The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-12

oni tue exposure or ITS harbour,
the sha!lowness of its channel. aud other
causes. This town has arisen upon the ru-
in OF Carayalleda, which was Gepopulated
IN 1886. by the resolution of the people to
abandon their habitations, rather than sub :
mt to the impositions of their GOVERNOR
La Guira Is the residence of very few mcr
chants--the cargoes are deposited here
'"but the mercantile arrangements are
made at Caracas. The Ordinary CARR.
son OF the place is company detached from
the regiment OF Caracas The population
OF the town is 5000 persons of whon. 5000
are IN the gun boats, III form the garrison,
or are stationed in the Guarda Costas or
Gallies.
Porto Caveiio, an excellent Sea port to
the westward, is indebted Cor its origin to
the smugglers-these naturally summed the
more frequented psrts, & clandestinely dis
charged their cargOes at this point. A vast ex-
tent OF Contraband trade is still carried on
through It's intervention. In 1901 one hun
dred vessels were employed in that com
merce, and goods to the amount of /, Oe4, 6S6
dollars were exported from this depot
what more incontestably displays the
wretched government, by which these people
nave been ground down-and the necessity
of some important innovations Every thing
was subjected to the grippe OF a mosc odious
monopoly--the merchants of SPAN were
permitted by law, to be the only usufructua
rles OF this lucrative commerce-and "the
lmerchandize from the metropolis arrived so
overcharged with duties and experces, and
the colonies OF other nations could furnish
the SAME articles at such inferior prices,
that PROFIT remained to the contraband
trader which induced him to defy the fiscal
laws and all their agents" This port, the
pest IN all Terra Firma, is the deposit of all
Eastern of s.
tela-the VIII ole population is about $500.
! Patcnc'a is in the interior, about half a
league to the west of the Lake of Valencia
"lts population, 5000 souls, most of them
Creoies. Every thing from the interior of
the Country, shipped at Porto Cavello, goes
through Valencia, as that which is des.
tined Tor Laguira passes through Caracas"
! Coro is near the coast, to the West of
Porto Cavello. about twenty four leagues
w; OF Caraccas-its population 10000.
| CHmana, in the government of Cumana,
land is the seat fgovernmet for two pro-
vinces; one properly called Cumana, and
the other Barcelona-the population is
$4,000
.Nev barcelona has 14,oOo souls--half
whites, half persons of color. 1t is the
enfrefot of an extensive contrabaud trade,
with Trinidad, &c.
| lhe isle OF Margaretta is eight leagues
distant from Terra Firma, separated by an
arm OF the sea, and might, according to
Depons, under system of free commerce,
become the entrehot Of Cumana, Barcelona.
Saraccas, LaguIra and all the cities of tine
lnterior-the whole population is $4,000
| 500 whites.
| we shall pass over the cities of Mara
caioo, on the left bank of the Lake of the
same name, six leagues from the sea-
Merida, TruXillo, Varinas, and San Tho
mas, the capital of the province Of Gua..
MA description of these cities, and O.
ther minutiG, would swell beyond the limits,
which we have assigned to this sketch.
such is the population of the principal
clties--the numbers and the productions of
the Captain generalship itself, were sketch
ed in our last.
he Soyernnento of this extensive eoun
try, was partly from the Spanish Court, and
partly mHnicifiak. The Viceroys and Cover
nors OF the Provinces, the royal audienza,
and the intendan,s or superintendants of the
finances are of the first description.
| The municipal authorities, are the Ca =
6ildos, which flow mere immediately
from the people: The former must necessa-
rily cease $50 far at least as respects their
appointment) with their connexion with the
mother Countrywide latter may 20 en- as
usual.
! The Council of Indies, in Spain, has a
considerable influence over the Offices flow
! ing iron the mother country. 1t has cogni-
zance, by means of appeal. OF causes decided
by the audiences. The presentation to all
important stations, civil and ecclesiastical,
the police of the tribunals, military esta-
bhshment, finances, commerce, &c. have
their source in this council.
| The Captain sneral, is the kings vice
roy he is governor and president of the au
dienza and OF all the tribunals, except those
winch relate to the royal treasures and to
commerce. He has complete control over
the whole military establishment. AS cap
tain general, he arranges the political rela
lions between the colonial governments Of
foreign powers and his own district. AS
Governor, his authority is circumscribed
to the province of Venezuela Cumana, Gu
lana, Maracaibo, and the Isle Of Margaretta
have, each, their own Governors, who have
the same power in civil affairs as the Go
vernon OF Caracas has in his own district.
| The term ofCaptain general is for years &
their's S years.
he dRdienza has almost every thing sub
mitted to their jurisdiction and censure not
only the administration of justice In cases of
appeal but even the cognizance Of appeals
from the sentences of the ecclesiastical trjbu
nal.
The Intendant, or Comptroller, is su.
preme in financial matters; he is in Office for
i've years under the title of his delegates.
the governors Of the provinces administer
the public money within their respective