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

honorable war, and TO meet them upon terms
OF equal advantage we must resort To their
tactics; discipline viii give MS every advan-
tase--abd your habits OF obedience 10 Your
officers VIII assure Your triumph spare yogr
ammuLiiion-take care how you Level, aud
make sure aim. You must no longer act in
close order extend your front; ,Ou EinSt b,
means oil reserves 10 cover your Intervals as
sure never ceasims fie, rs constantly we'll
directed. VIXEN occaSion requires To assault
II must lie lay cOtcenir"tlcn GA a Slilsle point ;
ami when YOU come To ,ise charge, tilen you
shv,i see these cowdidS iiy before loa, aud vic
tory is sure.
Soldiers one of YOU i Cf mcrc valHc than
this Whole ISLAND; aod Ill ynnr cour.--e is now
required TO sustain the glory cf our sovereign
aad The Spanish name.
ihc blond OF our heroic companions Who
hive already fallen Ivy the hand, OF those re
be's, cry aloud tor scngrance--and they must
he heard. \ on shaltuu more match az, .iiist
those rebels, with your hccnSt omcdiutreri,,iiy
but with more caution Siraiasen must be u
cd with discipline aud they must be DESTROY
cd. You, by these mtsns will encOunt, 4 less
riSlGc, aud by this means he able TO pnrsue
them, and eXterIade them III their own Gu
tlcnchmcnts.
The gallant and .9vol people of Gnayana
have lHSt given YOU uubie example, in the to-
tai destruction of the rebel neet in OronCco ::
in every part OF thv continent, the arms OF tie
king are crowned with victory. In this island
OF pirates, as well a> on ;c Main, the veterans
under my command must ohtaiu the hAe signal
tiiUmpltS bN ine aHnihilatiOn OF thuse barbara
aus who have by their refusal OF pardon passed
sentence ut determination npon themselves.
Head Yedrtcrs, at Pamp0ter, Dig. 2. 1917.
y. MOWLIO,
Commander IA CHEF.
When it is said in the above address thu,
Guay had fallen, the ;rtliice is understood ;
the req, truth WAS at that moment known To
Mor.lio, for GEGyu.c had been conquered by
signal battle or the 18th JGly preceding I; and
4ugHsturd which was closely . 5.eged, surrea-
n traaa IL. Il.
date OF this address.
Mori!o followed up his address with repeat
ed attacks, and the operation OF the naval
force; but after the loss OF a corvette, which
WAS boarded and captured bV the patriots, aud
one half of his army destroyed, he was cois.
PEELED 10 a precipltaie retreat, OF The nth Au'
gust.
The following extract of Il letter from Pert
OF Spain. in tie island of Trinidad, MAJ serve
as continuation of the preceding interesting
narrative
- 1iindad Port epain,) Sept 20, 1917.
:" Yesterday, launch arrived heVe from
Margafta, "a 20 hammocks, &c-passeager.
OF Horta, &c. The Margaritans compelled
Morio 10 abandon that island in pauir, anu
| It iSnuw perfectly free. Both the Gnayalas
are III possession OF the patriots. General
Bermudes waS the first who planted the indie
pendent flas: Oh the walls of Augustura more
,ilau 80 vessels of all descriptions were captur
Ell, OF which several are large. The Europe
ans who were taken prisoners in the river, and
the clergy have been all reinstated in their
possessions and stations; this generosity has
surprised them, because they were taught to
expect massacre in retaliation of the murders
committed by the royal generals.
There are several Europeans here who
speak of the conduct of the patriots with I'M
reserved admiration. The Capuchiu triars
missionaries are tranquil in the towns of Gu.
ayaua, aud the whole country IN the best pos
sible state OF defence, they have an organized
| force OF almost 5000 men Of all arms.
" Brlon is preparing his fiotiila for sea. aug
mented by the ships I'll for service lately taken.
| There was much gold and silver taken, and
about 1000 iireocks and 1909 suits of uniform
| clothing. The bishop who fed without neces-
| sIty, was stranded on an island on his VOYAGE
out, where he died OF hunger; general AIRS
mindi, who reached the vessel in which lie was
| did every thing in his power to save him bmt
! he had arrived too late. The coadiutor OF the
| bishop, aud the cauous of the chnrch exercise
| their functions. BerD,udes is governor of Au
gustura, ana JnSodteqEi, of old Guyana. All
| the heavy artillery remain umremoTed. Coils.
| Naidcs and Machodo have arrived at Trinidad
| with dispatches aud papers for the govern
ment. Matthias Loverna is charged with the
financial administration" [4mOrd.