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billion, 360,1"abioll,tions of trench liirresi The'Engli,h
and. Dosch lapidarien value it at 56,734,5001.
The Bra-ail diamonds are neither so hard nor so bril-
liant as tho 4 brought from Soulempour, and oth
plates i 4 the. East Indies. They are, however, more
transparent, and usually bold ten per cent. cheaper than
'those obtained frdni the East [mires.. • .
• The following statement of this largest dianiousb
known in. Europ-,. will spew •the • c.msporstive use 01
chap inlossessioa of the King of Portugal .
*l*hr of Russia, Ono . 106-
. Binge( Prance • • • • 131
v.; Grand Duke of Tuscany . • • 13t
Great Mogul - . • • 2/9
King of Persia • . . 493
King of Poriligal . 1,680
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AVIWIII OF THE tiOfetIVAIRST Of COLOMBIA TO TIE
CIICCULAB 0f.1113 azassai.ater via lIIMIRATOR.
'!I r. i, .141111Xlc, qr P* -
Fs ;thee de Pavia...Santander, Genrral of Division in the Armies
of Colombia, of the Liberators of Venezuela and Cundinarninca;
• decsirated,with the Oroas of &yam Vice-President of the
Rr-
publie, chared, with, the Executive Power, &c, &e..ace?
To his Excellency Simon BoiiSar, liberator, President of the
Republic of•Colombla;'iniested With 'Dictatorial pewee in that
of Peru, &c. 8:c.
Palace of Government, rnsota, Naych 6,t1895.
My great and good PI lend, and faithhil Ally—l hare
read with the greatest pleasure your a'i'ry esteemed
commulication, d act from the City of Lima, .on the
7th of Derecnber last, in: which you express your ardeot-
. wishes to see united,; within
.six months, if possihte, the
Assembly .ft om .the Conrederated States of whit was
formerly Spanish 'America.
It is to me extremely satisfactory ao assure you, that
being actuated by the same feelings as yourself, I have
beforehand. taken all the steps calculatei to accelerate
the carrying into effect of a design so essential to our
security end fotire happiness. The mauls of the new
.Amer can States, their position with retard to Europe,
and the obstinacy of the King of Spain, rend tr it impe-
rative now, morethan ever, on ns, and our dear Allies,
.to adopt a system of political combinations, which may
stifle at its birth any attempt to involve us in fresh cala•
mities. The, dangerous principle of foreign interference,
which some Cabinets of the Old World have embraced
and eagerly put in practice, calls for our serious consi-
deration, both from its tendency to keep alive the dying
hopes of our obstinate enemies, and from the fatal con-
sequences which the introduction of a maxim so de-
structive to the sovereign rights of the people would
produce in America. '
But,showever gteat'our desires may be to lay at least
the !wind:vim) et this work, the most stupendous that
has•ever been conceived since the fall of the Roman
Erni:tile, it appears to me, that it is far our mutual in-
terest., that tile assembly of Plenipotentiaries agreed
upon thoold take place in the Isthmus t.f PaSama, with
the concurrence of all or of the ereats part of all the
American G ,vernments, as well belligerents as neutrals,
all equally interested in resisting this pretended right, of
interference, to which some of the Powers of the South
of Europe have already (alien victims.
Far the purpose of obtaining this concurienee, in-
structions were given, under date 15th of to
our Charge d'Affaires at Buenos Ayres, to endeavour
to persuade the Government.there of the propriety of
sending neitipotentiaries to the Isthmus of P
notwithstanding the ill success of the., neguciation,
which, I,r this laudable purpose, was opened between
,the two parties in 1b22. On this account also, the rati-
fication of our treaty'of alltsince, and perpetual confe-
deration with the State of Chile, of which, until now,
we have lied no intelligence, has been waited for with
the greatest anxiety. And probably the Session of the
present Legislature will nut terminate without having
concluded a similar treaty with the Provinces of Gua-
temala, a Minister from whence is now in this capital,
and whose recognition has been delayed from consider-
ation towards our. faithful ally the Republis: of Mexico.
