Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-04

eXCelicnCy, auu 'uSiut"ihCo saos s''S oSoS"s-
bly had no authority to vary the act OF the
people. The Syndic seconded me bu,
the Oydor opposing, | Immediately assum.
ed my Office of tribune, advanced to the
middle OF the hall, and declared aloud the
psrson guilty of high treason, who should
oppose the installation oftf,e Junta. Iva.
hailed by the people the assessor of the
Cabildo declared theesame opinion, and the
Syndic whose vote was the first | called
tor, declared the same, the four who had
declared for the viceroy Withdrew nine
persons spoke divinely. The Demosthrnes
Guterrier rendered himself immortal, a.
did Torres Pombillo, &c. The people
were enthusiastic. Never did Athens OF
Rome experience moment of more exqui.
site felicity and never did their orators
excel those who spoke on the Goth of July
at Santa Tee.
1t was then unanimously agreed upon
that no power existed TO inyaiidste the ael
of the deputies OF the people that the mem.
bers should be sworn in, and the Junta in.
stalled. The Ovdor wishe d to give infor.
nation to the viceroy when the people
crying out 6 He is traitor; he wishes to
submit the voice of the people to the opinion
of an individual"
] was amazed to hear expressions like
these uttered by people apparently unin-
formed. The Junta was established Joined
to the Cabildo. | acquainted the!people Of
the regard they owed to Don Antonio A
mar, for his prudence in these events and
that policy required that they should cleo,
him president. Long live Amar - i'm
mediatey resounded from every side )" He
is no yrant, since he is proposed by our
deputy; LEI Don Amar be president" A
deputatlon waited on his exeellency at
O'Clock in the morning, composed of the
arch-deacon, the priest Omena, Torres and
Herrera, with the Oydor, who gave infor.
nation what had transplred. He received
with pleasure the notification, aud accepted
the charge with which the people honored
him offering to acknowledge the Junta
and to be himself received at nine o'clock,
sxcuslng himself at that moment as being
lndisposed.
II consequence he was acknowledged by
the Cabildo, the ecclesiastical government,
and The military chiefs. The vice roy, the
audience, and a few prelates were absent.
We are TO meet at nine O'clock TO morrow,
at the first session, in which all the regula-
tons will BE firmly established. The Peo-
pie would not receive the oath OF the SalRa
na, who resigned the staff with regret.--
Quito cries out against, and Socorr3 accus-
es these perGdious wretches. have appcss-
ed the people. There are at this moment
6 o'clock in the morning) 1000 men on
horseback who have entered from the ga
vsnnahs and it is impossible 10 hear one
another speak in my house. The whole
night the people have been collected round
my balcony shouting huzzas. My wife &
family have not been able 10 close their eyes.
This would have been another Troy had
not tn pice-roy behaved as he did. The
bells have been constantly ringing alarms /;
,h- whole city is illuminated the people
have been examing every suspected hous' /;
bur no outrage has been committed. They
collect All the arms and ammunition they
can. Such is the situation in which We are
placed. Adieu, my dear cousin. The
constitution is 10 be founded on the basis of
liberty and the provinces invited 10 unite
to form general congress. This has been
the solemn oath of all. To my dear coun-
try (Socorro ) TO her valor; to her mis- Cor
tunes we owe this revolution. Long live
Spain in America-the dread of tyranis. -
Tell my dear countrymcn, that | adore
them; that we are free through their valor
and constaney. Let them oe tranquil, but
vieilant.
CARACAS, Sept. 1.
Since the above was received by an Elk,