Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-12
The Secretary of War aud of the Navy
Col. ID. Jose IgRatiO Zentono.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF BoLrVAR's
VlCrDRN

Col. ID. Jose Ignatio Zentono.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF BOLIVAR'S
VICTORY.
ff0Hs EeTMddd Papers. receired at The NOIJok
ReaeOn once.
HAMILTON. (Ber) October 10. We YES
teiday cOnveised with "a gentleman Who has
recently becnat AngOsiuia, the Headquarters
or seat OF Government OF the Patriots of the
ffoNlnces oi Venezuela, on the Riv0r Orauo-
co. fever prevailed al that place, by which
the ENGLISH troops had suffered veiy severely /;
many oi the officers having fallen victims To a.
reinforcement of about loo men, ronIIDsing
rihe corps, under the command OF Col Elsuu
ndu arrived from London, IN the merchant
orig HHtSdren. capt. Gibson, which vessel at
ter landing the troops Went down Il, Trinidad
Tor ii homeward cargo OF produce. The conn
Try adJacent 10 AngoStura bein. SO oNerilowed
by me Ofonoco, and the distant plains being
SO deinged by rains, as greatlyto obstruci aud
retafu All uirect communication with their for.
ces ON the Caribbean frontier until the subsi,-
ing OF The waters, the Iiils corps from Eu--
land was sent round 10 Mdrgaritta in the pa.
triot brig Bo'icar. The river had begun 10
'ai', ana as soon as fhe roads and plains be-
came pasSable, II Is supposed that very active
operations Will be commenced agiust the
koyahsts, who have Caracas tor their Head
q'arters, aud Moriilo tor their General Boil
var mas taken advantage of the rainy season
which puta check To his activity in the Pro-
vinceS of Cumana aud Barcelona, and with A
part OF MS forces he has penetrated into the
Kingdom OF New Grenada distance of mere
than two thousand miles irom Anyostura.
w"ere great success is said to nave attended
his arms. lie has taken many places of inn
portance IN that fertile aud extensive country
winch Is bounded on the West by the Pacific
Ocean. aud on the South by Peru However
lie VIII be under the necessity of shortly re-
'"rrn'ns TO Tie a'd OF his forces i'll Venezuela.
lhe despatch canoes, what is said of them
ne true, are very serviceabie to the Patriots.
Inc canoe Is hewed or carved ont of a solid
Tree IRON 80 10 CD feet III Ieugtll-i. made sharD
d. pom ehds-aDd IS manned by about 30 to 10
indians and natives, who sit side by side uppu
ihe seats placed atbwart ships and nroueI the
canoe Forward by paddles. with great velocity,
anu SO BUOY ant is this open vessel and so dpX-
ferrous are the Indians in its management that
iihe Tue hJait OF the Grecnlander in the nv.
pt'oorean ocean, they will ride out "A storm
where common boat could not live five min
utes.-lhey are extremely useful in the vari-
Jus niue Days, rivers and creeks about The
coast, as well as in the innumerabe passages
!, ,ho"ths OF the great river OronoCo. The
atioiS nave several OF them of n larner dc,-
trpuOh, which carry upwards of a hundred
-, aud are armed al each end by a small
swivel.
"A letter from our attentive and intelligent
correspondent has been puI into our hands
enc"Sihg a translation of Bdlletiu no. H.
OF me Llbertador Army of New Grenada"
having TINS imprint'--" Printed at Santa Re
dc bosota, Capital of Cundinamarca, from ihe
press o, the state, year 1919" Ii is dated the
o'h OF August and gives "A detail OF battle
Fought the preceding day, between the troops
u"ucf BOLIVAR, and the Spanish army ot New
NreHaua, consisting OftwO or three thousand
men. Bolivar's forces out-.Ianked a.d sHt-
.o"ndeu them. when 1000 of them laid down
theif arms aud surrendered prisoners OF war
Including General Barreyo. Commander i'm
Cniei OF the Spanish Forces in New Grenada,
anu MS SECOND III command, Colonel AimeneZ
~ company OF the Spanish cavalry fed the field
neIore the battle was decided. Barreyo was
'aheh PIlSontr by private in BOlivars army
Our correspondent informs MS that Bolivar
louhu ABOUT three millions OF dollars in the Mint
ana treasury of Sante Fe, which he took pos
session OF and secured Tor The service of the
ota'e, ihiS sum, possibly, may he Over-rated;
YET one great advantage accrues TO the Patri-
ots from The taking of 4 ew Observation-Disclosures
oil ' " 80
From Santa Fe we believe there is direct
ana easy communication with Carthayena and
santa Martha, by means OF tolerable roads. as
we Las down the river Magdalena which has
course otabout GOO miles
TILE OF BOJACA.
From tie Trinidad Courant of SEPT. 30.
iesteid,y al day break the advanced posts
reported thai the enemy were marching by lie
Samaca road the army immed iitely yot under
arms, ana as soon as il was aScertaiued that il
was nus Intention To pass the bridge of Bojaca,
10 open ms communication and place himself
IN contact With the capital, we marched bN the
great road TO intercept hun, or obiye him TO
come 10 action
Al two, u. NJ. the first division of the enemy
got to Tie bridge, when our Vidcttes of Caval-
~ showed themselves. Tie enemy. Who could
not see our force, aud supposed hims elf IN
presence OF a corps Of observation only attack
ed with his CazIdoTes, while the main body of
his army continued To move on Our divi-
s'oIS MAJ ched forward III donble quick time,
ahl, 10 TIE entmys great surprise, our whole
Infantry appeared IN column on an emit
hence commanding the position. The enc
my sahVdhce had got up paIt of the road ~
pursuit OF our Videttes. and the rest was below
at ABOUT quarter OF a league distant fro'a the
bridge, and showed Il force OF about 3 OUO
men. h" battalion of CaZadores of our adj
vance, detached a company in Guerilla. while
InS remainder IN column, attack ed the pnPmV'S
Cazadores, aud drove them back precipitatey
10 an Old ruin from which they were dislodg
ed lie then passed the bridge and took up
position on The opposite side. In the mean
tlhe, onrlnfantry descended from the eminence
ana The Cavalry kept its march by the road
i ne enemy then attempted movement from
MS 'Ight but was opposed by The Rifle Corps.
and the British COMPANY The first battaIion
OF barcelona, andthe Bravo of Paez. with the
squadron OF The upper plains formed the cen-
ire. he battalion of the line of New GTena-
ia, ana the Guides of the rear, united TO the
OattaiI0n OF CazahOres, were Oh The left the
coluBhs OF lunJa and SocOrO were iH-reserye
, Immediately the action becSme general
throughout the line. General Anzuateg Il di-
r.cted The operations of the centre and the
flgnt he attacked a battalion which the enc.
my had deployed in Guerilla, in a glen, and |
Obliged 1t TO retire to It's line, which, now in |
foIumn on an emneDce, with three pieces of |
cannon IN the centre, aud two corps Of CayaI- |
~, waited our attack
lhe troops I'm our centre, Notwithstanding "A |
'rVete ire from some force of the enemy. on |
our left flank, attacked his main body: he |
SePt heavy fire, but our troops, in the most |
lndaCious style, executing their movements |
WIN The best discipline, surrounded the whole |
~ the ememy's corps. The squadron of the |
upper plains, charged with its usual bravery |
ma from that moment all the efforts of tile |
,,Panlsh General were uuavaling and he was |