The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1850, Page 1

NO. 5893. Brief Memoir of the Life of Gen. Paes, ‘COMPILED FROM INE WISTOKY OF VENEZURLA AND OFFICIAL POCUMENTS, FOR THE NEW YORK BERALD. A \ The name of Joré Antonio Paes, the subject of this rief sketch, is ijtustrious in the annaix ot Souch mericen independence. Simon Bolivar and Jose An- ‘tonto Paes Lave given to Venezaria, their native land, nations of the earta period of the revolationacy war, of the Plains, as Pacg was cailed, was the terror of the royalist torces, Whea the cloud of dust swas seen on the horizon of the immense plains of the Apure and Casauare, at firet hardiy visible, instantly Gncressing in volume. and the next moment the lances ‘of the horsemen were gleaming in the sua, the veteran dorces of Spain knew that their atmost eourage and 6 were to be exerted ‘as among the first, i country has driven the forces tryin in 1810, to take up arms 9 thy hover of buving om their last strong. hold euatle of Puerto-Cabello, a 19us, having captured of Barinas, Venezuela ‘his father sept him to the tow: ‘@ sam of money, furuishing @ mule, a brace of pistol that period of cowparat! At was dangerous for a tr plains alune. and carrying metal. Young Paez, ‘highly elated at the great confidence reposed im bim, with the usual in- experience of youth epeke freely about bis com Wistion, and ov his return through Yaritegua weat 60 far ss to exbibit his treasure. The consequence ot this improdence wes that shortly after he wett the place. he was attacked on the road by four men, who Teckoned upon an easy prey The youthful travelier however, dismounted, with beth pistols ocked. and now thresteping one and then the other of bis aseallants, endea to repel them — At Inst, beiug tuo closely pressed. he fred one of the pistols at the uearest baa- dit, with such good sim that he Killed bi» aaversary on the spot. e vthers who were uot prepared for this unexpected ixeue. and who saw him still resclutely resenting the other pistul, fled prectpitniely, leaving Binine them the corpse of their wreteked comrade. ‘This was wost toriumate for young Paez, for his gaining pistol was net loaded and. however dextorous De might be in the use of his sword, he could hay+ had ‘but a rmall chance against three. Notwithstanding the obvious propriety of bis conduct on this occasio: soting as he did in self-dafence. the yo ng a fwaces sfor the consequences; he imagined himself already ac- journey. with & sword. for, even at with bim the tempting cused, , Without the means of proving his and therefore. determined to bide bim-elf by going into the ‘jor of the plains, hoping thus a it which his t i ed to al Manuel Pulido, fd confidense conduct and intelligence ia the dution His employer. captivated by entrusted him with tho sales of bis cattle, republic we = oe < — _ 3. the government mother cowntry, the Spanish Com. ‘miander, Don Domingo Monteverde, huving triumphed -over the patriot forees in 1812. In this first campaign, ‘Pees was voted to the rank of sergeant of cavairy. is services being no longer useful. be retired to pri- better times In 1613. 2 where he bad gone hy rained ‘to oppose bim, and Paez was troops en sont Don Antenio Fisear, the eommanier of the ter forces, who exerting bis auth 4 Hey, appointed Pacz Captain. and made me vai offers of otion ; but Paes had served as a volunteer in the cxuse of freedom, and his fidelity to his country could not thus be sbaken Without socepting-the ap ia of the Spanish Jeader, Paez fled, and trurting to a emugygler as « cuids, crossed the thick and w: ‘moustaios of Pedraza, o patriot forces commant by for : 2 eet aoe bis TOR, en Of * com P hy ot w oi which he rendered’ most ‘important service. From that period commenced, be- ‘tween the and Spanish forces, u series of com- in which Paex bei rominent position. The : Ot length wuccseded vo fer as to cocupy the capital of Bartnas. wnt conduct of Pacs oa ot the offers In 8 war withoat quarter waged. The provivee of Barinas havi: ‘Deen again cecupied by the royalist forees Paws fe! nto the hands of the cruel Spanish commandaut, Don Antonio Puy, was thrown into privon wad ordered to ‘De exeeuted inthe city of Barinas, Many of the in- habitants. however, who admired ths gaiiant conduct ‘and undaunted courage of the prisouer ured their tn- fluence ta his bebalf— particularly two Spauiah geutie- en named Kafarte aud Escutasul. who wery friends ot ‘and who, by the payment of six buudred dollars, eaved his life. At that tiuw. military executivus of captured enemies were conducted by leading them out in the wight time to some lonely rput. where they were oy cay eomeg be po the sword (aes aad much wae for his hat 4, ‘and with his hands ironed, he merched oat with bis fellow prisoners. in solemn silence, towards the place otexecution, They had proceeded @ snort distacoe, when au officer came riding up to the aaeral pro- cession. and inquired pain Pave was tier,’ being auswered tively, he communicated an order ef Don Antonio Puy, to take Pars back Vaca had been saved by the intercession of hiv triends, He left his prieon however, determined to prow Dy sil means. the independence of his country not long afterwards becawe involved in wnotner «t- tempt to take up arms, but having ber betrayed by one of his comrades. he was seized and agsia taken Qefore the crarl Puy The Gorerwor ordered him again to be put into prisom in Bariuas, to be shot that exwe night, with upwards of one bundred oc ner pri- soners, This time there eppeared to be uo hope tor Yees, 204 be made up hie mind to ja bis privon the few remaining hours of life iu slee He had fal- len asleep, and about eleven o'clock at night was awoke by & note of hore men and tufascry ta ‘the street. wuppused they wefe coming to lead him gud bis fellow prisoners to (be place of executiva. red. therefore to die; but Urovidence raved ite once more. The nvise Of arms aad horses in the sirest had been ceeasioned by 4m alarm in conse. quence of information reevived by Governor Pay that “a considerable army of patriots were eneauped on the Danks of the saute Domingo river, va whith Barines fs situated. sad was marching upon the