The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-09 00:00:00

Could Pier have procured to you greater benefits ?
No—the tomb of the Republic Pier was opening
with his own hands, in order therein to bury the lives,
property, honours, and glory, of the brave defenders/
of the liberty of Venezuela, as well as of their chil-
dren, wives, and parents.
Heaven has beheld with horror thiscruel parricide,'
aerrileesren ldss given him up to the vengeance of the
laws. Heaven has not allowed that. ..man who had
sinned against the D:rinity as well as the whole of
the human race, should any longer profane the earth,
which could no longer bear him after the nefarious
crime be had committed. Soldiers! Heaven watches
; over your welfare, and the Government, which to
you is a parent, has no other object in view than
your good. Your Chief, who is also your comp..
ohms in arms, and who, always at your head, has
shared in your dangers and hardships, as well as in
• your triumphs, places his reliance on you. Confide,
therefore, in him, well assured that he loses you
snore than if he was in reality your father.
Stead-Quarters, Aoguarra, 17 b OM. 1817.
(Serwd) BOLIVAR.
LAW FOR THE iIIsTRIIIUTION OF NATIONAL
PROPERTY
CLASSES
BAMONGEPUB THELIC. MILITARY OF ALL
SIMON OOF THE R
LIVAR, SUPRENZ CHIEF OF THE RE-
PUBLIC Or VENEZUELA, &C. &C. &C.
Considering that the first duty of the Government
is to recompense the services of the virtuous defenders
of the Republic, who, by rnerou:ly sacrificing their
lives and properties for the liberty and happiness of
their country, have sustained and still sustain the
destructive war of independence, to the great loss of
eltenrselves and families ' - and considering also, that
•, in the territories occupied by the arms of the Re
4.lshic, as well as in that we are about to liberate,
Omagh et present possessed by the enemy, a large
quantity of property belonging to Spaniards and
Royalist Americans, which, in conformity to the
Decree and aegolations published on 3d September
in the present year, is to be sequestrated and confis-
cated, I have deemed it proper to decree the follow-
ing, eiz :
Article 1. All the fired and immoveable property
which, in conformity to 'the said Decree and Regula-
tions, have been, or are to be sequestrated and con-
fiscated, and have not been disposed of for the bene-
fit of the national treasury, shall be distributed and
made over to the Generals, Chiefs, Officers, and
Soldiers of the Republic, respectively, in the man-
ner hereafter espressed.
it. As the ranks obtained in the field are incontes-
tible proofs of various the services performed by each
individoel of the army, theldistribution of theproperty
alluded to in the above Article shall be made in the
following proportions, viz.:—
The Commander-In-Chief
crnend of DiVibinn
Gflleffil of Brigade

Dollars.
. 2.5,u00
20.00 J
15.003

Zoi.niet • 10,000
Lieoicirint•Colimel • 9.000
Major 8.004
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Captmin • 6.000
Lieutenant 4.000
Ensihn •
3.000
For3l and Screw! See'font 10,10
View and Second Corporal 700
Soldier•
5 10
3. The officers,seijennts, eorporsls, end soldiers
who play obtain rank subsequent to this distribution,
shall be entitled to claim the deficit that may arise
Iwitween the amount they received when holding their
previous rank, and that corresponding to them for
chat afterwards conferred upon them, and held at
the Awe of the last distribution.
11; after a calculation of the value of the pro-
perty susceptible of the said distribution, the same
should not be found sufficient to cover the above ap-
propriations, the Government will supply the defici-
ency with other national property, and more parti-
cularly by grants of lands.
5. If, before or after the said property has been
distributed, the Government should think proper to
reward the valour, service*, or any distinguished ac-
tion of a military man, the same may be done out
of the said property, without its being necessary to
libido by the rank of the person so favoured, or the
amount conferred upon him.
6. In, case any military person has merited and
Obtained the grant spoken of in the preceding Arti-
ste, he shall have no right to lay claim to the part
*ivied him by Article 2, if the value of the pro.
peity allotted to him is greater than that correspond.
114 i to his rat k.
7. When the property susceptible of distribution
is of more value than the amount assigned to each
rank respectively, the Government will take care
that the allotments are made in a manlier most con-
trivable to the interests of all, and if so wished,
partnerships can be formed for the holding of any par-
ticula estate.
• IS. The distribution shall he made by a Special
Committee; which in dee time Anil be named, and
esalin'conforcnity to the regulations for that purpose
ta be published.
- O. The Government reserves to itself the immediate
direction of this Committee.
Head Quarters, St. Thomas, New Guyana,
10th Oct. IBM
(Signed) BOLIVAR.
J. G. PEREZ, See.

PROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS.

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WASIIINGTON, Dic. 2.

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CONGRESS.

,Monday being the day appointed by the Consti-
Mien for the Annual Meeting of Congress, the
Members of both Houses assembled at the Capitol
towards mid-day, and both Houses organized them-
selves, and adopted the usual preliminary roles of
business.
. IN TUE SENATE.
At 12 o'clock, Mr. Gaillard (the President pro
imports at. the time the Senate last adjourned) took
the Chair.
On calling over the liat of Senators, it appeared
that the following Memhers were present, viz :
From -New Hampshire, Messrs. Moral and Sto.
rer : from Rhode Island, Mr. James Burril, jen.;
trim Conneeticat, Mr. David Daggett ; frost Ver-
mont, Messrs James Fisk and Isaac Ticheaor ; from
New York, Messrs. Rufus King and Nathan San-
ford • from New Jersey, Messrs. James J. Wilson
and ilahlost Dickerson; from Pennsylvania, Messrs.
Abner Lacock and Jonathan Roberts; from Vir-
ginia, Messrs. James Barbour and Jolla W. Eppes ;

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