THE FATRIOT. ee “BELLEFONTE, Augref 13 ax Political. ——— AG ed = To the Democrats of ~~ Centre County, You are requested to me in. your] mespective townships on Saturday the; ® 3G. day of August instant, and elect delegates; to meet at the bouse of n Reapkin in Bellefonte, on the pesday following, to fix on suite persons for COUNTY OFFI RS. Haics and Potter towships will elect three: each 3 the rest ‘wo each, except the Borough of DBelle- fonte and Rush township which will lgiect one each. (By order of the Committee of Cor- resfrondence. ipl From the Huntingdon Advocate. yg Mr. Printer—1 am pow in the 66th vear and feel pretty sensibly the ef: Eons of what 1 underwent in my youths | © 1 hear a great noise making about a new Governor, and for the first tume in my life, have been somewhat at a Joss to make up my mind who to vote for, 1did not dike this J. A. Shulze, | for I thought he was too young, and for something that I might bave said | about this, one of my neighbors went go far as to call me a turn-cost. This] | has hurt my feclings ; for 1 think) ‘that a man of my years, who has spent the best of his days in assisting to main our liberty, ought to be entitled to a small share of gratitude from those who are now enjoying the bigss- ings of our Independence, which cos! L me upwards of six years of the prime of my life. . I bave taken but little part in the elections for some years past. ‘The Jast hard work I bad in that way, was for Snyder against Ross. In 1820 1 took no other part than to give my vote—I voted for Joseph Hiester, 1 was not altogether satisfied with him, but feit bound to support a fellow * Jaborer of the revolution.—But 1 confess I am at a little loss to know ho it would be right to vote for at * this time. © This John Andrew Shulze TI have never seen, but I know a good deal about his family I suspect, than some | people who are making much more "noise about them. I heard his fath- er making a speech to some compab- tes of militia and volunteers, near the mouth of Mauncytauny on our way to Germantown, a short time belore the battle. I remember I thougbtit very spiritual and very much to the pur | pose, and well calculated to encourage young men in the cause. He was married to a sister of the Muhlen. bergs—they bore a very high charac- ter among the Whigs of those days «Frederick A. Muhlenberg was ‘President of the first Congress, if my memory serves me. His name was familiar to the whole army ; and Peter Muhlenberg was a very brave officer from the beginning to the end of the war, From this then I know that John A Shulze is one of the old WHIG stock. He came of a good breed. and if he did not come into the world soon enough to take part in our political struggle for Freedom it was no fault of his,and I can find no good objection te him on that accounts Andrew Gregg, I first saw in the year 1791, Ithink it was. He was that fal] elected member of congress from this district. The man who run against him I (hivk was James M’- 1.2in of Conecocheague.~The bounds of the district were shortly afterwards altered, for he was not our member Jonger than one term. p—— | . 2 gue : " === age when independence was roclaim-ito the honor of the United Sta'ss, [taught a school. ed and 25 when peace was made. I marched in ’75, and was then 17 — there were zine in the company younger than myself. Resolved, That we have an exaltec opinion of the talents and integrity ol Jobn Andiew Shuizg, the democratic candidate for governor, and we pledge ourselves to use all fair and honorable means to promote his election. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the chair- man and secretary, and published in the Lycoming Gazette. URIAH SPENCER, C/'n.| Tuomas Dyer, Sec’ry. Foreign. ‘FALL OF MARAYCABO. From the Cgombiano (of Caracas) Gazette Extraordinary, July 4th. fn one account of his lite, written by a friend, itis said he was born in Cumberland county in the year 1758, and nothing more very satistactory is said about him til the year '89, when they say he was appointed a teacher of grammer in the college at Philadel phia. But they say, that in the mean time he went down towards Wil mington in Deleware, aud there Now this is the matter of all others, which 1 want to have cleared up. 1 he took up aims in defence of his country, where was if ? 1f ve did not, what was the reason for not doing it ? Washington’s speech to us was, “ They who arenot ror us, are A: GAINST US. From the Commandancy and Io- tendency of the department of Aulia, Head Quarters, Maracabo, June 27, 1823. Most Eicellent Sir—1 have written. under this date to the secretary of 5tafcy despatch, Marine and War, a But there is another matter which lies at the hands of Mr Gregg or his friends to have cleared up, which though it may rot be of much con sequence to most people, it is very material with us «old [:llows.” What took him down to Delaware, « during the time that tried men’s souls 2” for of all other parts of A- merica that part of the country har bored the most clirsed nest of tories It was in that very _meighborhnod where the tories mixed lime in the four sent to the American Army There was no worse country, for aj co oo young man to go to. In no part of} the war did the tories shew a more; blood thirsty disposition-—not even atiunde: the order of captain Alexander] the massacre in the valley of Wyom-iy, fawnches ing. I wish you would ask the quest for two or three weeks tn your paper: Did Andrew Gregg ever should®r af musket in the revolution, and if $0, SRST 00 at what time and at what place ? 