city. Several ties, coming from differeat diuections. ¢ndrwed The Information received by the Governor, sad tae alarm became geverel it was suppoewd that Lae pa- triots.in large humbers, intented te take by sutprive the Spanish garrison. and reize upon the Gorerave The int 5 re immediaety abaudoued Heriuas, any tot more than fifty mitre arouud the eity, - ajarmand panic occasioned by the reported of an enemy in the night, confirmed by so sons. rome Of whom bad gone out to recounvtere, ‘the mort einguiar disappearance. oF atone om the following morving. gave rise popular belief, whieh existe to this day am common people. that the lite of Peet was saved drienely intercession sed miraculous appearance of Ob why Of departed spurte, Paes. once ageim free, bat without communication with the repubiicas forces, wbick operated at great distances, with great exertion cullwoted together « tend of patriot svigiers, 10 continue pursuing the my in the tame proviner of Wartens and. cievea duys afierwards, the patriot commaudast, Kamon Garcia de Sepa, baring arrived with # column of horces, Pace jomed jany encounters and —= 7 H ts i FEFFE3 u took place betewen the royatiets aud pacriots Aast, Whe the city of Garinas was oemey Peet derended it ed to abandon this city. o rgetic oppertiion of Pars bo this Vaneimeo Conde the provinee of action cf Btanqaes, manded by Lisow Park, cartied away pereeiying shat tite bis denger swiftly dismounted, Iance in hand, and after a -wvere and long fight, Sanches was killed, Tho victor returned to his camp full of trophies, and lead- ing reveral prisopers, Great bravery a thorough knowledge ct localities, on affable and familiar treatment towards his tole | lowers. procured for Parx great popularity, and am ua- | Umi'ed sway over the ininds of his wild xoldiery. No leader was better enlevlated to command their love | und respect, He was one of the best riders in a dis- tvict of country celebrated for good horsemen, and understcod the mansgement of the lance, his favorite wenpon, almost to perfection, He possessed great bodily strepgth apd agility. and few could compete with bim im the wil orta of tne Lianeros, or inhi taunts of the iume: jains of Venezuela, These Lisperor are & brave and robust race of men, aceus- tomed from carly youth to tend immense droves of cattle on the plains, Their occupation requires them to be continually on horseback. and thus they become MOst export riders, As the plains of Venegnela are traversed by many rivers. deep ereeks and streams, which are mostly not fordable, they are in the con- stant habit of crossing these. by swimming with their horses by their sidvs, and carrying the lance in one bevd Otten, in these passes, they are attacked by the alligator, or American crocodile, and are compelled to drtend. not only thelr own persons but their horses, from theee nd other wild animals with which these plains aboved. Atter Karinas was abandoned by Garcia de Sens, Paez conceived the plan of going through the centre ot New Granada’to the plains of Casanare. This plan was the result of experience, which convinced that the patriots could not triumph, notwithstandin their unheard of efforts. while the Spaniards hel posecenion of the plains and controlled the supply of ‘orses ‘The porsession of the plains gave the supe- riority to the Spaniards, as. by means of it, they had a source of supplies and a rate retreat, Paez deter- mined. therefore, to make the plains of Casanare, in New Gisnada, the basis of his military plans and operations, and with this view, uow master of his own my military movements, resolved to meet the ei there. aod if porsible, bring him to an engage: Ow the 16th of February, 1816. he commenced march in pursuit of the ‘royalist chief, Don Rafa Lopez, and im about three hours met him ut « place called Mata de la Miel, on the right bark of the river Apure. The royalist loader bad | two pieces of artillery and 1,600 men, whom he drew at ence in order of battle. It was evening, and the night fast advancing, and, on this account. many of the companions of Paez desired to put off th mnt until the day following. This vi reason, how- ever, determined Paez to enter at once into action, as be seared that hi soldiers, observing peri- 6 ren! ority of the enemy in numbers, might ape tage of the night to arse He divided his forces in two columns. placing the one composed of New Granadians under command of Captain Genaro Vazquez, and the other. composed of Vencauelans, under Captain Ramon Nopato Perez. Nothing can be more sad th: d during all t! night and the two following days, Paes pursued Don Rafael Lopez. There were lett dead ob the feld 400 royalists, and t captured 400 prisoners, about 3.500 horses, and elt theenemy’s arms Four months afterwards, in June, Lopes again crossed the A with 1,200 horse- men and 400 iutuntry, but Paes havieg met him near triots. i trivte, consisting of men. e of great destitution and suffering, Persecution of the royalists, and too! the town of Trinidad de was obtiged to proeure means. not support, but for 1a with the army. Many persous of to be found among this fugitive emi was established for of officers was supreme chief. with the He applied himself im- ne pares tone! to oppose Don Ra- Lopes. ire, possible, some resources te Me tenement,” Tho hardships aud privations endured by ees army on the plains can scarce. y be conceived. The sojdiers were #0 dvstitute of clothing ax to be cempelled to use for a covering the hides of the cattle freshly killed; very tew hed oh and only food was beef, ‘There were, in addi- tom to all this, continual rains, and the rivers and hs had overflowed ord vovered over the country. They wanted horses, and as there are indispensable te the Linoetos they must be olgained Delure anything a acurious spectacle to see five or six atime struggling to subdue these male Around the gr cere, mounted on well trained horses, whose duty it was to go after those horses who e: from their riderr, to prevent them from carry. 