Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-16

protecuon OF the constituted authorities, To
which they may apply IN Ease OF having any
| complaints to make.
Art. l0.---The Spanish army. and all other
employed persons, as well as the private ndi-
viduas mentioned in the preceding articles,
VIII embark In this port, board the
transports already noticed, and one hour al
ter their having made sail, mot before,) will
the city be occupied by the Columbian army
and navy.
Art. 1.-THE Spanish soldiers, sick and
wounded, at present in this city, who ARE in
state for being embarked, will be conducted
on board, and treated with ali the attention
and humanity possible. Those who may not
be in "A situation to be removed, will re-
main in the city, and they shall be well as
sisted and attended to, aud their persons and
equ'pages well respected, until they be in "A
condition to be transmitted to the Island of
| Cuba, which viii be effected by the comnan-
ders of this department, under the same CON
ditions as tho Spanish troops.
| Art. l2-A the European commanders,
officers and soldiers of the Spanish army,
who were taken prisoners in the naval combat
of the 2iih ult- and who wish to proceed To
Cuba, may do so under the same conditions
and circumstances as have been stated for the
troops that occupy this place.
| Art. 1.-two chiefs will he taken on both
sides as hostages, for the fulhimeut of this
treaty. The Spanish will renaa in this city
and the Colo ban will go TO Cuba with the
troops OF the Spanish army the former will
receive pay tn re according To their rank from
the Colombian and the la ter from the Span
sh treasury.
art. l4-Any chief officer, or any olhei -
diViduai of the Spanish army whateter who
may he apprehended waginG war against Co.
lombIa without being exchanged, WI be pun
| shrG with death.
Art l5-As the Spanish army has provj-
sions only for the space OF hrer days, the Gu
Iombitn government is obliged TO furnish them
all things necessary from the ratification of
IN contract until their arrival in Cuba.
AIT. l6--All doubts which may occur as to-
he true meaning Of any of the precedag ar
licles will always be decided in favour Of the
Spanish army and subjects.
Art. l. The generals of both armies will
appoint officers who will go and examine the
American troops mentioned in thu 9th article,
as well as the European soldiers who are prs
oners, as mentioned in the I2tb article of this
! present treaty.
Art i8-The present treaty will be ratified &c
exchanged within twenty-four hours, and it
viii be carried into execution as soon as ii IL
ratified. In witness whereof, we sign two OF
! The same tenor IN the city OF Maracaibo on
the Sd of August, 1928.
| tSgnedl JOSE IGNASCTO CARAS,
LIMO LOPEZ QUiNTANA,
j. NJ. DELGADO,
I j. URDANETA.
Thcpresent treaty is approved in all its parts
By me, as the General in Chief of the Spanish
army Of the Main.
head Quarters at Maracaibo, August Sd,
1928.
FRANCISCO TOMAS MORALES.
JOSH ALyARo, Secretary
MANUEL MANRIQUE,
or the order Of berators of Venezucla aud
.nHIr 4 z
meni ofZulia, and ofthe operations against
Maracaibo, sc. and
JOSE PADLLA,
Of the order of lberatnrs of VeneZi eia. SSr.
Approve, sanction and ratify the preceding
treaty of Capituation. In Witness whereof
we sign ii in The Head Quarters at AItagracia
August 4th, 1928
(Signed) MANUEL MANRIQUE,
JOSE PADILLA.
JosE URDANETA, Secrctary
lFr'n, the Baltimore Aa,risan Sent 81
Our readers will recoicCt That by the
brig Greek at this port on Tuesday last from
Curacao. we had accounts Of brilliant VIC
! tory obtained by the Coombjans over the
! Spanish lOtiIla under the command of COM
modore Laborde. In the Colombano of the
5 18th August we find the following official ac-
count OF that important event, which subse-
quenily led TO the surrender of Morales and
, MaTacaiho.
DEPARTMENT OF ZULIA.
Had Quarters, .qLa Grrcia, J,tiy 81, 1898.
Most Excellent Sir-Afier.ihr cummunca-
ton made by Don Angel Lab0rdr, command e.
{ ant of the Spanish squadron, TO Brigadirr Ge-
neral Jose PadiIla, and of which your Excel
e lency is already apprized the latter took UP a
position in Funta de PaImas.
The enemy weighed anchor the day before
yesterday, aud yesterday morning was seen
bearing down on our Suadr0n, which on his
E approaching the port stood out and offered
p him battle. III e enemy although compro-
e missed by this movement, fed shamefuily, and
5 sought refuge on the coast Of Maracabu,
where several black flags were observed fly
y ing. 10 this slight skirnish nrT squadron had
only three men killed -four wound I'd, and FIVE
+ bruised and ancboring at Tire distance of
S cannon shot ADD a half passed the night in or
. der Of battle.
e Whilst the two squadrons were thus n front
n Of each other, near he Punia de Palmas, the
r euemy'5 General detached from Maracaibn.
eleven small vessrls, with six hundred men
81 the ha;talions Of Falency aud Cszadores. an
81 der the command Of Colonel Narcisn Lopez,
4 with a view Of discriminating them on tbs
, coast, in the direction of Lryha, Mamon. and
Z Puuta de Piedras, ADD of attacking me, in or
. der 10 act conformity with the squadron. But
{ 1t was 10 vain; for having been discovered by
r. an advanced party Of four diagnons and a
= corporal, whom had posted at the first nam
T. ed place, the alarm Was sounded, and with the
j rest Olthe division and the cavalry, occupied
suitable position, 1T two O'Clock in the morn
D ing, and prepared for the cOmpleie dea-
X frucfioD of the pf,nrnv had hp made Vood hts