Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-20

los E'oveDenis is the sfranres, evidenc
III. ~ uif PACE lie defeated, (ul,icI
4 jove forbid the country has We, to pas
through srcond ordeal. Things are a
crisis. However, near 500 men have ar
iNed from England, and as many NOR
are expected daily, besides another expe
diiion Of $500 or 1000 men from the sam,
quarter. They canrot come too soon
but n" temporary reverse can proven
The independence oi the country, soone
or later.
therefore hope that The government
OF the UDiled States vii! manifest .hei
good dispositions, wiilcni delay. We car
show our friendship Without gong 10 var
with Spain, and weought TO bei,ieud the
congress aud Patriots OF Vencznria.
| February 10.
I. News from the army ,oftlle 7thinst. state
that Gen. ParZ had surprized and defeated
a corps OF 600 II the enemy s avaIry. Kill
hing 40o OF tlrn. One army or the other,
| II would seem, must be DESTROYED. The
enemy cannot support LimseIfiD his pre-
sent position, near The Aranca, Tin cross
| ing which lie lost Geo men: )-Paez's ca.
valry, lowering round him, have driven
| OFT the cattle ia front, and set fire 10 the
grassy plains in his rear. His (Ps.) in-
ed on The island before UrbaUna, formed
by two branches of the Aranca, disem.
boguing their waters into The Orinoco,
with the latter OF course. Ii is the enc
| my's best play TO attack Paez before he is
| reinforced aad IL is the order of Bolivar
10 Paez not 10 come to general action
until he be reinforced, but to take advan
tage of circumstances.
FeL,,,o,y OF
Accounts are received from Trinidad
Of four transport ships, belonging to
Col. Engtshs expedition, having touched
there and sailed tor Margaritta, with or
500 men. Should these reintorcemeuts
be wanted here, this movement is unior-
tunate, as these ships never can beat up
TO wlndward again. Therefore, sup
pose, they will he ordered TO occupy
Barcelona, or some other point on the
coast, and operate against the most yul-
nerable parts of The cnemy's territory.
1t Poez but avoids general action for
while, the Spanish army must be des-
troyed.
Po,tcf Spain, (Irinidad) March 10.
- arrived here this forenoon. from
|Angostura, where prospects are encour-
aging. Certainly the Patriots must tri-
umph this campaign. English reinforce
ments, Chiefly Irish however) will turn
the scale umalterabiy.
Poscio, Pdiiacios, Catiix, SC. are sirue-
Cling for tile establishment Of free con-
stilution. know not what success they
may have. If they make agood beginning,
they do enough for the present. AS the
people advance in information, they will
improve their fabric, POGO a POGO, and that
is all we ought in reason TO expect.
hope, under all circumstances, our
government will act literally depend
upon il our policy consists in so aching.
Ere this reaches you, though send il
via 81. Thomas, for speed. you will have
heard of Pae='s success over Moritlo. A
descent from Msrgariita, ON The coast,
and junction of forces under good OIL
GERS, (amongst them is Colonel Needia1,,
newly re appoInied,) will complete the
reign OF the Godos in Venezuela, by Nav
day, AT farihest, hope.
ST. Thomas, March 20.
By letter received this morning, da-
led MargarItia, 10Th, | am advised that
the progress ofthe royal army under Mo.
rillo had been checked by Gen. PaeZ,
having already sustained a loss of 600
men. They were retiring from the Apu-
ra, and we're closely pursued, so iLat there
is every reason 10 expect that PaeZ will
give good account of them. The feet
had sailed from Angosiura "a few DAYS
previous to The date of my letter. in pur-
suit Ut a Spanish squadron, which had
been IN that neighborbood. Admiral
Brion had resuu, Il The command, cir
| cumstance of much importance to the
success OF their operations, as Jolie, dur
ing the time he commanded, had con
Quoted himself in such manner as not
only TO render himself, but il is 10 he
feared, the cause in which he was engag-
ed, unpopular.
The BueRos Ayrean brig of war IRE
sistible, Captain Daniels. had arrived al
Margariia. with several of his prizes, a.
mongsi them his Catholic Majesiy's late
brig NeTiadc, of lS guns, and 40 men,
which he had captured after All action OF
IL minutes.
"a mannHvre which detracis much from tie
merit OF subsequent rennncia,ions. All This
he ought TO have left 10 the constituent con.
gress. His proposition, however, is offered
respectfully I'm terms)t as tue right Of every
citizen.
fIhe Editor has received one, but tits too
long forthIs paper.
tSot,e peOpie are not disposed TO render him
amy homage, or give him any credit for the
measure ayerTing, that necessity alone com.
PEELED him TO IT, do not argue the point
cannot swear TO motives, for they are hidden I;
but acts that please us we are not inclined to
ascribe TO unworthy intenfs.
HPty but they had MIR. JeTersOa's Manuel, in
Spanish.
HTINkl uTH(tHT