Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-28


rear whilst Padilia in front was pouring IN
a calling 6re,-lhe carnage now became
dreadful, the Colombian brig OF war Mars,
was sunk by a point blank shot. and near
" all on board persisted. Morales finding
his situation bad one, retreated with bis
army TO Gibraltar, leaving Admiral Padil-
la aud The Colombian forces in possession
ofhis strong hold !; the forts being manned
by the Patriots aud their flags hoisted, they
proceeded towards the city, (which inn
inediately rallied round the standard Of
Liberty" Morales not thinking himself
safe, went towards Porto CabelIo taking
Coro in his way When. two days march
from Coro, near Valencia, he fell in with
the advance guard of Gen Paez an ac-
ton ensued, and Morales army was COM
pleteiv rou,ei. In this, as in several o.
Their actions, the Spanish General display
ed want OF courage, leaving the heiG OF
battle, and his army TO the mercy Of the
enemy TINS is the sum total Of the news
received to-day. | enclose a true copy
OF a letter from Gen Paez on the subject:
Extract of letter from Gen. Pace. dated
VALENCIA, May 22.-We have Just
given the Spaniards dreadful beating and
/ nav safely say will prove death blow
20 THEN hopes. My advanced guard yes
,prday encountered the Cavaliers Burgos
del Coro, which must confess harassed
rs no little. The Royalists, thank God,
have paid dearly tor their temerity. The
Cavaliers de Valencia, fine Spanish re-
ginent of horses, have been entirely cut
TO pieces by my troops, principally Gre.
oles Of Caracas Morales fed the field
precpitately alter losing The city, and The
best part of his forces, all he has now with
him, (being rhinned by capture and deser>
tiOn) amounts to about 400 lighting men,
miserably clothed {. fed, our forces here
are $3.50 effective men Morales has
made good his retreat to Coro. only
wait the arrival o. a frigate from England
10 cooperate by sea, when we shall make
desperate attack on Puerto Cabello, be-
ing persuaded that it requires an effort
The momently expected force, and that
which we already have at La Guira, will
no doubt be sufficient to effect our pur-
pose.
of Maracaibo, and captured the forts BY
strength and stratagem, on the 9Th, after
An obstinate resistance, with the loss OF the
brig Mars Of 90 guns 4 Large Spanish
schooner vas destroyed by the lndepen>
dencia. The captain escaped in bis boat,
bu, few hours after was killed by order
of Morales. The good people OF royalty
have changed their opinion OF this Modern
Nero, and fonGly look up to US for saliva
ton. The town OF Maracaibo, it is said,
has capitulated -Viua Ia RepublscG.
From Ell Colom6ianO of May 90, received
at the office of the Baltimore Patriot.
REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA.
Adiutant Generals Department Of the
Venezuelan Army.
HEAD QUARTERs,
Valencia, May II, 1seS-l3
BULLETIN, No. 5.
The commander in chief OF the Depart
ment of Zulia, having his head quarters
in Truxilio, no sooner received informal
tion that the enemy in Maracalbo. had
marched to Molnos, by the route OF Rio
a. Ia Hacha, than he ordered the advance
of three hundred rifemen OF the battalion
Of Orinoco, to occupy the borders OF the
lake of Msracabo. This movement took
Mace on the l4,h of last month, and gave
ne the entire command of the banks ofthe
lake. Our troops ih consequ Gu toon
possession OF u'ofa''ar ~i'n'u' u. e"eJ
having dared 10 oppose mem Oh ane
18th of the same month having cohcen'rd :
ted themselves unfer tne Protscuoh o'
their naval iorces' they auaCkeu oIl "
lunn. They were received oy y; no" w.
YER, with mistaken hrmness, sna 10 lne
end completely routed, lew only escap'
ing by means OF their gun boats ana Ia
vorable breeze. Their munitions Oh war
and all their supplies renan h, ~ our GU d posd
session, and Oh Tue nelo Vi od'''e - ue'o