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From the " York Daily Advertiser
FROM COLOMBIA.

FROM COLOMBIA.
We have received from q correspOn-
dent at Caracas file Of the Colombo.
ano to the 4th of August, the publlca-
tlon of which paper Us continued, not.
withstanding the intention announced
by the editors some ,ine since Of ois.
continuing it. They are much occu-
pied with the laws or DEGREES retrench-
ing the privileges of foreign merchants,
which have caused no snail uneasiness
among the pumerous persons of that
description in La Gnayra, Caracas,
&c. AID extract from our correspon-
dents letter below contains some re-
marks on this subject. The principle
adopted by the government is, that none
but citizens have any commercial in
fueDce as merchants or deserve encop-
rasement.
To ths Editors of The N. Y. Duly .ado'r.
CARACAs, Aug. 8.
Enclosed, forward yoa three OF The
last Colombianos. in which you will
And the la ws and regulations which have
been pot IN force relative to foreign
merchants, and such as have been sub.
jsct to these laws, If they can be 80
called, for they have never been sane.
toned by the Congress have been o.
bliged to shut their stores. The situa.
tion of foreign merchants in this coun.
try is by DO means an envious one.
Report says petition Ia about to be
sent to the Congress, TO prevent fo-
reigners from realizing goods.
The Commissioners, or Junto, who
were entrusted with the administration
OF these laws, have disagreed among
themselves, and resigned their papers
and authority to the lnteudant.
In the plains of Arragos, the scarci.
sy of provisions Is said TO be SO great,
that famine may almost be said to
exist, and the mortality is excessive.
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DER

By the brig Volant, Captain Lock
yer, in 80 dsys from Madeira, we lear
! that the market at that place was much
overstocked with every staple produc
ton Of the Uolted States admissab bic 10
an entry. 10 the granaries there were
from 25 to $4,000 bushels Of Indian
corn-of wheat Ia, 900 bushels Whole.
sale prices hardly more than nominal.
Retail price Of the former from IS to
o75 cents per bushel. chargsable at the
expiration Of months, should sales then
be closed, with seout l9 cents per bush.
ell, and from 1t ceDts to 5 per loss in
measurement. Retail price of the lat
ter from 80 to 100 per bushel. There
was landed at FunchaI between the first
day of this year and the Stat O! last Ju.
ly, about ! $40 600 bushels of grain,
which Oh viewing the comparative
quantity in the nagaziDes-a very tri-
fling expectation at all times-and the
whole population of the Island, that
hardly exceeds 100000 human beings.
appears almost incredible, Flour from
$5 S75 to 6 IL per barrel. Until with.
in few years past many thousand bar
rels exported from the United Sta es
were consumed in Madeira, while aow,
the demand for foreign -four is wholly
superseded by the erection and sue.
cessful operations Of large steam mill,
the multiplication Of wafer mills, and
the abundant supplies of wheat receiv.
ed from the Mediterranean and Odes-
ga. Rice by retail cts. per ID. charge.
able with doty Of 80 per cent. on
valuation of 81 80 per 1875 lbs. Did
not this exorbitant duty in itself amount
to prohibition Of American rice into
the market of FuDcbal, the supplies of
India rice now received there, co-ops.
rating Herewith, may fairly be con
sidered SO. The latter 10 given deci-
ded preference by the dea)ars therein
If ON no other account than the rpsi-
derauon Of ito preservation in that
cline being less precarious, and because
wholly exempt from the destructive
power of the weavel through the sea.
SOD Of GUNNER. American Beef in 10
demsnd, Pork from Si7 to l9 per bar
rel, chsrgeable With q duty of 40 per
cent % the current price. Pipe Slaves
ahoat $50 per NJ. duty thereof "a 40
per 1900. United States rate Of Ex-
change oD London "a per cent premi. |
ON, 49d. IL 81. per 81 or 4S72ts. per |
pound ''srling. Spanish dollars scarce
and premium of 9 per cent.
by the most recent advices from Lis.
bon, the late political conyu'sions caus-
cd by the Hydra faction were utterly !
sxtingnished, and tho subjects of his t
Faithful Majesty seposing in pr.focnd
peace, }
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Exirsc, ola letter from q sentl.m.,
tsched 10 the Board Of Engineers ., q
United States, dated u 'le
MrADvlLLE, Crawford Co. Pen. Ano q,
1--WE have finished with our examin., IL
OF the country between the Chic and iI & ~
Erie;bsying carefully examined the g, raIs
from the Csyuhoga river on The w ea !.
