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ci IA]'rLR XVI.

Conquest of (hr J'roiincrs of Guayana by General ''tar cruel.drl,nn a! Ii, Jolt— lisa! and 'ten/ion of (is-in-rat Fiat—ho!, Ca I auisl lIars no—. 1 oscs/oü's. 1817.

WT I,CIi iienviol Pint tieaid, ill December 1516, that she pro-mor( , of (umavaima \\ its confided to colonel Miatiel tie La Torte;

Ito resolved to march against Iii,,i, ,iiitl take this l,eaumilnh pro-vince I)v IOTCO of altos. j Ic ha d IlCl id from set era) officers,and I 'ad himself w iwe'sed so ism eat a want of flint tess and cotir-are it) 'Jorre, that lie v's satisfied Ills attack would not long beesisted. TI Is, toeihier with a plan pi o1iosed to gener;il Boll-

'al, w lie,) at An\ Cave', confit n,ed his opinion tlt;it the enter-pose would be bi Want, al]d useful to the i epcmbluc.

The lollo'.viii g is (lie plan ,t Inch was proposed at Aux Cayes.Gene, If }3oli 'a j jeceiied a lon g letter ii oma colonel Bi clot whowas In the sort ice of the jepublic in the neighthom tog plainsstaling and explainin g a pini for conIImeriQg Venezuela, bycotlimueticing tuI, Guavana, because that province was , cli, If'-fordlina great 1 esources, not ltavntg nfYred by the war; andflu lamiling number, of nml,ab,ta,mts i' ho wet e see, eli)- opposed totime Spaniards antI u oidd dcciii e hot independence. ;i-soonas eneini J3olmi-ar s hould 'reseni hunseb tt ith a iimousa;md men.Ile added, that the seciti iy of Uo,dlo the S1rnrmislt general-in-chief was so gi eat, in reg' id to Wi co unt ry, that lie had left aSWill] mitnilISel of noops to defend ml, and that he was confidentI3nitv;u, o,ikl succeed, &c. This letter was mirnethmatchy coin-iruiiilt-ate,l to a ,immmbei of us, -and we 11 Cie all ill Cvor of colonelflidot', proposal. l,a', tutu, whom I spoke, was one of thenail lest aj p1 overs of the plan. It most have produced thehappiest effi-cis upon our expedition.non. I ol var, I joit ever, wasdeci tledl 6y in favor of ,51 ic-con qiiering his ,,ative country,Caracas and then, ,a,l lie, will we march a;;nnst Guiaya-no ." This childish pi cdi oct ton for Caracas, "as exti emelyinjurious to the cause of independence lit Venezuela ; Guaya-na was deprived of Spanish troops, and contained many tslio

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were our ft tends, and ;vete at Ci ug to join us; it had also sup-plies lor ijs, of ever- hind. A sudden auaek upon it, couldsea I c ely I t.i s e 11610d of sit ccecd inz. I propoed to genet al Bo-In in 10 estabh1i illSt. Thonias tie ].a _tigostitra, its lot tified

i1ittal, a itpot (ii let I hits, becattt, ftc tlpeiioi nitiubets ofthe horse, afthrded a fine , esocnct' lot tile Io,ivation of a goodcavalr y and ih na; gable 11% eis, Ill tasv cook kill inieatioi] abroad;with the iutenor pa' ttcii]ar]lie peferred gotur to Cat pa-Patio, a ti huge tleit t ito of u soiui ces If Iolis ai could 1111C notintl of Ins liii titIieioLu lii eclilt'ctton for Caracas, an open and cx-hat isteu I eit , a id hale consented to cotiqi or Cuman a, as Mat i-to had pü ,tmcd, lie would not hnve lost this gen er-al and histroops, wh i ch, in I are don a. in 1817, amounted to 1500 men.Nor won Id lie hake lost this place, not (by far the greatest loss)1100 I inn-c men._ UI these io'e., certainl y rsi,hed from hispredilection for Caracas. We shall we w hat fatal conser1uuen-eec resulted from it in lslS.

General Pon, i emeniher lug colonel Btdot'- letter, conferredwith gnei al Setlei,o, and propoed 10111111, to unite their forces,and nat cli against G iiayana. Sedeu;o, active, bras e, anti en-terprisut)g, appros ed highly of Punt's plan, and joined him with1000 Llanci os, who all had pn feet confi ii eec P in Piar" skilland it a v orbalm &, for a long ii ni e, mu gIn ii nder his orders.Ho collected about 1000 infantr y ; and 10110 mote cavalryundoi Sc deno, as] ti ha' tu Os ercotue the pt atet labors andhard ships, at rived with them, in this fire pt O liKO the 10111 ofMardi, 1817. Na ny solo nlcers joined hint, and supplied hisWants.

\hcxI general Miguel do La Tolle, the governor of the pro--iace. Ii card ol this sudden it ri tpt]on, he sallied boul the for ii fledutv of St. Thomas tie La Angostiu a, at the head of 2000 eas'-

air)- all, I infantr y , and ads anc ccl in i nitv miles 10 San Felix.Ret e lie loon ci Poo a id Seileno. in oi dci of battle, lea LIV toI eceive 1,1111. La 'forte had Ic ft St. 'I 'llamas tunpro' ide d w ithaany m 'cans of defence or so ppls, anti, stthaitei ti-hike, had laIc en2000 chosen men, Ut) miles lioun their gain son, and exposedhimself to be cut off'. La Tot to, who svas in no re'pcct to hecotupat ed with the m,,]ailn gene' 91, as he had called Pi a r. owedhis promotion entirel y to his flattery and adulation of his nias-ter and benefactor, general Don Pablo Morillo. This Will notbe doubted nvhe,u it is known that after La Torte had lostGua ana, as is said, by his cow arcl ice an(] his wrong measin es,he was ptotnoted, by 3tortllo. to the rank of brigadier general

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trinist Beal, Morales and otlici -. were n etetI and puni'iiei].for um hmum utken 13ateeli)nti. Stick fill Ililily sn elY iroi ('5the e,ienie of sonic e\tiaoidlliai\ and set ret citise. So It

3Ioi lit, appointed tills S:Nn;o lie I .t 'lor'e as hs stir-ceoi• ut the rotnn ) tnd of lie ,itii't, and in conwijne,tce of it,lost the I O\ a] entice Often die \lajn.

'File attack - was r-onnn,ncctl at .iii I'cii. 1)3 I,entenai,tcolonel Zetit-ici. dming \\ inch ; as I have been as'ured by sonicwile ,\elc p1'e1U, colonel tic La Top i c, tlionl, at i good ilis-lain e han lie Me. ii eunlilmol co Intieli a 10 c\i,Ite be iaute,li ofsonic of li p' ow- il ehhIr'cls, at his poHnon ott hot sebieL, As ti,,iCtiOti piocecdecl, /elletiis exani 1 il ' - of artive and coinn;e.liecalne Illow anti 1111)1 C (-OliSiClli1ll' Hot lt Toile t seeni2how I,r,itelv the little t',p' ro,iaiit by the n,,sccat/r nntnrLcrIn;t.a, lie 'a ])le p'et[ to ciii clue paltiot', instead of atlilui_ilin; hbsoldict liv adkJaCin, in iiia s-harte. (tuned Ins liii ScIn a eon-ci aiy direction to dial Ii 0111 IN hence the hills we, e ll)ii]g. ande ahlo h leul ofi ' MAN snitue oilier s, and about 40 tncn. Ihedirected their coil? 'e lot the lot [I ,s 01 141 Ai, gostni a and were'1111011a the fit t V 110 In otiglit news of then ,iefiat to the garl IsOn.When 141 'loIre's conrinci became known to his olhicers theydcspi5ecl inn . and attributed the loss of die battle to Inc cow-ardice. But knowrnz \lo,iilo's paittality for him, tile)' did notdate to 'peak out a gainst hill.

In spite of La 'I 'orre 's deeai nu ne. Zeti en, and li p s t ioopsfotighrt biivei . (ILIHII)a 01010 than two lion,s whet, at] ui, 11111csolawis leoii,,'d he flizltt of their govcrnoi , 'i'Iri news nascoo-u communicated to others Ut nwnu g chceotivazed, they de-fended themseli-es leSs mat ely. an'l we, e nearly all killed.

Of lire 2000 mcli, ahiont 1)0 esenpetl. All the test we, piake,i ni killed l'iai oiiler ccl all the in to he shot intlamong tlueiii die Wile colonel Zet,etn. lie was rotw,]ia,irlailtof Ango'ttita. and w a an oflicer of the Spanish hotly g,,atd.1 mali ol talents and (if, a hjl,eiaj ionic! 'J'ln is S[ttlslietoi ii',1 nn'e'l ln' Ins having been all ainLde-eauii1, of I ,otils Lasty,captant-geiteral ill (:wl,, who np' it estod by leidinnid.and htiti lie, ,til. On conimnz ashore neal Palnia. the Capital of I hesianti iii 3la1oita Who Luiiiws riot the fate of Lusty and Por-tia \' ho can irnst a sovei eigti C apable of titus ti eatmn: hi,hi tve-,1 stiltlIei

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the itch nice of Unavani 'I.'hi., mad %:n, 110" open flN l'irand Sedeno. "ho a1i1itoaehied tite capital, at hill musket shot

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from its walls. The pati ots cnn enehed tiien)cl Cs, so as 10

be p i otcetcil against the gulls of the 10111 055, lint. ha-nig no at-tiuien', they could not boiiijai ii iL The ancient eon,n,anderof the place, _\h. l'itzci aid, had been ai 'ested, sent to Cat a-cas, anti tied lo, ti easoii hui it as honorably acquitted, andrestol cii to the command of the lot tress. lie was a shillul of-ficer, hill se -ei e and ci tie1. lie (Oil den i nr'd I na ny of his so!-diei to be shot, 'pan slight suspicion of neason, which alienat-ed fiom 111111 the g ieatcst pall ol the gattison.

