Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-19

well disciplined troops. Paiz IS al Fernan-
dez d'Anure. with 2900 men, amargst
them 500 English cavalry: Peresiis now
in the plans ri Yarinas wilh 2ooo men.
Sarassa with about 2oOu men CHIEFLY cavai-
nv. in the plains OF Caracas, who ore eve
~ where haras,ing The SpanIarfs, ho'with-
standing tine inundations. Prisoners are
brought in here daily, and If the present
plan is followed up, the royal ARMY VIII
soon be fe.trnyed. Bermudas is TO act
W It'll Brion ON the sea coast, and Bolivar Is
collecting here, and in the plains called
"Los Missiones," an army OF about 5000
men, which is organizing under General
Anzuaii. A great num5er Of foreign obi
Ger, are daily arriving from all parts OF the
world. Foreigners are in general treated
here very had by every body, (witnihe ex-
ceplion OF ne corps under tue brave PdIZ)
but particularly So the English, on account
of their arrogant pretensions, and bad Con-
duct. Col. " iison al Engi.hman, has
lately been condemned to imprisonment, for
life, il having been proved that h. attempt
/ ed to persuade Gen. Paiz separate from
/, Bolivar, he has been sent TO TIE tort ii
, Guyana."*
y
? little doubt, thatif the Patriot chiefs remain
united, Venezuela will he cleared OF the
: Royslsts in the course OF the next mpaIsn
unless they shout! receive strong reinforce
meuts from old Spain, which, however, Is
not likely. understand there IS pro-
clamation in town male by BoI var as Chief
of the Republic, dated 9TH Aug. in which
he promises victory SC. ami calls on all
Patriots for cordial corporation. paiiicu-
larry on the people OF Grenada, which he
intends to attack. May il please the Al.
mighty soon to stop the horrible bloodsheu
in these unfortunate provinces.
"A few DAYS ago arrived here, Captain
, Brown, of the schr Eliza of New York; this
schooner wcs bound from here 10 Rio de la
Hatch or ST. Martha. Near the coast she
was overloaded by Royal Spanish pIiya-
I teer, comri ssioned by the Governor OF Rio
/ de Ia HItcha, who wsn,oniy fired into her
after having taken in all sail. While the
captain was in the boat, going from his
schooner on board the pri, aieer, they were
pouring yolieys of musketry al him, and On
/ boarding the Eliza, one Of The Spaniards
Deliberately took ann al, and shot Mr..
Williams, part owner OF the Eliza, through
, the heart. They then pIundered the YES
sci, and carried her into Rio de Ia Harcha,
where captain Brown made a protest, and
| got part Of the things stolen from him, re-
/ stored his schooner was so torn to pieces,
that he had TO sell her. ! understand Capt
Brown has made the proper communica-
tions TO the President of the United States,
/ and hone such foul murder will not be
! suffered to pass, without proper satisfaction
being given, and the injury as far as posi-
! bic redressed to the family OF this unlor!u-
| nate man"
S. Thomas, Sept 10.
"Since writing the foregoing. we have
received accounts here from Hayti, stating
that Boyer mad totally defeated the army
under Christophe, between St Marks and
Porl-au-Prince that Cbristopbe lett 1000
men killed on the field, &c.
81 give you this as well as all other news,
as receive It, always taking csre 10 give
you only that which is generally credited
here"
sour correspondent subjoins note, that
since the receipt OF the letter he has quoted,
they had accounts that Col. Wilson has been
shot