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London, England, 1824-12-28 00:00:00

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SO UTH AMiERICA.
A Bogota paper of the ith October (The Constitu-
tional) received by the Jamaica mail, contains an ac-
count Of the reception at Bogota of the Com Missioner
from the King of the Netherlands, a M. de Q.iattel,
whose address to the Vice President was marked by the
most liberal and friendly language towards the Colom-
bian Republic. M. de Quattel stated, that the object
of his mission " was to remove all doubts, should any
exist, of his (Sovereign's) anxiety to be on the same foot-
, ing with the Republic as Great Britain—a nation in every
respect worthy of our esteem.' He added the following
expressions :—" Your Excellency will allow me, in vir-
tue of the character with which I am invested, to in-
trude on your politeness so far as to request you will
assure his Excellency the President of the Republic of
Colombia, the hero of the &unbent Continent of Ame-
rica, of my high esteem for his person, and.that I am in
hopes of one day seeing him. It is always a source of
pleasure to a military man to become acquainted with
the man who by his talents and valour has broken the
chains of his countrymen, and taught them the sacred
rights of man.
" :Your Excellency may feel assured that I shall give
a Faithful detail of what nave seen here to my Govern-
ment ; which cannot fail to be productive of an increase
of confidence on their part in your principles, and a po-
sitive proof to them that anarchy is far distant from these.
regions."
M. de Quartel added a hope that Colombia may soon
enjoy a tranquillity " equal to that of Palestine, under
the reign of the wise Solomon."
The Vice-President replied, that he felt the liveliest
satisfaction at receiving the assurances of the good dis-
positions of his Majesty the King of the Low Countries,
&c. &c. the worthy descendant of a Prince who had
given the first practical example in modern history of
resistance to Spanish tyranny and oppression, towards
the Government and people of Colombia; that the spi-
lit and desire of Colombia was to maintain ft iendly and
met cantile relations with all the nations of the earth."
The Constitutional also publishes the following official
letter, presented to the Government by Col. Hamilton :
(Translation from the Spanish).
" Foreign Office, Oct. 10, 1824.*
" Sta—His ',Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland having MA: minted to adopt such measures as
may eventually lead to the establishment of friendly relations with
the Government of Colombia, has appointed Colonel Hamilton,
Lieut.-Cutout:l Campbell, and James Henderson. his confidential
agents, to execute this important mission.
" Colonel Hamilton, who is at the head of the commission, will
deliver to your Excellency this letter; and I have to request that
credit may be given by the Government of Colombia to what he
may represent in the name of his Majesty.
• have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your Excellency's most obedient humble Servant.
" GEOUGE CANNING.

" To his Excellenc7 the Secretary of
the Govtrionee,t of Colombia."
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JAMAICA.

?ROM THE CORNWALL COURIER OF NOV. 3.
In our la-t we briefly noticeJ the disastrous issue 4st
small aimed party, which had proceeded on the 25th
ult. into the back grounds of this parish, in pursuit of
runaway negroes. The following are the • authentic
particulars we have since been enabled to collect from
various sources, of the total failure of the ex,.edition
—Early on Tuesday morning a party composed of
twenty-four armed whites and confidential slaves, with
ten baggage negroes, proceeded from Pembroke estate,
and at eleien o'clock reached the provision mountain
belonging to that property, distant about 12 miles to
the southward; after resting there a short time, the
party pursued their route for the rendezvous of the
banditti of runaways, supposed to be about six miles
distant from the mountain, and had travelled nearly an
hour over a mountainous and rocky way, when in a
narrow pass, through which they could only advance
in a single file, therwere fired on from an ambush.
Mr. Sutherland, the overseer of Pembroke estate, who
had the command of and was leading the party, was
mortally wounded by the second shot, and fell. The
remainder were panic-struck, and took to flight. Mr.
Gallimore, a book keeper of Kunty Hall estate, Will
wounded, and, as no intelligence has since been re-
ceived of him, it is conjectured that he has died of his
wounds in the woods, or fallen into the hands Of the
runaway negroes. An armed negro belogging to Good
Hope estate was also wounded dangerous N. The shame-
ful flight of the party put into the possession of the
runaways about 15 stand of arms, and a quantity of
ammunition, which were thrown away to accelerate
their retreat.
It is much to be regretted that the degree o' caution
and secrecy so essentially requisite in an undertaking
of this nature was not observed, and from the want of
which as failure is, no doubt, to be attributed; the
wholatof the arrangements were made at least a week
previous to the party setting out, and with which, the
melancholy result too plainlyp strews, the runaways were
duly apprized.
There is reason to believe that the shots fired by the
party in ambush did not exceed ten or twelve; but no
idea can be formed of the number of the banditti, as not
one of them was seen.
Wednesday last a meeting of the Magistrates
was held in this town, when a reward of one hundred
and fifty dollars each was offered for the apprehension
of certain slaves ; and an express was sent to Captain
Smith, of Accompong Town, requiring the assistance
of the Maroons. On Friday, six companies of the
Trelawny Militia assembled at Dr ornilly Estate, from
which one hundred and twenty men, rank and file,
were draughted, and proceeded on Sunday morning
into the woods, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Scott, who took up his post for that day at
Hampden mountain, about six miles to the Southward
of Dromilly, where he was joined in the afternoon by
Captain Smith, with sixty-five Maroons. At day-light
on Monday, the force, consisting of nearly two hun-
dred and seventy men, including baggage negroes and
pioneers, moved into the woods.
Our latest intelligence from Hampden mountain is
up to five o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which time
no accounts had been heard of the party, since it had
left that post at day-light on Monday.
FROM THE CORNWALL GAZETTE.
The following is a brief narrative by one of the
party that proceeded under the charge of Mr. Suther-
land, to the back grounds in search of the runaway ne-
groes, belonging to Pembroke and other estates:
" kr. Sutherland, overseer, left Pembroke-estate,
with a party of eleven whites,overseers and book-keepers
of adjoining properties, accompanied by about twelve,
black shots, a little after day-light on Tuesday morning.
After reaching the Covey-estate watchman's hut, the_
horses were returned to the respective estates to which
they belonged. Here they loaded their guns, and Mr.

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