Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-11
GENER AL MORILLO.

GENER AL MORILLO.
The following brief account of the public
career OF this man, who has just proved him.
selfa traitor to the constitutional cause IN SPAN,
will doubtless be acceptable to our readers IL
is taken from the Biographical account Of
Public Characters Of all Nations.
l8ah. Telegraph.
This officer, man Of courage anu IA
lent, but who has stained his character
by his conduct in the new world, lssaId
to nave been originally serleant Of
artillery In the marines. During the
war carried on by the Spaniards against
Napoleon, lie Ialsed Guerilla corpsst
the mead OF which he soon acquired re.
putation. HIS first exploit was his ob.
stina de'ehce OF the bridge OF Puente
del Conde, IN Esramadura, and TINS
VS. soon succeeded by he capture Of
NsO, IN GalIrIa. In wuirh lie co opera.
ted with Tie British. On the latter &C.
casion he acteu as commander IN chief
Ills lien 10 ASSUME the title OF Colonel,
he French governor having hesita ed
10 capituiatr To an officer oi lni.rior
rank. It's colonecy WAS c,Dtirmeu 10
him oy the Junta. lie Was pro.
mUted to be general IN the course Of
the war, and lie distinguished himself
greatly Oh several n.ca'IoUs, parlicu.
lazy at the cattle u FItturIa ana tie
Nlvelie. Ills activi y was such, that he
gained the Appreciation OF Neillng oB's
cossacE. In 1878, when the Spanish
resolved to make u strenuous etfor to
recover its authority over The South
American ,Oiopies, Morillo was placed
at the mead OF the expedition, consist
Ing OF IL 700 men. WhIie Morilio vac
preparing 10 emeark his troops, mes.
suses were adopted by the patriots to
bring hem and their lesdar over to tho
popular cause. MorIlio 10 SAID 10 have
at ilrst undertaken to play the part
which was afterwards So gioriuusiy
played Dy Rleso and Qliruss, but TO
have soon repented Of nls acquiesence,
and betrayed che plan 20 the governs
ment. lie then set sail Tor he new
word. As was u oe expected, his
veteran force wds d ti:st sYccessIuI de
Sainst the inexperIen, 60 ieyIes OF 10
Americans Mosiilo began by ne
siege OF CarthsgeDa, and he entered
tina CT y ON the 9th Of December lois,
a 'e' having experienced glorious re.
s.siance from the inadequate and exc
hane ed garrison, which, at last, suc.
ceeued In opening a passage through
the blockadIDg squadron. While The
siege was carrying n he rendered hin
self hateful TO the Venezue!sus. by the
coHtis alton of their propeIt y, sDG The
cruelties which ne committed. A.t.r
the tall OF Carthagena, he marcned IN"
to New Grenada, aud reduced The o.
vince; ana here again, he had recourse
10 the system OF bloodsned ami pIIIage.
For a while the spirit OF the Ame-
ricaDs seemed TO be extinct, but, 10
1917, 1t Was again reused by Bolivar,
Paez ArlsmeDdi, and other generals,
and Mo lilo was defeated in several eG.
sagenents. In the campaIgp Of 1913,
the Two parties experienced alternate
success, though, Oh the whole, the ba-
lance was In favor Of the Independents;
ou IN 1919 the scale was Gee 'dedy
:urned against the Spanish Genera
lie was rou ed IN various actions, AID
vas entirely driven from New Giena'
la, and from part of the Caracas
)h Intelligence being received of Inc
'evolu iol which had taken place 10
spain, In 1920, an armistice was con.
'iuded between the royalist and rePu5'
lean generals; ana, towards the close
# that year, Morillo returned to Spain,
eaviDg the command in the hands Of
zen La Tore. HIS past conduct had
,iven the court reason to hope thathe
would espouse the cause of desPos'sm;
'ut, either from prudence or conviction,
le joined the patriots, and for awhile
le held the situation Of political chief OF
Madrid; but he has since been remov-
ID, and he appears to be viewed with
uspicioD by the liberal party