Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-10

be had completely overcome Tile caution OF
the willy royalist, who paid dearly for the
want Of hi, usual discretion. The cavalry
of Paez was SO disposed a. u berma The
passage of the royal troops until they had
reached point frolp which they could he
effectuslly intercepted--and this being ei-
footed, the detached corps Of Mori!o, sue
cessiveIy fell into ambush or were cut of
, from their main body; while the means @!
. subsistence were every where intercepted
it was now that Moriilo first discovrre the
snare that had been laid for him; and With
great decision immediately Recommended
/, his retreat, in which he was necessarily
harrassed by the patriot cavalry.
General St. Ander had been previously
posted at Cassanare, with respectable
force from New Grenada and col. Nonoto
Peroz, who was in command Of the upper
! Apure, acting in cooperation with the
| troops, which attacked several OF the ad.
vanced posts of the royaists, and cut them
! off, as well as the supplies of cattle and 9th
er substance that had been drawn by the
route of Cucuta, on the southern border
of Alaracaibo. About the close OF Feb. gen.
Bolivar left Argostura with 1000 men dcs-
tined to join Paez on the Apure about 500
European troops of different nations, embo,
died at Angostura, were about to pursue
the same route.-About 1000 men were
hourly expected 10 join the patriots from
Europe who were destined to follow the
preceding. Four transports with about
seven hundred troops have arrived at Mar
garitta, and several more are expected
A large expedition is in preparation at tina,
island, probably against Cumana and Bar
celona, under general Urdaneta, and other
officers, English and S. American.
The patriots have organized an army of
reserve. composed Of the division of Gu
mana, Barcelona, and Llanos of Caraca;
they have also great supply of arms, a
munition, clothing, &c. from Europe, and
the naval force under Admral. Brion, is We
ry respectable at this time, and we'll sup
piled. There is reason to believe that With
such means as the Patriots now possess,
the final expulsion Of the royalists from the
main is near at hand.
A great change has evidently taken place
in the public administration of the affairs of
Venezuela. In October last, an excellent
measure was taken for the session of the
congress Of Venezuela, which was TO be
assembled at Angostura on the LIST day of
January of this year, but the situation OF
the country prevented the appearance OF
! two thirds of the delegates inconsequence
OF which, those who assembled adjourned
to meet again on the 18th February
There are many able and honest men in
that government at this moment and many
very momentous questions are under their
deliberation-the Union of New Granada,
and Venezuela, particularly attracts a
deep attention-the financial concerns also
obtain that consideration which in these
times is so indispensable matter of po-
Icy. Ithas been suggested for example,
that particular appropriation of the duties
on imports, shall be employed for the dou-
BILE purpose Of the service of the state land
the circulation in exchanges-the amount
of duties accruing in each month. to be
distributed into three periods of payment,
OF one month each, On the part Of the i'm.
porter, who must give such securities as
, will guarantee the payments with pune.
tuality at each several period the amount
of each instalment, to be formed into
drafts Of the treasury drawn upon the i'm
porter or consignee, and those drafts to
be accepted by the importer or consignee,
countersigned at the public treasury, and
put into circulation both Tor disbursements
and receipts for the public service and
secured by the public faith without DEAL.
cation-thus the articles Of the custom
houses and fiscal officers are all at once
controlled.
1t has been suggested, also, that to es.
tablisb public credit at home and abroad,
two thirds Of the amount ofthe sales Of
public lands, and other sequestrated pro-
perry of every kind, shall be exclusively
p, appropriated TO the payment of any debts
already contracted, or hereafter to be
contracted for the public service--and al
sn third of the amount OF The reusnue