The want of established rules and regulations for the punishment of offenders, and it is believed, that the marine corps, when stationed on board ship, and they even go so far as to threaten that should their this difference of discipline in different vessels, imaginary grievance not be redressed, they will have always been productive of serious ills, and resort to their arms for protection. It is also unhave too frequently occasioned unavoidable and un-derstood that the memorialists have presumed to rehappy disturbances. The undersigned, thereforeflect on the members of two courts martial, comdo earnestly intreat, that rules and regulations be posed of officers of long standing in the navy; that established by an act of congress, wherein the their meetings have been held with apparent secre duties of marine officers, when afloat, may be clear-cy, and the memorial studiously withheld from ly and distinctly defined and rights and privileges their commanders who would readily sanction any measure having for its object the good of the serprotected. The undersigned regrets the necessity under vice. It cannot be denied that it is the bounden which they conceive themselves bound by their duty of officers, more especially when on a foreign duty to the service and themselves, of intreating station, to cultivate towards each other the most the honourable senate and house of representa perfect harmony and good will, but it is the opinion tives, as the guardians and protectors of their of the undersigned, that the conduct of the memorights, to examine the decision of a court martial, rialists is calculated to have a contrary effect. The held at Mahon, on captain Oliver H. Perry, of the navy, under the charges of outraging the rights, feelings, and person of the commanding officer of marines, of the United States' ship Java, and pray that the protection of their rights and persons be guaranteed by some special act of Congress; or that the rules and regulations for the better govern ment of the navy be more strictly carried into execution. JOHN HALL, C. M. M. H. B. BRECKENRIDGE, capt. marines, JO. L. KUHN, lieut. U. S. marines, R. T. AUCHMUTY, 2d lieut. marines, United States ship Washington, Port Mahon, 4th May, 1817. SIR, I have the honor to transmit herewith an attested copy of a letter written to me by the captains and commanders of the squadron. I fully concur with those gentlemen in opinion, and shall believe it to be my duty to comply with their request so far as to permit the officers complained of to return to the United States, as soon as it can be done without injury to the public service. I have the honor to be, Your obedient humble servant, undersigned are therefore impelled by a sacred duty we owe our country and ourselves, to request that you will be pleased to remove all those officers from under our respective commands, as soon as the public service will admit of the same, as we cannot but consider the signers of the memorial as having forfeited all claims to our confidence, and their example as endangering the vessels entrusted to our charge. (Signed) We have the honour to be, Very respectfully, sir, Your obedient servants, A true copy of the original on file, J. WATSON, Com. Clerk, Legislature of Kentucky. Resolutions, truly expressive of the sense of the people of Kentucky, on the patriotic struggle of South America, and on the policy which the general government ought to pursue in relation to that country. IN SENATE, BY MR. BLEDSOE. Resolved by the general assembly of the commonTo the hon. Benj. W. Crowninshield, wealth of Kentucky, That the people of this state Secretary of the Navy, Washington. view with the, most lively emotion, the patriotic Port Mahon, 4th May, 1817. SIR,-We, the undersigned captains and com- struggles (of their South American republican manders serving in the squadron under your orders, brethren, to throw off and break in pieces the have heard with deep regret that many of the lieu-yoke of Spanish despotism; to take their stand tenants and other commissioned officers belonging amongst the nations of the earth; and to vindicate the vessels under our respective commands, have the exercise of those rights of self-government forwarded to the honorable the senate of the United which the God of nature has given to man, as his States, a memorial which in our opinion is calcu- unalienable birthright. lated to excite disaffection and insubordination in the navy, and bring into contempt a service heretofore distinguished for its reputation, order, and good government. That while this legislature, and the people whom they represent, fully appreciate the blessings of peace, flowing from the observance of a just neutrality, as to the conflicts between other powers; The undersigned wish to be distinctly understood, they are nevertheless fully sensible of the immense that it is not against petitioning the legislature for importance to the United States, of the establisha redress of real wrongs, that we now protest, but ment of the independence of the South American against the manner, time, and object of the memo-colonies, as respects the probable commercial and rialists, which if truly represented to us, is as fol- political relations between the two portions of the lows:-They complain that they have been oppres- same great