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Mt JiMnJr4 ilbM UclV MXH6 TtOOk U
CMSpktitMi of CUc dnwtnjr, vil b COMidmd
,m (uKciUd ta tlMBan of tb Lottvrf. - .
Tbt ittcrtkm of tk North Cvelina pobHc,
' it rrfrxTtAiTTf Imlred totte Ibrffntrf Kbevto.
TIm uu.UbU prpoM contemnUnl U1, It it
fcopod, tcur to U Iht aid of taM vIm tro
. ASciwitjr to tb intrnat of llunlnrc sod Kieaeo,
aod tbt sum alono of tb frultcm) who M
" 'nnxalal lit -t fti fjunmiuitiner In the -man.
.. rrmi of Ihe Lottery, l uflKWnt lWjro
W the Cilnen ith wbicb it wilt l coiKiiirted.
i " Ar D." MUIPHEY.'
O 7rt Lotte for W at Uio office
of 0m WeMera CanUinUm ami b Mr. Clarice
i Tuber, end other, PUbury. Jl . .
Cotton OlunlftK &Tacklng.
.rpil ttlMcriber takei thte method of inform.
.1. bif the Merchanttof Salbury aad Moeka-
.tillejuand all ohcr living convenient, that he
ku now In vperatkm. at KaR and FralrT'i Milk
on the 8outh-Yadkin tiw, nine milea from
ti!iburr, and the aame diitance from Mocka
ville, on" the main nad between the two placet,
fire rate Cant Cin i and having built a large
bouee for receiving cotton, M now prepared to
lake In any quantity for Cinnine. The aubacri.
bert Cin waa made by bimKtf, which he took
particular paint in finlthinf in a auperior ttyle,
end can recommend it to dojat good if not better
work than any gin in thii aection of country i it
runt by water, and hat been in operation from
the fint of June Wt, and can gin at the rate of
JOOOpoundi teed cotton per day. .
All those wialiing Cotton Ginned and Packed
in the nicest manner for market, are .invited to
try tho Mbtcriber'f Cin. Tbie Gin will be coo
. jtaotly. kept,in..complcte order, by the aubk
, -T .' -rn-ir SAMUEL FHALEY.r
..Ort.r, 1826..t ... I.. :..7t37 ,
THE eubacraef beg Jeave again, to ..imarw j
"hit old eurtomere and frienda, and the
jubIio in general, that he hai received an aort.
went of tho fteytettjbr Caff and Jfdf Shnt (1
which he it prepared to make up into :, ., ; ' ,
after tW incit appl'faaUoiti, and if prlcft
v. u 1 tuwi m hm will tieiitate to Bur the
- - fa aai m'mu im. 'nil nn ima JtM .j-14-
" 7 Incai future, to deal on plain termei
those who will pay mVcaib fur work, on delive
ry, thH be entitled to a deduction of 12 months
legal interest from ordinary prices i and thoae
Recounts presented to.them erery three months,
ments will .be taken i those to whom I am inr
mnn a.isa iuuiiet vi uiui iiwiv w 1
.4 ka MAMAti vs tnt fftavfaM MfiniPMi. ear uiuv
debtcd,will of eonrse be excepted from this
rule, j" v EBENEZEB DICSV?i.
. (Tofietei;, Oct. 7, 1825. . .lrf
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o,rv V l'ari4 tNi,iMtMif tKe
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riWfKialW gt too of a fU f.l,
U mhi m m A At tM are
t4 14 be . k wti m Urr Tfi,
mI eateeed am-t.4 f fa't airr,
obAlMi nrfi.wttJNwl sV- eMkW
f MMXtr xiut artr Hm tmi Wittr
hie Mrut pf pft ti bie r.re
imv, 1M cfl -) iie
(Ctd frib tW tM dlmi tec tii t-l
kit JevftJte re s-rid lie eUiM U U
tit 0'-t r7 r'ii4 tmrn, lU
jHjpert tMM4 a" trlM of
lUi iWf wtre aYiU4 to Mr. if, a4 wMe
ika Irwlit ttliUHtfU, Aawwi(M oiiha.
tarf M of imttHi h tSe W ef l-rf
44e adroraiee.
