Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-20
IArY.r IRON THE PATRIOTS.

A CONNIE clal fre.d has politely fur
shed US with thu following extract Of a
Iette, from St. Thomas, dated 18th FEB.
received by the schooner Decatur, cap
tain Bell:
Perhaps the following information
may be interesting to YOU and your
fiends. 1t comes in such manner as
~ pu, Is truth beyond doubt. / copy
it from the original letter.
= kxtract Of a letter received here FROM
Porto Cabelln, dated Feb. I9.
"Boivar is at Eogazzn, whe'e Letter.
a def ated Ssza2z"--he has II pieces Of
mtillery and 5000 men. A few DAYS ago
his cavalry surprised the RoyaIists. and
cut 20 pieces the fine regiment Of Huzzars
ar ferdinand the 7th-theie we're shout
500 men. The advanced pique''s of the
Royalists hav, also been defeatsI, in
some late attacks by the cavalry 81 the
Patriots, which If very Formidable, and
has formed junction with Bolivar. Mo-
rilo has advanced from Calabnzo to jJtu
the army. Much is expected from his
presence, and should the Patriots risk a
general engagement, Morillo no doubt
will succeed-otherwise it is very doubt
full. BY this you will perceive Bolivar is
advancing. and Morillo is on the defen.
sire. Both main armies are not rne
days march from each other; but the
vast superiority OF the Patriot cavalry
shields their army from Morillo's intan-
try. We look ever, hour for some de-
cisive attack from one side o. the other.
The fact is, Morillo is surrounded, aud
unle, By some desperate attack on his
part, it will he difficult for him to escape"
Ilb.
From the Baltimore Federal Republican.
The documents respecting our rela-
tons with Spain, are now in course OF
Pub ication, and are very volu,nin aus -
One paper emily has been published, BY
which il would appear that proposltio'
has been submitted on The part OF the
Spanish court, to leave all questions in
controversy either to the decision OF u.
Britain, or an, of the European powers.
This proposition is rejected BY our owl
government. FIST, because Great Britain
herself is supposed TO have an eye to the
seizure Of the FIoridas, which would dis
able her from acting Inc part OF disin-
crested umpire, on point where those
provinces are affected by the DECISION
nnr own governW ent iu ther reject the
opposition of submitting the question to
decision Of any European power, be-
au.r they are now confeder ated tor one
urpnse. and the opinion Of one is sup.
osed 10 be the opinion OF all. They a
oe that they have taken 4 temporary
sion ef Amelia Island only, mblch
rev a.e ready 20 surrender as soon a,
all ,ubicc,si, controversy are brought To-
an ami obe Issue They state that they
ave maze the seizure for the purposes
avowed by the committee on the floor OF
the house representatives,, viz. to pre-
vent smuggling and piracy: it Is further
stated tia tins temporary possession 81
Amelia, is il TACT al act Of Kindness to
hi> calhohc mSj e-ty, SINCE IS Ioi ca
pable Of holding the possession himself -
>nother question may Ue 1.sde; Il "ur
aking possession If Ane'i. Island tor
the pu pose avowed by our government
car be considered as an act oil hostility
| towards spain, would not this hostility
be founded ou the superstition thar tx
Spanish monarch is capable of boldius
posses ,ion OF that island : Il this be the
| case, IS no: the Spanish o,rrarch liable
| t. make good from the Spanish ,re.sur,
all the losses and damages which out