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?JTke Thieve* Countersign.?* Tke ?officers of Marlberough-atreet estab lishment, a few nights back, were deputpd to search the hoase of a iiiovlf ieottver iQ tbejHHMPSlfl Jnm es, white 'seine st men property" ted to be <x>ncealed, and caiate Hi to possess ioft of m; cwious secret:^?*^ There is in London a quantity of fil^b iraram rag shops where It is ^ to ??.* sign. ? banes bought en it, lljut until" this #as tttvefir Known lhat those few wor*U carried an entire ? teeawi that hr ?fo burnt?' Rjeanft A-ttod flta the p|#L,_ ? **?0*.* "Whenever thle thieves see the ahove sign board, tliey immediately make iiwuiiiea into its "general chat . when the' Sroprietor is m jfrajf? he may " ?' ? I' ?? - 'A A., u. *\ ^ j$icra<ton jprtjpefif general iiftder c under the Oert March, the. general in chief was in front, dt the portion of X-a Totre at Coouisas ; hating placed at Cabrera, a division of cavalry under gen. Vfonagat, to watch the movements of the enemy. The general In chief was in motion to commence M operations against the roysl army at VaL n he received advic?, that '* ejnCia, when ? post of Cabrera had been Agreed by enemy end the cokm* ofjfeneral M( ^as, had nAfeed in iw Victoria, and the other m* to ? and that the force re jjjflillti ; \ ieMkft?the general in chief re solved to ooftcentrate hie whole force at the Ville de Cura, which was accomplished on the 1 5th, and on the night he hivouaqutd at Bocta Chica* The republican colonel Yasqoes, with his brigade of cavalry, was aent to reconnoitre the positions of the enemy, and on his march about one o'clock after midnight, Cell in with some of the ei>emy's out-post* ; and si three o'clock, She general put the whole army in motion. Meanwhile col. Vasqui# with the repub lican gen. Torres, and a small column of lrifaptrvi of the regiment of Barcelona, Who had jbined at Boeca Chica, sheered a Attn front to the enemy, end completely occupied their attention, while the main army was in march for Semen, where they fvrrived and took up a position early in the day: ' One liour afterward*, the enemy ap - ~ r ~ pcarcd in from. The /w o armies wer? we pMottti t*riy bygthe smeW fiver'of^SewefV which,*honeYcr, fromfes depths presented "" * ^ ; xd broken ed hills, ?llbkl soi^e diflicultfes. A t%fti Semen a in a.litUe f ground, surrounded by s presenting declWhjee that are n sever*]: t ? . ccessiblo' on severnf sides. j Our troops were formed ^1 r.n ? ? : -ii 'r* 4 iMhe order; chief, uiuler the comma] general Anzatesui, ^ Sank near the creek. A K Tlie battalions of [_|hfe centre, in the order of- open J column of attack, and covering the ! 1 _# ii i principal The bat tKn |nfi uiurctt. of the creek, of Badovento on The battalion of Barcelona form L under the orders lien. U?Uneta,^?pot)d in com mand, IukI effarge of*the dispositions. nintu, IumI cfarge offtfie depositions. Tim cavalry was formed intlnrfr: column*, as a 4 reserve, under Gent Monagas, -Gen. ?L araaa, 'and CoL esquez. immediately - .A jd l.. iS * _ Hrl UlCm, aim m'Mwi ?^yortored i f* The enemy directed a column of [ their infantry to occupy an elevated position ?<pn our right; the battalion of Cazadores (light infantry) Was ordered immediately to keep them in 4 check. The enemy threw forward several detachments of Guerillas (skirmishers) y Guerillas from the republican he troops tn. <JL of m V enemy wliich had taOKen post on' odr right wen promptly attacked by our Cazadores, in front and rear ; and the battalion ofBarlov<mto,4uider general Torres, was ordered to support the Caza? dores. General Mon&gas marched to tlie same point with liis squadrons of cavaliy^and forced the enemy te action atthtf same point. The enemy, in consequent^ was compelled 4p reinforcc his left with a body of infantry, who came uiy just iivtime to partake of their defeat#] tba topmy, iviio ftad taken puit *on immediately pnt to voc> flying in cv^ l the utmost panic. L^wBi whole and unceasing \ mjr Seeing the disas (xs 011 bis left* sent luimi of low ?f' corps several ?f4l? Mrtire ^ | mww^^w >n the g*iUnt col. Vi m squadron upon the eoemy^i flanl^nnd charging at the Mme'ia* 1 stant thai our miaiitry chained front, the enemy was thrown m a pW di^der and *? 4Hven with dreadful ^ slaughter ia<& the creek. Our lancer* pursued the enetay across the river; a body of the epe* my took reftige io a house and fired upon them ; toe house was instantly stormed, and eveiy man in it put to the sword. One oorps of drains, of the royal army, alone*scapcd in anv sort of order, and ? these gallantly covcred as many of the fu gitives as came within U>e view of thftir retreat ; tliese dragoons com Glled our pursuing corps to retire, >t on approaching the river, they were also compelled to retire with precipitation from the cross fire of a column of our infantry. The cavalry of the patriot army, found * ford 6u the upper creek, and imiqtdi*te)j crossed ; they were fol lowed by a battalion of the g iard, that of the intrepid* t an /I of Barcelo Da, under the immediate orders of tbe gedferala Zaraza arid Managua, ? -AB A" * columns vtica\$\ry^ moil wil|| liie battalions of Jbazadorerun the flie enemj, who* jilives and wejre marcta Tbrjrwereiir tly charged in pell melt, and fled with so much precipitation as to 9 arms <am the, leave -heir camp en onition and from w4ut4i sued in eveiyr ^ number t>f wounded i dies, covered the iin_ ? ? * -r-r iowin?'dfihe waters otxhe creek wwi obstructed by the. number of hou ses ju/d men which fell in - the ac tion, A^d d^P WJ me of flight ; the \ L- ? ^ t y W. aliall tiirttof ottrloss, assnon 0 be collected from the At ? - %x ? ? ? 