7 the saddles, altho my? Jb these were made of ides, Many years after ‘We courted dan- * wretehed life " dvastign ec eo delng Wt loageia’ erdetsel boask to advantage not to y at to cceupy the aitention ot his soldiers, Paes commenced to march towards Achagnes. over the plains called Cr de Areura. alt! jb the season was stili sol ht incnet tow Scns dita? of the rend, they were eneuinbered by the men and ebildrea. moving with ted to the life, the p of hout home or count a the resouroes of ‘the joree men, capable of bearing arms d ngainet Rafeel Lopes, ppored to be at Achaguas Tut after ‘® short distence. be learned that the enav- proceeding my. to the number of 1700 horsemen and 400 infantry, | that Morillo was taken ed * Was at the cattle estate called Vagual, Paez thon changed bis course and took his position betwee: the city of Acheguas. lis army was di- three columns, commanded by Generals and Servier. and b; pendo On the 13th. sistance. sbandoned Parr took ersion attacked compietel, wt 'e of hie brave soldiers, Paea réscued the of that of Barinas, in Vene- at of Caranare, in New Granada. foree by the new levies raised io power Having waders from ber territory, and rifoand wan being restored to the throne of his andestors, he expedition the Lieve nt ent outs we =| militar; A . commanded b; 3 the 18th @ay of February, of traneper! ships and ocher emailer vessels. convoyed by Wwe cf battle ship Sao Pedro Alcantara. Lyn yp eee nts a, clase tortrers The total his expeiiition, including Woo The On er rom the Od April, the w! of Carupano. * ae = None J to bie lo oy and ir an jerrfully gave up their iy . Eins eee Neceitean dg pert their cowotry « fn Te-eroened the Araucn, aad in the arly tary 0 . Uhet Paes wes continently engaged in war, of March, established his hend-quarters St Aehaguas, | ehichy for bis civie virtuen, fer his tore of riberry and sbaIL Bat be ih when ont people te Particular care to preserve the breed of enttle on the | Buch were the preliminary operations of this year's | eopstitutional la shall » oduce tobacco, Cot», rice, grapes, wine plsina ot Apure; he isewed most effective orders to | campaigm, wherein the seiueh onmmance tolsine, vinegar, brandy. olives. oi ko. ke. yor ite extinetion ; and it is owing to hie real and | formidable y . “! With year's residence one | »oomes accustomed to the wise measures taken by bia in thisrespect. that, | stroying wheat he called the © ¢ a a pendence the ell which, it is raid. ‘gost resembles Italy. It netwithetanding the long duration of the war and the | these operations Pacs exhibited e aeummate skill, | In'i00, Vewerurla baving become an independent f* Frrem sil the year Catile ned never be hourrd T great comrumption of catile by the belligerent armies, | of imitation brane 4, nation, after the Colombian Gur federation bed been ve theenpacity of th's country for agricultural this great source of vat wealth was preserved. On fret day of April. Gener’ 4 Morilie marched | dissolved, & convention of d+ puties of the diferent Purposes ie re by mate nd entirely and ‘The origin of all the cattle estates which are at present | gleng the left beok of the Arauca. and appronched the | Venerurion provinces was convoked by Paes, and he ¢mpletely under: be & trend te Veneouste ts tobe tenecd to Apere. Forition oeeupied on the right bak by Generals Paes | gurtendened tne ofee of Provisional Ohief of the | The Reereat politien’, panacee tor ue is noo-admis- Ie the beginning of January I817. the Spanish | apd Bolivar, the latter of #! had retarned from the | State with Sich ne had been invested Under his sen. want Lo be said upow the table, our condition commanders La Torre and Calzada, effected s junctare | Congress arrembied at Angost’ on. and had been elec eaplained to we. # t trite pineod over | at Gunsdoslite. on the a oy About the same | President of the republic P soril we U it aJ00 cannot ror alist Brigadier Remon Gorres, | severrl fei movements to the rh Bet wrong. vutenart Coronel Don Sw@yador Gerri, Jett aw it be wished to or ons the river, Jt is noporsibse to ray what this country wants, oF lett Ban Fernando with fifteen branded men. what are prov er itable boundaries We might il arnt ai terked the line of the *atriots, and com. - te Ow) Atrioa, or the valley of the Ama- eo routed warero. the patel ot ehiet. aad forced fon to the ‘Jorditlers of the Andes teh rhe patetou suvtatved a Jot "the Gee eee eet ee tips of Ban Fernando belog Talked im consequence of people rescued the poor Chilenos, and Fe | stacle to their occupation of the river Apure and its | charged apon the small band of patricts, and he di- | fused to seknowledge ond attacked the conatitmtion of adjacent plains. An army of four thousand veteran is course towards the bak of the river, hoping Venrztela General Paez was ealled upon by Congress soldiers of ull arms. ipeluding 1,700 of the ca rpower by numbers the week columns ef t to suppress this military insurrection, and to eatablixb | manded by Colonel Remwigio Ramos, present enemy, Paes, in the meantime, retreated ia order, | the tupre macy of the law. He eneceeded, and on the | sufficient Co inrpire the Spanish commander with con- | leaving the pass of the river on hit year, nud Morillo, | 21th of June, granted a fall pardon to General! José T. fidence, particularly as La Torre who was a brave oft- | observ jis. end supposing him inevitably lost, | Monagas ng ti detached from the army all bis cavatry (consisting of one thoursod horsemen, among whom were two dred cxrabincers.) im pursuit of Paez. and directed his | fire apon the right beak, which was derended by some light troops. As seom, however, as the brave com- wander of Apure perceived that the euemy's horse were at a considerable distance from the army, and At the expirwtion of the Paez retired to iwirate lite, hop der of bis days > peace Hat in 1835 under the pres+ ideney of Doctor ov: Vargas, & distinguished phy- sielan and bigbly homorable men, auother revolu- tien, Peaded again 97 General Monugas broke out against tke government, This time, Monagas and cer, was anxious to distinguish bimselt among his cou panions iu arms. He therefore marched to the town of Ban Vicente, following the rigt bank of the river Apure, with the intention of atircking Puc, who was then in Mantecat. On the u8th of January, the patriots and royalists