Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-12

A,Ah"AoGS PtojCSt 10 IcVOlutlOnl8c tue
provinces Of Caracas, having excl1ed a.
deep interest in the public .mind, we have
extracted from Mofse's Gazss,eer, and
Doctor Robertssn's history, the following
500 skstca OF that valnabie country.
Caracas, a province Of Terra Firma,
South Ameriss, hes op the southern coast of
the Cailbbean SEA. / his coass is bordered In
lis great length by a chain of mountains,
luuning E. aud w. aud divided in,o many
fruitful yalies, whose direction, and open
ing are towards the north. It,has mari.
une fortified towns, Porto>BeHo and La.
Gulra. The Dutch formerly earned thnher
TO the .Spaniards all sorts of European
goods. especially Inca, making vast re-
turns ofssiver aud cocoa. The cocoa tree
grows here in abundance.
there are from 500 to 1900 trees in a
walk, or plantation. ilese mats are pass.
cd for money aud are used as such liz the
Bay Of Gampeaehy.
vCdmer. Gazetteer.
In Robertson's history Of South Ameri.
ca. W. Sad the following article relating 20
Caracas.
- l'aough the province Of Venezasls,
or Caracas, eSten&s sonr huaGred miles
along he Coast, and is one OF the most fer.
tile II Alnerlea, twas 90 much neglected
by the SPsniards, thst during the twenty
years prior sgtae establishment OF All tx.
elusive company for The sale Of It's pro-
ducts, only i've shipe sailed from Spain to
that province ard during sixteen wears,
from 1905 to 1872, no! a single ship aFriv.
ed fro,a Caracas in Spain. During this
psrIod Spain must hsve been supplied al
most entirely With the large quantity of
cocoa. which it consrmes by foreigners.
Before the erecyion efthe company, neither
tobacco nor hides were imported FROM Car.
accas into Spain. Since the commercial
operations of the company began IN the
year 1891, the importation Of cocoa with
Spainhas increased amazingly. During
80 years subsequent 10 1901, the number
OF fanegas Of cocoa Coach hundred aud ten
pounds) imported from Caracas, was
643,215. During eighteen years subse-
quent TO 1881. the number OF tenegas
was 869,e47 and if we suppose
the importatien to be continued in the
same proportion during the remainder OF
thirtyyears, it will amount to ,448, TAG fe-
negas, which is an increase Of sos, 53l fe.
negas. During eight years subsequent TO
1856, there has bsen imported into Spain
by the company, 1882 arrohas (each
twenty Ave pound) of Tobacco; and hides
to the number cf177,354. Since the pub.
LEGATION of the notices de Cenpsna, IN
1865, It's trade seems to BIO on the increase.
During FIVE years subsequens to 1863, it
has imported l75, t56 tanegas of cocoa IN.
TO Spain, Sc, 2es arrobas Of tobacco. rs 496
hides, and 2a1 1872 pesos in specie. The
last article as proof OF the growing wealth
of the colony. Itreceives cash frem Mex
leo in fer the cacoa, with which 1t
supplies that province and this II RENTS TO
Spain, or.lays out in purchasing European
goods. besides this, tbs most
explicit evidence is produced, that the
quantity of cocoa raised inthe province is
double 10 what it yielded in f731.; the
number of It's live stock is more than treble
and its inhabitants much augmented. The
revenue Of the Bishop, which arises Who'll
iy frem tilhes, has increased from eight to
swsnty thousand pesos.
Surprising estrication Of IaRama.ab'e dir.
Near one of the sources OF Locking
River, in Kentucky, there is separation
of phlog stous gss from something In the
interior strata of che earth ia greater guam
tity than is perhaps known IN any Pars OF
tbs world. This light and iaAammable
fuid i, discharged through water into the
atmosphere. Il bubbles NECESSARILY shro'
the ceo,ra of a muddy pool, of about two
rods in diameter. The gas readily takes
fame on buraing gun-pswder in it, orby