The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-14 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

New YORK, JULY 19.—Yesterday tbrday set apart by,
the municipal authorities of our city for the celebration of the fu-
neral obsequies to the memory of Jefferson and Adams, and not-
withstanding the recent jubilee and the peculiar character of a
busy commercial city,. we could ohserve in every direction,. those
unfeigned demonstrations of regret which such a melancholy oc-
casion rightfully called forth. (Here killowe a minute description
of the ceremonies observed on this solemn occasion.) Thus we
celebrated the 12th of July, 1826, a day set apart by the city of
New-York for performing the funeral obsequies to the memory' of
an event which is unparallelled in the history of the world. We
could have wished to have seen a little less of the bustle of business
in several of our principal streets, but the mixed mass of our
population cannot all be penetrated by the sentiments which
arise from occasions- of this nature. The City Hall, we
believe, was in mourning, the Banks were shut, the Post-
office closed, and all the public authorities, both state
and national, exhibited the proper feelings of the day. During
the religious services in the churches, the artillery on the battery
were firing minute guns, which brought home, at regular inter-
vals, to the hearts of many, the regrets that cannot but mingle
with our joy in such a singular dispensation of Providence, as the
departure of Jefferson and Adams on the same day, and that day
the first jubilee of our independence. There were 13 field, pieces
to correspond with the number of old states. On the whole we
were highly gratified with the solemn marks of respect which yes-
terday record, and which is honourably connected with the cha-
racter of our city, as it was deserved by the great names of Jef-
ferson and Adams.

(From the Commercial .Advertiser.)
Jul 11 . —We received on Saturday evening the following
interesting letter from our correspondent at Porto Cabello
suela), dated June 20, 1826 :
By the schooner Rehoboth, Captain Ellis, who leaves this port
to-morrow, for New York, I have to advise, that things in this
province are far from being settled. We received • intelligence at
eight o'clock yesterday morning, from Cumana, that General
Bermudez was on his march with 10,000 troops, destined to this
place. The forces at Carthagena are ordered, and are soon ex-'
pected.here. 'On account of this intelligence, they have ordered
the troops to repair innuediately to Valencia to join General Pan.,
The castle at the entrance of the harbour it doubly missed, and.
they are using all diligence in preparing the forts at La Battu.*
on a small island directly opposite that of the castle, and the bat-
tery which guards the city from the outer town, or an entrance
from an enemy in that direction.
" A proclamation from General Paez has just arrived,' ordering
all citizens and those keeping houses, to turn out with their mus-
kets. The troops will march to Valencia in the course of to.
morrow, when the citizens will be obliged to guard the city and
man the castle. On account of this disturbance, General Paez
has ordered that no man of war under the Colombian flag shall

leave the place without this special orders. We have embargoed
here the corvette Urica, the brig Pinchinca, brig Libertadore,
and schooner Independencia, with two private armed brigs, the
Roman Liberal and Libertadore, Captain Bartlett. I think
that something serious will be the result in a week or two."
In addition to the above, the Statesman of Saturday evening
publishes the following extract of a letter from Carthageua, which
we consider very important
" The Spanish squadron is now off this port. Yesterday they
were within a gun-shot of the batteries--seven sail, one 80 gun
ship, fire frigates, and a brig. It it presumed that they will at-
tack this place in a few days. They approach the walls every
evening. At the present time the Colombians ire not able to
meet the squadron, as they have neither men nor officers on board
of their ships. They have not men enough in the whole squad-
ron even to man one of their frigates. They are in a deplorable
situation at present. There are not more than i thousand troops
in this place, and a great many of the cannon on the walls, not on
carriages, are entirely useless. It is rumoured that Commodore
Laborde commands the Spanish squadron, and intends to take the
ship of war in the harbour and, the place itself.
" We do not apprehend any ultimate danger to:the Republic, of
magnitude without, and we had hoped that the semi-defection of
Paez within, would be amicably arranged. The arrival of the
Spanish armament upon the coast of Colombia, almost at the mo-
ment of the revolt in Venezuela, is an important conjunction of
affairs ; and while there appears to be some danger at Carthagena,
the alarm and formidable movements mentioned by our corres-
pondent at Porto Cabello, indicate a more critical state of things
in that quarter than we could have wished
(From the New York Gazette. )
• .

