Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-11
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| no Royalists, who occupied well tof''
Lad nd almost inaccessible positie'
.Secess was certain had the, not devIat
led from the plan agreed upon out Gu
! rbos, Hernandez, consulting no nom
.or Int his violent courage, insisted s.
1 .trongly on being permitted to attack ,n'
|nosition. and although we'll acquainted
y,th the difficulties Of the GROUND; WA
"a confident of success that gen BOLIVIA
vas induced to yield to his e I,sH ,a.s
land give him the command Of sou .a 81,
70 reach the place it was aosoiu. .n,
ecessary to 70 up two b, two' "a AM D
,omet;mes one by one, through "ns 's
wood in which the Royalists lay conSea !"
| led. and without the least exposure y
themselves kept up destructive NE o.
This brave little band. Bat the 'htfe
| Did Hernandez pushed on through ever,
| y ficulty to the torof the enemy Gu
.renches, when in the Moment OF ex
|cIaiming "My country and indepeh
thnce." he Was shot dead. Those WI,
followed him hen tled precipltately and
ut the rest in such a CONSERVATION thai
any would have been drowned in their
,ste TO embark, had not General bolivar
ONE up in good time 70 prevent. Gen
,ri.mendi rallying some OF The soldiers
,ened again upon the Ro> a!ists bot
und it impractica'le to make then
luit the wcnd,
retreat was then made to Barcelona,
here the loss was found 10 be l60 men,
|fincluding 6 officsrs.) and 81 muskets, !
Va pounder and some baggage; but
either ammunition nor sores ie'l into
ne hands OF the enemy. Among The 1T
Ulcers killed, regret TO number the frst
~ If Con Arts I'D
This ii.tla triumph the Spaniards
IL Caracas have celebrated as . de
cisiv- victory, stating The loss OF the
independents at 500 men and 700
muskets But il would he well 10 re
collect thai the Caracas Gazctte
which gives this statement. is 'he
very same that Fabricated an account
of ;hr death of General McGrcgnr,
so we'll detailed that McGresor him
sci" when he heard it.said he scarce
" knew how to contradict it. This
tri!iing misfortune. more than CON-
ren.ated by the advantages we have
gained in other points, does aot injure
in the least. the operations OF the
Independents. whose superiority is
now we'll decided.
General Marine. who in coBse.
quence of Fears luckless expedition
to Guayana. dosing thereby the
fruits Of his victory at Juncal had
retired fran Cumana. returned 10
that place with strong forces 10 lay
a closer siege. and not only regained
Immediately his former positions but
took the block house Of the Fuse
! ada "a bsy] under FIRE from seven
He then took possession OF
tie small hills, and the large house
sfthe Capuchin's, as well as the pass
10 the mountains, and forced the
enemy 10 concentrate his forces in
he square Of the town, which be in
Tended 70 assault shout the 2Sth
but received adyires from
lmiral Briou, that the Royalis;s
we're about 10 evacuate il. and In or
ley' 10 prevent il. TO suspend his Ope-I
.ations until the squadron returned.
' bich WAS u Barcelona. taking in
1t has since been asrer-
aimed that the genera there, avail
ne himself Of this circum,tance. did,
'vncuatr the place on the 9th instant,
but % official news to that effect has
ret reached us. /
In the mean time Brion, q steady
friend to the welfare Of America,
works constantly and with great ae-
ivity; he has already brought our
Navy to astonishing Importance, and
id, fair to realize The expectations
le held out TO the Independents,
when he ssiI--"tlIis Navy, if pro-
,erly attended TO will soon grow up
% Importance, and carry conslerna.
ion and amazcment even to the ram I
,arts Of Cad.z. making the blood
which has been spill. in senseless &c. T,
orts to enslave US. aou back on the 4
coast Of the Peninsula" |:
Venrzula must be free We have
brought our fortunes and our lives 10
he Altar OF Liberty. and NUT flour 5
slI or fall With the independ nee of
'ur country. Without some untow.
'rd interposition OF Providence, thsI