Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-20
{ Translated for The Phila. Pegister.1

{ Translated for the Phila. Regisfer.1
CARTHAGENA, Goth May, 1916.
His ExcellenIy the Captain General
has just received the following dispatch |: 4
Most Excellent Sir,
On the 1Onst. took posse ssion of th;e
town, which found caused the greatest
joy to its inhabitants The demonstratiorsv
OF love and affection to our Sovereign.
were such that had the greatest salts
faction in seeing these fiithful subjects
give free vert to their feelings and sem
timents after five years of slavery. Peacai
nd order are re-establishsd and have
taksn the necessary measures that mat-s,
ters should be perfectly arranged.
The enemy being defeated md dispers.
ed, has retire ted to NGyba. Whole par
ties OF his troops desert at orce, SO that IL
is sid the self st, led Congress will soon be
left to themselves.
years. -
Honda, 12 May. 1916.
Donafo Ruiz de Santa C,zix.
To his Excellency the
Captain General of New Granada.
HIS Excellency received Mt the same
time with the foregoing correspondence =
letters and papers from Don Miguel de
la Tore. Commander General of The Di-
vision to the eastward of the Magdalena.
in which he informs him Of his having
entered the Capital IF III isVics K;nedom!S
on the 9th inst. at the head of his troops
who were received with demonstrati-,
ens OF the greatest joy by its inhabi-l
tants.
Carthagenians The Kings army oc-
cupy already Santa Fee and ali this king
dom. The bands of rebels which the
Royal troops met in their route ONLY,
distinguished themselves by their cowar.,l
dice, their robbery, and their excuses OF
the detenceless and oppressed people -
when they could commit them with i'm
punity. They have vanished like smoke b
before the army, and the members of tn,
ridiculous Congress are dispersed, who. be
ing uncertain of their fate, have sought Al,
asylum in the mountains among the Indi
ans. More than thousand of the reyo u
lutionary soldiers came over to our trooD r.
voluntarily, within two days and nothin, n
but the acclamation and cries of long live
the King and his valiant warriors, are heardN
throughout the capital and the neighbour
ing towns. The laws are revived every
where; tranquility is restored to the inha-
oitants OF the New Kingdom of Granada,
and unanimity will bind the hearts an,k
affections of our seduced brothers. WI ~
will no longer embrue their hands in o,dsf
another's blood the intrigues and crimi-2
nal intentions OF the ambitious are expose 4,
to their view, so that their hatred is n,
converted to love; they have cast avn.
their riricide swords, and at the feet ,
the most Just of Sovereigns, impIore
ciemeney; desiring to bury in oblivion
past evils, and resign themselves since az
~ to the arms of peace.
II appears that the /" Republic of Vene- r
zuela, IS allowed to have Commissioner 81
at lortoia.. and to have the RevoIutionarv
Bulletins published there. Perhaps Com
mIss'oners also reside at other British ISL
anfs. The Revolutionists seem to consi-
DER the British as not unfavorabIe to their.
views and no doubt old Spain feels lit{f
tie sore on the subject. and il is not. under.
sucn circumstances, at all likely Britain 81
Spaln will unite against the u. States.-X
Inc hostile language of Spain tow ards tny
country. was in Madrid paper in Marc
our accounts from Cadiz are to NAV In
and nothing farther had been said, that. VI
have heard. -
'maica paper lately announced SON ~
spanish Revolutionary successes, WITH q
" We are haffty to learn" &c. Nh
Gen. Bolivar has been allowed to tax r.
the station of First Officer of the Republit n
OF venezuela; has called for Congress-
and has established Gazette at Margua-
rita. fBosfou PGt. ~