Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-08-05
FORT IGN.
from THE nrserrLiST

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suppose, was perpeirated on. the 10th ofJune
"a robbery otgreat sudacity. VAS commit
ted in Montreal, on the night OF the 18Th ms
Some depraved wretchcs entered the Frcnc .
Church, and after b etkmg through four door.
found their way TO the Iron Chest which Con
famed the silver furniture ofthe Church; tie
Chest was broken open, and rihed of its con
tents, which Consisted of silver candlesticks,
chslices, and other articles used during the
celebration Of worship. The most dingent
enquiries have been made for the discovery OF
the persons who committed this outrage, but
knowledge of them has not yet been obtain
ed.
COLOMBIA
We observed in he Message of the Vice
President TO the Congress of this new Repub
lie, some months since statement, that rs yet
there had been no final determination on the
suhiect OF religi5 us jurisdiction. ENJOYS had
been some time before dispatched to Rome
for the purpose of having some regulaions
made, but though we have heard many ri.
mours We could see nothing satisfactory Upon
The subject
The jurisdiction was derived from Rome
through the Patriarch of the Indies, who re-
sided at he Court o. Spain But very natural
" upon the separation at the Colonies from the
Mother Country, the Patriarch would still
DCIsfnt III uIbOn VIC IpiJthStS FPDciss
so long as the European government desgna-
ted them so, and no vacancies would be-fIled:
for The people of Colombia, would not receive
Bishops named by the King of Spain: the Pa
triarch would send the name of no others, and
Rome not recognizing the independence OF the
Republic. could not issue It's bulls for igstltu-
ton except through the Patriarch and the
Court of Spain.
II was TO procure from Rome the recogni.
ton of independence the ENJOYS were sent
Upon this regulation would be made with the
new Republic and Spain would be disregarded
Bulls would then issue under the new regula
tons. and all tie difficulties would be remov-
ed.
principle of the see Of Rome is to recog.
nize as independent, those states which are
so acknowledged by one or more respectable
Independent, states already existing Phe in
dependence OF Colombia has been recognized
BY jhls Union, and We know that at this mo
III, ut nRone, there is not in existence state
fOr whose decisions there IS higherrespect than
fOr the decisions of our General Government
Hence We can well credit the recognition of
the independence OF our brother Republicans
in the South. by the common father of the
faithful, as stated IN the following paragraph:
BOSTON, June 9,
ErnGc, q a letter dated Caracas. May Y.
"fou probably have heard of the -cknow-
Iedgment OF the independence of Colombia,
by the POPE" The event was celebrated IN
Caracas by the illumination in, the severalChur.
ches, tor a number OF successive evenings"
We calculate upon the recognition of Colom-
: bian Independence being as beneficial TO the
Religious, as to the Political improvement of
South America Our readers shall receive any
authentic details which may reach Us upon this
= important subject, without delay,
Mr. Poinsett thus describes the adj
venturer lturhide in his interesting
Noes on Merico.
II was presented to His Majesty
this morning Nov. 81 On alighting
at the gate of the palace, which is an
extensive and handsome building, we
were received by numerous guard,
and then made cur way up a large
stone staircase, lined with sentinels, to
aspacious apartment, where we found
a brigadier general stationed to usher
aus into his presence The empe
'ror was in his cabinet and received Us
with great pnliteness Two Of his ia
vorites were with him We were all
seated, and he eonversed with Us for
haitian aour in an easy unembarrassed
manner, taken occasion to compliment
The U lited States. and Our institutions,
land 10 lament that they were not sui
ted to the circumstances Of his country
He modestIy ln,indated that he had
yielded very reluctantly to the wishes
: oil the people, but had been compelled
to suffer them to place the crown up
ION his head 10 prevent misrule and an
~archy.
ole is about five feet ten or eleven
inches high, stoutly made and we'll pro.
-portoned. His hair is brown with
red whiskers, and his complexion fair
>and ruddy, more like that of Ger
man. than of a Spaniard AS you
will here his name pronounced differ
emily let me tell you that you must ac-
cent equally every syllable, | tur bi-de.
i will not repeat the tales | hear dai
" ofthe character and conduct of this
man. Prior to the late successful rev.
oluton, he commanded a small force
in the service of the Royalists, and is
accused of having been the most cruel
and blood thirsty prosecutor of the Pa
.riots, and never to have spared a pri
eoner. His official letters of the vic
tory substantiate this fact. In the in.
.xar,,,I het,ueen the dpfeal af tho ,>,tr;