Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-06-15
Communicated for publication IN the City
of FasIiagton Gazette.
souTH AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.

The Fo low ing abStractO OF lnIorFatioh We
~ lately received, verbally and by letter.
from persons Of the highest respectablllty
in Angostrra and the West, India lslar DIS,
is entitled to implicit credit. II is furnish
ed solely for the qualification Of citizens IN
ter,.tpd in the cause of South An erican III
dependence, more especially in that OF Ve-
nezuela.
Two brilliant affairs have lately taken
place between attachments from the re-
spective armies in the ntighborhood OF the
Aranca river, in the province OF Barlnas !;
both of hich, terminated in favor OF the
independents. In the first, col. Piggott, a
foreign officer of merit, greatly distinguish
ed misunderstanding had two horses Killed
under him. Suffice il to say, that the roy
alists were driven from their position. The
latter enterprise is one OF the most extraor-
binary recorded in the annals OF modern or
ancient warfare.
General Paez, commander of the cavalry
composed of The free people OF color and
blacks of the plains, called Ltnneros, had
repeatedly solicited permission from Gene
"a Bolivar, to attack the enemy's camp.
w; h select band of volunteers, but was as
often refused. The attack appeared to ha-
zar;ous and partial, to justify approbatlon'
and that officer, instructed by experience,
yesoIyed not to hazard the reduction of ms
force hy detachment.--The Fabian, OF
WsSbingtonian system, in shclt was adopt
ed and the president of the republic SEEM
ed inHexihle in maintaining it. lie would
not risk decisive battle with hall his ar
nv but await the cooperation Of the eX-
petition from Margarita. Nevertheless.
he yielded TO the opportunities of Paez, and
allowed him for once to indulge IN his chl-
yalross projects. Thus licensed, that oti-
Ger required $50 volunteers, his own guard
oF honor included. 1t is unnecessary 10
state, that tue summon was received with
acclaniations lieut.. colonies and colHne's
and 70 captains immediately joined their
leader. Being diseucun.hered of all I'M
Necessary Announcements, the detachment
instantly crossed the river in front OF Mo-
rillo's main army. who were doubtless sur
prised at temerity so unexamp!ed. Paez
approached within speaking distance, Tor
as a sailor would say, within hail. and
challenged his antagonists to come and take
them, with his little party. He had brought
no more, LIST he should alright them but
boped that Morillo would not be intmlda-
te,i by handful of iancers, who had lett
a river in their rear. AMI now had an army
before them. Provoked by this ban'erng
de6gnce, Morillo ordered large tetach-
ments to deGle from ris BIT and lett, in order
10 surround the enemy and cut ott his re-
treat This was the very movement winch
P2,z ~ cited on its execution he caicula-
tel lis success PROM pt at The moment,
the. ore. he gave laconc orders 10 ms IIt-
tie co.unn, who with l!nce in rest, rushed
directly on the Spanish line. Opening
III, r., sage to the rear, they wheeled a
bout. and penetrated 2 i'll to the front,
with pro, iginuS Slaughter The enemy S
ranks were thrown IN O confusion anu dis
NAV, by several AMI terrible repctitons OF
Those daring charges: and 5uOot their num-
Der were either killed or wounded. Parz
himself is reported to have lanced n'ae " it'll
hi, own hand capt. GRANT, IA Scotch Of
fcer,) killed fue, and urheis distinguished
themselves equally in the work OF carnage.
Win the loss OF or OF HI gallant corps,
the Iumortal Paez, recrOssed tie Aranca,
ami rejoined the army IN triumph. All
were electrified to admiration, or petriled
N astonishnent, at this achievement. The
paNes of every individual appeared IN tie
bulletin, and each was presented with the
baace of Inc order of Libertador de pene-
-vs!a: IN honor which many OF them had
attained already.
Col. English has arrived at MargarIta' as
the public are already informed. Colonel
Ursla has reached the same destination
When English anchored of Port Spain, he
received a special permission from gov.
Woodford, to land and remain ashore for
24 hours; but this passport was not penneo
10 very friendly mood, as ii reflected on
Mr. English for proceeding towards the
neg boring provinces IN revolt, contrary
TO his msjesty's proclamation OF Nov. 1871.
He landed; but, finding that gov. Wood