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tachments, all of whom were cut off by 

 Paez, was under the necessity of commen- 

 cing his retreat, and he encamped at Acha- 

 guas, an island formed by the Apur^. A 

 body of troops, however, on their way from 

 Bogota to join him, having been defeated 

 by Santander, Morillo was compelled to quit 

 Achaguas, and retreat to San Carlos, whilst 

 Santander advanced to Tunja. 



Morillo then despatched one thousand five 

 hundred of his best troops, under the com- 

 mand of Colonel Arana, with orders to take 

 and destroy Angostura. Narino, however, 

 marched at the head of one thousand three 

 hundred men, for the purpose of protecting 

 the city; and he completely defeated the 

 royalists, who lost one thousand men, killed, 

 wounded, and prisoners. A royalist force of 

 six hundred men, proceeding to join Arana, 

 was shortly afterwards defeated by Bermu- 

 dez. The squadron under Brion left Mar- 

 garita on the 14th of July, having on board 



