The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-13 00:00:00

To T. TAYLOR, Esq.
No. 9, New Bridge-street, London.
HONOURED SIR,
y BEG leave to inform you, that ever since the
1 year 1790, 1 had been afflicted with the Lues Venereal,
which, limn its obstinately resisting every course of medleine
presce;ibed by the most eminent of the. faculty here, and tin-
, dergoing seVeralsevere courses of sally:v:10n, and twice
charged from the Hospital with little relief, wiaild app.!ar to
be of the most inveterate aature. In tte spring of last year
rug nisorder bad gut to such a head, as nearly to put a period
to my existence—l had a large ulcer on the crown of my bead,
on e en each arm, and my legs were broke nut in a frightful
manner; my right was dreadfully painful, and had iieen in a
state of ulceration for the last seven years ; my left had also
two large nodes on it,' was very much discoloured, and gave
use such excruciating-pain, particularly when warm in lied,
as nearly to deprive Me of rest ; in this lamentable state, I
was recommended by Mr. J. Thompson, (who received so
great a cure by them here), to take tour Leake's Patent Pills,
which I began to &ion the 4tyth o. May; in the conies of a
fortnight 1 began to receive benefit—in little more than a
month the ulcers on my bead and artllS were soundly healed—.
soon otter, the sores ne my legs healed also; leaving, how-
ever,' considerablediscolouration in the skin, and pain its the
bone of the left, which, by the blessing of God, awl a little
longer perseverance in your invaluable Medicine, suhstded ;
the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and
the nocturnal pains gradually going off.-1 thus became, by
your liberal advice and medicine, perfectly free from alt my
former complaints—have recovered my former spirit;' and
strength, and am become jolly and fat, in which stote haring
continued many months, to the astonishment of ull who knew
me, I and at a loss in what terms to express my. gratitude, but
beg you, for the good of other suffering mortals, to make
this my case as public as possible, as I shall on every oeca.
sion ; In so doing you will greatly oblige,
Sir, your grateful, obedient, veryhumble servant. 1

ALEX. :NICHKER
Swan's Close, High-street, Edinburgh.
Witnesses Nth* above Cure:—

John Thompson, No. a, New Poultry Alarket, Edinburgh,
John APlittosh, Asiembly'Cluse, Edintinr~' h,
Prepared and sold by the sole Proprietor, THOMAS TAY.
LOU, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, at his
house, No. 9, New Bridge-street, London; whose, after a
constant residettee of more than 40 years, in practice parti-
cularly directed to the cure of Venereal domplaintsatol those
incidental to tbe.,Parts of Generation, with thatinviolable
secrecy which men of his profeision should alwaysobserre in
rich cases, he flatters himself the advice and assistance he
sratuitowsly administers to persons taking this Aledicine, will
be estettned, by a discerning Public, as an adrattage seldom
attainable, and void of all ainbigtsity.
Also 4014, by his appointment, tor the convenience of those
living at a distance, at the Toyshors, No. 10:40xford•stseet;
Mr. Disberougles, Ni'. 7, Fish-stri;et-11111; Mr. &Aster,
Smith-bridge, EdOtburgh ; 114iblin.; of
one perstin in every considerable town in Groat "Britain and
irelanth'in boxes e ainly is. 9tl. each, stariped, and !realest up
with fall and. plain directions, .vtierebv pertont,.of either
sex may cure themselves, with ease, speed, secrecy, and safety.

The unclaimed rents of the lands, purchased 'according to
thipttwisions of this bequest, and applicableto this charitable
trust, and the dividends as they 'were received, being again
added to the principal, accumulated till the stock amounted,
in 1772, to 9,150/. 15s. The further accumulation, which
would by this time have reached an enormous sum, was, in
1773, stopp'd by an Act of Parliament, which provided, that
the rents and dividends upon the accumulated.stock should be
divided amongst the poor relations of the donor, in every year,
in which no application should be made to redeem captives.
But so entirely provisional is this new application of the money
considered, that by the Act there is always kept in hand nearly
one whole year's income to answer the claims of captives, in ease
any should be made ; and it is only on none being made before
each bth of April, that'the whole is then divided amongst the
poor relatives.

