Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-18
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Grtr0cL from q letter, dated

CURACAO, June Is.
On the main little alteration has taken
place. Padllla holds full command Of The
Lagoon, after two haid contested naval actions
with the flotilIa of Morales in which the SpaB-
ltrds lost their naval commander, Mr.. Fran
cisco Sales de EchevaIla, gallant officer, and
Il schooner commanded by Wood an En-
Slshman, which went 10 the bottom 'Cn
the Stst May, however, The day we date our
last advices, by Spanish arriaal from Mara
caybo, the troops destined to CO operate by
land, towards the capture Of that place, had
not arrived, which compelled Padila to
penetrate TO the inner part of the Lagoon.
called the Zulia, awaiting the arrival of the
army. In The mean time, the Rnyasts have
dispatched three Spanish vessels with provi-
sIons aud ammunition to the said place, and
are using every endeavour to reinforce their
shattered fio'ia, which we believe of no avail.
az they have II lisibly not in their power 10
| BRING aioat one capable to withstand the for
| ces OF The Colomhians, amounting to II fine
'esseis-amnnS them, men of war briggs:
the independence Of 90, and Vencedor of I6
guns. The Gran Bolivar, Capt. oil, is said.
III the Posia Espanol, apaper Published at Ma
racalbO, ut the clst May. To have been SINK
On the bar, by the fire of Fort San Carlos
but all hands were saved by PadIla Al the
entrance of the bar, two other briggs were
stranded, but got afOat again by the uHdaunf--
eu eA"rtlons ol The Commodore hut from
passengers. we hear that is not correct
we are momently expecting 10 hear the result
at Maracaybo, which depends entirely OF the
arrival "f the troops, 10 cannot stay much
! Longer, as we have seen two letters from Pic
bacha, tile one of the 10th May stating that
the advanced corps marched TN al same div
ana the remainder, with 10 field Pieces would
| follow ON the 18th and 18th.-And another of
me iSih' winch says, yesterday, 18TH the rear
OF nt the army moved on towards Maracaybo.--
me whole army consists Of 5000 fine men, in
GLIDING cavalry, all under command of the
brave MarSarilcaa Gomez 80 that thew must
actually be On the scene OF action by this lime
ana Padi!ia ready 10 furnish them with vehi-
| Giles, 10 cross over the LimOn Greek On the
olher haDd, detachment of780 men, having
been ordered ID retake possession of Coro by
the RoyaIist Chief Gen Paez moved from
Ha'encII, (afer having raised the siege Of
fnrl" Cabelio, owing To the sichIy SEASON.
win about 1000 men, fn attack and destroy
me enemy under Col. Lorenzo. A vessel is
THIS day expected from Coro, by which we
viii hear the result ofths operation, which, no
doubt will be favourable 10 the CoIombians.
| 10 The interior, aud ali about the other pro-
'lnces, the greatest tranquility reigus,
| The day Commodore Pgdills forced
through the bur, lady at Elaracaybo, vino
Thought such AN undertaking impracticable,
s"iu, WIN some sung roid, now no other al
Tentative IS left To our General than either 10
capItnate or sheer off: this being aebOrted
tn the modcrn Caligula, he sent for her. and
made her repeat the srDtence-this done, he
relolnded," No, Madam, another resource j.
stu 'eH-io capitulaie or fng," and immedi-
htciy ordered that 200 Iashes should be apnIi-,
ed TO The lady, seated on jack-ass, which
was actually executed, and she died IL conse-
quen"c of this outrage done to her SEX
! We learn, on the authority of Colombian
gentleman Of high official station, now in this
CITY, that the Congress of that Republic, con
| sldrrlng its own Independence as firmly estab-
l'shed, has authorized GeDe'al Bolivar to
proceed with 1000 men to aid Of the Peruvi-
an government, in addition 10 1000 troops
previously allotted to that service. no
THE Providence JOur1a states that sever
girls, employed in the factory of Messrs.
] Greene, TiIiipghast s. Co. near Wexford
+ from the 22d to the s8th ut both davs in
eiudtd, on II looms, woyc 500 yards OF
| shreiing, No. 10, SO inches wide. making ian
Average OF more than 4G yards per day or
zach loom. The greatest quantity WOVEN
! by one gifl in the week was ga yards, and
the least 500 yards
| We understand says the Cahawba Pressoc
June a. that { is quite -ickly at, and in the
vicinity Of ST, Stephens, that several valuable
citizens have already fallen victims, among
whom are Francis Gains, NJ. Cran ford, (bro-
lher to VIM. Crawford, Mr. Malone and Mrs
! TOulmin
! DipidenGs.-Tbe bank of the United States
has declared q dividend Of two and a half per
cent. for the last six months the National Ia.
suraace Company, six the Ocean, elk the
/ Union, four the New York, fpur the Pacific.
two aud half the Eagle Fire, four and
half Fulton, four Merchants, three and
half Franl:lio, three and half and the Far
mors' Fire Insurance and Coal Company 8, fhfee
and half.
The Legislature Of New Hampshire at thts
lote session appointed VIM. Plumer, ) un. Esu