Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-03
SPANISH AMERICA.
ARMY OF COLUMBIA.


HE following statement we receive,
from our friend and correspondent al An
Rosiura, and can rely on its correctness.
'SfatemeM Of the present position If lie arm
IF Columbia.
ANGosrURA, 22d Sept. 1920.
ist. The main army under The com
niand OF his cXcellency the president. il
al present cautioned In the neighborhLoC
OF 81. Rosara de Caceria, asd consists o
10 10 l2,0O0 men, completely armed ant
equipped; they are only waiting till the
waters retire from the savannalis, 10 ope
rate with The army OF Apart decisivrly IA.
gaimsi The army of Mnri,lo, whose head
quarters are al the city OF Valencia. in Nh,
province Of Caracas. WHICH colec,rvel,
does not consist of more than 5000 meu
not q. ore iliao 1000 nt whom are Europe,
ans on The remainder under existing
circumstances he can place no Deepen
dance. The generals serving under the
Immediate orders Of the president, are
Rafael urdaneiia Salon, chief Of the
staff, and the British Colonel Plggoi, an
officer of great experience.
ID. The army of Apari consists of fully
1000 men, cO,aposed of the umconqnered
division oi cavalry. its chief, Gen. Paez,
and the brigsic OF infantry, uncer the
>Vh' W CNsOh III JOHu DtOSStl, III tic
British legion, COn-,st, e of 500 British
bayonels AMI sou Crsoics, disciplined un :
Ger the direction OF MAJOR Saith, o! the
legion second in command Gen. Pedro
Leon ForeS.
81. The army comp osei OF various Iii
vi ;ons, all under the orders of get. Jose
francisco Drrmndez, aud gen. Manuel
Lederro, whose heal quarters with about
1900 men are In The tnwn OF Isuana, in
'he province of Caracas.
Isl. The brigade OF gen. Manages, of
1000 cavalry. commanding heprovlnce.o
Barcelona, Which IL now completely libe-
rated, The conimandaut for the Spauiards
having within The last months come over
will, Tie Whole of his forces.
2d. The brigade under the com a,anh
OF colonel Domingo Monies, operating
against The town OF Cumana, which he
holds closely hlnckadeh, consists of fully
1900 men.-Accounts have Just reached
us of the regiment nj Cisruno, together
with the inhabitants Of that district, hav-
lag declared Tor the cause OF the cOun-
Try.
Sd. The brigade Of gen Tarrassa, of
5On cavalry qIarlrrcd IN advance on the
plans Oh Caracas.
The whole OF this force will cooperate
WIKI tic armies OF NE prPSluenl ami g2-
neral Pacz, III the attack on Caracas.
Alb. The whole 81! The province Of Can.
dnamarca is free, aaS! Ike army of Tie
south, 1ndcr The command of Gen. Valdez,
- or full march on Quiio, after liavin.
completely routed Cdlzaha In the neigh
bofhooh of Papayarn, it consists of from
TO 5000 men, aGoag which are the very
distinguished reg'i of Albion, who under
tie oruers et Col. MIniosh aud Major
J '!'nsinn, have mosi pre- eminenlly dis
trsuished themselves al the battles of
Vargas, Uyaca aad Paste.
oih. IN army under The ord RS IF
Colonel Mariana Mom!llla. il by the last
accounts c!nsely blockadiug Carihagena
aud Sauia Martha. The fleet of the Re-
public, Is IN perfect possession of the river
Magdal'na. Ohihe whole. every thing
r. favorable Tor the cause Of liberty, and
there cannot exist doubt that the epsu-
ing campo gn viii finally eSpel The Spani
ards from CoiuDh!s.
CBaA. Morning Chronicle.