14 he did, take my word I will vate for him, if he was out even fora day in the glorious cause—If not, I will vote for John Andrew Shu'ze, who I know to be the son ofas good a whig as in America A’T6LER. letter of which the following 1s a copy. Since my last communication, dated at Gibraltar, I proceeded to the. poriof Corono, where there were a hun- dred of the enemy's infantry, destined to prevent any landing which I might’ make with the givision, and to collect! cattle and send to this place for pro-| As soon as I arrived of that! I landed 100 men of Oronoco! nlace, ! mca, profecied by thre . in canadron, which defeated the! sata compiciv yO oO ‘4 Cis 1y ly—taking some pris d wounding a great number of them, when they took to the moun= tains, whither they were closely purr sued by our troops for upwards of, We tock possession three leagues. of their camp, and a number of cat tle. (The hour was so late when we received the dispatchyand the dispatch itself is so long, that we must coufine ourselves to an abstract of the resi- due of it.) The dispatch ther proceeds to state, ——— From the Lycoming Gazette. Democratic Meeting, At a general convention of the dem- ocratic republican delegates, held at the house of John S. Allens, Tioga township, in Tioga County, on Satur. day the 28th day of June, A. D.:1823, according to public notice, for the nat the squadron proceeded to the purpose of forming a democratic tick-/ et to be supported*in said county, at the ensuing general election, URIAH SPENCER, IX5q. was ca ed to the chair, and port of Altagracia, where they dis- covered the various boats of the en- ul i {emy, transporting the wounded to the fort of San Carlos, some of whom ry Watts, of the battalion of Caracas,!zun shot. ro Carillo, of the battalion of Oronoco —the first d angerously. attention of the governinent. ‘days previously to the attack, where ‘marched that morning on the point of : During the absence of the royalists, the town had been greatly injured, and Juan Francisco Echeto and Ped: | Many of the best buildings had been The Patriot commander speaks burnt,and the houses completely sack- highly of the good conduct and 1tre- pidity of his troops, and recommends his officers and men generally to the ed. This letter farther states that « the army of Ric-de-la-Hacha has dispers= ed in the Indian territory, and irom The last news from the enemy, left them about two days march from Maracaybo ; and should they return deserters, who come in daily; we learn that these troops will endeavor to retrace thelr steps to Rio-de-la« Hacha. We are credibly informed that the encmy’s vessels are full of sick, wounded, and women, and short of powder aud provisions. (0 attack the place, with a view to re capture it, with a superior force, it is the intention of the Patriot com- mander, {Marinquy) to embark im- mediately, and continue to blockade Fifteen vessels, well armed,are at the castle the place. of San Carlos, commanded by Mons Should tlie Royalists attack the sicur Pierre Lamison, waiting the ara town, they will be compelled to aban-ir, ya) ot aumiral Laborde fo attack the i sition leave a {ree : don their position, and enemy. We, have picked up more than 1000 shot, 12’s 187s 2474 pobis since we entered the town. The wp of Sinamanea, anc Eri d——| 2 the town of 3 Dif A= nuns convent hus 106 shot holes in it; though no communication bas Jately I : to the divisions of the Patri passage Sint ot troops, which are stated to be near rs 19 very house wear the water side id -— ivedd from the Patriot offi . : been receiv re in completely ruined. The loss ot ths to whom Marinque has written Maracaybo in different direc- cers 3 i i i ; Colombians is not known; but it must he considerable.” I'he letter from Aruba, July 1} gives an account somewhat different, from ions. Generdl oO Castille; with his largest vessels, twa Morales had retired to but si}! correspording in tts general features with that of colonel Mdbrique, hg expec with ted to be joined by Larborde Col. Calzada had so far as to show that it relates to the same transaction. We give this lets ter entire. : his forces. Exract from a letter, dated Aruba, July 1, 1823 “ On the 15th of Jupe Padilla drew id attention of the Spaniards towards Perija, witha seeming intention of ef- tceting a landing in that quarter. General Morales forthwith reinforced he garrison there with 600 men. I'he patriot