Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-16


Angostura We have perused the Gazettes
printed in Santa Fee and Angostura, also some :
private letters which rave enabled us TO pre-
sent TO our readers tue following outline of
news from that quarter. In New Grenada
the progress of the Patriots remains uninter-
rnpted the provinces of Nova aud Margarita
have been added TO those already free. "A
great number OF prisoners continue TO arrive
daily i'm Sauta Fee from every direction. They
principally belonged 10 the regiment of ARA
soD, formerly stationed at that city, and were
dispersed by Gen. Bolivar, at the battle of Bo
jaca, and were flying with Col Cal2ada, III the
direction of Santa Martha A number OF Off
GERS are also prisoners, and among them Lieut..
Col. Ptaz OF the regiment of Ca zada. Tie
division of General AnZutigue continued the
pursuit OF the royal troops as tar as Mare, and
when the last accounts lett him, Col. CaiZada
had reached the passage of Flanaes, on the
east side OF the Maydhiena, with the remnant
OF his troops. abOst 200 but actually worn
dowuwith hunger and fatigue. The news of
the fall OF 1.-THE whole of the province OF Santa
Martha was momeniarily expected at Santa
Zee aud Cartbarena, from the reduced state
OF ITS gairiSons. was expected Ia surrender, or
at least oppose but little resistance The cap
lure OF Santa Fee has produced all the effects
expected OF anticipated by the commander la
chiet. Newsstand been received that the whole
OF tie provinces of Quito are also tree and
that rencoaire had taken place between the
eniEtahts from the viceIoyaity oil Lima and
| the fatrio's Ut Quito. THIS report was gene
rally believed. aud the more so az The Viceroy
| OF Lima had Withdrawn The whole ct the t,oops
! from Popayan and Quito, IN ortie, 10 oppose
the attack OF the Patriots from Buenos Ayres
and Chilli. The whole of the archives of New
Grenada have been taken in Santa Fee. Among
the papers taken, the instructions from the
King TO Gen Morillo. aud from him to he
Niceroy, Samaha, have also been found and
great variety of curious and important docu-
ments have fallen into the hands of the Patri-
OTIS. Nothing, il is said can equal the en,husi-
aSm OF the Inhabitants of the city of Santa Fee
lhey have come forward TO Gen. Bolivar, Ell
Masse, 10 offer all disposable means to enable
nm TO prosecute the war with success aud a
large amount III specie aud bullion was 10 be
! sent 10 ADeostura immediately. Gen. Paez
has had another brush with the 5tll division of
me royal army, at the pass of La Cruz, in the
PROVINCE OF Narnas, and it is more than pro-
bablh that the capital of Varinas is ere this i'm
his possession. The squadron of gnu boats
! stationed in the Azure, las had an action
with the Spanish squadron, in the river Por-
lngueSe; the latter were Obliged to take re-
fuse III the port of San Fernando An officer
arrived al Au.oStura, on 18th Of Oct from
Santa Fee. with dispatches from president 10
hVar 10 The government ola very Important
nature. The officer states that very iatge
amount in doubIoons and bullion was or the
road from New Grenada, and would arrive the
moment that the fall of the water should rem
der The roads passable for mules. Three di-
VISIONS OF the expedition of Gen Devereuy
lIai arrived, ana were at Margarta and Ma
turn aud '-hen united TO the detachmepts of
my OF mere ilau $500 English and Irish troons
principally veterans. The remainder of the
expedition to complete 5000 men, are daily
expected.
1he whole of the foreign troops are for the
present, placed under the command of Gene
raj Marlno, and with The native troops already
under his command. will form the Army of the
East. division of troops are on their march
from New Grenada to join General Paez who
commanded the army of the West. As soon as
ms junction ia formed, the campaign will omen
against General Morio, and the capitai of
Caiaccas and little doubts are entertained of
me success OF The patriots in Venezuela The
royal troops are we'll acquainted IL would
seem WIN their situation, and already some
deseriions have taken place Some of The
ohcers OF the royal regiment of Barbastro.
patriots in maturin
Since The appointment of General Arismen-
di TO The office of vice president of tue Repnb-
nc every department of the government has
undergone very valuable change HIS actiyi-
" has been as usual, aud has astonisbed every
one, not only in the o. ganizaiion of the mill
tary, but in devising plans TO meet the expeuse
oil government Many important documents,
EeiatinS 10 tile measures adopted have come
To hand. and will be as early as DossihIe laid
before the public.
we have inst heard thai Gen. Morillo had
iahdeu at havana previous to the sailing If
the schooner Baltimore. The contestIn Vsue
Zuela may now be considered al an end III,
were not, MOrillO would not have left that
country. 1PLI ID press
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 4.-CaptsiD DALEY. of
he sch0oFer Essex, arrived here on Monday
last, from the Coast of Africa, handed MS the
SnhJoined relation IN manuscript, for publica-
ton. The coast is infested by swarns of nj
rates, man-steaiers and murdererS.
Relation of three sailors, who served on hoard
The Dutch schooner Dire Vrieden, (Three
Fricnds) Captain ThoI.
I'm h,,S ,h
afternoon, they anchored ia Dexacre roads
where the captain landed two croomen for The
governor, accompanied by letter. to which
ne captain received an answer The watch
rom IL wv clock, y. Nj. was kept by two
sailors, the one Dntchman, and the other am |
Italian. AboHt half past two O'Clock i'm ,,a |
morning, one OF the sailors below was avail
ehed ny q noise On deck he got up TO 90 M |
on deck, but found the hatch shut He avvat |
ened his comrades Immediately, who were
asleep, and Informed them of the noise liar
was on deck, ana that the hatch was shut
lie three births of three sailors being IIaI,ans
ny hlTth, were only empty, in consequence Of |
Whlch lhey cOnJectuTed some evil DESIGN
hey got up together, being five i'm number |
OF which three were Dutch aud two FmgiisL , |
the name Of the latter wax John Gave. and |
,he othef only known under the name of John. !
Aiter repeated knocks on tile hatch II ,yas ar
last opened, but three Italians stood in arn,e
oeIOre lhen, threatening to murder any one |
VINO made the least resistance. They or Tered |
one OF me Eugiishmen TO come upon deck. |
saying, We shall Bct burt you" He obeylnr
them. ard having got upon deck. was sem |
a'oit 10 Loosen the sails; afterwards, The Sc |
coma English sailor being made 10 come nom |
deck by the same promise. was also sent siot, |
for the same purpose '0''
AT Tie same time the three Dutch sailor, |
wanting TO 90 upon deck, were pushed down
again, BY which one Of them received a ,vound |
III thc mead iy sword, after which the hatch |
was shut again. After lille time the hatch
was opened, and they were one by one made |
To 20 upon deck, aud we're bound and scuI
uTtcuy below. Afterwards they heard the |
cable cui. aud thcy put directly tn co. Ia
Iille tIne the Dutch sailors weie ordeted un- !
o" deck 10 eNamlne the ropes by which thev |
lIllIIIl 90. - !.