Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-15
KINGSTON. JAM. April 9.
MORILLO'S ARMY

Bv the vessels arrived from the Main.
the following particulars of the operations
Of the expedition, under the command
Of Mori!lo. have TRANSFERRED, in spite of
The mystery in which the Government
ccuceals all its operations. ~
The city of Carthagena having beeo
occupied, he began to fit out the expedi-
ton destined for the interior of Grenada
but. to war and hunger disease followed
tie Carthagenian troops under his COM
mand were attacked by the small pox,
and the Europeans with dysentary, of.
which many died, although they were
removed tn Tu,b TO. which retarded much
the progress of the expedition. IN Tie (
mean while accounts were received, that
obliged him to hasten his advance. In
the month of January, Brigadier PerrasI
attacked COL Santander, Rep. Chief inl
Okane, but was repulsed with the loss
OF almost all his troops, and was olIigetk
TO retreat to the PROVING of Santa Mar
tha. The second in command of the
Royal SITS. Capmani, recruited his tro PSI
Mompox, and returned to a tack Okane,
but with no better success. This obliged \
Aiotil.o to abandon that route, and to
order that they shouli advance 10 thel
S>uth.
The right wing Of thu flying army of
Morillo, during the siege of Carthagena,
obtained the occupation Of the North of
Nechi. which opens the entrance to the
rich province of Antioguia but, on ap
preaching the city of Ziiagossa the inha-
bitants set fire to their Indications, and
retired to Los Remedies the Royalists
advanced, aud, in the ambushes and DIFF
ficult passages, were completely routed
almost all remaining upon the field, with
the exception of the few that escaped to
relate the disaster. The Republicans
took more than 600 musk .ts, with all
aloir baggage, mounted artillery, and
military stores. This news alarmed
Moril;o, and caused him to raise a new
force, composed of the peasantry Of the
State of Carthagena amounting 10 1900,
who were forced to enlist aga nst their.
inclination.
The Southern road proving also bad.
he changed his route to enter by way of
Zimity, which is the middle road. The
Royalsts met with no resistance, for the
Patriots, the inhabitants Of Unity, fed to.
the mountains. Fifteen men were left
by the Royalists there, as guard, and.
they proceeded up the Rio Grande Ia.
Magdalena, to march by 81. Barrolome,
to Los Remedies, to avense their grie-
vance, but the experienced say, that the
difficulties are much greater in this route
than any other. As soon as the inhabi-
tants of Zimity knew of the small guard
lett without support, they rushed fyora.
the mountsms, surprised, and put them 10
sword. In the Interim. Brigader NJ orales,
with the forces newly raised in Cartha-l
gena, hearing of the fate of the guard
OF Zmlty, entered thit place and butch !
cred 1900 people, pM men, women. and.
children, all that were found on their
part, the inaab tants OF Los Rene los.
retaiiated upon tne Royalists prisoners in
the same manDer.
By the same channel. its made known
that to the intimstion, that sIoriHo made
10 the Government Genera; Of New
Granada, they replied in energe,ick terms,
that +" II he has been able to enter the
city of Carthagena, he will not enter
the interior of the Kingdom, for they
are resolved TO defend themselves, by all
their advantageous positions of mountains,
rivers, and inaccessible places" ,