chief then landed at the city of Maracaybo, but on the appear- ance of colohel Prieto re-embarked again. On the 16th, however, he again landed the troops commanded bv colonel Manrique in the said cityy where a division of 300 Spaniar 's was put to flisht, headed by Calzada. All this took piace while Morales was at Garabulla, ascertaining whether or ans, under colonel Manrique, during inot Gomez’ troops had fallen back. the absence of Morales, with the[fhe republicans held possession restest gait The Masagay so for three days, the 16th, * a 7th and 18h, during which time despatch of colonel Manrique, con. they plundered and carried away eves ry thing, namely ammunition of every ohservation that had been assigned 10} Col Don Jayme Preto, and Lieutenant Colonel Narvas command- ed the Royalists in the engagement him. MARACAYBO REOCCUPIED BY MORALES AND THE ROYALISTS. Office of the Commercial Advertiser Saturday, July 26, 1823. We yesterday published from a handbiil, issued at Caraccas on the 4th of July inst, an account of the cap ture of Maracaybo, by the Colombi- of hig forces. \ veying this gratifying intelligence, THOMAS DYER, appointed sec- retary. The object of the meeting being: 4 : ; t the enemy had concentrat- made known from the chair, the fol- jearut that: the enemy 1 lowing resolutions were adopted. were made prisoners, by whom they led his forces at Sinamanca, and Peri- Having viewed with concern, the ja, in order to intercept the divisions divisions that the democratic party was: <1 were marching on both flanks, threatened with last winters The i ; great number of candidates mentioned, and that they bad only left a garrison of 500 men,together with a few of served to increase the dilemma, and distract the people ; every section of Tadizns the state having its favorite candidate, Amongst the candidates, Mr. George Bryan stood the highestin the west ern counties; The tederalis's were the most ready in promoting Mr. Bry- an. Were they serious! No. They’ army. After making several assaults had succeeded in raising the cry ofl corruption against the worthy Find-| lays; and had they succeeded in gull-isucceeded in carryin ing the people so far as to have plac-'g g.clock in the evening, when the ed Mr, Bryan in nomination, they] : 3 v completely routed anc would have come out with all enemy were Comp ) the; charges of corruption that was reiter. driven to the mountains, where it was ated against Wm. Findlay, and would!impossible to pursue them on accoun! have appealed to the people and said, : f . Pp peo; ‘of the night being dark and rainy that in 1820 we succeeded in our oN tempts to put down the democratic/The fruit of this glorious day to the party, and now they have put io nor: | my of Colombia, has been that they ination George Bryan, late Auditor) : General, who served under Snyder's have conquered the cnemy with an 10- the raw country pcopie and at Maracaibo. He determined to at. tack the place and occupy ity in or, ul der to protect the movements of the and experiencing several repulses, he g the place at 1 remember there was a great hue! and cry about his vote mn favor off Jay's Treaty—~but the thing was but: Jittle understood by the most part of us in this part of the country at thatnot guilty of the charges that was bro’t time. The country was then new and{against him, and therefore George We seldom ever saw) thinly settled. a newspaper ; or knew what was do: jog in Congress. The last time J saw and conversed with him, was in a store in Lewistown ; I understood he was the owner or concerned in the store, But what T am most at a loss to know, is this. Where was Mr Gregg and what was he doing during the revolution? I have looked over all the newspapers I could get my hands on, and have scen the proceed- jnes and resolutions of a number of] public meeings. In seme of them he # called an « experienced Patriot,” put T can fina nothing now said about a revolutionary hero. In ont account he is made out 655and in others 72 years of age—1 dont care much which. When I caw bim in Lewis "town, I thought him several years old- er than/me, and that account 1 bad and Fiodlay’s administration, and if ferior force, and taken possession ofa Mr. Findlay was corrupt, when treas- . py Ph > iplace which was deemed Jmpregna: uver, is pot Mr. Bryan mare corrupt ?| We believe that William Findlay was/ble. The Patriot forces took possession f all the vessels in the port, the artil- tice in his office, at all events, in any lery, a large quantity of the munitions hi aim: ir. Findl: E thing appertaining to, Mr, Findlay.