Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-19

cuiioDcrS. The cruellics ana per.idies of
that Infamous Morillo, aud his worthy as
sociaies, have exasperated our people SO
much that we must expect to see our
homes again before the line wc he'd cal
culated."
NEWS FROM TIE SPdNiSR MINE.
ny the schooner jiojor Iregha,t, Captain
Wottcn. which arrived here last evening IA -
DAYS from Suuacoa. we have received the
Curacao Gazette TO the Yth of August, which
furnish The latest atNiccs of the military opeia-
Tons in Spanish South America.
FROM THE CURRNCoA GAZEITa.l
By the arrival of The British brig MARY Aun
Captain Wood, from Puerto Cahrio, We ate en-
abVd 10 laN befUre our ScsderS some aui hcniic
particulars relative to The ldte EXPEDITION
~mCh arrived ilom Spain, ct which we have
heard so many contradictory accounts. Ii ap.
pears then, that II consisted vi two fiigatcS 0f
j guns each. II sloOp of wui - guns, aud 30
transports, (seycral ut which we're armed en-
hute) cony ewing $500 troops, the Whole having
diSembarked Al Cuniana about the end OF Ma,
Early IN June General MOriiio arrived at Gu
mama in the sloop of war Bayien, OF "a guuS.
accompanied by tie briggs Perignon and }acin
Ia, OF iS guns each. After having TAX en- the
command Of the army, aud gazing snbdncd
CaTiaCO, Camiuacoa. and tarnpano General
Morliio returned tn Cumana, leaving garrisons
of creole troops TO protect the conquered pia-
ces. Colonel Ximiues has hcen sent with $50
men to attack Gpira, where some patriot forces
had retired.
These dispositions having been made, the
troops from Spain we've re-embarked on board
the transports, aud accompanied by tile YES
sells OF war set sail for the island of Cochc,
where Coione Aiame, wbo commanded the
2j division from Barcelona, having Joined Cen
eral Morii!o, the whole proceeded against
Matgarita. landing was effected at Port
North, where The patriots made some resis.
lance. / he Spanish loss is stated AT 9 men
al,ti3 MIL tla L.
ing at the same time three hundred and iilty
men. General Morllo sent Hag of t,uce mto
Pampatar, and IL is asserted that the officer
who carried 1t was put TO DEATH The place
was immediately sto,ned aud taken with very
little resistance, there being only two guns IN
the fort. According to the last accounts re-
CeiVed la Puerto Cabcllo, the Spaniards were
in possession of the whole island, with excep-
patriots had He'd.
[FRoM THE cURRACoA GAZETTE OF AUGOI
Letters from st. Thomas of the 18th uliinic
coming from very respectable sources, furnish
us with the following intelligence recciv ed
there by late arrivals from Cumana aud Marsa-
rita, Which cur readers viii perceive is in r.
| rect contradiction 10 what we Published III our
100 yelative TO the successes at General 6IOrl
10. Ci,uS~ such circumstances we have eSpe-
| Iie"Seu much uithnulty ia stating the posture
vi dlidlrs on the maui, but whether in the pre-
sent case the accounts OF one party should be
Deheved IN preference 10 those Of the other we
| 10 determine.
The expedition directed by General Moril
10, against Mar9aritta has met with an uufavo
faoie issue. He had succeeded so tar in land.
ing considerable number of troops hear the
bank of the Arenas, AT the same time that tbfS
squadron was menacing Pampatar. The PEG
] pie OF Margaritta conceiving this 10 he a
scheme OF tue enemy, in order 10 conceal their
real intent, which safely 10 effect land
| ing, left garrison a Pampatar sufficient to
annoy their operations in that quarter and
marched with the greatest part of their forces
to meet the invaders, who had introduced
themselves by way of Arenas after fortifyinr
the heights with some good corps of reserve
the independents pushed forward towards the
shore, posted themselves in ambush and s,,tier-
ed The enemy 10 advance unnoiested, until
tney we're caught IN tie centre, and in the mid
Gle OF two fires. The surprise of the enemy
was such, that according 30 the accounts of the
patriots they suffered most extraordinary
and sanguinary defeat, and fed in great dis
order.
Their loss is stated at COO slain. an ecuaJ nu,p
her of wounded, who were conveyed in five
vessels 10 Cnmana great number DISPERSED in
the mountains, who were daily made prisoners.
and some drowned in The confusion to regain
their ships. Three whole days had been Q NJ
pioyed by the viciors 10 secure the ammunition
abandoned by the ROyalisrs, and il is asserted
that none OF these would have escaped had
mere been time tor the cavalry TO cooperate
to advantage.
General Marine, drawing @ proper advan-
t;ge from this victory and from the unprotcci-
ed state in which General MOriilo had aban-
doned Cnmana, for the sake of the great expe-
diticn against MargaTitta, avalcd himself of
the opportunity now offered To him to retake
CaIiaco aud CaruHano, and advanced AGAINST
Cunana, which place was reduced to state OF
starvation.
Spanish corvette has ran aground or Point
Aragua, and the inhabitants OF Margarita were
actively employed to get her ailoat, as an ac
QUESTION 10 their navy.
News arrived at st. Thomas from Grenada,
Trinidad, Ban hadOes, Martinique and St Bar
tbolomevs confirmed uniformly the progress
OF the Republican army against GnaNana and
the final reduction of that place Admiral Bri-
on entered the OronocO with the squadron nm.
der his command, and made some valuable prj-
yes. Seven flecheras from MaTgaritta fell in
with, and completely destroyed twenty Spanish
vessels III the mouths of that river.
" The Spanish officer who had taken BARGE.
Iona, and put every one of the inhabitants To
the sword, has been lately beaten by General
Hara2d; who besides Surprlzed Spanish gar
rison of250 men, in the town of San Diego.
" barrel of corn is worth $50 in CuInaaa, y
Erfrdct to the Editor of the Democrats PEGS.
d'ded at " st. IhomasS, 10th dug. 1917.
"The news from Laguira is, that the indie.
pendents on the 3D. instant, got possession of
Augustura, which place was evacuated nv the
5paniards, III their ships, of which il is said
threc were lost on bars in the Oronoke, viz one
frIgate and two brigs of war. 100 of the furi-
tiyes are said TO have arrived at MartiniGI,e.
where they are dying in the streets of want and
sickness. The SpaniarGs held out Til they
were nearly neutrality-suspicious. we've so dear
that cat was paid for with joe
Well Informed people are ct opinion, that
the capture of Augustura will be followed by
the expulsion OF the SpaniardS from Cu;nana
Caracas, aud all Venezuela"
SAVANNAH, SeptemberII.
AFFAIRS NJ AMELIA.
Extract Of Il letter TO The Editors of IN, C,ryu-