The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-12 00:00:00

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LONDON.
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1828.

By the Hudson London line of packet ship,
Capt. CHAMPION, from New York, Papers to
the 17th ult. have been received at the North
and South American Coffee-house. It appears
that BOLIVAR, after having been invested with
the powers of a Dictator, resolved upon adopt-
ing some forcible measures as a proof of his au-
thority. Acting upon this principle he de-
clared war again-it Peru for an invasion of
Bolivia—a country for which BOLIVAR seems
to entertain some particular, if not undue, affec-
tion, probably because it is called after himtelf.
But whatever be the cause, we think that Bo-
LIVA R has not acted wisely in courting foreign
war before he has sufficiently suppressed intes-
tine commotion. We hope that he is not wing
this war as a pretext for obtaining a sufficient
army for ulterior purposes of personal ambition.
We express this hope because the recent ac-
counts of BOLIVAR'S conduct are not altoge-
ther in keeping with his previous disinterested-
ness, and high scorn of the title of regal power—
for he confessedly enjoyed all the attributes of ,
unlimited authority. We sincerely trust, for his
own fame, as well as for that of patriotism, that
BOLIVAR will not add another to the long roll
of successful warriors who, after defending the
liberties of their country from foreign aggression,
destroyed them for their personal ambition and
aggrandizement:—

The following is from Mexico, and of a later date than
our former advice. :—By the United States schooner Shark,
at New York, which arrived last evening (the 15th of
August) from Tampico, we learn that the country was quiet,
and the old Spaniards, who had been removed from the
coast, were returning to their dwellings with permission of
the Government. All apprehension of invasion was over.
The Shark sailed on the 12th of July from Tampico, and
from the Havannah on the Bth of August, with 60,000
dollars in specie for sundry merchants. Commodore
Laborde had sailed with his squadron to join the convoy
from Spain which had been seen eff Cape St. Antonio, and
was daily expected at Havannah.
(From a New York Paper of the 13th August.)

LATEST FROM CO LOM has been
hasty in using the extraordinary (that is, unlimited)
powers demanded for him by the factionists of ovate of the
principal cities cif his country, and conferred on him by
ti4e Council of State. He has published a proclamation,
dated at Bogota, addressed to the. inhabitants of Colombia
and Bolivia, calling on them to take up arms, and to re-
venge the insult offered by Peru, in invading the territory
of the latter Republic. This proclamation, of considerable
length, is published by the Carthagena Gazette of July 20,
one week later than before received. The same paper contains
official letters from the President of Bolivia and from Co-
lombia, certifying the fact of invasion, and assenting to an
union of force, or a co-operation. We may give this in-
teresting but lamentable step more in detail hereafter. The
news was received after the following paragraphs, founded
on news from Philadelphia, were written. We did not
anticipate so hasty and inhuman a measure from the
Liberator.

CotonstA.—The brig President, arrived at Philadel-
phia in eleven days from Lagnayra, brings news of the de-
claration in favour of Bolivar's accepting the supreme com-
mand, made by the citizens on the 18th of July. In Va-
lencia a similar measure was taken on the 15th.

The following is a proclamation to the inhabitants of
Venezuela, informing them that the Liberator has been in-
ve►ted with the supreme authority, for the purpose of esta-
blishing that public tranquillity which the author of this
very document disturbed, preserving the union which he
dissevered, and restoring the laws which he invaded
with arms in his hands, and which, but for him,
might have been inviolate to this day. It is worthy
of remark how, like certain individuals in ancient history,
Paez, the restless military aspirant, can all at once
assume a very pacific aspect, and plead for peace,
law, and order, when circumstances bring such subjects
into fashion, and promise him most advantage from using
them.