Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-15

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| we've touid la metallic on the independents oc-
cupalion of that place. The whole OF the Spa
niSh Army IA New Grenada. with the eNcep-
| ton OF 500 men who effected their escape from
IT'S capital, headed by the Sansuinary Calzada,
were either taken, or surrendered themselves
prisoners of wat, with their general in chief
8areyro, aud III his staff, officers, &c.
| -, No very respectable armies were imme-
diaieiy embodied, the one for the South and
tie other for the North, to liheraie the differ
eht Provinces IN New Grenada and Nenezue-
la, aud marched the same day. (the 20ii,
Septe~ber) for their respective points of ope-
rations. After having established Provision
AIRY Government in ST Fe for the safety OF the
hingdom of Grenada. General Bolivar lei,
SAID city at the SdiIe time with the Northern
| Array 20 place himself at the head OF all the
| Republican Corps in the Province Of lis ma
i've Venezuela, and open vigorous and deer
| sive campaign against the blood thirsty Moril-
10, anu mus terminate a war of ten years,
| WITCH has cost them upwards OF 100000 souls /;
isit their country IN deSoiation and lis iniiab-
ltants overwhelmed with hardships and mis-
fortunes, without openly having received the
| protecting baud of any Foreign Nation or Pow
| Ell whatever.
6 ihe taking of St. Fe by Bolivar, produ-
| ceu as It by electricity, a general Political
! Revolution throughout that vast country: and
| before The Liberating Army should! have reach
! Ell the Capital of any one of its Provinces its
| Hndaunied citizens effected their perfidious
| emancipation, aud hurled the sycOphauts OF
| base Monarch from their seats of power, aud
restored again TO independence the vrtuous
| Sons OF Columbia awed by the too successful
| operations OF the Expedition of MoriIio against
| Carihageua in 1915, which occasoned the me-
| iancholy loss OF all that Kingdom.
| :, ny last e6icidi accounts, FOURTEEN
| trnv'nces were already in the full enjoyment
oil tneir rights aud privileges, only Carthage
wa ana 81 Martha heing in possession of the
| hoyahSts, which must inevitably fall in a few
| credit.
| The presrnce nj (,e,eraI u i;,,r ho;
| CURED at Augostura previous TO his descent
| upon Caracas and the Sea Coast, he arrived
| IN that City on the Ilth of December, amidst
| an admirIng conceurse of people who rec civ
e" MN with every demonstrations of 10y and
| eciat. mat the mind of man can imagine; in
| IL Gays ne passed from Pampiona in New Gre
naua, 10 Guayana, which has never been per
| forihed until now in less than from % TO 80.
| lbe Project of the Fundamental law of
| Ioinmba, Ga translation ofwhich have made, J
| think is magnauimous, and .1ys a solid basis
| on which TO erect the splendid and superb SUI
| table Republic
| General Bolivar set out from Augostura
| l0r MS READ Quarters of Apmre, on the 9Th
u't. ana before the Goth of February next YOU
| may expect TO hear that he is in Caracas with
| an army of more than IL 500 men : and that
| Moriiio, with the remnant of his forces, will
| De driven INTO the Notifications of Porte Ca
| DeHo, where close aud vigorous siege will
| soon terminate his military career of cold
| Dioodeu assasslnatlons in those delightful re-
| gionS.
p" shall Immediately go down to La Guayra
anu Caraccas, as they may be taken by the
send you Price Current. which I hone
may prove useful. The ST. Thomas's newspa-
pers are uninteresting.
Yours sincerely"
| Il. y. The Expedition has not vet sailed
! from Margarctia waiting The arrival of Gen.
! DeVereaux but in case he should not reach
tnat Island in all this month, il will depart
| without him; and II is my opinion that then
! mare orders to proceed direct for La GKaurG "a
cooperate with the army from the interior
| winch will be III possession of Caracas by The
middle OF February. Mariana Montilia is the
commander IN Chief of The Expedition in Mar
| garetta"
From orr valuable correspondent at ST.
Thomas, we have received d very interesting
| letter, which will he found in this DAVIS paper
| Inc union OF the provinces of Venezuela and
| Ne" Grenada, IS an important emit aud pro-
| misses the establishment OF a'tree and indepen-
| dent government, under the great man who
! discovered, but did not name the continent of
Amerlca. The prompt appointment; of an
| ambassador to the United States, while il
! cannot but hatter our pride must also be
| received as conclusive evidence of the dispo-
| sItlon OF our republican neishbors To cultivate
| our esteem and deserve our good Offices we
have received a copy Oftheir decree of The 18th
| December and put il into the hands of our
| translator. IPbI Eyess
| EItTdct otd letter to the editor, dated
| ST. THOMAS IIth Jan 1919.
We have AN arrival to-day from Margarit-
| ia, which brings positive accounts that Lima
is taken by the Independents nnder General
| 81 Martin and thar Quito has declared itself
lhHepenuent-and has sent deputies 10 Bolivar,
| AT ~. Fee, desiring 10 be admitted into the
| Union OF Venezuela and New Grenada
| Bolivar, after establishing government
at 81. zee. ana taking the Spanish General
| Calsada, who with bout 400 men, had retreated
| "A Mi &c 4,
| arrived with the main army, which was consi-
| derably reinforced by New GTeuadians i'm the
| rlains of Venezuela. Bolivar himself made a
| hasty visit TO Angos iura where he remained
! only ~ hours during his STAY he made Gene
| raj Arsmeudi (who had acted as Vice Presi-
| dent) Governor General of Cumana TO be
| taken, and Doctor Yea, was re-appointed Vice
president, and IS shortly to go TO Rome, by
| way OF England for the purpose of obtaining
| from tue Holy See, Bishops SIC SC
! Bermudez has been appointed Governor
| of tue Province of Socorro. Gen. Anzuategi
| is dead OF the yellow fever.
| Mariana Montilla has arrived here from
hargarlita, bnt is 10 return again immediately.
| 10 take charge Of the expedition now ready al
| mai Island, tue destination of which is a
| secret.
Marine was with about 5000 men at Ma
| turn, and there fell sick. which has caused a
| delay OF his march. and it is feared will be
| very detrimental TO the final movements of the
| independents in Venezuela.
| The provinces of Venezuela and New
| Grenada, have taken the name Of THE RE
| PubLIC OF COLUMBIA. If possible 1
| shall send you copy of the decree, dated 18th
| December, 1919, at hnaostura.
| me next opportunity, shall write again.
| look ON the Rcpnbhc % Columbia as fiTmly
Established In few months we shall see
| MorilIO S power AT an end.
| j.. .. l this moment learn, that DR.. Yea is
not to proceed 10 Europe, but to the United
SfGfcs, as Ambassador Extraordinary"
| --------s.,.,--r-uvzv-z7 ~
| Mona E1c.rsrE~