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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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Maracaybo joined Colombia's patriot cause on January 27, proclaiming independence and securing control of key trade routes including Orinoco, Maracaybo Lake, Magdalena, and Pacific rivers for the independents.
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Maracaybo, which by the armistice of 26th November was left in common to both parties, joined the patriot cause on the 27th of January, hoisted the flag and proclaimed the government of Colombia. This event is of great moment: it gives command of all the channels of intercourse and trade with the republic to the independents. All the grand arteries are now held by the Patriots :
The Orinoco, with which the Cassanare opens the way from the Atlantic to Cundinamarca ;-the Lake of Maracaybo, a central key, which with the Sola, leads even to Cucuta (where the General Congress are now in session ;) the Magdalena and Cauca, and further west to the river Atrato, which forms the Gulf of Darien :and on the side of the Pacific, the rivers San Juan, Patia, Tumaco and Guayaquil, which last disembogues in the gulf of the same name. All these and hundreds of minor streams will soon bear the rich freight of the richest country on the globe.
Wash. C. Gaz.
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Maracaybo
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27th Of January
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maracaybo joined the patriot cause, hoisted the flag, proclaimed the government of colombia, giving command of all channels of intercourse and trade with the republic to the independents
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Maracaybo, left in common to both parties by the armistice of 26th November, joined the patriot cause on the 27th of January, hoisted the flag and proclaimed the government of Colombia. This event gives command of all the channels of intercourse and trade with the republic to the independents, with all grand arteries now held by the Patriots: the Orinoco with Cassanare to Cundinamarca; Lake of Maracaybo with Sola to Cucuta; Magdalena and Cauca to river Atrato and Gulf of Darien; and on the Pacific side, rivers San Juan, Patia, Tumaco and Guayaquil.