Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-12
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.


By Captain DENNY, If the schr. James II
McCnilnCh from st. Thomas we are pat in
possession of The following ,nrIH0rand4 H
received il from Capt. JOSEPH L. KIsG. COM
malder OF the REGULAR republican brig ot war
GsHPyal Fdanpta. who boarded him CT ST
Thomas or the seth &u,nst rgeF Pat
" On the 18th July the squadron left Mar
eH'efia. after having embarked the British
ami German legion amounting TO about iSOO
Iu"n On the 18TH the troops were landed a
few miles ia the windward of the Moro for
the rnrpOse Of taking The city Of barcelona :
Oh the morning of the 10th they marched for
that purpose and the same dav ahOut = 4 NJ
the feet weighed anchor and soUt IN bo. Is
aho"' 20 Seamen TO land on the shore to at
tack TIE heights Of the Moro who were at
ta"k"s nd fired Noon while landing bv about
tD infantry Of tho enemy who Immediately re-
ifetted as we rose the height. The place was
idkeA consisting Of about regular bat d.
terieS. with or 4 of temporary defence
mounting number of IS's 2i's and small
brass pieces Our loss, two wounded mot
~ Ori1IlN) and a number Of the epemy killed
30 prisoners and $50 deserters The CITY oF
Barcelona was taken without any loss On
the 2Sih the forts of the Moro were blown mn
guns DESTROYED aud troops embarked 30th
sailed for Cumana on the I'd August landed
the troops short distance from Cumana in
the evening and on the Sd A. NJ the feet cot
under way and shortly after commenced a
canUOnading on the fecheras and batteries
which was continued DAYS by the moot VA ri
OF he SQUADRON. destroyed three Of tile enc
ms tlerheras aud slepCed some Of their hat
terry guns The uppPt fort at Cumaua was T.
lacked by part of the tToops, who. after
warm action for an hour rctTeated. not being
able TO take pOsseGsi0D Of the same thnrest OF
the troops fell in with party Of the suaniards
who Intended to Join the enemy. aud ont Of
about 300. 50 escaped To- tell them the news
Oar loss ~ killed aud wounded on shore were
shGu, 40 ia the feet about vouudod moi
dangerously. The place was evacnatpd in
consequence Of the diff culiies attached 10
m!onniiHg battery guns on he heights, aud
tbe troops are marched 10 NRgOsfura
On tie ltib August, arrived Al Margareita,
part 81 Gen. Devereux's command. consist
~ OF about 5000 men. There are several men
o. Nar 90 Ihrir WV on from England 10 Join
the squadron. 4 - uancd the General Do
yrT"nK, % 2 frisates { cOrveites and
bugs, which ere this in all probability have
arrived. The subscriptions have been made
u great amount IN Liverpool and Dublin,
supposed shout two millions sterling"
We have c3pvsrsed with DR. IRwIN. one Of
HE unfortunate and delUded followers of the
notofions sir Oregon HcGregOr. lie is iusI
" IN Hur CGyeS, and wishes Il stated as the
pest means OF dpprsIDg lIis frieuds in Ireland
that on .he I0r Of August the ship Welheim
Satharine aptain Berg, arrived there from
Dublin with sos officers and men aud on the
l5ib The American brig Little Frank from
Newry viii 100. under Col. Eyre and MAJOR
NOfcOti, al iOT the New Grenada service
ana, Ike the other attachments, have abau-
doued tue strviCc, aud with few exceptions
DaFe Dispersed through the country. gone
nome o. ba.c died Eighty-scvCn officers
nave fallen victims 10 ihat sicklS climate.
among uem Col, els Conway aud ncCartv
hIs. IRWIN dian died there. and thp Doctor
lntthe- returning Co. ireland by the first com
VtNHbce. ihe Doctor says d finer bodt Of
troops never oct oat upon any expedition, and