7^? Our troops pursued tlie fugitives, Without strict attention to the neces L sary order, se&t, that Uiey found ? body of frasl h t*oops who had arrived as a reinforcement to4be enemy, aaoT our troops wore obliged to return to our first ground, after the enemy had ? lost 600 men killed on the jteld of < battle, besides a great number wound- I ed and earned off; among wIhnd was Morillo himself, mortally, .with ny other officers of the royal Ourarmy encamped that & -on-itrr first position. Our rarfid movemonts from Maracel and Yip* toria, and the action of this day hav ing worn down our . horse, and our mimititw being reduced to an insuffi ciency fl# effective service ; the com mander in chief ordered the army to return to the Lapos to restore our cavalry *nd roplenish our xafcaxons | and" tumbril. ,<k The enthuaiftm and valor of the Battle of the 16th, reflect the greatest honor on the arms of \' tliere are few examples ted courage and heroic the cause of liberty and i jsfteUus action^d jsplayed. \venu4^ wbliah i different ***?*. v In three ?}ays our army will be ag vio in motion in quest of the ene ;&*he bMfle of the 16th 1ms , ilnpil ? l In? the once of aoothi nftto fneudshii raonstrated for the r.., in all directions of our many bpndred* "whe ' _ ir mutfsrd , . SouSLrrm, . Chief of jjen. staff. '?] ory is ; with Vtt??*fcble to keep (ire m much JMC4 Vlith or royelUto, i , . ^ , Iheir commanders am dead It (mo* from avittMpwihg riluq is not dead bot recovered. If 4be royalM* In* got possession of the mm 6i Calabosit. the patriot* have certainly been defeated and re^ trtMd. . ?*?&? ? Pre**. ? from mi r tmremaonienL * "Hr. Thomas, 80th May, 4818. " W( have the ajJLrinl news here from Caraccas that: another 'battle has been fought no the iltb in?L ?bod) ?) leagues, west, tram San CarlrM? in whi>?h .both partial seen to have fenght * with desperation. The BpentaraS My that the patriots are detested, hut ^acknowledge the loss of many find ffte officers. The commander ia chief of the royal if my engaged 3 De la Torw$/ is se verely wonpded, and his aid de camp col. VilUrs? and ahout SO officers killed and founded. Tt is s.\i?l t!?e pa?*, CalKbqaa, is again in the hfuids of tbe royalists. The roy*l coin* Biander in chief Moiiilo has recover* ed from his wounds. Enclosed avo <tP<> newspapers under date of the 18th and May. '** Brum and Aujy haw formed a junction near St xWttiolomewa, at what is called the frfe Islands^ Acy hav^ now 15 9ail. ' Just as Brim 'got under way, a Spanish e scad re (squadrjn)hove in sight, and ffter both had manceuyeped a* wfeui each their way hi a different di rection. It is - said that Brion will furti%*the island of Mona for a kind H)f reft^zvoual atnl take pofesessiun ofSamanaif possible^ * ? N ; JExtraci qf a letter from \tiinidadJt^re' cent date. v " The^Palmts^Ye beaten the Cachepirts in a gwral action, &|iil drawn Ifem yrosg the I* \\m frgm: ~Sl ITeruinaia de ApiH^^o CmBiecas. Bolivia against Morrillo. The Qi*e- _ my have shut themselves up in Puer to ?aveHo. '/ffifoaigj tfratriot ^ Wk*\?re**' |fei|3awaia SymptoMS^SevsraX of the Upper Canada towns (fifty# the Boston Cenunel) have chosen dele ^.testo meet in Provincial Congress present montlyfer the redress of jyancesj and have voted to pay e volunteer tax to defray expences. BkiRt GouRi^v continues to be tfttputis oT the day-; and it would seem that the seeds of revolution were Srminating. Whether^ the- new ulero for Canada appointed land, who fti will succeed time mustdc the firni WtAtta thin placc. He went to bed, last nighL in qsuat h^h;jytoU^Svnri?e he attack* " coughing, andiob mi UVID cdMciUi.a^ serving to sorti he fella severe p ^cku|l^nM was m ? that .ut a struggle. He fPl ^hb knew him. to-morrow morning at 6 o'clock* from ho^gf Cant. John llavis, where his friends are re quested to attend, without a more particu lar invitatia&|lw* : JttvflK% * ?5Jr r^Wholcs We Price* Curtcni C c, *? 8 Upiai&iptatDn, from a 5>?. mm (cwt ) ,...*?&?,? ?aeon Tallow do. ^ BejwWa* (lb.) ItaThNgdo Molassei Sa^lBjU ^t:in^f4uehimnu Kionm theo&eeoi tole courtrt?g?M from aqd < ? ? a 4*5 naid dcclftmtion, mi 4 niii to >leka thereto, within a year apd a day* might b^aoirod^f ilia thercf^#- ordered in penuaftc* or the met of ?*? General AM*tfih!y? io that ease, ipad* anl provided, that the aaid defendant do *W*ar arid plead to the aaid declaration, an or beto# Una *dth day of; Sunt neftt, which will be to the Tear of our Lard one thousand tight hundred and nineieen, or final and absolute judgment will pufti be given and 0watde4 agau** him. ,V^> ^valiant CfjC^ Office if Common J>[eastMnc**tfr DiftrUe% Jnnc 15, lata.