Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-11
NorroLi,, AIarch 8
LG.e G,d Antaeatic Inteitie sace
FROM SOUTH AMERICA

seldom that can obtain correct informal. 20,
, of what is passing in the revolted provinces .
South America, the details here given will "a,
DOUBT prove interesting to the generality OF GU
| readers.
Extracts Of a letter, datsd Nargarita, Fee. Isi7
General Boiirar and ADMIRAL kTiCa, arrivec
at MGrgari!a late an DeCembefiast, IN the schr
General Ne. mo, with 1000 mnSheis aud 4 guam
uty OF ammunition, sabreS and military cloth.
| ing and the squadron that followed nlder the
command OF Captain Aug. Nilleret, brought a
| iurther anu more considerableq quantity ofsInS,
ammunition aud military stores at ali sorts $50
that at present we have prett, good supply.
| General BciirGr met the most cordial wei
| come 1T iargagita JOY seemed TO Ilumine
| every face IS he approached, ani with u GENE
| raj acciamation OF " Bolivar and indepcu-
| denccr' every bosom was thrown cpeu TO re-
| ceive him and II. there is sincerity IN lords
and looks, BsiirG, would not hay battered the
! feelings OF that moment Tor the wealth o. en-
pres. or the fame OF C4 ~. lie made DGt Il
short stay at Margdrita; iOHg enough, howe
yer. TO review Tie different military posts, and
| give directions l.! the completion OF the for
| tdicatons at Pompat2r, ana for Tie establish
meht oi the a"ni,ralty ar ttat place. Prom
Marguerite he proceeded 10 barcelona, accom-
panied by Admiral BfIon, the iutenjant- gene
raj Lea. and Brigadlcr general SouD.ette, where
the Generals Arisnendi, NionawaS and Frcytas
had already assembled, as also the deputies
., -. the other Generals whose positions at
the time prevented them from attcndingi in per.
son, to celebrate the return OF the supreme
chies
At Barcelona, six days were spent in great
mirth and Joy, and Bolivar whose bosom owns
no passion paramount TO love OF country, OK
tended his friendship to many persons against
whom II was supposed he could not but feel
some resentment; thns giving confidence to all
that he holds luminosity against none but the
enemies OF his country.
a clear understanding appears now to have
taken place, and the people, shaking oil the
morbid drosvSiress winch has for so long a time
hung upon tier senses, swear TO unite in tho
great cause of Independence, and follow the
ehlef of their choice 10 Liberty or Death. DO
hvar Is 4 man Of skill and courage, ardent, in
dnstriOuS, interchangeable and faithful, anI pos
SeSses III an eminent degree the power q ini,is-
ing ms own feelings into the boSomS OF others;
ane 1t the people are true to themselves, viii
lead them 10 glary and Independence.
Free commerce has been proclaimed no
KIND of merchandise is prohibited. and the In
+ ON foreign articles has been reduced to less
thdn half OF what WAS chnrgeable under the
spanish Government. Arms, Powder and
all sorts OF military stores free of duty
MS well as the produce taken in payment Tor
them.
A decree has been issued declaring the ports
ct Guay;ina, Numana, Laguira and Puerto Ca
oeilo in a state Of blockade and another ia
regard TO sequestration which holds out tlc
most liberal terms to European Spauiartls aud
cannot fail to induce many to Join the indie
peBdentS while OF the other hand the Span
ish government has issued a decree can!is-
catin. the property of every indis idual who
toes not take an active part III favor Of the
no,aiSts.
Bolivar's attentons were turned next upon
a concentration OF all the military forces in
Chaparro ; and to this end orders were sent TO
Gen. Pear so accelerate his operations IN en-
ayaua 10 effect, II possible, the eDtire posscss-
on OF ,liat country and leaving in it Gen. Sc
deacO with 1000 men, 10 march with the rest
ofthe troops to ChapaTro. Similar orders were
sent 10 Gen. Marine 10 close the sies = oi CunIa-
ma aud also all officer Of high rank II COM
M Ot I'm NJ
NADIA. under the Command or Gen. Urdenata
who by advices received from Gen. Zaraza,
was already in communication with Tim. Gen.
Monasos inaI ched 10 Aragua the distance of
a day journey from Chaparro) 10 unite the dit.
teieut divisions ut cavalry, and al tie sam.e
tune ZaIaEl- commit general of the Plains. en-
vvutcSi oF'iers - tiie same erect IA san Diego
Ca5ru'ica, with all the forces under his com
mani
" hing in the mean time to keep the troops
in oarceiOna in some other service, Gen. Bo-
i,varconsertou 70 a proposition from Gen. y
f'siaci,'D - march along the coast for the pur-
pose Ot iaklag posse ssiOn of several magazines
otpro'uce, aud OF preventing az the sam time
the reunion Of OF 500 men, WHO on toe lett
CT the borders OF Unare, were daily making
excursions; ana on 9th january, Gen. Bolivar
win 700 men left Barcelona, aud the dav fol
lowing, Gcn Arlsmcndi wept by sea with 4
gun boats each carrying OAe Il FOUNDER, to
JOIN Boiiyar at PERTH. Cen. AriSnendi CONT
nued along The coasta far rs tne place agreed
upon 70 wait inr the land troops who had
divided into fsar divisions for TIE purnnsc
ct surrounding the NcyalIsts, who Occupi-
ed well fortified aud almost inaccessible no-
s'iion. SuccesS was Ger tain, mad they not
dCViated from the plan agreed upon ; bur
Col Thomas Hernandez, consulting no moni-
tor but his violent courage insisted so strouy.
ly en- hciug permitted 10 attack the position.
aHdalhough weliacquantcd with The difficult
ties 81 the ground, was so confident of snccess
that Gen. Bolivar was Induced 10 weld to his
entrcalies, and gave him the command of23O
men. To reach the place it was absolutely
necessary To coup two by two and sometimes
one lev one, through q thicl< wood In which
least exposure of Themselves kept mp "A destfuc-
tive ire on THIS brave little band But the
intrepid hernandez pushed on thrOunii every
difficulty to tie top OF the cnemy'S trenches
when uthe moment ofexClainng % Mycnun-
try and independence lie Wss shot dead
Those who followed HIM then fied prccipitatc-
" AMI put the rest in such 4 cnsternaiiOn that
70 embark, had not Gen, Bolivar come up ~
good time to prevent il. Gen. ArisncuJ. raj
lying some OF the soldiers, turned again u-,on
tho Royalists, but found it impracticab!e 60
make them quit tile wooA.
\ retreat was tIenmade 10 Barcelona where
the loss was found 90 ne $50 men. finciuIinr
q OhceTs,) and 30 muGkets, one , DOnruer
nor stores fell into the hands Of the enenv.
Among the officers killed. / segrct to- NUMBER
tie trst aid OF Gen. ArSncUdi
JhlS little triumph the SpdnlaUds In Carac-
cas- have celebrated as deci.jvrSv vi ctory. STA.
ting the loss OF the Independents at 500 men
and 100 muskets. ButIt would be well 10 re-
collect that the Caracas Gazette which nives
an account ofthc death of Cen VI Greror. so
v ell detailed that N'(iregnr himself ,gi,o, i,e