Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-06
SOUYIl-AAiERlCA.
BOLIvAR,S EXpEDITInN

The success OF the Patriots under Boil
var in Terra Fivms, sc. is an event that
cannot fai! to have 4 great and auspjcious
influence on the liberation of all South
America. In central situation between
North and South, oren 10 direct inter
course with Europe, and in the vicinity
OF the principal Islands, it incites volun-
teers from every quarter, and may main
tain an Intercourse with all the world.
Hundreds of IRISH English and other dis
banded officers naval and military. lad
proceeded for Demerara, Curacao. Tr;ni-
dad, and St. Domingo. in order to io;n the
patriots Gy the first conveyance and
thousands from all parts viii volunteer in
tine canse of independence.
When he details Of general Bolivar's o.
perations come to hand, they will present
to us 4 most interesting picture. The
rcyalsts who murdered opponents with
cut mercy, and even sacrificed fre;en
merchants TO their fury, have, We trust.
requited for such Weeds; the lioerales hav-
been released from the reign of terror"
and enough done to insure the freedom of
Venezuela. Who could have foreseen,
SONG years ago, that few regiments OF
West Indian free negroes should co-ope-
rate in giving liberty To the whites end
ks OF thu Southern continent? Their
cipatirg tin blacks or the following may
explain the fact.
The reader may remember that when
Gen. Bolivar Was checked in his brliaat
vctCri over the royalists in 1918, by want
Of arms alone, Gen. Monteverde gained
the ascendant by liberaiing the slaves of
TIE patriot-pary. Then had they to emf
crate, men, women and children, from the
beautiful province Of Venezuela to the
WestIndia islands.
SCENES AT CUMANA.
Humboldt, in the "Personsi Narrative
of Travels n TIE equincctai regions Of the
New Continent" is pelticu'arin describing
every thiag around the city OF Cumana,
Lnow in possession OF general Bolivar and
the Patriots y the geology Of It's vicinity !;
rs climate, trees, fortresses Itc. We ex.-
tract the following description # practices
and customs which viii be thong ht remark
able enough.
The castle of St. Antonio is built at the
eastern extremity Of the bill, but not on
the most elev ted point, being commanded
on the east Ivy an II. fortified summit.
The finals is considered both here and
every where in the Spanish colonies AS a
very important mems of military defence
and when eArthen works are rails d, the
engineers are eager to propag gate the taorny
opuntia, and promote its growth, as they
are careful 10 keen crocodiies in TIE bitches
Of fo7tifed hAaces. Under . climate where
organised nature is 50 powerful and active,
man summons as auxliaries in his defence
the carnivorous reptile and the plant with
its armour Of formidable thorns."
The banks 81 the Manzanares are We
~ pleasant, ard Swallowed by mimosa,
erythrnas. ceibas and other trees of gigan-
tic growth. y river, the temperature of
which, in the ason OF the TO dis, descends
as low as D degrees, when the air is at
so and SO degrees is m inestimable benefit
in ccuatry where the heats are excessive
during the whole year and where it is so
agreeable to battle several times in the
day. The children pass as it were a part
Of their lives in the water the whole of
the inhabitants, even the women of the
most opuient families, know how to swi,;
and in a country where man is 50 near the
state Of nature, one Of the first questions
asked at first meeting in the morning is
whether the water is coo.er than the pre-
ceding evening. The mode Of bathing is
various enough. We every evening visited
verv respectable SCOT ~ IN the suburb of
the GuayqucTizs, {indian inhabitants.)
in A fiue moou~iight night. chairs acre
NLGced IL The svqtsT; the men and women
arc lightly clothed. rs IN some baths of the
north OF Europe, and the family and stran~
e rs, ass nbled in the river, passed some
hours in smoking scgars, and in talking.
according TO the custom Of the country, OF
the extreme dryness of the season, of the
abundant rains ~ the neighbcr.rg districts,
and particularly Of the Injuries, Of which
the ladies' Is Cumana accuse those Of the
Caracas e Of tie II " ma. The company
were under no apprehensons from the
bayas or small crocodiles, which are now
extremely scarce, and which approach
men without attacking them. These ami
mails are three or fur feet long. We
never meet them in NJ zannares, but with
a eat number Of dolphius. which some
times ascend the river 81 the night, and
fiighten the bashers by spouting wa
ter.
Porf Of Cumaa1---'' The pors Of Gu
mans is . 70 capable Of receiving Oh the
navics Of Europe. The whole of th. Gulph
OF Cariaco, 9h.ch is thirty Eve miles long
AID sixty ent miles bfoad, af rls ex
ceient ancboragc. The great ocean is
not more I'm and pacific on the CO SIS
p ro than iae sees of the Antilles from
Porto Cabello, and especially ION Cape
Codera to the point OF Paria. The hur
nes Of the West indies IRE never { IL
regions, Use vessels of which .Ie