Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-08

lUCF3 dHU 6bS,ifo" "''o tASS"SSit CdptdIn 2
Hawkins, amounting to IS in numbe,
1.-The greater part without shoes or hat,
land q number sick-those who were 81
lnuch 50 that they could either march I
Tor stand, were provided with asses to ride
lon. The first day we go l6 miles toa (
town called Quacko, very much fatisuea
and worn out, as we bad water but Oace
Ion the road. We stopped until morning
at that place, then set cut and marched /
twenty eight miles to town called Villa
|Nova-a number by this time had becclse
unable to walk and the guard finding i, !
impossible to beat them along any further,
which they were in the practice Of DO.
ling. provided asses for them. We stat.
ed frora Villa Nova before day, and
marched without once being allowed to !
! stopl 20 miles, to town called st. Is
How. On this days march, Mr.. Cox,
nv first mate, tainted % the road: On
his recovery he was compelled to march
las usual. FROM st. Islow we marcaed
| 10 small town called Largo Pablo,
distance Of "a miles, where we got some.
Thing TO eat-but had to start lmmedi.
lately ag,ii. in the night, and were driven
on to Savannah Largo, 90 niles farther,
making in that days march, A miles.
I Here we we're permitted to eat the DAY
following. which vas Sunday. On Mup.
day morning al o'cloc we again start
ed' and continued our arch TO Viii.
Nova a second town of the same nance
during tins days march we were net By
some soldiers on horseback, who SET upon
! their horses and beat US With sticks as
we passed them, without the guard at.
mpting to prevent it also, toward,
the latter part Of this day, the guard
beat capt. Hawkins and several Others
without the officers taking any notice q
il :; we left Villa Nova at 2 the morning,
and had very good roads for about %
miles to Malambo, where we got some.
thing to eat and continued our Journeys
miles fnrther to town called Solidad,
where we were to en.bark-during thu
days journey, the quad continued 70
beat tie prisoners they struck one OF the
Comets crew and knocked him down, az
!, English boy had his srm spraned, bys
blow from a musket. At this place 20
of our number we're separated from US,
and taken to town called Baron Aeila;
8 miles further, as boats could not be
procured at this place we stopped here
ltil Thursday, when we embarked to
cross the Magdelena. we were car By
water 50 niles towards Santa Martha,
land landed among fishing huts. During
the passage we were ined by the rest OF
: our men. who bad embarked al Ba'On
i, Keila. They des crihed that to be the
largest town We had come through, but
there was but few inhabitants, having
,ibeen lately taken by the kings army. vic
idest owed most of the inhabitant III TAG.
: the whole of the towns that we passed
Through upon the north side of the Mag
dalena rive. bore marks OF the savage
'Isoldiers that had piiIaged them. Alter
Ibeirg landed, We marched to town CALI
! Cd Cepegna, 2 miles, where we e1'
! pected to have stayed that night, but tie
Ulcers compelled to set of again,
| We we're obliged to march IN the night
lover ore of the worst roads we had yet
Iuet with, and had to ford three river,
lduring the night. We arrived about
Il O'Clock. at little town called Gulra,
I3O miles from where we started. From
This place we set of the mountain, when
I've arrived at s.. Martha, 4 miles from
|Guira.
! Thus ended a most painful march, dur.
ing which we suffered more than shall
Iattempt to describe. There was one OF
-!tae crew Of the English brig died at Sell!
! lid whoI'y through i'll usage; when he
81 cot so s OK az not to be able to set on the
lass. they dashed hi,o upon it, and at last
iiset four soldiers to carry him on ham
:lmock /: but they, Ike true Spaniards, put
I9im down and dragged him along tie
load, iolting him so hard as to occasion
his death in 4 hours after he arrived al
\ ;olidad.
/ When we arrived at St. Martha We
Ivere put in the guard house. 1t beng
4 satu day next day, the captain, owner
f|and two officers Of the English brig were
taken from amongst Us, and put IN the
itNioroa, or Fort. This day we were VI
listed by capt, Stafford, of Bait. and CAPT
i Eustice, Of n. o. leans, who gave US all
slthe assistance they could. Next day we
: were put on board of an old brig in the
IhaIbor which was in sinking state here
I'VE were obliged to keep both pumps 90
ling constantly to 'ep her fee, we were
'Edevided III 4 watches, ana as soon as