Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-25
rHE REPUBLICS oFruE SoUrH.


!; Requires IA uuu;uai G,eaSIirc Of inSeasibi-
~, oi mud, nci "a ieei exc zeal ia deIcstitiou
against the brutal tNianny OF thc Spanish poll
G.. F;is wretch who could signify 10 the Spa
Dish maiiai ch That tie had tAken measures tn
iendef all iniUre revolutions "a New Grenata
lmprsctcnD,e, by dSst&S n,ttujg ereyy man ia tie
<eettls a's eoi3 Rad or writc niu t bar known
tde character o. h,in el.0 made re,,icoat, ~
.iercas, Ansi Who sent lao;e VINO fou hit fer
his reStorniiOn, 10 the scafiold Indeed onr in
u,snntlHG l. sous What obligated, when we re-
collect tsd :uen ,sip could .igi,t Tor such "A ~
r.snt, .;e.itea 10 be thd, sacrifice! Tor comslde.
ting IA c.tI,c sIl t.mt OF thcr country COM
1tcg.
9ttors we pursue tie rece t history of this
general 81 nc adored ferdinand We shall
I've Ia Iei ABSTRACT tr0ml!;S dispatches To the
cYari 20 @0drid, after ne had accom-! .llShcd
s,s massscres tS.M;a re de Ho=ota.
she leaders, ~ the cause III hncrty, having
beet, mas>aCfod OF >rleltoej, shot or hanged,
tilr scattered troops had recourse 10 the
nl7astsins, whose tops are covered with eter-
r.! SHOW thiter SiUriiiO followed. a'.d thus
h. describes one Of OF as marches.
Having prrSucd the rebeis to tEe regions
sSsIe, t,a concern winch Providence takes ia
>eliy nmiest, 5 caiise ruau!el n,c to accom-
Phsh tae object OF their extirpation in the
pursuit os body OF The rebels, Il MA the will
~ bod, BY aSidden breakin. or the mountain
to cut across the road upon which they led by
lie Sudden opening Ola ciias;n OF half mile
"ide which arrested their sieht, and they
"ere every one put to the word
had previously assassuated the phN siclans the
boiaaists, tiie historians, and men OF letters Of
rex, CreiId,ia, AnL who, to prevent revoluti-
a. hdi toidhtS adpred master he had put 10
uSith every man who could read or write
iiis VAS tiie sane Morilo. who published
IN" rnsti 'ads'eo. Upoh which we recently COM
ftentrd, aud OF whose exploits we shall no,y
give some further particulars, in order to max,
khhwn tue glorious resistance which was made
% the friends M liberty ia the island of Mar
saita, iitt!e more Than fOuc months prior 10
the present date
The island otSt. Marguerite is on Tie COAST
% |"inana, alrjnt II niies from The Continent
- was discovered 10y Columbus in 1885 in the
following centuryll was The resort OF the free
hooters who infested the American seas aud
III later times has bceu celebrated for its pearl
nsaefy. Ii IS about 80 miles in its greatest
leisth from E.to w. andin its greatest Breadth
soont ~ miles. lis population IN 1910, was a.
pont 6, Oo5 Whites OF all ages, ! 800 Of the mixed
races, $40 Iniians, and about 39l bIack-aIto
sSther aboat 10000. The island has three
parts; PdlHpgtur, which, is the principal is ON
tiis soith east, aui has u most Beautiful basin,
OF i0ftg aud bold shore, uader which vessels
r.de sc.ure lar.ng stUrins. The entrancei Is
Defended on one side, by a regular fortress and
On the other slde by batteries formed from the
sol, bat susceptible of great sIrength from 20.
S5HOD.
Prso'o ie HTi anotherpo port, about : miles
). W ut PdmyatAr but The road is opsi and
unprotected
Paetio del NOrd, its position. Indicated by its
Haiiie, is celebrated for lis coral bank, which
renders the entrance difficult TO all but the
pr1ct,sei inhab,,auts. 1t is IA famous place for
fisheries, aud as the soil is not very fruitful. AT.
toTding not mere than subsistence for the po-
p"iahon-eXtra m1nsiry ~ employed in fish
iuE Tor the supply Of tue adjacent islands, aud
Ia ttic manufacture of a species of iammocks
well k'Own in the West Indies.