continent. sed, and require that the 30th article of an act for the better government of the navy, should be revised and so amended as to designate particularly That neither interest nor duty on the part of the United States, as respects old Spain, exists to induce them to take one single step towards favor ing that power, or strengthening the rod of oppression, which there is reason to hope her colonies are about wresting from her hands forever. That it is, in our opinion, wise policy, as well as justice, for the government of the U. States to acknowledge the independence of such of the former Spanish colonies of South America, as shall have shown themselves capable of vindicating and maintaining the rights of self goverment. tions be transmitted to the president of the United States, and to each of the senators and representatives of this state in the congress of the United States; and that the acting governor be requested to transmit them accordingly. CONGRESS. SENATE. That the strictest regard to neutrality between January, 22.-Mr. Tichenor moved two resolu the parties, neither requires, nor authorizes, the tions, referring to the military committee an enqui arrest or detention of foreign men, vessels or mu-ry into the expediency of repealing or modifying nitions of war, passing through our country or touching at our ports, destined to assist either par ty. That if the general government of the United States is prepared to take a side in this contest, the many unredressed wrongs, and the outrageous insults of old Spain to this government, together with the strong claims of suffering humanity upon our sympathy, leave no room to doubt which side the free people of the only republic upon earth are prepared to take. so much of the act establishing the military staff, as relates to hospital surgeons, and hospital sur vocates; and an enquiry into the expediency of a re geons mates, and to the appointment of judge adform in the provisions of the law respecting the emoluments to the military and staff officers of the army, in order to place them on a more economical establishment. The bill making an appropriation for repairing, and keeping in repair, certain roads, was read the house of representatives. third time, as amended, passed and sent to the Jan. 23-The following resolution, submitted yesterday by Mr. Ruggles, was agreed to: Resolved, That copies of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted to the president of the United States, and to each of our senators and representatives in congress, to be submitted to that Resolved, That the committee on public lands be body. instructed to enquire into the expediency of passing a law, to vest in the state of Ohio the power of Resolved by the general assembly of the common-selling the remaining thirty-five sections of land, in wealth of Kentucky-1st, That the liberty of nations, the six miles reservation at the Scioto Salt Works, is derived from God and nature, and is not the and applying the proceeds of the sale to such purpo gift of kings or potentates. of may think proper. ses, for the use of the state, as the legislature there IN THE HOUSE, BY MR. BIBB. 2d. That all just power is derived from the peo ple; the choice of forms of government belongs of right to them, and those (or their successors) who constitute one form, may abrogate it. 3d. That in all just governments the good of the governed is the end to be accomplished; and the people upon whom each particular government operates, are the only fit judges of the performance of the ends for which the government was institut ed. 4th. That the general revolt of a nation against oppression, and in vindication of their own liberty, cannot justly be called rebellion. 5th. That the struggle of the patriots of South America for the rights of self-government, is jus tified by the laws of God and nature and sanctioned by the unalienable rights of man. Jan. 26-Mr. Tichenor's resolutions, submitted on the 22nd inst. were taken up and agreed to The bill directing the mode of appointing Indian agents, &c. was taken up, and after receiving some amendments, was read the third time, passed, and sent to the other house for concurrence; as also was the bill to establish Darien, in Georgia, as a port of entry. The bill from the house of representatives for the relief of John Anderson was taken up, and after good deal of discussion, was postponed to Monday week. a January 27. Mr. Tait, from the committee on naval affairs, reported a bill "in addition to an act giving pensions to the orphans and widows of per sons slain in the public or private armed vessels of the United States;" and the bill was read. 6th. That the success of those who are strug gling for the liberty and independence of SouthAmerica, is a consummation devoutly to be wished, highly interesting to the friends of freedom and humanity in general, and calls for the deepest sympathy and accordance on the part of the people of not acted on to-day. these United States of North America. Mr. Campbell, from the committee of finance, to whom the subject had been specially committed, reported that "it is not expedient to repeal the the law imposing a duty on salt." The report was Mr. Talbot submitted for consideration the follow 7th. That it is the opinion of this general assem-ing resolution: bly, that