IW rvil Urr 1
i-. fk tfti amfi of Utile aa4 Ut
aniU sirH f It eriir.tr. e1!
loorrr no U eIWrft -bW. oh Wbrffo-J
uy ae la J.r". 1 t JUUmUn U 'W
Irtd. He irrJigty, wkr U V- i.l-tMh
ya Urtd the mV v'.ib the fwk of tie
tt irurtm. ad U i a nraoty U-ir.oM-d
twMMi o-i tval evri-fe
JUvutg tr a aW-U trsaprr d t,fUr lit
re-xLjtt coor tUiad the rtord .m1 alTclo
ah cufltfailra. SM M V-rt! iA, kf
L;rr-iiIiif.hea'trfV(!tne 4 tk
coaIcrJAL;cC A ffiC l.Ft'
trait m U4WMrr UrUri- vm
(ilm wi-t.a' taW A4 ftOflk.
S,r akj -ft fartihf inlrd by Urn
UppOrvr hh bnirr tlT,, iW ai. ai lo
'kM which promoted tit to tae raak 4 a.
aatML 1aaevMIviktWeM that tar
mr. Vm vKit nrnod till tr the tma of
the eoMufw of Lord Ot-iH, wamgio
M tlunhoN were ltarftartW cpae.
bh ) the eab.H aad i tho Mvtf
wae an aid snore Derfct!y the friend and conft
daat of eotA-aana-, t-v a garJ taore aWy
auhatrrtd Ir a ad. They hared togriher
the dangers td hardtLipe of that trvirg period
villa firmaote aoj furtHwde thtt never were
aurpamd, aivd by their braety tad united
doow were iarrumeaikl. beyond all o)Hn, In
conducting tho ennt of their eonntry to victor-,
and etorr. I f amihon temd as rlrot aid de eawp
ta ta eMiMr.aiKlr lea chief U the batllee of
taiwWwia. Cervtantewo and Monmooth.
Hit touad 0MlenUd.g, comprtheoaive
views, tppHctiVo-i and promptitude, toon gained
tha awtir eoodeace of his oatroo. In sock S
chool k wae impwaible but that hm gcaaua
ikottVS bo aaurWhed. Br Intcrcoune wit
Waahl6iton.br eunenrf hit puna, oe tewing
bit ctMirtt rmocneo, aed by B.iute in.
tpcctktl of oe armngt of Mtwnai or-rrwioni,
tda raamaivo wtnrh term'mkte J in the capture
of Corqwtil-i, coi. mmtnon rnfmaiwu a
r-T - - ; - . . . .
York. U 1711, Veen IM aecona puwi was
opened, too fwdoultt, " hlck flanked k. and
were advanced 300 yardl in Iroot of tho British
wot t-verr ranch iBHOTedthlet)"ln the
Inarlirt. it WSJ molred to Do-eei them, and
ta ereveflt lealoutiet. the sitae oi ino om
a enmaiiitcd lo the Americans, and of the
other to (he Trench. .Tho dcttrbment of the
Americaniwaa eommsmted hytho Warrjuitfle
u r,vrtt-. and Cut. Ilsmtitofl at nts own
-.nwat ivmieat led the advmicd corps, consirt
kr of ta batlalioWL . Toaard th! close of
Iho.day on U0 14th-Of . October. thtrooft
ruihed to th eharg-rwithout ri)f a single gun.
The work, were atsaullea wiin rrrrwiow iro
petuoaitr, am! carried but with little loa.
Eight of the enemy fell in the action i but not
althatandinr tho irritstion later? produced by
the infamous slaughter to Fort Cntwold, not a
man was killed who ceatrd to re'iat.
At the conclusion of the war, Col. Hamilton,
being now married tod bavin a family depend
ing fur its iubswtance on hit erjoua! exertions,
entered, after a brief cmito cf ru?v. on t!.e
profewiooof the law. St.U howtev, gib
ttsnding tlie calls rf his interest to the con
trary, be WU unable to detaco nimsco mm
public aHairs. . .
In ir8. he was a member or congnss tmm
the state of New-York. BucceediPg -et-ion, the
procecdinn of that body assumed a elM-vteT
novel, strikinj, and unprecedented in vijfor.
Hamilton took en ecrly and dUtinguidi'. kad
in all the most important measuret of tlie ses
sion. He wtJ uniformly a member, and K vend
timet chairman of those committees, tofthkb
was eonfided the high and difficult trust cr re
porting on tuch tubjecU u were deemed most
vitally interesting to the nation. The reporti
prepared on these oecaion are remarkaUe lor
that eloquence, energy, and luminous oisdorn
which characterixe so strongly all the tub.
que'rtr pfodoctiont'of hit -pen. - He wae also
meter of several of the tnort important resolu
tion! to which the tettton gave rise.
