Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-28
SOUTH AMERICA.

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SOUTH AMERICA.
The following information has been fur
n;sbed US from highly respectable source, on
which perfect reliance may be placed.
Washington City Gazette.
News from Angostura TO the beginning OF
January, reached this city yesterday. The
nrogress'of the Patriots in New Grenada,
continued witL great rapidly. On the 2lst
October last, a battalion of the division, des-
tined to act upon the South, entered Popa-
van: which place was precipitately aban-
doned by the Royalists, at the approach OF
the Patriots. Great numbers of deserters
;oin the Patriots, in spite of the excommuni-
cations which the bishops have Illuminated
against the rebels. at the request OF the Spa
pish chiefs. This powerful auxiliary OF des-
potisy some time ago, seems to haye entire
IL lostitsefficacy with the rebels. The next
news will probably inform Us of the emancl-
patton Of Quito, and the approao b OF the T a.
trio,s to the frontiers of the vice royalty OF
Lima, where their success YVES well KNOWN
and very much feared by the royal authori-
ties OF tue capital of Peru, according to the
so,nmanica, ions received in the u. States,
few days past. from the officers OF the Mace
DOMAIN General Bolivar left Angostura for
me army on The 9Th of December; on the
18th Of the same month, General Bolivar ap..
reared before Congress, and gave an accoun'
of the campaign in ew-Grenada, with that
Grankness and modesty, which only belong 10
The chiefof republic. He also communl-
Gated to Congress the ardent desire OF the
people of New-GIenada for the union OF that
country with Venezuela. Acommittee wasap-
pointed. composed of members from New u.
and Venezuela, to prepare bill for the union
az these two countries On the 18th The law
of the union of New Grenada and Venezuela
was passed. and these two countries torn al
present the republic of Colombia.
The new organization of the state required
the appointment of President and wee
President Of the Republic and three Vice
President. fer the great departments IN which
the Republic has been divided by the tunda-
mental law. According to the constitution,
CONGRESS is invested with the authority &c no.
inmate TO those appointments, and they e.
lected by an unanimous vote General SIMON
Bolivar, Pr sident, AMI F. A Zea, VICE
President of the Republic Of Colombia; J.
G.. Roscio, Vice President Il the Department
of Veoezuela, and General F. Santander,
Vice Pres Tent Of Cundinamarca. The to-
rrination tor Vice President for the Depart
mtnt Of Quito, was LETT by Congress 10 the
people of that department.
By decree Of the President of the Repub-
lie, under dale of the 18th December, J. r.
Reyenga was appointed Secretary of State
and Finances, and Director General of the
same, which stations were vacated by the
appointment of j. c. Roscio to the Vie
Presidency Of the Department OF Fene-
zuela.
Many other COMMUNICATIONS of diploma
tic character, " ere also made by lie Presi-
dent Bolivar; TIE Vice President OF the Re
public: Mr.. Zea, and Mr.. Zuiazar, two dis
tisguished characters, natives of New-tSre-
NADIA, have been charged with particularly
interesting mission to different powers; they
were TO depart IRON Angostura at the COM
mencement Of February. with direction to
this metropolis, aad We may be informed
very soon Of their arrival in The q. States.
From the .NatiOnat Ateilgencer.