Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-30
EXTRACT OF A LETTER.

EXTRACT OF LETTER.
"Curracoo, July7,,
mCol. Pereira's division was de,eated
on the 18th of June, at St. Lucia, and re-
treated to Caracas. On the Esd, 200
negroes occupied Daguira, after it was "a
bandoned by the royalists. The garrison
Joined Pereira, who, on the same day was
attacked by Bermudez, in the streets of
| Caracas: the battle was a bloody one,
but Pereira remained victorious. Ber-
mudez lost 500 killed and wounded, and
500 prisoners, with 900 stand OF arms
On the 9th Pereria attacked and took
La Guyra. On the same day the lst di-
vision, amounting to 1000 men, COM
manded by Gen. La Tore was defeated
at Carabobo with severe loss, and retreat
ed to Porto Cabello, and Bolivar pushed
on towards Caracas with 5000 men,
| and it is supposed he entered it on the LIST
inst col. Pereira retreated towards Gu
mana.
From the Curacao Courant, July7.
We have but little to add this week to
what we published in our last of the pos
, ture of affairs on the Main, there having
been but one arrival from Puerto Cabel-
10, on Saturday last, which brings the ac-
counts only down to the 29th. At that
period the place was crowded to excess
with people Of all descriptions, who daily
came in from the country, and it was
thought that in consequence there would
be scarcity of provisions The supine-
ness of the government appears almost in
credible; it would seem, from the extract
of a letter which we subjoin, that no very
effectual measures had been taken to de-
tend the place against any attack Of the
enemy, far less to act on the offensive.
although 1000 men might be easily embo
died in Puerto Cabello. We are at loss
to account for this apparent inactivity in
the government, otherwise than as the
consequence OF some jealousy or misunder-
standing which is said to exist between
La Tore and Morales
Caracas and La Guyra have been
finally abandoned by the Spaniards. COL
Pereira. whom we noticed in our last a.
having expelled gen. Bermudez from the
capital, has in his turn prudently lett it,
in cons equence of accounts of the disas-
trous defeat of gen La Torres army hav-
ing reached him, and being no doubt
afraid to encounter the superior forces of
gen. Bolivar, who are stated to be on
their way to take possession of that city
If it be true that col. Pereira has taken
the road to Cumana, it is probable he
NAV fall in with Bermudez's division, at
least he runs the hazard of an engage
ment with the enemy before he reaches
his destination, as he must necessarily
pass near to Barcelona, which is at pres
ent in possession of the Independents.
The anniversary of the Independence
of the United States of America was eel
ebrated here on Wednesday last, the 4th
July. in different parties by the resident
and transient American citizens, at pre-
sent on the Island, to which many re-
spectacle inhabitants were invited We
understand that the greatest harmony
prevailed at each individual party, and
that the day was spent amid those De-
monstrations of national feeling which
must be dear to every one in celebrating
some eventful and glorious period in the
history of his country.
In the latter end Of the month Nav,
the English sloop Atalanta, which had
proceeded from Grenada to St. Thomas.
and from thence to La Guyra. with letters
to an English merchant residing in Car
racas, was boarded off the latter port, by
the Spanish privateer Dexalo, the officers
and crew of which vessel behaving to-
wards the passengers and crew of the
sloop in the most disgraceful manner, by
robbing them of all their private proper
ty, clothes, &c. The ATLANTA was after
wards sent into Puerto Cabello; and on
he following day the Dexalo was fallen
n with by II, B. Nj. S. SAPPHIRE, captain
who having received infor-
nation from the persons on board OF the
ct Of piracy which had been committed
IN the sloop, took possession of the Dexa-
o, and having removed part Of her crew,
manned her from the SAPPHIRE, and or
cred her for Barbados Capt. Mont