Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-13
WEST-lNDIES.
OF CAR1UAGENA.

| u t6c f.dH0FS " ne Nat. IHfcWgehceT.
send you for pub cation, an extra Of
a letter fro 81. Domingo, giving an &C
count of the feli If Garth gena, writ en- by
one of the Cai Is OF the Independent for
Ces.
We have just iarncd the loss Of the city of
CartaaEcua by a combination OF the most UHtOWard
and unhappy circumstances never were the wiu.is
and the waves more trightinl than during the whole
periud OF our siege. The dangers " the mercilcss
sea have Sfl'ctee us mare severely ttau the arts
sud arms OF cur t.ro,iuus enemies, who siee s,f4l
as they have bee, at The prcaent noment are in
wrctched and wholly has de c.nlbat co tlitioa.
Every one knows thu difficulty t.c almost mrossi-
biity, ct preserving prov s.0asin tropical climate.
Perhaps Our governments objectionable IN icav-
rig usir such an rrproyiled state. All our Efforts
to supply the place with pro,i'ons hogan in the
face o. our enemy, ss'er he hal already progressed
IN beNcainS US. convoy which We expected from
JainHica, consisting Oininc saul. buried IN The
dreadful t'inpesis vii. IN rsecd in the month a, De
tObcr, IS also many other vessels In NuvegrLcr we
r,duc j to th- vrctrhc, alternative ofE-e,lm.
ON hides and hun,re'is persisted dily by famine
Rnd ha Sda s>a, VIII ch for the last six months, has
rAvHgcd this province. IL was, haw ycr, a new and
a cheering spectacle TO the friends % libeity
50 firm ia the mllst Q. such eaismil IL the be-
ginning o. ID cenbcr, we determined to eyacuatr
the city, IN order TO snatch from the fury O. the
Nanials who t-slcScd Us p1rl Of III army Of he
roc7, who, covered " ia Woun IS which they had
reSuccd to 500 men. On TIE 9th O. December we
evacuated the city IL eleven gin-boas. three slooss
ard = S.. ooncr, in which were embarked the CON-
bs,sn's many fcpilirs, AL the s ammuui,;.us
oi wa", q quantity OF money, and several pieces o.
cannon, without leaving any thug hich cond b. Of
the least servicc u the enemy. Ia e.,iie ne city
Tor hnci-Chiea, which tae point u ryAi,zro
We suffered dreadful cann1na!iag from battery,
which tio Spa i',rls had paced Cppo5't re ~
| CsmbG Misunderstanding that the schooner was
CsuSs-o,!, AMI the glR-bOo's sua. e.i SEVERELY We
arrived safely It lhe fortress, at Boco- China, wher,
havi. repaired oar ailln, weput 10 SEA- without
having left say thing oi value or utility To TIE enc
| my iiut we had not yet arrived At tie term of
onr sn'ierinSs-a stor awaited HAT cruel ell
! oment where alone we expected SAFETY One If
! orr v,s sels Hpset, and more than one Hundred
| persons were the victims OF the tcmpes another
| was yet more unfortunate in being driltei to tie
! coast o' C'la, where the caAajCal C4talunisus viii
have pn' IA end to their days and their si liusi;
Gre VS. .ei lave "'fi'ed here as yet We kno"
| notiiag ci .ho remainder.
| tie midst OF so many n'is.ortunes, our love
of cou.try is not aha;cd. We begin u re-unie and
| be re anim., d. You will soon hear fron voIr
! friends. We yesterday received acws from ia. t.
| tcror of New Grcnad, ard Venezuela. Tn. Spa
nitrts are oil ali sides suru9n led By our p. opie
believe the results OF t'Iis campaign will be m 81,
| favorable TO the caus- of Independence Che Spa
ultrts are AZ this mnaeni part.cularis anxious to
make the citizens OG the United States believe that
| are so polite as to call Us. \ L them however il
they arc a!t1g tie easy il the pieces they occupy
AK them they can 81 "a formerly freely the
chase, and anuse th-msclv's az the exp ,ne Of the
! South Americans-POor dcys-thcy viii som
perceive their madness. JB"
The friend Of humanity and freedom.
who reads the foregoing account, melan
oholy and gloomy as i: IS, will find some
matter ofcons1~t;oH. A people who snew
such co stancy and determina,ian, in the
midst of calamities, surely furnish the
strongest earnest 70" the cert Unity of their
independ nee Let tho who have hereto
fore doubted the energy of tie chara t + Of
the > nth Americans read IN tho above
the contutatio9 uf TIER opinions. Let tn m
feel the conviction # their error thu m
be persuaded th.t people fighting resp
lut-iy I indcp ndeoce, are not 10 b. sub
! du"d by nation Of S, tyeS--teas, Of all, bv
the saves Of 6 ,ycrnmcRt, the lowest in
the grad. of christian civilization. There
are those who l,oS on the fall of Ca-tha-
! gena rs decisive OF the revolution in New
J Grenada such persons are indeed weak
and short sighted politicians. In this coun-
try II is only necess Iy to say, in ord 7 to
shew It's unt JuadcdEcss, that If the mere
capture and possession Of sea port, chow
ever important) was Gems dercd as G-cis
! i've of u revolution. then the II s. ought.
| by such rule, t. have been consigned to
t4eir orig nal colDnIanism for during the
revolutionary struggle, almost al tie I'M
| pariant sea-pors OF the United Sta,es
were in poss- ssion Of the enemy. NAV be
I told the cases are E0t exactly anal % us
! that n orth America possessed alvant2C g
winch south america has not. Alas ]
: acknow!e lge tie difference IF their con
| at oAs. North-America had generous
! ally-lrom the magnanimous pol " Of a
/ d-spouc monarchy, She received great and
/ powerful assistance. Her Independence
| vas ackuo~ ledg"d by the first nations Of
! Europe, while r3orS uth-America, with
! ou' { ,.nd or an ally una knowl.Ggrd and
| unsupported, is left % sif.r cut, as 1t
/ were, that independence which ought to be
| demanded as & right, ard can scarce pro-
cure from nation of Ur Tiers, any oth-r.
even />rHiahfy OF Kindness, than an una
yaill-g sigh OF useless sympathy.
Il LoVer Of Liberty.
Coqfin71fisD ofcI't actg f.ou jamaica b there Pc
crfUcd 1y hIe S.oop ALPH"NsO, CubiGDl Hay
WARD.
kNesrov, Jam) F,b. Is.
ne Em"'nr9 bris OF wur, Oi IS guns Capt Car
Ger, arrived az Port Royal yesterday evening T. ON
Gu grce, Cartmgera ard Santa Martha sl'. II
Chaercs on tic Igd ut called III Carthaeena on
tae l-.' nst whore sie rcinamcd ouy six hours.
a"d iro'u tlo ec proceeded % Santa Alrt,a, VII el
place she iit laet Saturday event e.
When the Emui0us 81 ch0rcJ OF C,ttlile.na
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