Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-06

Baltimore, October .
... of a letter to gentleman i'll this
tAu"'' place, dated

In numbered u Abandoned II, amer ce-
eat;n,r and Strengthening a large detac.:-
,'sent ofthe Royalists, sent TO oppose them;
The whole of the inhabitants who could
.,et off. have come up here III vessels, III
sost wretched condition. This event
has thrown Laguira anu TINS city INTO
Considerable alarm
e I1h,TES'T FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Nv the Eugene from Buenos Ayres, &
.,,c ioseph from Laguira, we have been
t,yorcd with letters and papers OF 4 later
Jate than any heretofore received. I'M
,oyfant extracts follow ~ Patriot.
tErfracf from letter, dated BsesoS Ayres,
August 10.
"Ihave omitted to sd, any thing about
the Portuguese expedition indeed we
have generally forgot it +; it put into st.
Catberine's, whether Intentionally or by
stress of weather, is.not known. Many
mink that its destination was for ST. Cath
crimes, there to maintain the troops at
cheaper rate and i'll a better climate than
Rio Janeiro but II appears to me the
Portuguese government, If such had been
its intention, would have advised this go
yernment. The government of Buenos
Ayres, since its declaration of indepen-
dence has written, am told, TO demand of
the Portuguese government the obJectand
TRANSLATED FOR THE PATRIOT.
(Fyon tie ''Ca17accas Gazette" Of Sept. 1G.
Brigadier Don Fiaeiseo Thomas Morales
with the large corps appointed to operate
under his orders, set out from Cllaguara-
mas the 2Sth of August, at the same time
that his vanguard, commanded by 1Idlor
Qnero, moved forward from Ell Vale de la
Pasqua-In the meanwhile the enemy OF
Quebrada Honda, united to the parties of
Infantry bands, and some others in tie
province, remained projected by the iii
mutations and rivers and arrived at Ell
Chaparro, and San Diego III the province
of Barcelona.
They continued to move forward and
probably with view to pass by Nlatu-
ran, and into the immense plains of FL
T'igre.
On the 9th inst all these troops were
al st. Maria de lpiro, the last town i'll that
Province, and on the same day the fly
ing column of Liemenant-C Colonel Lopez,
which had marched from Aragua, en-
countered near El-Chaparro the whole
group of the Bandtti. After a most
obstinate shock, and great loss on both
sides, onepart of the column was disper-
sed, and the other part fell back TO the
town of Aragua and thence to the vii
iage of El-Plar.
The soldiers pursued that route, keep
ing at as greata distance as possible from
the troops of Brigadicr Morales, and
then Colonel Lopez finding himself unable
10 cover Barcelona, gave the necessary
information to that city and proceeded
with his forces to JOIN the corps of Gen.
Morales
1t was at that time that large portion
of the population of Barcelona, gave an
example which will never be forgotten III
the history of Venezuela it will be per
petuated as worthy OF the Government
of the best of all Kings, and shews to
what degree his enemies are detest-
ed, even at the price of every thing most
dear.
That city in the space of few hours
became as desart It's Inhabitants aban-
= doned ltwith JOY, and 10 their great honor,
they. made the most heroic sacrifices, re-
moving, some to Laguayra, some to the
villages in the way, and others to the noun
tains.
As late as the 18th, at midday, the
wretches had not entered Barcelona, aud
1t was uncertain whether they had rot
proceeded towards the province of Gu
mana. The troops of the king will
seek them wherever they may go, and
viii mfilct OH them the chastscment they
deserve.
On the eth the royal squadron anchor
cd at Cumana, after having left in Pampa-
tar provisions of every sort sufficient for
some months. Two schooners and four
gun boats immediately went i'll pursuit of
some llghtvessels of the enemy, which in
tested the coast of Cariaco, doing much
injury to the plantations along there, and
othervessels set sail for Barcelona, and
The intermediate coast
News from Santa Fe has been received
to the LIST Aug. We learn that the follow
ing rebels have been apprehended in Po-
pagan. Moutufar, (already put TO the
sword) Camille, Torres and bis two broth
ers, certain Ulloa, Espana Alcaval, Da-
villa, and various other members of what
Is called the Congress.
Ert'act Of letter from Puerto Cdbelio, d. /
tedSeptember 10.
" esterday we received the unexpect-
ed news of tue taking of Barcelona by the
Insurgents, commanded by Marine, Piar,
and Monsga. After they had defeated
Lopez, the latter sent an express to Bar
celona TO acqualnt the governor of that
place ofthe circumstance, requesting him
to eyacuate it previous TO the arrival of the
insurgents, who were in much greater
number than the troops quartered III Bar
celona, which did not exceed 800 men.
The Governor accordingly gave leave
to the inhabitants to embark them
selves, and afterwards Withdrew TO Gu
mana