Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-23

OF Ariero, where ii obviously necessary ,ha, my
comany should rest that night, aud take reresh
ment, which They much needed, in order, in
measure, 10 he able To Suppor, the mcemeney of the
iocess,ni rains At The dawnns of the day the 9th,
one OF the soldiers oil our party gave information,
that two men, unknown and OF suspicious appear
ancc, wee approaching the house in which troop
Ind taken lodging. | instantly ordered that each
OF our party should lake his arms and conceal himself
= much as possible, in ider not 10 lie noticed b,
those two men, Who, however, ia The extreme eau',On
winch they exercised, observed some movement anu
beook themselves 10 flight | immediately fol,owed
them wlih all my party, and, ~ the distance of lille
more than musket range from the house. while
penetrating In the mountain. discovered group Of
men AIMED with blunde,busses, carabints, and
pistols, who 10 all appearances had passed the night
~ iiint t'iare. Having charged on them, com
ma"ded them To- surrender their arms, the which
thtN Threw down IN great rCpdstiOm, and put them
selves ~ G,ht all directions inng the nio0ntain.
Seeing tbs, ordered my party TO iice them, Tor
The purpose o stopping ,hem but this could not be
done with much efficacy, for the continual rains had
'enuerec our hrp afinS almost unsegviceahe, Two
oniy, oil all ouI muskeIs, beng capable oil firing
wan these. one nau was severely wounded, and
died al o'clock the same day. In urging pu,su,
have scOufcd The mountain in yaIious parts, ADD
have actually caught Ii of them prisoners but
have not been able 10 UbinIn the other ! who
mNs'hg, Oh account OF the unpenetrabuy of the
thickeS, IN spite of the active eXeriiOns which
nave been made for thar purpose.
Cuncevl"g that my commission was accomplished
u"uerpok ms march for this place, where ] an
fiVtu "t l O'Clock yesterday, and committed 10 the
disposal oil Your exceleucy the Is pirates and tho
arms aud ammunition taken with them. The pirate
who died, delivered to the Military Commandant
OF San'o Esp,ruu, IN order that he might cause an
n'erment of the body My return could not he eff
iec'ed With more prompiitude il has been impeded
10y I've tresheis the river ManaI, which were 80
i"ll as 10 render the crossing impraciicabc.
should he wanting in my duty, should not otfe,
70 your exceilency particular conmendaion of the
little troop, who acted under mv orders They sup
ported Wmh the greatest inlrepidity aud nanliness,
Tie la'igues and incon,eniences attending forced
march, Tor five days "a heavy and constant rain,
LAY aud night without amy means OF sheerne
ihe' food aud ther only clothes, being what they
were wearing and torn rags Ivy the ruggedness OF
the mountain bad nonrishmeni, Scc--at the same
Time, each ev'nced his emulation foI punciual full
himent Of his duties
-, God preteiNe your excelIency many years
Trinidad, l hh of June 1928.
FRANCISCO RASCO.
To his Fxceency the Military Governor and tenn
porary suhallern political Chict of this Guy,
DoN PEDRO MARQuINA VILLAYUEvA
fost data enclose TO your exceirnCy a IL, OF
'he names and native countries, OF the 10 prisoners
and OF The thai died
(Huhric.) List uItne names and birti,-nlaces of
The captured Pirates.