General I 'ai node Vfll lulls attempts to take the place hysot P iSe, htit was i epnlsed b y tile vigilance and bravery of Fitz-gel aid so that he "as di veta to blockade it. The ciiy ofAngotti t a is small, the sit cets dilly, and the b,onses of a coin-nlolt n/C, neither handsome nor well constructed. The citylies close by the i we, Oritioco, partly upon die flat adoinnigthe river, and j.tIy upon -,I hill, ulachamfu tIs a (inc prospectoven the liellai rld l oel Oritioco and its )tell plain. F, oin theiiiotith of the Ui ,noeo low aid the lilleilol , Angostni a k the on-ly ]lotl to) SO leagoes- it was badly tot tifi'tl and containsabout 500 houses. Genci ii Thai blockaded it so closely thatnotiiiiig could pas eidiei tra y (oio,,el tie La Tolle hatingleft the Ibittes, tinprovitled, the gal liOil and ii,habitants it etccoiui 1ielleti to hie tipOilhr,ses, 111UlCs, &c. The gold not,FItzgerald hnn,ell, paid thi cc dollais iou a eat. l)nrng thesiege ol Cat Wa gena Ii)' \lot ilk, in 1&15, a rat was sold loteight doll ars, and a doe, 110111 sI\teen to tivelity dollars Vet ymany jal iab itan t s and soldiei s died lot vi-ant of loot!, and mU, etitan 1300 women and chlidl en C inbai ken, to as oi d cci tamde a ili. But no man was allotted to Arent In inse If. s\otnith-standing this luitsel v, Fitzgei aId inaiatauited his post, while thegos-ei nor of the 311 05 i nec, 55 Ito shoi ii d hate been the la ' t manto depait, deserted lilt P°' and took shelter in the island ofGi enada. I ant asstit cr1, that on all occasions whe, e d angetawaited hiiiit, lii beti a) ed his Con ardtce ; inomnclt, that 'henany one it) danger appeared uncommonly distut bed, the Simi-I ' ll officers tvotilti say, 1, lie has a parox ysm of N igtel tie LaTot re's fevet

Admi, a! Bi ion a, tired ft oat 3largai tta at the mouth of theliver Oi iiiOcO, Stith ]its squadron, and conti ib il ed pOSVCI (all y tothe eoiuqtt est 01 Cii a\ ana, ly fa, ring the passage of the ill er,

Inch was defended by a mimeu ons flotilla of Spanish arnie dves,ehs. Captain Det Otmille, the same who distinguished haiti-self before )Jai ce]ona, with seven gun boats, forced the pat-

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sage, anti desn oveti about 20 Spatusit vessels of every- deter Ili -lion anti rook Irene otirli s.

As oot FOVC 1101 liizcc al I lee ci' Oil (lie nett of the to-tal dc-ri terror, of its s ] iiailion lie sat that all hope of delenti-rug the cit any longet ioii ,t he zoeii lip. Consuier ing dieslitzrititaiy tli;uactei of Rat, lie did not (late to titni to ca1ntula-I1011 lie divided tire sum ll i entail's of IN gain Sol r •Inl(ing 1h001eat boats and depn ted titlt tlie;o in the night. lie attiteti,titlioot ant lo,. at tire i-land of Ci enada.

The 1ti1 of .Jniv, I 1, general Pier entered the ert' ofAno-tntt. lie killed lltlnV iie td, flUid nan'- sick, fin \a,lt ofioorl. i: Ins ('00)15 \tCI C Sir trek tuth Iloilo] at the si ght ofstir]! itt-I-tv -

The civ of ott! Grutynn a 'va, C\ to I ated the 30th of A irgnsl,a:rd 11i u ide piot 111CC otnied to Venezuela. In l,otli cities, theSptrnen d, left lo ge Slows of nierclrandise and of seat, ved notethan a thor p,aiud pi r.oncu ;. anucn w horn tvei e the lirshop, theclei g t-. niail\ ofiicer- 111d ethCt persons of anh and dusrutreden,shn iver e it-petted and eell iteated.

'I'm- l,tdhant Mid eseittlitl Conrpie.t was effected without siteknott iedLe ot the older of gruel ii Bohear, It '' -as ou aug CD-II 'clv to the Co I nra re and cxc toils oft tvo foi ergn ci s, 11 ion andViar It t eulted iii v;Lt tidvnntagi-s to the iepubhc. AndIdiat tt as then- t econipen -e ? The form ci died poor and hi ok-en-he.i,ted In Cut taco the iattei was shot liv oi dci of the So-pi 'me , I }luef_

utitei lItId lost ranch, of hisinfluence by his deset nonfont the battle field at Ocurna, e . And it had cost all the g i eatexertion, of admit al I3iio,i to cheer has tecal to the i\ia,tt.Getiei ci Pia.- was sir onislv opposed to his i ecal, and spoke pn]i-he1 N flzain't hint, t% lion Boln a, resented Ins former title of so-pieroc clue!, and puoclanietl niiiiial Ic wAfter his flight fromlLn telonr lie tt tic so ictircd in the plains, that nobody couldknow dliii CCI tauiltv ts hat had become of Into. The greatestininhet of the patton chtefia,ns wet eat-cisc to iol,vor's assttt,r-ins cite sttptetile power, and ileslectitig the ca]hti of a Coit-grees His wat mest friends. l ' i'anctsco Antonio Zea, mire for-mer rncnibe is of Congress, and Jose 13 inn a i tu ong Olin-IS. hadco,isuntilv. hint In vain. auirnlluinlied Into to keep Ins ooid.The )' ilo,tz],i his absence. tI;eretotc. a convetirent tune to coo-vette a Coiizt ess. and that the rnt-asrn e would he best lor thei epuilhuc. B loll spoke to Zea, and lie to iMat urn and Ails-Ilielid)', aid they thought tIre tnon,ent Itopitiotls. Marine, hay-

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lag, at thai t me, (A Fay IS17 ) estal dished Ins I iead quarlei s atCi riaco, die Sib of Al fly was Ii \ ed nit, 10 assemble in tile cathe-dial church, a junta, composed of li l t moSt i espectalile inliabi-i ants of Venezuela, which Ihilowed the troops, among whom\\ ci e mans members of the fit-,t Cotigi ecs of Cai acas Thisassembly was iii ni Clot isly attended. Au mit a] Louis II I on, theintendant Zen, Jose Cortes A I a daniaga, hettet known mulct thename of the Cononicus ol Chili, addi essed the ae inhiy. show-ing the necessity and ntgeuiev of establishin g a Coup ess 'I'heacid i ecses rn au C 10 she assembly, were received 'vi tIl linanimotisappi ohaiioii. Congi ess 1%1 5 e-estal,h'lied, and the citizensFrancisco Xa' kel Matz, Ft olic, Alcala, Die go Valenilla, I liecoAlcaha. Alannel C. Zahia, Ri one de Paula Novas . D. 13. Ut -banija, and Alan. Atancyro, \vete pioclaiined ineinbcis of thiscongress. This election was pros'icioiial. Iii older to give timeto convoke all 111C me mnbei s of the list congi ess. This bodywas to be legally concifi 'tied by Iliq iegulai elections of thepeople.

Tbe executive was entrusted to Simon Bolivar, Franciscodel Toro and F1 ane. X a' icr 1)].m. The name 0f the first 'askept for fear lie nilgl it appeam land(l]sa] 'pt o' e th je roceedi ugscmii ely. (Sonic dunhte d the existetit e 0f the supt cia e cluef.But the rapid changes of the wai , and the impoilidity of find-ing a safe place of nice-aug. prevented their acenih1ing, andafter some months fi to ties' e ndeavoi s to that elThci. congn'swas obliged to dissolve and leave the thi cc pow ers in the handsof genet a] I3olivat

The idea of convoking this congress, is genet all atti ,hntedto Blinn and Ze a, xiho. though m ticl, attn tl,ed 10 .1 o1ivn i . saww ith gi eat pain the powei s an ted Ili a man so incapable olexere I in powet tithe ously, and tlio so often abucc d it.

Jludden a-s lie was in the plains of C'n,n,ina. Boluva, co'ii'lknow nothin g ol tli ccc proc eeilin ts tnwa, d having a congi e.s.As soon, howes ci. as lie lent ned hat "as done. he fell mb aviolent passion, and nol only annulled the litocci'dings,bitt jici-sectiteth die inenlIjel s appointed t cpecially the Cano,urti ofChill, against wlioni his hatred seemed mote pal t,culam 13-di-tected. Rion and Zea, n1to best knew Ins Aindictive clmai-aciei, liasteneil to appease him, by a 1ii onipt submission, anillv assni ung 111111 of then behef that lie had been killed, and ofthe tlt'ce'city o compl yin g with the genci al wish of the nilmilni-ant', anti the old ineinbeis of cotigi cc', 10 e,tahjhtsh a ovcrn-taunt. Hohvat appealed sanshied, but final that note he neat-

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CII dwnt both with iis eonl,,lencr, and Bi toil, alto, warda, atS;it anilia, tttl, lia,,lu,c. na I still elate in the i°r°1 place.lie , nuid not endine \lalntn. tdto t i littIiltctteu ti, cite titalit general Plat anti tottl,l e el tiizdv ]tile suflic ed. had ice notsa\ ed linn-.elt be .i timeR light.