met on the plain of Las Mucaritas; the former wit. avalry of 1.100 horsemen, and the latter presidential term of offise, hoping to pass the remaiy- with the forces already mentioned. The result of the | in @irorder, he faced alout suddenly, attacked his | bis followers openly Cemanded ® militery govern engegement a8 unfortunate for La Torre as it | pursuers in front and on tie flanks, in small growps of | ment, the re-organizativn of Colombia. Use estab. proved honorable tor P: ho, on that occasion, dis- | twenty men, and, without giving them time to recover | lishment of a religion of State, aod militery privi played bis usnal bravery conrummate skill. The | from their astonishment. or to arrange their lines, he | leges and immunities Geveral Pees was again wu- order of battle adopted by the royalist leader was the | rowted them, causing them great | Tn vain they | thorized to take up arms tm det of his country's best adapted to the nature of the ground and the eu made the mort obstipate resis Cenc vain the cars | institutions; he again put Oowa thw rebels, and re- be had to meet; he presented stron; d com, column of infantry, with his cavalry on the wings on the rear. Paes, having only cavalry, could come withip the range of the enemy's muskets with cut running the risk of beiog wholly destroyed, and quently conceived the iden of separating ‘s horge from the in: The presumptu- ovs copfdence of Colonel Ras os. and the inexperience of La Torre in this kind of ata, facilitated th execution of Paez’s plan. with & portion of his forces, Paez ordered them to a tack the enemy's fianks, and then immediately to if they had been repulsed, it the enemy's cavalry in the purruit, and then to surround them with two other columns which be had ready prepared fi This simple menccuvre hed th and La Torre's cavalry was speedil: European “hussars alone escaped, be ced with less precipitancy and in better order, stored to the Presidency Dr Vargas, who expelled trom Veneeurla by the vember, vader the authority conferred on bim, Paez granted a new pardon to Gsweral Monupas, lua. jog bm and bis followers im full possession of their sanks, honors, and fortunes. Ip cons que of bis Gim adherence to the consti- totion and Jaws of bis country, and 94 # reward for bis serviees on tifese trying occ! » the Comgress of Venerucla, by a special act, conferted on appellation of “ Ilustrious Citizen.” and gave hin a gotcen sword, with this honorable inscription, ' lustrious Citizen, defending U laws of his country, from the Nations Congress of bincers dismounted—uil their efforts wore useless: be- cause, disconcerted and taken by surprise. all those who opposed the terrible attack were killed o2 the spot. Paex pwreued them, slayiog’al! those whom he overtook, a8 Jar ag the enemy's lines” Their infantry thrown into confusion, took refuge'in the woods, the artillery ceased fring. and night prevented the fucther a Never betore nor see, & more uNn- us 10 the arms of ybouh of the v & number of On the day following this o fagement. Bolivar published a decree. conferring tl O) of Liberators (Libermdores) on all the’ offteers, Tgeants. corporal, aud soldiers, who fo in this glorious en| axement, known in history by #e ume of Queseras del Medio Afterthis, Morillo retreated: pre cipitately to Achaguas. In 1939 Paez was again elected to the Prosidency. Under dis judicious management, the country ac- quired a high degree of prosperity vettled the and domestic det, off a considerable of it, and left a jus of three mitlions of The pepesiieas lender then ordered the dry grass of | The eagegement of Queveras del Medio was the bis retiring fromoMee The credit of Vene- the plain to be set on fire, and it instantl; ame a Tecureor of wi plans and bold projects cam- | 2vela stood high with foretya powers. At the expira- fea of flame. Fortunately for La Torre, his intantry, | bined between Bolivar an@ Paez, The plains of | tion «f the constitutional period of tour years, iu 1843, retreating precipitately in close column, succeeded in | Venezuela being now entirely rescued from the | Paez again retired to private life, with the tirardeter- getting to @ marsh, where the flames stopped. on ac- there two generals arranged the danger. | mination of not accepting the @ again. General count of the mness of the grass. But when he d important expedition which way to give the next President of Venemels, commenced his retreat. he bad to su repeated m to New Granada. Paez and the honor of Paez was again brought attacks of Paer’s cx’ valry, until he came to @ place on | #ecerded him of choosing whieh of the two should | forward by many for the Presidemey, but Paes” ab- the Apure, called Passo del Frio, distant about three the expedition, They both agreed that | solutely refused to permit his uanre to be used, and miles from the field of battle; there the pursuit ceased, | Bolivar rhowld march into New Granada, and that | communicated his resolution in writing not te because the enemy were protected by the woods on the | Pacz should preserve. at all jon of the | serve for tl His tellow citizens inetwt. right bank of the river, and it became impossible to | Plaine of Apure. republican | ed on bis bein didate, and General Paw pursue them without infant arms in New Gra: Pacx bravely and succens- Ue, Gen, Morillo wrote :. Lt fully deferded the important territory eontided to im. On the 17th of December, 1819, Venesuela and New Granada were united into one great republic, under the name of Colombia, with a territory embracing then prepared to pose of disqualifying himself for the oi yielded to his wishes, and Paez gave his in favor of the appointment of General José T. Moni gus supposing that the ambition of the latter would be thas satisfied, and that he and bis partisans would or fire arms. Of this bat- ourteen consecutive char- fv upon my wearied battalions. convinced me that ‘ose men were not all gang of cow: had been represented to me.’ fn the follow g morning, General Morillo joined La Torre and eontinued with him his bad developed the stréngth ofan | most cumbersome of ten thourand pai rict ty} | re that followed his camp, was taken to Aragua- perfectly