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London, England, 1826-07-13 00:00:00

'Acts of the Municipality f Carnets, dated May 10,
in consequenct of the communication from General
P.saz, dated Valencia, the 12th. This act recognises
the authority of PA FA, it determines that a tdmmissioner
shall be dispatched to Bouvat begging him to visit
his native counts'', that he may use his influence with
the other departments to convoke immediately the
Grand Convention, which the constituttin fixes
1831 ; that the mode of effecting this reform in Imo&
therly love, and avoiding the horrors of civil war, may
be taken into consideration by that Assembly, and that
he may apply the great experience which he has cc.
quired during the long period in which he has guidel
the destinies of a great portion of the American world,
in communicating to us lessons of prudence and
wisdom, and become our teacher in the establishment
of our institutions. The act declares it necessary to
invest General PA EZ with authority for the maintenance
of public order and tranquillity, for raising armies for
the defence of the country, and for preserving regularity
in the Administration. This authority he shall hold as
long as circumstances may require, underthe title of
Civil and Militari Chief of Venezuela.
These circumstances, it is hoped, will ch4nge on
the arrival of the Liberator; when, or se soon as it
can be done with security, the Venezuelan people shall
be convoked, in order to deliberate on the form of
Government most consonant with their situation, their
customs, and productions.
MAY 24.—0 n Saturday, the 15th of this month, the
resignation, offered by General SANTANDIR, of the office
of Vice-President for the second constitutional period,
came before Congress. It was refused to be accepted
almost unanimously, only five votes being in favour of
receiving it.
The Congress of Colombia has passed a law autho,
rising the establishment of ports of deposit for all kinds

of goods and merchandize. This law is founded on the
advantages derived not only to importers, by permitting
the re-exportation of such goods as do not find a ready
sale without the payment of import duties, but also to
the people in general, who will thus be regularly pro.
vided with such goods as they may require. The ports
of deposit are, on the Atlantic coast, Pucito Cabello
and Carthagena ; on the coast of the Pacific, Guayaquil.

' 3lbt.-The Colombinno of this date contains an ez-
ttemely long letter from General I'Azz to General
BOLIVAR, giving him an accout t of the causes which
have led to the late events in Venezuela. He says—.

" I have the grief to announce to your Excellency the important
events which have taken place in Venezuela, and which will be ever
seriously felt by me whatever may be their issue. The even tenor
of our fundamental institutions is materially affected by this change,
and the people are prepared to demand reform, which, by recon-
ciling their interests, may render their condition more solid
and happy,
" The inattions character of General Santander harpoisoned the
very fountain head of administration, and the Legislative body
blindly obeying his caprices, and controuled at the same time by
1101310 efts members,whe seek to mer,fine then tabours. Of true patriot',
so their blind resentment, had, by its deliberations, given effect to
ease dark and malicious designs. The laws came to" be considered
in Venezuela as nets to entangle honest men, and the dark policy
of administration inspired general 'distrust of all that tune' front
Bogota" The G mum. then enters into a detail of his own condect ;
skews that he has hitherto preserved the peace of the 4kpartment Of
Venezuela, in spite of the provocations of Government, and that
if these have hitherto not caused any explosion, it was owing to the
mildness of his conduct towards some, and his energy towards
others. He then skews that it was absolutely necessary to him to
retain the command, by the desire of the people, in order to prevent
a general insurrection.
In conclusion he sari a though all desire reform, they refer the
nature of it to your Excellency, and desire that you should be the
arbitrator of there fate. An here consider you as their father; and
do not doubt that an illustrious son of Colombia, who has covered
the greater part *f this Continent with his glory, will consent to be
a Legislator for his immediate birth-place, after having given it
independence.
" Come then, your Excellency,in compliance with the wishes of the
people, to perfect the work of your hands, and secure the stability of
the Republic.—con protect your Excellency many years. •
•

The following extracts from this letter relate more
immediately to the cause which led to the dissatisfaction
of the Venezuelans, and the share General PAzz has
had in the business t
Owing to the maladministration of Government, the lohabitants
of Venesuela beheld their home and foreign security shaken
thereby, for the preservation of which General Santander himself
bad often assured my presence to be necessary ; I may, nevertheless,
pride myself on having softened the fate of the people of this De-
partment to the utmost of my power, by interposing myself be.
tween them and the Government, with a view of obviating or
dindaidalag these vexations with which they were threatened ; and
by the very conduct that stimulated General Santander to
eandder me at length the target against which the arrows of
his power should be directed. I continued to tread with all
sincerity in die path pointed out by the laws, animated by the
lope I always cherished of preserving this Department, and of
beholding you amongst us in a state of tranquillity, produced by
the efforts of the army under my command, and freed from those
foreign and domestic enemies that polluted it. But the Govern-
stint of Bogota, eager to plunge us into an abyss of misfortune, has
frustrated this desire of my bean, and has obliged the peepis
to adopt a resolution by which they may be saved from such
imminent dangers, by disposing is my hands the Civil and MU.
tan Administration. which I have adopted with repugnaaca
However grateful to me would be the task to give your Riesling/
a esednet account el my conduct during the time I have ex-
ercised the chief command, which your Excellency collided
to my tares is spite of the alarming situation of Venezuela,
the Executive issued a degree for the General Enlistment of
the Militia, which was received with repugnance in this city. I
resolved to suspend its executes, thus taking es myself the rapes-
thaity. General Santander replied to me in a private letter. that
the enforcement of the decree would be approved of by the ,
gems. After considerable reflection, I deemed the enforcement
deb decree indispensable, which I announced to General
The citizens were twice called on to assemble in the barracks
Francisco, aid as often refused to obey. Certain
founded charges against me, /thick, in my opinion, were excited
General Santander. The Chamber of Representatives
fans, accusing me of having ordered the houses of the citizens
tined open, and broken the sanctity of the
Your Excellency will learn the result from document No.
I had succeeded in taking Port Cabello, and had thereby

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