Cecil P,,ez. In ttto lilillidill action,, with tto thoitsanilL!attetoa, iOute(l die spanwill, Once at Gia alial, t liei c ,en-cia! ( alznda had iiiitti,l 3000 tie,,, and die cconil nine atCalal,azn, Mute 3hor,Ilo lnn l Aelt c'oaniaiiniled, and lia-tng lost'lent lv all lila l0ICC,, t iii cited iteeptitely tow atila Valtitcia,whe,e lie nIh' ed tcdi abut 300 Int'l, the teinains of 2:00.'rheae iso HeIDI iaol eiteral Pau, lit winch he tiesti ovet!,to,ttttled, took itoh tbapetaed .tbotit 6000 of ,\ler,Ilos hostIiou l), iiniht lion the ie,i in of die Spaiitard. iRe)' wei eili.ru,n i agetl, and r,ca,ed Who et acuIcton of Cataras itirl I

ilt.it tliC\ 11)12111 ICUIC Into the adloa g place cit Pinto Ca-hello. Rut _\loi lb. t Civ linc y jicctOdhv. deceit ed ne'vs of thearrival ol lInt IV liatIjuol I-. bt tilellig htni 3000 men, and a laigetutnt1y ol al in c . alnnaciltiton, &c lie came, hcinacll', it, theI,eginci,ii at June. to Cncnani. "lie, e the y had willed, anilaftet aome da s test. tidied thciti w eli the rest of Ins troops,and limIt lied aansi 1\lai hto, ttlio had tot mated born Cut taco.lie attacked and i outed Inn', anti taking posessioui o( Cnmana-ton and Ca,, pa no. loll ga ci Sons in all these place, andtonic cied to Cnn,atta,

' stead of prepa ill; to lint cii a gal rat Pa \ 101 illo Mimedtue enibat kation tito the trinspolts al al,o,,i 4000 1)011 7 latelyeotu'e fioni Spuu, tiilllCl the OacOlt ol vt-ions aimed vessels ofwi,, inixhich lie, and ,i gi cat lnan iaff officers embarked.'Uhi, new expednioti "as dii tcted asainsi the island of Alai-um au tI m past'ig t Ito Island of Cache, took in ilie troopsa,aenibIcil time nudcu the o, dora oh colonel Alda,iui

N011110 could tot Cr forget lie io c of 3000 non, 01) his firsteo,nln from Cad,,,, In 11415 : when lie thotighitit would be ineaa' task to suhiect ilius aniall i ocicv idancl ful] of bnalw hills.w bet e Ai sliteild)- tonightvtd, bravely and skill. Nor ales alsohad been hieaieu befo, e so that both Spatniali ch,ehtatn wetee'ti -mclv buttet agaun't these islanders. ljetoi e e,nbat king,\loi jib was heard co decha, e, bitt tow he would extol inmateillom u tb flue and swot 3

'ilue inhabitant, at \har garna hate clotie niore lot the inde-pendence of Veuezocia, OR those of any oilier province.They now destroyed an al my oi 1000, and after va, ions net-

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dents, in about a month's continual fighting, succeeded in drivingthem out of the island.

The finther particulars of these three expeditions, will begit en, svlieii I come to treat, iii a separate article, of genet 31

Arisniendy.\lot lie, having lost Beady the vhiole of his 4000 men, in

this bloody cnmpaigtl, of about Lw o inontIi, alter having hut inand d CMI o)-ed all the houses, fi

l m.,., trees and cultivation,w ijereve, ho passed in his i eti eat, to J nan Ci iego, tchere liehad Left j ib vessels, and haling mill ckred evei v OIIC hat camein his iliaD, woman and child—his cruelty, and i age "asnot satiate& Ile ordei ed all iliose i\Iargaritaiis, It ho had Joughtsteadil y tinder ]]is baunei s not e\cepiiiig those who, in hisexpedition, III 1sf 5, had presented themselves under Ins gen-eral p1 oin se of Anine sty, to he pitt to death. They were allmurdered by Ins eX1irls, 0! tIer. Such -.lie the dc eds of DonPablo Nor jib, the Pacificator of Auieiuca, who will be long re-menthet S by the brat c iuhal iii ants of Margotita.

At the end of August, !'%loi thlo ;n tived in the city of Caracas,in such ill humor that. for several dais, lie reftisedto see anyone. The rdfiect,on that ill mouths time,

and under suchcritical cii c unistances, lie had ot so many Inca, tedoced himto the cond i tion of a niadman. tic could discover nothing tolie done for the support of the i oval cause upon the i\ lam.Duriiig his ah-ence., l'ac z had beaten the Span 'hi generals,Ctlzada and Cullen, not iii hroni the city of San Fernando sicA ptilé. The i% ant of pro' isions and mon cv, had producedsickness and dcertion. The patt jot, tn ctcd the pi ovince ofMinims and took possession Of its capita], and of tile city ofC haunt e, (Au iiq Itt Ii) u liete i hey hhnnd lat tre stoics ofEngltshiii v gocti s, and, to fill the cup of sorrow, came thenet's of the total loSs of the Itch prot 111Cc of Guayaia, wInchhad supplied 111111 with quantities of inane1, good e , pi o isioas,&c. Itss a scarcely am ,ihlevi it ion, that colonel Annenes hadattacked and beaten genc al Sail .Jag) Morino. die 271h OfAugust, and taken the city of Gun ia ham lain by assault, fromwhichi he fled headlong. The Spnni.i I tis in, rd ci ed men, wo-men and children, a lie, having committed the most shockingcruelties.

In these critical circumstances, Moimilo, on the 23d Sepiem-her I Si 7, published at Caracas, with great solemnities, a gen-eral ainaestv for all who had takeit an active part in the patri-otic ainw. He was stupid enongh to believe that tins amnesty.

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wanted tiflilet 1110 O\pI I'" cotuthtion of ' icini nin g tiitder theSp911111 IlOnuInaitu)i), would rii1u]e a dee1' nhipie;-IOli lipOtithe ,ini,il of the \ui]elIclii-. Iht lie oniii( in hive lice,] db-Coin aged b- the (onlder,itnIt 111,11 the \ene,neiriu, tail beer,but too well acquainted with 01C cluajucte, oldie Sp:inuIi c-Inch-tatii-.. anti pit nciilau Ic with iiie duplicutv, tle 'pof ni Jilt! (_ uuiellvoh Melillo Inutseis. Nit one eoiiflded in his it oiiii,e.

While lie Xids ot-ctriuieti with hi, CX1iCdinoi] against Sal-_1aiita, die patriots ii etc l,iiv lit exh u loru is tire itovitce of c;ii\ -aura, oliete the, 101111( 1 l Il g e tipp]ie oh eeic tlruii' thisIll p-VJIICC ILl' iiiZ never suficteil liv alit 'in a-rout tin,inz (li p, ti; iiwar. -\, onhI a itiu at hen ii of this iuniqtiest. eihcted HP1,11' and R101).iu'it. two h'ieit9;ei s. Ill, eulon atose to a rightpitch, hunt lie th p,seii,lj!etl (I ant! hastened tO A1iO,ituI a I liI teen ed genera! Fiat' most iClni p,!v, ;iriu riattu thy- of it coldand tin' cliatacter, t ecerced It's coni1;iinients nub aii iou ofj,, ideaitil di-ilairi, ;vit,cIr wade a tel; bail niijure 'sioii 11)011 lie vainlind ivatiahit- mind ul the stijuueilie Chief. Var !eelnr; bus o;'-ti

u i p CiiOt lv Ill point of inh!itnc 5k,hI and cant age. had for se -p , s1inn-n an a' ei,on to geitei a! Ho!,; at, in was ad-

raneeti to Iii' in joi genet al dreti Mat ire was tile tohleagtieand MalI of ! 3oli; ar, (]Lll]LlLr hi tIc laid slip ot tile caste In 1) 1 0-vince, of Venezuela. in I I

l\Iarliro, who is of a I; clv and aniudjic chat cier, but itusncui}ter 1 11 111110<, or taknis, lotuuid it; Pitt the liall lie toniI it)need ol r;id -non advanced Into to the tank of un;ijoi- g cllei al,and ;; is 1in dented Ii tend and ccnnd. I'tiu At lanisell tin-<let im obligations to liolivar w lout he knew in be iii, infer lot,aiid at _\nirosttu a, ptttttng Irniise)l 0 .111 e i n :il boon:, kdt nottrnclt fiatteteti Ijv die t'oinplirreut P tuut lnn. lie ;va ;vehh

aoa, C too, that tin';- were ithilicelt.flolivar was iuri,ilv eni1,Ioved at :\.uuirotnr a, upon In, f.1 0 1 ll,t

plan of deht;crjng the capital and ito, nice of C-tune's lieilietelort- founied a il_itt of Ii ranipitlzn .rg:ulilsl (ItO SII'tilai Is inthat pin; itrce. Ile -eat ire icial Rei nittules. ;ttIi IOU filch. V hiøtIe1,aited the 2 3tlt Se j tte,nbci "- liii an ot dci to tunIc ;viuli tuedi; l.,iniu at Zn, isa, winint lie Iuiuiutl al (21t:l,i,arai,ik.

Admiral l3ruon, Isiolefl in tile SliJutenie iliad, nut1 anxiousthat lieShOuld forge, tlta p1 ou - eetitn g lc-lathe 1) .1 coui ess,WAS liut - ulv eunpboirui In Ot cicecnula tile -oli q tiel;oui oh it nuttil-bet of gull lm.ltl, it) 1notci-i tIe it; ut 0 oFten, intl bacditaiu:I l l " M111'1 1 01 1,111011 Jild It e0 tthti1tu10tn N O tel" Ccli IIIU nu]LihitttI1ts

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of Anostnra and foreign places. These gua hoots were wellmanned and sent ii pet Ic-ut order.

