Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-08
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March 10.
BY accounts from La Guayra we
learn that on Wednesday last 200 men
were to embark from that port, and
on the following day 800 more. The
whole, it was reported, We're to pro-
ceed in several transports to Cumana,
under convoy of two Spanish briggs OF
war. which arrived there OH Tuesday,
said to be from Barcelona.
VENEZUELA.
Bulletin Of the Liberating army.-
No. III.
Since the 18th of February, in the
eyening, when the remainder of the
lSpanish army under brigadier general
Real retired in the greatest disorde,
by irregular roads, Notwithstanding
all our efforts to prevent it, we never
could bring them to a decisive &C
ton.
On the 18th his excellency general
Marine commander in chief of the
forces, entered these head quarters al
the head of his army.
On the 1eth we had an engagement
With seven Spanish vessels of two
hours and half without any loss on
our part. On that same day. having
understood that the enemy halted at
the Pillar, orders were given to march
against them.
On the l4th we directed our march
by the road to st. Bernardin". and
arrived at a in the afternoon at that
place, where we found part of the
kings troops cntrcnched in convent
which they defended till night. But
experiencing that orr march by that
road to the Pillar was too difficult and
troublesome, orders were given for a
counter march, which was effected
with the loss OF only six wounded on
our part.
! On the 18th the army returned to
head quarters.
On the 18th squadron oflT kings
vessels came of this harbor, the en-
try thereto being defended by only 4
gun boats, under the gallant captain
of the navy Antonio Doas. who sup
ported by three privateers anchored
in the port, not only prevented the
enemy from entering, but finally fore
ed them to retreat. From the pri-
soners taken on that OCCASION we I'M
derstood that they had 40 killed, and
upwards of7O wounded, amongst them
Guerrero, the commander OF their gun
boats.
On the 18th we had similar slo.
ri0us and foytunate action.
On the 21st, when our army was
ready to march to the Pillar, having
been informed by our accommodating
partie7 that The enemy advanced to the
Juncal, three leagues distant from this
city, we resolved TO wait for them, d
to endeavor to attract them to these
viCinities, where their destruction
would have been inevitable however
we could net succeed in getting them
ont of their ambuscade of the Juneau.
where they had entrenched themselves
Notwithstanding every strataScm Oh
our part to bring them to a general
action.
On the god the armed schooner
Gen. Marine blew up kings schr.
stationed to windward of this port to
watch our movements on the coast,
i'm the presence of the Spanish squa-
dron.
One single broadside was sufficient
to put the enemy's vessel in blaze
without a shot being fred on her rart
although she mounted 7 guns, one Of
which was an is FOUNDER. Captain
Dub0uit. who commanded the hide
pendent scIIr. received no other dam
age to his vessel than the mainsaii
having caught fire, when he lmmedi-
atcly returned to Margarita.
On the 2Gth. at O'Clock at night.
the enemy broke up their camp and
retired along the coast TO Caracas.
On the 18th inst. our gun boats I'M
der the command of Antonio Dias,
captain ofthe navy with 500 infantry
under col. A!msio, gained the most
glorious triumph. A battery con-
structcd by the enemy on the heights
of the Mnrio, rendered the approach
to their formidable position in that
quarter. which besides was supported
by IS vessels Of war. most difficult
task-At the break of day the fire OF