Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-02
SPANISH AMERICA.

A gazette extraordinary of The city of
Bogo' OF l7ih October, contains the de-
tails OF the triumph which The public au-
thSriiIes OF that city dscreed 10 PRESS
dent Bolivar and his army, i'm commem-
oralIon OF the glorious victory of Boyacca.
The ceremOnias oil this occasion wer,
very imposing, combining all that eau be
brought TO resemblance with the Grecian
and Roman iriumphs.
The ceremonial is given in detail, and
The effect OF such d spectacle on the
minds Of the people of climate where
The system is more susceptible OF excite
slent than i'll our colder regions, can be
conceived only by those who have expe
iiSnCeu tht cueStS "f ~li-,ato tho mind
and senses. Among the ceremonials,
| wreath OF laurel was presented and uia-
| ced on The head Of The victor by twentv
beautiful females Of from Is TO 10 wears
old, who carried baskets ofsilver iiIagree,
ornamented with flowers, and containing
decorations which we shall notice pre-
sently. The wreath WAS delivered with
! suitable address by one OF this band
of virgins, IN style Of eloquence that
renders translation into another language
difficult without paraphrase.
lhree splendid crosses. ornamenied
with precious gems, we're presented, the
first to The general in chief, Bolivar, the
second 10 Gen. Anzuaiegui, and The Third
Gen. ST Ander- and one of silver for
| each soldier. These crosses were con-
famed IN The baskets carried by The 90
virgins, and were by them delivered 10
the troops who bad been III the battle, in
the centre Of The place Of festival.
The laurel wreath and the three cross.
es we're offered III manner particularly
iancIfuI aud impressive: they we're sus.
pended by ribbons OF three olors, green,
elbow and red; The young lady who pre-
scented the laurel wreath, having made an
address,, placed the wreath on The head
oi ihe general IN chief second vouno
lady presented him the ornamenied cross.
destined for bim, suspended by green
ribbon, and bearing motto Boyacca,
while TWO others of the Young ladies pre-
scented each Tie cross appropriated for
IN associate generals, Azuaiegui and St,
Arder; with The same motto. a similar
cross was intended for Gen. Soubletie,
ba' he was on distant duty.
a soon as The wreath had been placed
oil the head OF tile general i'll chief, lie
rose, and taking Tie wreath from his own
head, placed il successfully on the heads
OF the other officers.
A superb painting OF The goddess of liz
bcriy was placed III the rear of the eIeva-
ton on which the ceremonies took place,
with tie usual emblems-and with porr
trans as large as life OF the principal
commanders al BOyacca as her support
ers.
TIE ceremonial occupies near nine
columns Of the GaZeii'. The effect of
this spectacle was to produce an upcOm-
mon enthusiasm. Vast contributions were
brought forward Of money and The pre-
cious metals for the support oGthe ,ause of
liberty, and deposited in lie public iTea.
snry-and voluntary enrolment of
5000 men took place in a few DAVIS
Indeed the enthusiastic effect is better
conceived than described. The contrast
presented by The patriot troops under
Bolivar, OIL this expedition, could not fail
10 be made with that OF Morlllo, when he
entered BagOia on former occasiOn.-
MOrillo ordered every one WHO could read
or write, 10 be put 10 death, aud all who |
did not cOutTive 10 escape, suffered for
the crime Of being educaied-nnme- |
Tous families, bereft Of their fathers, mo, |
Tiers aud brothers, by this royal remedy !
against revolution, had for The first lime |
thrown aside their MORNINGS, TO rejoice |
IN the fall OF their iyrants, and the ae- |
CARNATIONS and Joy Of Bolivar's triumph |
they saw ai the table Of Bolivar some of |
those very officers captured with Barrey- |
70, al BOyacca, who had been the execu. |
TONERS Oftbe sanguInary barbariiy Of Mo |
Tlllo-and ielt At The same moment The |
mingled emotions OF exuliation over their |
oppressors; sberprncd by the presence as