The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-08

shaFdedJoo He-Oscilptsd Ig Morales and
The Rsyaiits.
INV foRr, July egl-.We Yesterday
published from a handful. issued at arac
cas- on the 9TH Of July instant, M, account
OF the captures Of Maraca,ho, by the Go.
lombiaus, under Col. NIsnliuue, during The
absence of Morales, with the greater mari
of his forces. The despatch of Col. Nan.
rique, conveying this gratifying intelligence,
Bears The date of June 81, 1898 but in
this there must be some mistake, as will be
seen from what follows:
We have this afternoon received the
Curacao Courant Of the 9TH of July, con-
tanning letter from Mareayho of the
e5tl, OF Jt,ne, ane another fram Aruba,
lnear by of the ist of July, giving de-
tail Of the events which transpifad Mt the
former place up TO the dates oS'said let
tiers.
From the first of tlrese letters il appears
that, on the 8ih OF June, the Colombian
squdron came to anchor within pistol shot
Of the city, and opened tremendous fire
upon II. Morales was absent at the time,
at NOLAN, about seven ieaguese distant,
with the main army of the RoyaIists.--
Only $50 men were left in the garrison,
and these held out until evening, when the
Colombians entered--thc inhabitants and
troors retiring to a place called vigia, two
miles back.
Al the Vigia, the Royaiists were met
by four companies offhe regiment of Cas-
sadores del General, who, being joined by
the men who retired from Maraca, DO,
were calamity led against their invaders
by their commandment Pfieto, ana at the
point of the bayonet entered the Aown at
3 O'Clock P M. They found the Colon
bans IN the greatest confusion, and killed
and wounded upwards Of 200 of them. -
Commandant Prieto was badly wounded in
the affair, which 81 disheartened his men
that they retired with the loss of IA killcd.
Pfieto died that night. On the 10th the
General (Morales) arrived at Palm4oio,
with the main body of the army, and on
the 18th, having been joined by two other
divisions, entered Maracaybo without re-
sistance, the Colombians having retired To
their vessels, which afterwards Came to
anchor just out Of gun shot
During the absence Of the Royaiists, The
town had been greatly injured. Many of
the best buildings had been burnt, and the
houses completely sacked.
--609-
Ertrdctefa letter from .Herico, dated Jnnel.
A conspiracy againt the present Cd
yernmcnt has just been discovered, and
several Of the leaders have been arrested,
among them several officers. Their OBJ,
ject was to Danish all foreigners, and par.
ticularly the old Spaniards, including Sc.
veral members of Congress. Ii is fortu.
nate that the present head Of the police is
a man OF strong mind and great energy.
It's owing to his exertions that the ATTEMPT
tor this time was defeated The present
government being only provisional, many
of the provinces wish TO preserve their To-
cal Independence, and only TO surrender
enough Of it to form Union, similar 10
that Of the United States. The present
government is not a solid one though the
executive officers, the chiefs of the army,
and the congress in general, seem well dis
posed. But money, that all powerful en-
CINE, is very scarce. 1t is yet uncertain
how things will settle down. Thinking
men on the spot can make no calculation"