Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-11

Of affairs in that quarter, Which us
present before our readers.
The government Of Carrac,caa; hal
received information that diy;s;oa a,(
triot troops, under the command Of y
,Bermudez were rapidly adyancins I
wards the capital, in direction III
there was not force enough To onf
them, hastily despatched Col Exc
with reinforcement of few enmna
of the regiment of Castillo, for tbe T.
pose Of checking their progress Tl
riz met and attacked the patriots T.
near place called Rio Chico. and ~
a short contest the affair term;h.,a !:
the discontinue Of the royal eommsnl
The troops which escaped from tho
ton, returned towards Caracas & no.,
united themselves to few addit;oraI WV wv
of the same regiment, and the Valer.
regiment of militia, under Lieut. Col 4"
buthnot, again gave battle to the en. Ms
near Guarhnas, when they were ...;
worsted, and 1t. Col. Arbuthpot in s ,Ia
act of CALAMITY animating his men, Ia. s
his life. ''
UP to Monday last between the bor,.
of two and three in the afternoon Carr.
cas- had not been taken possession Of bnt
an hour or two afterwards, a gentlem,n
who was on the road from thence to ~
Guayra, distinctly heard the firing Of can
non and ringing of bells, from which was
inferred the entry Of the Patriots. That
same night Council of war was held in
La Guarys, when the evacuation of that
place was also agreed on: accordingly tbs
guns were spiked and the ammunition
still on shore thrown into the sea. All
the powder that CHANGED to be in tn.
stores having been previously embarked
on board Of two Spanish vessels for the
purpose of being carried to Puesto Ia Sci
10. Although the information had few
days previous been received in La Guayn|
Of the disaster that had befallen Estu,.l
rick's force, yet the thing had subsequent
ly been CLOSED over, as in some degree
at least to dispel the alarm, that the intel
ligence of it had at first excited; VIXEN
therefore about noon on Sunday last the
alarm guns were fired and proclaim
ton subsequently issued by the command
ant calling upon all inhabitants withOu
distinction to arm in defence OF the cOunI
try, CONSERVATION and alarm was visibiy
depicted in every countenance.
The day passed off quietly, but aboul
midnight mules, laden with baggage an!
effects, and number of persons Of bott
sexes arrived from Caracas: immediats
ly all was hurry and confusion, each e]
deavoring to secure such property as coui
well be got on board the shipping in tn
roads From this hour until late on MOI
day evening, the wharf was LITERAL
crowded with goods of every description
and from the almost utter imposslbllt
of obtaining the means Of conveying then
on board, although most extravagant Pr,
ces were given for canoes, it is supposed
that property to a considerable amour
was Inevitably left behind, and we are a.
sured that goods were actually shipping .
midnight on Monday,
La Guayra was finally abandoned %
the morning of Tuesday last, when, tn
few troops that had not embarked, weT
sent off, and between the hours Of 9 an
10, the Independent flag was seen hoiste
on the principal fort. The sea breezeno
having set in, the shipping at the time 0
the change were still at anchor. Here a
gain all was hurry and hustle, but by con
siderable exertion, however, the who,
of the fleet, consisting i9all forty five sal
managed, by getting out boats head
tow them, and with aid of little bree1
that prevailed to escape from the bay
safety, and with the exception OF the tT
vessels mentioned above, proceeded
Porto Cabello. under a convoy OF ri
gate, Ligera, which had been for som
days cruizing in the ofing. :.
A Spanish man of war schooner arrN
ed at Puerto Cabello on "Wednesday iro'
the Havana.