Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-09

Gators OF royal news 10 Curacao, VII,
have so often abused and deceived the ca,
of the American public FED. Gag.
Official despatch of Colonel Mann uc to &c.
neral Morales.
General Commandancy and lntendency
OF ZuIia, headquarters on board the
brig Independence, at anchor in frcpt
of MaracaybU, June 90, 1898. No. !.
Most ExcELLENT SIR-During the time
held possession Of this city, | was ia.
formed that !. L. had declared the MAR
oil death and. in tue accounts which |
daily receive from unfortunate s,raggler,
who join my standard, confirm The al.
lhentieiiy o! such decree, and OF tho a.
troCities said to have been lately commI,.
led by The troops under your command
who have dealt destruction among the
peaceful inhabitants and deienceless in.
dividusls met in The streets among these
Captain Jose uueyara, and heated mo;t
sbameully the military characters, whom
fate has made their prisoners in whose
number is found the sub.ieulenant Felipe
| Urdaneta, who after The severest threats
and insults Oh your part, has been placed
|
gulation Oi tue Wal, agreeab!y To the tea.
lies agreed upon and sanctioned, has been
publicly trampled upon. Y L viii ne-
yer be able 10 state 10 reply that Such
deeds have taken their source from lus,
act OF reprisal, the conduct OF my men ha.
wing been throughout generous, ana found
ed upon principles OF warfare among ciyi.
! liked nations. | would DEFY Y. E. 10
! stale single fact against tins truth nay,
while The treaty OF Truxllo and the sa-
cred rights OF nations have been scorned
by the arms Ut the king. they have
uniformly been respected By the troops
under my command, Tor whom stand Ie.
sponsib!e, with religious deie!eace, e.
quail to the oath which has rendered the
same binding AS wl,nesse- vi tbs as.
sertion, appeal to the officers and men
who have fallen into my handI Those
who came over 10 me, and such Others,
whose bones anu persons have been res.
pected, as has been the case with captain
| Oiabarria, lieuIeant oil The battalion Ba.
rinas, native of Mexico, and many Others
besides, in spite OF their being OF that spe.
cies of Americans who eHdeavor to make
their fortune by serving under the ban.
ners Of both governments. Behold lhe
! conduct observed by the Colombian squad
ron Inquire of capt Jose Manuel Oero,
whether or not he has been made prison.
er on his way 10 CvOs, and il placed On
the sick list, sgreeabiy to regulation of
the war, be has been well treated and
protected, and with regular passport
transported To the Spanish territory Let
those attest, who TO TIE number OF 20 offs
GERS and midshipmen have been made
prisoners, from lhe Havana in the brig
Fame, which was sunk as unseaworby If
the island And lastly, the numberIess
boats crew taken in The Lagoon Let
them say in what manner they have been
treated, and whether or not, with every
possible decorum, they have been paid
tor their provisions far beyond !be real va.
| lue, as have been informed by Com Pa.
dila. Sensible as it must have been to Y.
f. the re occupation Of the city OF Mara.
| caybo BY The Colombian troops on The
night of the l7tb, The entire defeat Of the
superior and formidable forces which were
entrusted with its defence, and the loss Q.
all the stores which Y. E was n posses
| sion of, II was useless to conlinae The
struggle against Colombia Yvu will I'D.
| init il 10 have been an operation within
the indispensable scope OF my duty, and
believe, that ain determined TO push %
my marches towards the complete goal Of
my triumphs {; and that will at any time
be happy to satisfy Y E. wholly upon
the score OF the ilnputaiiOns raised against
the division under my command, Sot De
outrages which il proved 10 have been
Committed, deserve an exem 3lary PUNISH
ment. Ia The meantime request 10 be 10.
formed by Y. f.. under what light | mus.
consider the warfare, which either tscIt
or expre.sedly you have declared asains.
NY nation, in order that | may thereon
Dodel my iuIure operations, and torh-
with aCqualnl my government wlthaI;
and to that effect have the honor TO IN
form Y L, that We have among US as pr.
soners. great number Of chiefs and off,
GERS, and thousands ofSpaniards who go.
JOY the blessings OF our laws, and form
part OF our great family, bound togelne!
by the most narrow and indIssoIube links.
Hence Y. f will moi be deaf 70 the cries
OF reason and humanity you will no
doubt pity the fate OF your counlIynen,
and desist from being any longer the Of
gan of the mi.torlunes of this unhappy
people, already reduced against their will
to the necessity OF perishing between The
alternative of war and famine. Surround.
ed by unspeakable calamities they are al
lured with tlattering hope OF a squadron
and a chieilain capable OF beating our Tor
ces but can assure Y Z. that We do
not more pant Tor the moments OF peace.
than we scoTD The hustle OF war Nothing
therefore would be more pralsewortbY 10
Y E. than 10 save Maracaybo. You eau
not be needless OF this, and perhaps 10
you, i, were lar more advantageous than
10 the people itself, 10 alter your course,
and 10 accept the sentiments OF phal'
thropy and the regard which ] offer ".
A. MANhlQUk..
To his excellency commander in chief OF the
army OF Costa Firme.