within 2 miles OF The n. York s,a,s 70
on the east. Within these limits ss,. "us
routes OF a canal are practicable snt !
will remain TO: the surveyor, cen bmea u
other reasons, 10 determine which IL 4a
most expedient. I he features OF This soa als
Try are extraordinary. This town !. eo w
large branch Of tie Allegheny river W. VI
ed French Creeks miles TO Tho s .sII'
IS Conveysnt Lake, which dlscLarus"" s y,
waters into French Greek, few MI; Us
below This town. BY cutting llls n WI"
than mile, and seventeen feet .. fe
greatest depth, the waters OF this ~. ule
may be turned into Lake Erie The w ials
of French Creek, may, by short es S''s
be thrown into Conveyani Lake. and MsA,
this channel into Lake Erie. "'O
The bsIbor of Erie is a most bs,,,e,
and would be an excellent one. if is vi
cess were easy-but bar OF sand =, ~ y,
mouth prevents vessels OF more than w
teet draught from entering it. Copsids"'~
Bile works by the state OF Peapsvlvsa
are going on, and others by the s.ns1.i
government are in preparation, The obis1,
OF which is to form channel through ttis
bar The road from Erie to this pjare
now sine turnpike, made by me,s,a
throwing up the earth from The sides ia Il.
centre. Before it was made, il freourn'I,
took a person the whole day, iroa o,y
break TO night, TO go from Waterford =
Erie, distance OF "a miles. Tb. -,
easily conceive from the road, ws h,ra
passed over. J be only solid footing Is On
the roots, which the horses OF The counlr, /
are very skiIiu in treading upon, stepDEr I
from one TO another, as well as from ono
log TO another in the causewsy road
while our horses frequently step belHee3 /
the logs, where they sink consldersb,
distance into the mire. We have copcn.
ded to delay here few days, TO COMM |
TO writing our observations, and 10 max.
some calculations which are necessary 70
form our opinions. | hope our buslne,,
with the Pennsylvania Commissioners viii
not delain US longer than until lie Isl q
October al fayhest.'
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form you that The Vines have eu6ereh very
considerably, and itls thought that HE
vintage will yield more than one third
oftbe quantity that it did the last yeaF.---
The Brandy market bias in consequence
fel, the disaster, for uaw brandy $50 TO
1867. is asked, and Tor old i45 10 1901.
according TO age.
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fell. the disaster, for Uaw brandy 10y 70
1857. is asked, and Tor old l45 10 i5Oi.
according 10 age.
FROM PERU,
The schr. Monkey bias brought letters
from Cbagres 10 the 1lih OF July, com
,municating the following intelligence, as
derived from the commander Of The Gas.
tie.
In the month ot Nay, the Spanish &c.
neral OLANETA raised the standard OF In
dependence in Peru, after having beaten
the Spanish Gen. Cazatala, who was sent
agains, bin with iorce OF 5000 men,
making the latter PRISONERS. Olaneta de-
clared for Independence, rom motives OF
private pique against tue nther Spanish
Chiefs; II proved t!re most fatal blow the
Royalists have sustained, and lessened
their force about six Thousand men.
The Liberator Bolivar, was expected
to open the campaign in May. His force
consisted oil IL thousand infantry, and 5000
cavalry, all in high spirits. His head
Callao. was rigidiy blockaded by the com
tiucu udFdl tOICGS Oh SOlOUIUid dlIO CIu,
and no vessel was. permitted 10 enter on
any prete1ce whatever.
BRAZIL.
letter from Asranbam, Of August 7th,
says-Business continues 10 be very dull,
The communication with the country not
being yet open The town has been al
tackled by 1900 men, but they were beat
en- of, and have rrirea,ed TO the Interior.
BALTIaoaE, Sept. 9-Tbe schr. Eliza.
capt. Guarneso, arrived at this port yes
terday in 5 days from Porto Cayello -
The only American vessei LETT there was
the schr Esther Bowen, OF Warren, Il.
|. which was fitting out as cartel for Ha.
vana, to convey lhIther The officers and
crew OF the Spanish Corvette Ceres, cap
tured sometime ago by the Colombiaos.
A fleet OF transports, having board $500
troops, sailed from Porto Cayrlo on the
9lst ull. for Chagres, desl'ned TO JOIN the
army OF. Gen. Bolivar in Peru. They wee
under the convoy OF The sloops OF Pinchi
ca and Uure,a, commanded by Commo'
dore Daniels. The sloops OF war are or
Gered for Philadelpb after having seen
the troops safely landed at Chsgres.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-20
IN SENATE. January Is.

