Star.
London, England, 1828-09-13 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION OP SIMON BOLIVAR TO TIM PROPLR

OE THE SOUTH.

FaLLow-SoLDIERS—The perfidy of the Government
of Peru has passed all limits, and broken all the rights
of the citizens of Bolivia and Colombia. After the
thousand outrages suffered by heroic patience, we have
been obliged to repel injustice with force. The Peruvian
troops have tntered the centre cf Bolivia without a pre-
vious declaration of war, and without any cause for it.
Such abominable conduct serves to demonstrate to us
what we must expect from a Government which does
net recognize the laws of nations, nor the gratitude
which is due to friends and brothers. To refer to the
catalogue of the crimes of the Peruvian Government
would be too much, and we could not hear it without a
loud cry of revenge ; but I do not wish to excite your
indignation, nor to renew the pain of your wounds. 1
invite you only to arouse against these wretches, who
already have violated the soil of the Republic, and yet
intend to profane the bosom of the mother of heroes.
Let the Colombians of the South be armed—let them
fly o the frontiers of Peru, and wait there the hour of
retribution. My presence among you will be the token
for combat.
Bogota. July 3.

BOLIVAR.

_ .
The causes which have given rise to this declaration
of war by Colombia against the sister republic of Peru,
ate, according to the Editor of the Carthagena Gazette,
of a serious and manifold character. He enumerates
them in die following order:
The atrocious attempt to induCe a portion of the Co-
lombian army to turn their arms against their mother
country--the claim rf Peru to dominion over three of
the departments of Colombia, and her endeavouring to
unite them to her territory—her prohibiting the Colum-
bian Ambassador from displaying over his residence the
flag of his country, a banner which so often led the
Peruvians to conquest—having, without the least pro-
vocation, and without a previous declaration of war,
invaded Bolivia, the friend and ally of Colombia—
hiving commenced hostilities against an infant com-
monwealth, which is indebted to the Liberator of both
Colombia and Peru, for its wise institutions, its natural
preponderance, and the honour of bearing his illustrious
name—insulting in their ministerial prints the Republic
of Colombia, her President, her army, and every thing
connected with the nation—depriving the Colombian
army of those indemnities which had teen granted to
the soldiery, id recompense for the blood which their
countrymen had shed for the liberties of Pcru, and
therefore violating the faith of Treaties.
Such a catalogue of infractions and atrocities, the
Editor adds, have rendered us alive to our sufferings,
and nothing now remains for us but to march against
Peru, and lead our warriors once more triumphant to
her capital, Lima.
At a late hour we received a Carthagena Paper, con-
taining the Resolutions (said to be signed with 4,000
names) of a great meeting, on the 13th of June, of the
civil, municipal, and ecclesiastical authorities of Bogota,
at which were also present the fathers of families of that
city and neighbourhood, and at which the Intendant ofl
the Department presided—importing that inasmuch as
the nation is surrounded with difficulties—menaced on
the South from Peru with war ; and on the North, by the
Spaniards from Cusa—that the Convention of Ocana
does not represen: the majority nor the wishes of the
nation—and that, above all, a strong and energetic go-
vernment is, in the actual crisis, indispensable ; for these
and similar reasons, and protesting the purity of their
intentions, the meeting resolved-
1. That we will not obey in any manner any acts of
the Convention of Ocana, because it does not represent
the expression of the popular will.
'2. That therefore we !evoke the powers granted to the
Deputies from this province in that Convention, which
we consider illegitimate; and those Deputies are there-
fore required forthwith to return home.
3. That the Liberator President be charged exclusively
with the supreme command of the Republic, with ple-
nary power, which for ourselves we grant, in all branches,
to organize things as he shall judge best, in order to cure
the evils that assail the Republic from within, preserve
its union, assure its independence, and re-establish its
credit ; and that he shall exercise all authority until he
himself shall deem it expedient to convene the Repre-
sentatives of the nation.

The two concluding articles invite the Liberator to
hasten to the capital, and order all publicity to be given
to these resolutions.

This document is dated Bogota, 13th June, and for-
issaliy addressed by the Secretary of State. Jose Manuell
Restrepo, to the Intendant of the Depat talent.

The following announcement has been made by Ge-
neral Paez:

11 REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA.

" 3051 A. ma, SUITAIOR. CUM OF •lITIZZUZI.A.

le VALENCIA, JULY 15.-I have the honour to enclose
you a copy of an Act passed at a smiling held on the
13tk of last month in the capital of the Republic, in
which the Intendant of the Department of Cundina-
mama, with the other Civil Authorities, fathers of
families, and respectable proprietors, there invested
exclusively with the supreme command of the Republic
his Excellency the Libe►ator President, with full posters
in all the branches <f the Government. His Eicellency
the President, on the 16th r f the same month, officially
announced that he is resolved to exert his authority and
energy in the service of the State. Thus has been sanc-
tioned the uniformly expressed wish of the people of
the three departments under my command, that his
Excellency should take upon him the supreme com-
mand of the State."

Au improvement is about to take place on the Ports-
mouth road, by avoiding the steep hill on entering the
village of florndean, besiees which the road will be
shortened 250 yards. _

It having been erroneously stated that the greater part
of the unfortunate Portuguese Refugees at this port are
without resources, we think it necessary to say, that so
far from such being the case, the
.Commiscronera ap-
pointed by the Portuguese and Bragiliam EmbassieFi
have been actively employed in preparing every possiblel
comfort for the refugees; that rations are daily al-
lowed to those who think proper to receive them; and
that one molt is pay has been advanced to each,
Officer and private according to the regulations ofj
the Portuguese at my in time of war. A large build.l
ing at C .sside has been hired as a temporary accom-
modation fpr those refugees who are daily arriving.
Their number is rapidly increasing, and is now neatly
1,000. They are chiefly non-commissioned officers mad
privates, and se lean that they sold almost all their,
clothes to support them in Gallicia, and pay for their
passage to this country, rather than return to Portugal
whilst under the dominion of the Usurper ; although
every attempt was made by the Spanish Authorities to
prevail on tietn to abandon their officers,—Pllintouth
Journal