Rn mud e, after liai a g joined Zi a a, ii ho, with 2000hot se, (Llaneros.) occupied (aiim to and the ad' alleNd posts,and vet C extended as]ill at 11 iticti n, on one, and St. Sc-bastran, on the other side. Bet mniie, rita' thud tow ji tic Cala-bozo and San Cad Q,, w lime he united lkith zenc1a] Paez.General 3lonata was 01 ered to ti he po-scsi o1 of Bate don a.The cii1iI te (']ilu'f collected a strong licuIv of re-it 01(5 ill thepioi ''ice of Giiayana, with i' Inch he inn mud 10 act ill cot,-ett with all these foices, atani.,t (ar aca, no open andiIeNnceIes city, itistead of (li i i cling 1]ieiri against Cunrar,a,wine-hr the Spaniii ds had foitilied, and garist For to CabelloI,otii of thee bcui scapot t, all(] aflbrdnig the enenu a str on;centi al place, whence Iree might be 5upphed, and ciii r y the warfrom east to est, iiiron?ilotit Venezuela Wile-i eas Caracasis ire' il, ci a for lit 55 or a sea pot t. 11M tepi e senlations nga I ntui5 favoi (c p1° w eve niade in vain, lie 1,ecsisted in Iris par-tralily lot Cat acas. He w iaac so Cel n of .,aon being in p05-session of ii. that lie card publicl y . the eo1or5 of die reptili]reshall be hoi5ted 10) OOil upon tire ton el ci the c atired i a] ofthis capital." In this con' iction, he pnl,hi'licd the following1,ioela]naiion, clii ected to the inhabitants of thL valh ' 'y of Toy

Caiagnin the pie-erotic inolneni decreed lw (]nine pro-ide-nec, loi the total t-xpnlsloil oh the Spanish govel nment, frontthe tennoiv of Venezuela, has at last aiiivell. The aims ofthe l{epn h Iic h i m iii,, nipl ccl every iil,ei e. We hia c beeneontantl i iCtOr OILS, ft oni the plains of Cataiiait to the mouthof he in , ei Oi inoeo. Toetity dot ran at lions I rave consoli -dated the kic of Vene711ela. All tile 1rinon., elneftarns w hic]iSpa ii has sent to subcct us. I iai e been beaten by oul ii oopc,except )lo,uilo, who ai ords the battle wIne-li we seek mm tooflhr. Five thousand men protec.1 this nib piovince, (Guaya-na,) Ic tiuon',ii,d otireic, nuder Ccii .\lar to, ate read y 10

ch against Cnniana, and io deli eec it I Thousands of In aveinhabitants of \ittum in, commanded bi Gcn. Roxas, ale readyto i eceive the Spaniards, if they hotild a tia ck that city. Theitfli epid Gen 1lonagas liar masses them with his lii gade nearRarceiona. The lii ave hi igacie ceniuriancled hy the worthyGet). Z11 a sa, two ihmousanti men sti on;, marched through thepi.itns of Cat icas, to duhi ci its inhalutants subdued by lot cc.The arm y of Gen. Paez winch reninds us of the defeats ofCaizacia, Nor,llo, Gotan, Lopez, Hamos, Reves, Gongaha, and

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a great man)- more, is fo' r flint isan if mcii si rnn. lie hasspretu i lie sparks of Iii nut over a great pa it of N ow ( ;re,I a cia.Cat azii j it hmhq elicereil Cita-it,a. I li-truss the Oct. Orinoco. and u II be 50011 iii the itiuks of voui (tIftilalnth sin-li a forniiil,iIit- at itt y is has netci exi qeil In \ 7 eue'ztr-

010. 'V110 fOi (CS of _'%IOrllhi) tvcre inliit:etI LU Ilothliiig. 'Ulicilii$eiatilC rc-iiiloriiiii'ijt whirlt ('pine h_i¼ I,io,ihit 11110 l.rfl'iyfront 5p.un, (die titi pe tiloiNIt)d alincil titan Ctitntitia.) is notsuincient to take the lit of l'aiiip.ttic, in the nunintul Naiga-rim _—Cui aztiiils iiepise the pnwei of the Spaniai ds ; asbus as we -Ire lint",1 we will remain invincible I

I Icaih-ifUiiters ni (itiavait i, .I.ulv 1st. 1S26.(Signed) SIMON BOl!VAR.

I lei e i a lien- I ,istauee of lohivai's deceitfUl p roc laina Ito tis:1st. lIe s:i-s that i' cnn- ;lorious actions have consul, dinedthe fate of Veneztteha." it jc notorious that, from the (In)' of hisi-c-ct let tug iupoa the territory of Venezuela, () I t December181 6.) there bid been fou g ht on oilier giot rons acuon, hi it thetwo Zn to cii by set te al Pa ez ccci AId aunt and 31 Ott' lo, hjy ge n-ci ai l'iar over 1k hat Torn-, and by colonel Gomez, it' Mat ga-lila, (n-ct 3lorthln itaking ii' all, four. Pet l i atis lie stipu eniechief ui-bodes tIioe n itich paseiI at iThiecloja nuder his coin-tumid and alter his light, or thior oh Curiaco, (ittirta i ke. tinder31orilho'c contni,ud

2d. lie accuses i\Iorihlo oi avoiding die battles which lie sayswe seek. Sze.

3d. These man y thousand,. to conic near die truth, musthe reduced, at least, one tlnrd , and the t enia,utler fbi lung hispowet ltd army. ''etc badly cloilied, iecrtntc, collected in taste,and without orgai,,zatiou or insti tuction. '''lie t-eadej will i -c-c -:lleet tvliat I hat e said in anot I let place, (c liapte r xiii.) as tothe inst uetioo and lorrnatoui iii these 'mutes.

4th. The " Illiv oh genetal Rica, ;hu-li jeni j oils its of thedefeats of Caizula, Morillo, Conin, Lopez. Ric,io, l'i'ves,Gangoun, and ttiaty othern tfli,s high soniirhing collrcijo ti ofi,ame, c -un deceit c none, lint iliu,e at a distance front (lie scatof 'vat, and have to tither ,,]eans of nifot niation hut tliee pro-c]anlilio!ts_ The ni-tot ies gained over Calzada and 31oi lbwould lie trul y tles(-i lied, li) Si) tog dint ihieiu antagonist, in aregular t-nniljat, gutted the iilv.trutago. All the rest wereskirnuslies, tvid, tiiill bodies oh iitniitil vien, known nude,- theappctlutioo of Ci,ei ill's, antI aol-lug thteiti, soute ltiduao duds,as is J1eye, who came over to the patriots, after having three

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or forn tines charged Ins colors. hci ccii th e cotiteiidiig pai-lies. Tie had some sixty Lit all 111111(1] ed raked and half aimediniliant, that contmiiied gi eat dci -it;ittoii ,\]leici it- tile)- Caine.The hands of Utit-rilla it m e a ]ittic hcttei . Some llitgill ]OIVC

I 0 oi 200 men, who tied Oidlllai 1). at the ru q eriotis attack.Such was the aiim aetci of l]ic Sanisli cIlieltalus whose namesale here so ponlpoiusiv cniiunc-raicd.

)tll. Bitt the O]lOnilg c.iililtIlZ plIrse affords the beSt ex-ample of Ins duphcit- Cimg1ml having dch ci ed Guy -aim,aja, I i cciossed site leer Oil noco' By ii is eel tam1 )- lieIlieanS to he tundctstootl. that he, gene) a] liolivai had dclii er-ed (huavaula. When, in ftct, lie was about t thousand iiuksdistant Ii nun the bati]e field at Guayana, carefitily I,td in theplants of ( uniana, after bus fligiut 110111 J3ai relona.

In Ins ptoc]aillatlon he itatnes nearl y all the chieftains inVciiezt cia and 610s I lie in, 01 then cot ps, ll.itlCl ntg C1 iltilCIs.lie cpeak of having ( u-lit i-ted (hi a) al a, and says not a ii oiulof nil-urn ai Unon or genet al Pull, the actual de vet cr5. Thesetwo were lOietgIlel, flItti it It ilItti IlIctitiotled their nalltc' liecould not hate at oidetl the mention of tlteut glotiotu' aetiotis.andtheir conquest of (iita\,llit All lilt' I Ci were ilativat. ifhe III used ilii 11101k of expi Csuuil too, lie could not haveand the g i and pill we, ;n rosscil f/ic Onuoeo."

otnisnoil of ilientioniug the 11.111105 of 131011 and Piar,In a in oclanlalion of whatch far die most Important topic wasthin dclii ely ol Gttaj iluia, sluoched 1110111 lioth ;antl I'tal ci-piessed die hi teiile.ts of Ins heeliui gs it, a nosl satcacit' Inn-net. I jr, .-xptesioli tie' c ipo; ted to the sttpi cain dudk

ivhote attity w..s deepl y piqued. But he (lu 'seinhled as usual,lit!'( -civeil Pun tidhl the same exteujot marks of kindnessand i cgut (I as Ijeint e.

Cenci al liohivitr "as i mw edt ked to brim a govel mnent, attdto shoti that lie j I icti clv vN i ed lot a i epublican Sol, a ad adivision of the po" iii c. But lie had gi cit objections to callinga C0i1Zi (S5 ) etunduit titat ilici u' Uflhlill he gi tat difficulty incoin P0mg tire inetnljeis (101 mg die ivai, and lie natned in itspin cc a 11 S'i/)iCIItC I'ot,iit if of i/ic . \ i/i oil."

Built rn was cli itzcd vNelu ,nrIv is itlu the executive, underthe name of Prctuile,tt Sn1urcitie 'Itief. This council wa (Ii-i Wed into two section,; iii one. the po1it;caf section, (sce(moncpo/iae,) Auttnitio Fi anelst o Zeal pivtded in tIle 211. thewi/lien9 c-Thon Lo in, Ut en p1 e,ded . j3oluvat was wellawn re of tile c tubtltNc]on of 1)011 president , 10 Ills itisi cc. -o

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that he a gaIn cIThetuill united in hirlselfall dw lw " s ulgot -eiii:uent '\onhnii_ on) I inc tiotle lillhout n sanction. In lilaInli-enee. ini's-ci1 gei were t onn,nindlv on the itiani fjetweei, _\n-iroitn a and iii head pat let, ? nut, ia 1n, to sign, i elati, e toone oi odici depaiiiineni. that oh Xci oi of Hiinn. This iii-contiolleti 1io,'en and iuntiiicince oh but-n-, was snid to be thepi nepal cause of Pi,ii condcnniat:oi,

I niinst hole neiane thk too ianit,n, iii ii. which "IN ii asenSation at the tune. 'Flie eeit't t-a'i-c of whit-h Ile notlno\i n. a they otighit to lie. tat they ate cii,iractc,inie ti-ants inthe life or Ac Lim mmoh ('ulonihia.