The following petitions were this morn
ing presented and referred, viz:
By Mr.. Lloyd. the memorial oil the com.
mon council Of The tova Of Alerasdnd,
praying certain amendments 10 their char
ter.
By Mr.. Edwards, OF Conn, the petition
oil sundry citizens Of Hartford, in Connec.
ticut, praying a revision OF the tariff aud
further duty on woollens, fine cotton and
iron, and duly on sales at auction.
By Mr.. Findlsy, the petition Of VIM. !.
Young and others, OF Philadelphia, pray
ing additional protection to domestic ma
Rutactures
By M. Dickerson, twelve different PEI
tiiions from numerous cit zens oil New.
Jersey, praying revision Of the tafItf. sp1
further protection to various domestic ma
nufa ctures.
The following Resolutions were laid o1
the table for consideration:
By Mr.. Eaton-That the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, inquire it any,
and what amendments, slisrati0ns. and
improvements, are necessary to the jude
cial code Of said District. ~.
By Mr.. WiIIiams-rhat the Secretary
of the Treasury be directed to prepare
for the Senate q list OF ali pursers and IA.
w agents who ase 10 arrears to the United
States, the amount OF such arresraSs 10
each case, and The sum which is DiRelyto
be lost, ultimately. by the government.
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of The report Of The COMMITTEES oa.Publc
Lands, unfsvorable to the petition oi Col.
A. A. White. who peiitioned Congress
10 grant him The right Of pre-. Exemption 10
small tract of public lsnd. which be bad
settled on the west bank OF the Mississippi
river.
Ater On animated debate, which con-
tinued until 3 o'clock, The report OF the
committee was agreed 10. Adjourned.
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Mr.. Buchanan said, the House would
he trusted. excuse him for
few observations in expis
motives which had impf ~ )
fer the resolution now d1lS
alton. On the Gath Of De-
the Congress Of the Uniteds :
solved .sThat q marble mond
erected BY the United States, ~
Capitol, atsths Ci'y Of Washing
and thatthE family Of General Was4tt
inston 81 31ayested to permit his body
,osh1 dt1cSited under it, and that the
mon1din1ff ke 20 designed as to CONF
memorat S Il sosereat events of his mili.s
tary and Iiolitirsl life" They also res
solved. sThatihe President Of the U.
pited S,ases be requested to direct
cow Of these re resolutions to be transmit
ted to Mrs. Washington, assuring her
of the profound respect Congress will
ever bear to her person and character;
of thei, coincidence on the late aifiict.
ing di,pensatioD Of Providence: and en-
treating her assent to the interment OF
the remains Of General George WASH
ingtou in the manner expressed in tho
6rst resolution" The then President
of the United States transmitted these
resolution. to Mrs. Washington, who,
on tie 3lst December, 1899, returned
an answer, which will take leave to
read to the House.
! Mount Vernon, Dec. 81 1899.
SIR-While feel with keenest ngnish, the
late dispen,ation OF Divine Providence, can
not be inseusible to the mourntul tributes OF
| respect and veneration which are paid to the
memory of my dear deceased husband and as
his best services and most anxious wishes,
were ALWAYS devoted 10 the welfare and hapPl.
ness of his country; to know that they weIe
trul, apprec;at ed, and gratefully remembered,
affords no inconsiderable consolation.
Taught by that great example which have
so long hai before me, never to oppose my
private wishes to the pnhlic will, | must con
sent to the request made by Congress, which
vou have had the goodness to transmit to me ;
| and in doing this need not, cannot say what
a sacri6ce of individual feeling | make to q
sense Of public duty.
With grateful Acknowledgements, and un
feipned thanks, for the personal respect, and
evidences of coincidence, expressed by Con-
gress aud yourself.
remain very respectfully.
| Sir, your most obed't humble serv's.
| MARTHA WASHINGTON
| During the same session Of Congress-
a bill passed the House Of Represents
| ,ives for erecting maosolem for Geo
Washington in the City of Washing
ton, 1t was postponed in the Senate
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Mr.. Ianman moved, 1ns,ead Of The
indsipi,e possponemens, that the bill
be laid on tho the table; which was car.
tied.
The bill FROM the House of Repre-.
sentstivss, authorizing tho survsying
and marking out road from point
opposite the town of Memphis, Oh the
Mississippi river. to tho town Of Little
Rock, in Arkansas, and making On
appropriation Of s Il, 900 therefor, was
taken up In Committee of the Whole.
