Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-20

-, n fake up arms, ana JUN snc o.
non = .sasr his command thus ne de-
; Arm, n shs coantry ofinsurgents, destroy
W., .ssr, wherever they dared to appear.
Ins ' Sratsp remains ofthat enraged band
'e forced At last to give up all the pro-
NssS Ale infested, and to shelter them
WEE ,s yaturiin. which they looked upon
sss, 80 Gibraltar Of Venezuela but they
;s,'t =, Bovss,& they hoped ~ yam
~ .9 '. tsere this dreadful thunderooit
80 He organized the navy ;aPPolnt,,
q s.,'a'a,.,smlers and officers for it; and
iced $. ss aiaturin both by watel.and land;
y iTs sssieged. without provisions, and
~ INV hopes of support, were net
,. ,'-.s 10 withstand his efforts. Thea
70 ! sa,ly on the 9Th December last,
ssade,i by their famous general 7klYas
gs,a, were So0ostrong. A most severe
t, ~ visa fought in the plain OF Area
~ ~, h,th SIDES the enraged combatants
~ G.niavsd the most valoroas deeds
RETAINING the use ofmuskets and cannon
tbsS fourilt only with the bayenet, the
swer,l. the lance. ard the cleayer. The
,;cterv was obtained by the royal army.
asssr ! very terrible slaughtcr. Boyes
en- killed with blow of lance. Rivas
Gal the field of battle, struck with terror.
Murales. the next chief ofthe Spanish
..,,nv. SLED the post OF Boves with IN IN
:mna;red e~.nness and bravery. There
ware AGAIN on the eth and 9th OF the same
r,onfh, several obstinate and bloody
sl;rm;shes but ON the 18th, all the en-
treachments aud posts of Maturin were
s,ormed by Morales at two O'Clock IN the
mora;nc; and with two hours he carried
al before him, putting to the sword the
baud Of insurgcslts. None were preserv-
edexcept womea and children. Riyas,
and his brother Nepumeceno. who eseap-
ed BY flight from the first battle Ntogether
with four aijutants, have been seized and
MT to death their heads we've sent to
Caracas. We cannot, therefore avoid
I, confess. that Doves saved Venezuela
for Spain at the expense of his own life.
The provinces of Warinas, Maraeaybo,
Orinow, Curnana and Caracas are alto
gether subdaed to the t-ing's obedience !;
and this we must acknowledge be owing
70 the frmness and yaior OF that ez-
traorainary man. BIT much Mood has
been shell Lathe four last battles, it is
ascertaned. eleven thousand MEM almost
all natives of Venezuela, were killed.
There rer,ains but Margarita to be sub
dued, and ishas been earnestly besieged of
late, and Morales, who by hstalents and
iatrepidity is not inferior to Doves, was
fitting out considerable forceEto land
and carry the town by storm.
Moatalbo, who commanded at Santa
Marta, is now appointed governor general
OF all the provinces of Venezuela bY the
King. and he will be installed at Puerto
Cahello in feydaYs. He viii find the
country ina very tranquil state I; and |
hope good order viii De Immediately re-
stored in the whole extent ofthat region.
Ga the other hand, we learn from the
bestaathority, that Galzada, appointed by
tie King to command at Santa Fe. was IN
march for that khgdom-had already
entered Cucuta, after battle in which
he defeated the insarsents---arriyed at
pampiona without any opposition, and
mored to Santa Fe, where another action
fadiust taken place IN tayouEcf the King.
Al appears 10 announce, thht Spanish
America will become again as peaceful 4
oaeaient &c the government Of the mother
.souotgy. as it was before; provided King
Ferdinand sends thither, persons well
calculated to destraz the seeds of discord
and the fenenteps OF division : since the
PEOPLE are al, devoted to him, and none
bit few de6auchcd & ambitions fellows
wish Tor rev osution, and dream about in
dependence.
P. S. A vessel is Just arrived from
Vera Craz,a it seems tRht good order
and tranquility are almost restoredin the
yast and beautiful PROVINCES of that
Ansdom. The vessel has money Oh
beard tor the government.