Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-05

! CHARLES STEW ARr. PIE .i,lent.
| III. WHEATON, Judge Advocate
BALTIMORE, April 2.-We have been favor
ed by friend with file of Caracas spapers
received here to-day by the schr BIUcuER,
Captain Stevenson. The following despatch
of Gen. SOUBLETTE is the only article which
we could prepare for publication in time for
| this Gazette:
| Translated for the Federal Gazette]
OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY BESIEGING
| PORTO CABELLO.
Head Quarters of V0iencia,
February eth, 1899.
Yesterday, a force of about 600 of the en-
envy presented itself in the neghborhood of
NiSirlrna, which was beaten and completely
routed, leaving many prisoners In our hands
Our guard; consisting of about 80 grenaders,
advanced upon this point, faced the enemy, &
checked his progress. Having ascertained his
numbers and his intention to establish himself
IN our nelghborhood, Il company ofgrenadiers
was marched against him, which obtained
this glorious advantage beating double their
numbers.
According to the declaration of the prison
ers this wretched corps came confiding in the
friendly disposition Ofthe country, and calcu-
lated that II would not only find no difficulty
IN establishing itself ON the heights of Vigi-
rlma, but INDUCED the hope of rcunting all the
bands with which the enemy supposed those
valleys to be infested but they have even
received fresh proof of the resolution of those
inhabitants to maintain their liberty, and
defend themselves against the Spaniards.
The militia companies of Cavalry at Qua
cara, ST Diego and Guayos, without waiting
Tor orders, united themselves most promptly,
marched to the invaded point, Joined thu Gre
naders, and took part with them in the action
and victory.
| ood preserve your Excelency many years,
| C. SOUBLETTE.
Captain STEVENSON, gives the following
additional information
| Puerto Cavello was declared in state of
blockade on the Goth February, and that the
Colombian armed brig President, sailed from
La Guira on the 21st to enforce it, soon to be
followed by the llecheras, and joined by
squadron expected from Maracaibo a re-
port was prevalent two or three days previous
to the Blucher's sailing, that the roy asts had
evacuated Cofo, and were on their retreat
towards Puerto Caveilo, in front of which
| place the position of the Patriot lines had
been So altered as to intercept them, should
| they attempt to enter that fortress. There
had been skirmish of outposts near Valen-
cla, on the 26th February, IN which the Row
asts were defeated with the loss of some
| prisoners. Intelligence had been received from
| Guayaqnil as late as the S1st December-from
Lima To the 9TH November, and from Santiago
de Chill, to the 18th August On the 22d
| November, Gen. SUCRE aud Col. ToLRA Of
the Royal army agreed upon terms of an
.d,1a'Siice for ninety days, through the Province
ofQWto-lrom which circumstance il was
| supposed President Bolivar would not find il
necessary to proceed to the Capital, tQuitol
| but return to Bogota. Callao capitulated to
Gen. SAN MARTIN on the 9Th September
and Guatemala declared it's independence on
| the 18th of Sept Fed. Ca
BosToN, March 23.-The following parii-
cuiars OF two recent Instances of piracies COM
mItted on two Boston schooners speak loudly
against the practice heretofore pursued in
many instances, of pardoning these miscreants
| The schooner Exertion, b. Lincoln, master.
| on her passage from Boston to Trinidad. was
captured on the 18th Dec. off Cape Largo by
a small schr. of about 80 to 46 tons burthen
with crew of about 40 men of all nations
| armed with one 10 and one FOUNDER, carron-
| aues, and small arms in great abundance The
| EXertion was manned from the piratical vessel,
carried In back of the Keys, and anchored i'm
IL feet water, (where she could not be seen by
any vessels passing that way y when they com
menced pundering her cargo threw over
| her ueck load to make room for themselves
and to lessen her draught of water to get her
nearer on shore They continued from day
| 10 DAY 10 take out her cargo as they wanted
II, and sent her boat to the Island of Cnba. to
make sale ofthe goods las they learned after
wards.) They cut bushes and covered the
mast-heads with them, TO prevent her being
seen at Il distance. On the 30th Dec. Captain
Lincoln and his crew were put on a Sand Kew
| ABOUT miles from the Exertion but were
taken OIL few days afterwards. JAN 1st, they
cut down the ratings and bulwarks of the Ex-
ertIon. A few days after, Capt. Lincoln, his
crew and four SPaniards belonging to another
vessel taken by them) were put on low Sand
key, about mile from the vessels, with very
niue provisions and no water-neither were
mere any to be found on the Key. On the
| 9tn, they sent several pirates well armed TO
demand Capt. Lincon's watch, having learn
ed he had secreted it about him, which they
took and then departed. On the 18th Jan.
they cut away the Exertion's masts. On the
| 18Th, the pirates came and took them of. and
carried them 20 miles farther west to another
small low Sand Key, nearly level with the
water, and there left the m to perish, as they
afterwards learned, leaving very little preyi-
slons On the 9th Feb. David Warren died.
Tor want of water. About that time they con-
structed boat, or box, of pieces of sugar bog
es and shocks, which they found on the Kew.
(which they supposed drIfted from the Exer-
tom in which the mate, four Spanards and
one Engishman, went in search of water
to some of the neighbouring Keys, or obtain
some relief If possible. The third day after
the boat or box was discovered by those left
on the Key, drifting by, full of water, from
which circumstances it was supposed those
who went in her had all perished. On Satur-
DAY, the 18th, small prize to the pirate, hav-
Ing five men on board, who had determined
to leave the pirate, visited the Key and took