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Iront, represents the emperor, with this!
inscription underneath, “ 'I'he hafifiinese of
the world t» in hit /rinds.*’ The second is
the cypher of the emperor and empress,
the inscription, “ IVc lox>e herfrom our live
vf him, we lovr her for herself." The
third, a Cupid holding* helmet occ.—“ ‘She
will charm the leisure hours qf the hero."—
Tne fourth, a tree—-** lie is the author of
cur glory, he toill render it eternal.** The
filth, a sun, rainbow, Ccc. “ She announces
to the earth days of serenity.** The sixth,
»n animal, See. The seventh, on the north
front, the empress-“ She will he to the
French a tender mother.*’-I'he eighth,
the cypher of the emperor and empress—
** H e owe to him the ha/i/iiness of the au
gust sficuse, who has given him so exalted
o. fUacc in her thoughts.*’ The ninth, the
Seine—“ Ilia live will recognize the gift
he has made us."-The tenth, the Da
tiube—“ He enriches us •tilth what he most
clearly r allies’* The eleventh, the arms or
the Eiupii e. The twelfth, the arms of vius^
1ria
i'he edifice which is constructing on the
top of the turrets of Notre_Dame, will re_
iiresent the Temple of Hymen ; it will lie
Jiuy feet high. These turrets will not be
illuminated ; bpt the Temple above them
tvill be delineated by thousands of lamps,
and seem suspended in the air. This aerial
palace will have for accessories, twelve bia
sing comets, and a great number of stars
■which will sparkle on the tops of the high •
cs» buildings of the metropolis.
The illumination of the Church of La
JUadelaine, will represent the facade of the
Temple of Glory, as it will appear in a
few years.
the cupola of the Church of Sc. Grne
vieve? will he surrounded and surmounted
■with magnificent illuminations. Above this
monument is constructing an antique tripod,
fourteen feet in height, including the steps;
flames will rise from this tripod. Hound the
pedestal will be flambeaux and garlands.
The sides of this cupola will be illuminated,
as we'd as the eagles and cyphers in the in
terval .. About the attic will he placed,
g irlands, candelabra, the cyphers of the
Emperor and Empress, &c. To the co_
lumns of the Dome will be suspended lus
tres. In the sub basement will be seen sim
ple stars, and stars of the Legion of Honor,
&c. The works in the interior of this church
proceed with activity ; in a few months it
■will be paved with black marble and Ne_
mours stone, compartments, and in mo
saic.
At the ends of the bridge de la Concorde,
and at the extremities of the abutments, will
be placed eight obelisks, each 70 feet high,
for illuminations ; and on the balustrades of
that bridge, will be erected columns, at in
tervals surmounted with crowns.
A magnificent illumination is preparing
for the whole fiTCade of the garden of plants,
facing the bridge of Aunterlitz. The lamps
at .11 exhibit the figures of Elephants, Ca„
pi els, &c.
It is said that the fetfs will not immedi_
ately succeed the marriage ceremony. Their
m tjesties wil! go the following dnv to Com
piegne to spend the month of April; the
rej icings will begin with the month of May,
nml last ’till the conclusion of it.
'I he Count deSksur has issued a notice,
that the civil marriage of the Emperor and
King, will be on the 1st of April, in the
Palace oi St. Cloud. The Count has also
issued an official Programe relative to the
civil marriage——from which we mike a
few extracts;-At one o’clock on the
day fixed for the civil marriage, all those
who are to comprse tiie train of their ma
jesties will assemble in the Palace of St.
Cioud, viz; those in the service of the Em
pr^ss, in the saloons of iier apartment, outhe
side of the garden, and those in the service
of the Emperor in the saloons of his .apart
ment, next to that c. the Empress, on the
side of the Court.”
“ Such of the persons invited as cannot
find accommodation in the gallery, will re
main in the saloon of Mars and the grand
apartments of the Emperor, to see the pro
cession.
