Camden gazette. (Camden, S.C.) 1816-1818, June 20, 1818, Image 3
?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.