Martinsburgh Gazette

IMPORTANT COLOMBIAN VICTORY.

The brig Greek, Captain Smith, arrived at Baltimore in 18 days from Curracoa, brings the following important intelligence of the success of the Colombian arms

On the 5th of August the Spanish Frigate Constitution & Corvette Ceres arrived at Curracoa from Maracaibo- they communicate the following intelligence:-

That, on the 24th July. Commodores Padilla and Beluche, commanding the Colombian squadron, consisting of brigs Independencia and Mars. and schooners Spartana and Constitution, with several smaller vessels, attacked the Spanish Flotilla, under the command of Commodore Laborde, consisting of one brig, three schooners and twenty five gun boats. The action was severe. and ended in the almost total destruction of the Spanish squadron; the brig and schooner were blown up, and the rest captured or destroyed, with the exception of the schooner Especuladora, in which Commodore Laborde made his escape to his ships lying outside the bar. The Spaniards confess the loss of 1500 men, amongst whom they count 160 officers: out of 100 men landed from the Commodore's ship only eleven returned.- The corvette Ceres landed also 100 men, but as she is detained to leeward by the current. it is not known what number she lost.

General Morales remained in Maracaibo with about 500 men, and short of provisions; but it is supposed he has been forced to surrender before this.- His second and third in command had arrived at Curracoa in the frigate, now repairing her spars and rigging in that place.

The Dutch schooner Eliza. had arrived at Curracoa. from Maracaibo, with a number of Morales. wounded officers,--Balt. Amer.