The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-13 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

A ale of the Curaccus paper, the El Colom-
bian°, to the ltith June, have been received. They announce
the arrival at La Guityra, on the 29th .Mast, of the Netherlands
.corvette L'endragt, with Captain IL W. Quartel on board, as
Commissioner from the King of. the Netherland! to the Co-
lombian Republic. We learn also, that the celebrated Joseph
lineaster,had arrived at Cameos."' We behold in this event,"
says the .Colornbitow,
." the realisation of the liberal views
which have long animated our townsmen with respect to public
education ; as well as a strong evidence of the high apprecia-
tion in which they hold the talents and merits of this Gentle-
man. Mr. !Ammor comes among us as an invited guest; and
in this capacity has already received, that cordial welcome
which is due to our own character and to Ills. Nothing can
exceed the liberal attention with which the Corporation has
manifested its sense of the presence of Mr. Lancaster, and of
the Important national interests connected therewith. Caraccas
well deserves prosperity, when she founds her pretensions
thereto on the intellectual advancement of her children, and on
thus honouring the who and good."
The tbilowing extract of a private letter from ha Guayra,
contains some very interesting information, and some pertinent
remarks upon the anotnaloux character of our, actual relations
with Colombia, emoted by delaying the nominal recognition of
her independence :
" Ls llttsYnl,.lose%lll.—The only public events since my
last are— the arrival here of a Commissioner from the King of
Holland; of a now Intendant, General Escalona, 'in the room
of the Marquess del Toro ; and of Mr. Joseph Lancaster, the
great teacher. Allthese several personages, we hope, will tend
tieour improvement in their respective stations ; the first, by
establishing friendly relations between us anti the gaod King
Of the Low • Countries (—ho must needs be rejoiced that we
are emancipated from that dependent state which his worthy
ancestors so,long endured); the second, by being a little more
active, discriet, and conciliatory than his predecessor ; and the
311, by extending and improvingnur system of nntionaleducation.
Our Foreign Publicl'unctionartes go on increasing. We have
an American Consul, a British Consul, a Dutch Consul, and a
French one, on the way from Martinique. I see, by the pa-
pers, you are.still discussing the propriety of acknowledging
our Independence.; but in what an odd position does the Bri-
tish Government place itself; you send here a British Consul,
who puts King George the Fourth's arms over his door ; you
'pass n law to ashitieGolombian ships into your ports; and yet
you tell us, we artenotirecognized as a nation, and I see, that
tf aver our name -happens to be mentioned In an, of your
Courts of Justice, the Judges call out, We do not know any
thing of the Republic of Colombia!"
assure you, that to plain unlettered men, as the folks
here very much are, all this seems very strange. We wankel),
to improve much under General Escalona, for our Intendant.
lie has all the activity and vigour necessary in a young Go-
vernment. General Soublette, we bear, goes to England as
Consul-General. The news of the new loan being made, has
spread confidence everywhere, and • will do immense good
throughout the whole Republic. When once our wheels get
fairly greased here, you will find a machine in motion, the power
or which you have little idea of ; but we must have time.
The following is an extract of a private letter which has been
received in London by the last New York packet. We shall be
glad to hnd the statements it contains confirmed by our next
*dykes fr.un Mexico :

NEW UK' Jut,tr 17,--The schooner Eclipse, Captain
Marsliton, is this instant arrived in 20 days from Sotto la Ma-
rina, a small port to the northward of Tampico, the very
same where the enterprising, but unfortunate, Mine landed
some yeas ago. By this vessel we have received the
intelli-
gence that General liravo, after making a rapid march, had en-
tirely disconcerted the projects of his opponent Quaintanar, and
entered the rich and populous city of Guadalalara, on the
13th of June, where he was received with the most enthusiastic
acclamations, the people exclaiming " Viva Bravo !"—" Viva
H Sobel atm Congresso Constituyente Mexico:101" The troops
immediately abandoned Quintanar, and joined the brave Mex-
icans. In the evening the city was illuminated, and public
rejoicings of every description took place. Deserted by all his
followers, Quintanar has fled for safety to the province of
Sonora. Thus has tranquillity been restored to, and the union
consolidated between, two of the most populous and interesting
provinces in the New Nirorhl, and schemes disconcerted which
had extensive ramifications.

" After remaining in Guadalaxara a few days, it was the in.
tention of General Bravo to put himself in communication or
rather to forth a Second line of operation, with General la
Garza, who commands a considerable force of faithful troops
in the province of Santander, and closely watches the coast at
the sante time, in the event of Iturbide daring to make an at..
teMpt at landing. General Garza is a main possessed of im-
meat property, and is the same individual who first opposed
the Ex-Emperor when he caused 24 Members of the Congress
to be arrested. Ills fidelity cannot for a moment be doubted."

LEin.—A. communication from the North
states, that the Lead-mines belonging to the
Earl of DA RLINGTON have been very produc-
tive of late, and that the Noble Lord at this
moment holds a stock of refined lead to the ex-
tent of 000 tons, besides 400 tons at least of rich
ore. Other mines have likewise recently been
worked with great success; notwithstanding
which the article is not diminished in price.
The demand for borne► consumption is great, and
likely to be increased, in consequence of the
,public And private buildings, and the
nphlication of this metal to so many novel uses.

Letters front Rome speak of the probability
of the Pope's issuing a now Decree to regulate
the admission into 11 oly Orders. According to
what is rumoured, individuals will not be allow-
ed to tale Priests' Orders till they have com-
pleted their :33d year.