Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-12
FROM CURACOA.

New \ DIRK, JAN 8.-Capt Scrihner. OF tl,.
brig Nlatteawan, has itored us with Cura
Goa papers to the 18th ult. and verbal inteJli
gencc To the 20lh
An expedition, consisting OF the Hercules
brig OF %ar and ten other vessels, with ; ur
600 troops, under command of III Tore,
sailed from Porto Cavclo on the 5th Dec
destined, ii was supposed To make descent
upon C"lo. Accounts reached Curacao o..
the 2Uih ihAt they had made a handing al Los
SaSuns, IN the Gulf of Maraca ybo, where one
oi the irluccas, belonging 10 the expedition
having on board. S:cat quanlity of arms ard
ammuniion got ashore, and was taken Dos
session ofby the Patriots
1t was understood at Porto Cavello, that
fleet was coming out from Spain TO their assis-
tancr, with 5000 troops, uader command of
Gen. MorillO.
Bolivar was said to he at Mnraeaibo with
5000 men, and was bout to proceed To the
reduction OF Porto CaveIID.
CURACOA, Dee I3.--Wc have unexpected
and official Intelligence Of The whole of the
Spanish part OF thr Island Of St Domingo.
having declared it. independence of Old Spain
or the Isl OF this mOpih. as il were by tie
unanimous voice Of the people, not single
drop Oh blood having been spilled, nor any
excess committed On tie OCCASION. The act
OF the declaration OF Independence consists OF
SO articles we have only time to translate as
far as the 9tb, which however. contain the
principa! features.
The leaders in the new government, are
Marrcl Caravajal, col. 9th liheratine army.
and captain general Jose Nuncs De Pacer.e
Jusn Vicente Moscoso, Antonio MARITIME
Valdez. Dr.. Juan NepOmuceno de Arredondo.
Juan Ruiz, and Vinccnte Mancebo-who hay-
ing met together, declared that the Spanish
portion III l!ayil IS :iOw d free and iudepen-
den. state and its forms Of government must
ho Republican; but until regular system
can be brought into effect II provisional unta
viii exist, 10 be composed Of the capiain GO
neral and the deputies above mentioned fr0iG
he five divisions OF the tcrrjt0ry. The first
object of the goyrrunrui viii be to enter INTO
an alliance with the government Of Columbia,
and make common cajiae with that Regublic.-
Measures ell be ad"Hed for forming similar
alliance with the President of the Republic
of flayii. hIl free men, Of whatever religion
or color, born IN the territory, who have re-
sided in II three years, or who have married
with Il native, are declared citzeus. [.Isr. .lfr.
The following intelligence is extracted
roma letter received at Annapolis by the
schooner Mary and Anne. Captain Gates arri.
we'd there in ! J days from AJAX Cages
"PORT Az PRiNCE, Dec. IT, You have
no doubt ere this heard on the energetic mca-
surcs taken by the President to compel the
inhabitants 10 indnstry--he has given orders
Throughout the republic to put The whole mi
Iitary force in requisition 20 enforce his or
dcr5 thai every planter should cultivate all his
plantations TO their fall extent
News has arrived here to-day, of the taking
of Carlhagcna by the Patriots, which gives
fine opening for speculation. Flour is now
selling there at SSOtO s35.
Tie CITY of ST Domingo has also declared
itself independent. The Patriot hag is now
flying on its walls" baltimore liner.
Pn1LADELPmA, Jan. 7--U. s. BANK SrocK.
1885 10 Ia this forenoon. In New York OF
Saturday, sales at 49,.
The Bank the United States has this day
declared a ivtend Of two per centrm os IT'S
capital stock for the last six months.