Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-17

eNSehSucy the wee prtsiucnI, IN dis
patch dated the 9Th December, that the
province of Cuen,a has proclaimed iis in.
dependence of Span. and appointed
supreme junta thar IN consequence of
the approach of the expedition sent By
the Patriot Junia of Guyaquil against
Quito, tue districts al Ambaio, Riobam
bs, Qusranda and Tucunga have likewise
declared themselves independent and
that OF those districts 1000 mrn have en-.
listed themselves in The army of the LIB
orator; that these combined troops we've
III the mouth of November in the city of
Machacby, nine miles distant from he
capital.
Major Munos arrived in the barbor of
Bnenaveniura, last from Gusyaquil. after
having performed his embassy 10 Chill.
We expect circumsiantial accoun, of
the result OF his mission, as soon as The
government receives his dispatches.
We have received Intelligence that the
province OF Rio de la Hache has also
united itself spontaneously 10 the repub~
lie. Thus is the year 1890 happily Ter.
minated. OF the whole department Of
CundiDamarca, there is nothing left to
Spain but Ca, ,bagena, and the Isihmus
OF Panama: fourteen provinces enjoy
already The fruits of Independence. In
the department Of VeDszuela, seven pro-
vinces have already separated themselves
THIS year, among which are Merida,
Iruxil!o and Barcelona. The depart.
meni ei Quito We question not, is at This
moment entirely independents. Ii the
progress Of liberty in The year 1921 be as
favorable as IN the preceding one, there
M'ii be no Spanlard found, Al The expra-
ti"a thereof, In the whole territory of Co
'nmcia, armed against The freedom Of that
country.
, iNDEPENDENcE OF MARAcAYBo.
froci"'na'lon OF The chi Regidor Citizen
Manuel Benites, holding this rank dur
ing the dependence of Maracaybo
under the Spanish government.
Fellow Citizens aud Inhabitants of Ma
racayb who hear me know and nrocIaim
II III the face of all nations, t..a, this IL
iusiii"us city. through The organ oi It's
authorities. tuncinaries, fathers Of FAM
les and other members " no compose it,
has fntmaliyn withdraw it's dependence
nom SPAIN and lis government, not by
any acts OF violence, corruption, or other
neans equivocal as To its will, but by .
nee spontaneous impulse founded upon
the primary law imposed by The author
OF nature on man - guard his safety ana
prosperity. These a,e by us this ds,
Ia consequence Of our naIura! union. en-
'"lned with the republic OF Columbia
MS government anu lis law are those nv
which we are ruled and made happy
Absolutely do we disavow the SDani,I,
government, observing such Of i;s laws
oniy whereby we were governed, AZ are
larrlng With our independence aud sys-
lem. GLORY tfen 10 The Almighty. Hail
We fathers OF lhe conniry.-Long live The
Republic OF Columbia.
CURACAO. March 10 "A drogging YES.
sci, and nine II groes on board was lately
stranded Oh Ike HOr,h side Of the island
OF Aruba. Tney state tina, they sailed
some tune ago from ST. Pierres, Mari
nique, tor another port in iba, colony, but
we've forced TO leesard by the,cur.ents.-
IL seams That they ~ere originally eleven
IN number, bat iwo of chem died while at
sea, ans HE remainder, with white
person, who acted as supeTcaryo. were
s. nj III the schr Cleantis TO This ISLAND
he negroes are al present lodged iuibe
/ scalat
March IL His Majesty's brig Mercu-
~. Cap. De Quartz, ami, ed from cruize
on Monday last.
BY the arrival of a vessel last Tuesday
from La Guayra. we learn that the period
o' The armlsiice Is prolonged, but 10 what
e%eni we know not. Two deputies Of
general Bolivar arrived al Caracas, and
we're received with the greatest cofdali.
". guard OF honor has been assign.
ed to them, and they will IN 10 days pro
coed 10 Spain. The object of thtir en-
bassy Is moi yet asceriained, but il is
presumed thai The acknowledgment OF
the Columbian indeprud. is The Lead
ing feature OF their Instructions.
We learn from Cap, While, of the BRIG
Agnes, which arrived here Yesterday tren,
Lisbon, that three days previous 10 his
sailing 'fom that port, The Cnrtes had
proclaimed The Liberty Of tile Press.
INTERESTING FROM BRAZIL.
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