Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-22

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,ner he eau rely: but no dependence is
TO be placed on the latter. All the pri-
soners are ready to turn over the in.
slant Montillo arrives near the city,
where he will be to morrow or the day
following with 5000 men.
81 have communicated with General
SoubIette, aud given him such informa
ton as TO secure Valencia and prevent
Morales securing his way back to Porto
Cabello. For apprehend, as he can
not escape him, in desperation ne with
700 Spaniards will make a desperate
effort to 60 from Altagracia over lund
to Porto Csvello.
"Com. Daniels is bloclSading Porto
Cavello, and Com. Beluche has been off
the Janques some days. He will be
joined by Padilla with all the gun boats
from Carthagena, aud within one week
| am certain Of their storming the fort
of San Carlos, and securing all the ves-
sells and property, unless Morales should
destroy all.
81 have feared that the forces under
Gen. Paez would not move from Min
da and Truxillo upon Valencia time e.
nough to secure that quarter, which
ought not to be lost sight Of while Mo-
rales is in the country
1.-The Bishop of hlinda invited Mo-
rates to Maracaybo. but hope he Will
suffer :or his perhdy; and like the viii
lam who sold the fost San Carlos for
$500 dollars, Il saw the receipt for it)
meet the reward Of those who barter
their country's liberty for gold He is
now a prisoner at Santa Martha, and
after San Carlos is taken he will be
shot in the very fort he SO basely sold.
"The army Of Colombia ia now res
pectable, all comfortable and well cloth.
ed, fed, and paid. The navy makes ra-
pid strides and in it are 10 be found
as brave men as exist"
From the NY. Lansngburg Ga-ette, llth inst.
Extraordinary Change of Wealher.-
On Tuesday the ith INST. the mercury
in the thermometer was at IL degrees
below zero, the ground was coverei
deep with snow, and there was every
appearance of contiauant OF colo
weather TOT SOME time. On Wednes-
day afternoon thaw commenced, and
on Thursday evening the ice in the
river opposi this village, for seven or
eight miles above, and for some dis.
lance below, broke up; and the river
is now crossed in boats at Troy
The Conoes brld "a was 80 much IN
iursd by the freshet, as to be for he
present impossible.
Narroso Escape. On Thursday al
ternoon. ithe = h inst the Northern
mail stage sleigh, in attempting to pass
the Tomhsnick creek bout eight mi es
north of this village, was sweep away
by the food, caused by the sudden thaw
and rain which took place on that day.
There were nine passengers, besioos the
driver, in the stage but happily none
Of them were females Two of them
were boys, and kept hold Of the stage
until fiosted among the bushes, when
they climbed upon the top and remain
ed there until relief was obtsined.-
! The others were carried down the cur
rent, and but for several scattering
trees upon The banks OF the creek, they
must all inevitably have perished.-
Fortunate each of them caught by the
branches, which the rise of the water
had placed Within their reach, and by
supporting themselves in that manner,
or by climbing into the trees, secured
themselves until assistance Was afford
ed thsm by the people of the neighbor.
hood, most of whom resided at the dis
! lance of a mile and half from the place
| where the accident happened. Ropes
were conveyed 10 them by the persons
VINO veotured to swim their horses in
to the current and these being tied
round their bodies. they were by this
means drawn ashore. One person, af-
ter having been drenched in the wat =.
remained upon tree from half las
three in the afternoon, until nine 10 tnv
evening, before relief could be afforded
hun; but he also was finally extricated.
The horses we're likewise saved. an
the mail was recovered after being :.
the water the whole night. Among t. e
passengers wac the Rev. alr. Fai on,
Of Utica. We cannot forbear % men
ton the names of Mr.. Joseph Read,
and MIR Bsily Reed his son, Mr.. Gar
ret Fors, and Mr.. Henry Norton. who
were unwearled in their exertioDs to
rescue the suffering strangers from
the fate that seemed to await them, and
to whose prompt exertions they proba
bly, owe the preservation of their lives.
Among the passengers were two lads
| helnnginn to Troy. Who were returning