The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-12
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J lNfoRl mi PATRIOT VICTORY.
BALriaoRr, SEPT. 5.-'rhe brig Greek,
, captain smith. arrived here ltst evening in
ID days from turacoa, brings he following
important Intelligence of The success Of the
| talumhlan aitns
! TN the 9Th of Aug the Spanish fligatc
Constitution aud Corvette Ceres arrsed M
! Gnrracon from Maiacaihe-ihcy commn-
neatc the following intelligence that on
! The 2ith July, Gommedprcs padlla aud
l. lpche,eommandhng the { colombian squad
ron, consisting of briggs lnlrpcndencia and
Mars, and srhaonrrs Spartana and Const-
iniian, with several smallert cssels, attacked
| The Spanish t'otilla. under the command of
Tom. l.ahnrdc, consisting nf one brig,
Three Schooncrs aud twenty Use gun boats
HE action WAS severe and ended ia the nj.
nnst total destruction The Spanish squad.
ron the brig aud schooner were hlown up,
aud the rest captured or destroyed, whhtic
exception of Tire schooner Especuladora,
IN " hich Commodore Lnborde made his
escape IN the ships lying outside the bar.
The Spaniards confess the lost of 100
men, amongst whom they count iG0 nfli-
GERS out al 100 mcu landed from the com
modores ship only eleven returned The
corvette Ceres landed also 100 men, but
IA she ls.detained 10 lecwmd by the eur
rent, II IL not known what numhrr she
lost.
General Morales remained in Marac.rlbo
with about 200 men, and short of pro,i-
s3ns hut II Is supposed he has been forced
In surrender before This. His second and
third in command had arrived al CurracoR
IN The rigatc, now repairing her spars aud
rigging in thu place.
Died ut Curacao or the ath of August,
WV, LrE, editor ofthe Curlacoa Courant,
The Dutch schooner Eliza, had arrived
al Curracoa, from Naracabo, with u NAM
Der OF Morales wounded officers.
i.1moiodn.
FROM AFKICA-STILL LATER.
BY the schooner Fidelity, capt Themp-
son, arrived here yesterday in 80 DAYS
from Liberia, Via Turks Island, where size
stepped To Take i'll cargo of salt we have
intelligence iOm the Ameriacan ColaDists
totIlc ED July. Thrpnbic generally will
be gratiiied 10 learn that the disastrous
accounts received at Boston. by me blig
Osw"Bo, have greatly exaggerated the
number ri deaths among the Golonist5-
The story about the destruction of the
Fort, erected for the protection of the Co
lony by Captain Spence, also proves 10 be
without foundation.
We lave seen II letter From Dr. hYers,
who lci, i+'a ~ty lnst SHing in the Oswe.
go with @Xty one t0lonists. The letter is
dated ON thc cd July, aud mcn.lons that
they mad suffered much II appears that
they Ind arrived IN At,icn Gin The worst
four weeks of the whole year" The
earth, which had previously hardcrened
during TIE dry season, had Just been soak.
al by the raln when they arrived. and they
were rehdy to receive the diseasc incident
10 the rainey SEASON, Ten ef their number
have died, among them Isaiah Preston
Those who came out last in the FidcIi-
fty remained IN perfect health Al the
tune they arrived the causes which had oc.
casloned tile sickness Of those who prece-
ded diem had ceased To operate.
II will be gratifying to karu that The
sI'k are all getting better. 10.