Star.
London, England, 1825-12-06 00:00:00

THE CONGRESS OF PANAMA.

A letter was received frorn Weshington by the last
New York packet, which mentions that an invitation
had been sent to tr,e Gavernment r f the United States,
solLitine a Representative to he narned to the intended
Congress of Panama, for the pureese of meeting the
Delegates from the South Ameilrall Gnvernments. It
was, however, understood, that President Adams had
declined accepting the invitation, and, as usual, the mo•
ti' es of the refusal had become a topic of conversation
among his political enemies. V irious reasons arc as-
signed, which the Washargtnn letter alludes to at some
!erred,. The place appointed far such a meeting, al-
though central, is certainly the werst that could possi-
bly have been selected. The very name of it is appal-
iiog to any one aho thinks of the daggers of the
climate. Panama
_has always been considered the grave
of Europeans, as ay:ell as of Americans, coming from
other parts of theNorthvn and Southern Continent.—
The town and country round are Inhabited chiefly by
Blacks, and people of colour, alranst the only class
who can stand the climate. The few Whites e,ta-
Wished there have chiefly been employed in smug-
e,ling goods from Jamaica, by which means a few
fortunes have been made; but the piece affords
few resources, ant it,: appearance also will convey no
very elevated idea of the countries the assemblei Con-
gress is to represent, mare particularly if Oleic are
many fereign visitors there. It is also clear that the
Govetnmeat of Iluenos Ayres had declined sending a
Delegate, and tie rearms on w' i,.11 this deceimiaatren
is founded are deemed snbstantial and cog-nt. It is
:,laa very generally believed that the objects to be dis-
cussed in the intended Congress' of Panama are of a
local nature, and might as well be regulated by the
ordinary means of diplomatic intercourse, as by ea body
of special eeleeates ; uuie s souse general league ire
opposition to Europe is in be entered into, er war to be
declared against present ai•d (mule monarchic. :::1 the
same entail:ern. Into no such ;Asses, cf conic, ceelel the
Governetent of •tiee plate.. States enter, much less so
under the Preside cy of a man who, though h,: re-
nounced the Federalists, still leant to teat party
which gave 'him his .support •at the late electiva--. .
At all event., there are few persons in Europe, r the.
United States, who have the same i n of the ex-
pected Pananea Congtees as the Abbe du Prick. or eho
would be inclined to risk so mails, prophecies as to its
results. The Emperor of Brazil, has, we understand,
also been invited to send his Represektative thither; but
it is doubtful whether he s ill core ent to the measure,
unless the objects cf the Meeting are mere definite than
they have hitherto been eon,idered to b.. And how
can a,tendairce be cenapelled iu ti,is case, cr le•Sv is ehy
gencisil measine to be adttieed and deemed binding on
ail, it the represertta:ives oi all the States are not pre-
sent ? We say nothing of flee combination of talent and
c'etr..cter vevisite for it en aho ought to be cm-
i•loyel on str.li an occasion, it they are to discuss im-
p r tent interests rei:,ar ding the it oa n country as weil as
Eerope, or if any such fail be found, or their see vices
spared at home at tic present imam-lit. One Represen-
tative framed, most .ecuredly possesses all the high
qualifications and experience necessary for so d Ificult
a trust, Al.-panda has, we unr;eistand, received Bali-
vat's in:tructions to repair to Panama, as Il!c Repre-
sentative of Peru, and after the diplomatic training fee
has had in Europe, end the high situatioas he has
held, independently of
.his kaown taleats aid pa-
triotism, few persons so eligible could be found
Another great difficulty atite.ipated in the Panama
Congrtss, if it ever assembles, is the length of time it
will be obliged to sit ; for whatever resolutions are
entered into, cannot be cansieered final and binding,
until they have received the ratification met sanction of
the several Governments }ravine representative, there ;
and distance, and other unay...dable delays, must ne-
cessarily render this operation very tardy. Should dif-
ficulties arise at the fleeting, and tor which the Dele-
eates are not prepared by their instructions, other
delays most take place before answers can be received
from their constituents; and also if one Delegate dies,
before another is appointed in his stead. All this time
the climate of Panama is to be braved, where, for
several months in the year, the writing of a letter
requires more than an ordinary effort.

Advices from Arequipa, itt Peru, to the end of July
contradict positively the report of the offer of Ram.,
to surrender, but in the cr.r tairity that the place must
tall speedily, the Government had extended the period
at which it decrees agaiost all persm.s in trade adher-
i to him was to be put into execution.
The sensation produced in Paris by ;he eeath of Gen.
Foy, seems to be very great indeed. Mn of all parties
vie with each other in lwriouring his remains, and hay-
jog died poor, with an alacrity highly honourable to
French feeling, in the course of a single day, according
L‘, the Journal des Debats.3ooooo traots, or £19,500
,ter ling, has been strosr.rieed for his (festal to famtli.—
fhe Consticutionnel gives the p•sticillas (if sub:Cf rptious
to the amouut at 127,647 fr al,cb, or 5,3C01.