Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-24

Official accounts has been received at Ca
racas, that a division of Morales army, COO
strong, under the command OF colonel Gomez,
which bad entered Coru, had been entirely
defeated by the Colombian troops command
ca by LIT. Colonel Gonsalcz, the Spanish
Governor killed, with many others--many
prisoners taken, and strong expectations that
but few would regain Maracaybo Ia con
sequence of this success Il salute had been
fired at Eaguay,a.
postscript in the Coosbiauo of TIE 2ist
May, announces the important intelligence of
the capture of the fortress OF San Carlos and
consequently the lake and city 0f Maracaibo,
by the Columbian forces uader Gen. Montilla.
The Information was received through so
nany channels, no doubts were entertained of
IT'S authenticity. A salute was fired at La
Suayra IN consequence.
On the Goth May the Colombian frigat.
CoNGREss, Captain Cheync, of A guns, 500
men, arrived from England, and anchored in
the roads Of Laguayra-She is said to have u
fine crew
The iris of the 9Th notices the arrival at
iIagulra of Com. DANIELS, and the other OIL
GERS captured i'm the late action, and saws,
that they have been regularly exchanged for
the officers of the Maria Francisco, captured
some months since by Com. DANIELS, and
who were nj that time released on parole
The editor of the IRIS observes, Com
DANIELS had Informed us that our loss was
two officers and thirty seamen aud marines, and
that ftbe enemy AS great; that tie corvettes
were perfectly useless, having, in addition
to the damage sustained in the actions, suffered
considerably from getting foul of each other
the night after the action that the Spanish
irigate received many shots between wind and
water, and one of her masts was so much
damaged that she would not be ready for sea
IN less than six weeks.
The Iris of Venezuela, of the 8th ut. as
serts, on the authority OLA respectable person
from Bosota, that one OF the first acts of the
Congress would be TO recognize the loan con-
tracted in London by ST.. Yea.
Bosota paper Of the lth OF May, contains
an account of the opening of the Congress oil
Colombia. The Senate was organized on
the 9Th, by the election of Sr Gen Rafael
Urdaneta, President, Sen. Jpronimo Torres
Vice President, each by a vote of 8 Ten 6, and
Rntons Jose Caro-, Secretary, by unanimous
vote.
The Session of the House ofRepresenta-
tives, was opened on the 9th. Sr. Domingo
Carcedo, was elected President, Sr. Juan
Jose Oslo, Vice President and Pedro Herrera
Secretary
Letters received at Caracas from Bpgo,a
ua'eu the lOin AprIi, slate that Gen. Bolivar
was nj Guayquil in the month of March. and
had Withdrawn the succours furnished by
Colombia TO Peru, they being no longer want
ed, and were on their passage to Panama, tn
proceed to Santa Martha, and if necessary Ia
MAJ acaibo-this force is said to amount 10 up.
wards of 5000 men.
.harkets.-Coffee S1s per quintal; cacoa
S95 per fenega indigo, II reals per Id hide.
Sl2 per quintal.
Such is the summary of the favorable in
teliigence received by the schooner Eciipse a,
New York, but we are inclined 10 doubt the
accuracy of that part of it., which states thu
LlDerator BOLIVAR to have given up his in.
tention of marching an army 10 the assistance
OF the Patriots in Peru. We conceive that
this statement aludes TO his first generous
offer of four thousand men, noticed ia the
"azette of Monday, which the Peruvian go.
vernment met with cvasive and impolitic cold.
ness, aud not To the military organization ant
arrangements in progress at Guayaauil IN TN.
middle of March. We are induced to brliev,
that Bolivar maintained his intention of sue
conrlng Peru, and that he has actually marched
from Gaayaqnil for the purpose. 10.