N,iniiei Pall was bonn itt i an file l)ntch island of Cciii-cao. lie "Ii'- a luall tii color. 1111(1 lii'- patents weie poor. authlalioreti Loi' then nIisHtencc. '('hwy ncielilIvIes, sent bull toschool, whei e lie Icailled i eatlni, it, twi g and tine eicnieiih ofainlimenic z and i,otiti,t note, lie was in ma to close apjnli-caoii. anti net-er ii Unith con-en to be a niet-tianie, ohich w a:'Too tieziadini g fr hits i nra and piutid teinpei'. At the ace offifteen, lie 1 ta-ced mm to the Spanish Mullnid ienianied therea long tune 'clot e the i ci olntnon of Caracas, heiiig ni one placeanti anothei . xiii out cit y fixed or steady Occupation, lie caineto Cu, acao. is We he niai iied a eohoied ivoinni,. who hn'onglnihint a small foitune. But his nestles ' anti ambitions temper didito, stifib ]tiin bi g to I tmait1 nt (ti: acao. w liet 0 his coloi ande\ti,ieiiOn, kept ban (Loin tspuniz to nank and forncnne, liehas ehed os ci part of the Antillea ialaijda in sen -eli of ]itiiaecsand hoit,ine. until tin- tune of the tn olniton in (jajaca-,. liehad left Ili, fe and elnilchnen at Ciii acao in the gicatesi misc-Ty. while he lived mull i 3rulng and handonie gin, whom heseduced; and w twin ke snppoited 01) the -Alain, with mci tiones. in a splendid manuel Tiii fiiniily w ci e white and of

good extiaction. it is a fact that. tlunrnz ot.n sta y in Cu upton,lie esialilniied them Hi a lii cc tnre taken fioni rite families whohad lied an the appoich ni Uohi ais e1icdittomiai V atiny Ili

181 11 While he hind in gie at abundance, lie sent not the leastsiippOi i to ins wife aim] childi en.

At the beginning of Tile IC' ontnnia (1610) at (';,-ae:i. Piaiconanli-neeti lIe- niuhiiin CIII CCI a a non i,_etinni-_c,on ett nflicciMn,ti,in, had. is I have immrnn,omt'd_ a g lean primddeerioni mi ni--ei g i,ei who had set Suit I and hu ul'c i cii tin-in, as oiiiceis, to ticOwn ennnlinvn,en. ,i\fa n that the h-tin-i 'hionid 1c,lill to niicv,hefni e ilw (0011.1 hr fin In i-amniaitd. lit- siw nil Thar_ all an)-hit ionc arid rourageor i - aim; man, and adt anceti hunt, liv de-

206 NEMOIItS OF BOLIVML.

grees, to the rank of colonel ; w htist Vim, da y and night, stud-ied 'iii lita, y tactics. He di sti ngi tithed hit osel f oil field ofbattle, acquit lug b y practice, 'sliat w a wanting In tlieoiy. Hiscoolness in the hottest flue, his qtiicknes in ducei nmg the faultsof his enemy, and his personal bravery, gained him the confi-dence of his snbaltei a.,, w loin lie mpi ted, by his example,with lii e, and a confidence of cerlain success. He owed hisapid adi-aneeincnt to nici ii, and not to tny 11111 igtie, ', Inch lie

always despised. lie advanced thus to the iank of inajol gen-ti al, ttndL'i the iltetatol ship of Alaimo, in 1,913. Malmo liar-lag ii) 1512. passed to the i4and of Tiintdad, came soon aftei-

t ds, back to Cit nan a, whe te lie foim ed -.I small corps ofYoung in en. and I] a med ht iii5elf dictator of the pi o aces of Cu-mann a id Bate elon a, a i have i elated Rat joined furtivelys'ion ; and being acquainted viihi the attire pait Bolivar hadtaken in tile at i Pct ol gruel th Ni otida ; lot whom That felt die

catet venci atioti lie detested Uolt ar for tb's art of cruellyand p eachiei y a ga nst a tiefenc elces old man. This was thefirst cause oi ) larino's defection from 13oli ai Piar hIavui]ggained a complete 9svcudancyascendancy over the weak mad ol \l at lao,so that \lau mo mild do nntli nig wit lion t VIM. it was Mat 'notrho ptrctmade.l Fiji to join l3ulmva i. at t\tix Cave c, where theyIi' cii like hi otlie is and weie called by 130111 a, ihe in ,c pan-bies. Bohvar at tIldE time spoke to me of Mar as a Cr) than-

scions mail, who hated all whites, and sau' with gi eat anxiety,Matino's i'itiunacv u ,hi hum. Briomi hated Thai, and in speak-ing to Inc of lii in, used to sa y , "that mulatto of a genel al Piar.is a eat plunderer and agahiond."

Plat-, lion evei , u a the ablest cc nina n dci of the m all ; and'ci y far stipet ior to floltra i not on ].%, in pet sot al hi avei v, butin knowled'ze. of mnthit ti tactics, anti opi ma tioi is. lie was sobeloved hr ins stihahteins, that foièianers pai ticudativ, prefetiedgenel al I 'tar as a leader, to amy of the othet chieftains. i-Icwas cold in htk manner, bitt pl.uln ; and attenive to each one ofthem, ticano g them hinillr, ane tahiti; the geatesi care ofthen general welfai e. But In., discipline was uigoroils and lienevei oveilookcd a hilt c oinniuied under ai ins; not et en theslightest. Ilk cold, icseived. and Often sullen Flannel, ilitfitsed titian ivuili re'pect and feat ; Ins lie! onai In aver)' and skill,itiii colt! age and confidence. lie constantl y supoi ted the

cause of indepentleice in Venezuela, and inan\ titime., snrccs-fully in 1813 and '.14. When tue iwo dictatots fled, Pi,mr iin atned and blight is ith good success against the Spanuai ds.

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The c Itielta ins, and tat I ci ila nv I o"es. feared film and Paez,more don an y other, He was sitccessftil in I ai ties and Ma-(Hi in, all(] last lv, we have seen dial. the conquest of G uaan awas conceived and executed by him; and this conqnet had,iii idoct hted I", tie most favoi able efiec t upon the it-el (ate ofColoinlia.

Pint was pioud of Ins peronaI mo t hs, and a 6iin and warmit end of I bet iv and the i epub icon lom in 01 got CII) ni eat. liehad ,onth and harsh inannet , he hunt al consequences of aneglected cdncation, and of a hie led in camps He was nom-diet a flatterer nor a rout itet . I-ic "as cread- attached togenet a] 31at no, "Ito had distin gni0hcd and advanced him.3latinos soft and weak mind seemed alvays to need Piar, t' hoat last tinned anti (ia cried ever y thing of' any mti))oi mace thati\lartno tt ,tmisacied.

Pan,, in speaking of Bolti an, often said, that he iva s a cow-anti, and an gum anus in miii ii v operation ; that lie tie set vedno coni man ti. bec at se lie oh semi dccl when Iti j H ese mice wasmost needed at lie head of Ins atmi -; thai, indeed, he neverhad been at be head of his Ctmy At he had nef'er seen lum.at the head of a cm ps, chat gtng the enetni , and deciding thevictory ; that, therefore, it hiappeneti that Paez had gained sonan' actions, it lien left toInn self; that ii ic actions of 13n11 vanwere gained by others and not by litniself. for that lie alwaystook cute to keep Innusel I at a respectful Stancee (toni the shotthat iii his pinch.tinanons lie appeau s to be at the head of hitsti cups ; and I atelv would a ipea r in ham liberated C ' tavana,whilst he had aljsconiled to ihe phaitus of Oninana and that henest ndictiloudy and comiteitiptiblv initiated Napoleon.

When l'3o1 var all ed at \ ngosi ti I a, t ltc so words of Pi a r wereorimmuly repot i ccl to Iii ni - But his feelin gs no e more liur t, byIns eeit1g din he was no longs the ohiject of so much respectw he had fot-nieilv t ecetvecl vhei ever he wcnt. lie saw litnu-self in a nieasut e these it ed, and even ci epised by those w howct C acc1nati,ted i' di his last flight limm li,ii chona, by "Inchlie caused the in isei able fate of a thousand alert. hat, whowas then govern ot' of We pre ' iii cc, coin inaud ccl of course andmade himself nianv ft ends by ]its ht avers amid also b y hisconk] attention to ccciv ene, I-Its house v, as c o nsnt ittly fill cclwithstra ngei s, and Ins evening pat ties woe much more bit]-han t Arm those of the qqmeme War. This was vet v naturanfor general Pair dd the honors of his house perfectly well.He 'vas attentive to ccci s' one. at id at his house U me guests were

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nneii moic at thou ease, than iii the evening pal tie of the Mi-pci ne thief, w hot e a cci ciii etiqui. ne w is obsci ved ; and vhei eany zintool SCI1C and ltullOi V,lS tiI I if) lie di 'giistecl 1))' \')tiies.ynv die vile flat tei ie of .s&icii pet aou s as Clii i los Soubiette,Aii7-iouglu and odleis.

