Daily National Intelligencer

THE SOUTH PROVINCIAL WAR

BALTIMORE, JUNE 6.

By the sloop Friendship, Captain Lossdick, arrived at this port, in 16 days from Martinique, we have received the following intelligence from the Spanish Main.

FROM AUGUSTURA, 30th April.

Since the possession of the Oronoco, with the Fortress of old Guayana and the city of Augustura, by the Patriots, the important position of San Fernando, a strongly fortified island in the river of Apure, has been acquired, and, by this means, the province of Barinas, the finest of Venezuela; so that the communication by the Oronoco is now open to Brazils.

Morillo, on learning of the advance of Gen. Bolivar and the army, retired from Barinas to Calaboza, a strong position on the plains commanding the roads to Carraccas, where he was soon dislodged with severe loss, followed to Sambrero, where he was again defeated and obliged to retreat, which led to the actions of Semen and Ortis, the severest and most general ever fought under the republic, where the Patriots completely triumphed. Here General Bolivar made one more attempt to put an end to the war of extermination, and held the wounded and other prisoners of the enemy to await an exchange; a reverse of fortune, however, for a short time placed the wounded of the Patriot army at his mercy, when every one was put to death by the orders of Morillo.—Since this period General Bolivar had detached a division of the army for Barcelona, under General Monagas, one to Cumana now under General Bermudez, and one under General Paez, to observe Calceda with 2000 men, who had escaped from Barinas, and advanced himself with the remainder of the army towards Caraccas, and had possessed himself of the heights of Las Coquises and Consijo, almost in sight of the city, when he learnt that Calceda, with his division, reinforced by about 600 men more, were making a movement in his rear, so as to cut off his communication with the plains from whence he drew his supplies. He was here close to Morillo's main force, obliged to make a retrograde movement, and attacked Calceda, and cut him up, leaving 1500 men on the field The Patriot loss was severe, 800 men being short of ammunition, here the matter was carried by the bayonet, and the army retired to await supplies, which were to leave Augustura under an escort the 2d May.* Ten or twelve days would be required to execute this, when the possession of Caraccas would be decided, as he was determined at all hazards to possess himself of it ere the rains set in. A Colonel with 250 men had deserted and joined General Bolivar, from whence some essential information had been received, and stated the greatest dissatisfaction prevailed amongst the Spanish troops. In the latter affairs, Morillo was wounded by a lance, and General De la Torre killed. Of the Patriots, General Ansvatigue, and Colonel St. Andero and Palacias.

Admiral Brion, on the 16th May, Was at Five Islands, close to St. Barts. joined by commodore Taylor with two other brigs, and admiral Aury with 15 sail, forming in all 31 sail—his flag flies on board the ship Victorious, of 28 guns.

They were to move on the 22d, to Apure on the coast. Capt, Gavano, in a brig of 18 guns, with Sallas, the former commandant of marines at Augustura under the Spanish government, and 12 gun boats, were in the Gulph of Paria, still threatening the blockade of the Criroes and west, and probably would be met by the gun boats under commandant Dias, who had just returned from the Apure, and was nearly completed in refitting.

[Patriot.

* General Paez had joined General Bolivar, and was at San Carlos, and General Bolivar at Pao, a day and a half from Caraccas, 20th of April.