Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-14

try being abandoned by their cavalry was
in a mo,neni cut Ia pieces BY ours. a
total loss of The Patriots is said 'sbe 1000
and that OF the Royaiists 100 killed and
,rounded. The prisoners informed that
General PAIz, WAS shot through the bo-
iy. General DE Ia ToRRE. is stated
IN have been wourded in the commence
ment of the action, but remained in com
,,auj until the victory was obtained. Se-
yeral ofthe Rovalisi officers are also said
10 have beea Killed and wounded.
Patriot.
NoRroLs, July i3.-by genileman who ar
rived here Yesterday in ile ship As.rlck, cap.
ram MauioVC. from London. we have been Id.
,orcd with - description OF the new steam Ship
lately buiit far Lord Cochranc, aud TO he EN-
Moved OY him in Ia. service oil The RePuDiicot
kueuos A,ies. IL is understood thai Lard
f;orhrare on his arrival a, Buenos Ayres will
lie invested with The ~ni'rcne command OF the
naval forces OF the Pat lots, aud we are happy
IN learn that he is duly authorised aud will use
his best efforts to put down that disyracctnl
system OF piracy which h's so long been cnrii
ed on with IMMUNITY under the ilss o; the In.
dependt nts. The steam ship Is 80 constructed
,thsi she will he propelled at The rate of seven
kuots anhour, including Gains and stormy yyes-
tber; and her passage across the Atlantic may
be considered as forming Il new era IN naviga
ron Lord Coch: aDe was expectedto proceed
tnr SOuta America about The lUtb OF June. We
heartily wish success TO him and every brave
associate in so glorious \ canse. Herald.
.5RHlfdB or THE FRiG1iI'E cove RGyS.
1he United States irlgatc Congress, Com
inpdorc SINCLAIR, anchored IN Hampton Roads
on Wednesday Afternoon, from 8Ienos Ayfes
Rlessrs. Graham aud Rodney, two OF The Com
miSslouers Sent out to the new republic by our
government, ltSt Tall. IN the Congress, have re.
trrnr,i in her. The LATER gentleman with the
Commodore, Mr.. breckenridge, Secretary 10
the MISSION, and Mr.. 81 eese, Purserot the Con.
gre,s, came mp Ia town ~ the eveaing.-Mr
Blasi, another OF the Commissioners, wso went
ont in The Congress, remains AT Buenos Ayres,
intiie quality of q public representative tron
the government OF the United States.
The Congress toucheG AT st. Sal, ador on her
passage home, for %ood and water, and Iemain
ed there days. Nothing worthy OF remark
transpired duiing her Siay.--She also touched
at the island of Margariia, where she remained
two days. The lsiai:d MAS still iii possession OF
the Patriots, who had rendered il almost i'm.
presUable. General Arismendi, second In COM
>mand of the Patriot forces, had his head quar-.
tiers at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO hear some fur
ther particulars OF the defeat or rather total
dispersionof the Patriots as reported IN letter
received at Philade phia, from st. Thomas, OF
June Ilth-and Knowing that the Congress must
bring the latest advices from the Main, we
made particular enquiries OF several OF the gen.
tlemep from tie Congress, upon the subject;
who informed that so far from having expert
enced any recent reverses, the affairs of the
Patriots were never in "a more iiourishing con
dtion. They had lately been reinforced by
fine brigade ut artillery, composed entirely OF
British troops, which rendezvonsed at st. Tho
mas IN New Guayana, in March last, and such
was the confidence of all classes both of the ci-
tizeus aud military in the emancipation OF We
Deznela, that they considered the event to be
certain i. !: Had already hsen acllisyed
1t will he recol!ected that the letter above re-
terred 10, states that about a week prior To the
lth of June the Independent general Ber-
midas attacked Cnmana with all the toi ce lie
could get together aud was totally defeated"
Now To show how little reliance onght to he
placed III this and similar reports te"dng 10
damn the interest which il alf i'm fp a. 4 N
the Patriots, We are nneqnis ocaliy assured that
SD late as The 22d f.luue, Cumana ha / no been
attacked by the Patriots; on the contrary ii
was houily expected 10 surrender without rec
sistauce, as the Patriots had tor some time been
Closely beSieSing it, aud had drawn their lines
TO within pistol shot OF the town. Brown aud
Amy had united their fleets 1T Margarta and
were waiting the orders OF The Commander in
Chief, Gcn. Bolivar.
We also learn that the morning the Congress
was getting under way fron MargaIiIa, Il lis.
pitch fessei arrived there from the Main bring
ing positive intelligence of the death Of the
Spanish General Moriil0. occaSioBed by lance
wound he received in the body about or
weeks before.
The Congress experienced very stormy wea.
fhsr while in the River Of Plate. bnt met with
no accident. She made the passage from ST.
salvador TO the Cares of Virginia III 81 days,
exclusive OF the two she stopped at Matcariia:
ana from Marsarita she has made the uncOmi.
Iaoiiy short passage Of IL days, and from the
Mona Passage. The crew have generally en-. !
Joycd very good health. ffb
The irigaie Congress ia last from BaIga,itta.
which place she left on 18th June, having pre-
Sionsiy visited Rio de Janeiyo, Monte Video,
Maldona ~ and 81. Sairad"r. She had 81 days
passage from ST. Salvador, IL from Nargarit.
ta,o from the Porto Rico passage, and in all
'thci"ding the time detained la the above
p0rts,) two months from La Plata Her off.
GERS ana crew all in good health.
we learn, from objectionable authority
tnht Candnd and Barcelona were closely invest
ca IVY the Patriots, when the Congress sailed
Tue Eoydilsts not daring to show themselves
without their forIresses and that 40 battle
bdu recently been fought between them. The
report therefore, via ST. Thomas given i'm Our
paper OF Wednesday, that the " Patriot arnly
Iader GenerM Bermuies had been defeated 6y he
datiOn. ~
Fonr regiments of British troops with ~
pieces "f cannon and 1900 stand of arms. had
recently arrived al Margaritta "a an auxiliary
10 me iairIot army, and been sent 20 the ORC.
,oHe. heSc regiments were all Commanded
by British officers tine sIuoD of war of %
gnus also commanded by Lieutenam, OF the
1'itsh Navy, arrived there few DAYS before
tne congress sailed, for the purpose OF Joining
tue squadron Of Admiral ISiion or otherwise
10 operating with the Patriot forces as might
pem0St desirable.
The Patriot flag waved victorious wherever
me Congress touched, and the idea of Spain
ever being able to PROSTATE again the shirt Of
"uepeh'ehce which animated all classes OF
SOciety, WAS considered futile ia the extreme
Tue respect aud cordaiity with which CIR
commissioners were Welcomed by the public
authorities aHd people, at all the places which
tney visited, and the high estimation in which
we character aud institutions of our govern.
Weut were every where held, gave IA strong
asSurdnce, That they properly appreciated
we exalted privileges for the maintenance of
tunes. "
The yeomanry ofthe country are represented
as hardy, independent race Of ppu,,ie aud