The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-25

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origauier General Jose Padiila !, s"'oo'
ne makes the following coinn,u1,ea,;, a'heh
me, on anchorlug yesterday IN IA, ' ' 10
Moporo ''e fort OF
:" After having overcome info..a
most lnsurmountahle difficulties.
NAMED possessed of the Lake of sJs.aa1:
DO since the 9Th lust. with the sona%sa'
under my command, CONSISTING nf ~.
nue. prigs OF war, seven schoon.rs. and
Spectacle division of small craft. ~
on the Goth inst the squadron wac =.
tackled by that ofIhe enemy. cDmnosaa
two divisions one of which roptis,aS
TWO brIss, seven schr's. and two pilot Lo.,..
the other of IL vessels ofsmalI craff .,n 80,
which were two large necheras. Tb.a
gagement lasted an hour and half 81,
the victory was ours, with the tr,s;.
loss OF men killed, and 3 wourdap
whist the. enemy had Is Of the forr,,'s1
and 20 of the latter, according To the re-
nation of several prisoners, whomua TT
together with schr. of the enemr's
Among the killed on the part of the oa.
my, are the two senior officers .f ,b,;.
squadron. In the afternoon of the ssU, f
our small craft engaged that oil the epemy g.
alter killing several of them, and doing tben,
considerable damage, we sunk their nil
clpal ftchera, called the Cuayrana. SAVING
however, her artillery and stores, and SOM SOM,
prisoners these latter voluntarily Joined
our standard, being part of those troons
who surrendered to the enemy last wear :,
| Garrabulla."
Thus, | transmit TO your excellence
| this iayoroble and interesting informatina
which predicts the entire possession of tho
important point Of Maracaibo This nro
vince already begins to benefit by the in.
fluence of the laws of Colombia and nh,
| event will make its defenders for ever mo.
| morabe.
God protect your Excellency many
years. JOSE ANTONIO PAEZ,
TO His Exceency the General and
lntendant of the Department of Venez,Ie.
| la"
washington, July 14.--Being favored
with the perusal of a private letter from
Commodore PORTER, to friend in this
city, we were so much gratifed with its
| contents, that we prevailed on the gentle.
man TO whom it was addressed, TO per.
NIT the publication of such parts as ".
knew the public would read with interest
The letter was not written for the public
eye, we know but, in giving ii publicity,
we consider ourselves as performing an
| act of Justice to Com. Porter himself. tho
| IN dong II, we run the risk of dspeasinr
| that gallant and estimable officer.
Nat Int.
Extract Pa letter to Com. Porter Ia a friend.
:" Sea Gull, June II, 1928.
Although | have no news of any con.
sequence 10 give you, could find much to
say II could find time to say it in but my
movements rather keep ahead of my pen.
by the Pilot, Gust arrived from La Vera
Cruz, where had sent her with despatch
for the Captain of the Peacock, now there,
and with good prospects too,J our friend
Thornton goes home for short time. and
to him must refer you for great many
particulars and existing arrangements. /
keep every one very busy and although
the service has been severe, and some are
very sick Of it, have good reasons for be-
lering that all who leave my command
VIII do II with desire to return to it when
ever their services may be wanted. The
TACT IS, that the disappearance of all the Pr
rates, and our want of success in catching
the rascals, is somewhat discouraging to us,
but all are satisfied that our failure was
owing to other causes than want of
exertion on our part. The fact is, our
enemy is an invisible one he has only to
throw on the fairy mantle ofa Spanish
passport, which they all go furnished with,
and the pirate is completely concealed
from our view.
Piracy is now down on this side the
Island, aud hope soon to give as good an
account of the other side. A Pirate has,
however, appeared there, and made two
captures lately-bu the most of the pack,
the Greyhound, the Terrier, Ferret, Wea-
z'e. Fox, and two Barges, are in full pur-
sun II ne escapes, he must have good luck.
"There has not been single act of pi-
racy committed since came on the coast,
and the above is the only one can hear of
on the south side, which we have left pretty
much to the British.
The importance of this station [Key
West appears daily more and more mani
ie9t to me, and, in my opinion, it is of bet
ht'ie importance who possesses Cuba, il
we keep force here for we have the
complete command of the Gulf of Mexico,
all the commerce of which, as well as that
from Jamaica and Cuba, is completely at
our mercy.
II is almost incredible, the number Of
vessels that daily pass and repass and it is
wonderful, considering the strong tempta-
uon' that piracy existed in no greater de-
gree than it did.
:, Those to New Orleans pass very near
THIS Island, and we haze almost daily inter-
course with them. | had no conception
myself of the extent of our trade in this
quarter, until | came here, and am fully
persuaded thai this is the proper place from
whence to give it protection. The gov
ernment has made a small experiment,