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coLoatni.i.

irtorn the Ntn• rock Drily Arirerfbier. Sept. 30.1
Out correspondent has forwarded us the Citroen.. Colnn:Nano of
August 311 Ids, which commitnicstes some ratifying intelligence
cow:mint; tie state of feeling in that y. cit on thdlutvtion which
.rack the pretext of the lac revolt The municipal authority
an art en the 21st. in which they refuse to adopt the
iuurse proposes! by Puerto Cabello. and spume a tone remarkable
for is moderate and pacific character.
The municipality oh the latter town hail resolved that a federative
system should lie immediately decided upon , and, in accordance
nab the voice of their citizens, sent to Caracas for their concurrent
rote. "After a full and In^g discussion," however. the authori-
ties of that city egrets' that they would do nothing until the !Abe-
tatOr'S arrival.
thatoccouting to the plan originally declared by ()de-
cal Pats ; aad they would have nollting to do with a partial

iederatiaNl.
This measure indicates a material change in the feelings of the
city of Caracas. The tone or menace has been entirely laid aside;
int reference is made to the army, and the nuthorities evidently feel
their pliers diniini.h, their situat:on delicate and precarious.
Persons who argued in favour of this pacific course. were incited
to the assembly by Pat z ! Ht must have grown humble.
Colcnol O'Leary. Aid-de-Camp to General Bolivar. arrived at
Caruso on the UM August, with important despatches for Govern-
nitnt sal General Psez.
niece writing the above we have the following from Philadel-
phia :
Captain Ferguson of the brig James Coulter firm Lepers.
states that on the morning of the 2d instant, a tite broke out at
Laguayra and !aunt two houses and destroyed some property. It
was the first that ever occurred at that place. Captain Chambers
of the &hist' frigate Druid, In* led his engine. and a detachment
of men, silo succeeded in extinguishing it before much damage
was dune. Every thing was tranquil at Caracas and Lal,niayra.
CARACAS, AUG.I6.
We learn from respectable authority, that the Liberator bad re-
f. $ 4 to take part in the war now raging between the empire of
llrail and the republic of Buenos Ayres ; anti further that it was
hit design under anycircunistances, to be in Colombia by the end
of
November. The important scenes now acting, hnwever, warrant
the presumption tint that period will be shortened; indeed,we hare
seen lowers lessor Bogota of the loth of July, which state that on
that date, he arts supposed to be in Panama.
On the 24th or July an order arrived at Cain from Maracaibo, to
decline the penviree under martial law, and place it in a mate of
detence agemet Venezuela. On the 27th there was a counter order,
cecasieltli by the penpie of Maracaibo baying assembled and de-
n a oial tram the municipality the cause of martial law having been
proclaimed; and when it was announced that it was to put down the
proceedings in Venezuela, they exclaimed, " that they would not
tilt against their breihrtn ;" shouting at the sante time, " Union
with Veneritels." On one and the seine day. it is said that Mani-
c:Ow, Tragihlo, Merida, and the port of Alta Gracia, did the same,
and impatienly theatre the organization of the federal system.—
An•wo.
(From the PhilmNplsia National Gaeel 'l
Aleired the brig. James Coulter, Captain Ferguson, in nineteen
day- from Lagnayra.
A letter his been received by the above mentioned vessel. dated
the 3d instant, which states, that the regiment of Apure,
ftim sly General Paez's regimen', hal marched nut of Caracas.,
and tarn the road to Barcelona, in order ro put themselves under
the coonitenti of General Bermudez, until they could receive orders
from Bolivar. The Cabildo of Careeca.s had declared in a manifesto,
mai it would take no decisive steps until the arrival of the Li-

befatia..
We have reedited by the James (Coulter the Cdracas evioniAl.lno
of the Mit and 30th ult. The Editor remarks, that the people of •
l'encsothe have pledged a prorisbnol obedience to General Para,
and bae., no Wolof a separation of the ',rates of the Republic. In
Valencia, also, a- resolution had been ad-ptell to await the arrival
of Bohvar. The advices fro.n Bo:ota were down to the 24th July.
Ne'Vent of moncontittul occurred in that capital. The British fri-
g* Dried arrived off La liusyra on the 215th August.
AtillAOT OF A LETTER,DAT ED MAR %CAIRO.2O.
%WC Bolivar was expected to vita Bogota on the itth inst ,
a,rt to hope & a 'visit from hint at this place also ; there is hot
hide doubt that liis return to Colombia will, in a great measure,
e-initr the unfiltunate breach in the aflitirs of tiovernment. made by
theinjudicious conduct of General Peer. The authorities here
have petitioned the Government to call a Ginvention, for the plar-
-,..0t of amending the Constitutioti. It was done very quittly, and
nil disturbance took place in consequence of the measure, nor was
there any of those angry pr.:Mona exhibited. which have too often
masked the eh:anted of men In our political hemisphere. There
a, not been halt's° much of that asperi; y of feeling which (if I can
tuiige by your paper.) way hat winter shewa by the Members of
your Carves'. ; intle.ll. we had very great doubts as to the car-
rrtress of the Reporter in relation to tome of the speeches said to
liars betn delivered in ,our Senate, and particularly one. which
reflected on the colour of our akin. As I hove myself become
somewhat ',town, I suppose my feelings were a little wounded on
dot account. To us, who had seen the gettlienre3 who made so
free with us, in his vituperous speech, we could not help think.
mg. that of all the men we hail ever seen, he should have been the
last to have reflected on the tine.= of the akin, ur tho human form
Vas shaper.

FLLET.—The fleet under Commodore Laborde
had not returned to Havannah on the Pith of September.
A pirt of this fleet was dismasted in the late gales; the
t.cltooner Die'nosa, one of the squadron, put into Charleston
on the 18th instant in distress, having carried away both
inaatv, and threw six gum. overboard. The fricate Leahad,
a4o ore of the fleet, had been spoken on the with loss
of mizi-mast, fore and main top-masts.