The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-18

ioi w S~he'sh ni'oiihat!oh ot the troops I'M
.er his command.
(SgncD ED. BAYNES.
.fdi. Gen. ~. H.
The papers state, that in the engagement
Of the 18th, two hundred and Sc venty Ameri-
Caus were taken prisoners, and that our loss
was III prisoners one hundred & ninety princi-
pally ofde w atteville's regt. & that there was
also wounded of the same regt. Ii officers
The enemy are said to have Suffered prodi-
giously.
No mention is made in these papers of the
movements of Sir Geo. Provost.
ETtract ofa letter from gentleman to las friend in
.HontreGL dHed
BARBADOS, July 81, 1914.
"Thc Sps,ish Main IS at present in - most dep.ora
be state, asd long they will ness there the same
hnrri scenes which occurred wears since in the
Island oi.Si. Domingo. Ihsve from Caracas
ami l1guia To tlie ed Jume.--Ihe accounts be
depended on young Spsniastl has Just arrived
from ti,ence, who has been residing there time,
and gives M the following information, which ntelli-
genee is confirmed rs gentlemen who have .ri-
Nesl a. ST rhoni.,S's from Lp,na On the 18th June,
the K publican army OF MoneZurla, they term
hems. ives, UJ.dcr the command OF the Generals in
Chiei Stephen Bolivar and Santiago Marrns were at
lacked near the town OF Cm., by Gen. Robes who
commands the l.cy atss Spanish troops At first
the Revolutianist gained some partial advantages, i,c
force consisted of three thousand infantry, and one
thou and ravaty, with ten pieces ofcannon That the
h' numiptr III but than
hs' that number were cavalry Soon alter the action
commenced, Cat in the mornng) u large party OF
cavalry from barcelona, (NIaii) the Ro,-
aiss wsuc caused great reverse To The Revelation
lists Victory soon declared in favor ofthe knyai-
ISIS They followed itup. putting every To death
they could lay held ri. 1- Revo,uConsts lost nearly
tn Whole OF their army, ri; their artillery. baggage,
&c and about 5000 dollars in spece. Every General
aud all t,-r officers killed excepting Bolivar,
who returned to laguira with Cnly six men, His Sc
crciary also taken hy the OF rubac Young
Spanarti OF splendid talents lie murdered ia
the most shocking Tho Royalists when my
'aIormant left IL, within s leagues Of Caracas
with an immense srmy. Csisccas, t,0ngh a strong
Place could not hold ont long. An the force
that Bolivar cou'. muster tn defend Carcccas 500
fnen, h''t lac had not sufficient arms for them, not
being able to collect more than 500 mWskets. One
reason given for the late which have attended
the RoNalsS IS the freeing OF the slaves There an
army of hcks near Caraccas amounting fifteen hun
drrd rlea, and commanded by Hack. bolivar since
his defeat has declared al. has b!acke free tie corse-
quence viii be, that after the Rnyass hGvc taken Ca
rrccas ard LaerT, the Lacks viii then turn upon the
whites aud d, sfToy item. Lag'ia is bocka,.t
by the Spanialds; they have three briggs and fou.
schooreis Oft there. People we're moving off fron
Caracas and a5uiTH NJ fast they conld The Ad-
Inral en this s;st'on has Dispatched fiate there for
the protection 0f the trade and "a hrSne on what mo-
ney individuals might have. C2rthsgcn:, and Tor
rahundrcd miles from it, Ihe people en-. state Of
revolutions tie Royas,s IN that part II the Main
mot make any sta7,i against the eNcIltoHists OF Ihs-
&, r;s as they are termed
"i.c Gloucester. ~ returned yegter,Iav from Que
C; from The officers I'm that she did not attempt
70 20 up teiiyer, She brings bad news ofthe loss CT
20 ncn or Lake ONar1n, &c. The Gloucester leaves
this Tomorrow She takes hnue all the American
rriSnncrs, about F50 in number
frWe lcaT h,t tie isooon sIoop of war; after scpa-
ration from the little squadron in tine Pacific, proceed
ed to the Colum hGiiver the y. w coast that ar
explosion of gun powder happened on board of !el.
whilst trirg her great guns by Which twenty orc ,neh
were wounded, seven OF whom were IN Few days hu-
stFpf ~-.
in the Columbia, ard unfortunately On her 'yav ont
struck or the bar, which ohlgedse optG into St
Francisco where she the Ilaae TODD, who gave
her all the assistance in l,r l52u-cr 10 re;ssc tie da-
m9ec she had sustained The iRaron then proceeded
to the Sandwich Is.s ais, where were some American
Sims Ere now chose seas well cc:ted OF all enc
lnv's vessels
An address and petition TO his r0Yal hghness the
Prince Regent, has been FOR time in circulation
throughout tie province, for the purpose ofbeng sign
Ell by tl inhabitants u express NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
II certain addresses which are considered rs
havlag been mnde with view TO obtain alterations in
tie constitution and the resa of the governor in chief
IL then goes ~ express the attachment OF the ha
e'snts tn the ecn@s0n ss il ut present cxists; their
confidence ia his eNeeiiency the governor ia chief and
lher gratitude him for his successful defence of the
province, and concludes BY praying his royal highncss
tomantan them in the full enjoy ulcnt Of tic eonsttu-
tioR without any alteration continue his approI,ti-
an Of sir George Provost and finally, tn hn 10
e Instructed 10 recommend to the legislature the ap-
rontment Of 81 agent for the colony TO reside tie
seat OF the imperial government. Quebec CGz.
JUE .S.4R.4yN4C.
This stream,t, now heroine as celebrated at Plate
burg rs the Furot,s 4, Ssr5a is uescrihcd bv DR..
Morse rs follows" river which rises from several
large Lakes anoug the mountains Wesj of ke Clam
plan, AVID after \ E course ~ 20 miles, enters the
l'kcat Flaushu'R. II has several Rals round wldl,
AZ" carving paths il ahonds with vsrios Hiri, of
fish, IfJoci Barlow had been spared the modern
Homer wNid have composed sn Epic Poem OF 3JO pa
res Oh THIS rner ard the Disgrace Of the British It's
blnkf
We have ''srlte Gen MCornb's General Order,
.; ng With other uuoici! documents o! the enemy
isng Co the bate occurrences I.sie Champaign; and
really we persuaded that thcy caudd stntes
nrents modest rs ours would haze bee ~ had W..
heenplaced in similar circumstances. The Americans
fsfence cfd ruling PtbrflcHce; the Ete they attri-
butte 10 their own val1r my he psrloned, pqri':lMiy
81 nation whore the rr!ime'fs of warts We; lie
Known. To them II Is no contemplate base To build
upOn thCy pcfhaps.as gHddoietl in their success,
hc Romans were tieir FIRST naval Victory over.
tho CGthageriaus Thcy have cuiec. for t'.o
Romans were nr superior IN umhcr OF sod.ers-cgua'
N sailors, aud in ships TO ticir cuer1v Niet are We
no her TO think oforr huinistng situation Cen
this tC tbe FIST Puuic War
Are We ike t-i Cartlageniarr, v'o had ~ code
Sicily ard Sartuia also to bgcome Hogrd % yieldgn
u idsh Moth Aineriaa wild, the Fbtricatosn infant
gate, ration of tlir,v years standing five g7on
1T us rate, the Inference OF admit oisny Doubt
Acrotr 10 tie progressed state OF ravicatiou, aud
~ Ntond rcenurccs Of nations ;he raia Ofe At
lutiCe become 10 Tire modern. wnatthe Mediterranean