Hating tekteinis-Jr--ir-hfuqf-iQ Jiu
1 !la.. ua..Mav-l Ia tha nt-aWi lt"
country, Col Hamilton returned to the practice
of the law. ; Nor was it long till he was foremost
in professional eminence. But ae len toai
matters of a public nature had still a claim on
him which he ought not to resist '
J1 he vwlenee which was mwutaieo, agajwu
naonertv . and neraona of all who remained in
the field during; the war; called forth IU rener
ois exertion, and by the aid of -Gov. Clinton,
tha faith 1H and revengeful acbeme wat de
bated. ' In a few vears a more important affair
demanded te tale After witneaaing theJ
debility.of the confederation, he Wat Tuny tm
prttsed whli me rieeeadty.of an alHcientfener.
tl -rvieniiucm,Tinu no was appuimcu, xt w ,
member of the federal convention of New-
York, He assMed in forming tlie constitution of j
the country it uiu nm contain (uuicicni man
nl tfrannn lor IU own Drcacrraiiwn, ami um,ui
rnnieaoencc w should share the faith of
many otner repuDiica, ana paaa mrvuju anartuj
am- . .. ir:..A..L::.t.
to deopotiam. lie wu in iavor w a tout
Permanent execuuve ana rmwi wmm
or a strong government, whioh would not be
haken by the conflict of different interests
tnrotign an ewnT innwi
r w-, t, , f tiiof .
lie two, U iu tiAit lMi feV
Bet, ld If hit Hkf lo IM (iCjvtnik of
Wfcel lit trajrtmeef ts
tigtJiiijajrii.TriiUitiA (.wed
Vim tf lao.hetd a4 iht ttoutr-l the
Mtr detruodt, wnjel were tw ttde
ma lit ;uiiMirrf tvfc;vf ;iu
nM 444 M fail hi. me Ntrt I
btcm4 4aM fi ft6l the dU J
Ihf tJoea a4 (tf AtosmUif the) eteUi U
tf rftpectiM iUII laf sUhDeWtf
tool -to4 tnlut t4 - kt-fmimg t
NMBBf. IU trttkfJ lo ttcVew the re
ptsfV ! hie twrttry by MtisjUg her
creditonr aax5 to ctntle with the .
romeM tuck moile4 Inure it it nthi
(aiiliute) ill oferailot.
IU nouloed b t then ilm tfier
wirde hi ttlct. M kit property k)
Lee a wtwed U Ik pallit tervUe, iVt
ctft of a rltlog btrtfy male k hit dwtr
lo fttlre, that by ne4 tnirtmt to
hit prvfe tUet he nlM pfotUe tee Ihcir
MJptiit IU ocprdisrlr rrirne3 hit
oft on the Utt a hnutrj, 7.
H I ra iht peovkml ermy wit raised
in 1791, Wothwio)' qoaltned his ocrro
lenf of l with te ftavtirofl thai lltra
Uiou sWJJ U lit U'e, end the
tetood in cotamanti. Thtt rrsntemtet
I U(i..ig'T fa1'
ltewed hh to rtak a- Ifttpccloev
Kaoaral, ilami.l iepi4 inmniet
lu Ibis spot afc tommrr4't the orrnlu
. . . M..
'ton end di Ipiio ol hi tmt. iuk
he rerrii-is) thet time t ptrtctlfofl,
the matriuli ol hn (omrntnd bainK ei
cellent in riualiiv. boot of leisure
he dtrotcd, wi'h hit uul inluttrfi lo
the Mtjdy of chemhtff , nitfhrma'kt, tnd
ihe ri of war. ' It the ! litter, hit at
laJptntBti Uetme great Ta itodcr
him rontplcQOfii tmong the tblett cap
uint la the wKd, notMng wae now
wanting but estienca in I ha field.
A'le-e the odrav tnent of-wor ditMttt with
Iht French Republic, end tho diaclurg ts
of tbt aror. he retorned trtio to hit
professioo in the rity of niw-York.
