The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-16 00:00:00

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The papers 'last i'Sght received from Caraccas contain
some docuttitits officially published at the seat of the,.Qu.
lorrtSan Government, which may he usef\ii ttt ttie (e'redin
tors here, in elucidating the *WWI i%:'t.:tilititYn of the Re-
public. We AA ,threi-eti pato under this head such
of thet a are, waittly bt notice, either entire or in part,
tttcordMetO he degree of importance they appear to
Ifeiskess. The annexed letter from the Minister of Finance
to M. Hurtado is curious in two points of view-,tats in
charging the Envoy with culpable negligence;
the disposable funds of the RepubiTq lit country, to
remain, contrary to his itts`trhetiOns, in the hands of the
agent, subitEtbg his Government thereby to an enormous
lots t and, 2dly, in the pledge it affbrds of a determination
on the part of the Executive of Colombia, to sift to the
bottom the whole of the transactions connected with the
loans in England, from which it is expected that some %try
curious disclosures will be brought to light.

REPUBLIC OF COLOIkIiiIA,-*FINANCE DErAIVMENT.

BOGOTA, MAY 19, 1826.

TO 'THE HON. SIGO:OR MANUEL JOSE HURTADO, MINISTER !LEHI-

POTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC IN LONBON.

Inasmuch as by a communication from your Excellency,- dated
the kith of February last, No. 62, it appeare, that at the period
of the failure of Messrs. 13. A. Goldschmidt and Co., there re-
mained in the hands of that house, according to your Excellencv's
calculation, a balance of 350,0004 sterling, the Gover:ament...,,."
which on the one hand owes to the nation a:„ otomit a all its
transactions, and, on the other,
adv'erts to le general desire to be
informed in all the minutes!,
points relative to this business, to
learn the losses or
vestigiate the t7;nole conduct of it,
fain points
which have been expaiince;l, and to 111.•
WO tar as the affair has pro-
ceede"%-rommands the to otter to your Excellency certain observe-
- tins, in order tieft you may inform me respecting them, and
satisfy ma With all the clearness and minuteness possible.
The averment being ignorant of the motives for having a
`balance of 350,0001. in the hands of Messrs. B. A. Goldsehmidt
and Co., has been unable to answer the inquiries of the Chamber
on this point, and still less has it been able to say whether the
money so left yielded interest or not.
It certainly was not by the desire of the txectitive that thls
step has been taken; on the contrary, it Was reckoned& by
them, from the beginning, that all the fluids Would 'remain under
your Excellency's controul, in such a inktnner that they would
not only be perfectly secure, but that they would also yield some
interest. The note which your Excellency wrote to me, under
(late of the 6th May, 1824, numbered: IS, is a proof of this, since
you conclude with the followirr
WOruA s runtorrnity with the
contract, all the funds '..r(tbt loan NM been placed at my disposal,
and I have camiLenced the flatulent of your Excellency's instrue-
tkins." ,rya trot that in a despatch of the 25th of May,
.in the
5511:.e yetry autribered t 6, in Which you announce having agreed
with Messrs. Goldschmidt, subject to the approbation of your
Governnient, Mat 'the house should retain the sums net apart for
the rliVideti& and sinking fund, on paying interest at the rate of
3 *l' tenC to the Republic ; and it is equally true that, in my
reply of the 18th November following, of the same year, in
which I expressed to you my satisfaction at the conclusion of the
loan, it might be understood the approval of this measure was also
to be inferred from the general approbation of your conduct for
having adhered to your instruction; nevertheless, it is clear that
I never r outtl haVe contemplated the placing in the custody of
that bailee Other funds beyond the dividends for the two first
Yearts, and the one per cent. for the sinking fund. It is requisite,'
therefore, that your Excellency should inform me of the reasons
which have induced you to adopt a contrary comae, and that you
enter into a justification of this proceeding, with whatever else
may put the Government into the manakin of jedging with -accu-
racy in this respect. I trust you will he able to do so, end to
that end I have the honour to announce to your Excellency the.
order of the Government. God guard your Excellency._

J. M. DE CASTILLO.

These papers also contain it decree of the Colombian
Congress, for securing to the Government all the advan-
tages derivable from the production of plating, of which
valuable metal a great quantity is found in Combia. It
is proposed to establish, under the control of the Govern-
ment, houses for purifying and refining it, and tenders were
to be received for fulfilling by private contract this branch of
the public service. • All the ore of plating found in; the
Republic is to be brought to these factories, and soldiat a
fixed price., When purified and wrought into bars, !they.
are to be stamped with the arms of the Republic, and sold
in that state at the fixed price of six dollars the mike.—
' Money is also to be coined of this metal, and circulated in
the republic at this proportion of value (six dollars: the
owe); to its gold and silver circulation. The exportation
of plating in the state of ore is strictly prohibited, and pro-
prietors of mines of that mineral are forbidden to sell any
of the ore to private individuals, under a penalty of 50
dollars for each pound.
_ .

Another decree has been issued for increasing the duty
on tobacco, and for fixing the ratio of the increase, which
varies in die different provinces where it is'produced, and
awarding to the various qualities of the article itself. The
same ignorance of the principles of trade, as well as of tax-
ation, is shown in this decree as in that respecting platina,
inasmuch as it fixes the price at which the tobacco shall be
sold in the various departments of the Republic. A like
control is to be exercised over that tobacco intendedj for
exportation.--Tintes.