Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-15
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Translated for the Federal fazette.
From the Caracas Gazette Of July 10

Translated for the Federal Gazette.
From the Caracas Gazette Of July 10,
1916.
The saditious Simon Bolivar who had
been ANONYMOUSLY expesIed from Car
thagena and Santa Fe, at the beginning
|of 1915, by his associates, on account OF
his horrible and new crimes, and his a.
|bominable vices, who at his arrival in
the Island of Jamaica had experienced
TIE public odium, and who narrowly es-
capped the dagger directed to his breast,
but which through mistake, was aimed
at the breast Of Manuel Amnesty, his
chamber companion, who runaway ON
hat Island, arrived at the only place OF
safety left to him in this hemisphere, Les
| Gays St. Louis, met witha gang of the
most peryerse assassins of Venezuela.
There he conceived the p oject OF
Invading it anew, trusting to the deliri-
um of the NEST unbounded ambition, to
the circumstances of La Malgaletta be-
Ing in state of rebellion, and many o.
lther visionary scenes which di.ordered
brain may thluk either evident or proba
lbly.
| A new conspiracy here endangered a
life so Justly deserving to be taken away,
his colleague Bernadez, and the memo
'rab!e Rafae Diego Merida, determined
TO assasinare him but the latter thinking
himself a second time. minister OF jas
ltice and mercy, declared himself tn his
Lord and obtained his pardon, the Others
separating themselves from tbs combina
ton went as ia, as New Orleans, with
five vessels out of twelve they had col
jlected at Aux Cages.
/ he rebel, however pursued his plan
with the help OF his collegue Brion, whom
he created lis Admira he collected
all his supplies he was able to obtain. &
on tae s0th Of March he sailed for La
Margareta with six schooners & sloop
five of which were provided with some
arms al ammunition, and few emf
grants, but wthou any troops to lard !;
for at the very moment of bis departure.
the President Pet iton, caused his vessel
to be searched and took away 165 inha
b tan,y. Of his district who had concealed
themselves in the vessel.
This rid culoas expedition touched on
its .rassage at 81. Thomas he sent his
orders on shore to all the emigrants re
siding in that Island to join hin, threat
ening them with the loss of their proper
ty and their country, if they refused to
follow him-four only, we'll known for
their crimes. determoned ,ojoih him
the resistance ofall the rest gave him the
first proofo his delusion. and the order
from the governor TO depart Immediately
gave him a new one.
On the Esd of May he presented him.
self before the Lay Margaretta, and land
ed on the northern part.
On the morning of the same day, the
signal of the San de Azucar app ised the
BTgadier Pardo of the presence Of these
vessels, their, size and movements, and
the Rrgadier knowing TO whom they be-
longed, made the necessary DISPOSE
ito, S.
The Spanish garrison composed Of
400 men occupied the places of Tampa
tar and Portamar, this city and its heights
that is to say, upwards IF three leauges
in extent, the stores of provisions were
in Pampatar, and every day sufficient
quantity Of them were carried well es
corted to that city. The Castle Of San-
ia Rosa, by the explosion heretofore
aud firing winch now ans
then took place from it had been com-
petely rendered useless TIE other bat
telies erected Professionally could be rem
dered SO in a short time, under those Cir
cumstances, e not being able toascertain
the forces the vessels might bring. the
8ri.adicr concentrated his own i'll Pam
patar ami Portamar, abandoning the next
unimportant parts of the city. he carric%
with him the lttIe that remained there.
DESTROYING the fortiti. atoms and shelter
inr hts liyisi n from any attempt in
I'aulpatar aud Portamar. Every thing
opposed was promptly executed and in
two DAYS the troops were concentrated
IN those positions. the rebels no. daring
to modest theia 10 their movements; and
lie Publications were encreased 20 suck
a degree, in few days they were rem.
dered impregnable. even to troops of a
different description from the poor
wretched Margaritians
The foolish Bolivar thinking it was the
same Venezula he had attacked formerly
sent on the 9Th of May summons to tie
Brigadier Par,lo, much in the same style
Of his others with which he inundated
these countries, summons, of the same
kind as many which he bad sent to Pu-