Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-02
CONGRESS OF COLOMBIA.


CONGRESS- OF COLOMBIA.
general act of oblivion and pardon had
been dccrced and proclaimed by the con
gress IN June, whereby all offences of what
ever Kind are erased and excused, and the
FORMER inhabitants of ;il descriptions restored
to their former state and condition, upon tax
ing the necessary oath ofldcty TO the repub-
lie.
Goth July-Congress have dccreed the
honors of triumph to Gen. Bolivar and his
army, TO be celebrated in the city of Caracas,
and the erection ola triumphaIs commemora-
tive column on the field of Carabobo, with
inscriptions and record OF the names of the
distinguished men. [,4i~Ord.
IMPORTANT.
The Editors of the New DIRK Gazette have
been permitted TO copy, from the original, the
following interesting particulars, contained in
a letter from Pernamhuco, to "A respectable
| house in that city, dated in August last.
On Saturday evening the 2Ist uItmo, the
General of this place, in passing the Bridge of
Boa Vista, iii company with his private secre-
tary, and merchant lately from England, hut
| Portuguese, was fired at by Il nidn concealed
/ at the quay on the Boa Vista side, as was sup
posed, from bluI lcrbuss. The General was
wounded In several places, but in only one of
any consequence, by a ball which it appears
entered above the hip, and passed out al the
ilack-the other wounds were from slugs.
| The merchant accompanying him was also
wounded above the elbow, the bail passing
through the arm. Both are, however. in fan
way of recovery.
The consequence of this has been tina,
more than 200 people have been apprehended,
and are still confined in various prisons it is
said that Lisbon will he their destination. No
| thing for ccrtainty has, however, as ye. trans
pred, 10 identify the person who perpetrated
this action. On Monday following Il body
WAS found floating in the water, and was ex-
hibited for the whole day in the street, with
reward OF II. 100000, tn any one who could
gave any information respecting it, but to nc
purpose. Independent of the features being
much mutliatrd, those parts exposed to the
air in very short time became perfectly
black--thc only thing that 1vas asccrtaimed
was, that he was white man.
There can be little doubt that the govern
ment suppose this TO be the person who fred
upon the General, and with some reason; for
| immediately upon firing, he threw hinsclfin-
To the water. He was found with a large pis-
toll, heavily loaded, stuck in between his shirt ::
pair of trowsers and Scotch plaid, formed
the rest of his clothing a handkerchief, and a.
bout dollar and half, all that he had about
him.
Thus every thing remains, so far as to the
knowledge of the public. 1t is said that two
or three people ran from that end of the
Bridge, Immediately on The blunderbuss being
fired consequently, the government suspect
more than one was concerned, and this no
doubt has led TO so many people being appre-
hended.-And it were happy thing could we
say il was finished; but there is still some
one or another taken up daily. In fact, the
town is subject To- rigorous military disci-
pline, by day and night. The General, on his
being wounded. did not continue the road To-
his house, but returned to the house Of the
Capitas Nor Moraes, where he has since re-
manned. Two pieces of horse artillery con
stantly ready to the lighted match, 80 egul
infantry, and as many cavalry, form the guard
round the house, and there the information
constantly goes Of the progress made towards
filling the prisons.
" Now for an extract from the government
Aurora, of July 90 So He who writes this ar
ticle does not invent dreaming fabes-much
less writes whatcan be contradicted. speak
of whnt ! saw aud heard His Excellencv
Judging himself near the point of death, re-
commended the care of his family, and the
quiet of the inhabitants Of Pernambuco.
die, said the Governor, but will not and
order (ordinol that you do not revenge my
death. Revenge will coniOund many innocent
with the glIiliy-nor viii one shot content the
troops-yigilance much vigilance. Do not
heat to arms, and conceal my death until you
have taken every measure of security
compl1in not Of the people of Pernambuco :;
some hired assassins have taken my life, that
have so many times offered 10 the defence of
my country"
NEw YoHK, SEPTEMBER G8.
Ertract Of n letter doted Buenos .4lrcs, Juiy .,
1921.
Accounts from Chill, to the 90th Of May.
and which NAV be rnlind nn efafn flnnt q