“ At the bottom of the gallery will be piac
cd, on an estr^de, two arm chairs, sur
mounted with a canopy ; that on the right
being for the Emperor, and the other on the
left for the Empress. At the foot of the
estrade, and on the side of it, will be a table
covered with rich tapestry, and with an ink
stand, and tire l^gistcis of the civil state
placed thereon.”
rheu followsthe order of procession_Af
ter the procession had readied the gallery,
and the Heralds and Pages branched off,
the Office rs and Grand Officers of Jh'rattce
and I>aly, the Maids of Honor, and thero
btr.g Women, will proceed to take their sta
tinn according to their rank, beh r,d their
Majesty’s chairs.—Their Imperial Majesties
will take their seats on tiie tlirone; the
Princes and Princesses to the right and left
of the estrade, in rite following order and
according to their relation of bloCd:—To the
right of the Emperor, Madame; Prince
Louts Napoleon King of HolUnd; Prince
Jkhome Napoleon, King of Wentphalia;_
Prince Borgiik.ssk, Duke of Gnantalla ;
Prince Joachim Napoleon, King of Nap
1m ; Prince Eugene, Viceroy of Italy ; the
Prince Arch«Chancellor ; the Prince-Vice
Cl rand Elector.—To the left of the Em„
prc-% the Princess Julia, Queen of Spain ;
the Princess HoktENSia Queen of Holland ;
the Princess Catharine, Queen of IVem.
phalia ; the Pi incesg j’.t'za, grand duchess of
Tuncany ; the rrrincess Paulina ; the princess
Caroline, Queen of A"pic* ; the Grand
Duke of IVurtzburg ; the Princess Arous.
ta, Vice Queen of Italy ; the Princess
Stephanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Baden ; the Hereditary Grand Duke ofHa_
den ; the Prince Arch Treasurer; the Prince
\ ice-Constsble. 1 lit ir Majesties being sea
ltd, " the Grand master of the Ceremonies
■still take his Majesty's orders, and proceed
to request, his highness the Prince Arch
Chanceilof r.f the Empire to go tip to the
J .mpor r's chair* One of the Masters of
the Ceremonies will, at the same time,
F ve notice to the Secretary of State for the
jrnpcvd J amiiy, who will approach his
HifflifK?M the Prince Avch-Chtmccllor, and
Tiualv hi.; tibeisancc to tin ir Majesties,
“His Highness the Prince Arch,Chan
cellor having bowed to their Majesties.!
•will say, • In the name of the Emperor (at
tf ese words their f -I jes .* s will stand up)—
Mr». does ynor <*ncl Royal Ma/t.-s
ty declare iUa you * a in rtiarringe | er
Imperial and JGy.i1 lLgb!!f?c, Maria Lou -
3 ' A. Atxhdttchens -i Austria, here nrestnt V
'i he Emperor will nnswe — ‘ J deviat e that
I tokt in u n^riage l»tr Jmpet-ieil and Royal
IE glint .,9 Maria Louisa, Atehduchcst ot
.4u*tria, here present/
“He will then put the quetrli'n tohrrlm- j
|)cr,al and R *ynl Highness of /iuttrm, in i
lhes« terms: ‘ Docs her Imperial and Roy
al Highness Maria Louisa. Archduchess
of Jluxtria, declare that she takes in marri
age His Majesty the Emperor and King N a.
P01.K.0N, here present ?’
“ Her Imperial and Royal Highness will
answer—‘1 declare that I will take in mar
riage His Majesty the Emperor and King
Nafoleon, here present.’
** The prince A.'ch-Chancel lor will then
pronounce the matriage in these terms:—
* In the n; me of the E rperor and the law,
I declare that his Imperial and Royal Ma
jesty Napoleon, Emperor of the French,
King of Italy, and her Imperial and Royal
Highness the Archduchess Maui a Louisa,
uic united in iparringe.’