In June, 1804, Col. Burr, ttcw-preti
dent of iht United State, tddretted i
letter to gcDcral Htmiltoa requiring: hit
acknowledgement or denial of tKw ate of
toy expretuoa derogetory lo the) pooor
of tbt former. Thttderetodvae deemed
inadmissible! end duel wat, Ibt cocte
. AAtr Jhe cIom of the urcult court, the
prtiamtt tUloboken,. on hc raoroing
of Weinetdsy, July the i ii, arxi utmii
ton fell on the tame toot where hit ton i
few eeirt before hid fallen, b obedience
to the priodplt of honor, end In thet tame
violation of the laws of Uod and man
lit wet carried into the city, and being
detlroui of recelInt the sacrament of the
Lord Supper, he immcdiitelf tint for
iha Rev, Dr. Maton. At the principles
of hit Church prohibited him from ad
ministeriBK the ordjmnce inpnwennu
mrnter of the jotpel 5nfofmeGieraJ
" a a . .
Himtltoo that the itcrtmcnt wet an ax
hlbltlon and pledge of tha raercica which
the Son of God hai purchttcd, and thai
the abtence of tha tiKn did Dot exclude
from the merciet ticniBed, whkh wtte
t rettibie to him by faith in their gracious
Author. He replied, 4 1 am aware of
that. It it only at a tign tnl i wanted
in the conversation which cotucd,
he disavowed all intention oi lining
he life of Col. Burn and declared hit
abhorrence or the whole traniaciion.
When the tin of which ha had been
guiitv wet intimated to him, ha atteotcd
reliance on the mercy of the almighty,
through the roeri'1 of the Lord Jettlt
ChriM." The Hcv. BilbopMoore wat
tfterwardt sent for, and after making
aeitable inqutriet of -tbel. penltenoo of
Gen. Hamilton, and. receiving bW at-
inranre that he would never teain, if
restored to heahhVbe engaged In a aimi-
ar trantaction nve him the commonloh.
Afterihivhiaxxibd wiif ompfjted, he ex
pired ebout 3 olock on Thursday, July
13, 1804, aged about 46 jean.
raoa tea w eatnue
cecal an.
jjexsay. : . ..... !
The glory of a great man become in a
manner a national domain of which every .
citizen hai a right to be proud, end the ex-J
perience of time provei that patriotic eo
thualaim acquire every day r.ew force
irj- the-cbnteropTatloB f th trillUnt
crown ofglorj that surrojindi the Tore-,
iaitottheJtar
KTalitude towardt their benefactora, throw
down in diidain the impotent dykea r alaed
by intrigue and ebvy, to arreit the inarch
of genius, and the object of their laye
roSfpbTirahiiaMliii, inra
triiimphal shield, it tuddenly raised lo
power and to the 'highest honor of the
republic T ... , .
Already tbiajalutary cristi r fr" t
refa cttint In wr iifrf tmnrr,
hiftr pttttfeaf lMtirnjh of h fuatt
tr a ttaU aKber af Urigg itiuna
aUun. - Already eUea awry hide her
head, io4 Ihe gtnlut U tha coootry pre-
tlalmutr the esva tf Mlaoa, ctlit ikat
dewlftlfi af ftt people. . .
The Bute af New Tetk Ut Ululti
lU iitrt tiki U4 Lrra hut aboftly
bafwa act kj the ttatstcf faoeyifar4e
a4 Tette aata. A stveeisng o( Lk4 jeoat
rM4UhU atea U that eUia Ue wi
ttiMt4 JaekfaiMlhe Nti ef ihe t'eitm
tor iht PrttldtrKt at the wet eteettHt,
At a patriot ! rtjJced t tee the detrett
litteretta m my cooMry pewnOaed te IM
trust of om ae wanhy, at a LouiUaoiaa, a
feeling of bfigaatloe aad frkf amilt
ate, whet) I thiak that the cliiaeaiof Ikit
it ae ha ve hot only peraevared U not tiling
lha W'Uilve, okea M epportenity offer
ed of rtvirdiog ihcU heoefacio, Ihe
bere who aaved I heir hooorii ibelr h
I0MI and I heir Uvea, but that they hate
not feared lo tttamo eternal thame w
their heads, tr refutinr him their coo
pHwtioeul vote t la the congrtti of llll.
ll Ii far from lha theatre of glory, tkal
Jack too now fir.di hit notl aroVni tup-
porta. Ilia alier at wr carettuy extm
a . m f SI
incd and appreciated lha conduct, the
flntiplci and IU lile of thai great CW
arm it b br renewing noble rccoltec
tia. UiiiW.h gkwlout coraparjtont,
that the tutet of Niw York and Peontyl
tsnia wq'ilrtd a coevictio) that Ihe here
who lived So eouatry U llll, who b
hit early vHith hsd devoted lo her hit
voire and nit trtn, pottettee at UgWimate
rights to the Presidency, at did, b 1719,
the great man who lotvjoeted our ubcr
ties in ike ar of independence.