such of the provinces of South America Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be as have declared themselves free and independent, instructed to enquire into the expediency of so far and have shewn a reasonable ability to maintain changing the present judicial system of the United their independence, ought forthwith to be acknow States, as to provide for the gradual diminution of ledged by the general government of these United the number of judges who at present compose the States of North America, as sovereign and inde-supreme court; for the restricting the functions and pendent powers, to be treated as such, and intro- duties of the judges of that court to the holding duced to the other sovereign powers of the earth; the sessions thereof, and the other duties incidental and generally, that all the rights, countenance thereto; of establishing and organizing a circuit and hospitality should be given by these United court in each of the United States, in which a cir States to those so acknowledged sovereign pow-cuit court has not heretofore been established, and ers of South America, which by the laws of nations of providing for the appointment of a competent may be justly and peaceably afforded by the peo-number of circuit judges for the holding the circuit ple and magistracy of another nation in war or in courts of the United States. Mr. Otis submitted for consideration the following peace. Besolved, That a copy of the foregoing resolu-resolution: Resolved, that the committee of claims be instructed to enquire into the expediency of providing for the examination and allowance of monies paid by the state of Massachusetts for supplies and services of the militia of that state employed during the late war in the common defence, so far as the same may be due upon principles of equity and justice. After the consideration of executive business, Jan. 28. Mr. Dickerson, from the committee to Mr. Hopkinson, succinctly delivered the reasons The question was then taken on the passage of YEAS-Messrs, Abbot, Anderson, Pen. Anderson, Ken. Baldwin, Bellinger, Bennett, Bloomfield, Boden, Burwell, Cobb, Comstock, Cook, Crafts, Crawford, Culbreth, Desha. Earle, Erving, S. G Forsyth, Fuller, Gage, Hale, Harrison, Hasbrouck, Hendricks, Herrick, Hiester, Hunter, Ingham, Irving, N. Y. Johnson, Ken. Jones, Kinsey, Little, Lowndes, Marchand, Mason, Mass. Mercer, Merrill, Morton, Moseley, Murray, H. Nelson, T. M. Nelson, New, Ogden, Ogle, Owen, Parris, Parrott, Patterson, Peter, Pindall, Robertson, Lou. Robertson, Ken. Ruggles, Sampson, Silsbee, Pleasants, Poindexter, Quarles, Reed, Rich, Richards, Ringgold, Smith, Bal. Alex. Smyth, Southard, Spangler, Tallmadge, Taylor, Wallace, Wendover, Whiteside, Whitman.-80. Trimble, Tucker, Va. Tucker, S. C. Walker, N. C. Walker, Ken, NAYS.-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Mass. Austin, Ball, Barbour, Va. Barber, O. Bateman, Beecher, Blount, Boss, Bryan, Campbell, Claggett, Claiborne, Colston, Cruger, Cushman, Drake, Edwards, Ellicott, Forney, Garnett, Hall. Del. Hall, N. C. Herkimer, Hitche The motion made yesterday by Mr. Otis, for an cock, Hogg, Holmes, Mass. Holmes, Con. Hopkinson, Hubbard, enquiry into the expediency of an examination and Huntingdon, Johnson, Va. Kirtland, Lawyer, Lewis, Linn, Liver R. I. Middleton, Moore, Mumford, Jer. Nelson, Nesbitt, Newton, allowance of monies paid by the state of Massa-more, M'Lane, W. Maclay, Wm. P. Maclay, M'Coy, Marr, Mason, chusetts, for the services and supplies of the mili- Orr, Palmer, Pawling, Pitkin, Porter, Rhea, Savage, Schuyler,. J. S. Smith, Speed, Spencer, Storrs, Strong, Strother, Tarr, Ters tia of that state, employed during the late war, Scudder, Sergeant, Settle, Seybert, Shaw, Sherwood, Slocumb, ry, Tompkins, Tyler, Upham, Westerlo, Williams, Con. Williams, was postponed till Friday. N. Y. Williams, N. C. Wilkin, Wilson, Pen.-82, So the bill was rejected, by a majority of two votes, The bill providing for surviving revolutionary officers, soldiers, &c. was postponed to to-morrow, as were also several other subjects. The joint resolution offered by Mr. Morrill, on the 23d ult. requiring the commissioner of the general land office, to furnish to each soldier who may receive a patent for military bounty land, a description of the quality of his lot, as minuted in the field notes of the surveyor, was taken up, together with the report of the committee on the public lands, stating the impracticability of afford ing such information, and the inexpediency of requiring it. On the question of ordering the resolution to a third reading, it was decided in the negative, and the motion of course rejected. The senate then resumed the consideration of ́executive business, which occupied it until the adjournment. