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ore, the second mate rose upon them, hove
/ g pirates overheard, and Sheared OFT with
the boat; The pirates hove every thing at
them they could get hold OF, but did not
| kill any one, though every man was more
or less wounded. (Mr. Rich, the chic!
mate with capt Cole and his crew arr
we'd in Matanzas two days after; hav-
! ing travelled all the way on foot suffering
very much. Lieut.. Dale OF the Alligator,
took my papers, aud with the four others,
ordered US tor Charleston Tor adjudication,
or TO settle the salvage, &c.
FREEMAN MAYO.
THE PATRIOTS AND ROYALISTS,
/ New YoRK. Nov. Q9.-We last evening
received file Of Curacao papers to the
9th inst. brought by the brig Hippomenes,
Capt. Bourne, in Is days trom Curacao.
| The papers contain translationS OF six bull
letns issued by Gen. Morales, detailing
| his operations and successes previous to
and respecting his taking Maracaybo, at
which place 1900 stand of arms and
large quantity OF artillery and ammunition
! fell into his hands. On the 10th of Sep
TENDER the Castle OF San Carlos was ta-
ken possession OF by capitulation. Three
! days afterwards, all the vessels that had
been stationed at Los Taynes, entered
| the Lagoon. The last bulletin, dated the
18th of September, says. =" nothing is now
wanting to complete the success OF Mo-
rales' operations but the entire command
of the Lagoon, and The occupation Of the
ports on the opposite side On The ta-
king OF Maracaybo, Gen. Clemen!s with
few troops, had proceeded in the direc-
ton of Truxillo, and was followed by o.
Their chiefs
A letter from Maracaybo, dated the 18th
ofOctober, gives the particulars OF the o.
peratiOns on the Lagoon. &C. Gen. Mo-
raleS in order 10 Overtake the enemy un~
der Clemente, &c. embarked with two
battallions on board his feet. and on the
! 18th Of September sailed from Monopo
and Gibraltar, where the enemy were cd
trenching themselves, but retired on the
approach OF his fleet 10 BetJoqne, having
previously thrown into the lake from
their fleet, 600 quintals of powder and 800
stand of arms, half of which Morales re-
covered, and took possession of their
| feet, consisting of two briggs, polaCre,
and nine schooners The Inhabitants
hocked from all quarters to testify their
10y at the success OF Morales and the
| town of San Carlos de Zulia, with the de-
pendent boroughs, acknowledged the Spa,
nish Government. Morales on his way
to Zulia, touched at ST. Martha and 81.
Pedro, where be was received with en-
tbusiasm. He established legal authori-
ties in those places, and then proceeded
| TO the mouth of the Zulia, where InteIIl-
gence reached him that the loyal lHhabi-
tants of Cucuta bad risen in favor OF the
! national cause on hearing OF bis successes,
| and had been Joined by the inhabitants OF
San Jose de las Palmas, &c. &c. Morales
returned to Maracaybo, and despatched
troops TO aid those who had risen in his ia
YOUR. One of Morales principal cares
had been the formation of aotilla in Or
der to secure possession of the lagoon.
His bongos at the above date, were said
to command the rivers Catatumbo, Zulla,
and IN the Pillar, as far up as Buenavlsta:.
The Curacao Courant Of the 9Th OF
November says we learn verbally by an
arrival from Maracaybo that Gen. Morales
had feet of IA armed vessels on the la
COON. with which he was meditatlng an
attack on some part OF tile exterior coast.
The General had sent despatch to order
the frigate LigeCa and br E o! war Hercules
! to Join him without the least delay He
4 was TO leave a garrison OF 800 men at Ma
racaybo.
The bnlIeun Of Morales, dated the 18th
of September, declares that all foreigners
/ found in the ranks in any branch Of admin
istraton of the enemy with printing
presses, or acting as Editors OF newspa-
pers. &c. shall suffer death, and their pro-
/ perry forfeited. All foreigners who may
! have introduced themselves into the coun-
| try while it was occupied by the enemy,
although having taken no part, shall for
teit their property and be doomed to serve
in the public works tor three years
All other foreigners to whom the Spa
nish clemency may be extended are or
dered to quit all the Spanish territory,
precisely in eight days. and not to return
under pain of death, unless under condl-
lions prescribed tor carrying on legIu-
mate commerce with the ports OF Vene-
zuela.
In decree Of the 92d Octo5e-, be de-
clares that all conspirators and auxlIiar'es
OF the enemy of both sexes, shall be tried
aud punished by military law
The Curacao Courant Of the 9Th OF NO
vember, says the U. S, corvette Cyane,
Capt. Spence, of 80 guns, arrived on Sa-
turday from Laguira, and remained IN
port.
The castle of San Carlos was delivered