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London, England, 1822-11-15 00:00:00

TRADE 11/ COLOMBIA.

COPY OP CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SOME MER•
CHANTS TRA:.INO TO COLOMBIA AND TIM SS•
CRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY.
Freeman's cant. November P, 1522.
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Sin—ln pursuance of 11* conversation we had the loanusir
to hold yesterday with Sir George Cockboro mud yourself,
we beg leave to lay before you, fur the information of tbeie
Lordships, the grounds uu whirls it appears to us that the
trade with the ports of La Guayra and Allararaybo. in Co-
lombia, require for the present a regular sod systematic pro-
tection, and respectfully 1.. suggest the manlier in *lnch that
protection may be afforded.
Of the outrages to which .all commeree iw thos► eettft is at
present exposed by piney, their Lordships are doubtless
fully aware. In additsu• to this evil, the Spaniels Com.
minder at Puerto Cabello, General Morale+, has latterly
given notice of his intention to capture GU condemn eves,
vessel of 'whatever Sag or character which he Roils trading
with the Columbia• ports. 11. claims the right of doing op
on two grounds; first, that he has declared the whole extent
of coast from the Oritiocis to the lothmos of Darien under
blcohadr, though with no visible means of euf.irciag it; and,
secondly, that vessels trading with the Colombisu port. ate
guilty of a breach of Spanish colonial
Encouraged by this declaration of the Spanish Commander,
there were by the last Recount. five Spanish privateers fitting
not at Porto Rico, sod use or more had actstalty sa led. Tau
British vessels have already been capterril, both modernise.,
and oar of them sold, of which puntrisilats arc give., in the
margins. Two Dutch vessels have also been raptured by •
squadron in which the Spanish General Piloraleit himself is
. d in have been. It is not pretended in any of these
eases that the property was Cotonatomi, ur belonging to soy
of the enemies of Spain.
Although the Spairiah Commander chime the exercise of
these extraordinary rights, the Crown of Spates poseesses
throughout Ilse *hole of the Colowebisn Republic (exten•hng
os the Atlantic chore from the Orinoco to Oarteis, and un the
Pacific from Guiiyaquil to Proteins) lint oat fortress—.
that of Puerto Cob. Hu, oith nu territory beyond its walls.
Under these circumstances, the necessity of affording pro.
tection to this Rattle, as far all Brutish •iibi-cis ate COtteereatl,
we doubt not wit. Ire apparent to their Lordships.

The most convenient mode of granting this protection, we
submit, will he to direct the Oflicer at n be-
does to dispatch • convoy reeolarly on the fiti.t of every
mouth fur La Glows and Mitraraylio, with .nth vessel O.
'swirls for those ports as may have ai at tr.. 0,3,10,,
direct the Commander of the 1,... :four at La Goss,•
If there are any vessel or vessels for neon ly re. ty
to sail, and to that cast to return ft mill to
Guars, take theta wide/ his molt-item), and see them fate
through the Mona Missile. All ibis could be accompliaed
in less than a month, sus that one vessel of war would lon
equal to the whole dusty. Th.• homeward trade from La
Gttayro could out go dove to Narat.,t his Without coteside,
able dila) and iocuneentetor, tem the letter port it ton
not make the Mona eassags.
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Respecting the proleciion of the Mxisclybo trade b ---e.
wards, we would slagged that es Ihrre 1.1 • 1,14
imitation between that place and Smola Martha and bet.
Simla Martha mid Jrnitiaica, the Coinsuander of any convoy
proceeding dolts from .1.1.1.114C4 In Simla Martha -tumid be
be diverted, un reireiviog all Inumaliou that Aviv B,it,•ti
was ready sit proceed for rurcine, ru (u to M . ybit non
give her proteetiou through the Windward ice
By these means the trade in b,ll. ports. outwards ro-d
hmnewards, would receive p.olecuon, without compelling
the La Guar' bnanevmril !rude in I IWO( the ,to iinveineoce
of being brought dolt,, to MarAclytio.
The. e brine et present no tit itish Comet at the entrivnitMo
porta, it sill be . If ihflf Ste on
jectiou. to &reef the rosnotainloie tat...it of convoys to rr •
cony, roninsueiensius (or the present from the norrtbagio.: at
the respective posts, Its frialluil to the protection of thy
Wide.

Since the month of May last, See ships base sailed from
the Riser Thames, lodew with Restiah IT chat rel le , fur L.
416syra and Illaracerto, sad wig a uuvt I,,ad,ag ha., and

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another at tinfpool, for the nine ports.—We Wit the In-
sular to be, Sir, peat most obrdiint S.rvasio,
(Sigoird) HURRY and POWLES, ILoodme..„
FALICNER and M AWDELEY,
WILLIAM ACK Eltt4, Liverpool.
Jobs Wilma Croker, Esq. &c. Admiralty.

(COPY )
Admiralty office, 'Waver's/rev 11.
GINTLIMIN—Having laud before ay Lords Cuinttia-
simmers of she Admiralty the lever of the fith sward
sad by Munro. Filkeer sad Meardsley, Itod Mr.
-Acuers, of Liverpool, reproiewung the interropiiuos to
-whit\ lb, trod* of ibis country with the poets of Coloiwbis is
rammed, and rrquestiog ant rowdies' may be sitorded to
'IM, trade agreeably to tbe arrangement therein detailed ; 'I
ars commanded by their Lordships to sequoias you, that they
have directed the officers useastaudiog his idejeety's naval
.Marge in dr West Indic* !titan), into 'Beet the arrangemeet
-which you hays proposed in regard to eolvoys; and tbat
their ILordabips have alas transmitted w cop? of your teller
Seedais Majesty's Serretery of State fur Swims Affairs.
I min, Gentleumput,.rwir very obediatt riervant,
(Signed), J. W. CitOKER.
lillterti. Hurry and Ponies, Freeman's-court.
• The Mob', Width, from La cetera to Haiiibeigh ;
fad the Zelis, Oliver, hum Wit tiVers Cruz.

cAsrELPoLLIt AND .bALAGURR.

Cook&Hit is an old, irregular fort, with a zigzag wall ;
btu the steep beaks of two firer., which gibe it the fore. of
a pgaiesula, reader the position emeediagly.atroot . U. the,
aide where she access ia not iattreepsed by the rivers, there
ore two out work.. This fort Mae besieged sad takes in
1119 d by the Freed+ army, which mood • part of the woks;
hat the Spaniards who were against Boaaporte rinaroeed rtsis
fortilicationa, sod the Itegeacy of Urge! furnished lamp wish
It was he mileage-4mi post of she Amelia the Faith
i• Utern Catalonia; and it invoiced Lompurdaa, 'Girona,
sod Figueroa.
The movement of Stinson Balagser it iaezpkicable, whoa
it is amoirlered that that place is 35 leagues 'booth/ from Cos-
However, two thiago stele be recollected: The Army
of the Faith occupinasearly all the mountainous dislrle6 ;
the Constitotional Army lb. eisartilme heights red plates.
. The line of operatima for she latter ?mewls over 'ft) Waggles.
from Coat/1101W and Gimes to Lerida sad Ralagner. It •p.
pears dna shot Mina adopts the enovrmeit of the shuttle In
marching rapidly from one extremity of Ili. h.e to the other.
Balagner has old fisrtaleaiiints cossiderable eldest. It is
aiourted in lbe staYit of the great plain of Urge!, which
forms port of she milky of the Sere. Boroo &Bristles will
dor btlasemlowleor Mors by the Ste di; rger to succour
Illslaguer Misiatj