^ “Then the Masters and Assistants of the
i Ceremonies will carry the -.able, on which
are the registers of thecivil state, up to the
chairs of ttie Emperor and Empress, and
| return to their places. The signing ot the !
; Act of Marriage will take place in the fol
lowing manner—
“The Secretary of State to the Imperial
Family will present the pen to the Emperor,
ami then to the Empress. Their Majesties
'v !1 sign it sitting and without quitting their
places. The Princes and Princesses will
approach the tabic, receive the pen from
the hands of the Secretary, and subscribe
their names, previously bowing to the Em
peror and Empress. They will subscribe‘in
the order settled by the ceremonial.
** The precession will rccondnct their Ma
jesties to the apartment of the Empress, and
then retire. Upon this occasion, the Em
press will be in full court dress, and wear a
crown set with diamonds.
“ '1 he persons invited to the ceremony will
also be invited lo the Theatre. At the
conclusion of the performance, the Emperor
will rrconduct the Empress to her apart
ment,” &c. &c.
Paris, April 4.
\esterday the Emperor and Empress on
their thrones, surrounded In Princes, Prin
cesses, Grand Dignitaries 8c Grand officers,
received the homage of the Senate, and
Council of State.
'1 he President of the Senate thus addres
sed their Majesties—
TO THE EMPEROR.
“ Sire,
“It is with the most respectful and
profound emotion that the Senate, this day,
present themselves before your Majesty.
Never have they more powerfully felt the
force and dignity of those family tics which
unite the Monarch to his faithful subjects.
It our most tender affections, Sire—the moat
intimate desires of your heart, will hence
forth be identified with the first interest of
the Monarchy, and the most ardent wish of
your people—the duration of the most pow_
erful dynasty which has ever been founded
among men.
“ How many hearts, even beyond the fron -
tiers ot your empire, have bounded with joy
at what is to constitute jour felicitj'; 8c your
great soul has not been insensible to their
transports !
“ Europe contemplates with rapture the
august daughter of the Sovereign ol Austria
on the glorious throne of Napoleon. Pro
vidence, Sire, in reserving tor you this il
lustrious spouse, has been pleased to mani
fest mure and more, that you have been
born for the happiness of nations, and to
secure the repose of the world.”
TO THE EMPRESS.
“ Madam,
“ The shouts of joy which have
every where accompanied your Majesty's
steps, that concert of benedictions which
siiii echoes from Vienna to Paris, are the
faithful expression of the sentiments of the
people. The Senate comes to offer to your
Majesty testimonies of homage, uot less ar_
dent, not less sincere.
“ 1 he Imperial Crown which sparkles on
your brow, that other crown of graces and
virtues, which tempers and softens the lus
tre of the former, attracts towards you the
hearts ot thirty millions of Frenchmen, who
make it their joy and pride to salute you by
the name of their Sovereign. These French
men, whom you have adopted, and to whom,
by the most sacred of promises, you have
vo^red the sentiments of a tender mother,
you will find worthy of your kind regards.
\ ou will more and more cherish this good
and tender-hearted people, who always feel
an anxious wish to love those who govern
them, and to place affection and honor by
tiie side of zeal and obedience.
“ The sentiments, which we have the
happines to express to your Majesty, arc,
under the guarantee of Heaven, like that sa
cred oath which has for ever united the great
and splendid destinies of Napoleon and
Maria Louisa.”
His Majesty answered the President in
these words- •
j “ Senators,
“Myself and the Empress me
rit the sentiments you express towards us,
by the love we bear to our people.-The
prosperity of Prance is our first wish.”
Letter from count Belli aril,, govrnor general of
Madrid, to the prince ofNvufchatcl
My Prince, I have this instant received a con
Jtrmution of the Intelligence which I had the hon
or to communicate, three days ago, to your high
arcs. 'I he hurricane, which prevailed from the
•fhto the I Or A . str.nt, drove on shore near Cadiz
/our sail of the linef two of them English and
5-t vessels of inferior rate of which ut hum- taken
| possession. Of the persons sh pwrecked we have
j secured 600, almost ail of them English The dis*
\ patches which I have the honor to address to ,ott
from the duke of Dalmatia, will undoubtedly give
• your highness a mote particular account of the e
' vent.
