The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-27 00:00:00

EDICT.

THE SUPREME JUNTA OF THESE PROVINCES, INT.
,iiTALLED IN THE ROYAL NAME ,OF FERDINAND
THE SEVENTH.
" Amongst the vast and weighty affairs which oc-
cupy its attention, watchful of the general .happi-
nos, and =full of the most fervent desires to encou-
rage and augment agriculture and commerce, have
agreed ,to. hold the latter free %kith friends and 'neu-
trals; and that from this• rime the rules of -neutral
Commerce shall be observed agreeable to the regula--.
tions of the 7th of October, 808, with the abire-
ment of the duties and .niodificatidtiS (if snob .rules,
as were enjoined at that time, until the Charriber of
Commerce shall have made the scale, which. is ert--
ttusted icv them, of a fixed price on produce for
expbrtation, agt eea old" to-its. nature, qtr.! ty, and cir-
cumstances, the same A establtsned for Indigo ; and
agreeable to it, the price isdeclared.to be fixed, for
the recovery of duties on exportation of produce as
the. method, best adapted to -avo:d the ,stagt-Lat ion
commerce labours under, and:to fa'cilitate its Opera-
tion. For these
,put poses, ands for the opening•-of
the ports to our aothers the. Sipaniardq, att4 other
powers being neutrals or friends,. the necessary or-
ders have been communicated to the Intendancy;
and for general information, let this Eela-t be p-ro,l
tlainaed,!and
,copies affixed in the customary plabes.
"s JOSEPH DE LAS L'LAMOIAS.
"MA 11 TOVER PC)NTE.
" CSINO-DE BESARES, SCC." •
(A tette 'Copy .) - -
" Sala Capituirtr, dd Caracas, _May
.‘, taro." •-.

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Caraccas, Tune 2.
Cr ORDER OF THE. REGENCY OF SPAIN, TO THE CAI'

TAIN :GENERAL OF THE CARACCAS.

-ce The Council of the Regency-is convinced, that
;mate name of Ferdinand. Vllth, Monarch both of
New and Old Spin, favouritism, intrigue, and itn-
tit=rlit-J have pyre ailed, and tor twenty ~ea:s the
-
gate has been ctc sed a; to all useful • employments
against persons of 'knowledge,. patriot ism, and merit
while it has been, open to a herd-o; depnvcd and in-.
competent persons, tot he notorious injury of t hepublic
cause. Nu duty is rnoteirripottint to a. people, than
to confide=antlio:ity into proper !hands, which will
'distribute rewards and punishments with equity, and.,
which "will disui,untettance evil-doers, and encourage
those who are benefactors to their country. His Ma,
jesty, anxious to proVide.a.rernedy-for these affliaing.
,disordeis, resulting from such scandalous abuse, pre-
dotnineni both in the former.reign and in the present,
has determined to appri,e your Excellency, without
losS of-time, and as folly as pdssib.e, of all the mea-
sures which are.adoiStng, relating to ecclesiastical,
political, military, -and financial, affairs explaining.
the time, mode,• improvenient: expectations, and
conduel of each department, to be. regulated zccord7-
ing to the laws of his dominions, and in which your
Excellency will discover many, wise precautiont, on
which we may particularly refer to -those of Lib. 3,
tit. 14 *Lib. 7, to, and Lib.. 34. of tit. 2.,‘ of
Legislative institutions. . •

" His ,Majesly does not doubt, that • impressed
with these considerations, your Excellency will ds.;
charge the dtlieate and important duties intrusted to
you, and will giye your asii;tattce in every other re-
spect, for the general welfare, contributing pis mush
as possiole to facilitate the upright and benignant
de,igtis of Government. God preser.ve jott;.3cc:
heal Isla de Leon, Feb. is, 'lto.
" RORMAZAS."
" To the Captain-General of the Caraccas."

ANSWER TO THE SUPREME JUNTA PROTECTING THE
RIGHT*OF FERDINAND MTH, IN VENEZUELA.
Alost Excellent Sir,

" The ;Ater received from `your Excellency of
15th of. Feuruary last, acquaints us with the steps
taken by the body ,calling itself a,counLil of Re-
gency, to remedy as much as possible, the afflict-
ing disoiders caused by the scandalous abuses of
authority, which for 20 years to the present time
have prevailed, closing the gate on persons Of know-
ledge, patriotism and merit, and at the same time
opening it to others, whoa were depraved and- Un-
moral, to the manifest prejudice of the interests of
his. Majesty and the Public.

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" fire Suprepie Junt:t, which t present governs
these Provinces, sees with pleasure the intentions of
that Body to suppress the public abuses, but with
pain the inadequate means taken for the purpose;
such as the Decree of the Central Junta of Aranjuez,
ef the 26th of October, which was wholly nugatory
on the removal of the Jutna,to Seville, when prac-
tices more disgraceful were resorted to, than. those
which degraded the Ministers under Charles IVth.
This cbuutry has been oppressed more &pos-
sible, b'y internal UespooSin, than by foreign extor-
tion; tt has been continually outraged by wicked
Governors, whose ignorance and rapacity have been
greater in proportion to their distance from the centre
oh authority. 100 that authority we have in vain
looked- for redress, and we have endured all the dis-
tres,,es consecittent on such a situation."
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