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opportunity, went to Coro, and, granting a 

 capitulation, it had the effect of nearly com- 

 pleting the ruin of the patriot division sta- 

 tioned in the province, — a body of troops 

 which the government had ordered to pro- 

 ceed thither from Santa Martha, not having 

 arrived in time to succour its necessity ; and 

 the enemy, in violation of the terms of the 

 capitulation, having subsequently incorpo- 

 rated the patriot soldiers in his ranks. 



After several delays, a patriot force at 

 length advanced to this quarter ; but the 

 enemy had re-embarked and returned to 

 Puerto Cabello. 



Morales subsequently succeeded in occu- 

 pying, for a time, the city and province of 

 Maracaybo, — for the loss of which, charges 

 were instituted against the patriot general 

 who commanded at Zulia. The subsequent 

 operations have been already mentioned. 



The report then alludes to the irregu- 

 larity of the organization of the army, and 

 its faulty administration ; but observes, that 