Some hiting silirasills w bali escaped i'jai , i fell Company,were the bigulil mi Ins desti uetioii

At tint time ntln\- nien of eo]oi \VC1C in the set' ice of diepatiiois ; and pailiculai lv in die division commanded by Fiat..'daiiy foicigiters, good I11iitlIy well, slid loudl y that genetalPiar 'Va upei j ot to 130111 ,91 in evety- ihwg lelatiiig to nulitaiyafEui, of'' hid, die latter was quite ignol alit, and diat 111ev i e-fei red in sri' C with Fiji-, i ailtet flnn:I wither ilie ot clots of theupt ewe thler. Adinu al fliion hated i'jar, and, I lament to

say, eon It buted gullyi l y 10 1 j, dccii u ci jail. He ad vised io hisaiiest intl tIlid befoi e a rout t niai tijl. \\ lien Bolivar, fearingthe eonseqficnecs, hesitated ]ong, to i aLe any gorolis nleasii reit "as Il ion undoubtedly, who decided him to wrest. Mar.TI ik En et has been a thin ed 10 inc by name than iweiii V pm bonsor i-aoL and credit. Among other woi d s agai n theyFiat, i eyheard 111111 sly the Ieiloi iug. The (ftic,t101i it ose who wouldlie named,reside,ii of the (011it martial and iii on being toldGm he piobalilv would he itiincd, aid, "III should be namedtile pi csitleiit at lint coin t that tial, I would accept it tinder oneconduioii, viz. iliat the rout I inal tial condemn Fiat to capital}itnn,Iimelmt ; hO b a mulatto, a .i;aiiond, a mail the low estclass, datiieroiis and injcIuei ous to all vI,ites,'' &c. Thesepci sons assured no d i m Dii an. tat e enm],Z, behaved like amadman , and iltat he had ex1uessed ]iinsehf an the sante man-net

be fo, e. Wi itt i e'peet to mc, au iy. Pi a I 's ci cui aetem 'aequli oe,d lie un q Known io he os-eI• ciid of ti1011c\ ;and loraise it as lie could. lie ued by exoetiohis. 1 great ilcal atAngottn a; and cou cited the We into dot,biooi,s- He lov-ed luxury of eveiv soil, and was saw and ambitions.

\T1,1 Ins Ii ionds j nfoi 1)01' but tbmt Ilion had ;tdsisetl gen-etal l3olivau to an est a n d i ly hill, belore a cnui t um,n timE, as acalmed man sslio cons1nted a gailist the whites, anti sought too cum a the exiniug ;overnluienl ; bin that Ilic litter had ijotet ilecitietl to ollow the adtice. featnigmIte eoiteqtiCnCeS of

sot-h an nil cci, Pun lust his 1iie,eiice of mind and h tiqinilii aHji . Ile sv:i s con ciojis ol what lie had 'aid against "Oh-vii, anti knew that Brion was Ins eiemity. In fearol then wmit-ed power, he took the u art t-o tii so a I wan of hi standing, alit!

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in In , cit cuiustrnrcs. cot,ld On Instead of c MqQ Mg liiihieiid altil .ttIictet,Is. and ttlun,uiia to ilien, his dim al jtua-11011. itHil lt)i lUIltZ ii I lOt' Cl ni11ti\ (I $(l]lpUI rthu it, ease cu lie-ce-site. DI the Inst place

and lilt Ii cIcui,,ii,lui all e\1iiittIaiIOt)ol lie iupc cute thaW an'l of ]3inin ku. bv Uink all h,,and dcp.i i icil ei.intic-iiiielv iii hi niuhtt. 60110%N1112 the 111111, ofthe ()ui,nieo, It) cacJi ol the luCius ui u'niliat].ii,r oil Ijonisome ' c--ti ill ttltt It lie tonIc1 lent lie conuilli . Niluttir hadSuliO'IItlell Itt,,) tttthis1,,e-anil "fl' 50011 uttlot uiied ol ins es-lc lie oicleii'tl jt'iici il Setleiio to Me a lt0Ii g bode of

cavaluv and jiiUuIe line lure-I 111111. and lii,iia 111111 lack to thecliv. Some uiiuc ' iuihtiini that 'edeiio I IJNflCd Li se(jci olderin kill li,,ui "liii et ci lie iu,,ld fucitl In,,, but Ulu, is not cci tam,tlioildm S.'ilttnii 1hvI%xald, 101(1 snIDe of hi- blonds that be hadccc,rt ii widi on in (let thu it i- (eit,t,ct that Sedeuu, si-atm his

ttoo 1 is, cite, took Iiiim about st y nitics ho,,, A,tso,itirm auth Apedhim Co uetutui. On 91111 111g, : it the cite, lie n.us put In tile pub-lic pu u-nil, wheic the guni l d oa5 let tim ced, tnnnv paitole Dole\'ahl(tuiz the -heels with Oi(iCtS in di-peise any zroitps iliatiutsdut a--c,ubjc to iclease Pint Rom ut0i1. But as he hadcotniumti,ncated lii, ila,, to tIc one. all hts tiicnds iveme astohuts]t-ed at ilit rides oC IuIS autest. and titeilv ltli 1 lle J),lCd to defendbun. othe, ,i: it itotuld has e been asv lot geiiei il Plat to as-e,iiblea respectable We a g aln-t any attempt upon his libec ty.

1. he upt Cine t hid' is a ]urhlv ileasetl " Ali setie,io's t e1iortluau lie hail tot Pu,, t,m,o lie ]il i-on. Ge,t,-ial Ho!1t a! took no

te-t 'lurmne lueti hole male. lcau ,,iz some accident ui,slit lia1a1,eii10 litiuu-ilI he doubled hi- g itili ci-. and oidet ed his sti 01mg bodegnuiii to be i,'utilv at the 61 ,L call. iji,ou,. deeply ,meieste,ilbr the Wall, of I3ol,i at • ID isitoun he had e,,iiusted his ]augefortttne. adi msetl him to -ti ike a ,lecictt c low and to eondeuuunPiau 'ii Won a., lc sani, to Ii ethic,, \]aruno. An-mend) , andother-. who it ole 5cr utelv 0111)0-ed to me ustr ' ed I)oN%et ofthe -'liii elite chef, and in laioi of com entria Lu Ut,iziess, thatbe thi example lie ttmurin pci eat Al fuitnue aiteni1'ls to tesistlii; pouei . liii- ileetulud Mal 's late. and Ilunt the mote fuhli.wl,c,i , ,tfiur two tl:t,s. U mlitai sate 110 ho-tile niovcnteilt III Li-'01 of P,au . The fact is. dint nuatis tliou,u,,ds itcic secretlyi,idiznant at the at rest of Plat and unuch 1,01 C 50 ,o set huntreated like a eo i amon ci munal but 11101 0 wasto leader,notlivag prepared befoi el,and. The y had no poltu of ttmtioa,and feared Ike vengeance of the sipienie eltief, if ilies' We anopen declat anon In favor of ihetr general. Some of theni

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have assured 111C, that they had never thou dtt of the prohahi I-ny of the Coll deninatioti of 'Itch a man as VIM, mho had ren-dci ed such eminent services to The republic and that after hiscondemnation, it was too laic to auetnt an y ihiti, because thesttpieiiie duet. powerluily js,stiiI ht\ the adittit al, had Increas-ed his bites by macails of crews oI \?Sel, and by calling dcl'-

eu en t d i cpei set! bodies of 11001)" into the mown. A Calmed ofwat was inunerliately 1,,Wl ylblcd usc' Adlich athntu al l3c ion pie-sided alit Chin' Ic- Sotthlette was appointed by Bolilal to actagainst Pita Sonbietie, the lest of tlte 'fe tnctttitiielits ofhis matter'. ,shmes and oi dci s, had heel) iapidiy adi aitced, andwas at T h i s tniie chief of the staff anti najoi ienct al of thenra0'. Sotihiette, lii Ills Iouz eatalogue of aceitsations againstFiat - insetted so titan) and sia'li 1101 id clint ges, that the latternRa lnghilv in mated, and ititeri upteil bun vcl]cniently. Callinghan jitil,htt'lv 811 tnipotoi and a fliC and tinlainous hai ,ljnt Son-biett e coin ti tted in, ace ttsatlon Mill the gu eatest coolness. Allthat tim, said was in 'ant. HIS fate "as decided befot elia nd.Vartotts false ii unessec, bribed by brilliant promises, tesnIiedunder oath, ihat geneta! Pint bad proposed to theni to intmtderthe s tiprenie einef, sa)-ttig lit, w ac a I) tani a nui pet &e. andthat Ptar 1' an af ci wards, to pine] act it a i ept tl,itean go' Cr11111 Di ItOthers tesrilieci That genela) Pi,tt had th1 ned a eonspli acy tomtti tier all the whites. and to e-talht-hi a i epnhure, of rolotedand black people, of ii Inch It e, Fiat , was 10 he the hit esil lent.

Among These w itnesscc was die liii ga diet general Seth no,The same who assisted Pt a r In site en 1(11 ie-t of Guayana, andii ho, in sonic abet cation between il,cm, was eniliciteredagainst him and had attested Ititn, as lii' been ineticioned.Aaotltei wit nes' was lteniemtcit,t eclonol liernandes. l)r. Ni.. asut genn, and various otltct s. The iwo janet 'tete cob, edmcii. hat was actotii.lted at tic' tc-uhitonv. lie .,atd in hisdefence, that il lie had inlCildeLl to nitirdet the sttptetne chief,lie should not have iva itt ed the a s,tt a ice ci ti tese w lint ses, lie\VIiOaC i nn ip i d i t, w ic well etto-ighi know ) to pin' e the aljsttrdt-my of such depotttons- That so flialiy pet son nd e tiot namedto kill one single man. He said that with iegaril to the infa-mons accusatinit of the inosi stic and act be iin1iostoi Sottbietie,that lie had pi oposed to tntir tier all the white', lie appealed toall the tot-etgn officers is 110 had setved nndet itcin, 1mw kindlylie had it eated them; and how lie had prefci red Them to all)'others, colored and black officers, and that lie had then white

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oIlicct autoi, lu ai.L-de-eantp flint the u Itole accuatlotta lien. iictou 11111 lieu bk curt-ptu'c igduit hill) liii hid

