Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-15

than usually ssnguine, that the career OF
the royal rnitlan is near its close.
Ihe wealth AMI resources. as we'll aa
Tue strength IN while population in New
1Tehsda, musi soon produce powerful
ihhnehec on the cause of liberty and I'M
dependence. II is The richest cold com.
Try III The world, or in other words NOR.
gold Is produced TO commerce in ,Lr
proNlncrs OF HAT republic. than in nh re
rest ~ South America. The Spanish or.
'ernment prohibited The search for rold
III amy place within % leagues OF The se;,
COAST. There are numerous silver and
copper mines, aud many other metals ia
ine provinces of This republic but The
s'"er mines are not SO much attended 10.
anu many oil them have ceased 10 be
wroG2ht--in This republic il 10 be found
'he new helal called Pfatina, which is
hek' god IN pOnderosiiv, aud npou
WHICH The acids have no effect. There
are no mines OF gold, penetrating The
earth hy deep shafts, AS is The mode Of
procuring other metals; il is procured
Hom ne SOIL, ia situations which expert
ehct mas Taught Tie people The coun,ry
!" search Tor 1t. The Provinces of An-
"oGn'a ana Choco, not only afford u,nrc
Soio ~ quantity, but of Il greater puri,y
imam elsewhere, particularly Choco: AMI
The Sifrer of this country is also of su-
prr'or purity. This latter proyince
was supposed Tor some iihe 10 pos
scss exclusively The new metal Plaiina.
bui ct later years il has been found, abur-
"an,ly. IN Aniioquia; and il is said 10 be-
| also found IN Quito. Their are mines of
quit ksliver also. The demand for the
productions OF The useful arts, is Unbound
n
cly they were supplied by the Dutch fist
ans la'irrly by HE BRITISH. who carried
system OF snugS ing. The extent of
wlici' has been carefully concealed the
Da'cii aud English conin' he samesys-
'em; HE Tale proceedings at Jamaice
may oe explained by Tins iacl. Another
| circumstances also n,p,is no,ire The
laws OF Spain excluding all foreign ns-
IONS, the returns OF the revenue appear
Only from the legal irafic-bu, The best
informed persons declare, that The fH,c;t
commerce boi!' oi import and erport. was
10 Inc legal fraihc- taking the whole IA
zen paris, seven were illicit. and three lr-
ga, ana The legal Itself reduced 10 half
lis rae value III lie passage from The stip
10 me peilverN al The custom houses.
Inc population OF Now Grelrada alone
II al iiiIs time greater than chat of the
our revolution. An enumeration of The
nalura! and agricultural produtis of New
Grenada, would embrace those of 4yerv
climate and country in The universe and
OF many WHICH are pee ular 10 South Anne
Hra e,er"ai SHOWS capiiie SUBMITS IF lis
mountains and afford every yradation of
beat and cold from that OF The polar reg
ginns To that OF the forrd zone. The
valiIrs termed BY the Oordileras. are the
sites OF cultivation aud dweliing-aud
present climate temperate and almost
invarable.. The Commerce of such
country TO the United States, a, the pres-
ent moment, would be an acquisition 10
iiie United States more precious than all
,ne commerce round the Cape of Good
Hope or Cape Horn.
grs IN New Grenada, we may speak
hereafter. 1,eroro
PASSPORT, Sept. %. Captain Pearson
arrived at ST. Andrew from MargariIta
reports that the Patriots uuder The com
mand of general In = lis had landed from
Admiral blon's squa, ron and captured
Barcelona, but only held il 81 days-it
was evacuated altogether with Tie es..rn-
ton OF about three hundred women. On
tle Isl or 2d OF Angus, they proceeded
aIhinSi Cimana and attacke,i lock
house at iiie pOiut OF The bayonct. b.t tliJ
not succeed. The Spaniards caniured a
number OF menand Off ers und. the walls
OF The fost and cut them to pieces.
Margarltta VAS in a state of anarchv
ana confusion ;one OF the officers who
went ashore from the William had his
bead cut off and placed between his le,s:
The cause was not ascerialned. The VII.
liam carried military adventures from
Liverpool TO Margaretia, some OF them
ia III pumber) Quilted the place in disgust
and have arrived in the vessel. All the
Williams crew, except three, left The YES
sci at Margariila and she was carried into
81. Andrews by The assistance OF lie mi.
nary oincers. Ce"tinei.
81 Georges. Bcr. Sept %,
We have the inexpressible pleasure Of
announcing that the Fever seems very
considerably abated i'll ST. Georges.
The atmosphere, from the copious ,hoS-
ers OF rain, accompanied with lightning
has become much more salubrious. and
there IS general freshness over the
whole country.
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