152 Bogota'. 



Just as the feasts closed, the following 

 intelligence arrived from General Padilla,* 

 the Commander-in-Chief of the naval and 

 military forces employed on the Lake of 

 Maracaybo. 



Republic of Colombia, residence of the Command- 

 ant-General of the squadron for operations on the 

 Zulia. On board the brigantine Independiente, 

 at anchor in the port of Altagracia, the 1st of Au- 

 gust, 1823, and 13th of the Independence. 



To the Secretary of State of the Marine 

 and War Departments. 



I have the honour and satisfaction of 

 communicating to your Excellency, that on 



* This General is about thirty-eight years of age, a na- 

 tive of Rio de la Hacha. He is of mixed colour, of the 

 cast of Indian and African called Zambo. He is General 

 of Brigade, and Commandant-General of Marine, and 

 eminently distinguished himself during the war of eman- 

 cipation. 



