Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-04
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.


and La Guayra under her convoy. sailed last
Saturday morning.
His catholic msjesly's ship Diana, of 90
guns, captain Jose Fermin Pabia. came into
this port On Tuesday last, from Puerto Ca.
bello. On coming TO anchor she sa|uted,
which was returned by the artillery compa-
ny.
The schooner Two Sisters arri9ed on Tues
day evening from Carthagena, last from ST.
Martha, which latter place she left about 20
days ago, and up to that period no attempt
had been made by the patriots. Ali was
tranquil in Carthagena, but the governor an
ticipating an attack from the independents,
who are said to have lately gained some ad-
vantages at no great distance from the city,
had sent off his family. .Carthagena and St.
Martha would fall an easy conquest to the
independents. whenever they made an at
tack upon these places. The commerce OF
Cartkagena was nearly az stand, The inha-
btants not venturing to purchase more at
one time than was actually necessary for
their daily consumption.
Accounts from Puerto Cabello state that a
daring conspiracy was very lately discover
ed in Valencia, planned by the ist Alcaide
(lord chief usiice) and number OF the in
habtants, having tor its object the deslruc.
ton of General Moriilo and his staff by poi
sou. The Aicaide and seven others bad been
shot, and number yet remain TO be tried.
Colonel Escute and major Albuquerque are
stated to be implicated, and were in con6ne.
ment.
The constitution mad net been proclaimed
In Caracas, in consequence, as our cores
pendent informs us, of General Morillc not
having received instructions from his GO
vernment to that effect. Every body was
much in favor of the change.
June 8.
The Caracas Gazette of the 17th ult con-
,ains an official communication from The com.
mandant of Maracaybo TO general Morillo.
stating that on the 22d ultimo the command
ant of the advance from Guagira surprised
detachment Of the enemy consisting of Go
men, at the place called Moreno, and took
every one Of them prisoners, with SO mus
kets and some ammunition, which tsey were
conducting from Rio de la Hacba, TO Month
la, who was in the valley of Upar; and also
a quantity of provisions, intended for the
use of the Independents besieging San Isl
dro.
The constitution was proclaimed in the
town Of St. Johns, Porto Rico. on the 18th
OF May, and great rcjoicings were manifest
ed on the occasion. The new Spanish flag
for merchant vessels, we are told, is as fer
nelly three horizontal stripes, but the red is
now changed to green, and is green above
yellow in the middle and green below.
Franklin Gazette
From Tie Baltimore Morning Chronicle
tits astonishing, TO discover how little OF
mystery there is in the management of king
doms, states and empires. After all the ron.
oerous ioios that have been written on The
laws of nations, the text, the comment, and
the explanations, there is nothing in all this
mass of difusive matter, calculated 10 sur
prise or alarm no other light, fhan that az
forded by the plain, old fashioned family Ia.
per OF common sense. 1t has been. for in.
Stance a fayorifp doorno with COMO 3ict;,
guished politicians, that our army ought i'm
mediately TO be disbanded. They come
over us with precedcnts, from the histories OF
Greece and Rome, to show, that standing
bodies of military men. have proved the
downfall Of republics. We will now sup.
pose, thai some member OF congress, from
the western states, maintains this doctrine.
Perhaps this man was one of the first settlers
in the state which he now represents in the
ball Of legislation; be has with his own hands
felled the trees from which hisIog house was
constructed. While he was so employed.
his ears have been frequently asssiled by the
war-whoop OF sayag the cry of wild
beasts. Alarmed at these ominous appear
ances, this aGyentureE is compelled TO place
fire arms in the hands Of every member Of
his family-he is ROT satisfied with doing this
ne supplies every one with powder and bali
with bayonets. and with cutlasse:-he IN
structs them in the art of expert archery and
to load and iiYe with the utmost prOmptitude