Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-22

great loss not being able TO succeed h.,
open force, they had recourse to intripns
aud seduction. Joseph Maria Lascano. III.
lieutenant commanding the force which do.
tended the bridge, sold himself to. Genero,
Miyares for 5000. The garrison wa.
inoorruptible but seeing itself abandonsd
by its perlidious leader who had gone ovos
to the enemy's camp. it made dspositiors
tor retreat. which was effected withort
otherloss than that of the artillery of too
heavy cslibre to be removed. BY thee
means the roya'ists saw themselves mas,
ters of the bridge. and passed with rirh
convoy, which, however, did not arrive
intact at Vera Cruz.
Many skirmishes have taken place i,
which the royalists were completely de-
featcd. Gen Victoria has lately beaten
them in the neghbourhood of Vera Cruz
Captain Francisco de Paulo intercepted
convoy which was on its way from Aibara-
Go to Vera Cruz, and put to the sword Il.
escort of 200 Dragons.
Colonel Pesos besiegcs the garrisons of
Orizava and Cordova, and they are retluc-
ed to their narrow entertainments. Ate.
having overrun the whole province and de.
teated all those who opposed him, ne on.
ened the prisons and set at liberty those
who groaned in captivity.
Col Comes has cut in pieces 1900 nsn
who we're assembled around Pue,,!a, after
having defeated div sion of 1000, which
he met on the road from Mexico to Tee
m~lucan and has since taken by surprise
the latter, place OF great Importance
not one escaped of the garrison from the
commander to the private.
Marshal Osorno attacked and took the
town of Apau. A dvi ion of 1000 men
which marched from Mexico against him
was obliged to retreat by forced marches
on Monte Allo; where the commanders
lgnacio Sanchez and Pascasio Herce had
cut to pieces another division of zoo men.
Col. Teran beat 900 royalists at Topexi de
Ia Sedas. Lieutenant colonel Guerrero en-
gagged an action at Dsteca, (province of
OK cay in which he defeated, in an instant.
more than 1000 meu by the sword and lance
alone.
The provinces are now occupied in the
constitutional election of deputies to form
the congress, which was before only provi-
sional. This measure will put an end en-
tirely to the difference which tended to dis
turh the peace and union of the patriots.
1t will give to the legislative body that cha
racter which is necessary in order to me-
rit the confidence of the people aud other
nations.
LATEST FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
To the poiteness of Captain Harvey, of
the British ship Chilham Castle, arrived
here Yesterday from Kingston, (Jam.) the
editors OF the Gazette are indebted for
regular file of the Jamaica Courant, to the
2Sd of May inclusive. They furnish some
lste and important items of intelligence
from South America, relative to the ope-
rations II the Patriot and Royal Armies.
MoRILLo. (the bloody monster who sack
ed Carthagena) and MORALES, two Span
ish Generals, on the 29th of April, attack
ed the indeDendent army & was defeated!
400 of their soldiers deserted during the
engageN Mt. AMI went over to the patriot
cause. We ref the reader to the extracts
below-others will be found under the ma
rine head.
KINGSTON, Jam May Is.
W. have derv the following Informal
ton ny the arrival oft, c schooner Minor
ca.ir0n r de la Hachc -" On the 9th
inst. vessel arrived at Rio de la Hache
from Santa Martha, the crew of which
stated that official accounts had been re-
ceived there on the Isl, of Generals Mo-
milo and Morales having att cked the in
dependent army, under Urianetta and
lorrlces, near Ocanno, on the Goth of A.
prll. when after a sever. conflict, the K ng's
troops were completely defeated, and Mo-
rIlio was compelled to fall ba-k upon
Mompox. About 400 men had deserted
during the engagement and joined the in
dependents whose force, it is said. amounts
to 5000 men.
A NAL boat with dispatches from San
ia Martha, touched at Rio de Ia Hache,
and after communicating with the com
mandant. proceeded for Laguira. but after
being out FIVE days, she returned, in con-
sequence, it was said, Of her having learnt
that Gen. Bolivar had landed near Lagui-
ra, and had obtained possession of that
place"
May 1s.
His Grace the Governor has been pleas-
ed to dissolve by procl NATION, the present
General Assembly, which stood proroeu.
ed to the 18th of June, and writs for
new election have been ordered to be is
sued.
E1tract If a letter from Wildwood Kvs>
Ian, Esq dated Kingston lam HZov l6,
1915, to gentleman in tie ctig Of
Washington.
" You have heard no doubt of nv ar
rest and imprisonment at Carthagena by
Mori!lo but you can have no idea of the
treatment l received. ] was unfortunate
N being too late in getting on board at the
evacuation, and on the 7th Of December
was thrown into the Inqusition, where
remained two months without conlmu-
nicatlon at all, and two more i'm a miser-
able tlte Of suspense Poar Smart ,vas