Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-09

arms Is much more important in othey Respects tun
ON its strength as fortress, tur which cId in fact
i'sot no uiiy, aud 4 is probable viii be destroy cd
y the republicans. The force that was c,npoy ed la
his siege, and the naval no;ila under commodore
PddILa, viii now he dsposable aud will probably b,
yer, soon engoged on an enterprise Of much greater
moment TO the cause oil Independence than the cap
lure oi Carhagenn, To- prosecute which, tue presiocm
Bolivar was approaching Santa M,rh:,.
The account 10y way OF Monte fideo, nv the br,.
American, - not well authentic tied rs 10 the r:i
u Luna, that Of the fail of Cartl,arenn ,ho,,u
there can lie no doubt of TIA; result in the end
STthigcna Is iortte OF uncommon strength the
sciic WAS selected with great Judgment for miiitar,
defensive purposes, at II Is nearly surrounded bv WI,
ter and having n capacious double basin. completely
land locked and accessible formerly by two entranc,
one only Open that is the celebrated H,.r,
Ciicd or the lule mouth.
HE history o Caftha.eni is familiar, being blend
ed, much with the conSt wars that have prevailed
from time to time, dnrimg century and u half The
~ums expended on the military works of Carth,-ena
would appear incredible, did not their perfection in
The materials and Workmanship afford proof Of the
carncsincSs with which its execution in IN. best s;yic
has been accomplished.
The minor province, of which Cart;i,ena gives
the uanc rs about 800 miles from north TO south! and
lf3 east aud in it's creates: wi l,n nnd
one oil the rs MINOR provinces The viceroyal which
" tive present department of C,Gigdi.rci--ihe iu-
ercourse with this city from the Interior WAS carried
on by ihc river hlagdaiena, the mouth OF which is
about ~ miles To the north Of tie ht Dor of Car
tiagcna--oeveral spacious roads have been opened
since the revolution in the interior II has Antiouu,
the south, DHren aud the river A,rato on the west,
Santa Martha the east, and the Caribbean sea on,
the north--thers are inThc province l2I settlements
or townships.
The only place now. remaining n the hands of the
Spanlarts, from the Oionoco the Atrato are Porto
Cabello and Cuinana. The former cannot long sus-
unln siege aud Cumana cannot hold out 10 hours
after II is seriously attacked is kept in hostility by
| The British from Trinidad, who are enabled thereby to
carry on q contrahand trade 3s,ora
hlancinca de Cuba is mentioned under the King
ston, Jamaica head, attacked by the independents
This term independents appears be- of place ON
tins occas'on-is usual application is the people on
the main, who have established their Independence
under the Colombian repnblic Certainly no expedi-
tion has been sent by the republic against the Islands
or any other place external TO the contacnt IL must
therefore be the independents under Bower who have
gone against Mancinea, which is a settlement, ON
bay oil that name on the north side OF ST. Domingo
INTO which the river Massacre discharges its waters
which river was the separating line between the
French and Spanish possessions. This bay of
Nlancinela about four miles broad by three ant,
affords anchorage for the largest ships However it
has not been entirely surveyed and some shoals are
formed by the aluvia discharges of the rivers which
fall into it. is celebrated for its fishery of mulets
of which the gourmands of Cape Francois make their
boast from which il is distan east, sc miles. IL is
in ~ 90 II. latitude, II Z west longitude. GIb