“ f'r ting reached Granada, on the 1 6th —
rhe i rdmbt taut mane t him at the distance of two
\ leagues from the city / wherever thr king goes he
| is astonishingly well received ,-Cr hr confers happi
n< is upon an his people. ILs majesty enjoys the
‘ 'mostperfect health. The army is in the lust coti
i dition, and is wit treated by the inhabitants. 1
’ am, with respect, C"c
(Signed J *• AUGUSTUS BELLI ARD.
i I he hurricane above alluded to was productivc
*/ so much damage, that nothing was to he seen
on the coast as far as :he mouth of the Guadal -
i/uivir, but wrecks and dead bodies- lit tween two
and three hundred sailots, Spanish ami English,
I were found by the seamen of the imperial guard,
who risked their own tuns in performing mis of
fee of humanity We cannot avoid runs king,
that th’se lip rush and Jingiith, thus saved by our
sram'ii, are the same men who, hut a few dun be
fore, iruei/y ill-treated th< m, even so far as to re
fuse the in sustenance.
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•V V 1. 1‘ If,
CAPTAIN MATI.ACK
Will imiI the „0’.U ins'.Ant—iW or
paesfcge,apply on bomJ, »t WV*t*« wNj j- or t »
WILLI4cl BfiOA’L L' Co.
JUII« 14.
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PHILADELPHIA, Jane 4.
SPANISH COLONIES.
Capt. Cepeno, of the Spanish schooner,
Gen. Cuesta, arrived at Ncw_Y.uk from
Porto Hico, confirm* the account of a revo
lution having broke out in Carrsccas and
Laguira, and adds that the Spaniards were
so exasperated at the intelligence brought
from Spain, that tHey were massacreing
the. French ii. e very direction. lie also
adds that the General of Laguiru had arri
ved at Porto Rico.
Captain Nickerson, from Lagoirti, informs
tl.«t when he left that place the 12th ult.
every tiling remained quiet under the new
government. Two commissioners or agents
h orn the new government, to that of the U.
States, sail'd on the lldi ult. in the sch’r.
Fame, Davis, from Baltimore, oa tlieir way
to the cuy of Washington.
Baltimore, June 2.
( apt. Davis, of t’ e Fame, fiom Laguira,
j reports, that on the i3\h April u revolution
! took place at Carraccns.
1 he duties had been reduced under the
new government to IGA per cent, on imports,
and 12A on exports, and the tariff also re
duced.-Captain D. has brought a num
ber of manifestoes, proclamation, addresses,
, See. « f tlie new government. Passengers
! in die Fame, Mr. John Hughes, ot Philadel
phia, Don Juan Vizantc Bolivar, Don Te
lefore Orea, Don Juan Yriante, Don Juan
l'inveo and servants.
1 reinstatedfrom Carraccan fiajicrs received
at this (Jjffice.
njJV—ou PROCLAMATION.
Don Juan tie Escalona, captain of the
army and commander of the civil and mili
tary department of this port of La Guayra,
appointed by the Supreme Government oi'
Carraccns.
Dear Fellow Citizens,
It has been resolved
by the Supreme Provincial Government,
created yesterday 19ih inst. by. the unant’
mous consent of all classes of the illustrious,
loyal and heroic people of Carraccas, that
all me authorities which came direct!) from
the metropolis should be suspended, on ac
count of the critical circumstances which
surround the peninsula. The distance at
which we are, the uncertainty of the news
coming from thence, the versatility of the va
rious forms of government which have in so
short time, been adopted thither, and the
suspicion with which we must look upon cmis
sanes who in the name of the late Central
Junta have arrived on this continent, with
a view of persuading us to submit blindly to
the reminder of one that cail3 herself New
Junta, and which is now situated on one
poln ofSpain, that has no direct communi
cation with the other provinces of that
kingdom—of a Junta which} by the general
cry of those inhabitants who have unfortu
nately been disappointed in the hopes ofpre*
serving their independence and lioeriy, has
become suspicious ; Las iy, of a Juntatu
mulluouJy formed in the port of Cadiz,
wdliout gettirg the genen.l consent of the
I nation which could constitute her a legal
i one : They have rendered ii inuispenslbly
June 4.
