Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-10

Bolivar collected again the wreck of
the lnsurgent army, TO which Marine,
and the Seotchman McGregu r. united
the .aselses; but the want OF funion be-
tween Bolivar and Castillo, 81 1other OF
the Insurgent commanders. favored
Morillo's advances, He toeli posses-
sion of the island of margarine and be-
sieged Carthagsna. After q .ore than
5000 men had died of hunger in that
place, the governor left 1t with the
troops, Dec. 5, 1915. Mer lilo then
went into the interior Of Nep, GreDa.
da. His general Morales, had in the
meantime conquered Caracas with
| 5000 men, from which the Spanish &C.
neral Calzada pressed forward into the
provinces Of Pamplona and TNnga, and
another general into the provinces OF
Aulioau,a and Papoyan. These pro-
vinces, with Cocarra and Carthagena,
in the year 1911, had declared them.
selves independent, and established
federative state. AT the head OF their
armies stood at first NariHo. AS the
Spaniards, after the taking of Quito,
had caused every fifth man.of the de.
tenders of that place to be shot. the war
was carried on with the most bloody
fury. In June, 1914. Nurino was taken
prisoner by the Spaniards, after having
gained some victories and was shot. In
( December Bolivar received the com.
mand. He subjected Santa Fs de Bo-
gotta to the Congress, which now held
It's sitting there. Yet interior dissords
we're not wanting, which accelerated
| the undertakings of Morilie. The lat
ter pressed forward on the river Mag
deleD towards Ocana. and after seseral
/ fortunate battles, defeated entirely the
army of the Congress Of New Grenada,
near Cachira. The Congress broke up,
and its generals. Cersiez and Rican,e,
went back into the Llanos, where the
/ Spanish guerilla war was very destruc'
tive. Finally, Morillo, In June, 1916,
took possession Of Santa Fe de Bogota,
after an obstinate defence, where he
lcsused Goo persons to be hung or shot.
Among those who lost their lives were
the Botanists Csldas aud Loxano, the
fChemist Cabal, and large number of
distinguished persons, whose wives
were assembled t0getber'3' burnt. In
Guiana, Morillo, caused a young wo.
man of respectable family, in conse.
quence of her having spoken in favor OF
the Patriots, to be carried through the
city tied to an asa, and tn receive 300
lashes on the naked back from the hands
of negro, at the corners Of the street.
and before the houses of her relations.
The noble virgin starved herself to
death in consequence of this degrade
ton.
We continue the history OF the efforts OF
the South Americans TO establish their IN
dependence. The skstch, OF which we
here give a translation, terminates witt
the year 1919. We shall probably heHe-
after continue the narrative OF events in
Colombia tothe present date.
In the meantime Margacits had become
free. Bolivar and McGregor entered Ve-
neguela with fresh troopsS the latter took
possession of Barcelona, Sept. ID, while
Brion overlooked the coast with the dotll-
la of the insurgents. September 20, the
lSpanish General Morales was beaten by
the nsurgent General Pier, near Jnncal,
and BY McGregor on the plains Of BARGE
Iona, Oct. 2S, 1916, in consequence OF
which the Republic Of Venezuela arose a.
gain. The courage OF the Insurgents was
at that time excited by very wonderful
man, D Joseph Cores de Madariaga. He
had been thrown into the prison at Ceuta
By King Ferdinand VII, in consequence
of having heen an active member OF the
Cortes OF Cad,z. He was liberated thro'
the intercession Of the British, particularly
at the instance of Lord CaInelford, who
had received important services from Don
Joseph in bis voyage to tie South Sea with
Vancouver After having obtained bis
freedom he went to Soeih America. anu
organized the government oil the island Of
Margarita, which was important from its
situation on naviga ole. ers. & from be-
inc the barbOr for the insurgent privateers.
Here he published May %. 1917, pro-
clamaiion to The inha bita0ts OF Venezuela,
in which he exhored item TO union and
perseverance. The insurgeDt commander
Bolivar bad gained several advantages
over the royal armies since Feb. 1877, by
means OF which the eastern provinces,
GUYANA and Cumsna, with the exception
of The capital cities. were liberated. and
1.-The provinces of Vsrinss, Merida & Trux
lilo united to the restored Republic of We
nezuela MoriIlo's expedition against the
island ia the year 1917 entirely tailed. in
> Orinoko also his power was almost entire