Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-15

lcity. and the scourge BY which il w..
afflicted. 6 Provisions" staid to tbsa
+ are scarce and dear: unger deyouss
them, and the patriots OF laraza are ns, s
the capital:"
As ignorant as stupid in the art Of d,
sembIing, the rebel saw his DAYS psss
way and with them his foolish hons.
without being joined by single man pnd
without daring to sally out of the nrs'
cincts of Carupana. The farthest a,y van
ced body was at half league from 4.
place, itconsisted of forty six horsemae
with horses and mules taken in that nissa
and fifty four infantry headed by f'
Col. Francisco Alcantara, we'll known IN
this city. The greatest part Of them wera
guards of honor, the little squadron we
lying in that port. ~
Meanwhile Bolivar made an ..ou
upon La Esme aida. whe {, there LIT
Large detachment of Dragons fron IL
Union y Barbustro. Tnree schna. a.
a. : sioop presented 'ha nselyes befors
the the place and attempted to land zoo n me
but they were soon obliged to re.sw o men,
leaving on the ground as nany IF th ua'ks
' were audacious enough to tread upo on' :; a.
ne moment was now ar we'd for str;p'
ing decisive blow again THE m M. s.Ilk.
and n. delivering America f. m all bis a uaas
ol'ies: the governor prena d 10 surpr;s any,
tnaf post which we have mentioned ane
his plan was happily exec ed. On a tha
i9'h at halt past twelve at night tbae
were so completely surprised, that ths
greatest part of them were killed in ,La;s
hamnocks we took fifteen horses. fsr
mules, nineteen muskets, four ca,b;aes
lew broad swords and even the n,da
OF the day: our parties rctreatel 70 tbei,
respective positions. The few woundes
VINO made their escape en-, erred their nIaoa
by spreading report of he APPROACH If
cur troops, and in the midst Of a dsrt
night, which terror had reudered Elm
more obscure, il was a truly IaupbsWa
spectacle to see the constant FIRE kent nv
by thelr musketry aud al tillery vitbont
any OBJ ect Or direction.
On the goth the governor gave his order.
that a detachment Of country rroons urdor
the command of one Of his officers. a man
OF honour and tried courage, should march
and take position IN the vicinity Of Ca.
fupano and should act with the strictest
vigilance, the circumstances MIGHT re-.
quifa; the order was executed with the
greatest punctuality. That body occupj.
ed the various points which were assign.
ed to it and from that moment. none Of
them belongingto the rebel army, canton.
ed III Carupano, were in safety. Con-
slant alarms, desertioDs and prisoners
were following one another without GREAT
interruption. Nobody dared to quit the
place without danger, and the despot. en-
ragged at his iinpotcDcy and humiliation.
sent these words to the brave officer who
was every day destroying him" If YOU
do not abandon those positions I will be.
head all the women and children who are
IN my power"-however the place of Ca
rupano was aftetw set on fire by
him.
On the aSth small squadron suffici.
ent to destroy in an instant the enemies
vessels was al Cumana aud ready to sail,
and on the same day in the afternoon
directed its course to Pamputar, whers
1t was to leave large supply of provsi.
Ons OF all kinds, and arrived on the
29th at night.
The Rebel had already been Informed
Of the sailing of our squadron and, not
thinking him elf in the least degree Sc.
cure, on the night oftho same day he eau.
sed the women & children, who had IN.
5oftunately fallen into his power to be EN-.
barked, and, the first instant al 4 0 clock
ia the morning. set sail leaving in the
place one hundred wretches, command
ed by Frenchman named NJ. Brill
those victims, if such has been their
tate. are sacrificed to his folly and to
the ambition and wickedness Of mon
ster who delighted III nothing but mis-
chief.
Thus ended the expedition Of this
chief OF new association of adVenturers
TO his faithful people # Ca'upnno with
out reaping aay other advantage from the
Invasion than tie full conviction Vt MS
being universally detested, and the plum
der ofaIl the cocoa in the place, and tie