Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-22
FROM NICARA ,UA

We have received from the Salem Ob.
server Office the following intelligence,
furnished by Capt LamsoD, Of the schoo'
ner Retrieve, which arrived al Beverly on
Tuesday evening, and yesterday al this
port. lBoston Repertory.
Capt. Lamson, of the schr. retrieve,
which arrived al Beverley in distress, on
Tuesday evening, lsIDce arrived al Dos
ton, ] has politely favored US with the lol.
lowing intelligence from the Spanish
Maine:
Affairs remained very tranquil through
out he Uuttei Provinces ,n The centre Of Il
mericG; grea. exerliOns were making by
the National Assembly to firmly establish
The government, open reciprocal trade
with other nations, repleDisb the Treasu-
ry, diHuse the means OF instruction, and
encourage the inhabitants 10 cultivate the
soil. The liberal system which this 80
vernmen' has adopted, which by far ex'
ceeds any OF the South American ProvIn.
ce., is expected to produce an influx OF
adven urers, in search OF the riches Vt this
once forbidden, but now emancipated
country. Many OF the old Spanards who,
in tire midst Of the revolution, He'd from
the country, leaving valuable estates, 4" Il
now be induced 10 return, as they may en-
10y their civil aud religious privileges un.
molesj.d. The DEGREES, CepnviDg Eu.
ropeaIs from enjoying any office OF trust
or em ument under this new government,
were repealed. The new Constitution
was formed on a basis, a6ording equal
privileges to foreigners as well a, natives
Foreigners were allowed to work mines,
settle towns, &c. &c. aud were 10 be ex.
empl from all taxes ior mary years.
The new National Pavilion had been
boisied, cons sting OF three stripes, blue,
white and blue; in the middle stripe a
triangle including three volcanoes, with
rainbow covering the whole, and the
words, Deos. Union, and L,beridd. The
three volcanoes were solved as fol-
lows: that the three great provinces OF
Guatimsla, Comsyagua, and Nicaragua,
had burst IRON e bonds OF SpaD-h lie.
potism and ,lsvery- I be proceedings OF
ihe government had been extremely po-
liic throughout the whole resolution, no
blood had been shed, OF arbitrary acts Or
laws marked their progress, tut on the
COUN2TS, lUSy ouo
candor little 10 be expected; Spanish pro-
perry bad been prolected-no priyateers
had been licensed, and the Spanish ves-
sells permitted TO enter and depart unmO-
Tested. The intercourse with the interior
was carried on without interruption or
danger; the mails were regularly carried
10 all the provinces adventures had
ALREADY. penetrated to the shores OF
the Pacific Ocean. A new city was
building upon the shores oil the Pacific
Ocean, intended TO be the seaport Of the
city OF Guatimala, to be called Port Lii
berlad 1t was expected The next Con
gress would wholly abolish slavery.
The crops generally were very good
OF Indigo, the crop was considered short
about 200 zeroons have arrived at mar
ket-saes had been effected as high as
pa for ine, at | SO per 10. for ordinary,
but it was on the decline. Large quanli-
ties oil Gold and silver Bullion bad col.
Iected 10 the hands Of the pToprietors Of
Mines, who were using every mean TO in.
duce the government 10 establish a new
national coin.
| Markets upon the Maine overstocked
with all kinds OF foreign produce. Colo.
NAL produce scarce and high.