Dot fc men have ibowo, like Jack too,
b the difficult tirewnttaneaa b which
fate hsd placed ihem, a t&ul energetkkJ
more free of ihote patty coutioertUuQt,
which bflurnce volgsr tpiriu. Endowed
with rapid perteptioot, with ta lofleavbi.
ity of mind, ansUgoua lo Ihe vail extent
of bit view a and gttiai, he may some
time have trampled under foot a few
formaluiea, only when they entangled hla
detignt upon which detendrd the safety
of his country. Hatred and mcdoicriiy
hate eagerly aeUed upon fhote apperent
faults, and have made them the subject
af their constant and important declama
tiooa. But the matt complete success
csd 4be approtwiiow ail Uisum patrws
havo'Innar siflca hliohtd him b .the
name of glory and of hit grateful couo
try: The mott tirtuous of the heroes of an-
li'ruity the conqueror of Lcuctrat and
M.ntlr,,. r.naminondat, incurred the
nain of death, because, in the interest of
hit country be had preterved the supreme
power, beyond the term assigued by law i
but the sight of his trophies disarmed
ihe severity of hit judge Absolved by
hit cotemporarieii hit disobedience lo
the law or hi cnuBjrj, bat ever been
considered at a heroic devotion, and a
further Tide lo the admiration of men.
Thut, and with as . much glory the
American hero did pot fear in a few in
stances to" violate. a few legal formalities
when the ttfety' of his country was at
t ake ; he did riot, for a moment, hesitate
to offer as an holocaust, at her eacred al
tar, ihe ylfcble sacrifice of hit glory, his
fnrMinr. and hit life. And that heroic
abnegation tould find among ut perlfidT
oris detractor! I and guilty writer -em
bracing a tyttem of deception and abuse,
could oppose cold, pitiful reasonings to
the sublime ejaculations oi a generuua
heart, and of the moit virtuous enthusi
a
asm :
You, who following that odious system,
tlander virtues which you cannot eveo
comprehend, say What motives do you
attign lo the conduct you attribute to
T.,k.m? Is it corruption ? You dare
eovtv" s
a whole nation
not tav 10, me voice v
would be raited aRtinit you and confound
our awcrlion- Js iurnbl!bn f Jackson
never kept ihe eminent omces wun wnicn
he was invested, buger than w necea-frfortheinteTest-and4he
aalely-f4he
' . www . i a . i. a Sai aa
publit weal. ..Youia you h; -
demagogue r Upen me msoiy oi
glorious life you will tee him conttanrly
a a magistrate, bgiltor, a warrior,
causing by hU nan example the mstltn
tiona of hit country to be loved, and ueing
his powera only to preserve pe
l i.i. fellawiuzens. It
narmviiT iuiwj ----- ,
is therefore gratuitously, without founda-
nmora. tnai cruei eitvy--w
id yetiertoii, "- - : . .
. . .1 mm, iialoUSV, Ol
overrated pretentions, of d.pa
ut tne ttoinii rr"i i. '.. .
hoocfof unveiled jnirigue wut?- -jf-",
him : he sees their barking pack sur
rounding hint with its threatening cUmour
j j:i- in.uiiinr hit treat ntme : out
calm and presenting the eternrtj of his
glory, he toeti wiiw ti-l.'J t.4! at)
l Weir irapoteal and rWJot ifonM lM
he afftra l hla etwairy the hawute af a
IVeth devwtlan, b a ttltal rvpe fW Lb
rlrita t-'l glMiesf Wrti.
t;A
tnmt rte AVw ea T fJ-, IK.
' . fiifJUL IMT. . .
T attraordlrafy'raaA H a t
m I . a. .t
6f na ar tiavti ptifi ei ir.
rtt's IrfViWlOtla. lie M ihewwetfef
herds of half wild tavttUf which ha wtt
44 aJattelf-Jw tux a iterate Aerd.
m.o. Narurafly af i bUi lpetwi
lesnper, a4 pooMStM string iw
aitliity of body, ihocethir wrprlalng b .
a frame rather stncV ihe cawmoei aiw,
he early tntbgtiUhe4 Wmtairia we
f.ata of hardihood aad dexterity, render
ed ravw fttTweiH by hebg elm eob
illy o hoeveUtl, which laar.de tod
tty, confer title 4e aaparbritj.
