Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-13

army into Z solid column, ard Lre,k
through the line Of the tymer, in order
to escape If possible TO the sea coast.
this he effected with prodigious los, altar.
doDing oil his artillery, baggage aud mill.
tary train, which he had deposited a,C,N
abozo; and while pursued by detach.
ment of the Patriotic turres, he vas ioiu.
ed accidentally BY or Con men on hi,
retreat, under the command OF LoEes;
he then daringly ordered but his recent.
~ defeated army, With this assistance, "a
advance upon the Aforesaid drtacbmen,
which, being much les in number, fell
back upon the main army alter sliel,
skirmish from this Circumstance, MoiI.
10 wrote from Ba, bacoa. not in the form
Of a dispatch to his Secretary Uzel,y,
(who by the way had been killed the day
before) stating that he had entirely de-.
feated the Rebels, and that he should pc.
coed the same night to Sonbrerc, 10 40.
aihilate their remaining. relicts-but On
the night Of the 18th Of February last, i
is confidently affirmed that Morillo bin.
self was taken prisoner at the Sonbrsro.
A letter dated at the city Of Carscen
the 18th Of February, says. that on i.
l7th and 18Th Of the same month. In
member. of the Audiencia and other il.
dividuals iBimical to the cause Of the p.
triots, to the number of or 1000 souk
emisrated on said days to La Guirs, ~
we'll as from all The other points 10 u,
interior. and even from Valencia TO Pa. |
10 CabeIlo and Coro, taking every thin
that they could with them on such oca
sions) when they Immediately embarked
on board the first vessel or canoe thu
could encounter; and that every ,his
was in the greatest confusion, for Gs
Moriilo had been completely defeated
the 18th. 18th and 18th instant, ard d,
thing can positively be ascertained hen
what has become Of him { Norillo) -,Os
say he is a prisoner, others that he tn
been killed, and in short that pothine
to be heard of him." The aforementio,.
ed emigration IN the port Of La GUN
vas prevented at that moment by b.
commandant of the same saying, ths
such were the orders, not Of Morilo. bg
other authorities in virtue of the victor
which heaFd obtained near Barbacoa, u
in his (Morilio's) letter b
UzeIsy Statutes and ringing Of bells Va
the 'otne Of the day; but these deceptive
rejoicings will prove as fatal and disatrou,
to the Ro,alists az those I have before
cited on the occupation Of TruIillc, "
Bolivar. in 1873, and the beheadine d |
Mac Gregor in 1916. In one word
these steps we're taken by the old Spar.
iards only, to give tire to such Of their !
unfortunate and defeated companions Is |
might have escaped the conflict, to arrive
previous to their departure ; otherwise
hey will fall victims Of their own tyrseI
ny and cruelty, into the hands Of ther
Justly en(uristed against thei1
,ppresssrs. whose weapons have been
stained and are sill! wreaking with tho |
innocent blood Of thousands 81 their f.. /
low citizens. By gentleman from Corr. !
with whom have conversed, sm ihform. |
ed. that while there, 9Th Of March he
learned that dispatch had been reeeir.
ed advising them Of the defeat Of Tho
army Of MoriIlo, ~ho was taken prison.r,
every enc there being in state Of con.
Remarkable IS il may ,r
pear, not single vessel has arrived beIs
either from Curracos, the Windwrd
Islands, or Costa Firme, to give W the
details Of the above cited combau,
nr what has trsnspired since that percd
10 Venezuela +; yet Il is confirmed frca
MI quarters, that MorilIo has been CON. |
pletely routed and cut to pieces in gen.
eral engagement, and that he has in oil
been made prisoner, or tia.
he has persisted 10 the tragical cat,,
lrophe (; for no more dispatches, mo-
news have been given or put in circuls
lion here touching his fate. w. awas
tn. pleasing Official iotelIt
sence Of the indispensable occupation d
not only Caracas and La Guiro, but al
The other sea ports If Venezuela az th.
0! March Ut. as the In
dependents have for long time been ID |
possession Of all the interior provinces
Ind tow rs, and these last battles fought |
II the distance Of two and three days
march from the Capital, without apy,@
The probability Of any Royslist army 10
-etard their operations.
ITO b eon'inued.l