Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-07

OF CaSanare, where lie lcaa saa.I de-
tachment; nore considerable enc was
ordered TO the province ct SOcorro. and
ne with tie rest counisgnlagched ior San
ternando de Apure, which he took bv
assault, taisada escaping with difficulty
with few followers 10 Calabozo.
Ihe royal general Ia Tore, with the
assistance OF :he marine forces o. Gu.ya.
M was enabled 10 cross lie OronoCo
general Piar in consequence. found II
necessary TO raise tie siege OF Augus,,,-
RI, and make retrograAe movement on
MS position in Las SiisSiones. Thjs
movement induced the enemy 10 make
sortie, on the 10th Aprii: on The Ilth The
TWO armies met, and after dcsperala
Daitie, general Plar completely defeated
the enemy ; taking 300 muskeis and All
their artillery, and 500 prisoners. AMONGST
whom was Ceruiti, The former governor
OF GuaNana. la Tore win . few a,ibr-
rents escaped TO the City, where ,hey
were again closely hesiescd by Piar.
:, N me mean time gen. Bolivar, wish
hr'oh, ne commander OF the marine for
cces,. returned from Port-au-p Prince, and
having taken on board some troops ~
harSarIiia, landed of the City of BARGE
Iona, and marched TO attack the royal
Iorce III Ci2Fnes 3; but here lie did not
small loss.
Moxo, the governor Of Caraccas, stimu-
iatet by the last disaster OF the rcpubji-
| can force, made the greatest exeriions
ana collecting under brigadier general
heal, the veteran troops Of the CaniIaI
with those winch had recently evacuated
Pampatar, and BATTALION that had inst
arrived from Porto Rico, ordered him 10
taAe Barcelona At all hazards. Bolivar
iorlihed himself IN convent. and order
ed Marno, VINO was near Cumana. 10
marcn 10 hls assistance. Real attacked
hlni, but was lepulsed, and the approach
OF Marina and Sarasa, compelled him 10
abandon The enterprise, and retire 10 Pr
riti--boiivar leaving The defence OF the
convent to gen. FTeytes, marched to the,
interior OF the country.
In consequence of Tic failure Of gener2j
Real he was superseded in his co;omanJ
by Col. Albania, who being reinforced
by heavy artillery, attacked the convent
al barcelona, which after eflectinga pTac-
tlcabie breach, lie took by assault, and
mastered without exception, men. Wo-
mon, and children. freytes, Who lad
received seyeralwounds, with some oth-
ers In the same condition, were sent to
Caracas, where tkey were Immediately
shot.
Powerful motives must have prevented
Inc unfortunate Freytes from receiving
The succors that saved Bolivar when az
tackled by Real. We must lament This
loss, not only on account Of the brave
defenders OF South American liberty
VINO Perlshed, but also OH account OF
The loss sustained of arms aud lnuni-
tons.
Morillo arrived at Caracas, and depri-
we'd the royal commandamt Mcxo, Of lis
command, whlcll he conferred on rene
raj Pardo, and collecting ali the arms
ana men possible in Caracas ard lis
vicinity, marched TO Barcelona. thence
to Cumana, where lie fixed lis lead
! quarters.
About the middle ofMay, an expedite
| on from Cadiz, consisting of Two reg,-
ments, conveyed by vessels Of war, arri-
we'd at that place. Marine WHO was sill
| Ms vicinity, found il necessary 10 retro
| grade on Carupano aud Cariaccu, whcge
lie enirenched himself; and gen. Urda-
meta win las division WIS posted al Gu
manacoa, TO prevent the enemy from re-
| celvIng supplies OF cattle at Cumana.-
| Gen. Bolivar passed the 0ronoco, aud
| forming q junction with Piar, leaving Sa-
rasa and Manages in The plains of Cuina-
ma and Barcelona, 10 prevent the enemy
from receiving horses, Of which they were
! in great want.
me new government was formed i'm
marga1lta, and tie same individuals cali
| eu 10 The administration Of the execu-
| five power, who occupied the same staiI-
on before the capitalization of Miranda.
electing Bolivar in tile place of enc " ho is
! dead. ihe new government embarked
| on board BTion's squadron, and entered
| The Oronoco, with intention 10 oDpose
lie marine force which the royalists pos
sessod IN that river, and thus precipi-
tate the surrender of The lwo Guavansa.
The royal general M0rilo marched -
! Salnst MarInO iii CarGpanO and Carid-
! cOu, whose army lie defeated takirg
their artillery, with many prisoners %
| monSst whom were Colonies Iu0o and
| Sucre, who were Immediately Shot. as
| IS tue practice Of this exfeTmiua;or.-
The rest of the patriots retired io La
Guna, where they fortified themselves.
II was thought that MOfillO, after This
| success, would have pursued BriOn. and
gone 10 tie relief OF Guayana bun be
preferred the reduction of lhe Island of
Margariila first, and leaving small gar
rlsOn IN CumaHa, he discn,barked II
PoFlamar, ihe l4tll july, and attacked
i'ampaidr, which lie took AFTER a most
desperate resistance he then sent Goth
JuIy,J he greatest part Of his troops BIZ
sea, which were disembarked IN ihcnor.l,
part OF the Island of Margarilta, where
they alse met with IN unexpected resis.
lance. MOrillo is in possession OF the
forts at Pampaiar, the port Of Forlanm,
and Villa del Norle. The patriots are in
secure possession Of the capital Of s.
sumption, with the castle Of Santa Rosa
and the Whole Of Tic old fortified lines ia
the heights OF the Island. These posi-
| iInns render HE allnc.i.r nnn,l,nr. q ~