Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-04
[ Translated fer the .4nsrican ]
BULLETIN
OF THE ARsY AoAIssr euAYASA.

Translated fer The American
BULLETIN
OF THE ARaY AGAINST GUYANA
No 3,
ne general III chief, hearing of the enem,
being intorned that our forces were ~ snch
distance, might have landed in San MigneI dei
fuerto de las Sab. and beat the division
stationed there &c oteci that place. MARCHED
rapidly with the trsgps mentioned i'm the lass
bulletin-but notwiths landing his cel.r;ty a..
could not arrive till after the couyo. of tI;a' O.
envy mad passed the Castles of the Old CnIaya.
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As the object Of his excelency was TO d.,,o
him towards the position he had chosen anSto
keep him at distance from the strong holds
and from tue borders of OreDoke i'm oTaar 70
deprive him of an asylum and fresh reinforce
"en.s, ne remained immoveable until the IIth.
al IL clock, when our advance observing mar
ties IN san Miguel were apprised ofthe apnroach
OF the enemy to that place-whatever efforts
the army could make to occupy the Grand
Danh' sl,ua,eu between him and that place we
never could succeed, because he had antirina-
TED our arrival there: il became therefore
necessary that the army should make n move,
ment upon the left, in order to take possessions
OF me 0aner nank, less spacious but equally lie.
vel and ciear-n executing this manenyre the
enemy, who was in front formed b;mseif -,
close column, detached 80 hussars TO moIes t ne
In the rear, when his excellency marched in
person WIN pncquet ofhis guard and check
ed them-our line of battle being formed tho
various corpse tlie army were placed accor-
ding to the following order The battalion ne
the ieeward. under the orders of col China tn
tne Iight' that OF honor of the commander in
chief under those of the col. Salon, in the cen.
tre-to the left, that of the conquered Gpav..
ma, commanded by col. Torris: the esradron of
dragoons by the general in chief underline or
GERS Oh me communicate Nina, to the right of
the battalion Of the eeward-tbe graduated
col. ernandez, with that of Chayaripa. TO tfe
lett OF that OF the conquered Guayana and
I 1 OF Cayeara In the reserve, under The or
GERS OF Inc temporary cOmmamdant Riobueno.
lLe hnssars being driven aud our line estab.
lIshed, the columns of the enemy, preceded he
a guerilia OF y chasSeuTs, and supported in
ms Hanks by $50 hOTsemen put itself In mntion
turning oDilqnely IN order TO take us i'm flank
by our left-the his exceency rave orders To
the army to file off by that wing, i'm order ia
ocN Ipy the height ofthe bank, towards which
the enemy was directing hismarch-on onr ar.
,iv 1r al the spot, our left met the enemy al
half gun shot il frOnted him. made the fras
discharge, and without tarrying and makirnr
another fire, with fixed bayonet and snpnorts
ed by our centre, charged che front of the CO.
lumn. W
Our right attacked the IeftAank-the .soa.
drons nuder the order of tile maior-generaI' ar.
tacke on the left, and his excellence with a.,
escadron of his guard on the rear. where the
enemy cavalry bad taken shelter. The cne-
my received this first sIock with an admiraI,I.
firmness but, annoyed by our bayonets yvh;cL
began TO penetrate, he began to retire slovi,.
In tie same attitude by his right flank, and ia
gave way to our two escadrons that had been
rePuised this movement increased the crr~
OF our soldiers; they redoHbled the cbarpn tbSS
enemy redoubled also his efforts. There ,rs.
never an action so mueb hazarded and RIO.
sistance so well supported. For more than a
league he continued his retreat surroundcd b.,
our troops, who, inseparahle from the colur,,
aud bold with rage, destroyed them with have
nets, sabres and Iances--tbe first files did fhe
same with the I'd, Sd and the 18th, till at lasf the
enemy, disheartened, routed IN every directi
on, ana ueDilItdted Inv the great loee h. L.
sustained, gave way at that moment. cIemsn-
cy succeeded fury, the scattered were coIIec,-
ed and made prisoners.
Never was viciory more decisive--nonsha.
equailedlt he intrepid velocity with which
our line marched, was such, and so sdvantaesa-
Gus, that u gave no time to our arftllery as vol
as that of the enemy which were both nIaced
IN the centre. to be dischaTgea-but what insn-
req Inc victory and terrified much, was the
brisk and continual attack made nm. tI,e rea-
of tile enemy. Our dragons charged and IL
they were repulsed, his eXoelency the general
IN cnef was taing upon them, charging them
Hiew.
The loss Of the enemy was fetal and absolute
5e3 killed have been found on the field Of bat
tie there are IN our power 407 prisoners, a.
mongst whom there are 200 Spaniards of the
regiments ofBarbastrO, Castillo et Vistoria
among the dead, the chief Of the staff, Don rs
taban Dias, the commander Of the column Of
Chasseurs, Don Sylvester JOrentes command
or of the battalion Of Cachivi, Don Manuel Car
mona, temporary cOmmaDdantof the HussaTs.
Don Juan Munon, the commander of the es-
cadrSn OF ~. NUeO Jose f0rralva.-MoreOVer,
all the ofhcers of the infantry and cavalry
we're killed, with the exception of III, who were
made prisoners; of that number is the ez GOV.
ernor of the Province, It, Col. Don Nicolas
Zerutti, who was taken prisoner by the Major
Gen. Anzoategu the general Of the army br;-
gadier La Torres, famous for his crimes and his
robberies, with which he has dizgraced MIN.