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. On motion of Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Pleasants in the chair, on the report of the committee of claims on the claim of J. Pattie son, and several other claims of a like, nature, referred to the same committee. [This claim is for a house, situated on the banks of the Patuxent, destroyed by the enemy during the late war, on account of previous occupa tion by provisions and by supplies issued there. from to a detachment of militia in the service of the United States, and for other similar reasons, as the petitioner desires to establish by the testimo ny of two or three witnesses. The claim is one of those laid before the commissioner of claims, and by him, according to the provisions of the law of the last session, transmitted to the house of re presentatives for their decision on the fact.] After some conversation on the question of proceeding in the consideration of this subject on this or at a future day Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, delivered at considerable length, and with much perspicuity, the views of the committee on the general princi ples on which these cases rest, and also on the evi dence in this particular case. Friday, Jan. 20. Mr. Pope, from a select com. mittee, to whom were referred certain memorials on the subject, reported a bill to enable the peo ple of Illinois territory to form a constitution and stale government, and for the admission of the same into the union on an equal footing with the ori. ginal states, which was twice read and committed. A message was received from the president of After a few observations from Mr. Smith of Mary the United States, by the hands of Mr J. J. Monroe, his secretary, transmitting the information requir-land and Mr. Forsyth, the committee rose, and reed by a resolution of this house, calling for an ac-ported their concurrence, not only in the case of count of all roads made or marked out under the Mr. Pattieson, but also in several other cases, authority of the United States. On motion of Mr Forsyth, it was which rest on the same principle, and on nearly the same description of evidence. The question on concurrence with the commit tee of claims in rejecting the petition of Mr. Pattie Resolved, That the committee of commerce and manufactures be instructed to enquire into the expediency of regulating by law the number of pas-son, was agreed to. sengers to be brought into the United States by American and foreign vessels, according to the ton nage of the vessels. Many other resolutions were offered which shall be noticed in their progress.] The question being next proposed on the claim of John Ireland, for a house destroyed because oc, cupied by a part of com. Barney's men, his rigging, &c. and the report recommending its rejection hay, ing been read A debate arose on the merits of the claim, and The House resumed the consideration of the bill to provide for the commutation of soldiers bounty the amount of the testimony, in the course of which lands. An amendinent of some importance, moved Messrs Smith of Md. Harrison, Reed, Robertson, of by Mr. Taylor, yesterday, was agreed to, ayes 78: L. Peter, Bayly and Palmer opposed the report ad noes 45. No other amendment having been offer-verse to the claim, and Mr. Williams and Mr For ed The question was stated, on ordering the bill to be engrossed for a third reading. syth supported it. At length, this and the other reports were laid on the table, the hour growing unusually late, The house adjourned to Monday. Monday, Jan. 26-Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Stewart of North Carolina, appeared, were qualified, and took their seats. Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, from the committee on the public lands, reported a bill to continue in force an act entitled "An act relating to settlers on lands of the United States," which was twice read and committed. This produced a debate. Mr. Strother objected to the bill as indefinite, exempting all bibles, &c. which had been imported by certain societies-he wished a provision to secure the appropriation of those bibles to the purposes contemplated. Mr. Sergeant explained his views of the subject, saying that similar bills had been passed, and he thought that the contemplated appropriation of the books was secured by the character of the persons at the Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the military head of the institution. Mr. S. rejoined and considercommittee, reported a bill respecting the organi-ed it as the "entering wedge to more objectionable zation of the army of the United States and for measures," and maintained the right to demand other purposes; which was twice read and com-such security, as was the case when similar grants mitted. were made to others, &c. After some additional remarks, the bill was laid on the tablo-ayes 84, noes 62. Mr. Sergeant, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of the American Bible Society, reported (in part) a bill for the remission of duties upon stereotype plates and upon bibles and testaments in foreign languages, imported by societies or associations, for the gratuitous distribution of the Holy Scriptures. Mr Parris of Massachusetts, from the committee on expenditures respecting the public buildings, reported the following bill. A bill to provide for erecting additional buildings for the accommodation of the respective depart ments. Be it enacted, &c. That the commissioner of the public buildings cause to be erected, under the direction of the president of the U. States, two buildings suitable for offices for the executive departments, to be placed north of the buildings at present occupied by those departments, and on a line parallel therewith: each of said buildings to contain forty rooms of convenient size, Sec. 2 merely makes an