I, the;efore, entertain hopes that the Assembly of
America will he installed with the presence of the Pleai-
potentiaties of Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, Pern,
and even Chile and Buenos Ayres, as it is probable the
policy of this last country Kill come neater to r ur
wishes, after the installation of the Congress of the
United Provinces of Wel de la Plata.
With respect to the United States, I have thought it
highly proper to invite them to the august Assembly at
Panama, in the firm conviction that our intimate Allies
will not fail to see with pleasure, friends so enlightened
and sincere, take a part in their deliberations, of a com-
mon interest to all. The instructions, which with this
view have been sent to our Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington, of which I
accompany a copy, will inform you at length of the mo•
tives which have urged me to come to this resolution.
In the meantime, the Government of Colombia will
with pleasure send, within four mouths from the present
time, its two Plenipotentiaries to the Isthmus of Pima-
ma, in order that, together with those of Peru, they
may immediately enter into discussions preparatory to
the installation of the General Assembly, which, per.
baps, may be able to commence the r impartant labours
the first day of October of the present year. For the
purpose, then, of facilaating this object, I venture to
make to you the following propositions:—
First, .That the Government of Colombia and Peru
should authorise their Plenipotentiaries, after. h eying
commeticed their preparatory conferences in the Isthmus
of Panama, to enter into correspondence directly with
the Ministers of State and Foreign Affairs of Mexico,
Guatema!a,Chile, and Brien•is Ayres, stating to them
the importance of sending, without loss of• time, the Ple-
nipotentiaries of those Republics to the General As-
sembly.
Seci•ndlr, That the Plenipotentiaries of Colombia 'and
Peru should have full liberty to choose in the 'Ana's
of Panama theplace they May think,froinits healthiness,
most adapted to hold their preriratoi y conferences.
Thirdly, That as sum as t e Plenipotentiaries of Co-
lombia. Peru, Mesico, and Guatemala, or at the least, or
three of the said. Repubacs, should he in the Isthmus
Pinatisa., they
.ma, fit, by common consent, t' e day on
which the General Assembly is to he inttallel
Fourtl lv, That the General Asseanny of re Cottle-

derates should, likewise, in the,same way, have fi-111-1%.
betty to choose, in the Isthmus of Pan ins; ";
which, from its healthioess, they may judge most '6.roper
to hold their meetings.
' Fifthly, That the Plenipotentiaries of Colombia and'
Peru should by no means- absent themselves ftom the.
Isthmus of PERS ma, from the time of their holding their
Preparatory conferences, until they see assembled the.
General Meeting of the Conferences, and its Sessions be
terminated,. -
I hope that these propositions wilevince the lively
interest which the Republic of Colombia feels, to see
'realized the great designs of Divine PROVIQESCR in
this beautiful hemisphere, of whom I ferventli pray to
keep you in his holy guard.- - -
Given, signed, and Seale, by the Seeretani of State ihritereigs:
Affairs in *044 of Bogota, petite dth of February, 11111-15 of ,
• Independence of the Republic of Colombia. • •
. F..ns P. SANt ANDER.
The Slcrtary itt State for Foreign Affairs, P. GUAL.
ANSWER FROM TR! GOVERNMENT OF Tut tltitTlDSterre
OF MEXICO dO VAS CIRCULAR OP 4•12,4 ra IR tft A TOR.
To his lis.cviency the Liberitoi,. Ptealikie at sllsallateliat
Coioaibb.
My great and good Friend,The cammanication of-
,your Excellency, dated 7th of last arcember, relative•
to, the great projectsof convoking an assembly of Pleni-
potentiaties from the Repnblics of America . fir the
regulation of those interests and relations' which mu-
tually un'te them, has been-so Much' the More s stisfac-
tory to me, as, led by the same Motives, and actuated
with the same wishes, I had determined upon taking the
lead, and sending an Officer with dispatthes to your.
Excelency, to propose the same measures, under lite
idea, that although the ratification of the treaty. of the
3d of October, 1825, by the Government of Colombia,
bad not yet been received, and \I-tiro had not con-
cluded similar conventions with the other nations of
this Continent, which were formerly colonies of Spain,
this was not an obstacle to her i vi!itig all their Go-
vernments to be present at the wis'ied-for Congress, .
as their respective Plenipotentiaries could come specially
authorised to conclude the said treaties, and these be
the first objects of the deliberations of the Asiembly.
