The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-28
CVol. 9--------No. 80.

ErSss, which were at this time dissolved ..
ne terms of Miranda's surrender were
oniy made known to one or two of his mar
eieuiar friends. The Patriots of Caracas
were all dissatisfied with his conduct. as the
spirit OF the army was still uroroken. s.
even mad he been obliged to evacuate Veto
TO- ne Could have retreated either to Ca.
r"Ccas OF Cumana, which places cot,ld still
| nave oecn defended with success. Every
id''io' or foreigner who had espoused tho
cause OF liberty, rested secure co the lase
| ,i'ihent' firmly expecting that Miranda
ae maoe provision for their safety but
Oh . Hhains the reverse. the most distinguished
me-, 1eu 70 La Iulra tor the purpose of leaving
the Country by taking passages ON board
the vessels there in the harbor. which nd
oeeh detained by an embargo laid ON by
general Miranda OH the goth of June ,wh;ci,
was expected to be repealed from time ~,
ume but, on the capitalization being concI,,-.
GEO. 1t was continued in the name of general
| Mcnteverde. -
General Miranda arrived at La Guirp
on the 30th July with intention Of immetI;-
atek quitting the country, having t5rnvions-
| shlPPed his baggage on board OF an Eur
HSh schooner destined for Curacao. He
gave orders that the embargo should he
| forthwith repealed but, the commentators
OF the post replied that he had 10 authority,
10 90 So and instantly made him prisonef,
ana confined him in a dungeon in fort La
COLORADO; upbraiding him as betrayer,
Monteverde. o~"'!| i0'
I The Corean troops were to take nosses.
SION OF the place the following dav, which
caused every vessel in the harbor. to be anx-
,ous 10 get OFT IN order to escape detention
ny 'ne SAM AT an early hour in the NOR
nihg stronS guard was placed on the wharf.
Tor the purpose of preventing the further
ehoarkation OF the patriots, and orders
were giTen to stop the departure Of every
vessel In the harbour, (the British sloop of
war Sophia excepted which then Law at an
Choir in the outer roads.) until the viii, Of
Monteverde should be known. This event
determined the captain of the sloop of war to
tali' when all the British and several Amer
'Cah vessels made preparations for sailing .
"hereupon the batteries Immediately fred
on all vessels that attempted to go out. the
slooP or war excepted. Several shots were
hred at different vessels when an ENGLISH
schooner bound to- St. Thomas was sunk (:
TINS event deferred the rest, and the sloon
OF war atood out to sea, when the irinr
ceased. ming
ne Corean troops took possession of the
cry IN the evening & made prisoners Of seve.
RAJ oHcers OF the Patriotic army, whom with
Miranda, & a few other distinguished patr,-
OTIS, whom (taken sfrom on board the vessels
then the Inharbor) they marched off to Ca
raCcas' he next morning at II o'clock q
'foyai salute WA fred from the .bat.eries. ,lr
oe,s rang and other evidences of low Were
eXhinted IN honour OF the restoration of the
old government VI ''ie
1--WE are assured that Miranda had been
openiy reproached by colonel in the patri-
QUO army with being in British nan. and of
oeinga traitor to the cause of liberty. So
that the sudden downfall of freedom in Ven.
ezueia is probably the work of that misan-
thropnic government, which is now seeking
10 aestroy this-the only republic on earth.
accounts received at Philadelphia repre-
sent affairs as less gloomy, and the conduct
OF general M9nteverde as pretty liberal and
humane; and that property was respected,
~ bnIke and other leading republicans
are sald to have escaped from the countrv
on the explosion of Miranda's treacberv !