| ¢ war, and clothing, cattle and pro There are many men in the democrat-| : ic ranks that are worthy of the high| visions. The principal prisoners ar office of Governor, but we cannot re- Col. Pedro Guewero, four captains al ul ny! ! frain from giving our applause fo the and several subalterns, and a number members of the Harrisburg Conven-| : : tion for putting in nomination John of soldiers, Tbe Andrew Shulze, who had no part in'states, that a pumber of the officers the former or present administration! fipe Royalists have already propos: a man of integrity and ability, one 3 y : whom the democrats can challenge 4 to join the Patriot service. Among] the federalists ‘to bring a charge a-'the enemy,s killed were Col. Jamye gainst worthy of answer. Ve can-ipreyo, the second officer of Artillery. not refrain from observing the cryof | : the present party in power & 10 farty, Captain Alexander Lavaria, a numbe; no party,” and at the same time ad-lof officers, and about 80 privates hering to a pusilanimous administra-infore than 200 wounded were left i: tion, and would, if pessible induce us Cle . to support Andrew Gregg—a man! their precipitate flight, upon the field that never was possessed of a strong] The loss on the side of -he Patriot: mind, an in his dotage—a ma . : » and sow in his - dotag NM consisted of 90 killed and 130 wound Bryan could not be guilty of malprac- [© dispatch furthe kind, dry goods, provisions, the print= ing establishment, with tbe printer in- to the bargain; in fact every thing but the houses, some of which were set on fire. On the 19th the patriot roops ‘ascertaining that Morales was on his march from Garahulla towards the city, got again on board of their vessels, On the satae night, a port of his army, called la Guardia del General, fell in 'with and opened 1s fire on Cal!zada’s division, which was returned, these friends taking each o'her for an enemy. Padilla 1s at an- shor at the Isle de Burros, mm fol command of the Lagoon; and has on board most all the female part of Maracaybo, who cheerfully went over to him, with cries of capitulate or die. Lorenzo by the way of Las gritas, are rived at Maracaybo,” —— re From the Boston Palladium. July, 25, PIRACY AND MURDER. A lew days before captain Pclham, of the brig Helen, lett Copenhagen, icconmts were received of a most shocking piracy and murder; ommit- ed off Wingo Beacon, by a Swedish ishiug boat. “They boarded a small vessel, and after murdering all hands, hey robbed the vessel, lashed the wim, and left her. In this situation she drifted nto Gottenburg, with the blood running out of her scuppers Phe perpetrators were discovered by thelr bloody clothes, were apprehend ed, and will no doubt be execoted = they proved to be fishermen living in the neighborhood of Gottenburg., It was thought the pirates were frightens ed by 1he near approach of some oth- cr vessel, and left her before they had completed their design of sinking or running her on slhiore, as many valua- ble articles were left on board, and every thing indicated their leaving . i the vessel in a great hurry, It is en, Commandant Prieto was bad hoped the bad success attending he ly wounded in the affair, which so first atlemipt to rival their West Io- disheartened his men that they retir.|0 2 2rothers will deter others from fole ed with the loss of 14 killed. Prieto lowing the example. | — that night. On the 10th the ; Accounts form New Orleans have General Morales arrived at Palmeroja been received down to the 12th mst, By these we learn that the revenue & cutter Louisiana, has taken possession off the Balize of the schooner Liglhih of January, suspected of having com- mitied piracies The cotter and her bears the date of June 27, 1823; bui [in this there must be some mistake, las will be seen from what follows : We have this afternoon received the Curracoa Courant of the 5th of July. containing a letter from Maracaybo ro of the 25th of June, and another from Aruba, near by, of the 1st of July,! giving a detail of the events which transpired at the former pace up to the date of said letter. From the first of these letters it ap pears that on the 9th of June, the Colombian squadren came to anchor within pistol shot of the city, and open- Mo- rales was absent at the time, at Mo. jan, about seven leagues distant, with the main army of the royalists. Only 150 men were left mn the garrison, ed a tremendous fire upon it. and these held out until evening, when the Colombians entered, the in- habitants and troops re'iring to a place called Vigia, two miles back. At the Vigia, the met by four companies of the regi ment of Cassadores del General, who, royalists wer being joined by the men who retired from Maracaybo, were gailantly led against their invaders by their com- mandant Prieto, and at the point of! the bayonet entered the town at 9 o'clock P. M. They found the ene. my 10 the greatest confusion, and kill- ed and wounded upwards of 200 of | died with the main body of the army, and on the 17th, having been joined by two other divisions, entered Mara ; y- bo without resistance, the Colombians from his ewn mouth counter a ced my, that was opposed to the democratic aa 188 a0 anes yasied ; among the latter are—Captair < N prize were standing i fof Mobite on © | having retired to their vessels, w rN ie h 5th "
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