Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-12

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the Creolesmill be displeases with my de-
scliption of their customs, Eut defy the
" orld to refute syllable have written.
"Gen. Soublette has ju arrived here
from Cucuta, and supercedes Dr. Rosclo,
(the latter appointed Vice-Plesident OF The
Columbian republic) in his situation ofvice-
president of Venezuela, to the universal sa-
tisfactIon of not only the army, but all the
Creoles, merchants. and others By the ac-
counts he brings. find my old friend, Gen.
Valdez, commands the army of the south,
destined to open the communication with
Gen. San Martin, and they were, when he
left, passing through Quito,
Con the 9Th, another division of Irish
troops arrived here, 70 men and officers, land
embark tomorrow for the Apure.'
"By letters from Angostura, OF The Eth
June, it is mentioned that Gen. Manages
had dispatched all of6cer TO Apure, who
had just arrived with official accounts of an
action a, CURE, jurisdiction of Aragua, and
province of Barcelona, which had been
fought by his cavalry and corps of the Roy
aIists commanded by one Lozano, who was
killed, as well as his second in command,
and great proportion Of he enemy taken
prisoners, but very few being able to ef-
feet their escape.
s. Gen. Zaraza with his cavalry, surprized
a small division OF the royalis:s at Orituco,
on the 7h of June, and killed their COM
mander, Martinez, in the action. A great
quantity of cocoa, Sc. &c. were the spoi!s
Of this unexpected and heroic exclusion
the whole ofthe enemy's force was taken or
killed in the onset.
"All these rencontres serve to disbearten
and discom6t the Spaniards, and presage, in
my opinion, their speedy-entire downfall,
Con the 18th inst. three commissioners ar
rived here, (St. Thomas) in an American
brig, appointed by the Cabildo of Carrac-
cas-, to proceed to Angostura, to treat With
the independent government at that place
their names are Brig Gen. Cires, native OF
Buenos Ayres, who came out with Morilo's
expedition in Isl5-Don Joseph Domingo
Duarte-and Don Manuel EscuTra, as Sec
rotary. Duarte is native Of Guatemala {;
and Escurra, of Caracas They will sail
imme iiatey for the Oronoco, in The afore-
mentioned brig. They state, that their in
stiuctions emanate from the Provisional! jun
ia of Spain, and forwarded by the latt' to
the Cabildo of Caracas. They likewise
assert, that they are authorised to give lac
title of {" Alicia Serenisima," that is. Of
s.most Serene Highness," to the Congress.
That Bolivar shall remain general IN Chief
OF the armies, and all his officers retain the
same rank they now hold-tbat America
shall be entitled to an equal number OF rep
resentatiyes in tie Cortes, a. Spain, 1.-THE
constitution Notwithstanding that is, IT the
Cortes be composed of $50 members, Anne
RIGA will send 75-hat Morillo, and all the
Spanish troops in the country, shall quit it
Immediately and the Patriot armies be lett
in possession-hut that America shall re-
main an integral part of the Spanish monar-
chy. Such then, are the overtures OF Spain,
which the commissioners affirm they are III
rected to propose for the truth of WI ich |
c,nnot vouch. Be they what they may,
provided they are not authorised TO acSnowl-
edge the Independence of South America,
(Which do not believe they dream oi) their
mission is useless for presume to assure
you. that the distinguished Bolivar, and his
enlightened sociates, never Will accede 10
any thing that should fail short Of the recog-
nilon Of the absolute independence of pc
ninsular dominion
6 Commissioners have been dispatched
by the Cabldo of Caracas, 10 the Head
Quarters Of Bolivar, whose names are, Don
Francis Linares and Don Francis fturge,
both Spaniards-but the latter formerly
particular friend OF Bolivar; they are au-
thorised to address Him, {" His excellency
Simon Bolivar, Capt, General of the Patriot
Armies Another Commissioner has been
sent to Gen. Paez. BY letters received here
from La Guayra and Caracas. we learn
that Gen. Bolivar was at Mantal, about 10
leagues S. E. of Caracas, on the Sd Of June;
this is upon the authority of a letter from
DR.. Diaz, the Editor of the Caracas Ga
zette, bitter enemy of Bolivar; that St.