Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-20

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certain too, that the Royalists are a
ware of their approaching destruction
and are taking every step to facilitate
their emigration, when they find them
/ selves attacked by the great army un-
| der Bolivar, from the interior, The
| .Audiencia of Caracas have sent all
| their archives, SC. &c. to La Guayra,
carefully packed up. and ready to en'-
bark at moments warning. &c. Wllrn
the blow is given, which will be very
shortly. it will be spontaneous and de-
cisive and yoa may expect from day
to day to learn the fate Of the Dons OF
Morillo. A great number Of Spaniards
dare not return again hence for La
Guyra. as they dread the result OF this
last rencOuntre.
The expedition has not as yet sailed
| from Margartta, evidently because
Gen. Bolivar has not advanced upon
Caracas, for the reasons as before as
signed-M henever il departs, ] am
confident. as stated to you in my last,
that it's destination is Laguayra or its
vicinity. to CO operate with the Grand
Army of the interior, which is now said
to amount to nearly 10000 men and
the Spanish soldiers of Morillo daily
desert to increase their numbers. The
Spaniards make great ado about the
taking and destroying of several small
vessels. canoes, &c. which they say two
of their Flecnera from Cumana found
at Guiria in " Colo Triste," amount
ing, by their accounts. to twenty-five
in number, with clothing, &c.-whereas
can assure you, that there we're only
three or four old large canoes that
transported sone troops from Guayana
down the Orinoco to Guiria, and there
safely landed his occurrence, is there
fore, of the most tritiing consideration
Notwithstanding all that the koyalists
may wish to make out Of it.
While writing this, vessel has ar.
rived from trinidad and brings the
important intelligence, that General
Paez has cut off Gen. La Tore on his
route to join MorilIo, and that General
Bolivar, despatched 500 Infantry and
800 Cavalry to reinforce Paez, who
will inevitably destroy La Tore, near
Merida, whose forces are far inferior
to those of the former. A portion OF
the Province of Barlnas, has been oc-
cupied by the Independents, and Boil
var advancing again upon Calaboza.
with all his army-ergo lie has received
arms. You may calculate shortly to re-
ceive great news from me relative to
these late movements, or perhaps soon.
er from some other quarter"
"St. Thomas, March %, 1890.
GAS the vessel, which ought to have
conveyed the foregoing of the 18th al
tered her port of destination, | hasten
to advise you of what news we have
since then received here from Europe.
Angostura, Margarita, &c.
Here follows accounts from Bordeaux,
Gibraltar, &c. similar 10 what have already
been published here.
From Angostura, we receive very
fla'tering news, as late as the LIST inst.
Two friends Of mine have arrived here
from thence, and from them have
learned what | communicate you fran
that quarter, and which may be relied
on. The army of Apure consists of
1000 men not entirely armed, but ere
this, will be completely so, under the
the immediate command Of Gen. Paez.
The army of reserve at Cucuta, COM
manded by General Urdaneta. amounts
to 500 effective men, $500 infantry,
and 500 ca, airy perfectly disciplined
and equipped. In the province Of Gu
mana, the forces amount to 1900 men,
under the command of General bermu-
dez, who has been appointed Captain
General of Guayana, Cumana, and
Barcelona, in the room of Gen. Aris
mendi, who retires to private life
Head Quarters at Maturin. There are
other small divisions in St. Diego,
in the Province of Barcelona, of 500
men, headed by Gen. Monegas and at
Quebrada Ronda, in the Province Of
Caracas, 6 or 700 more, under the or.
ders of Generals Zazara aud Cedeno.
"Gen. Bolivar marched from the
Apure the 25th of January. and the
precise plan of his operations is known
to none but those WHO are to execute
them. This is very proper; for secre-