Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-07
WEST INDIES.
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warded 10 us by the British schr Friendship,
capt. WILEY arrived on Saturday regular
T files of tie " jamaica tourant, rs Rings
ton Ckyonicis,' To The 9th of jelly. From
, these papers we have copied much inter
esiins intelligence respecting he opera
tiors of the coniemding powers OF Spain
and her revolied colonies, both by sea
aud land. 1t is with regret ihat we OBJ
serve, from these accounts, Gen. Boil
VAR has lost the confidence of his fellow
soldiers in the cause OF liberty and indie.
pendcnce. LClj Ga=.
KINGSTON. JAM July 2.-His Maics-
tvs irisaie Lapique, of44 guns, Capt. NJ
Kellar. arrived at Port Royal yesterday,
| from a cruize, last Aux Caves
! During the time La Pique has been al
sea, she went round the Island OF 81. Do
mingo. touched at Aquidiila Bay, poi,o
| Rico, proceeded through the Mona Pas
| sage, was off The Island OF Mona, sent IL
| boat ashore, but did not discover any In
dependent crulzrrs III that direction. La
| pique also run close round the Isles o!
| Seana and Catalina; alterw ards went into
II. Domingo Bav. sending boat ashore
al,h Lieutenant, al Whlciipiace the OF
hcer received information that Tie British
brig Eclipse, James Wori!ingtou, master,
from Barbados 10 SANTANA, for Il cargo al
cattle, had been detained under suspi-
ciun that the Eclipse WAS detained 10 Join
| the Independents at the Island of Muna,
and the master Was confined in iaii liz
irons. Captain M'kel!.r, with his usual
attention TO British interests, and con-
ceving il also all act OF humanity, remon-
strated by letter with ilc Governor of ST.
Domingo, who directed The MASTER of lie
Eclipse 10 be released, and The vessel 10
he delivered up, which, had been con
demned with 5000 dollars, as lawfully prize,
conformably 10 The Navigation Law : of
Spain. Representations on the subject
had been previously forwarded to Adml-
raj iarve-yia ST. Thomas.
Ia Piquc ran between Al,avclIa, Isle of
Reata, and The Friales, rounding Cape
! False, without seeing a singh Independent
| fiag, and stood into Jacquemel, and along
| the coast as far as AJAX Cages.
| Ii appears from the Information obtain
ed by La Plque, thai lie independent
fleet had separated into different divisions,
owing, as IL stated, to dISunion between
Brion, Aury. and Jolly, as 10 the right OF
the person entitled 10 be chief in com
mand The Spanish squadron latei, as
certaiued to have arrived IN The West In
dies, consisting of two corVcttes, two
brigs, and two schooners, are said to have
compelled the Independent cruizcrs TO
leave the station they had taken 10 The
norihward BETS eenSt. Bartholomew and
Santa Cruz, but no action took place al
The time OF the meeting.
| The Haytian squadron, composed of
sloOp OF war, a brig, aI.d three armed yes
sells, were by the last accounts, cruz
ing between the Isle fVache and Jacquc-
| mel.
The Macedonian privaleer, formerly
the Popa, Captain John Chon, one OF the
vessels attached TO Aury's division, and
which captured Dutch schooner laden
with cotton asId specie from Puerto Ca
bello 10 Curacao, recently captured Tie
Danish schr. Caroline, Tyran, from Aux
Caves 10 st. Thomas, and plundcred her
of 5000 dollars worth of merchandise, and
all her tackle. Captain 'ryrian represents
their treatment 10 linn as having been We
~ brutal, and that shortly after taking
possession of the Caroline, the privateer
boarded a large slip under English CO.
lors. The Caroline was afterwards re-
captured by the IIay,iau cruizer Liberty,
and taken into Aquin, where she was Civ
EN- Overt to The civil power until claimed BY
! her former owner.
| Eatract If q letter from st. IHonas's, drfsd
J'me i2, from an officer Of ranh, in tie
Independent service, to u gentlemen mthis
city, KingSton.l
have waited with patience at this
colony for The result Of The lasl campaign,
which began at CalabOza. Ii has been
the most disastrous, and such as was TO
have been expected from the management
OF Mr.. Bolivar. After coming Within
sixteen leagues Of the capital, he con
al 4, 10, 1,
detail by the Spaniards, committing blum
ders III every step, which would not be
passed over in corporal, and has conse-
quently been repulsed 10 the right bark
OF the Apure, alter having sacrificed by
bis ignorance, the fine army which The
different Generals of the province had
placed under his command. Tie last ac-
counts from the Oronoco state, That the
people began To open their eyes regarding
this hero; and God grant that we may al
last, after 50 many sacrifices, learn TO sci
d just value upon his abilities.
1t is astonishing iiial with force Of
5000 men, well armed and provided
with every necessary material, we have
not been enabled TO drive from fne coun-
| try Il handful OF Spaniards But such are
the consequences Cf tie disorder which
| characteriZcs all our operations"
CURACAO, June l3.--Exlraci Of alet-
ter dated Puerto Cabello, May 5.-"The
traitors Bolivar and PACE, who IN conse.
quence of Tie capture OF Guayana, had
succeeded in uniting their forces on lhe
town of ST. Fernando, and penetrated
through Caabozo 10 The very interior Of
these provinces, elaled will, some ninDg
advantages gained over some parties Of
troops Of the country, have been after
wards completely beaten in nine brilliant
actions, given in the towns Of SonbrcrO
Maracay, La pueria, Fl Cayman, Oriis,