Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-04

ouebrada de Cuba Al II D clock in. the
morning OF the 9th came, up with The en-
envy at Savanna RedoDda. and found them
occupying strong position, supported by
three redoubts, with artillery mounted on
them, which had been lately thrown up;
they were charged and Immediately over
thrown, Notwithstanding an obstinate re.
sistance on their part. and obliged tc by
for safety to their redoubts. At IL O'Clock
the same night, advanced upon the
strongest and most elevated Of the redoubts
which the Cura TORCHES had shameiuly
abandoned, leaving behind every thing It
contained ordersd the guns, which were
left charged, to he fired. and with only s
men proceeded in person 10 summonthe o.
Their two redolibts to surrender, which
were Immediately given up at discretion,
and were found TO contain "a men, and q
officers, oil the battalion Orinoco
At one o'clock in the morning OF the 6ta
our success was complete, aud the result
has been the destruction and dispersion OF
two Colombian battaiions, theoccupation
of the whole province OF Coro. 100 deser-
tiers with their arms 10 our STANDARD, a
greater number OF killed and taken pri.
soners, Zoo muskets, quantity OF lances,
several pieces of artillery with ammuni-
ton, l3 cargoes OF ball cartridge, horses,
mules, a stand of c0ors, drums, .and ma
ny other articles belonging 10 the two bat
talions. Never has such panic aud disper-
sion been witnessed, TO which attribute
the small IL sustained on our side. |
have set at liberty two Colombian officers.
that they may return to the province OF
Caracas by way Of Curacao and give an
account OF the shameful manner in which
they were abandoned by their leader Tor
relies My forces nave been considerably
augmented by deserters from the enemy,
and stragglers, who daily present them.
selves"
General Morales in his letter adds; that
he was at the time OF writing on bis re
turn to Msracay DO, having lief, sufficient
force to maintain tranquility in the pro-
vince of Coro. II is supposed 10 be the
intention of The general 10 proceed imme
ately, with all his disposable force, to
commence operations on the province OF
Caracas.
CuRRAcoA. Jan. 4.-The United States
frigate Congress, al guns. Capt. BIddle,
arrived here on Saturday morning from
La Guayra. On entering the harbor, ow-
ing to lbe wind being notherly, the Con
gress ran aground on the west side, but
was shortly after got of withou, much in
Jury. On Monday the G. hred salute,
which was duly returned.
As we anticipated in our last unpleasant
accounts OF disasters occasoned to The
shipping in La Guayra by the late gale.
have been received We understand that
the Congress lost all her anchors except
one The NUMBER OF shipping lost has
been variously stated. Ibe last &C cunts
IRON Puerto Cabello make the number 20,
all OF which are said to have been driven
on shore, and the most OF them totally lost.
A number vi lives are stated to have been
lost. We have noi as yet received psrlicu-
lars. The Congress was the only mao OF
war at the time in the roadsted, the Co
lomblan squadron not having arrived at
La guayra till 80 hours after the gale
The Spanish military officers. who were on
board The sloop OF war Maria Francisco al
the time OF her capture by Com. paqiels'
squadron, were sci at liberty in La Quay
"a, and were brought down here in the
Congress.
Extract OF an official letter from the go
vernon ad interim of the province OF Co
TO, dated 24th Dec. l822.
1.-The peninsula of Paraguana is psciied,
the enemy having been expelled from It
by Don Juau Ozores !; as is also The wind
ward coast, by the commander OF that
part Don lose Maria Forum, who COM
pletely defeated the enemy in tina, quarter
The commadant general OF he mountain.
Gus district. Den Pedro de Medina, 10.
forms me in letter dated the 2lst inst.
that Col Don Juan de los Reyes Vargas,
has passed over to our Spanish standard
with all bis troops, and is actually at a
place called Topey near S'quislqui, that
the troops and emigranis from this prov
ince, who had followed The retreat OF the
anemy that were defeated in the noun
talns. by the general in chief. had return.
ed from Paragua loudly declaring that
they would have nothing more to do with
Colombia. Commandsnt Mon,esdeoco,
has penetrated as far as Carscbe, where he
bas considerable force, many OF the in
habitanls bad also joined him.
(Signed) "VENANClO SILVA. "