Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-25

sNdfttiy tuN 'uilE WAS UODe tuete before but
petty traffic with the interior. But gen.
Paez has sent an expedition to the interior.
which has penetrated To The banks of the Rio
Negro, the boundary line which separates the
independent provinces from the Portuguese
ahNiceS have been received here that the Por.
tugueSe authorities received tie MESSENGER
IN the most friendly manner. aud with sssu,a,
cc> OF rigt'i nrut,alitv the want Of boats
adapted To the na,ieatiOn OF those fine river,
u complained OF: the products are immense,
and icPnre only the aid OF euierpriz,n- men
In draw forth re,Iurces more abundant than
hati heen hitherto imagined. Some foreign
merchants hav- already made establishments
AZ Ansustnra, ard the encouragement TO per.
SONS eNpert ~ tie useful arts is greater thau
M any part OF the world Gen paez has be.
tween three and tour thousand men at ST Fer
nando de Apure at CaSsanare, there is Il We.
terah corps with laSge body of new lcvies.
enerais Cedeno, SarasSa, Monagas, are re.
cruitiny their cavalry at Caicra St Diego aud
Qucbrada de Seca. The new arrangements of
the civil and military administration insure the
h0pes OF m"re systematic government and
military operations.
aNcU>TuRA .7Iu JUMP ISIS
BULLETIN OF THEDlBER ATTN G. ARMY
Iene2Eeia, May 18TH
he division of een. Pace marched ~ on the
village OF Pao, alter Tie rel treat of the enemy
towards villa de Cura. in consequence OF his
defeat AT ortiz. The general in chief jleeming
II eNpedicEt TO destroy a BODY OF the eu.,uy
which, under the name of Il reserve was act
ing under the royal biigader Real and in Of
der TO proht by the resources which that ronte
possessed Tor orr numerous cavalry, the diyi.
SION WAS put in motion. Ar the aspI zach of
our troops the royal general abandoned pao
and retrcated uron Valencia and the diysion
OF Paez, marched To st. Carlos, which place
y, ne occupied. after having completely toutea
the column OF the enrmy's force, which had
valtiy attempted TO defend the place
lhe head quarters were established at St
Jose, de lisnados, ON the the 18th of April, 10
await the concentration of all the corps of the
army, who were at thai time acting will, success
at 81 Francisco de Tisdauos and Barbacoas
winch the Spaniards had without effect at
:"mrt.d 10 put in inSnrrection against the i'm
dependent army. On the 18th general Cedeno
moved with his division bv the route of pao
and on the 9TH column of cavalry under Gen
oarazza ana 300 chasseurs, who enCamped at
il,con de los 1Oros. were surprised and dispers
ed by the roya'ist communicate Lopez, who fell
in this affair with great part of his troops
General Cedcno at the head of I5O0 men re-
tnrned TO Calabozo. TIE enemy inflated bv
ms momentaty success, resolved to march in
search OF general Pace. and for this puypose
embedded INC garris0''S of the places and the
militia which had been marched from Carac.
cas-. All the forces Under the command ofihe
royal Brisadier La Tore, appeared on the
PLAIN OF Coeeda on the I'd of May. where our
Uoets were waiting 10 receive them.
ihey soon came to a close and saugunary
conflict, IN which tse Spauiards were 100
taught fatal lesson, by the superiority OF cur
cavalry. The enemys order of battle was in
ihree columns, OF which the centre was infaa-
Try and 'he wings cavalry. Our force was
draws up IN two lines, our infantry i'm tie cen
ne under general Angoategni: lieut.. coluuel
M"ndoz had the command of the right Wing
composed OF cavalry; and colonel Iravar ia
tha' OF The lett, also composed of cavalry: the
second line as d reserve under colonel RauseI
AS soon as they had approached 10 snciI a
distance as was adapted TO our plan ofaction.
| our iine received the order TO charge consen
-ta"eOHs!y, and the eff CT was, that the whole
OF the euemy'S columns of cavalry in action
and ii considerable part of his infantry were en-
To pieces. body of cavalry of the enemy had
remained in wood, and these owing to some
want OF information was suffered bv eur re-
serve 10 escape. The field of battle ;yaa in a
lew moments covered with 1910 dead GREAT
quantity at arms aud stores of every depart
ment OF the military ESTABLISHING eNt and a great
number or prisoners fell into our hands Bri-
gadier Correa chief OF the general Staff colo
mel EonBaies Ve!ia, commanding the regiment
| OF CASTLE, with several other Spanish officer,
OF rank, fell on the field OF battle The rOyal
| general and chief, La Tore, received Tvs @
wounds. All The chiefs Of the dragoons of tho
Union, those OF The USsars, and Oftie lancer
| OF the King bit the dust
cur less, tiI0ngh not very great is SIEVE re and
TO be regretted, in as much as we have been M.
an,t 10 fellow up sur victory by the occupation
| OF valencia, which the broken down state OF
our iiOrseS from the severe service vould not
admit ms to undertake.
The division of General Cedeno Keeps in
tranquility ihe plains of CalahC;o.
| he Spaniaids strong in infantry cover The
| detileS oftlie mountains. while orr super0rity
IN cavalry. commands all the plains and the in
terror OF Venezuela they have lost their 2 e.
nerals IN chief and principal officers OF rank ;
almost all the European troops, and about 5000
| OF Tie troops raised here, with all their maya
zines provisions, and equipage lurcavalrylaye
| fallen into Our hands.
| On our side we have suffered heavy losses
| better than 1000 infantry and 800 cavalry a con.
| siderable quantity OF arms and ammunition ne.
! Stroyed and Umserviscabc and many gallant
| oihcers hut we have the means 10 repair our
! losses as rapidly as we have sustained them
| while The enemy are obliged 10 have recourse
| FOR military reIIlorcenents TO a great distance
/ ir"mth theatre ofwar the enemy is reduced!
To extreme necessity Tor provisions; while we
| are ~ the centre of abundance
| (SiSned) FRANCISCO DE &ANTANDER
| Second of the general staff
| Head Quarters, st. Fernando.