Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-06
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Don Antonio Maria Martinas, lieut.. col
of the royal armies. decorated with the
cross of the North of Germany, civil
military governor Of the province OF
Texas, New Philippines, &c.
I certify, that Don Francisco dc la
Haz, lieutenant of the first veteran com-
pany Of Labahe cavalry, having marched
iroh this capital on an expedition, by IN,
orders, directed him to Labahie on the
18th June inst. in order to pursue with a
detachment Of one hundred men, on the
road of the interior of this province,
party Of torty-four factious Americans,
commanded by colonel Perry, WHO had
di,embarked on these coasts with hostile
intentions, under the command Of the
traitor Nina; which officer, complying
with the greatest exactness with the IN.
structions l had given him, overlook and
attacked them at the dawn OF the l9th
instant, at place called the Two Cow
pens, and completely routed them, taking
fourteen prisoners, OF whom twelve were
dangerously wounded, and leaving TWEEN.
ty-six dead upon the field Of battle, and
among them the above named col Perry
and major Gordon. In this action lieut.
de la Haz was severely wounded. having
displayed not only the greatest valcr, but
superior military knowledge; and that
he may make it appear on all suitable &C.
casions, and obtain the reward of his ser
vices, give these presents, which have
sigued at Bazaar, this s5th of June, 1917.
ANTONIO MARTlNES.
Journal of operations of the army Of gen.
Aredondo against the fort at Soto la
Marina, and its surrender.
.uontelsay, jane 10.
By letters from the army of the 9Th
inst. at Patoalto, seven leagues from La
Norma. it is ascertained that they were
marching with several hundred excellent
infantry, and twelve pieces Of artillery,
and upwards Of "a thousand cavalry, to al
tack The rebels who were there; that the
same number Of infapty and four hundred
cavalry, under the command of colonel
Arminan, were to have beaten, before
that time, the rebel Nina, for that officer
had Just given official information that he
was in pursuit Of this ,rretch, ard very
near having already passed the mouth OF
the bay. in the direction Of Guaslieas; bu,
that. at all events, his design was to pur-
sue him at all hazards, and we shall seen
be informed Of the result of this expcdi-
ton. That the main body, under the
coma aud &C. general Arredondo, would
accomplish his expedition, by destroying
those who remained at Soto la Marina
with father Mier and commandant Sar-
ia Audit RI iante aud .ecl eta-V Varose
These aretches have burned the towns
on their passage from san Jose--bave
| ravaged the whole of La Marina shut
ting themselves up in fort, vine they
have cannon of arge cal,b!e, bombs
| . enades, arm, aus Ammunition oil si
kinds, they, wi hin few days, despatch
ed a patty Of fifty or sixty men by the
coast OF the Refugees, as ii is said, with
view to bring on Gutierrez, general Der
nardo) whom they expect to seduce, a"o
alarm he people Of the country aud a
mother If eqaal numbers BY Bererand'
and F,esea, TO chsstise rSredez; aoe
Don Filispe de la Garga and Don Lou
clan" Garcia are in pursuit Of them with
.one hundred and twenty men each. Int
irigate Sabine, with the Belona and Pho
serpine, returned second lime to the bs
Of Soto la Marina as the comnandan
of the former has officially made known
and it is ascertained, he burnt one o
their vessels and took brig; by thu
means no ship will dare TO enter, ant
their retreat is cut of. The yice-roy ha'
given repeated orders TO pardon aons--