Parliament having already interposed to totally change the
application of this charitable trust, it can hardly be thought
unreasonable that it should again interfere merely to regulate
it, so as to secure a compliance with the obvious spirit df
the testator's intentions. At the same time, I am aware,
that by the wording of the will the money is not at preient
legally applicable to what I woeld Suggest, the redemption of
the Sciot and Cypriot women recently enslaved by the Turks.
It has been already decided that the will does not intend, by
Turkish pirates, the Barbary corsairs, who being still nomi-
nally, and at the period of the bequest, actually under the do.
minion of the Sultan, might be so construed ; for, during the
long period between the 11 of Charles the First and our mo-
dern exemption from the rapine of the Barbary powers, it never
was applied in that way. The difficulty legally to consider
the, Turkish national fleets 43 pirates, for I apprehend no one
Will deny that they are morally no better, if not infinitely worse.
Our recent conduct towards the Barbary States chews, that a
Government may, like an individual, be treated seta pirate:
and when we consider that the Sciots had not rebelled, that
Scio had actually been bombarded by the Se.mians fat* refusing
so join in their revolt; that they ,voluntarily gave information
,and hostages to the Turks ; that, in fact, they were guilty of
nothing but helplessness and wealth ; that under these errettnr.
stances, out of one hundred and twenty thousand ialtebitants
only three hundred remain ; the men having been murdered',
and the women and children enslaved, with the exception of
a few who escaped, I do not think it is an abuge.of language
to call such .an expedition, Timtical. One of the hest re-
forms which has of late years been introduced by the flange of
Commons, is the provision for carrying into effect the real
meaning of Charitable Trusts, and for no longer letting a man's
recorded words be made a posthumous weapon for defeating hit;
acknowledged intentions, If this application of the money
should be legalized, the accumulated stock 9,168/ 155., and
1,492/. standing in the name of the A ecountant.General, worth
together, at the present price of Consols, ahout 9,5394, might
be immediately devoted to redeem these unfortunate*
The rents in 1820 amounted to 7071. 5., of which only one.
half is applicable to the relief of slaves under the Turks, the
other halt being left by will to the family of the.testator. Five
long leases have fallen in since 1820, when their joint rents
amounted to 3511, and some bnildingdeaats are likely to drop
in a few years, so that the property miry perhaps augment in
value. half -of these rents might be, at all events, annually
employed for the same purpose as the accumulated dividends.
The relations are already provided for by the will, and have
now enjoyed, by the indulgence of Parliament, the rents and
interest of the Captive Fund for just bait a century. A rani •
of this Magnitude to lean with would-at least remove the hack,
neyed objection to trifling subscriptione—,what will so Own a
surn do ? And as I cannot believe that the English public will
persist in refwiing the Greek patriots that pecuniary aid, which
they showered on spent Om it was far fess wanted, it would
form a sort of nucleus fora subscription.

• The paperyouble is now worth abQllt tenpenceharpennvi
though, DA a repteaentative of value, it goes as far as four shit-
lings in England rgo that the modern and low-born Odessa
req.? gave little- more than one thousand clines sta much as the
ancient Dun Min.