appropriation. The bill was twice read and committed. The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. H. Nelson in the chair, on the bill "to amend an act, entitled an act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters. The bill is one of considerable importance to the holders of slave property particularly, as going to make that law efficacious, which is at present little better than nominal. Much discussion took place sn the details of this bill, which were explained and illustrated by Mr. Pindall, of Virginia, and by several other gentlemen. Some amendments were made to the bill, the discussion of which occupied the whole of the day's sitting, and was not concluded, when the committee rose, and obtained leave to sit again. The house adjourned. Tuesday Jan. 27. On motion of Mr. Mason, of Mass Resolved, That the claim of the state of Massachusetts for expenditures to their militia for their services during the late war, together with the documents on the files of this house, to be referred to a select committee, to consider and report there. On motion of Mr. Burwell, Resolved, That the secretary of war be directed to lay before this house a statement of the claims of the state of Massachusetts for the expenses of calling out the militia of that state during the late war, and the reasons why those claims have not been settled by that department. The engrossed bill to remit the duties on stereotype, plates and bibles, in foreign languages, imported for the use of the American Bible Society, was read the third time, and the question stated, "Shall the bill pass?" The house then proceeded to the consideration of the bill respecting fugitive slaves, &c. the consideration of which occupied the remainder of the day; and the committee rose before the subject was completed. Wednesday, Jan. 28. After other business The order of the day on the bill "respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters," having been announced Mr. Rich, moved to commit the bill to a differ. ent committee, with a view of considering the propriety of certain amendments. After some little discussion, the motion was negatived. The house then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill. The question was on an amendment proposed by Mr. Rich to the bill, which has for its object the preventing the transportation, in any manner, of any negro, mulatto or person of color, without having previously carried the same before some judge or justice of a court of record, and giving sufficient proof of their being slaves, and the property of the person by whose authority they are so removed, under the penalty of a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars. This amendment Mr. Storrs had proposed to amend, by substituting in lieu thereof, a new section in the following words: "That if any person, without colorable claim, shall knowingly and wilfully procure or cause to be procured, any such certificate or warrant (of his property in any particular individual] with intention, under color or pretence thereof or the provision of this act, to arrest, detain or transport, or cause to be arrested, detained, or transported, any person whatsoever, not held to labor or service as aforesaid, he or she, on conviction thereof, shall suffer imprisonment not exceeding fifteen years, or fined not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court before whom such conviction shall be had." After debate, the amendment to the amendment was agreed to and incorporated in the bill. Mr. Fuller, then, after an ingenious speech, moved to strike out the first section of the bill, on the ground that it transcended the constitutional provisions on the subject. Mr. Strong thought the laws already in force had gone far enough in carrying those provisions into execution. Mr. Cobb replied to those two gentlemen. Messrs. Hopkinson, Holmes, Clay and Baldwin, severally spoke on the bill. The motion to strike out the first section was negatived by a large majority-the committee rose and reported the bill, and the house adjourned at halfpast 4 o'clock. Thursday, Jan. 29.—After a variety of business, of no present importance-The house having resumed the consideration of the bill to amend the act entitled "An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters" Much discussion took place-finally the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to morrowayes 86, noes 55. A written message was received from the president of the United States during the sitting of this day, which was not read, owing to the lateness of the hour at which the proceedings on the above bill were terminated, The house adjourned at sunset. A. K. Parris, esq. of the house of representatives, from Massachusetts, has been appointed judge of the district of Maine, vice judge Sewall resigned. Foreign Articles. FLORIDA. In the Franconian Mercury there is the following from Vienna, of the 4th October:-"A note, ad dressed to all the European powers, by the cabinet of St. Petersburg, in respect to the affairs of Ame rica, excites great attention, on account of the precision with which it is drawn up.” Two other ships have recently sailed from England with 250 commissioned and non commissioned officers, to join the patriots. A letter received at Philadelphia from a person said to be of the