Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-09-17
PHILADELPHIA, Sept1s.
The editor of the American Daily Adver7
,iser is indebted 10 a respectable friend
at Car,hagena, for the following into:ma-
ton


at Car,hagena, for the following into:ma-
ton
i" Carthogena, August II. 1910.
&C AS the occurrences in this country are
becoming every day more interesting 10 an
American, send you enclosed, a pubica-
ton Of Santa Fe, the capital OF the new
kingdom of Grenada, ard another of this
city, BY which you may see that '9n1ltas Of
Government have been established IN the
various provinces and, in conformity with
the general sentiment ard opinions, they
will soon declare themselves independent Of
the regency at Cadiz, initiating the exam
ple of Caracas. The Vice king at Santa
Fe, was first nominated president of the
Iunta, but remained such only for few
hours, for, conducting himself in the same
manner he had been used to 90 before, (and
which, suppose, was expecteeD he and his
vice-que an intriguing woman and his
particular ccunsellors, were made prison
ers, and are kept for trial. The vice king
is very odious on account OF the arbitrary
excuses and expressions. rs we'll as unjust
=" 1t is interesting to person of any OBJ
servation to see people which had been
tied down for ages, and had been s'udious-
~ kept in darkness, awakening to liberty:
their state fully resembles the state ofjnfan-
cy, trying to stand aud being afraid, falling
and getting up again, and often disagree
ing in opinion about things which are plain
and evident. Still among the natives are
many men of intelligence and good nfor-
nation and genius, and [ have heard them
complain, that the government here had
prohibited instruction in those branches of
the law which teach the rights and dutirs of
man and of the community. Most difficult
will it be to overcome the bad habits to
which they have been accustomed for so
long time, and those prcjudices, inbibed
from their earliest years. The lrquisition,
being obnoxious to the well informed among
the natives, it is supposed, will be done a
way, and this iron rampant of darkness be.
ing removed, it is to be hoped, that truth
and sound principles will gradually find ad-
mttance. America appears more favora-
bic to such reforms than the Old European
countries the dictates of nature are more
followed in this wide extended and thInly
peoped region and it appears, that, as in
the physical world the light progresses from
cas-, to west, it has been so disposed by d.
VINE PROVIDENCE, that similar operations
and effects will take place IN the moral and
intellectual world"
The following TRANSLATED for the American
Daily Adver;iser) are the publications
mentioned IN the preceding letter {:
PROCLAMATION.
The supreme jun,a, consisting Of his ex-
ccllencv Don Antonio Amar, president,
first elected magistrate, vice president,
members Of the worshipful corporation, and
representatives freely elected by the people
of this city of Santa Fe dc Bogota and its
cpvirons in the name Of the same loyal
and generous people, who re-assume their
Just rights, without prejudice either TO the
temporary national representation Of the su.
prone council Of the regency and its dura.
ton till the pasolves Of the cort.s general be
known; or to the august sovereignty Of
Ferdinand VII. regulated by the copstitu-
tional principles OF the rights of nations and
fundamental laws OF Spain, till the dissolu-
ton Of the same, should it unfortunately be
the case that Spain be occupied by the com.
mon enemy.
To the rational, docile, christian and
faithful people of this city and region.
1t is well known, that in the arduous strug-
gle in which European Spain is engaged,
and since the dissolution of the supreme
central junta, and establis hment Of the SUI
premc council Of regency, still the loyal
and generous people Of the new kingdom cf
Granada had not altered their conduct. g.