The New Hampshire Gazette

BY THE MAILS.

NEW-YORK JULY 26.

MIRANDA'S PROGRESS.

Capt. Wood, from Trinidad, which he left the 9th July, brings letters which state, that the whole expedition under Gen. Miranda, consisting of a number of vessels and a respectable force was to sail in a few days for the Spanish Main, from whence they had direct information, that no difficulty would attend their landing.—Several Spaniards of distinction had joined them from Carraccas:—The following are extracts from those letters:

"We are making every preparation for the point in view, and shall leave this in six days, and in ten more the fate of the country will be decided: Our force is respectable, of which I would give you a correct statement but for a reason which has prevented my writing as fully as I wish. which is, lest my letters should fall into improper hands on their passage.

"Reports from the Main state that the Government is tremblingly alive, and they treat the prisoners, our friends with a degree of Lenity which was not generally expected."

"General Miranda arrived here a few days ago. He is to receive some support from the British Government and he has a number of volunteers from this, as well as from some other islands. Enclosed I send you a Manifesto published by him yesterday."

The following is the Manifesto:

Friends And Countrymen,

The glorious opportunity now presents itself of relieving from oppression and arbitrary Government, a people who are worthy of a better fate, who ought to enjoy the blessings of the finest country in the universe. which bountiful Providence has given them but who are shackled by a despotism too cruel for human nature longer to endure: Groaning under their present afflictions they hail with extended arms the noble cause of freedom and independence, and call upon you to share with them in the god-like action of relieving your distressed fellow creatures, Hasten then to join the Standard of ONE who has the happiness to call himself your countryman, and is determined to rescue his country and to shed the last drop of his blood in promoting its happiness: An object of which he has never lost sight, for a moment of his life.

There will be made a liberal distribution of land at the expiration of a twelve month according to rank: and Privates, from the instant of, enrollment, will be entitled to provisions and clothing with a quarter dollar per day as pay, not subject to any deductions.

And you brave volunteers of the islands who have nobly come forward to partake with us our honors, and to share with us our prosperity, hasten to follow those officers under whose care you have already been trained. and who are impatient to lead you on to victory and wealth.

The Gulph that Columbus first discovered and honored with his presence will now witness the illustrious actions of your gallant efforts.

July 31.—In addition to our yesterday's accounts from Trinidad, we learn from a gentleman who was in company with Miranda on the evening of the 9th inst. that, from the conversation of the General, there was but little doubt of his ultimate success, as he had lately received very favorable accounts as well as recruits from the Main A number of volunteers had enlisted at Trinidad and were to sail with the expedition, some of whom were young men of respectability. It was supposed Miranda would not leave Trinidad till the return of a vessel from England, which had been dispatched for the purpose of ascertaining how far the British government would become a party in Gen. Miranda's plans. Others expected the expedition would sail in a few days. Col. Armstrong. and Col. Smith's son, were well at Trinidad the 9th inst.