Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-01

! ceisisg more detailed and correct SIS.
ment in time for our next.
Since writing the above, the Cor,,.,
has come up and anchored 10 r. b., =
Craoey Island. H,rA "
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
After the ioresoing was in tyn.
were politely favored with =, flow,
! details: :
! The United State frigate Copg,,,,
anchored above Craney Island last ~,
| ming Daring her late cruize she vi.i,.I
| Port-au-Pr;nce and Cape Francois !,
both of which.places every attention W.,
| shown by the officers of government An,
supplies readily furnished. She aft,
| wards touched at Pampatar, in the ;.l,nS
Of Margaritta, and at Cumana, BareeIo,,
and Laguayra, on the Main. Genen,
| MnriIIo, with the royal army, had Isf
Pampatar for Cumana four days preyiOu,
to the arrival Of the Congress, withoui
having effected the reduction of the Is
land He had, however, DESTROYED near.
" all the cultivation, and most of n.
useful animals, having fought five battle.
and approached in different direction,
very near to Assumption, the capital Of
the island. The islanders defended then.
selves wi h the greatest bravery, bu, a.
tributed the departure of Morillo 10 II.
progress Of Bolivar and the Patriots 4
Guayana, rather than 10 thei5 ovg
strength. M.rlilo took with him to Mar.
saritta about $500 Spanish troops. anu
IRON the best accounts lost 1000 Killed,
wounded, and sick. The iIhabi.ant: of
the Island sprear determined to defend
! themselves to tie last extremity against
Spain, bat are very deficient in numlicu.
VI war. The Spanish royal Icycs IL
Venezuela aud its dependencies, and il
New Grenada. a;e supposed TO be abtt
1000, besides from 1000 to 5000 CteA
and Indian troops. Motiiu is d,avlns
all Tie forces that car be spared tom The
dli'e eht ga rsonS to the city VI Carat
CD. and it i, thought intend proceeding
so1eII to meet the Parrots before they sn.
ter tie province Ut calsccas. Iii, et,c
tive force for the fed, which is { imposed
oi 6ne troop, AND we'll cfiicered, maybe
about 1900, besides Creoles ant L. ads,
"a, 2,Og0 more. Tie force ct the fafi-
ots i, n.:t well known, and was raIIUu,ly
estimated, from 1900 to $500 men. II
is pot probable they @iiIhazaId general
>ction, as they are very inferior IN Polls
Of arms, discipline ana skill, to tie Spa
nrards, but superior in their ao!hy 10
carry on predatory va fafe and manage
attacks IN small parties.
The provinces Of Cumana and BMce-
Iona are nearly desolated. Their pUPa.
lalion is supposed not to equal one hall
It's former Numbers. In the cities Of W.
mana and BARGE Una IL does not amcunt
to one fUu III, and these in the g.catest
misery and distress. The Cong ss, was
not able to procure fresh nsdt OF vegcta'
bies Of any description at other place
and at Lagua, ra few vegetables ahda
little fresh meat was obtained with dlth'
Guilty. The provinces Of FariIas ana
Caraccas have suffered less than the o.
Tiers, though their population is yer!
gpoaliy misunderstanding city ct GARAGES
does not contain one hall liz iurmer Lum''
beers. The war Is conducted by both pax.
ties on the most barbarous principle: il
is the " ar Of Death. Prisoners are Lot
made, except 20 suffer death in different
fOrm and not even women or children
are exempted irVm The general de.tiae'
ton. when 10 any manner col.nccted with
the contending pa ties
The Congress was visited by the 60
vernon OF Margarilta, BY gen RAJ NOr'lc'
aud by most Of the principal officers OF
his army; aud in all their ports where
she touched, every civility MAS shOsn'
and every ccommodation offered ID their
power to giant.
The very unsettled state of the c9un.
try, and the ravages Of the war, have
nearly suspended all commeI clal ofeTa,
tons. Except in the province west 0!
barcelona, there is no cultivation, aud
the products Of the others de but small
to what they were formerly. ibid
| Nsr-Tork, Sept. q.
BY The big British Tar, from Den.
g. A.