paked, to avoid making any qven, Pees's pian was without coming to » general recognise each other mere easily in of cogagement, to baraee enemy and weary them out They were compelled to take » very — tion of excitement that exists the difigulty of getting by rapid movements, which the jafantry and fleld train | cireultous route, to avoid being discovered by the along, the copfiegrations, the changing. nomadic cha- of the Spanien army could not follow over those de. | *ntinels on the fortress; and after haviag waded — racter ot our tion verte ovly means which M: could employ to | Upwards of one thousand yards in the stream, row—and which, in all | overtake hie mt and fore to battle, was to that portion of the c¢! ful raods of the sea—render taxes on | march to Ban Fernando without crossing the Apure, | 115.000 -quare leagues. cease conspiring against the institutions of sin right of th ite 4 ‘The year 1821 is celebrated for the important vietory | lic. Monagas was olected President of t ebtained by the republican army, under Bolivar and | Paes was mistaken in his expectations rospecting Gen. davon Paez, on the field of Carel whieh secured Vone- | Mi onagas. Shertly after his installation in the executive power, onagas commenced subverting the constitution of zuela to the patriots. General Boilvar’s forces amount- Th division of this army, com- jeneral Bolivar xppeared in the province of . Gone battalion, the battalion of Apuro, ‘iepa, and as soon as he could communicate with | ed to 6.000 men. mittee composed of Messrs, | posed of the British Venexurla, and surrounded himself with. alb those prr- 4 Francisco Vicente Parejo, to | #04 1.600 horsemen, was commanded by Paez The | #008 who hud in former years openly waged war ould acknowledge the authority of | field of Carabobo is a vast and open plain, Lyi the government, and who were notorious for tl ediately assented to the proposi- | utherly direction from Valencia. An arm porition to the fundamental law. —— giving noble instance of terethod beet; oring to be bagi Sig ing ey patriot 4 commanders of tl oleae nin | seldom fout tory erica: army was em is in BAR ee eh OTT tthe shove Ob MF tthe over the doale provinees the persons designated according to law, and ‘rem this period, the patriots began to extend their | Buena Vista. lying to the nor: , is defile isa | *ppointed in their his own creatures. Ue col- ‘tions, and a series of brilliant 3 took place, | formidable position, on which afew men can easily | lected and took possession of all the arms belonging to the pistus of | Arrest the progress ofan army. If this pass be gained, | the State, and placed them in the hands of ‘world, The | and the waxy obstrections be overcome, which an | ¢rs Hv disarmed the active or regular mili called into service the paid militia or militia of re serve. without the authority of law required by the constitution He exeited and encouraged dissension enemy can easily Oppose over @ rough and o1 road of ocngidecnhle enka there stil! remain © berner ports occu} valley to be got over, formed by hills, which consti- the royalists, on ap it of the ii tutes the entranee on the west to the plain of lousy between the different cli of the com- braced by the river Orinoco and its great tributaries; | bobo: here the level i antares Giaseal othe rerat of all these ects was, that articles he bad approached the island of Trinidad, had ob- | Le Torre, the Spanish commander, had station- peachment were presented against him in the tained su ot ‘and oattle,and secured | €d in the valley several pieces of artillery and | House of Kepresentatives. in the manner provided by a commut ith Paez. pol on tag hills commandin, Soe vals the eo Baa rong ae i 'n the beginning of January, 1818, Ps ‘i considerable bodies ef soldiers, On the plain near | 8% the Ho proc © into con- totake the city of Bua Permecde te’ ceesai cnined | the opening of the valley a numerous line cf tufentry | sideration the ‘accaation preferred against the thie view, he directed that two gun-boats, captured | ¥8* ed Snorder of battle. with its right rest. | President, the Militia of the Reserve, called into ser. hor come down A , eo ore two * ow “ dies of cavalry. ‘The second line of battle ughter ensued, several tron sels were to lie in ambush the creek gone bed rt citizens were murdered. committees of £90 to call on our Aldernse® pop opien rns about tbhelt You will be eurp thet we are a poor 5 Iements and +hinderments” of oar Par West how It fall very well to tulk about Minerva. &e.. but we must Bare time to make our breeebes, and rurvey our domain, When ed population. they will tell what we they need, and inake them , in regard to our population, success#—or, even Fupposed success, jn midst ceases. has prodaead absenteeism, Nearly all who geta pile go away, aad mary more, without waiting to learn the wr sources and capreity of the country, and drawa b¥ the tes. comforts and charms of hometin the East. The inizg population and the pew comers remain to ts, he As matters stand with us now, we have only to look to delny at W ctor to save us from the comseq ae ces of Cur mn ein adopting State instit tions oF a po! ation or nellifiestion, or elses “ miraculous petrioti«m among our oflice- holders under our new institution Our Massachusett> Correspondences Maxson Hoose, Neatnamrrox Mass , Judy 20, 1850, Departure from New Vork—New York and New’ Havers Railroad —-New ing eld — Holyoke —The Connecticut Valley Northampion— Dr. Munde’s Wa- ten Cure Estublishmest—The Marsion [onae— Guester —Mr Buchanan and Ms New Tragedy—Gorrison and Abby Foster—stmherst and Pelham, ge. After wending my way through ebreds of tattered awnings, and scattered cigs, and snapped tron pillars, which variegated Broadway aiter the storm of Thurs- cay night, T came to the station of the New York and! New Maven Railroad, in Canal street. Considerable apprebension was entertained by those who were dis- pored to take the eight o'clock train, that the road had been injured; but Mr. Gillmore, the agent of the company. aseured all that the storm bad not affected it, and under his admirable directions, the train, well filled, started off. The effects