NJ Brown made some remarks on the
expediency Of authorizing this connect.
ing link between the old States and the
territory Of Arkansas, the convenience
OF it to the people, and its value to the
public iateres,s, &c. Mr., Kelly des.
cribed the country through which the
road would probably pass, the facilities
or difficulties which would be found in
making it, its advantages, &c.
Mr. King, Of New York, wished tho
bill to be laid on the table. There was
not before the Senate sufficient infor-
nation at present, to authorize ito act.
ing on the subject; there was want of
Particularly as to the probable cost of
the road, its length, advantages, &c.
which ought to be had before the So.
nate passed this bill. 1t was prOba BILE,
moreover, that the question as to the
construction Of roads by the Govern
ment, would soon come before the Sc.
nate in d moro enlarged aud general
fortp, which it was proper TO consider
first, and decide, whether it was expo.
dent for this nation to commence the
syetem Of Internal Improvement and
the employment of the pubic treasure
in the construction OF roads, 40. Mr..
X. made number Of remarks on the
subject, indissinctly heard, but under
s'ood to Indicate that he was opposed
to the application of the resources Of
the Union to the purpose of making
roads, Sc. He concluded, by moving
that the bill be laid on the table for the
preseas; which motion prevailed-ayes
20.
The Senate then went into the con.
alteration Of Executive business, after
which they adjourned.
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inst. q ths Con,tis sn> !s6 NOV
ed thss the sabj eek sponsd toWsd.
nesday next " te seon was agreed
~ Bin gr.nsis The state of Ala
bama she right Of pre.emPtionto
quarter section Of land in each OF three
or four counties Of that state, was IA.
,nSsup in Committee ofths Whole.
4 has ordered to third reading.
eSsna,e took up, in Committee
Whole, the bill aushorising the
T. General to discontinue, at
%, the transportation OF the
post routes where the nett
Oh route shall not exceed
II the expenses thereon.
moved to fill the blank
ef Louisiana, opposed
1ll| - length, chiefly on tho
- 81 ita total linexpediency, and
na n Of the haf<lness of its ope.
lana. and other parss Of
Ina bited, where the
Ne mail VAS expsn-
sD,e of wide water
an i nd where they would
scarcely have mail at all, il the bill
n.s,ed. lie d,s.ented, also, from the
propris,y Of giving to the Postmaster
General q power so great, and Affect
ins so seriously the convenience OF the
,.e,,a of all the new states. He should
disaporove of tho bill IN any shape, but
especially with the blank filled as pro-
posed. as With such limitation, II
would deprive Loui.iaDs OF many Of
her post routes, although = single city
in that state yielded probably revenue
enough from posssges to pay for trans
porting all the mails of the s,ate.
The bill was also opposed by Mr.,
Holmes. of Maine, and Mr.. King, Of A
.iabama, on grounds similar TO those Of
Mr.. j.. and, for tho purpose of destroy
ING tho bill, Mr.. X. moved itsindehnite
pos,ponement.
Mr.. Bar bour opposed the bill on prin'
eiple, it being, ss ne commended, at VA,
with the duty Of the government aud
the highest interest Of repoblic--the
diffusion Of knowledge among the PEG
ple-if relrsnchment was necessary II
should be resor,ed to 10 the great bran
chss Of expenditure. the military ane
naval embellishments, &c. not by cur
failing the diffusion Of information a.
mopsst the people because they were
remote or thinly settled, &c. 80,
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Eighteenth Congress.
IN SENATE...Jsnuar Is.

IN SENATE. january Is.
The following petitions were present.
ed to day, and appropriately refsrred !:
By Mr., Kelly. the memorial of the
General Assembly Of Alabama, pray
ing the right OF prescription may be
granted TO a quarter section of land, IN
certain counties. for the location Of seats
of justice.
By Nc. Barton, tho petition Of John
Rush and Samuel Conway. of Nilsson.
ri, praying compensation in land for
Revolutionary services.
By Mr.. Findlay, the petition Of sun.
dry citizens Of Pennsylvania, praying
an increase Of the daty on imported
iron. Also,
By MIR. Findiay. the petition Of the
administrators Of Andrew Mitchell,
stating, that the said Andrew Mitchell,
being = captain Of a volunteer rifle
company, was called into service do
ring the late war, and thereby prevent
ed from usiRg q still, for we.ch he had
obtained a license, and praying that the
so'n pau 'o1 e~io ASonco may 10 To-
funded.
