Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-25

his cbief delight 10 receiyethe appellatiop
Of The Washington ofSoutb America.
The foreign adventures, who had en-
tered HE Patriot service were regarded
BY the natives with very jealous eye
They are put upon the seyerest dutv If
every kind-and The disposition Of Il.
people Is torid themselves Of them ),
soon as possible. The British Legion. WIN
had distinguished themselves SO much ),
to have received the thanks of General
Bolivar.at the head Of hi. army, was re-.
ducsd to about three hundred men. and
had embarked with the army destined "a
act against Maracay bo, General Deyereu,
the former commander OF the Legion !,
under arrest atCarracas Tor horse whipping
the Vice President Of ,be Congress 81
Colombia.
The Congress bad adjourned for TIM.
years,
A new Tariff of Duties had been e.t,b.
lished by the Colombia Republic, offe,in,
great advantages TO commerce; but n.
trade was principally engrossed BY Bri.
tisb vessels.
Many articles Of merchandise and mn.
nitiens of war were wanted on the Main
but the people were in such an impoyer.
ished state, that they were able to pur.
chase but very little.
The Grampus touched al Cape THE.
room, (Haytij where the news Of the day
was. that President Boyer, after great i'm.
portunIty from the inhabitants OF the Spa.
nish par. Of St. Domingo, had at last con.
sented to take them under his prvtectiop
He had sent force of about 1000 men 10
occupy the Eastern division ofthe Island
the advanced guard OF which. had entered
the city OF St Domingo. The Grampu,
spoke Haytian man Of war with troops
and stores aboard, bound to that city,
The Island is now entirely in the power
otths coloured people,
CAarIes'on, Feb. 10.
LATE ANDrNTEREsTfNG FROM BRA
By tho brig Fortuna. Capt, Scott; arri. |
we'd here yesterday from Pernambu.
CO. via Turks Island, which first men.
toned place he left on tho 9th Jauu.
ary, we have the following inteli
gence:--
After severe contest with the Euro.
psan troops, the Brazilians had succeed
cd in establishing the new Constitution
and had compelled the European Gsncr.
al Don Louis De Rego, with the whole
of his troops. to embark for Portugal
An illumination took place in conss.
auence of the Kings having disappear
ed of the oppressive administration Of tho
in the hands of Gen De.
Rego.. and the return of the patriot pr.
soners sent by him to Europe. Tr,n-
guilty was established, and ehsrgsds
steps were taken by the provincial 60
vernment, for the increase of the patrl-
OF army.
A new General had just arrived, and
after hesitating 10 land for few day,
his troops having fallen to leeward, BIZ
reception was mockery of military pa
rade by the Brazilian troops. Ever
preparation had been made to resist the
new troops 900 in number) on their
landing, or if permitted to land, to retain
them as prisoners.
The court of Portugal had manifested
the most oonciliatory disposition, tore,
tain the dependence of her Trans Allan
tic settlements; notwithstanding which,
the Bra ziIians seemed universallyt0d e
sire an emancipation from yoke wnleA
had hitherto held them in the most d.
gushing ignorance, and oppressive O'n'
dage.
The Press was about commencing"
by the publication OF thr"
in the city of Psrpamoucs
one only having been formerly publish
I'd, and that under the immediate dlr''
ton of the General, who had the tyPe;,
and destroyed them when he aband0ns'
the city. Pernambuco, with 10000 W
habitants, was thus left without Pue
lie vehicle of intelligence. But The r.
sing spirit Of liberty, has already P'0s'
led tho institution of three.
American produce at Pernamo's.
was plenty for the demand, and Set
lull, as public credit was at an eno' ~.
most Of the monied European merenap"
had left the country.