of the storm were no- tier d on the line to the outskirts of the metropolis, but seemed to have done little damage to the country, which seemed only refreshed by the descending of the rainy flood. The cars rolled on delightfully, arriving at Fairfield about ten o'clock. where the Marine Hotel has become so fashionable this season—passed Bridge- port a few minutes after, aud arrived at New Haven by lever o'clock. Tho ride was invigorating. The fresh air came up from Long Island Sound, freighted with fresh life. and contrasted strongly with the hot and stifiing atmosphere in the metropolis, which all dislike at this season, and which few can endure. which road to take at this point, of mountain scenery; and thoagh Eart and West Rock, at New Haven, with their legends of regicides and cave dwelling men, promised some- 1 could not tarry inqairies were obtig- ly superintendent at 0 commended me Accordingly, I’ took up the line for Magtord, to 8) siogtield. We passed North eriden Berlin, New Britain, fa prudery, piety apd miscellaneous publications sor, Warebouse Point—tamous for its beauty culture of tobacco— and, aided by the inteliij ductor, Mr. Dowd, in my pursuit of fac: Springtield soon after one o'clock. This place ts tow known to need duscription, Uncle Jerry's house the Arsenal are national in notoriety. At one, brides find bouquets upon the pillows; at the other, ‘tion arms for thoussads and tens of thousands ? tite for the A day or en, Wi distapt about eight miles from San Fernando, au ite left the rond called Det Pao, and the ew eftermards land, on the night of the lath, « chown a oe ae Peon Beg i Le aA men to attack tl while the main peite Aopen passes ; of the was of the army engaged the an of the mavens ocoupted by» battalion. Such was the military post agas compelied them, by another direction. But two individuals, who went | tiom of the Spanish forces. On the 24th of June, the on the 26th, to pass a general over to the royalists, informed them of the plan, and | Patriot General occupied the defile, aud trom that ed im the bloody: tre before it be exec n unexpected and vigo. | Place observed the position of the Spaniards. The panasad: Sane rous attack was made on the boats, all of which tell | ®4™TOw read pursued by Bolivar allowed bim only the into the hands of the of the men on | TOM. necessary to file off, and the enemy only y board, only thone escaped who threw themselves into | €Uarded the outlet into the plain, but commanded the | cording to law, against Monagas, were never taken Up the water. Paez then abandoned his eet in | Valley with their artillery and # considerable number in Congress. conmseusate ‘of Delivers coteed teeth coat an | sf tmmatey: SNC poulig wes Maperabedie, 1) was tital eubrersion of taw produced a grvat sensn- tisk his forces until the Intter reaehed Apure, he con. | Tesolved, however. that General Paez, with Musider. | tion in Veneduein. The le turne wen, wn Seratinetaneimaiie hy ceryenaeg nes | rca cae fies Bs | Rae tinincBestartorcs seed Sent" meentime. or ite wn, od Unie bozo and Ban ey ine Saeenanet atte right. ‘This path was extremely usurpationof Monagas, and called upon Paes to re- same month, Boliver joined him with upwards of 2.000 | *t the bigh rond leading to store the constitution. The old rteran did not besi- men of excellent troope,and the republican forces thus | ‘he valley. goos over the tép of » small hill covered | tste. but manfully reeponded to the call. He took the consisted of fiiteen hundred infantry and two thou. | ¥!'h wood, the Spanich | field with a few followers, quite unprepared, aud with- tapd veteran borsem: great portion of the latter artillery, and leads into a ravine. which the Out the means necessary to contend against Monagas belonging to the famous cavalry of Apyro, m Pues | Were compelled to pass and bis roldiera He tought with bis accustomed bra- ed soourtemed 06 vietooy. The plan of | 0¥xb; full of brambles w ory against the forces of General Monngas, but, over- having been arranged between Bolivar | ¢2¢MY discovered the movement, he directed part of | powerrd by numbers, was compelied to leave Venezuela, y Fesolved to cross over the siver Apure foree mgaiost th rome of bis battalions came retreating into New Granadu, with a few followers, who audcontipue marching toCalaboso, in order to meet | UP to phe ravine, as jot battalion of Apure was | perform: jes of valor. The struggle was protract- the ro} orillo, But heres um. | beginting to pass it, vi ed. and General Paes having again landed in Venezuela, culty presented iterlf; the patriot forces hen mo brat | #24 was kept upon both sides at the port of Coro, in 1840. atter several hard tought in which to cross that deep river. [t was at last succeeded in passing the ravine, but no longer counters. capitulated, with his forces, tothe comman. then that Paes conceived xecuted » bold and | Sble to sustain the enemy's chu.ge. it com. | @er of the aray of M ‘Toe old hero was loxded for uring the enemy's | menced to give Way, when the with irons and thrown into priron in the city of Va- were cn the rh A eqn ~ 4 support. The enemy had lencia, He was then taken to Caracas. the capital. point, towards which they ‘were | inte the cetion four of his bert where be was aguin kept in close confinement, and marching He selected. with Colonel yr Ae ee = of the patriots. But the brave British legion now | Snally, without having been heard or tried. was, by an a party of fitty of his best lancers, who mouuted | Mled off and formed into order of battle, under a most order or decree of General Monagas, mort singularly on thelr horses without saddies, and lance in | te?Fible fire, with simost superbuman serenity. and, | culled en amnesty, sentenced to to imprisonment and band. dashed into the river, kneeling down, could not be made to yield a step. Al | petpetusl «ale from the Pete of Venezucin. He ‘and swam towards the Spaniv ont alt its officers were wounded, and many soldiers | wae sccordivgly tw privoned Im the fortress of Ban An- tonio, in the provinee of Cumans, where he war treat- ed with the utmost Ly and where be would probably Have loct his life. if the lart Congreas had