CARRACCAS.
It would seem that Miranda's calculation::
as to the revolutionary spirit of Carraccas
were nearly correct.
The people of this country appear to have
began their business rightly ; and much is
to be hoped from their exertions. Instead
of a struggle for the inquisition, as iu old
Spain, avc trust the descendants of Spaniards
in the new world are determined to enjoy
civil and religious liberty, having the public
will for its basis, and the public good for its
end. Our pleasure was great and unexpec
ted to observe at the head of a state fiafler,
received by the Fame, the following motto :
“ Suiue fiofiuli sufiretna le.r esto.''-The
; people’s welfare is the supreme law. The
dogma among the Spaniards used to he, ** I,
KING, do ordain and establish,”
This is a good beginning; and the people
of Carraccas, if seeking for liberty, have
our most hearty wishes for success—to
such a pursuit we cannot be indifferent spec
tators.
Captain Davis states that the friendship
of the citizens of the United States is cour,.
ted by the most marked civilities-the
; people seeming naturally to depend on us
for aid and assistance in the work under.,
taken.
The captain general, acting under the
Junta of Spain, was seized in the street on
the 19th flt April, in the midst of his guards.
A young man supped up to him, laid his
hand on his shoulder, and told him he was a
prisoner ; the governor, not a little astonish
ed, made a shew of resistance ; on which the
young man promised him safety, if he sur
rendered, and immediate death (shewing a
daEger) if he refused. The guards prepur,
• ed to fire, but the commanding officer, (be
I big in the secret) ordered them to desist.—
A large concourse of the inhabitants beheld
the proceeding without any commotion.
Tlie people had completely arranged their
business, and fully accomplished every thing
they proposed in the most quiet and order
ly manner.
The provincial junta immediately went to
work with often doors, and adopted a varie
ty of wholesome regulations, as well calculat
ed to secure the independence of the coun
try as to relieve its inhabitants from the op
pressions under which they groaned. '1 he
people, almost unanimously, were on their
j side j from 15 to 20,000 of whom appeared
in the great squaie of the city St. Leon de
Caraccas generally armed, 'it is thought
the revolution was hastened by a late procla
mation offering large rewards to any person,”
who would give intormation of those disaf
fected to the government of the Junta of
Spain. The Junta of Caraccas and its chief
officers and adherents, are native Ameri
cans.
The revolutionary spirit extends over the
whole province. '1 he governor and the prin
cipal officers have been shipped off.
At this is the commencement of an event
long looked for in South America, we have
been anxious to obtain every particular of it.
—Contrary to our expectations, the Caraci
ras Gazelle is Hot a news-paper.—The fiie
gives no detail of events, as we anticipated,
but is filled with addresses, proclamations,
&c. We have translated some of them._
Evening lJosfi
The province of Venezuela has obtained
by the ardent patriotism of the neighbors
of the Capital, the political dignity it ought
to have amongst the true people of America.
