put as tiitJ osiii Pei sisttu III tile attenut to drive Us from OUT position, the tom ander-in-Chief ordered the troops os the centre to charge with the bayonet which was handsomely received and turned by them. Nothing daunted. our Commander directed asecona clil;,rgs which resulted no better than than ttlll the first S' Irritated by the little success produced . by both attacks, he then united the for ces of the centre, and those of the en. trenchment, which, supported by the squadrons Guias and Flanqaeadores charged third time, and threw them into disorder. At the same time the lst and 2d squadrons were directed to charge the right flank Of the enemy. and dfromthat moment theircolnmnsgers routed.

 The victory was complete and abso. lute, there remaining in our power \ Co.'s. 27 Chiefs and officers, and 5s2 rank and file, besides Col. ' ehieE. I3 officers, and 2l8 rank and file, killed or wounded on tile field of battle. Also 30 drums, 2 cannon, TAB guns, 6s3)9) ,5y. onets, 5000 cartridges, 30 bags of grape shot, and great many articles of war. Such has been the splendid, though nouTnful victory, which has cost Us the brave Capt. Tapia and l9 soldier kill- ed, with the gallant Capt. Ayesterian, Ensign, Moreno, and 35 rank and file. wounded. Our force consisted of 2s0 infantry and 300 calvary. With that number of men we have saved the glo. " of Colombia " z are placed ina con- dition to sustain the Constitution and the integrity of the nation, and the gov- ernment is freed from its oppfessors.

 Col. V. G. PINCRES.

 BogOta, 2sth.4agust, 1880.

 We have only time to add, that arttii. cles ofcapitulation were agreed on the day afterthe battle Aug. 2eth. } between the government and the victors, by yir- tue of which the latter entered the cap- ital at { o'clock, P. NJ. The persons and property of the inhabitants were warranted by the conGnerers, excepss that certain obnoxious individuals were required to depart for Carthagena with in three days.

 BOLIVAR AT THE HEAD OF THE ARMY.

 The Boston Gazette, received this morning, contains the subjoined procla. nation of Bolivar accepting the invita- lion given him by the Province ofSu zorro, the Garrison and City of CartAa. gena, &c. to place himselfat the head of the Army.

 It comes through q Jamaica paper, received via. Halifax, which acknowl- edges the receipt of Bogota dates to Sept. sth.

 1 PROCLAMATION OF BoLIvARToHrs couN-

 TRyMEN.

 The public calamities which have re. ducod Colombia to state of anarchy, force me to quit the repose of retire ment, to ful6lm duties as Citizen, and a Soldier. Many of you call me, that may assist in freeing the Republic, from the alarming desolation which 1 threatens it. Penetrated with the sin- eerest gratitude, Ipromise to fulfil to | the utmost of my abilities, the conf dence with which you have honored me offeryou all my zeal, to cooperate with you in the reunion of the family Colombia, is at present sunk in the hor TOTS of civil war, it belongs to you to save her, and to re-unite yourselves to the government which our common dan ger has placed at your head. Forget, entreat you, even your passions, for without this heroic sacrifice, Colombia will be no more! You will, otherwise, Ileavethe ingloriousrefection, thatapeo- pie who did not respect themselves sac rifed their glory-their liberty-aDd their existence. But noi Colombians, you are obedient to the voice of your Re Iligion, and your Country; You respect the Magistrates and will obey the Laws; and by these means, you will save Co lombia. BomvAR. Carthagena, Sept. 18th, 1890.

 Our correspondent writes, that Dep uties had arrived at Carthagena from Bogota, and Bolivar was to depart for foor Ocano in ten or twelve days. or about the last of October.

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