bf these personal advsaUgm wnlted to
s fluLk tveiMiratbt bd, aad ttwth ra
live ugatf-y, he aa4 aleva ed hlmnlf,
ahoui ihe lime ef ihe rtvoJuibw Iw on
of chiefUltHhip poaaeatiag bfle
enee over ihe rovbg tenia ef fcolf aage
hetdtmen; b hla Immediate tlcblty
ffit reatleti arUuoa prwrtpted hba u
colled a band ef his moat daring assocl
atea and rJadoe hlmMlf at their heed, ke
PMnraavu-aJ a nartiiafl DrtdatOTY WatfaTW
m ill www eeowirt.ilebf ww-AiweiU.
aa. hit wateral peaaae.tofa sin
Mm tw Ihe Patriot causal w n
want of prwviaiotii or necesuHea for hit
men, wmowey tot htmteuiorwa-o
10 indulge1 la thst nroeigestof all tbi pit
sions b stt orxutiirsted mbd csmin
the cause of hit reunify ws ffeqweat' .
y loot tight of, aad lha 6rtn palrkM Ihf a
,mi.,A iLa iraaimenl BCsl tlWOY '
flicted upon tha devoted rojelJtU Boli
vir, attendva to ihe robg Influence of
the lawleii chief, determinee ai once
to fie hla Principles, and enlist kll good
no.Thlea for th bemfit-wf thelf ewtwrnoaj
eountrt by appointing him to Ihe tf gular
army. This step hid the desired effect.
The cause of the country wit tmngn-
nedby a chief of the mott heroic intre
pidity t, poaafatnf a gerius for otr,
which dispei.ea who ne rvm wi
having vnder Ui crwimirx?, a body of
dauntlett cavalry, whose charge when led
by their favourite ellef wit IrrewMible.
Thete men, accuttomed. lo the porse
fanm arlt lafaoxv, aeaembleia.arpeaf .
ance em eouipmeftr, lhr RsUaa Ct
inks, and like them da rot owe the ef
fect of iKeir ontel ta Iht alsoct of i mm,
but chirge aerarataly, of iwo orihrca to
gether, depending upon intJrvial ad
dress and prowess, upon the dexterous
management of the horse, he Uncfj i and
ihe example of their leader.
. fae has beet engaged in many battle
and numcroua minor conflicts, but hw
more especially owes his distinction lo hia
conduct at lha battle of Carabob. The
contending arrhiea were lach abotrt 5000
men, the field an exteftsHf plain" ira
versed by i road, and on one tdi at aome
distance from the road.nya concetieu
rtvine. The contending parties aitnougr
numerically equal, ware not an in force i
.k. SK.nUrHa were better ditcipUOCd,
sod had a beautiful buttery of artillery in
posi'ion upon the road, commanding the)
whole pliin, the Celombiana being with
out: thit arm. Polivar, khowmg now
much depended upon the event of ihe
dayi ditposed hi force In two divisions
giving ' the right to iwonuua, me tcurvr,
ihe left to PaexVwlth ordera to attack with
his two battens and about I30O c.vtirr
by lha raviw. J be rreaicem anew ii
waa a detperate game, and had choseij
his agent accordingly. P. tleliRhteJ
at the distinction conferred upot) hlsn by
the selection, joyfully led rn his men it
first concealed by the indicated ravine,
but ksuir g aoon upon the general level
of the plain, the SpmUh commander.
La Trre, saw the quarter of attack, anJ
endeavoured by a coi responding ehango
IsTine position of hit troop and tottery
to oppose it- Hut P.ex, brandishing ; hia
hnet? Tell upon Ihem iUh wch rapldur
ind resoluiioh7that aUhouRlrtenosniair
his division, he completely routed the
whole Spanish army, and captured their
artillery. The carnage of the fly ing waa
terrible, end if it bad not been for. tha fa
tigue of the horaee, broken down by Mg
marchei,and the intrepidity of Gen. Mo
rales, Jhe second in command, who ha
rlly formed-a hallow aquaretirid retired
to.-.llLwiIer
'-a krt Yfnur f v thit iittioniPatsjJL:
gave hrt instance of aw .infirmita iimw
;t him when -violently exeM.-lt is '
saidl to . : reaerrtble an epileptic- fit If
force be not used to prevent him, which
was obliged to be used at Carabobo, bik
against whole battalions of the enemy.
The results of this famous battle were
the occupation of Valencia tha next Mf,
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