It has, with a patriotic foresight, secured it
self frr.tn the influence that might have over
it a government incapable of preserving it
self, and which could allege no other right
to keep up their former relations with us,
but the reciprocal advantage of two countries
which have got the same king, the same '
language and the same religion. Whatever
may have been the former conduct of Spain
towards her cullonies, she cannot at prc-'
sent offer any useful reciprocal advantage J
that would maintain her political integrity
with them. Overruled by a Nation as per- !
fidious and tyranical, as she is powerful and
treacherous, she. possesses no other territory
than a few provinces, alternately occupied 8c
abandoned by the french ; others have joined
them, some have resisted them, some feared
them,8c the only strong place which serves for
an asylum and rampart to the remains of Spa
nish heroism is Cadiz —Cadiz, overburd
ened and obstructed by an enormous popu
lation, composed of Merchants and men who
considering the evils which hover over
their heads, and the means the nation pos
sesses to avoid them, cannot sacrifice their
fortunes :—Cadiz which produces nothing,
that lias been supplied ’till now by the same
people in possession of the enemy ; that sees
in their power the water which her inhabi
tants must drink, and which has nothing
else to oppose to the formidable power of;
France, but the rest of our armies in the Is_
land of Leon, the fortifications of the city,
I and tlie maratime assistance of a foreign
nation, that has generously exposed her fate
! for the just cause of the Spaniards,bat which
j will be unable to any good, when the inhabi
tants of Cadiz, oppressed by all the evils of j
a seige, will be reduced not only to yield to
, the imperious law of necessity, but also to
involve in their ruin the generous allies who
'are in her enclosure, if they do not atail
themselves of a good opportunity to evacu. I
ate tiie place oefore this accident happens. I
The province of Venezuela lias foreseen j
what must then be the fate of the govern, i
ment to which it has ’till now been submit'
- ted, and that which awaited America sud
, denly deprived of her former relations ; she
has perceived the influence that the remain
der of the dispersed government might have
over them, and with tlie knowledge they
previously got of the public behavior of
I some of its members, has resol - ed to guard I
itselt against the.r pretensions to a sove
reignty, m whatever place of America they
may take refuge, and determined to assume
< said sovereignty on herself, in order to be
, secured from the pretensions of the other
nations of Europe, from the seduction of the
i French cabinet, and even from the designs
j wh.ch the lurmer Spanish representatives
might have upon her ; in .10 other view but
to preserve herself in the political dignity
whete the present circumstances have pla
I ced her, to maintain with all her power the
rights of the lawful Spanish dynasty, and
oiler a safe asylum to her beloved brothers
of Spain, not only against the French
oppression, but even against the attempt# of
any outer European nation.
isuch have been the principles which di
rected the conduct of the neighbors ot Car
racas the 19ih April, when by an tqual and
simultaneous impulse they were all heard
calling out for a government that should
watch over their security and tranquility ;
twentyjour hours have been sufficient to
form this, abolish thr old government and
consolidate the new one, without having been
noticed—having not more than one opinion,
Bor having any parlies and factions, nor e„
ven that license which the mob gels to corn
mit ali kinds of disorders under pretence
of the general welfare, which the sensible
and enlightened class is animated with. The
revolution of Caraccas will he memorable in
all the histories in the world, for the mo
deration & philanthrophy with which they
joined themselves to form but one sole fa
mily, united by the interest of one country ;
for the wisdom with which the new govern,
inem kept and fulfilled the duty of the au
gust confidence trusted them by the people;
tor the provision which they insured the
public tranquility.-They provided for
the security of their property, the regula
rity of their exterior relations, the communi
cation with their provinces, the security of
the different authorities, the exclusion of;
suspicious persons, and the sanction of the!
new established powers.
.These have been provident cares which
distinguished the political independence of
Carracas, and induced her neighbors to
praise themselves for the resolution they
tooftyn the 20th, when they saw the public
opinion re established and settled, the
chimerical fears that tumult had created in
each o:her, vanished ; every one rek-ived
from his surprize, agitation and fatigue of
a day, which might have been as dreadful
as all those like it, had it not got the happy
designs that distinguished it and which will
render it ever memorable.
