Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-02

1T should. this government does not
much apprehend that any hostinsSy @lll
be used against this part of the country,
being determined, unless attacked to
stand neutral during the contest. Pro-
lperty l consider as safe here sin the
United States, thus far"
Extract from another letter-daied
Buenos ayrcs, Aug 10.
I Il have omitted to say any thing a.
lbout the Portuguese expedition: indeed
I'VE have generally fsrgot it it put iato
lst. Catharine's, whether Intentionally
| or by stress Of weather, is not known.
Many think that its destination was for
lSt. Catharine's, there to maintain the
troops at a cheaper rate and in a better
iclimate than Rio Janciro but it appears
Ito me the Portuguese government, il such
bad been its intention, would have adj
Iyised this government. Thegovernment
&c Buenos ayres, since its declaration OF
independence, has written, | am told to
demand of the Portuguese government
the object andidestiaation Of the expe-
dition'
Translated for the Baltimore Patriot.
From the /" Caracas Gazette" Of Sept.
] Is
Brigalier Don Francisco Thomas Me.
rates.. with the large corps appointed to
,perase under his orders, set out from
lGhasuxra,uas on the ssth of August, at
!, the same tine that his vanguard, com
Imaaset' BY Major Quero, moved forward
'Ifiam EsVatle de la Pasqua--In the
meanwhile the remnant ofthe enemy of
EQuebrada Honda, united to the parties Of
,Ilafantry bands, and some others in that
'Iprevince. remained protected by the in
Iundaticns and riyers and arrived at En-
aGhaparro, and San Diego and the pro-
Vince Of Barcelona
I they continued to move forward and
lprobably with v;ewto passby Maturin
and INTO the immense plains Of 81 igre.
I On ths 9Th inst. all these troops were
at st. Maria de Ipire, the last town in
the Province, and the same day the fiy-
ing coluwn Of Lieut.. Col. Lopez, which
'thad marched from Aragua, encountered
near E Chaparcn the whole gtoap of the
:, Bsndit,i.--Alter a most obstinate shock
land great loss ON bpth sides. one part Of
THE cslumn was dispersed. and the other
part fell back to the town of Atagaa and
Ia ice 20 I'll age ( = p.Iar
\ The soldiers pursued THIS route. keep
ling at az great distance as possible
tfroyn the troops of Bri go9ieT .Iorales
land then Cot. Lopez fading himself nn-
siablc to cover Rarcelona, gave the neces-
Isary information to that city and pro-
Iceeded with his forces to join the corps
LOT Gen. Morales.
j 1t was at that time that large portion
! of ttle population of Barcelona gave an
lexampie which will never be forgotten III
1.-THE hister. OF Venezuela it will be per-
slpetuated as worthy OF the government Of
4 he best Of all king, and shew to what
J ia degree his enemies are detested. even
at the price Of every thing most dear.
I That city in the space of few hours
became as desert its inhabitants a.
baadoned it with JOY, and to their great
Honor, they made the most heroic sacri.
.hces, renewing, some to Laguayro, some
ito lie villages in the way, any Others
Ito the mountains.
! AS late as the 18th. at mSl-say, the
Iwretches bad not entered BareAAna, and
lit was uncertain whether they had not
-tproceeded towards the province of Gu
a,mana.- i,he troops Of the king will seek
! tkem Wherever they may 60, aud will
;. tptlict on tbe,n the chastisement they de.
.tserpe.
) On the Eth the royal squadron anshoF-
elsd atCumana, after having Lett in Pam
'ipatar provisions Of every scr. suficient
Itol some months. Two schoeaofs and
-Itoul gua boats immediately weutin pur.
-|.u.t ot some light vessels OF the enemy;
Lyb,eh inyystnJ tha co3st 0f CariaC0, do.