not ordered 1 ape to carry the sentence of exile into exe- eution ‘On the 24th of May last, General José Antonio Paes met with » glorious death; but the service rendered by these brave f was great indeed, Their be- roic firmness gave time for the Apure battalion to ral- ly and return to the . and for two companies of | the Tiradores battalion, led on by the gallant Heras, te me into the action. The at last yielded on See prah, two miles ievat San Ver. | S05 tbe clavaltencons chorge of dhe buyocer mete ty | left bis prism, followed by an immense concourse of Dow dead Mento Quare, who from that different corps, and fell back upon the people, who xecompanied him in a sort of triumphal cut off fromall communication with Mo- hi of Pi val procession to the steamer Libertador, which was to convey bim to8t Them: the Venesuelan hero, great in war, t. great in bis prosper ty; but his ring bia long and cruel imprisoument, measure of bis greatness. Lie has shown himself superior to adversity, and has given to the world « sublime lesson, showing how tar moral worth is above mere physical power. triot army havi us obtat eon over by my: ve men. who.conipored the ad- with whieh the royalists covered Cuie- t direction. The consequence of this was, surprise on the 1ith of Were away ata pl ealied Mision de Abajo, sbout three miles to the Calabore, Morillo wade every effort to save his hossare and battalion of infantry on the unexpected spprerauce of Pavs, bat only « very emall nnmber of the info utry battalion was aaved.and only thirty or forty be hasrare es the patrict cavalry, commanded by other officers, cut them up completely, Gen. by mere chance, in the Bolivar joined Paes at f ted Cur Callfornia Correspo nee, San Prancisco, 1Tth June, 1850. Municipal end State Affairs—Taxation— Voice of the Peo- ple—Non- Admission, e., Fe. Our State and municipal governments get along bad- ly; at the ti formed our State government many of our reflecting people foresaw the diffleulty attend ing the ways and means Well, we are at about «stand still; our authori ties, State and municipal have adjourned. The ehurehes and schools are in much the same coudition. The courts and the police move on, and we trust we shall get through. Let us review our course since last July. ‘The fact is that every step that we have taken since inery | promised to him by Gen Bollvaes gress. on the very field of battle.” . Cal Paes finally notified the Spanish General that unlers surrendered within twenty-four hours, be would pus the w the sword on taking the fortress, ited time. the Sp: mand of all the forces. and proceeded to Angostara, wbere Congreve was to meetin February. General riilo, having Joimed Le Torre at San Fernando res iewe bis army, composed of seven battalions, three Feat og wes eavairy and several squadrons, amounti haughty reply, Paes carried all to #ix thourand be men and commenced a trea to = ga ng of = Th! we lynebed the hounds, and the resignation of Mr Al- marching egsinst patriots in the beginning of | ¢ fordivg. in the night time, wit calde Leavenworth, has been for the worst, The more Febros: Boe reirestta ¢ ds the Orinoco, trans- | Of his forces, a stream covered with mangroves. which orted all bis Tofantry to the island Serenmes and ‘east. and was, until then, law and government we get, the worse off we are. took « porition. with bis guard and two squadrons of . The baxardous attempt — The reair cf values for the payment of our officers is Te, at Cuna} j the remainder of his horse- hh of Novemberat 10 0% at dared upon California values the same is used for | carabiner: wie men ates diaeiee of en teeal and & they ucceeded in enteri town ebich was exposed. “faving set foot on shore at half past two o'clock in the morning. they divided imporsible. Rvery eort, of property bis cavalry; but the empl nd Soopundiond ths of teoee Spremmeetie ebanges bands; all the people change ccnstantly jeopardized the only body of force whieh procured the rubsistence of the army, and compromised its enfety, | into several parties, to attack simultanrously the bat- are us. He thererore advanced very cautiously. preceded | teries of the town, the and the gate of the Pall- We must return to our former com & com! by & force of three thousand men which consti- | sades, which connects the interior with the exterior tion of the elements of our own system and the Me) tuted his vanguard, commanded by Morales; | town. They were now disnovered by the enemy.andthe can laws, leaving the corte of court, polies. and govern: when Paes. disengaged from his infantry and the emt- Sa the etry; peas confosed shouting commenced ent, to those who have recourre to the! rem grants, made ® countermarch to watch him more | 0D ail rider « Spaniards. thus surprised endeasor- rystem of honorary gover: it wi ' ut ir port seme stem of goveroment upon a If it te not too late, it would be best to get under y—whote territorial clorely. On the 11th of February, Morsies was at the entitle ertate. called Cafiafictoln, and was there resting hit troops, while one of his squadrons of cavairy was oe in collecting cattle Upon this, Paes, who never lost sight of him, rd to reli their lives dearly; the patriots had vo hope but ip vietory. After asevere coutest, in whieh the royalists bebaved most gailantiy, they were compelled to surrender up their arma, two days afterwards the castia sleo surrendered. under & most honorable appeared euddenty with 1,200 boreemen. aod, without ‘iving the enemy's horse time ulation. granted by Paes, The taking of Puerto Ts, Iegiators, mare! te retreat to the encampment. threw them int» disor- Mo cloved the war of independence in Colombia ean port - der. and cutthem up He then charged apon Morales, o Paen ured Gen. andall his officers. to- We have hada trial of impracticnbie govern. end a quick conrtant fring bad commenced, when the | gether with s capeers men; be teeseet Pi me pees ng let as wait and get it atter. ineipal body of the & wh army appeared in the | eg ndly: no war imprisone Tietonce ‘The patriots then retreated | de Cuna- | itomed. He lodged SS Eiicore qunetaas ond apurten ts e can be saved from admission, it will be the General