Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-04

,ircumstauce. aud we therefore think II
very questionable. 'ota'
From Jamaica paper, received at the Of
fee of the Cha'iestou 'itH Gz ttc.
Kingston, (Jam teb II.
We have been favored with Carthage-
ma Gazettes to the 7rh ins'ar', from
which we have translated the follow ne
articles:
Fsbruary7.
Letters from a crcditab'e pe'son' in
Lima make known tie following:
An Angle American ship, laden with
arms, provisions, money and artillery,
entered the port of ralcagnano, in Chill,
supposirg it to lie occupied by the Insur
gents: tue kirg'. governor there, Who Il
an excellent ofFicer, took possession OF all
this Cargo. with vhlch he has been able
t. suppiy and increase the force OF the
place; making thi. prize t"on the enemy
without Shedding a dr"p OF blood.
Almost al the same time the vessels OF
wa which were cruising on that coast.
bv order of the yice-r"y, captured in the
vicinity Of Valparaiso, and conducted to
the pot of Gala, another American
ship. laden with merchandise, arms and
artillery, to aid the Insurgents IN that
kingdom.
Near Paxta, the nava officer, Don Jo-
seph ViIlega>, with the vessel under his
command, has captured third ship,
which he has seat a!sp TO Callao, which
he met with committing piracies in the
neighborh"od of Guayaquil viilegas
was about t. hang the captain Of this YES
sci. but spared his life upon his Offering
to put into his hands companion of his,
who was committing robJeries between
Panama and Guayaquil.
\ote.-Ihe vessels are all those that
were armed in Iba timure and Charleston
BY The rebels C,rrc s; and So it appears
three of them have slready fallen into
our hands.
February %.
His maiesty's big Tyrtan, capt. Pop
ham. quit d Port r sal On Saturday
morning for Porto della, with three YES.
sells under her protection.
The government cutter Superior, capt.
Todd, from st Vincen;S, Grenada. Porto
Cabelio, last Curacao, IN 8 days. with
Dispatches from Sir Charles Brisbane,
governor Of st. V'ncents, addressed to
his ace the duke of Manche-t r, came
to anchor a. Part Royal late on : lturday
afternoon. At Porto Cahelio the Supp-
rl"r's officers learnt that the RovaIists
had suffered a signal defeat from the In.
dependents under general Morilln, who
was within few days march of Caracas.
On the l4th instant a despatch was re
ceiVed BY the commandment at Porto Ca
b"llo from Caracas, which was supposed
to give an account of the above disaster.
a. morning. was allowed to transnire -
Much dissatisfaction is said to exist a
mong the Spanish soIdiery Some of
Brion's squadron had recently made ma
ny valuable captures
We have received Curacao Gazcttes
to the 18th instani. from which we have
copied the articles under that head in
rh,, publication.
Ertract cfa letter from Trinidad, dared
The I2th instant
We are at this moment blockadcd Ivy
a Royalisi brig, schooner, and.a number
OF ilecheras, lying at anchor outside the
shipping, and who capture every vessel
coning from an Independent port in
consequence OF which our trade suffers
much, having no man of war on the sta
ton, and the governor will not Interfere.
The Royallsts have possession OF Guiria,
and the Independents still retain Angus.
tura.
About 500 officers and volunteers ar
rived here lately from England to Join
the Independents OF that number 100
went to Augustura-as many more re-
turned home quite disguised with the
cause; so or 40 died of the terrible fever
which lately prevailed here; and the re
mainder are wandering about in great
distress, regrettng The day they allowed
themselves to be so completely duped by
the agents Of tile Independents in En-
gland.
Curacao, Feb 81
BY the schooner Catharina, from An
guila, report has reached This island of
the arrival of lord Cochrane at st. Bar
tholomews, with a frigate and s trans
pCrts, having on board, as is said, 1000
men Ills lordship is further stated to
have sailed from thence, but his destina-
ton was not known.
Private letters from Caracas cerrObe-
rate the above report, and state that il is
supposed his Iofdship was bound to Gu,
ayana, and that he will soon have to re-
pent OF his chimerical undertaking