Star.
London, England, 1828-08-23 00:00:00

COLOM BI A.

We have receive I papers from Carthagena and
Bogota, Lima and Cnuquisaca (the capital of Bolivia),
which, though n'.t of t-e latest dates, afford us pant-
cellars of intere•t. relating to South American affairs.
We have als,i learnt from a friend, just from Colombia,
particulars concel nit% the state if that country, and the
motions of Bolivar. which awaken again our commise-
ration for the inhabitants, and revive our suspicions of
the Liberator's design.
A friend of ours, f,om whom we have been in er.
pectation of receiving letters from r ~lISIA Fit 11111, was
deterred from writing through fear of Bolivar% police
officers, of whose recent eat thiishinect we have already
spoken. They are authorised to examine all cot reipon
dente passing through their hands; they also keep a close
scrutiny on travellers. Passports are required ftr a tew
miles, even of natives ; and great suspicion is manifested
by the Government, as great dissatisfaction is felt by the
public. The press is completely shackled; and on ac-
count of these circumstances combined it is, that we
receive so few and unsatisfactory accounts from that
country. True Conventi-in has ter min sted its sessions and
dispersed, atter promuleating a plat► of Government,
which we fear there is no hope of seeing established. It
is founded on the principles of representation, a balance
of powers, and frr quent elections, which ate so opposed
to the Bolivian system. We have always felt sanguine'
that Colombians would never submit to that code, and
they merit very high honour fur ant succumbing t► dic-
tation. Bolivar and his adherents, on the contrary,
make a very sorry figure: they procured the call of
the Convention, in opposition to the friends of the Con
stitution ; and when it v as called. finding the will of the
, nation contradictory to their own, they were clamorous
for its dissolution, and now teem disposed t r adopt
none of its recommendations.

Paez refuses to permit the enactment of any law un-
til he has countersigned it. Bolivar has given out again
that he is going to Caraccas, el to save the country."
ADIERICAN TRADE ►ITN CHINA TOR THR ScASON
ENDING Jura' 30, 1827.—8 y a statement received from
China, and which sse believe may be relied upon, it
appears that the total amount of imports into China.
valued at China, from the United Stites, during the
period above stated, was 4243,617 dollars, received by
26 vessels, of which 6 were from New York, 5 from
Philade phis, 6 f ons Boston, 2 from Providence, 1 Mar-
blellead, 1 Baltimore, the remainder not stated. Of the
4.243,617 dollars, only 1,841,168 were in specie, and
400,000 in bills of exchange on Europe ; beaver, otter,
fox. and other skins, 252 000 ; cotton and woollen goods,
895,000; lead, iron, 4nd copper, 283,000; quicksilver,
197 000: ginseng, 66 000 During the same period the
export• f om C..ina to the United States, in 21 vessels,
amounted to 4.409,714: of this sum, 1,963,000 dollars
were for teas, 92,000 for cassia, chinaware, and matting ;
1,5.56,000 for silk gooJs.
Exported in one American vessel to Europe, value
13406 dollars; to South America and Sandwich
Islands, in 4 vessels, 412,715.

The general opinion, that the Chine trade oceasions
a great chain of specie from this cnentsy, doe! not ap-
pear to be well founded.—Philedelphie Gazette.