Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-07-06
FOREIGN.

UeHsIut S6setar.-Ne are happy, TOR
the cause OF humanity, and for the benefit
OF the commercial interests of G.. Britain,
to state that certain accounts have reach.
ed Kingston Of Gen. Bolivar's having made
good his landing, to windwar,i of Cumana.
with 200 men, and that he had been in
stantly jDined by 5000 of the natives.
The same information also states that col.
l.avalette IAN old acquaintance of his}
had joined the expedition of ST. Thomas.
Extract of q letter from u7i officer IN no.
ritto'S army 10 his friend in Carthage
ma, dated .Nomp0r, April %, 1916.
8. BY my letters you will allow that am
a friend to the cause of independence. and
you ought to believe | am one. who is a.
gainst sanguinary measures, and particu-
larry those horrors which have been com
mitted here lately by Morales, namely. on
the 9TH December $50 souls, found in BE-.
CO Chica, were put to the sword on enter
ing. ihave to lament. besides, the execu-
ton Of Toledo Castillo, Gronados. An.
guiana, Stewart, &c. and 70 assure Won
that the chiefs in Carthagena had good
cause to dread the prevailing sentiments of
itie people, and all of us remembered the
I'd OF May at CadiZ, ss prcsase of what
was abs to fDllOw, the more go as the
sentence was contrary to the opinion Of
the viceroy's assessor. Besides these al.
ready mentioned, $50 more victims, which
they dared not execute, in Carthagena.
were carried into the iaterior and there
shot. The two Caravans from the Ca.
raccas were escorted by =. Fer
nando died on the river, but Miguel was
sent and shot at 0crana to slut the eys of
the tyrant Morales. From these our con-
quest OF the country is now admitted by
Us all as uncertain, but in nv mind we shall
never succeed without large reinforce
ments. Four months siege Of Carthagena
gave ample time to organize the tropps,
and the excellent system adopted by the
congress, together with the spirit generally
infused by the heroic resistance OF Cartha-
sena, has produced a determination to die
or conquer: Fhis is now we'll understood
The passes and defles which divide the
Cordiiieros and the province of Santa
Martha are defended by grand picquets Of
the independent armies, under Undenetta,
who is most active in his duty, and most
successful IN his plans he seems amply
provided with arms, ammunition and mo-
ney. The Augustura lie Carare OIL the
MaSdalene is fortified, and defended by
battalion OF Antirquians, and by the mill
tary OF Mare, Honda and Marequita the
passes of Antioquia by Zarasoso, port of
SPruto Santo on Canca, Remedies LoIom
90: &c are jmpeDetrable almost by nature.
We sides the want of water. cattle, horses
TO conduct the ammunition. in a country
where you may ride 90 DAYS before YOU
meet village or even hut, occasioned by
the polite m easures Of the government Of
Antioquia desolating the country. Thanks
70 the sagacity Of our viceroy in giving
the command of our van guard to such
sangulnary villain as Morales.
. Our forces under Calzada have made
no progress, aud moreover by their suffer
ings from the picquet of the enemy. we
begin to think they have been ultimately
defeated between Jiron and Pie de Ia Gu.
esta. Besides the battalion which comno.
ses the independents army of Antioouia.
the enemy have ultimately formed anCth-
err army, which has been reinforced nv
1000 men received from Popayan. under
the command OF ore called Caval.''