Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-13
SPANISH AMERICA.
COLUaIBiAN REPUBLIC.


he,eioturr given 81 Tie state Of things
al Caracas, the mission which had hern
passed from that city 10 The head quar-
ters of i!ie president Bolivar, the dis
patch OF Aoritio's baggage for Porto ca
bell0, on The 10th Nov. aud his .wn dee
pariure by night, on The II l2iI OF thai
month, for Porto Caheilo, IL was evident
That The crisis had arrived, which Was IN
decide the conflict beta cen The repubh.
eau and The royal authorities IN Fenezues
la
The royal agents can ne .vuaer impose
upon the public, ;hry cannot even give
coiourlns conipeitni 10 disguise The true
state oil lie royal affairs in Venezuela
The scllr. Tom, capt. Craycrof, belong
ing TO Philadelphia, arrived on The 4lh
instant al n. York, from Lrguira, and
has brought advices down 10 The 18Th
December. Those advices aust be IN
terpre,eti by other facI>--iIic vessel 81
C nslgned 10 MIR. ~ Ps:ra,o "a Spanish
merchant al Philadolph,a, OF hin 10 Mr.
PMT9lo, al Lsgniga, ~hose fertility OF
| Invention In The manufacture or s-oYsi
newS has frequently drawn forth our ani,
, madversions, as IL has obtained the ap.
plause or the confidence of others. We
give the neMs-aS IL rs g.Uem on tie r0ual
SIDE of The question,
W. may now give an exposition of cir.
cums'ances, as 10 which We referred some
! lime ago, and which We did not choose
To mention. lest It should miscarry in The
execution, or take Il diff rent direction.
| The situation of MuriHo had been fnr
| some lime past, such as 10 geudtr snnie
| uectsive measure necessary 40 his safety;
and The choice OF diih eul;ies presented
to h'm, reduced the whole 10 question
OF personal saffty. The conspiracies
hatShed against him soon alter HE news
OF the revolution in Spain were silcuced,
but not subdued, by HE cruel executions
whlrh iie had mad. The cry ofvengeauce
was MOI loud but deep. Many officers
under his command had bee ONE disgi.t
ell with him, aud with Morales, his
second IN command. which laiier had
oeeh so long associated with the human
butcher ant assassin, Boves, IN niasSa-
ere'n2 The people aud couii agrdling tn
plantations, and letting loose Tie slaves
upon Their former masters.
The republican armies under Tie iuIe.
id'lgaOle activity aud foresight Of presi
dent Bolivar, had obtained suificiem, OK
peFicnre at the want OF co-oparatlon and
concentration in action, aud means were
pursued IN the last year 10 bring ihr late
oil Caraceas Ia final issue and IL be-
came evhient IN The month OF Oci. last
that without powerful reinforcement frOm
| Europe, ihf r'pubilsan eau Sc had made
100 much way among The people, Ia rem
drI any resi- stance that conid IL. made N
me canPdigii then approaching, svaila-
Die. N0FiltO had 81 often brOkra all his
promises and ensasements-ihe ru,al
tndnHoS had been so rficn owe ie:i into
ls'IdthgeIns OF cheiy-and The con.
summation ct massacre, that If taken, he
must calculate upon being Inundated an
me aliars OF peTfdy, erccied b, hiusrli :;
~ VAS plainly animated 10 Inn by mem
Dcrs OF iamiies. nhoHc fathers, mothers,
wives, sisters, aud brothers, be bai chms
ell |" De buichered. that 10 space could
separate him, nor SECURE him against their
VenSeancr, nor any thing bnt his lI;e Can
exp'aie Tie Injuries lac had done. lie
was insecure IN fact, ~ bis own caiAp,
aud having aaaSssd ttrO mrth0ns of dotayS.
pat OF which is IN England. aud pat IN
Tie u. States, there remained with him
no other resource than 10 toniIiyc means
by which he conld retire III safety AMI
without committing himself aa an Oil e.
deserving his pn4i.
The city If Caracas presented The CD
iporiun'i>--lt Is alleged III accounts from
thd' place, THAT MUTIiio himself suggested
TO lne JHnfa If Caracas, the appointment
OF commission 10 solicit peace Hiid an
neSty from president Bolivar, and that
LindTfS, COrrea, and Tore, were appointed
upon Ills special Amusement aud That
, they should be authorised 10 avo~ their
/ determination to act imdrpendent Of The
authority IF Gen. UOrjiio
II was impossible HAT Morilo could
nave known The reception which tIios.
, commissioners had Obtained, since lheI
had DEPARTED only a few days before he
lad sent oft his own baggage for Porte
Cabello and president b iVar Lad pass
Ell into the province OF Variars. al The
! TIME OF their departure, so That six week,
or at least month musi have. elapseC
before they could have had All interview
4 with Bolivar.
Mo'Ilio had left Caracas .ncognio, u
4 The l2'h November, AMI it's now adult
7 ted, that MOrlllo had arrived at Porte
d CaOeiio, that he has now resigned ih
u command OF The army, that lis secont
no com mand vas not appoiHted his sue
cessOT, but Gen. LntOrre, man Ol fai
reputation, aud whose hands are no
y stained viii assassination or breach o
s faith.
~ Bat This late account Of his resigna
u ton, IS TOO lave. We some tine ago 40
7 iiced the fact, that IN October, the roy
IS al general MoraieS had been eiIIdrdwl
n from the command, and That LaforTe ha
a been appointed in lis place 50 taat tlr
IS escape OF MOriHO aud MOyaics Mas deter
=; mined upon IA October last aud MOyiH
n was 10 The middle of December about 1
e embark fcr some foreign country il
q sald Tor Spain but that is quesiiouabl,
~ 80 iaT then IL is evident, that the pow
=. er OF Spain IS forever eZiiGguished ia tli
n Colombian republic.
10 AS 10 tic ayniistice OF six months whic