Mlislrt1 forms of the united confede-
rates OF Veaezuela, under the names of Carac-
Gas, Cnmana, Bariaas, hiargarita, Barcelona,
frnNillo, WHO assumed the internal admins
1ratlon 18th April, 1910 aud declared indie
pendence the Ilth July, 1911
After general Bolivar had lost the battle of
ArdGila IN 1871, he embarked for Carthage
IN, and thence proceeded for jamaica and n
rcHin@nt OF tho patriot army embarked for
MaTgdrita Ende general Bernudcs, where ne
remained, until an army of 10000 troops from
SraI;l IN transports, conveyed by two frigates
arrived on re coast, and threw garrison into
~ .rsarita. Morilo, with his augmented force
proceeded to tue conquest OF New Grenada.
II ms period, ATIs,hetai, All intrepid sol
der OF nature, raised the republican standard
Ia AIS native island 0fMargarita, aud attacked
the Spanish garrison.
Bclissf hal now formed an arrangement
VITA Sominodore brion, who with two armed
SHIPS aud thirteen vessels, carrying, 2GD0 troops
sailed from Aux Cages, in March, 1916 they
Tell III with, aud captVrc1 two Spanish ships OF
war, alter very sanguinary conflict, and in
May landed at marsaritd the Spanish garri
son abandoning all hut the fortress OF Pampa
Tar and evacuated that place in November
Bolivar proceeded for tlie cont eut, landed at
tagupano; and the patriot armies were again
I. Triumphant.
When the Spanish garrison flel, the general
ArisneDdi, diabanded part OF his troops, and
w.t select force, also passed to the CONT
mint. Their success blasted all tue hopes of
MOrilio, yh0 after massacreng every man of
edGcai ION, m Grenada, returned towards We
HeEarla. la us Dispatches to Madiid of the
Tin March, 1916, he gives gloomy ami desDe-
pare y are OF the royal Cause, and calls for
gore troops.
Troops arrived on the 18th May, 1917, off the
coast OF Cnmana amounting 10 500 men
moriiio had been expecting them long time,
and with 1922 OF the troops yet lett, he deter.
Iained 10 invade Margafita, having under lis
orders p sail Of different kinds, aud proposed
+. attack tho place in June.
As soon as tue people of Mirsarita heard Of
the design, they Determined 30 make "a resis.
taucc which, ~ It's inception aud its result G.
qnaIs any act OF devotion 10 be found in any
history, and they issued niinifesto, dcclara.
toryo their purpose.
ifywa6 not until the 18th July Inst, fliat Mo.
Tillo was enabled TO land at f'Rc1io de ~ U,fr,
and appear before Pampatar, and imiacdiate.
IT, commenced operations. Ills reception yyas
terrible. The people who md been mcnaccd
with cs,tupaiiOn, were reused 10 phrcgzy, and
the troops having carried away 10 the CONT
ncut much OF their arms, they we're compelled
to adopt the ari1s fitted Tor close fight aud TO
be very spaTBg Of their ammunitiUn--a pickct
Of 60 neA was placed by MOfiiO, 1T an at,Vailc.
ch POSITION ~ uedu OF hi2hta body OF tcOmcH
surrounded the picket, and brought the Span.
isiI picket with their armS, IN Triumph into tie
garrison. Numerous exploits AMI surprizes
all with uniform success. convinced this Span.
iSh new PizarrO, that las yr1Bi,f t. murder
nun, rgynOH and chihi, would got he fulfilled.
for he bad already lost more Than 900 n,em 10
three days; on the fourth day he cliangcd vi,
plan Of operation to an inddfo aud sent ~ on
The 18th ofJuly, The following mssiye to tie
chef 0f the patriots
IOths commander " die armed fJrce of the Island
Of Mugarild.
Tie kings forces under my command have