Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-18
rsm tie Richmond Enquirer.
GENERAL MIRANDA.

Iranda 10 emancipale the spanish provinces
of South America, anu establish among
ihem an independent government, there Is
noiaDsral man in this country who WALL not
wlsn him sucSsss. The Spanish colonies
OF SCUM America, are inferior 90 none 10
the value of their soil, or their adaption to
commerce, and they areintsrior TO none In
the dspendencee winch they sustain and
the tyranny under which they suffer. Ma
ture scarce ever did moreetor any country:
Man scarcely ever did less.
The general popalarioasof South Anne.
riea beng estimated at about | ., 100000,
itSis probabi from the accounts OF some
prographers, that the Spanish possessions
oontain about 100000. According 20
baron Humboldt. the latest and mos. cor.
rect traveller IN thai country, the province
! of Mexico contains S or millions Inc
CITY of Mexico itself has 10000 lnhablt.
ants According to this estimate Spain
has under her seeptre IN Mexico and South
America not less than IA or Is millions
of people
Mexico or Nero Spain, is divided into
Oh Mexieo, which contains the audiences
of Gal.cia, Mexico and Guasimaia, which
are subdivided into % provinces 8 Ne1p
lie.ico divided into two audiences, APa-
cnelra and Sonora; and GatforYsla the
zpest, peninsula. The civil government
of Mexico is administered by tribunals.
called audiences. Ia these courts, the
viceroy of the king of Spain presidess who
continues 10 Office three years. Fhe priests,
mnnks aud mans, are said to constitute
fifth ofthe white Inhabitants. ne capital
OF this country is the celebrated city OF
Mexico, The trade of which consists of 3
great branches extending over the whole,
world. II carries on traffic with Europe,
bv La Vera Cruz, situated on the Gulf of
Mexico; with the East Tncies by Acapul.
co on the South Sea ITO miles S.soW. of
Mexico; and with South america BY the
same port.
sc The Spanish territories are parcelled
into various departments. The grand di-
visions are, the vice, royalty of Buenos.
Ayres; thar of Peru, which includes Chi
il; and that of New Grepadain .he north;
the capital ofshe first being Buenos Ayres,
of the second Lima, and of the third b.
gotta, or Santa Fe de Bogota, n: las. 4.
Lima was founded by Pizarro, and is
supposed TO contain 45,oOo inhabitants,
scarcely more than third part of the po-
pula,ion of Mexico.
:. Buenos Ayres was founded in 1885,
recsiving its name from the salubrity OF the
air. The population is supposed obe
about $4,000 1t is the great resort OF
passengers from Spain, who thence cross
the country of Potosi, there being an un.
interrupted post.road with post.houses, and
RELAYS Of horses and carriages, across the
country rs Peru. Botoga is rarely visited
Z by travellers, and is little known.
'sttOf the other chief towns, Carthagcna
contains Is 900 souls and Potosi about
the same number PoPayan above'2o, 600 ;.
Quito $4,000. The manufactures OF Spa.
nish South America are inconsidera5ie.
Among the exports are sugar, Cotton, CO.
Goa, Peruvian bark and Vicuna wool. But
the chief exports are from the mines. -
From the official registers 1t appears that
the coinage in Spanish America, from the
first day of January 10 the last day of De.
cember, 1890, was as follows: La gold
2,a7o.Sl2, aud in silver 25i9o6loz5 pias.
ters.o
We have no documents before US, by
which We mighs ascertain the extent OF the
commerce Of Mexico, New Grenada or
Peru. The following statement OF the
trade of Ruenos Ayres may suffice to ex-
plain not only the actual condition. of that
province bur the comparative commerce OF
shesrest:
We shall be best enabled to form cor.
rect idea OF the prosperity and commerce
ef this country, by taking view of the
imports and exports. La the year 1886,
there arrived thirty five loaded ships from
5. Cadis, twenty-five from Barcelona, Mala.