'i he new established government deserves
to have the confidence ot its Constituents_‘
bis worthy of it-ns members fulfil their
duti< s with dignity ; they have an inward
conbieuce, and already depend ou that of
necessary to create a new provincial govern
ment in order to secure u> from the same
disasters which Spain uas suffered by the
ambition of-the Kmper.tr of the French*
This is the on'.y means which the people
of Carraccas have thought sufficient to pre
serve the integrity of these provinces as an
essential part of the Monaichy, and a sa
cred deposit of ttie incnntestible l ights of our
beloved"Fertliuaiido 7tno, when comes the
wished-for moment cf Iris liberty—_i
which conspire the general vote of South At
merlca. Carruccas gloriti in having been
the first to show her patriotism and loyalty.
The present government flatter themselves
that all the citizens animated with a true
spirit will contribute to give crcd t to the
rectitude of their intention, in showing the
most complete obedience to the supreme
resolutions of the authorities legally consti
luted, which arc to be made known.
And I, as commander and civil judge of
this port, invite all neighbors of all classes
5c ranks to keep the greatest tranquility,
avoiding all secret covcrsatinns 5c meetings,
which might be directly or indirectly against
the new established constitution-the in
fringe r* shall be treated as state criminals
and traitors to their country and religion.
And by this act the civil and military com
mander bids and firms it, desiring it to be
published by bans and posted up at the
usual places.
Luguayra, 20th April 1810.
JUAN 1)E ESCALONA.
Certified the 22d April, 1510,
MANIFESTO.
AMEUICANS !
Tliff political order of the other hi>misphc’'e
has reduced Spain to be the victim of perfidy fc
oppression, and that gencious country, conducted
from one calamity to another, is already on the-,
eve ol being evdaguislieil fiom the catalogue
nations, to exist only intlie memory of men and
m the annals of laryUm. T'he relations.' winch
till now macV us partners «/' her fate, arc to
cease, or perhaps have ceased, because the pow
I er winch overruns und oppresses Hie world, h.5
accelerated tlie sad catastrophe, which was to
separate for ever, one world from the other._
Europe, astonished, is as yet ignorant what is to
become her fate ; because, till now, she fixed
her e yes on America, destined to be the guaraa
tee and the victim of all the conventions and trea
ties by which the European cabinets have decei
ved themselves. Our inviolable faith to the kin
to our native country, and to that religion we Ta
| common profess, 1ms preserved the sword sus
pended over Spain, which Fi ance had unsheath
ed against her 5 believing that the conquest of
; her arms would necessarily drag that of our opi
nion. 1
Venezuela, as more immediate to the ferocity
of the usurper, and surrounded with maritime
settlements of other nations, actuated by difier
1 Uti imcresti., oug.it to fear more for her future
j fair, ought to interest herself more in knowing
! llic destiny of Spain—she had more means to
obtain it, and more motives for being die first that
| should provide for its preservation. We have
seen that neither eta- treasures, «or fidelity,
tL-_ heroism of our brethren, have been able n
save them from ti:e oppression begun by per fid-.,
and confirmed by the union of ail ihe disorgani
zed elements, conspiring against the political
istence of Spain. She resolved to separate from
her fate, in order to preserve her own, and to of
fer an assy him u> her fellow citizens against the
evils that threaten them. With such holy designs
she would take (lOrises; ion of the politics') •*
pendence which the order of events lw " V
to her ; and she hasutti.ined it with all the idii
janthrophy, aiul with all the felicity which her
cause deserved.
' Americans! Venezuela is already among th«
number of the free nations of America, and nh<>
hastens ta make it known to her neighbors, to p
if the ne w world are unanimous, they may reach
us their hand to maintain her in the great and
painful career she undertook. V.rtuc. und m id«
ralion is at present her device Fraternity, union,
and generosity ought to l»e yours ; th .t by the ol
•‘•on of such noble sentiments, tbe result may be-,
that great work which is to eiev ne America U»
the political dignity that belongs to her.
N Yokh, June 4.
We are indebted to Mi-. Parker, of Amboy*
for the following1 con.municati >n_
Extract of a letter front l’orto Cavello, in Carac
cas, dated 8th May, 181b. Perschr. Court
ney, Norton.