On Saturday a very nume.rouli Meeting of the
Holders of Colombian •B.onds wits held at the
City of London Tavern, pursuant to public ad-
Vertisemt, convening them, on the part of the
Contractors, with a view to laying a statement of
their proceeding before the Proprietors of the
Stock.
Mr. Powers, one of the contractor a, having entered the
room at one o'clock, "proposed that the mbeting should proceed
to the election of a Chairman.
M. PATERSON said that he had waited on Mr. Alderman
Wootl; who had promised to attend.
Mr. courx said that was only, in the:absence .or, the Lori
Mayor. Alderman Wood was then at the Munsionehoutse,, get;
tins rid of the prisoners, but would soon attend.
Mr. Poweres, after a short delay, teig4eited that Alderniatt
Bridge*, who weeletAerrogn, rehouldeta.texhie chair, in girder
to awe. trine, till Alderman Wood could arrive.
Alderman Ilainc s then came forward; and said, that this
matter bad Come unexpectedly on him ; that be had not cone
sidered the subject, nor. was he in any way qualified to act as
their 'chairman ; but for the accommodation of so large a meet-
lag, he would take the chair pro temporc. It would be .but
candid in him,- hoWevar, to say, that-he was totally disinterest,
. ed in the matter on which they had met, anti that he had not
one shilling in Columbian Bonds.
Mr. Powi.Ea then' read a statement of the Contractors fot
the Colombian Loan, which they felt called upon to make, t+
show the precise foendation upon which that Loan rested. The
late Mr.. Zea was well known as having been the Vice-President
of the Republic of Colombia. Ile arrived in this country in Jun*
1820, and nothing could be more ample than the powers which
he brought with him : he had the appointment of all the foreign
Ministers and Consuls; power to treat with all the Govern.
ments of Europe, and with all the Creditors of the Repub-
lic. This showed the confidence Which his Gliverninent re.
posed in Mr. Zeta. These extraordinary.. powers were granted
ley the Congress in the year 1019. On his arrival in
Europe, he consulted his friends on raising a loan to dts.
charge certain claims upon his Government ; he was dis-
suaded from, at that time, attempting a loan; he called a
meeting of the creditor's of the Republic, and agreed to the
issue of transferable debentures, bearing an interest of 10 per
cent. in England, and )2 percent. if paid in Colombia; and he
was furnished with extraordinary powers to satisfy the minds
of the creditors of his Country.—(ffere Mr. Powles read the full
powers grunted by Bolivar to M. Zea, which have already
been published, and which permitted him to concert measures
with. the • creditors for the liquidation of their claims, and
for the maintenance of the credit of the Republic. This
document was countersigned by M. RaVenga.) The COM-
mittee of Contractors gave notice on the 16th of. November
to the President Bolivar of the issue of these debentures.—
On the lit of May, 1821, the first halflearly interest on them
became due; M. Zea then published an adventisement, in-
forming the holders of them that he should not be able to remit
the sums neeessaiy, on account Of the progress of the war, and
removalcite of the seat of Government from 'Angostura to
Cucuta, but he had the satisfaction of informing them dint he
hid received dispatches, stating that a prompt remittance would
be made. This Advertisement was dated -front Paris. In
July. 1822, one of these debentures for 1,7591. kid. was pre.
rented at Cucuta, and the Interest for twelve months paid,_
Some others had been presented at the Custom-houses on the
coast; but, owing to the unsettled state of thinge, .the -answer
was, that no orders had been given to receive them for payment
of duties. In' the latter part of 1021 e by the battle of Carabobo,
the whole country nearly was placed in the hands' of- the re.
publicans. In March, 1022, he (Mr. P.)inet M. Zea at Paris,
and concluded with him a loan tbr the Colombian Government
of two millions at Wt. 6 pertent. interest. The nuthority for
this was signed 'by Bolivar, and countersigned by Revenge.
There was applied to the service uf.the Colombian Government
at once to the amount of 777,0001., that sum being appropriated
to pay off the 10 per cent. debentures. lli. Zeit, himself, re-
ceived only a very few thousand pounds. The first half year's
interest was paid, and three other* had been retained out of the
capital. M. Zea constantly stated the great resources of his
country, as furnishing ample security for this Loan. Since the
conclusion of the holm, two documents had appeared in this
country ; the first stating that M. Zee was not authorised by
his Government to contract financial engagements; and the
next was for his recall. The first reached this country six
months after the Loan was contracted, and the other only