SW Vc(l the toiiiitiv \\ (Ii (Tt ittin Ii tlitiitt'Into lull lirluijill liespoke "alt such ciiou aiiii (Out iilCIla t'ioipiine. 111,11 he''hole .iudiem_e na- h.'eiI ''tot ( , [I it Ilk fa i l )) . anti euttut'lvcant tired of Ilk puuuretict'. Bo t hii ',1ieecii -md the tie-Icilce of ins Council I)atlicii ohitcuille. and pro /0111w eic of noavail, lit' a,is Coll(lcd and tiuiticnitied to be suit Ott tilepublic squat e. .N a euu1tu ala, aaalu,i the scent iv and siIetvOf the republic I A icp 1 ihi i r Ilion, .)[III 110\% m Se1iteillbc, ikJS.existing In tile li'Nuht of the ii1u cute duel .and thetator,Siiuoti Uidi at I i-ri'. ,i in - et\ iiktdti('' of any roliseqiuctregcneiai Unlit at ha q ,ilwa had 11m flt't In ideatil\- his poisontcithi the, sit railed. i-1i,ililie of a lie- and iiidepeitdeiit people.But. n iltre i the lelllddlt idicto 5 the itc.-doni and tidependence .it C oioiithtaii' -

iii the itILIilOon lneuo .N to the thu Of eiieia! Poll 's execu-11011 1 1k. I. cahl i - ui on hill In pison tin aceoruit of 0itic Finn-died ikfl,i y - (hi! joijilel 111111. lIe 11(15 CtUIM and nt Oite.flaueimz hitii-ell he cinuitid not he execitied. but hiitukllCti.ilOt' itlit;ullllttz all tile l)i could 1 .91 az;iinsl his opitiloil. Ilegioituitlt'il Ilk ll011e ttpuit the gre.tl SW ViCW. hid had i mule, ed,hut i1poll lii' illitodithi!'C Of the Cl lilies 1111 1 itiicd to

110 poke eith iatuiithi_ aid in a (111)1 lOne dtmt lug tli;ttIle felt iio feai Oh all Nit' (V.

The I lhh of

October lie nut heell lixed lot the exet noon Ofgetiouni I'm,, tile tiouet 1u ecauiiniu. ewe taken to pi e euuttu i t,ouldt'_ ft-ow loin o'clock to the 1)101 ltII, die tilulidi oiistioui of the al'to' l "etc lulder 11 111, intl foiued t_qtuateiii the public place A tiou dcticliiiieiit was sent for hitni tothe pimson. Soou aftei he canto into tile muidr ol the guau d, ina hind Of gloat 'Gal, III, a; iii' cio,ced upon hts ken-i. Hewalked hi title to the uuddk of the 1uaie intined b y tile hoops,elIot e t thin 'i -ac plat_'t'd tot he eN'dciliuoii_ 13iiitg eolue In-fine dir diuti, lie tl,g!ilti\ t eqitesteti the oliic cr that he ujiglitsee Ilio slupi elite chick or that lie lund soaietluit g ol gi cat iii-tileLl It) teenl to hull iii jwioii_ tfl tequest was pOsmtuUelydomed- 'l'hc ollicet i eque-ted lunu to it ilot ii One of (lIen)appt oaclmed 'vitlt a hiind),ejcluef to blindfold bun, but he ''coldnot pertnmt It, Sn) n, he could IIell dispense with such a core-

Colonel .\lau tin a I'otoli oftirer, a' hic aid-de-can.p it In, loor

I ME ilO tl(i, or noul VAR.

molly Ant he feai ed not, .1 ad nov ci had feared, to die. But"hen the, niisied u pon Ii, he said; Well, well, do as youplcae.' e tivaii in Clii) -fill' nnh 1' ! ( Ioe by the cmiii"so ilirecteil annn, Ii'ni; nd it loll liii' 0111CC! bean to CCIII-niand, i'iat cxciii ned. 11 Vit a In 1iii ia, aad fell piciced withhalls. rllie troop, and in oat do" diii people cited,In Pavia, Viva In ltepnNie;i. Vila .Jt,siiiui soon after, hishod- was Liken info ml iinhnicltcd chapel and fin' oil inth gi eatsoleiiinity, but ii iti lout any offici ceremony.

Thusis (lied Pmi , aga ii isi \t horn ii cie was no evidence exceptIns precl]lItate. and OxlrC:i1ClV II judged flight ('oni 1\nzostm a.His eneintc,, nab some appearance ofjusuce, seized upon thislIdsand ionh Ins iii

The night ptevion to Pull execution the stipieoie chief.cum 1101 ci eef. He was constantly lea ne1 of some ieveltmon,iii favor of Finn, notsviilistandiig die tuoops benig under aimsand Iea,iv 10 OCt CViV iliolneilt of the Inne.

Gene! ii San lao Marnin was unpiicated n Piar's Mal, inconsequence of t. it hill been done i espeeting a Coiigi cc, ini\lav IS 17, at Ciliate, and at Cainpano iii I 16 He was attills tune, in the niei hhotnhoocl of c'ninana. Ui ton hated andtIe wisei1 Iii al, and m 'pci hi ci g of PIN, uttered some eatsagaIns N tit annie. w eR alai med lilt hionds wlrn had helbi e1-mown ilie hostile ieeiuni& of both 11i loll and Bohi ar relative toInn). 'l'liosc Ii ends niniicdiaielv cicj,att lied a ii usl\ naesen-ger to Mai men, ailvig Ininn er;of his dang upon w bieR he de-parted for the island of lunidad,

%I here he was sale.Some daI s after the Cx CC n lion of Thai, l3olivai published the

folloivi ii g pi ocl a ni at ionSolcltei ct-terd:iv w as a da y of room long for m y heai t.

Gencial i'iar was executed fu, ]ii q route, of hiiidi heaven,eonsjnracy and dccci (ion. A just and ieallt Ihi ned coin t has1,ronoiinc011 sentence upon (liii unf(iitinaie citizen, who, uiiiat-noted iiiili all ardent (leslie to ii)fllC his luritnie, aOd to sansfyins ambition had lornieti the plait to lion tI,i, (ullIttly I!) 1(11115.

General Pair had ret tanth' t endei ed great Sri CC to tIn, re-public, noto tth,tandnig In, behaviour has been that ofa facutonsman us sci t'lces ]take been al ii ala ycasonab lv IC" 0! tIed byihe zovei nnient of Venezuela.

Nothing desirahil e was Ic Ii io a cii el tdtn ha ci atta i,ed one ofthe Iiidiest tanks In the arm y : the second magicn aey wouldhave been confided to but by the absence of general Narnio, but

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A ihi, Wkod liiiii not he a9)itfll in to Stipieirie euiiniiiiiicl;lie 15ming he maci Itii)CiuIi', diii V liii h I otilti he n'inti'dbo a pies oNe oiii Soldni s lie iiii'di,ited not ahilie to 1,111-

(liea (till V11 ,iiiiOiia-tii-. hut to iiitiodtitr Ohiattlit. to thelila-I ii.litiiii,iii ,i''i iltec of hi-.mu' briiii eli ([11(1 iii his etihilli.iiiions in .i tii. Soli ic'i I von I'llovo 11111 Ii ecltiuri and i:uuhupcn-Me tie cur motto I las not iiai,Liiitl I cent ci oil their ngliisb y the oaths inent of our hiu I lave ut,, at illS not hi okwathu hau,b of l.sirv I la iou the oil] 01 been z1v -eii that on-ijoital plollel!) sliotild niilNei intinatel y he iesjieeted nrooii; youall' I -I a yoiii nit-i it not thou ccii .11111111ei-ompcnced Uihas it 11W lied, )it lou-i isfihi UtiLe VIrit could ccrel,lil'iat- de-to It(iie f yi you _\i U You not Lee.iuulcpeoulciit,res1ie rd and llonolo(P Could I 'i-ic pioniue you greatethenetit- than tluoce s\u, 110, no: l'ni V i,li,-ul to hg oh busOwn liuitti. the ziive in which he svt-hietl 10 litu y the iipnbluc.III (di dci' to (ie-no' the life, die poperty, and die 110110111.85trell us be ueiiiue, anti we dciv of the bta,-e thilèndei - ofVenezuela. by rlctiov,ii: tt children. it, inishianuls and liuhe, s.

I lens en ha uontenipLitel tins t-iocl pal i cido, writ ho, toherit en li-h Zn on him tip to the vei,zeance of the lam, and hasnot pci niuiteil thjit a 11111 wOo so ii en otish y oliended boil, thedit iiw- and nlailkinui. 'hiutuld snIft out ieircslu Ill globe u tb1101,11d etime, a iiili)Iite inliurPi

Sohdiei. heaven protects von ant! ilie government, whIch isvoilr pu can. and is Cii nc-dv vatehlinz orci vow seen' ire. \otiithief. shn i, vow- rnutipiiiion iii alas. antI who Ira, alwaysSu ml at your head, yoiti nilscr\- aiutl ynin tlangers, as well isvoul inuinipli,. and Ito, ilaceti hi< confidence In von. Relyihen upon inn, and he pci tiarled that lie loves von note thanif he "as ow 1,11 1101 or otir son.

I Icad-quarteus of Ansotuira. October 17th, I SI 7.

(Si gned) Si .\lON 1101 )IL\ IL"

The k- pact l-v and dn I 'lie I uv of gene i al halls- a r' cli a i-ac terI s shiottii uhroiudiotit This noioi otis pioch;nnarion in it'? title lediti's0 whit niH, could line iriu1 the ns-iii-ance to sa y , iii dhc laceof die wo Id. ihat the cla y of zetrei oh Piar's execution was a divoh mon 01hz to Iris heart. s-hi'n lie are uicu1 raii,ued with the ('11

cum-moro , iii this sean tlali,nc ant of uilntinv powei whenive know din the w hole a ailsanlioll ilepeniled on ills still, andthat a c i nti t sord could lint e so ed this nan, whose only c-i lilies"el e. dtai lie sva-, die ii lie Ii end oh c-oiiuoitioiial liberty tad aforeignet . If we tnquuie what At isniende a nd Beruntides thut

Q14 MEMOIRS or no LLVSR.

against Bolivar, We shall fi nd that these two were much moreagal ist lain than l'iar was. A nsniendy treated theexplicit

dictator is ;I awa id, ' ho deserved ui-au,, and declared thatlie would shoot bin, as such if he itut is loot on shot e, (Aug.181 I.) Be tin ides did t]ic same iv7 I 1 I, at Ocumare ; andmaci, mate in Naturni, In June, u si; The IoIlovmg are thepai denlam s of these strangers' transactIons. 'flie reader willj ecolleet that Bolm al U as reenilcil. in December I816, fromPoit at Pi nec, to restilne the conilnanti of the a! lay, upon theexpress cot' dhton that lie should a s,ei uible a Con gi esi, and con-fine himself to the militam y operations alone.

