Star.
London, England, 1825-02-03 00:00:00

VENEZUELA.

As various rumours have been in circulation respect-
ing this part of Colombia, the following letter may be
interesting, as serving to explain the teal state of the
affair. It is taken from the New York Mercantile Ad-
vertiser, of the 3d ult.

CARACCAS, Digtuan. 11.
" As rumours may reach the United States highly
coloured, relative to the insurrection, or reported insur-
rection, in the neighbourhood of this city, and the
cause of the city being placed under martial law,' and
as it is desirable with you to possess correct inforina-
tion, I take upon myself a relation of facts, as nearly
as I can ascertain, with my own observations upon them,
without colouring and without the influence of fear.--
About six days since this city was placed under I mar.
tial law; the cause was said to be fear of invasion. The
intelligent foreigners ridiculed the idea, as it is, welt
known that Spain ran send no force to this country 34
the present moment ; on the other hand, should the
French Government interfere, we well know- the course
that would be pursued by our Government, and the
Government of Great Blitain. The conclusion I drew
was, that the object of this Government was to form
their ; and to enable them to form this militia
without great discontent to the citizens of the country,
there must be some ostensible reason to induce the
people to submit to the new regulations; or, I may say,
to become citizen-soldiers. About two months since,
the Government issued orders for the citizens to loins
this militia (including foreigners, after a residence of
two months in the country). The militia was formed,.
but great discontent prevailed among the people, as they
looked upon it as unnecessary and oppressive. The sol-
diers met at first (rather) promptly, but soon (as I am
told, it being prior to my arrival) the business began to
die away, and the citizens neglected to appear. Then
came the 1), ocl a mati on declaring the city and province
under I martial law.'

Now for the insurrection. About eight or nine •
miles from the city there is a small village called Pe-
tare ; it is said that the Alcade or Commandant of this
village was a very oppressive man, and gave peat dis-
content to the villagers. On Wednesday night last,
about 300 blacks made an attack on a del:mit of arms
and ammunition in the neighbourhood of Petare, con-
sisting of 300 muskets, and 8,000 cartridges, defended
by eight men, who succeeded in defending them, and .
beating off the blacks, wounding a number, and some
of them are supposed to be killed. The following day
a company of fifty men marched out to Petare, and all
anxiety, as regards this attack, has subsided. A num-
ber of prisoners are taken, who will meet their fate.
" That they might have friends in the city, is possi•
ble, and even probable; some arrests have taken place,
and their cases will soon be examined. The militia, or
rather two or three companies, are tinder arms by night
and by day, dnd patrols are established throughout
the city, until they find how deep laid the plot may be.
" That it is a contemptible affair, I seriously believe,
without plan and without concert, and perhaps got np
by the Government for the purpose of inducing the ti-
tizens to join willingly in their militia duties ; if so, I
doubt not that they will effect their object, from which
mnch good must eventually arise. There are only 24,000
slaves in Venezuela, without arms or ammunition ; of
course there can be nothing to fear from them. I cart
only add, I feel as safe here, as regards an insurrection,
as I should were I in Pearl-street.

" General P.tex is a few miles from the city with six
or seven thousand regulars. We have only aboui one
hundred regulars in the city. I have just learnt that
five men are condemned, who are to be shot this day.
" DECEMBIR 15.—There was no men shot, as stated
on the other page. This morning. we have had tw•o "
men shot in the public square."

The Austrian Observer has an article from Constan-
tinople, dated the 4th of January, which asserts that
the Egyptian fleet had gone to Candia instead of Alex-
andria, and bad not wholly abandoned the idea of at-
tempting a landing in the Morca. This, however, is
said to have taken place on the sth of December, and
if dates are compared, it will be found that the action
in which the Greeks defeated Ibrahim Pacha, destroyed
some of his vessels, captured twelve of his transports,
made 3,000 prisoners, and dispersed his whole fleet,
was subsequent to his movement towards Candia. The
certAinty of their triumph is not therefore shaken by
the present statement. The same paper also adds son
-
exaggerated
mustfact, shortyexaggerated accounts of the differences existing in
reduced to submission.
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elo°rloreecdaru:

A man named Walton has been guillotined at
Somme, in France, for stabbing his father to the heart.