“ 1 he sclir. has bren detained by an Embar
go, which was laid the 24.1i last month, tiie day
urn independence vas declared in tlt'm town.
On the 19th April, the captain General, in*
tend ant, Auditor of accounts and Judges of the
tribunal of civil and criminal justice, when in
church were inlormed that the Cubildo were a»
semblvd, and required tiieir attendance. An
order, given in that wav to peopk, who. were as
tney tn ought too powerful tone contradicted,
was at brat resisted ; till they were told, that if
they did not attend, they would be considered
as prisoners of state. They went and in their
presence the inclosed manifesto was read. Tiro
Governor then requested leave to address tu-j
[ c pie, who by tins time bad asseinbird'in great?
numbers before the house, and went into the
balcony for that purpose ( where he was told
I by them, that he w»i no longer Governor, but a
,>rii>onef i»t state. Since wrucli) li?# together
with tli • intendant and six others have’been
sent off, I believe for the United Slates. This
rcvolut.on bus tl'cn place without a drop of
blood shed, and without the Last confusion ——
i tit- heads uf departments in Carraccas are all
going on regularly until the new constitution is
formed.
Baltimore, june 3.
Latest Jrom Spain and Portugal.
By the ship Augustus, captain Bacchus, from
Lisbon, whose arrival was noticed last evening,
we have accounts three days latest from Portu
gal and four days latest from Cadiz. Captain B.
left Lisbon on the 17th April, at which time, the
allied army of Portuguese and llr.tish troops on
the front:*4fc was understood to be 100,00(1
strong. The recent reinforcements from Eng
land being considerable, the portion of British
troops was rated at .°>0,000 effective men welt
appointed The comb ned armies rather cour
ted than apprehended an attack from the French,
whose advance was not talked of at Lisbon,
where great confidence continued as to theip
safety.
Previous to the sailing of the Augustus, they
had accounts from Cadiz to the 12th April \_tvtd
days later lb so the f*bru;aud account of its cap
ture.J No advance had been made by the inva
ders for the last week. On the contrary, tba
French itroops, it is said, had Abandoned
Port St. Mary's, whence the city obtained water
as usual. It was supposed, that the Frenchi
generals withdrew their troops, either from fear
of being Duponted £rnt ofi by advancing too l-.ij
or in order lor a concentration of force ar il vig-. •
roos attack on the combined eiir.it-s c«v. efin«
Portugal, and which it might be. feared wmiUL
advance, should tiieir opponents ct> tinuc much
their neighbors, and nothing must be f< -red
even from the estrangers-but they kuJ(v
that circumstances have not vet permitted
them to-give the government “those correct
ed and meditated forms which character,,
ize all civil institutions, that are the sure
guarantee of the general will, and which
consolidate and establish the universal vote
of those who have contributed to its forma,
tion, tranquility and quietness, which can
only produce those combinations, have beea
restored, and the confusion that prevented
that meditation, required for so munv inter
ests, has ceased. Then before jealousy
comes back again, they are about to give
tne new government that provisional form
it ought to have, until they have made a
constitution, approved by the national repre
sentatives lawfully constituted, which will
sanction, consolidate and represent the pro
vince of Venezuela, with a political digui..
ty in tne face of the universe, which shall
be organized and governed in a way to make
ner inhabitants happy, which may be sec
as a useful and decent example to America
and make her be respected by the nations
with whom she is to form connections of
reciprocal utility, and show to Spain that
whatever may be her fate, there is 'in A
merica a people capable of maintaining the
gloiy of the Spanish name, to save the n*)
mains ot that noble and generous nation,and
to render the fate of her unf rtuf.ate kin
less fatal, if he should over recover that li^
berty of which lie is now deprived.
JOSE DE LA LLAMOSA,
MARTIN TOVAR POIn TE.
Ciiusnque tit videlit hunt: quid tigertdum sit crn.
ait/c rate.
The cause is manifest to you ; consider wlutt
ought to be done.