The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-30 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

(From the New York Mercantil e Advertiser of the sth inst.)
" The last packet from Carthagena brought inte-
resting intelligence to the creditors of the Colombian
Government. We hear of the payment of several
private claims, which had been a long time refused
on the plea of a want of funds. On the Ist of
July the Government paid a dividend of one anti a

quarter per cent. on their five per cent. stock, and
three quarters per cent. on the three per cents. for
the last six months; and for the balance, acknow-
ledgments were given payable as soon as in funds.—
This is the third dividend w'hich has been regularly
paid in 18 months. The following extract of a
letter, with which we have been obligingly favoured,
will spew that the .Government possesses ample
means for the redemption of its debts :

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A lIIGHLY-RESPECTABLE

GENTLEMAN IN. COLOMBIA, TO HIS FRIEND IN THIS

CITY.

46 BOGOTA, JUNE 18.—You will find inclosed a
certificate for 10,000 dollars of the consolidated debt
of the Colombian Government, bearing an interest
of .5 per cent., and a similar one for the same sum,
entitled to an interest of 3 per cent., payable semi-
annually Ist January and Ist July, for balance of
your account against this Government.

" The dividend-warrants, which become due on
those securities on the Ist July next, I have re-
tained. Under the actual situation of the country,
it cannot be expected that the full amount of the
dividends will be paid; but there appears to be no
doubt that half, or a little more than the half, will
be paid.
" For the remainder, which cannot be liquidated
in cash, acknowledgments are given, which are pay-
able as soon as there are sufficient funds.
" The whole domestic debt is about 3,200,000
dollars, bearing 5 per cent. interest per annum, and
5,300,000 dollars, bearing 3 per cent. ditto; there
may still be half a million more, which has trot as
yet been liquidated.
" For paying the whole of the interest, there are
consequently required 320,000 dollars a year. The
revenue assigned for that purpose is more than ade-
quate to cover the interest, as four departments only,
viz. Cundinamarca, Boyaca, Cauca, and Azuay, have
as yet contributed to pay the sums which are in the
hands of the commission of liquidation, being half
of the interest. In the remaining eight departments
nothing has been collected, and these ought to sup-
ply at least double the sum which is required for
the whole interest.

" From the beginning of January next, mort-
gages on houses and estates in the whole Republic
can be redeemed with these securities according to
a law of Congress, namely, the five per cent, debt
at par, and the three per cent. at sixty per cent. of
its nominal value. These mortgages, according to a
fair estimate, are not less than twelve to fourteen
millions of dollars, which is much more than the
whole debt."—Mercantile Advertiser.

CHARLESTON, JULY 28.—COTTON. —ln long
staple the Market has been very inactive. Uplands
are dull, and middling qualities have declined ; the
sales pf the week were pincipally of common to good
lots at 104 d. to 10y., such ns would have brought
10Id. to I Id. about four weeks ago. We continue
to quote the range, 10d. to 11 d. for inferior to
prime parcels; the extreme qualities being without
change in prices.

(From the New York Prices Current, Aug. 6.)

COTTON.—The sales from the 2d to .sth inclusive
amount to about 700 bales, consisting of 600 Up-
land and Alabama, at 101 a 111 cents. the prin-
cipal part Uplands, at 11, and 100 New Orleans, at
10!1 a 121 cents.

PRICES OF STOCKS. ' Offered. Asked
United States Sixes, 18E5 lo4' 106

Ditto

. 103

Ditto
Ditto

NIGH WATER. AT LONDON ISKIDOS TO-110KROW.
Morning...l2 minutes after 6. I Evening....2B minutes after 6.