We have beet; fitroished by Mr. T. C. Connor, a passenger in
the brig l'antpied, Capt. Pairner,`front Carthagena, with tins fol-
lowing intelligence :
The Spanish fleet, consisting of one 84, four frigates, and a
schoonet, under Commodore Laborde, had been ()tithe port seve-:
rah days previous to the sailing of the Tampico, and it was ex-
pected that they intended to blockade the port. The TaMpico
came out in the night, and saw nothing of them. It was re-
ported that they had landed twenty miles to, windward of Car-
thagena; and carried off twenty or thirty slaves from a plantation.
The Colombian navy. in port, including the two sixty-fours
from New York, was very respectable, and only wanted man to'
make them superior to any force which Spain could furnish.
The troops in garrison amounted to about 8,000 men, under.
superior 'discipline, and were constantly kept on .duty.
A gentleman, who had just arrived at Carthagena from Bogota,
informed Mr. Connor, that the Extraordinary Congress which
was convened in consequence of the failure of Goldschtitidt and
Co., was still in session when he left that place, discussing the
ways and means for paying the interest of the Colombian loan clue
in July.
Intelligence of the disturbances in Venezuela had reached Bo-
gota, and the extraordinary session would, accordingly, be pro-
longed, and speedy and effectual measures adopted to prevent any
interruption to the peace and harmony between New Grenada and
Venezuela. The receipt of this news from Bogota had not caused
much alarm.

For some days rumours have prevailed in•the City of
disagreements existing between Great Britain and the
United States of North America, and they are not en-
tirely groundless. Some time ago, with the double in.
tention of assisting the English West India Planters, and
of rendering commerce as free tls circumstances would
admit, the British Government granted permission to the
inhabitants of the United States to carry colonial produce
from all the British Colonies direct into their own ports,
and under the, American . flag, with the understanding,.
that British ships were to have Similar privileges: It has
for some time been a subject of just
.complaint amongst
British Ship-owners, that the American Government has
not rendered this direct intercourse with the British Co-
lonies in any manner reciprocal, but, on the contrary, all
British ships arriving in American ports from the British
Colonies have been subjected to much heavier tonnage
duties, and port' charges, than American ships returning
from the same voyage. The whole of this lucrative de-
partment of commerce has latterly been, in consequence of
these restrictions laid on British ships, carried under the
American flag, to the great detriment of the British Ship-
ping -Interest.. It is, however, now generally, understaod•
that his Majesty's
inequality, and that, in T d t' Gazette, an Order
. nes ay nig s
Ministers will no longer tolerate this
in Council will appear, prohibiting ships under the Ame-
rican flag from tradingdirect between North America and
the British Colonies, until the American Government
place both countries on a footing of perfect equality.
Without real reciprocity, there can be no freedom of trade;
and it cannot be doubted that his Majesty's Ministers will
withdraw from all nations commercial facilities which .are
not reciprocated. The North Americans will then have
to draw from Europe their
co.Usumption of British Colo-
uial produce, a circumstance which will be more injurious
to themselves than to the United Kingdoms ; but, be-
yond this, there is no chance that the dispute can produce
any evil cOnsequences.—Morning Paper.
Letters from Rome, of the 21st .110,y, state, that
the Signor Baruzzi, one of the most distinguished
disciples of the immortal Canova, with a view to ha-
tis ownoUr the x
e p ememorynce: Of his master, has just finished, at
a colossal marbl,. e bust of the great
, .
artist, and this monument- of pious gratitude has been
Michael Angelo and Raphael.
placed in the Hall of the Capitol,' between the figures.

We would call the attention of our readers to a
meritorious and unostentatious publication which air
peared a few nwnths ago,
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at hsseel:eislti
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means
The author, Mr, Ainsworth, takes a clear and lucid
view of the subject, and suggests,
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beet means we have hitherto met with of effecting
the relief which is so earnestly desired.