highest respectability in London, says-The British government has at length agreed at the request of the allied powers of Europe, to become the mediator between Spain and her colonies. Gen. Piar, executed by the sentence of a court martial of which admiral Brion was president, for treason, &c. is said to have confessed his guilt. The bloody Morillo attempted to purchase gen. Zaraza. He lately sent a mission to him, by means of a priest named Sutil, accompanied by a young son of Zaraza, on whom Morillo had previously conferred the rank of ensign, offering through the medium of the priest to make Zaraza a brigadier if he would go over with his troops to the standard of the king. To which proposal Zaraza made the following reply: The Georgia Journal speaks very positiv ely o the fact, that Spain will not dispose of the Floridas to the United States except on receiving six millions of dollars for them, and making the Mississippi the boundary of her Mexican dominions. It is nonsense to talk of a transfer on such terms. "Not until I behold my wife and unfortunate It is further intimated in the same paper, that Spain supports herself in such absurd demands children, cruelly murdered by the legions of gen. under the assurance that she will not, in any event, Morillo, restored to life again, shall I desist from have to contend with us single handed-relying the noble undertaking and glorious strife in which upon England and France for allies, We cannot I am now engaged, against the tyrants of their guess what the former might do, but should be country, and the assassins of their innocent posteriglad to hear that 10,000 French troops were sent to Mexico, Venezuela, &c. They would soon close Ferdinand's accounts in those countries. ty." Having said these words, he handed a sword to his son, who scorning the rank which was given him, merely for the sake of necessity or conveniMany believe that the acts recently published ence, grasped the weapon, "with which," his father about Florida (see page 315) were then for the said, "you must defend the rights of your country, first time officially known to the people. The pas- and avenge the death of your mother and brethren." The country possessed by the patriots appears sage of those laws was noticed in the letters of Mr. Monroe to Mr. Foster in 1811, and the posito enjoy much peace and tranquility. Morillo tion clearly taken that the United States would seems to be hardly pressed, and it is said that an not permit the Floridas to pass into the hands of army of 12,000 patriots are about to advance on any other power, if it could be prevented. See the Caracas. Important news-received at Charleston. via King correspondence in the first vol. of the Weekly Register. We are indebted to the National Intel-ston Jam. from the kingdom of New Grenada, and Carthagena its principal sea port: ligencer for the recollection of these things. AMELIA ISLAND. Mr. Moore, who was noticed in our last as adver tised by com. Aury as a pirate, &c is at Charleston, avows his resentment at Aury's conduct, denies the charges, and stands prepared to vindicate himself. The following communication' appears in the Savannah Republican of the 11th inst Sumano, lately named Vice-Roy, and residing at Santa Fe de Begota, the capital of the kingdom, officially has communicated to Montalvo, the viceroy of the said kingdom, exercising the functions of said office, until the aforesaid Samano his successor may assume the command; that it is impossible for him longer to sustain the kingdom, after Mr. M'Intosh observing, that a part of his letter having sent a division to the Plains of Casanare, of the 30th October last to Mr. Crawford is pub-which was completely destroyed by the patriots; lished in the National Intelligencer of the 23d ult fsee WEEKLY REGISTER, page 302] among the documents presented to congress by the president, on the affairs of Amelia Island, conceives it a duty in cumbent on him, in justice to the feelings of the family, and to the memory of the late, sheriff of New York, Mr. Hubbard, to declare, tha the formation he received, and communicated to Mr. --Crawford, of the cause of the death of this genIn Santa Fe a woman was about to be executed, tleman, he has since understood to be incorrect. He hopes, the public journalists, who have publish-in consequence of there having been intercepted, a ed his letter, will insert in their papers, this tribute to truth and humanity. SPANISH AMERICA. A London paper states that there were good 'grounds for believing that the allied powers had come to a resolution to prevent supplies being sent to the Spanish patriots. only the commander of the same and 17 soldiers escaping-A second was immediately afterwards dispatched to said Plains, and only its chief and two drummers could escape from this still severer loss, Morillo writes that he is about to execute the officer who commanded a division, that shamefully retreated from 3000 independents, when those of his own consisted of 5000 men. detailed statement of the Spanish troops, which were in said place, and which she had forwarded to, the patriots in Casanare. Brigadier Cupini and a lieut. col. had arrived at Carthagena; the only remains of the defeat at Margarita, and said that they were on their route for Peru-the former to take the command as General |