Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-14

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bu,ied few hours after their decease.
On Sunday afternoon lie Board of
Health met, by a special call, when The
following report was made by the resi-
dent physician:
The resident physician reports that
John Van Nest, died at O'Clock this
morning, with yeitow frrer. Also reports,
that George Van Nest, is now sick with
yeitow ferer. Died yesterday morning.)
SEPT. 9th. 1919.
The above is the only otScial account
of death by yellow fever The present sea-
son, and II appears 10 he in opposition to
the opinions Of the respectable ph, sicians
who attended the deceased during their
Illness, and OF DIR. Hosack, Whoi il appears
particularly examined these eases.
CNferc. Ado.
From our Bermuda Correspondent, we
learn that bars of base metal, consisting of
copper, zincc, platina aud arsenic, have re-
Gently been fabricated, and sold az silver. Ma
ny OF the bars have been sent TO the Spanish
Maine. coined into parts ct dollars, re-couvey-
ed To Jamaica; and circulated TO "a Considera-
bic amount. mercantile house received a
quantity 10 the amount of nearly 500 pounds
before the fraud was discovered.
The bermuda Gazette OF tue 2Ist ult. says,
We regret To learn that disease, styled the
BuioHs Remitteni Fever, is raging in lie town
Philadelphia, died ia that town. with the pre-
faiiihg fever, on the 10th of Aug. Com. Adr.
We have been favored with the Curacao
Con'ant of the 9Th of August, containing the
following - TN Y Gdr
Accounts from Iaguira since our last state,
that official Intelligence had been received
there of The capture of Barcelona, by the Pa
triotic expedition from Margarta. There
were only forty men found in the works at
barcelona yylIe m IN ~ eurrenNpred
they defended themselves till the whole of
their ammunition was expended, and were e.
very soul afterwards put to death by the con-
querors-Goriia, who commanded at BARGE
Iona, had sent detachment OF cavalry, con-
sistingOf 30 men and Lieutenant 10 recon-
noitre The enemy, who proceeded to the sab
urbs OF Barcelona without meeting any OppO-
sitiOn; they there surprised a picket of six
men and sergeant, whom they put TO death
before any alarm could he given. They then
advanced INTO the town, and in like manner
surprised Lieutenant Gan Englishman) and
10 men who were doing duty at the quarters
OF General trdaneia. The Spaniards soon
overpowered them, and took the Lieutenant
prisoner, and in order TO secure him property,
tied him between two of their horses. Urda-
meta in the mean time made his escape out OF
the house, and gave the alarm !; when The Spa
niards being obliged 10 retreat, gailOpped of
with the unfortunate Lieutenant who shock
ing to relate, was literally dragged to pieces
We are also informed, that Guerrero, who
commands the Spanish ilecheras, lately capta-
red Si0op from 81. EHstata, under Dutch 60.
lors and All English schooner from ST. Thomas
both laden with provisions and clothing for
the use of the Independents in Barceonl
These vessels were sent into Cumana TO be
nniOaded and the sloop, it is said, has since ar
rived at Puerto Cabello, and is offered for
sale there.
Pareira, an Indian Chief, attached to the
Spanish cause. had intercepted 1000 head of
cattle, sent by Marine for the supply of Ur-
nd tl.n Itch, ,tit.,
from Margarita, of which Urdaneta is COM
mander in chief
1t appears that the accounts from Puerto
Caheiio, which we gave in our last, relative
to an engagement having taken place between
the Spaniards aud Patriotic naval forces, turns
out to be somewhat incorrect. 1t seems the
fleets were for some lime in sight ofeach other,
but that neither of them showed any DISPOSE
ton 10 fight The Spanish men of war
Nymph and Tiger, were beth in Puerto Ca
belio according TO the last accounts
letter from Aux Cages, dated the 18th of
July, says" MGregOr, with hnut 400 men,
three or roar vessels. Ii is supposed that he
intends TO make an attempt TO recover Porto
Beiio. From the dispositions made by Boil
var, TO attack the vice-royalty of Sante Fe, il
is believed that M'Gregor's expedition viii
nave favorable result"
Ert'oct Of letter to tie editor of tile Bos-
ton Daity Advertiser, dated Trinidad, 2Oth
July, 1919.
Since the date of my last letter no.
lhiDg very material has transpired i'm tLa,
quarter, excepting victory gained by
lie united forces under General Marine
Saraza and Bermudes, over "A BODY of The
royalists under Gen. Arana on The plains
OF Cumana. The royalisis were comDiete-
ly routed. The army af Gen. hIorillo.
AFTER receiving innumerable defeats. in
the sklrmishes that happened with that
under bolivar, have retired as far back
as Caiabosa. Gen. Bolivar has penetrated
WIN part of his army as far as Santa
zee, and made junction with Gen. San
lander. The other part Of his army is
iei' under The command Of the undaunt-
"a Paez. The CITY of Cumana is under
blockade by the British forces under the
command of Col. English and Gen. Ur-
danela by land, and Admiral Briou's
squadron by sea. Ii the siege is persisted
in for a lew weeks longer, il must lnevi-
iaoiy Iail. however strongly fortified il
may be. The successes Of the independents
are glorious and important i'm this quar-
Ter. The establishment Of good and sal
uiary form OF government is what is requis-
lie al present. But how can so small hum
Der OF men, form in the midst of disorder.
confusion and troubles, a substantial gov.
eminent II is absolutely necessary That
lhey should be countenanced by some
foreign natlOn- 1t is essential that their
nag should he acknowledged by friendly
power. On viewing The history of The
American revolution, can any one assert
that That glorious revolution, would have
terminated SO fortunately aud so quick |
~, had they not received the generous
AID OF France and Spain Certainly there
can be no doubt but that The people ofthe |
United States, even had they been unas-
sisted by The generosity of fereign ma
lions, would have ultimately succeeded