Your Evcel:ency is more favourably cirournstanced
for making this invitation to the other Governments;
for, placed as you are in the centre of the Republics of
the South, You can easily arrange and accelerate the
coming of their-Plenipotentiaries to the phie of meet- •
ing, for which I am certainly of opinion Panama unites
the-greatest advantage: and as far at regards the pe-
riod of the installation of the Congress, although I had
thought of proposing the first of N ivember of this year,
in consequence of the distances and difficulty of arrang-
ing the departure of the Pknipotentiaries, nevertheless
it, as your Excellency points our, it can be carried into
effect earlier, I have no difficulty in acceding to it, and
on the contrary anxiously wish it may be so; for which
purpose I shall cause the Mexican Plenipotentiaries to >et
off for the time you may appoint, immediately I Should
receive noice of it from your•Excelle'ncy.
Persuaded that the Cause of liberiy andindependence
is not only that of those Republics which were formerly
colonies of Spain, Hit also that of the United States of
Kurth America, I hive directed the Mexican Minister
there, to ascertain of the Pi esiile..t if he should wish to
be presen,, by means of his Plehip ttentiaries, at :that
Assembly ?
This is whit I have the honour to reply to your Ex-
cellency on the impnrtant subject of your coinrnuoica-
; availing my-elf of this opportunity to congratu-
late your .Excellency dliectly* on theiticcesFes in Peru,
which have given, the lastblow to Spanish dominion
id America.
GOD pt carry.' your F.XCelerley many Tears.
Your great and good friend,
(Signed) • GUADALUPE VICTMIA.
(Signed) .• LUCAS ALAMAN, .
Secretary of Sate for Foreign Affair's.
Palace of Government in Mexico, Feb. 23, 1895:
Communication from the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Re.
pub is of Peru, to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Colombia,
Guatemala, Buenos Ayres, and Chili. inclining them a Copy of
the Ans%ier of the United States of Mexico, to the Circular of
his Excellency the Liberator.

His Excellency the President of tl'e United States of
Mexico, in reply to the Circul.r addressed to hrn .by
this Government, to convoke the American. Assembly,
has ex pressed his good disposition towards it, and ardent
wishes Cl) concur in co impoi Cant a design. His;Excel-
lency the C until of Garet 'talent has viewed thii step
with the greatest plersure, 8 uttering itself its come.
' quence, that there can be no obstacle on the part.of the
other Governments, which c in delay its installatiOn,and
in order not to te.aid a 'similar proceeding on the part
'of your Excellency, it has resolved to sends you a copy
of the said communication, and that of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Mexico, which I now do; present-
ing at the same time the sentiments of consideration and
respect with which I have the honour to subscribe my.
self, your very obedient Servant,
THOMAS HZ MMES.
RIO DE LA PLATA. •
• The G neral Congress of the united Provinces of Rio
de la Plate,have agreed to anddecreed as followsl-4.The
Executive Power will dispose that as soon as possible an
embassy, suitable to the object of mission, be sent, in the
name of the N.ition, to congratulate Simon Bolivar, the
distinguished' Liberator of Peru, and President of the
Republic ofColombia,and also charged with the supreme
command of that of Peru. on the high and exalted set.
vices he has performed to the cause of t!le New World,
whose liberty and independence he has just irrevocably
established, e pi essitig to him at the same time the very
sincere feelings of gratitude and acknowledgment with
which the United Provinces are animated Cs the heroic
and generous exertions of the Liberating Army, whicb,
after hiving given freedom to those of Upper Peru, has
taken upon tt.elf the noble task of subjecting theta to
order, iteeing them from the horrors of anarchy and fa-
cilitating to them the means of organizing themselves.
2. The embassy will settle with the Liberator, as
charged with the Suptense command of the Republic
of Peru, all difficulties whch may arise between the
latter and this State; in consequence of the freedom in
which the four Provinces of Upper Peru, which always
belonged to those of the Union, at present are.—S. It
wilt also negotiate with the Assembly of Derain from
the said✓ provinces, which 134 s been convoked by the.
6irattil Marshal of Ayacucho, bse ele Sucre, General in