in the present month, It was but justice to IL Zea to say,
that he never received that notice of his -recall. On the Bth
of April, a month after the loan was contracted, the recog.
nition of the Independence of Colombia uy the United States
was published. In July he received from the Porttignese
Government a similar recognition, and with die Swedish
Minister he had important conmumicatious ; all these
things occurred before the arrival of his- recall,
ant,l seem-
ed to show that he was unconscious of, any such step hay-
ing been taken with respect to him. But, if he Were con.:
scions of it. no one else in Europe knew it. A merchant of
Centimes, Mr. W. C. Jones, drew for about 40,0001. for the
service of the Colombian Government. If ell this was shnie
with the knowledge of M. Zea, that Gentleman failed in his
duty to his own Government it he *as vonseittus of his recall,
and it was the duty of that Government to have acquainted.the
world that it had recalled his powers. Mr. Powles then Netted
that the opinions. of Dr. lausbington, the Selicilor.General,
and Mr. Sergeant Lens, as to the coaduct of the Contraetots
in the negociation of the Loan had been taken. The case
subMitted to Dr. Ltishington was shortly this—
ZtieS authority be considered as revoked until that re-
vocation was publicly announced,?" The answer was...
" That M. Zea's powers were ample and complete to con-
tract Loan ; that he was authorised by the President and
his Government ; and that they were in full force until the
revocation was made de
,facto, or in such a way as that
third parties could not be ignorant of that reveretion ; and there
could he no doubt that the faith of thlonibia was to/eniniy
pledged to fulfil the terms of the contract for the Loan." The
second question Wris---" SUppesing
M. Zea to be aware of Ida
recall, would that affect the validityof the Loan?" The answer
of Dr. 1.4. was, "that the validity of the Loan would not be al.
tered by that fact, even if M. Zea hail received his recv.ll, and
concealed it from third parties, because they were not bound by_
any fraud of his practising." The third enestitin was—.
" Whether another being appointed Vitic President of CO-
lombia in his room, would show that his powers of Ant-
bauador had ceased to exist?" The answer was--" That
from such a revocation it could not be inferted that tree rowers
in Europe had ceased, as the Representative of this I ()van-
went, from the fact of another person holding his authority in
Colombia." The case was submitted to the Solici:or-Gentral
and .'jr. Serjeant Lens, and their opinions on it were to the
snore effect as that of Dr. I.lls/dogma. Mr. Pee les than
continued—lt was not for the Contractors to say what the
motive for intercepting' the dispatches of Zea in Frence could
be, but those dispatches with the 'contrail. liar the Loan hail
been seen in London within the last ten days (a voice exc!ahned
" within three days.") Since AL Zee's cleats, the Contractors
had dispatched to the seat of the Colotindan Gov. :1-
ment a confidential person, carrying with him the oeigheil
contract, and they strongly anticipated a proper Settlement of the
matter. M; Zea hail
not satirificed the interests cif liis.Coontry
by contractiug a Loan at 110/. per cent., or by decreasing the into-
rest from lUD tOn per cent On the arrival all. Ravenga in is
country,the Contractors laid befote inns both the ot ,Mori coetraet
for the loan, and the application of the receipts ()fit to the' service
of the Republic: M. itavenga said he had no authority es to the
lioane admitted his signature to the doeument, authstrieing
Mr. Zee to contract one for she ;service of the Colombian (o-
vernment. Tide is an outline Of?tlr. Powles' staterneet.
.• The Chrtinium expressed his high satisfaction at the clear
accounts Which had just been given, and he trusted that it would
dispel the glean) which hatl tier r sot time existed on this im-
portant subject.
Mr. Corths said, that it had been stated that rc tient .corn`.
munication had been had with Colombia. Ile wished n*
to know when an answer would probably be Teethed.
Air. Pow egs said, it was proper to state that they i%td never
addressed the Colombian (lovertunctit until Zea wig so- 91
that fears were entertained for his lite.' fie bed stand That k
Gentleman had been sent to. attend the Colombian (._\nigress,
and they had since mitten by evtey: packet. Ttk. first letter
was' Sent thin November. It would take three inOtiths to'get
to the capital., and as much to tentrit, and he thought'sotte-
thing derisive-might he expected itt the month of june,.
A Gentleman wished to know if the Contrutots had any oh,.
jectioll to state how the proceede of the iAguA had beetk apprO.
privet], and whether they had more than one conferetne With
Revenge.' It 'a:tit-range that he could tact Make what might