Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-01-08
From the Cityof Washington Gazette, Dec. s.
SOUTH AMERICA

OF South American affairs is obtain
cd from the very best source, has
furnished us with the following III
tcresting sketch of the operations Of
the Patriots in N. Grenada, Venezue-
la, and Quito. This statement, we
trust, will be received with the most
heartfelt pleasure by every friend to
| the political emancipation of our
| brethren in the South.
Further accounts from Venezuela
and New Grenada, reached this city the
day before yesterday. The dates are as
late as the 28th August from Santa Fee,
and 9th October from Angostura. We
have perused the Gazettes printed in
| Santa Fee and Angostura, also, some
private letters, which has enabled US to
present to our readers the following out
line OF news from that quarter. In New
Grenada the progress of the Patriots re-
mains uninterrupted, the provinces of
| Neyva and Margarita have been added
to those already free. A great number
CT prisoners continue TO arrive daily at
Santa Fee from every direction. They
principally belong to the regiment Of
Arragon, formerly stationed in that CITY,
and were dispersed by general Bolivar
at the battle Of Bojaca, and were flying,
with colonel Calzada, in the direction of
Santa Martha. A number of officers are
also prisoners, and among them lieut..
col. Plaz of the regiment OF Calzada
The division ofgencral Anzuatiguc con-
tinued the pursuit of the royal troops as
far as Mare, and when the last accounts
left him, colonel Canada had reached the
passage OF Flandes, ON the east side Of
the Magdalena, with the remnant of his
troops, about 200, but actually worn
down with hunger and fatigue. The
news Of the fall of the whole of the prov
ince of Santa Martha was momcntarily
expected at. Santa Fee; and Carthagcna,
from the reduced state of its garrisons,
was expected to surrender, or at least
oppose but little resistance. The cap
tire of Santa Fee has produced all the
effects that were originally expected or
anticipated by the commander in chief.
News had been received that the whole
of the provinces of Quito are also free,
and that rencounter had taken place
between the cmigrants from the Vice
Royalty of Lima and the Patriots ofQui-
to. This report was generally believed,
and the more so as the vice-rov of Lima
had Withdrawn the whole of the troops
from Papayan and Quito, in order to op-
pose the attack of the Patriots from Bue-
nos Ayres and Chile. The whole of the
archives of New Grenada has been taken
in Santa Fee. Among the papers taken,
the instructions from the king 70 general
Morillo, and from him to the vice-roy,
Samano, have also been found; and
great variety of curious and important
documents have fallen into the hands of
the Patriots. Nothing, it is said, can
equal the enthusiasm of the inhabitants
of the city of Santa Fee. They have
come forward to general Bolivar, en-
masse, to offer all disposable means to
enable him to prosecute the war with
success; and a large amount in specie
and bullion was to be sent to Angostura
Immediately. General Paez has had
another brush with the 5th division of
the royal army, at the pass of La Cruz,
ia the Province of Varinas, and it is
more than probable that the capital Of
Varinas is ere this in his possession
The squadron of gun boats stationed in
the Apure, has had an action with the
Spanish squadron, in the river Portu
guese; the latter were obliged to take
refuge in the port Of San Fernando |
An officer arrived at Angostura, on the
l4th October, from Santa Fee, with |
dispatches from president Bolivar to the
government, of very important nature.
This officer states that a very large
amount in doubloons and bullion was on
the road from New Grenada, and would
arrive the moment that the fal! of the
water would render the roads passablc
for mules. Three divisions of the expe-
dition of general Devcrcaux had arrived,
and were at Margarita and Maturin; and
when united to the attachments of gen.
English and colonel Elsom, will form
an army of more than $500 English and
Irish troops, principally veterans. The
remainder of the expedition, to complete
5000 men, are daily expected.
The whole of the foreign troops are,
for the present, placed under the COM
mand of Gen. Marine, and with the ma
tive troops already under his command,
will form the Army of the East. A d.
vision of troops are on their march from
New Grenada to join Gen. Paez, who
commanded the Army of the West AS