American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-04
.NortoM. FEB. o6.

a The Schr. Fourth Of Juty (of Baltimore,) Capt
splillps arrived oil Smiths Island on Monday, af
4 ,r "A DAYS passage, from La Guayra She has a
largo Of Coffee Cocoa, Hides and Indigo, and is
8,Ound to philadelphia but in consequence of ad
ker,e winds, will come up here.
Capt Hathaway. passenger, very politely fur
Snished Mr. DpRtzel, the Keeper OF our Reading
#lloom, w,h regular HE oil the penezotGn0, (pub
n shed al Caraca.. from The 9Th Dec to 18th Janu-
Rary both days inclusive, and TO Mr. Myers we are
Encbtcd for the following int esting items Of News
@om the Maine
The Fourth of July sailed from Laguayra on the
81 inst under convoy Of the British brig oil war
FLarda3d, Capt Rich, and parted company with
Eer in the Sail Rock Passage, 9TH inst. When the
OF ] sailed the Colombian arms were every
eDhere successful, and the retrat OF Morales to the
8eahoard was entirely cut off. Gen Paez had sent
Pack from ST Carlos 1900 men, stating TO Gen.
k5ou1lele that he had no use for them, having Nor
! Pies completely in his power.
n The Spanish irgate Legera having been totally
Not, of ST. Jago de Cuba IN the heavy gale of 2lst
lccember the naval force of .uorattS was reduced
" one vessel the brig Of war Hercules, which was
N Curacao and would not venture out, lest she
#houd fall into the hands of the Patriots.
The Colombian squadron, consisting Of ships
8nl briggs, under Com. DanietS, blockaded Porto
}aVeIlo, and had captured the Spanish soop of war
t'!afig FRANCISCO, having on board 500 troops and
&b4O 600 In specie, and schooner in company with
! eF loaded with cloathing, &c. for the RuyaIsts.
The Colombian Priva:eer Eagle, Capt. Co.tereIl,
Rad captured the Spanish brig Conception, having
4 n0"sid o4b000 IN specie, and all assorted cargo
faIutd al S35,O00. She had also sent into Laeuay-
H. Spanish Polacre, with cargo of Cocoa, &c.
Sailh 63l 600.
he above intelligence gives very different as
3ett 10 the affairs Of the Patriots the Main from
nal received from the same quarter few months
Snce, and luses the expectation, that the Patriots
Eli soon be the undsputed masters OF that Coun-
SY which they have ecrated to liberty,by their
pet blood and treasure.
l he translator having examined our file OF the
taezofdho, received by the F0urth Of Jaly, states
faa he does not lind in them any thing OF an inter
eSllns character, which has not been already pub
pshed III this country with the exception OF the fol-
poWng Editorial remarks relative to the state OF the
|war Oh the Maine, which appers in the paper OF the
|l5lh January.
"Some movements of the enemy from Maracay-
70 towards Bontiioque induce belief that they in
Eehd opening campaign in the Province OF Trux-
Eno ou as yet they have not made much progress
~ heir new line of operations.
Our forces al Hacha, the Western Division, head
'eu ny Col. Manrique and those of Valencia, under
|'ne orders OF Gen Paez, are prepared to act when
.Sh opportunity shall offer.
lhe attitude Of the belligerent parties indicates a
inomthtous crisis, and points events which will
Aoon decide the fate of part of the Republican ter
n"fy' We are not SO arrogant as to predict tri-
ph on our SIDE but we feel assured that our troops
!"h acqah themselves with The same gallantry that
lids nGuished the Colombian character on many
io'mtr nccasions.'
"EMbassage to the United ,States.-It appears
~" Messrs LEANDRo PALAcIos and JOSEPH
IH1RIA oALAzAR, have not received the dispatches
~ Instructions they expected. According to some
Pnlons' the commissions Of these gentlemen are
1sospehded according to others, Government has
evoked them altogether.-The fact is, the Repub-
| WIN not as yet represented IN the U. States by
g'n''ary and Extraordinary ENJOYS According
H. me Judgment of some people, (perhaps not in
;'a'ea III the mysteries OF diplomacy it would be
uous Tor two Commissioners to be simultane.
lUuSy dispatched on The same errand, cIoathcd with
|ne powers of one Republic, and to be paid from q
'e"su'y already impoverished and loaded with debt
tie mat 'o'H not reason, is bigot he that can
=. leason, Is fool; anl lie ihat deres rot reason