Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-08-03
Baltimore. July 81.
FROM LAGUAYRA.

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By the arrival of the schr. Dandy, we
have been favored with Caracas papers,
including that OF the 9th inst.
Among their contents we observe an. ACT
of Congress. freeing the Indian nations
from the oppression Of the Spanish laws,
and placing them upon the footing OF cItl-
zens. They also contain the Q6icsnt &C
count of The battle oil Dabajuro, on the TN
June, in which Col. Penango. the COM
mandant Of the division, was captured,
and which terminated in ito retreat, the
distance of at least so leagues, " in the
best order and respected by the enemy,
| which obtained no other advantage than
the possession of the field, and the capture
OF Col. Penango" The latter had only
TOO effective men under his commando
whilst Gen. Morales is represented as ha-
having 1900. The loss ofthe battalIoo OF
Boyaca was great, consisting OF 81 killed,
hwounded prisoners and missing, and those
! of Oronoko and tbe West, Of only bali the
number each. The whole loss unoer
/ those heads was lag. The division was
lying at Carora on the 18th June, the Gale
OF the despatch
The siege of Puerto Cayello was press
ed with yigor. An incessanl fire was kept
up from the bombs and cannon OF the oe-
siegers, upon the fort; OH which account
all the inhabitants had abandoned 1t and
taken refuge with them. 1t appears PROC
able from the account OF the fugitives,
that withou, the late timely supply OF pro-
visions, which the Spaniards obtained, by
having the sea open to them, they would
have been obliged to evacuate the place TO
the republicans.
1t is stated in Official reports from Popa-
yaR, that on the nh April, President Boai-
var attacked the Spaniards, 2ooo strong,
on the heights OF Cariaco, and dlslodged
them, with the loss OF the artillery OF their
| left, and some of their small arms. The
loss of the republicans was felt, in the
/ death Of some brave soldiers, and OF seven
subaltern officers. Gen. Torres, and the
commandant Of the battalion of Bogota,
j Lieut.. COL Paris, were wounded. The
action lasted from two o'clock in the al
ternoon, till dark. In consequence, Br'ga-
der Generals Valdez and Torres were pre-
/! NOTED to be Generals of Division, by the
| President, beside several other inferior
! promotions.
/ In the last of our papers, the death of
/ Gen. Montilla is announced, in pathetic
obituary eulogium, OF which ourspace does
not admit the insertion. He was deep
lawyer, an elegant scholar, brave and
well instructed soldier, as well as devo-
ted patriot and amiable man,
| We have been politely favored with a
copy of Prices Current at La Guayra Oh
| the 10th of July -
Provisions. mess at Dl4 to 10
per Dbl. do cargo No. |, and prime, is TO
IA; Bread, pilot p7; navy, 6, both brisk;
/ butter, yellow, brisk at 20 cts. candles,
i mould, brisk at 96 90; spermaceti 62t;
/ cheese, brisk at &c cents; cordage brisk
at IL D9o per quit Corn prohibited.
Fish, cod ID per quit. behring's, D5 DO;
mackerel, No. 8, no sales; -four, Bait. ana
f! PhiIa6a in demand at Ia to Is; do New
/! York, 13 Ia; hogs lard dull at Dl5 per
qutl. pork, mess, Dit per Dbl. brisk; dc
cargo No. / and prime Is; No. 2 and s,
ola 10 Is; rice 5 SO per quit. soap, bright
i yellow 81 81 per box; tobacco, Leaf Di4
to l5 per qtl. in demand; do manufactured
/ 8 heads, Is to Dl6.
/ Exports. Coffee, Ist per qt. Dig %,
scarce; do Cd, 10 a 81; do Sd, II l8; CO.
Goa per fan 60 a %, scarce; cotton per .qtl.
l2 Is, scarce; hides, each, %, do; Mus.
copado sugar none; molasses do. cochlneai
25o 275; sarsaparilla qtl. bio a ii.
Dollars 124 per cent. premium. Doub-
looms, l8 each.