Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-06-03


Justly be inferred, that Morillo had died,
and the royalists did not like ts announce
it, or that he was so i'll as not to be able
to sign the despatch. II the wound was
slight, why conceal its there was no ne
cessity, had he recovered to hide II Cd
the Esd March.
On the eth March, general La Tor
re, who took the command after Neri'l'
was wounded, was defeated 1T Ortez, 81
leagues south east from Caracas, by the
independent general Paez. In tbs COM
bat. the royalists lost 400 men in killed
and number of Officers. This account
is confirmed by letters Of the royalists
themselves, received from La Guayra
and Puerto CabelIo; as well as by several
persons arrived from the former port, who
say that night decided The engagement,
and that La Tore retreated with his ar
nv to Villa de Cura and that Paez, after
ieaving in Ortez picket Of 200 men
marched upon San Carloz, 20 leagues
from Caracas, which he occupied. and
proceeded on for Valencia, rsequenly
Paez remained master of the field Of bat
tie at Ortez. A Caracas Gazette Of the
Ist ult. states, shat Paez, in Ort, Z. did
n reap all the advantage he expected or
wished but does not say thath was de.
leated
1--WE ascertain from different quar-.
ters. accounts of the arrival Of British
subjects at Guavana, amounting to 1900
men, to join the Independents. On the
Goth ult. a vessel arrived here from
St Thomas's, and brought accounts that
two schooners had anchored from LaGuy.
IA and Puerto Cabello, announcing the
defeat Of La Tore in OrteB, and that
1000 men had taken possession Of St.
Carlos, and was on their march to Va
lencia. BriOn is stated to be at st.
Eustalia with his squadron, having com
PEELED the Royalist squadron under Ga
vosa to leave the mouths of the OrencU."
Extract of letter from ST. Domingo,
dated april II, to gentleman in this
city.
"This day vessel has arrived here
from Curacao. the Captain of which at
firms that Bolivar vas in Valencia that
Morillo had been completely defeated,
and in his fight was MORALLY wounded
by a lance, and died soon after. The
like information is confirmed by a person
who has just arrived here from Porto Ri
CO, referring to intelligence which had
reached that Island from Peurto Cabello.
"a Dutch frigate which sailed from
Curacao to receive any property belong
ing to the inhabitants Of that colony had
not returned, as Peurto Cassllo was shut
70 her admission"
The big San Joseph, Ellie, from St.
Domingo TO Petit Trou, for a cargo, was
on the 9Th inst. taken, plundered, and
afterwards liberated by two schooner pri-
vateers under the republican asg OF Bus-
nos Ayres. came into Port Royal yester-
day afternoon.
The schooner Sophia, which arrived
at this port two days since, from Santo
Domingo, was boarded about 10 o'clock
on Saturday night last of Altavella, by
a schooner, supposed to be one Of those
marauders which infest our seas. She
hailed the Sophia, and ordered her capt
to heave too and send his beat on board.
In reply it was alleged, that the boat
could not swim. They repeated in
peremptory tone the order. and threa-
tened to FIRE into the Sophia it it was
not Immediately complied with; the boat
was thereupon sent, and an officer, appa-
rently a Spaniard, came on board: he
demanded the Sophia's papers, and or
dered the captain into the boat, which
mandate he resisted.
They then searched her, and discover
ed in his bed. q Spanish gentleman, the
only passenger, who was very sick. In
tpite of every remonstrance of the captain
of the Sophia against such an outrageous