By means of ma, tin! liw being pt oclaitucul, Bolivar again as-

Stonedthe buiNcloo pow er, anti dest toyed all that was done inUnriato by the 1)tdis0n Co C 's, installed in viittue of ageneral assembl y , lieS'] at the Caulic-di al church on the 8th ofMay tIme lila 0) iy of it n,eii,bei . s beam; coii; inced that Boll-

YQi was dead.'I'lfs absence of Boiivai was ccitamiily caused hy Ins own

cowardice Ili- Ins eca ping in the night troll, Bai c elena, andsecteuing limniseif in the pIlills of ( onlula. I learing that thedanger was o em-, lie a1upeamtiI .lgaimi and az,muIm imdtileul hisltatisliiv and tlepo a (Ii l0i mliii, b) anu,nlhng the IransacuionsOf Cm main. Ekint. mid, att1iiai,,icd tvitlt l'iar'-, conqiicsl elC.na)-aima, lie pa-eti fmom Bin ce]oi,a into that piorilice. I, hisjourney lie found genem a! lem ninuie i-stibIi-httl with his imoopsat tlatiii iii; and with Iii, iistiiil uiicauiiie's and unputlence,

thou-'It to -ail) 0% CI Be' jntitlt, svimo,n lie knew to he attachedto a republican Gr con$iuutlonal go'ci munint. lie was reed' ed

by the lane] and his ma!E w tim the Host hitler i epioaehiec f it-

I lls uhe'citioii liommi Barcelona, 124 al ' -condm; to the plains ofCaniana, and liii ineasin Cs against the int-inbim so1 the •0ni essof ('uriaco. Notw itlktanuling all this, Iklicai arnetl (BC) Bem-inndes, who is weaL and in imt,tli has to h-li cliamactem . Asthey sat dining together rj.netly. butt tinder a gaol! deal of con-straint, Berunudea. who dunks hard, grew walin, and renewedIlls i epi oachie to l3olivnr, U eating j ulia as a dcseru r, a co" ard,and, in shell, die lowest of ninokunil.

Bob' r wotild ne, ci hear such I ten tin ent Ii am his equal,mmcli less from his subaitci n. Rer In tides' pas-ion rose so I nhthat lie stood up and told Bolt '-at, lie was tempted to cut hilliiii pieces, and that his recollection of his glorious march fromCarthagena to Caracas, with his cousin Ribas, alone restrainedllitfl.

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The SIIII _'II1C. thin. tIt'cill)]lliZ lii'' ' it I liiid t si)IIIlIi upon Iii:'hoc :'&' 111(1 1 '0011 iI i l u'. 4l c Ie. Ic_st 'lii niticics 'iioccicl1 111 hi ticicaic ill ec_cecc(iuIc. lot lic Lcccs Inca to he a ci cccl, cu-edcccaien lull haruan.

ltlliacs pc0Caliliitinci of the I Ttic at Octoicci - ii. tile 1) 0-ducicon oh a 111111d tciuiil1cicicct II' a 1)111 ca'c-e, ike liii1laiIItll

ccacler tcIl utl appi ('(late lice rltai ges of Roi Jr acainst Ili,coin mhemk slain. The tcctic'i still il 'o gile clii.' weight to

Ii:' deelai atcon. that lie li.c slc.weil liio thiiiiers. as Ave]] a, theIi niii p]uc. of iii- hi etlireu in ci in-. A cIllliclCflt (Cccii coca tothe lm q , of 112. at l'oito (clielli, ii' 1S14, at Ciiiciana ; litN IL. cci lIce ccas il a flail of tic ' ' Jil oh Vo ii Oci.cniace in'irk 0 the "dud' 'Cal'; iii Uccc t lucia in I 17. &c. 8cc. will af-foc ti a s i thiri Will I Oicciflelct ic } cohi ticc pail of his Pcoclaiclalcoui.I have ctndei utlinci to ,icotv tile Pc e:'idecct Lubeiatui Ill ills titleIt ght anti to stic1 incu

of the cask with winch vlie has eer

Corel ed his pci oic and lii' c ranaeliocl.I cclIcst now i0lILC die conduct oi Sacc I ago )iancio. and nc;cke

tile leaderreader better acquaictcd with tile dial actec of a man, who,foi ahour tulle. U a tile cqccal. :111(1 has et CI, been chic rival ohSimon iolrvtci oftile limo of South ,\nlci tea; of tIle -Napo-loon of the I abci ato tand of the father of the iepichhic ofColombia.

As soon as Marino ill - c It cii at Tlmidad, he wrote Rohcvai alettec ccl -,IAct sclIjnhi--i'.e and sicpphic-atin side, ill 'dcccli Icecoo-i iccicnblv ecitceated hilll tO 1,11(lon IN hics oflenc-e.. Com-mitted AN ticoict Ici- tunic lie-cccl the 1)CiIli(iOtlS ciacilsel acid ad-ICC oh Pnit 11.1d clllJheci 1mw 1,1 the 1,1101 and allot (coil ol thestipi once (111(1: ticict be would Icec calter follow llc guidancealum'. offld 1W% C1 (let cIte a Ilicci Ii occi Iii:' dut-, and would actdIjl,.cllv aec-oc chtccç to the ordeis of lice c tcl l iCfllC ciciei, 8cc. ke.

flohivai . ri ;ctclu-d and ctcitcclr. -hot' ccl hits lt'ttCl to hi hat-,ere)-, cud vic hiicc,,c'lf lIce fil-1 to latiril at and cudicicle itIle ccitt! theles. cacioiicd. acid c i cuLt td),,ejc_)c;s/y I c.ahlcti Alai i-110 10 Ili q bc lilt I c'lflk and colninalld, 1c1hltl\- Ilthicicg tIlic ii\bcri-10 w 1(11001 Picc would ucn-c impede icicci 01 lii', tea-. a l,;ttecerthr- cinahut Ice. Mat coo, on hi c etcccil, inctt illo Iblhow lug)c onialhualion

San l;cgo \ialino. geuierai-ici-elnef of the arcck' of the cc-phIblI(-. and of th,it Cclii (bin1 will the Operalloils czainst Cii-macia, &c &c. to the of(jcc'cs acid soldiers cociiposcclg hii di-vision. Officer' add III A ales i )liv soul is, eVeiltow, filled withtile most a l lpa licog sentiments. lvlicit I tlicik, that bill vesrerd a

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neither vou at 0!) sell were i cchoi,ccl t prit of die great faiiiiiy,who, t,udei tin ciii ect,oii of the- snp ' enie chief of urn tepubhc,light Jot hitet I) and 'nck icridetrr-e I 1Io ckl'gliiltil ate theptittrnenls w iiic]r iliib clay a gain fill ins bin t—wlien I see that

the gos etnnlenl like i good ratio,. ] t. Ritz IiOi) 11W plOIMISCS,alici for getting ill hat has p "ccl. In kin. ir aza,fl tindei itsJiloterti011, and directs inc to 1nit In) sell ,,t&ain at our head,nail to con,ntaud tile whole ]fl0' lilIC. (( iiinai;a.)

OJ1icei and 11 1 1% .Ile, ii Ia) a IIIrCIIRl OIL[ to he rcrretted,IVC InVe Boni now beer, conidere'L JS tlkatijicd. and havenndci this char acler itti ac-ied public ahlention ; It 1 BONI. and

110,11 this nionieni on, most Sailed cliii'- to become a model ofsubiniini and ohccheiice to the sr.pt CHIC tine! ' Ny sincere

m, that the whole thin else nmav he coin iicd of die sin-unity of on' intentions, and find in c's tire nosc faithful Sill)-

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pol t of Ott Z0VC iii nient. I sw eai h t]le Wan of so manyof ow fainons companion, 1 sw eai tijifli) iny honor, antiupon all t]ial is saciccl on earth,, that this t now the only Ic-In - ii to whir Ii I a-pi,e. Fier' on w ho have il"iIi s p en meo ,i)aiiv p1 oof of 301 11 - love and 10111 (10 10(1011, 1 expect a

nine!, siiorrgtr p1001, miaineh , that ion will co-operate to exe-cute the ondeis of the c-,iprcnre dun he1mt atccl neal ly aiCal hot,, gm-el ninemit, hour ihte Lithci of ilie people, and theor alec, and brays non reincoipo, ated into time Ito c and Arefanrilv of Vcneincla, our beaus beat i%jdi the most dehiglitlulsenc? non' for sir cli it ne peci ccl good 1c)(11110- Long Ir\ e dieRepiiih<- 1 Long bye the Srtpieine Chief! Lon g 'hie Gen-

etal Bohi IIh-I cad-quarters of San Fi aim c,co, .Jai ri a tv 26111,

(Signed) SAN I AGO NARINO."

Such lanzuage 1equan 10 continent- It dlHpiavs the chat-acter of the man: and such are most of the Colomnh,oi, chief-loins. Thi, l,ein the fact. die ieadei ill ieadilv dNco\ Crhow ninth. oi I atlmis urns little, tea] character was requisite :oenable genci al I3ohva I 10 Li w p and hold 1110 StIi ewe jia" Crd cii lUg SO man y veal s. He will - also. I think; Ile sat ,cficd as tow hat mci st he the disposition of a lead cr, No can am only su 1-Icr, but encoimu ago, ingtrage co disgusting to men or delicacy.good sense andhonor.