Calreda, who dined at the same table with grestest blessing that ever happened to a mixgraded viehe. keeping their adverrary under observation; at night, however. they retraced their steps, and in the and rlept im the same room. All the wounded set of adventuters aud struggiers, for such we ave, morning eppeared citnated at a short distance, in the ere were kindly treated and taken careof The TL esy mirguided, beegure we are as we are, o arg to posite direciion Morillo counte rmarched. And con. anish commandant of sriillery, tino Navarro, the wrong steps we took to oblige the couctry, by set. tinued for many days wandering over those polit who was smong the wounded, was carried on @ chair sling that everlasting proving mostrom. that we were bis © to overtake an enemy which ye by order of Pees. by his aids to bis heuse,and received to dodge so nicely, aod sbhioh ts likely te commend constantly betore him, like his shadow, and which every attention from Paes personally ite polremed te its to our own lips. Like the sterling, Wf can't get out. and bad com: hee bromght os to it. Weare in ataise po Ation a are destived to an immortal bathor ‘This country is not bim great injury drivis way th ttle the wal: pay ests Jared te + omy 4 Chorte, he ‘length, convinerd of the inutility of hy Nemerour other instances are recorded of Paer's Keperority towards his vanqute! The foregoing te but an tmperfeet ow When the m Ta" When tbny toseived, the other aight, to ead « ere with great satisfaction. Many me up to get their dinners — 1 haa determ| to settle ‘At two o'clock we startod again. After miles, the great dam at Hf the new city) was im idently been mage this work—the appli- going eight cupital view was had of the latter. Arrived at ton. the view was splendid A perfect paa- ohes around, the Green mountains making nd to the picture on the Wosterm eticut has a serpentine course he: 4 Jays Nike @ broad satin ribband upoa the verde: 8 Of this town sad Hadley, The telands in the Mm are picturesque, and the coup dei extremely he etorm had raged here on Thursday he whe: od corn had suffered some— meadows had been overtiowed—the river several feet. and serious beng 4 bee occurred from the rise of the water Messrs. Josiah Hunt, the gentlemanly superintendent of the North. ewpton road. Barroaghs the amiable coaductor and Motes, Mclent engineer, furnished me with every adwirably fitted town for summer ie. not far from the village. is De. Charles Munde’s water-cure estab ishment. It is com- pletely filled with path applications are daily made to take the places of those who are cared and discharged The friends of some of there patients re- jn at the Manricn House here, which is the only jomable hotel in the place. All the others are raiircad houses, noisy aud bustling. but useful in their way. Mr. Brewster keeps up the reputation of the house. He knows weil how to provide for the wants of bis guests; and on his airy plazzas, and through spacious balls, in his well sppolated rooms, and at his well epread beard. all possible comforts oan be ob- tained The site of the house i# on high ground, aed. a pleasant ride it it to Mount Tom, or nearly to the summit ot Holyoke There are North- ampton. from y Jeans Ex Secretary of the Navy, John 0 Bpsnver, le bere; Dr Stockwell, of New Orleans and Wr Buchanaa, the distinguished tragedian, with many others This latter gentieman ie eugaged in studying new plays, F am informed that the production which he intends to bring out early in Septombe, isu tragedy, Lt is write ten in blank verse. is strictly historical, and is » por- traiture of the times of Meseaiina and Agrippias. Claudius Caear ie an important character The hero of the play is, however, a Roman Consul. and the per- sonation of the part will be moeasy task [t bas @ Cepth and force tn it that few actors would attempt to compars. By the way there are some curious stories about thie work. Mr Buchanan it aid, will make ® great sensation in the play. and will appear in it Gret in Boston Ile ix determined to do something erioan dramatic literature, and though some se may etrive to imitate his course, by piok! there, yet he will have the credit our stage, plays of legitimate trength. and devoid of the valgar traditions which hare ruined the repatation of maay aspirants to hirtrionte hoyors. The time has gone by for uoprenrical fustian as the inspiration of the tragie he abolitiontet, ts to lecture here to-mor- row in the morning. afternoon, andevening He will potty be © & few auditors, ns there appears to lig hy aible to hearhim. A tirade the Hible. churches. the constita- ery other institution There is ® ultras two Fourterites, and ou@ #o- 0 believes piety consists in going bare footed, courre to reason with fuch m lens. A few weeks ago, Abby Foster discoarsed ip the nday, on politics and women's rights, ys and girls, Ce 3 ircens, However, ink that ifany Social. je getting flat hese and abolitioniam is down— p— down mberst Ides opposite to this town Tt len beautifal ce but here ts mere ceremony fara and formaitty ot than yy eourt in Kusope. People should ver vinls fi wat a hook of etiquette, aod a treet of viviting cards of the latest tachion. There are or thre, fami ber tu the piane who have some little to te | indepeaderien, and who dare to break away from the r ulpt eombination of conventhonalitios ity most ain, ever mar ged a comm’ of cad age. peseou's t mene? ment i much a the eighth of August Ravin P Wh ¥ sur ietion This Of the esi! occasion. mary of them will be present jon of the “A Det r Youth hae all the mar! ons are the only youshfak college, at present, ovm- out. Lt will tage piace Vox ead poem This society port of several ambitions in Rurope for hie piled. as tt bas bee cry liberal ‘one of the most desi an one yy the eotiege aad rooky Petham. wil soon ontatrip ti, ase mineral covered. and te becoming —— was recently sent ie to ing Hqnor he time she A Wemase Law to the Hartford Jon & an ‘a fine of ten Collars an’ be had 8 ob *- than «ix day oa etes refaoea vo tesetve We forced to nurse it — Hartford (Con) Times, daly fon. Robert B. Campbell, U 8, Consul to Mavens, and romity, arrive at Ubariestog on the 2th inst, 4