto Rico arrived of Laguay-
RI the 18th Dec. having gentleman OF the
government of Spain on board. charged
with dispatches to Caracas. The des-
patches were landed in the boat and tor.
warded on to Caracas. 1t was SAID the
dispatches were proposition tor recon-
citation with old Spair, they submitting to
her authority, and having the privilege of
sending a representative to the Cortes
the packet was lying of and on, waiting Tor
an answer from the junta when we sailed.
We have also been favored with a Ca
raccas Gazette of 18th Dec. and an Extra
Gazette of the same place of the 18Th.
The latter is filled with an official dispatch
from the gen. in chief Of the army OF the
west, the marquis del Toro, date d a. the
Pas. Of Siquisiqur, S,h D 6. in which be
details his unsuccesstul attack upon Coro,
whi h the junta of Caracas is endeavoring
to compel to adopt the revolutionary sys-
tenn. H. was defeated and forced to re.
treat, in doing which, he had suffered in
credible hardships. The following are cx'
tracts:
TRANSLATION.
On the ED, began my march TO; Saba
tana, when all the divisions being incorpo-
rated, departed with all ny troops for the
Point Of Casqua, and there halted with my
head quarters until thu 2Sh, whence after
had divided my army into vanguard,
rear guai and reserve, MARCHED for Co.
70, distant 4 leagues.
At nine in the morning, arrived with
them, having brought Up the rear guard
and centre hv for. ed march~s, on account
of The advices received from the chIet CT
the vanguard, tina, the fring had commrn-
ced from battery ,he enemy had on the
righ ot the ci:v, IN the quartz: of ST Nj
cholas, with canron from 10 to 16 pounds,
upon the frs, line, which the troops form
cd III the great plain or lawn in front OF the
place.
Having formed the line of battle, and
established our battery, We began to suffer
the Are Of the enemy's artillery within
a more complete range, we'll situated and
directed from all the points of the city
liable 10 attack. Notwithstanding this,
battle was accepted, and that upon both
fanks Of their camp the enemy presented
lines of cavalry mixed with infantry, de.
sached two columns, one to the right, the
other 10 the lett. The h:se was composed
Of two divisions of the line, to take the
h.igh,s and attack the city, and the other
with one division to make diversion on
that side /; the centre advancing at the
same time with Our Battery, commanded
aud directed by Don Diego Jalon, captain
Of artillery.
Scarcely had the left column penetrated
in spite of the obstacles Presented by the
nature Of the ground, than they began We
~ brisk and vigorous Gre the column on
the right did the same. At this time were
observed a continual moveEeat Of troops
in the city. frequens signals from the .tee-
pie Of the ps;seipai church, and an unalter-
able order 10 the FIRE from the batteries.
But eothiag could check the artior and
coas;aacy Of cus troops, who having occu-
pied "a hetsht ard planted their csnncn,
requested reinforcement, which I gave
,hsan by ordering the third division OF ,I,e
lire ard "a. battalion of Vaien,:a TO march
up ~ith celebrity. They revived the at.
Jack till they took one csnnea sroaa the enc
s.,y. reached the ditch aa9 pailisade with
wtieh they s.sd surrounded the city, and
ret possession Of tie heuses about it.
Thus they msved Eran place &c place,
without having taSea auy tood or drank a
drop OF water ali day, as there was noae in
the vicinity aer nraser than TWO leagues !;