Star.
London, England, 1830-08-25 00:00:00

" PROCLAMATION.

" Joaquin Mosquera, President of the Republic of Colombia, to his
countrymen.
" Colombians—The part which we represent in the drama of nations
is interesting not only to us, bur to all South America. We are now
presented with a most suitable occasion of offering to the world a power.
ful example of morality and virtue, of regenerating Colombia, of exter.
minating anarchy, and of cnfotcing the laws, the only means by which
popular feeling can be restrained, and liberty established. The Coned.
tuent Congress has given you the trims of expressing the national will
through the Deputies elected by your own free will. The Liberator of
Colombia has withdrawn, in order to calm the apprehensions of the
friends of liberty ; he has laid aside his laurels, and has quieted every
pretext for disorder.
. . . .

" At this important crisis, the representatives of the people have
committed to my charge the provisional administration of the republic.
I have this day sworn to the constitution ; and our adhesion to that
alon6 is the only means by which all can act in concert, and by which
Colombia may be saved from the dissolution that threatens her. The
pure love of country is the sacred light by which lam guided, and
what more can you ask from a man like me, suddenly drawn from the
private walks of life, to be the faithful minister of your will ? If you
desire more, your honour, our glory, and the national interest, demand
that you should express it, and the credit of promoting the good of the
country will be yours.

" Citizens, of all opinions, unite for the interest of the country.
What is past will be forgotten. They are not true friends of freedom
who can desire to excite a new revolution.

" Colombians, now is the time to increase Cur glory, and to perpciu.
ate our political exi,tence. Let us set an example to the new states of
our continent, and let us chew our detractors that we are not unworthy
to be free. " JOAQUIN NOSQUERA."

Bogota, J une 13, 11Z0.

. By the London line of packet ship Corinthian, Captain Chadwick,
in 23 days from New York, papers have been received at the North and
South American coffee-house. The following are extracts :
Ca RT HAG E a, JULY I.—On Monday last a schooner anchored in
the bay from Hio Chico, a:province of Caracas, via Curacoa and Rio
Roche, having on board slr. Jose Miguel Machado, commissioned by
the chiefs and inhabitants of that circuit to bring to the Liberator the
news, or rather the declaration made by the people of Venezuela, in fa.
your of the integrity of the Republic, the Constituent Congress, and the
Government which was in power at tile time of the scandalous proceed-
ings in the Caracas, on the 25th November. The movement began in
the high plains of the province—the heroic city of Calaboso having set
the example. %With an incredible velocity it was communicated to the
province of Barcelona, Cumana, and the left bank of the Orinoco. It
is conducted by various Generals, and all the chiefs in the different
places mentioned. The people made the declaration under arms, and
compelled the chiefs to place themselves at their head. The values of
Aragua have seconded the declaration, and only Valencia and Caracas
remain subject to the power of the faction which disorganised Venezuela.
General Paez was at that time very unwell in Valencia. The Congress
had done actually nothing. The acto of Calaboso had invited General
Paez to place himself at the head of the le-action, disavows the authority
of the new government of Ven. zucla, and contemplates the restoration of
order interrupted by it. From the letters of Gen. Infante, and Colonels
Parejo and litistillos. it is known that the actas of Venezuela, sanction-
ing the revolution of Caracas, were extorted from the people by repeated
threats from certain chiefs ; that the present re-action was con-
,:oneerted some months since. and that they only delayed their de.
daration to await the approach of the Liberator to Venezuela.
That, on seeing themselves abandoned to their own fate, and that
the Council of Ministers were thinking of deserting the Congress and
Colombia, by sanctioning the dismemberment of the Republic, and by
violating the fundamental law of the nation, titer could no longer re-
main inactive ; they were compelled to avow their sentiments, and to
-let, lest their silence should give grounds for suspicion that Venezula
acquiesced in the dismemberment of the country, when, in fact, she re-
solved to support the national integrity, the Constituent Congress, and
the Liberator President. By this time the High Chief of the Police
had circulated information of the retirement of General Bolivar from the
supreme command, and his going to Carthagena, foe the purpose of
leasing Colombia. This, together with the abuses vomited forth

by the Press of Caracas against the Liberator, exasperated the Vene-
zuelans to such an extent that they were abundantly ripe for a re-action.
General Machado, one of the wealthiest men of these vallies, has or-
ders to see the Liberator, wherever he may be found, and even to follow
him to Europe, if by any fatality he has left Colombia. The Regi-
ment of Cuacogua, which General Pas had ordered to Valencia, and
from thence to San Carlos, had deserted, with their arms, and were one
of the first corps in making the declaration. Finally, the re-action is
general, and the people have taken anus en masse to support it. They
demand the presence of the Liberator : and nothing else will satisfy
them.

MADRID, Augeut 12.

(From the Private Correspondent of the Herald.)

An individual, whose connection, office, and rank in society, allow
him to know what passes at Court, has told me in confidence that the
following project had been submitted to the King as the only way to
avoid a fresh revolution, viz.—

The Charter, to be granted by the King on the occasion of the Queen's
accouchement in the month of Sept. next, will be similar to that ol
Louis XVIII, but the ahem ions made by the ordinances of the 25th of
July to be comprised therein, respecting the Press and elections. The Ca-
tholic, Apostolic, and Roman religion to be alone tolerated and every other
prohibited. The number of Peers of the kingdom to be limited, and
the qualification to be justified by an annual revenue or majorat of
33,000 reales. The debt of the State to be recognized, and entirely re-
funded under the same denomination, with interest. All bonds to Le
presented within a fixed time; after which they are to be annulled.—
The bonds of the Cortes to be comprised, with a moderate interest added
to the capital. The sale of the property effected under the Government
of the Cortes, by virtue of a law of that period, to be acknowledged as
valid, and the said law to be enforced again. The Chambers to be
called upon to decide on a proposition of Government respecting the
sale of national property:effected at that period. The Council of Castile
and the Council of Finance to be suppressed. The Chambers to occupy
themselves, on a proposition from the King, with the fate of America,
and with the measures to be taken respecting the interests of both nations.
The m.mbers of the municipal councils not to be appointed for life, nor
with any hereditary tide. A full and entire amnesty to be granted to
all labouring under any condemnation whatever for opinions and poli-
tical offences. All the emigrants to be included in this amnesty, to be
restored to their offices, employments, ranks, and dignities. No one to
be spoliated and deprived of his propertyexcept after judgment according
to law. Finally, the King to ask the advice of the great Powers on this
projected Charter. For the last week the exchange of couriers between
this capital and Lisbon has been incessant, and, though the contents of
the dispatches are unknown, it appears that they refer to the events of
Paris,and that the two sovereigns of the Peninsula endeavour to come to an
understanding to fix on a rule of conduct under existing circumstances.
It is presumed that they will make protestations of friendship to the
new head of the French Government, to gain time, and lull his vi-
gilance asleep. Circulars have been addressed to the Bishops, Pre-
j lates, and heads of convents, demanding detailed accounts of their
pecuniary resources, and of the physical force at their disposal, that
Ferdinand and Don Miguel may make common cause against France.
Poor Gentlemen ! you count, then, fur nothing the immense majority
of the inhabitants of the Peninsula, and the spirit which animates
them in respect to yourselves ; and you are ignorant, perhaps, that
you are nearer your own downfall than Charles X. appeared to be one
month ago.