Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-07
SPANISH AMERICA.
RECTIFYING.


We have assigned To ourselves a sort of
task, which becomes laborious from It's fire.
quency, and irksome from the disgust which
the cause % il produces; it is that of correct
laS tbs Misrepresentation and false meics,
constantly spread abroad by different descrip-
lions of Gcceiyers.
In the course of the last week there were
received various accounts from Venezuela
via Curacao, Porto Cabello, sc. Upon an
analysis OF these accounts, we find them to
be mutilated statements, of adyices OF prior
times, thrown into fresh forms, and in such a
way TO defy cohcrency, and to over!eap time
and space.
We had long before these advices an ac-
count of an action at Coro5obo, a few miles
from Valencia in which the royalists were
defeated this single fact was the whole of
the news-but it was sufficient, because victo-
re compartments the whole issue of military
affairs the matter passed over-but by the
new advices from Curacao, we have the same
news little more ampliiied and detailed /;
but 1t is associated with other news SD dis
corlant and contradictory that it is inconceiv-
able why any one should undertake To dis
tort and falsify facts in such Il manner
The battle of Carabobo few miles from
Valencia, took place on the 2ith of June, and
continued the whole day. The armies were
commanded on each side by their most dis
tinguished Senerals--the republicans by Boil
car and Pae--the royalists by La Tore and
.1iorotes. The night separated the co,nba-
tants, Bo!i"ar keeping the field on which 500
oil the royal troops found graves.
The accounts state that La Tore and Mo
ralcs, reached Porto Cabeo the day after the
action, that is June 25-for dates are impor-
tant when facts are To be tested,
Through the same channel we have advice.
that the royal colonel Pereira, mad been de-
ieated on the 18th of June by Gen. Berlnu-
dez, and that after his defeat Percira retreated
upon Caracas clty-and was pursued.
By another accountwe learn that col. p ere
IRA had an sciicn in the public streets of Ca
raccas city, and that the conflict took place
the day before the battle OF Carahobo. that is
ON the Esd June; and that the garrison of La
o'uira had been ordered TO reinforce Pereira
that the garrison lid march out of La Guira
and that a body OF 200 negroes or Sambos,
had taken possession of La Gl,ira. This news
goes on to say, that Bernludez. in the action
III Caracas city was defeated, and that he had
500 killed and goo prisoners and that Pere-
ira took 500 stand of arms
The news goes On to state that Pereira
took La Gulra on the following day after this
victory, and after he had called for the troops
oil La Gura to reinforce him-and that this
taking of La Gura, happened on the day af-
ter the fight at Caracas, on the day that the
ZOO negroes or Sambos took La Guira, on
the day of the battle of Carabobo, to wit. 9th
June how all these things could happen is
not our business to discover but the news
goes further.
Pereira it seems on hearing of the issue OF
the battle of the cath at Carabobo. and possibly
apprehensve of the negroes and Samboes
evacuated Caracas
"A letter of the Goth of June which comes
at the same time, states that on the day prece-
ding. that is esd of June, the royal garrison
of LA Guira had marched to Join Pereira.
although the Samboes had occupied it on the
94th-and that same garrison arrived at Por-
TO Cabello on the 28th.
All these accounts SO cross each other that
none OF the parts taken separately will fit the
rest-for we have
Percira's battle in Caracas June Ga
I.aguira taken by Pereira next day o.
The battle of Carabobo o.
The Samboes taking Laguira "a
And Perelra arriving at Porto Cabello 90
we must suppose that Pereira and his La
gulra garrison must have been actuated by
the news of the action at Carabobo, which
may have reached Caracas i'm one day. that
is the e5th, and as it would take two days to
go by water from Laguira to Porto Cabello,
we have the necessary time TO embark and
san 81 DIS 10 arrive on the 23th at Porto Ca
bello.
So that after all, the skirmish in the street
was a retreating fight-and the retreat is I'M
interrupted from Pereira's defeat on the 18th
to his arrival at Porto Cabello.
1t must be acknowledged, that the people
who make up those consolatory fabrcations
Tor royal adherents, are not accustomed TO
be particular about dates, any more than facts /:
and, we should certainly not interfere with
their consOlements, if their imposition were
confined to themselves but as those fabrica-
tons may affect other interests, and misead
men whom those ingenious receptions might
deceive, to their prejudice, we think it best
not to let them go upon the world without am
ahtidote. .4urora.
Erfrdct cfd letter from Curacao TO a gentleman
an .Neo York, dated 8h June.
eve have to day received advices, which
are considered positive, that Puerto CabeHo is
actually in possession of the Patriots.''