American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-07-20
From the Providence. CR. ~ Patriot.

From the Precedence. or I Patriot
The following handed us by gentleman O.
tins town, who has had snch opportunity Of Chain.
Ing the ;nlormalion which it consins, as should give
W !ull credit with the public; and as such we trust
our readers will fnd II interesting. particularly as il
relates to part Of America very little known.
"The United Provinces OF the centre Of America
(Which by the basis OF the Constitution, SIS agreed
upon, viii be called the Federae States Of the cen.
Ire OF America are at present com posed of the pro
vinces OF Nicaragua, Honduraa, San Salvador, Cos
itarrlca, Cuatamals and QuesaIlenango. At pre-
sent three Citizens are at the head of the govern
ment without any particular title, although in turn
they preside monthly, and the presiding one is cal
led, ipr the line being, President There is a re-
presentation OF deputies from each province, which
forms provisional congress. The basis Of the con.
stnuon IS very similar to ha, Of the United States
with the exception OF an established religion, which
rs the Roman Catholic, any other Public mode of
worship being prohibited. They will have presi
dent, Senate and House Of Representatives elected
IN the same manner ours, and for the same length
o time; and the principles of the constitution are
as purely republican, in every thing, excepting re-
Lyon, as those oil the United States. Slavery is
not permitted. and every one arriving in the terrific
ry 1t the Republic becomes lree.-The standinp
army Is reduced 10 1860, and those stationed at the
different ports and garrsons.-The armed Ailitia
amounts 10 oter 80,0U0 elective men.
The duties on Importation are tri,ine and all the
produce Of the country is allow ed to be exported free
OF duty, excepting gold and silver, indigo balsams
cocoa and rum--god and silver pay per cent. the
others very moderate duty. The population of
the SIX provinces, at present united, is more than
l5O0,OO0; and the population of the province of
CHAP, which IS about TO unite itself to the others,
has about 5oO,000.--This province is situated be
tween Mexico and Guatamala and was united ,ol
Mexico, but has Withdrawn from that government.
The Envoy Extraordinary recently arrived in this
county, ls ID. Antonio Jose Canas, with ID. Fer.
nando Valero, as Secretary of Legation. A Young
"A American. Felipe Monas son OF their Envoy tol
Inc Republic of Colombia, came with the Minister
Tor The purpose Of receiving an education here andI
expects TO remain some years.
The principal sea ports in the Rupublic, are
Acaluita and lssbal, in sweet water Lake (akeE
Dulce,) Omoa, Truxillo and San JUAN on The At
lantic, and Realego on the Pacific.
The Envoy has brought plan Of contemplated
canal from Lake Nicaragua, to the Pacific Ocean,
showing that the canal would only require 10 be fl e
or six leagues in length, and thus open a commupi-
cation bet" cen The Atlantic and Pacific, for vessels
OF TOUR 10 five hundred ions. one OF the most ehpi
Die points for the commerce of the United States
he country through which il would iun is thought
10 be one OF the richest and fertile in the world
and, indeed The greater part of the Territory Of The
Republic, abounds in all the valuable productions, r
both of the vegetable and mineral world, and will, 5