Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-06-05
LATEST FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
PORT SPAIN, MARCH Is

"a, from general Paez, dated the 18th
ult. announced the retreat of the Spanish
army over the Aruca. Morillo, after
an Intellectual attempt to bring Paez to a
general action, was rapidly retracing his
steps towards the Apure. His object
is to regain the cultivated country, find
ing it impossible to draw supplies from
the plains, in which he was harassed
continually by $500 cavalry. The de-
tachments he had sent out in quest oil
subsistence had been uniformly cut off
by Paez's cavalry, and, from the time OF
crossing the Aruca till that of his re-
crossing it, and marching as far as Con-
Ception, Morillo had lost l4O0 men and
a field piece. He had circulated Gin
writing) a boastful proclamation to the
vaneros or inhabitants of the plains, dated
the 5th, to which Paez had replied by a
keenly satirical address, (by way of COM
ment,) OH the 5th February.
The artillery and infantry, (2ooo) left
on the island before Urbana, in the
Oronoco, were proceeding by forced
marches to re-unite themselves with
Paez. They will be reinforced by 400
English and Irish soldiers, it having
been Bolivar's intention to await there
the arrival of 1000 English daily expect
ed, &c. Gen. Bolivar set out from
Angostura on the 9th ult. on his return
to the army.
Col. Hursler's regiment, and the re-
maindcr of colonel EngIish's expedition,
are looked for daily. They will proba-
bly, be associated with the 600 at Marga-
rita-whlther generals Urdometa and
Valdez, and colonel Needham (the ad-
jutant general of that division) have
gone, with about 90 English sailors, who
will assist In making gun boats or other
vessels. Associated with 500 Marga-
ritans, &c. they will make descent up
on the coast at -, and form junction
with the division collected in the pro-
vinces of Barcelona and Cumana, to be
commanded by general Marines, Saro-
zas, Monogas, and perhaps Bermen-
dez's forces will constitute this army.
Monogas was at the point of death from
an attack of fever. News of decisive
operations may be looked for from day
to day. Should these forces not COM
plete the object of independence, though
the suppositionis improbable, the troops
to arrive from England will unquestion-
ably eXpel the remnant of Morilo's
corps from Venezuela. This will be a
work Of the greater facility, as Morillo
has suffered greatly. Paez writes that
the prisoners taken were more like
skeletons than living men. Add to this,
he (Morillo) has above 400 miles of
plains to traverse, exposed continually
to the enemy's cavalry, his own being
annihilated, and not head of cattle in
his camp.
The congress was celebrating on va
rious regulations, and on fundamental
law or constitution, to be proposed to
the people for their appreciation. This
is the substance of the latest news.
More important events will soon chal-
lenge more regard than this hasty cpl
tome.
We have also received Trinidad pa
pers to the 18th ut. but they contain
nothing of importance.
Ertract ota letter received at Philadel-
fhia, dated
ST. THOMAS, MARCH 80.
"By vessel just arrived from Curra-
Goa, news had been received of vessel
arrived there from Carthagena, that the
governor of Panama had written to the
governor of Carthagena for all the forces
he could muster for his succor, as he
dreaded an instant attack from the indie
pendent army, which, after having taken
Lima, was then advancing rapidly to the
northward, no doubt to attack his post.
1t is also stated that, of the feet which
some time ago had sailed from Spain for
Peru, the crew of one vessel had mu-
tinted, and carried her into Valparaiso,
giving information that the rest of the
squadron were in similar state. On
receiving these accounts the govern
ment of Valparaiso Immediately des-
patched the same vessel, together with
the rest of the squadron then in port, to
intercept them, which they accordingly
effected; and, after exchanging few
shot, the whole Spanish fleet joined
them. They Immediately proceeded to
Callao, under the Spanish flag, forward
ed the dispatches taken on board the
squadron, to the Viceroy, and debarked
the whole of their forces, which were
received with every demonstration of
joy. They Immediately set out for
Lima. and took peaceful possession of