Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-05

cary ihem with ease. Innoin, of situation
have never seen handsoner place than Gny-
ana the land around a Is we'll calculated for
cultivation. a little fai Their or is tie town Of
~. Michaei, the residence OF an Indian chief
OF great opnience. The town contains twenty
houses, situated ina grove OF fine trees, about
mile from tie shore. These arc All the towns
between Angostufs aud the mouth of the RI
yer.
Wondag, 2Gfh Juiy.-Arri,ed ar Anoosfura.
aver TEDIOUS passage OF IL daNs M the RI
yer, OWING TO a'Sifoug current aud head winds
Next morn,n. the Mons uch fred "A saIute az
10 guns, TO which the town returned ~. I'M
| mediately after Commodore Perry. accompa-
med by Capt ClaXion. lient '.enple and
myself, paid a visit 10 The Wee presiIenI -
ne received nS with great cordial,ty aud no
iitehesS IN short, oui reception was fiatte,inY
as regarded roth our national and individual
| teehhes. "A ioms conversation relative 10 the
he'o'ntion ensued, and respecting the reia-
| uons al The two counties. He speaks hpa-
hish and french with tluency The Conno-
"ore cohVeiscd with him through Mr FORSYTH.
| ar American gentleman, residn. here The
wee president acknowledged the wretcbed
and exhausted state of the conni,>. whiC h. he
observed, WAS like flying camp, and apoIogi-
sea Tor not extending the hospitality of III,
| table 10 us, on this account
FRANCISCO Ahtonl0 Zea il "A man of middle
sue, stoopSa h'fie, and isapparent.y aboutsik
W re mas pleasing, animated conntepance.
aud the finest eyes have ever seen HIS ali
drcssiS like that Of Frenchnisn he seem.
mnchof an enthusiast, and believe him 10 he
GOOD man He is popular among III peoplc
ana dresses III plain BLACK. His secretary
| MI. Sayre, rs ratbsra Stouter man of ;, stern
| t"rbddihs couutenance--is said TO posses<
considerable abihteS bnt like a sir John
faStdii, " set ins, aside the attraction of his
| good paris, he has 10 ether CLAIMS TIC
| room in which they gave us aud,,,ra 100.
plain apartment IN the Senate house. paved
| with brick.
| Ahsostura, the presentcapital of Venezuela
lies on the left bank of The Oronoco one Inn,
| Ib-:uu in
| Oh un4"na. Ii shows TO much adyautac, wneu
| approached by water, being situated on the
s,ue VI hui. Inc houses are OF one story
| pun OF biick, with tiled roofs and have who'd
Ell graiinss instead of windows The streets
| are al rug III angles; the priucipal one rnns ma
,a a WIN The river: The population is about
| iVudo' principally CreOlcs, with mixture of
! Spanlards and other Europeans. This n,ac,.
was ruined when il fell into the hands of Pa.
| triots few families of fortune or rc.p,ctabili
| ~ reside he'e now Ii lies ots n peninsula a.
oout ZoO yards wide at The ,iarruwesf mart and
| capable OF being strongly defended A ruinous
| wall extends across now hanked by a ditch.
| AhSos'ntd was once town of great commerce
ana riches. but there has been great falling
on since II changed masters. The grand oh-
Ject OF TINS government is The capture OF Ca
raccas; the capital will be removed there in
| that event. "
| The weakness of this government will ha
easily conceived Wien il is known Thai TIC
| peopie pay no taxes, owing To their rovpr,v
ne Republic Us deeply indebted TO the mer-
Grants and the duties on goods imported are
| not paid i'll cash, but lasyed 10 lis cr,d;, i,
| account. Great jealousy exists betussn H.
| Spaniards aud English, which is kent alive Inv
| continual recrimtiiaiIon. We found the Er-
Iopesns VINO had entered this service, nniyer-
| RiiH niScns ed with III the officers had re-
ceived onlytS 10 tor wears services Thor
| ramon consists OF poor fresh beef without saIt
ana couple OF biscuit. Exposed in a sickiy
| cilmate, without medicine or suryeons MANI
OF OF tneSe poor fellows go TO an mnimely grave.
! rev nave money 10 procure the comforts of
| SICK bed, and many die literally OF famine W..
were acquainted with several Eugli.hmen of
me service, gentlemen, aud mcu oil ,lucation-
| they had been up tile river wtih Roliv.r mn
| IN consequence of hard treatment, were obli.-
| eh 10 come of without leave Society i'm tLis
tou"uy ~ IN most degraded state thew
nave no schools orpubIc institutions. and tht.
chi'nfen are brought mp in complete irno-
rance. Ihere appears TO be no distinction Of
RANK a general rs often seen gambling al the
same table with one of his common soIdiers m,
Terms OF perfect equality Manyueproes hold
commissions I'll the army. The government is
eAiemeiy sanguinary, and often puts meu to
d lean wlihont trial, civil or military In
| cept tie will oil Bolivar who is absolute d;c,s-
| tor. '"'e "'''a-
Congress has been some msnths in session
h he,oeiatihg on constitution, for which thew
nave taken ours as a model. The nominal nsy
OF member is 3 ! day, and a yaiion Of Lecf
| the latter. s' "e'ei' puI
fla
| cond in command. who lives ounos;ts 49,.
lura ne iooks like an European, and hasa
me commanding coHntenance He is a pa,iyo
~ T .aIac caS, was once a man of large fortune
Dnt 'Ias dIssipaitd it i'm gaming He has goo5
natural abilities, with oniya military edncas;in-
| we found him preindic0d against onT conntrw
i1r mol assisting South America in her strng,
c co, ~, aIGc rehdence. But we managed 10
convince him of the policy of the u States il,
remaining neutral. He gave a hail In ,ba
evening The Snaniards dance nothing knt
manzes the ladies' acqnit themselves with
| much grace. Few of then,are handsome h.
| they have the finest ewes and teeII, Ga,' D".
seen. In Their manners they are NOT very re-
nh'n' aho make nothing of spittiup mn ,La
noSI ana smoking segarS before gentlemen.
SatWddy, IVA AugHst Commodore perry
| with all the officers of the schooncr ,oce;9i
an an invitation TO dine with tile vice president
we assembled about six at the honse of Dr
'he SecTttary OF state, and found large
company, composed of the principal nersoSs
| OF tue country. The entertainment vas H.
'nui; ana mad II been properly dressed
"omld nave been elegant Garlic was sncb
str0hs component part of the dishes ,hstI
cou,u scarcely SIT at table. The wine waS.
pretty GOOD, and the evening passed in harmo.
| ny and good humoRr. MANY ioasIs r.Iat;.',
~ III 'a'e Two countries, were drank with applause.
i"e VIE president treated us with marked at
tenlIon, and drank with ms all ind;y,di ~"
Ihe horses of this country are geuaraIIS az
creAn cOlor, average IA haBdS have excellent
49, anu speed, are toneh, and capable Of
Dea'."g great hardship. Their common pait
- '"St ShamOllng walk some are fine rark-
elS. mhleS are more generally used far tIey
| Tho. pe'"s preferable for billy countries.
ihey are beautiful animals ne,f,ctj, Ill
oioke 10 the saddle, and so very pleasantly
nnder 1t. The cattle are large, but. notw,tI,
s'dnnhg 'heir hne appearance make the most
~Ie'cned beef you can Imagine such as no
one III the United States wonid pretend ~
ear. whether this is owing 10 the climate or
,weaNheSs OF the grass, cailuot determine -
ne men ihat make trade Of catching wild
] hUIea ava cdIlIe. are very eNnnrL h..rsn...a.