Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-07-17
light vessels Of the squadron have $50
80 h;ghlv favored, in respect to

light vessels Of the squadron haze $50
been highly favored, in respect 70
health, not having iost man by sicX-
ness during the whole OF the cru,ze.
: Com. Porter was at hey West, his
b.alth completely restored. He was
bosily engaged in superintendlng the
erection Of barracks and the ou''o'ns
of an addition to the hospital; the Peo-
ple on the island, however, were per-
fectly healthy, not one sick.
The Colombian privateer Centeiia,
Capt. Hopner, continued cruizing OFT
Haysna, and had taken large number
of Spanish merchantmen. The spa
nisb men of war had frequently been
sent out after her, and sometimes seen
her. but she either outssi!ed them, or
from Ter superior force they consider.
ed it too warm a job to engage hor. The
Centella had ruu several OF her prizes
ashore on the Florida coast and disPo-
sei of their cargoes and msteriais TO
the wreckers, by whom they were IN
troduced into the United States, in VIC
lation of tho laws of nations, inasmuch
as the property so captured and d''po-
sed of had not been formally condemn
ed as prize to the captors, and OF our
neutrality towards Spain. Com. for-
ter. however, soon put a stop to the
practice, by the seizure of one OF the
prizes in. behalf of the Spanish owners.
| The Cente!Ia had been to Thompson's
Island, but was not permitted to anchor
by the Commodore, who sent a polite
message to Capt. H opner. stating that
az there existed the best understanding
between the United States and the spa
nish authorities of Cuba in relation to
tho suppression of piracy, in which
both parties were zealously engaged as
in a common cause, it did not become
him to excite any unpleasant feeling In
the Spanish authorities, (whose friend
" dis position towards the American
SQUADRON was no less manifest than be-
nifcial,) by affording even indirectly q:
nv kind of countenance to so active ana
successful an enemy to then, as ne hac
proved himself to have been and that
however warmly the Commodore's feel
ipgs were enlisted in favor OF the 60.
lombian republic, sud however unPlea.
SAINT the task which his duty eDjoined
on him might be, he could not from
these onsiderations permit him to en-
tor the harbor, which indeed, was mere.
" q rende zvous for the naval force OF
the U. States engaged in the suppress
zion of piracy. Norfolk Herald.
From, the Mem York american. July TO-
Extract from letter dated
"CuRAcoA, June l3- On the Main
little alteration has taken place. Pa
dilla holds full command ofthe Lagoon
after two hard contested naval actions
with the flotilla of Morales, in which
the Spaniards lost their naval comman'
der, Mr.. Fran cisco Sales de Echevaria
gallant officer, and schooner COM
. handed by Wood. an Engllshman
of May, however, the date we date oul
last advices, by Spanish arrival from
Maraycabo, the troops destined to co..
operate by land, towards the capture Of
that place. had not arrived, which com.
PEELED Padilla to penetrate to the inner
part of the Lagoon. called the Zulia, g.
waiting the arrival of the army. In the
mean. time, the Royslists have dis.
patched three Spanish vessels with pro.
visions and ammunition to tho said place.
and are using every endeayor to rein
force their shattered fotilla, which we
believe of no avail, as they have it visi.
| bly, not in their power to bring aflcat
one capable to Withstand the forces of
the Colombians, amounting to IA fine
vessels-among them, g men Of war
brigs, the Independence of %, and
vencedor ollie guns. The Gran Boil
var, capt. Joli, is said, in the Posta Es-
panol, paper published at Maracaybo,
Of tho 2lst of May, to have been sunk
on the bar by the fire Of Fort San Car.
los; but all haads were saved by Padil-
ia. At the entrance of the bar, two o.
Their brigs were stranded, but gotafloat
again by the undaunted exertions of the
commodore; but from passengers, we
hear that it is not correct. Weare mo.
nently expecting to hear the result At
Maracaybo, which depends entirely Oh
tho arrival Of the troops, who cannot
stay much longer, as we have seen two
letters from Rio Hacha, the one of tho
10th May, stating that the advanced
corps marched that Same day, and the
remainder, with 10 field pieces, would
follow on the 18th & lSth.-And anoth.
or ofthe 18th, which says, yesterday
ll6th) the rear of the army moved on
towards Maracaybo. The whole army
contests of 5000 fine men, including ca.
ualry all under command Of the brave