Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-10-31

ing, reported in favor Of receedins from
The disagreement Of the House to the a
made by Council to the mes
sage, which report was agreed to aud the
Clerk ordered 10 inform Council accor-
dingly.-Adj'd.
Friday, Oct. p.
10 O'Clock the House met.
The following resolution was called up
aud agreed to-:
Resoived, That this branch Of the lie.
gislature deem it inexpedient to have an
adjourned sitting.
On the passage OF the foregoing resolu-
ton the yeas were 37--nays 9.
Council came into The Assembly-room,
aud the two Houses went into Join, Meet
ing, and adjourned before the appoint
ments were all made.
Three o'ciock--B Both Houses went a.
gain into Joint- Meeting, and after going
through their business the joint Meeting
rose and the speaker took the chair.
Mr.. p. Kline, presented petition from
Jobn Boyd, Of New York, late Of this
state, praying for an act to enable him TO
remove certain slaves.-Read and com.
mitted.
From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle, Oct. "a
The following statement We receiver
from our fr,end and correspondent at An
soslera, and We eau rely on its correct
ness:
Statement Of the present position Of the
army Of Columbia.
ANGosTURA Sept. %.
list. The main army under the com
mand OF his Excelency the President, is
at presen, cautioned in the neighborhood
of ST. Rosara dc Cacerta, and consists of
10 to 10000 men, completely armed aud
equipped; they arc only waiting till the
waters retire from the Savannahs, to ope
rate with the army OF Apart decisively a.
Sainst the army of Moriilo, whose head
quarters are at the city OF Valencia, III
the province Of Caracas, which collec-
tiseiy does not consist Of more than 5000
men, not more than 1000 men Of whom
are Europeans Oh the remainder under
existing circumstances he can place no
Tie Generals serving IN
der the Immediate orders of the President.
are RafneI Urdanetta, Salon, chief of the
staff, and the British CeloaeI p;gso;, all
officer of great experience.
I'd. The army ofApuri consists Of ful.
ly 1000 men, composed of the unconquer.
ed division Of cavalry, its chief, Gen.
Paez, and the brigade of infantry, under
the command Of Col. John Biosset, Of the
Bsitish legion, consisting Of 800 British
bayonets and 800 Creoles, disciplined IN
der the direction of Mai. Smith, Of she ie-
gion second in command of Gen. Pedro
Leon Torres.
Sd. The army composed Of various d.
visions, all under the orders of Gen. jose
Francisco Bermudez and Gen. Manuel
Ledero, whose head quarters with abou
! 500 men are in the town Of Iguana, in The
Of CARACAS.
LIST. The brigade Of Gen. Mouagas, Of
1000 cavalry, commanding The province
IF Barcelona, which is now completely
liberated, the commandment for the Span
iards having within the last mouth come
over with the whole Of his forces.
I'd. The bri.ad under the command
Of Colonel Domingo Monies, operating
against the town Of Cumana, which he
holds closely blockaded, consists OF fully
1900 men. Accounts have just reached
US of the regiment OF Claruno, together
with the inhabitants Of that district, hav
Ing declared for the cause of the country.
Sd. The brigade Of Gen. Tarrassa, Of
500 cavalry, quartered 10 advance on the
plains of Caracas.
The whole Of this force will cooperate
with the armies Of the President and Gen.
Paez, in the attack on Caracas.
4ih. The whole Of the province Of Gun
demaria is free, aud the army Of thr
souths under the command Of Gen. Valdez,
is Oh full march on Quito, after having
completely routed CaIzada ia the neigh
borhood of Papayara. 1t consists Of from
4 to 5000 men, among which is the very
regiment Of Albion. which
has, under the orders Of Colonel M'Intos
and Major Johnston, most pre-eninentiJ
itself in the battles of Var
gas, Bryaca aud Posto.
9Th. The army under the orders Of
Colonel Mariana MontilIa, is by the last
accounts closely blockading Carthagena
and Santa Martha the fleet Of the Re
public, is in perfect possession Of the river
Magdalena. On the whole. every thing
is favorable to the cause of liberty, and
there cannot exist doubt that the
ensuing campaign will finally expel the
Spauiards from Columbia.
From the Norfolk Herald.
Extract of a letter dated C1dig. .4ue. 26.