BY Mr.. Branch, the petition Of John
Hegg and others, of Fayetteville. and
ofJ. G.. Blouot aud others, Of Wash.
ington, N. g. praying Of tho govern
ment indemnify for French depreda.
tioos, committed between the years
1898 and 1900.
By AIR. Elliott, the petition of Ssmu-
sl Arson, OF Georgia, surgeon in the
Rsvo,o ,ionary army, praying the com.
mutation Of half-pay, allowed to other
Revolutionary ofheers--compensation
which he has heretofore RETAINED from
asking from his country, until misfor.
tune had reduced him to povert
\ The bills from the House Of E6Qfe-
Initiatives, making . partial appscpria-
f9EH1 fupPses Of sAgsrn'nent, for
q. - elief Of Ger :.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tho Speaker laid before tho House q
Letter from the Comptroller Of the
Treasury. transmitting List of Bslan.
ssssYeu account of the late Internal Re.
SSue on the books of tho Register,
feh have remained unsettled, and
las tahAye been due nnore than :
I6k 90 the seth Septembsy,
IS psessnI "a ~ issl6Ig B
Az siit shsll bsto in
relative to tho cree.
~ Monument in the Ca
81 = bieston. &c
{S lIjS xfxht syenis khN
81 f pjSslliit;csl liz os snsFsl
8 6ss61Sss my 'bs w ac-
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MARTHA WASHlNGTO.

During the same session Of Congress,
a bill passed the House Of Representa-.
,ives for erecting mausolem for Geo.
Washington in the City of Washing
ton. 1t was postponed in the Senate
until tho next session. Several a..
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-05-19
COMMERCIAL INTEREST.

The following passage occurs in Mr..
Webster's eloquent speech, delivered in
the house of representatives, upon the
proposed tariff
mo one sir, acquainted with this inte
rest, can deny that its situation at this mo-
ment is extremely critical. We have
LETT II hitherto 10 maintain itself or perish,
to swim if it can, and to sink If il cannot.
But at this moment OF its apparent strue.
gle, can we, as men !; can we, as patriots
add another stone TO the weight that
threatens TO carry if down Sir, there is a
limit to human power, and to human eff
tort. know the commercial marine CT
this country can do almost every thing.
Yet some things are impossible to be
done; and some burihens may be impossi.
BILE TO be borne and as it was the las,
ounce that broke the back OF the camel,
so the last tax, although i. were even a
small one, may be decisive rs tothe pow.
er OF our marine, TO sustain the conflict
In which it is now engaged, with all the
commercial nations on the globe
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-05-19
GEN. ARNOLD

In the Extraordinary Red Book we
lind that Edward Shipper Arnold, James
Robertson Arnold, George Arnold, and
SOPHIA Matilda Arnold, receive pensions
OF 400 sterling paid by sign manuel of
the king of Great Britain at The treasury.
The following note is subjoined -
IN. Is. These are the children of the
notorious American general Arnold
Another son, John Arnold, is a briea-
der general on the Bengal establishment
in India. Edward s. Arnold has also
served as an officer on the same establish
nebt' W Y. advertiser.
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pended entirely upon the integrity, virtue
and talents Of those who administer its
Affairs and that wherever these great and
rare qualities are combined in any indi.
vidual or indiduals, honor and office. will
be sure 10 seek him or them, regardless
OF The petty inirigncs OF little minds or
disappointed expectsn,s and five mis-.
took not, such was the character of Mr..
Webster. Virtue and talents like the
light of Heaven, must and viii manifes,
themselves regardless Of every exer,ion
to obstruct or shut them out but in the
case of Mr.. Webster, the reverse is the
fact, and we were of one opinion, that no.,
only was he not prescribed, but that his
fair claims TO the first distinction and
donors OF his country, presented them
selves to the public eye, in full relief.
Finally, we all doubted the applicabiIi
fy OF our couptryman's quotation from
Pope, touching the shedding OF the blood
OF lambs, at least so far as il regarded
himself, for with one feeling and one
opinion, we concluded, that were his shed,
1t would not be the shedding of the blood
OF lamb, bu, that Of a wolf in Sleeps
clothing.
Resolved, therefore, That we consider
our fellow citizen "a virgiDian'', bad
shepherd over the federal flock.
The meeting then adjourned, to meet
again at a convenient season, for further
reflection upon the subject.
A VIRGINIA FARMER.