Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-12
SOUTH AMERICA.

SOUTH AMERICA.
A respected friend, passenger in the
ship Natchez, from Buenos Ayres, has
furnished us with the following trans.
lations from the papers of that city to
December, 4th, which have not been
previously noticed in American prints:
CHILr.-The Governor of Chill has
made an important reform in the eccle.
siastical establishment. The property
of the church is confscated for the
use of the state-the clergy to be a.
lowed competent salary for their sup.
port-the friars that wish to renounce
their vows, and leave their converts,
are permitted so to do, and are to re-
ceive decent maintenance till they
may obtain some ecclesiastical bene.
fee. All converts that do not contain
more than prelate and eight monks,
are to be closed, and in no part Of the
Republic is there to be more than one
convent of the same order.
Musi, the Pope's Vicar, (and most
probably All agent of the Holy Alliance,)
has been banished the Republic. This
is the same man who was sent off from
Buenos Ayres some months ago, the
Governor having good reason to sup
pose that his mission was not altogeth-
er religious one.
PERu.-The Argus of November IL,
has this note-"All the accounts re.
ceived by the post from Satta respect
ing the Spanish civil war in Upper Pc.
ru, agree in stating that Olaneta has
possession of the Province from Poto-
81 to Cochabanba, but without even
one half of the force that he previous
ly had, and exhausted ofmilitary stores,
particularly cavalry equipments. Val.
dez in his precipitate retreat barely
saved the small number Of 800 men,
who are filled with shame to find
themselves defeated by brother Spa
niard, who does not possess the least
talent in the art of war, whose know
ledge is purely mercantile, and even
that ga la Espanala." 1t is affirmed
that Olaneta was in Cochabanba con-
tinuing to overawe the Constitutional
lists, and collecting his private proper
ty in all haste, before Bolivar should
pay him visit"
BuENos AYREs deputies from most
of the Provinces, have arrived in Bue-
nos Ayres, to form Congress, for the
purpose Of establishing General Co.
vernment, and as the British consul
General (Modbine Parish, ESQ., had
given it to be understood that his 60
vernment was only waiting for this to
take place, in order to recognize the
| independence of the country, the Bue-
nos Ayrean minister was exerting his
influence to hasten the opening Of the
sessions, previous to the day originally
fixed upon (the 9th Jan. 1920 Apre-
liminary meeting was held the latter
end of November, at which l9 deputies
| attended (out Of 80 the whole number
| elected) when committee was appoin-
ted to make the necessary arrange
ments and appoint the day on which
the Congress should be opened.
As there is . considerable degree If
jealousy existing on the part of the o.
Their, and inferior provinces, towards
that Of Buenos Ayres, the latter, by a
decree of the Junta, dated 18th Novem-
Der, declared as a fundamental law,
LIST. That the Province of Buenos
Ayres should be governed in the same
manner and under the same form as at
present exists, till the PRONUNCIATION Of
the constitution which may be formed
by the General Congress.
I'd. The Province of Buenos Ayres
reserved to itself the right of accepting
or rejecting the constitution which may
be formed by the National Congress.
8. The sanctioning of said constitu-
ton to lay with the Junta of Represen-
tatives, who shall be elected for this ex-
press purpose.
By decree of the Junta the govern
ment is authorized to expend $4,000 for
the building of light vessel, and the
establishment Of signals for the south
ern side of the river. Foreign vessels
to pay l2a cents per ton from the time
that they may be in use.
The importation Of foreign -four in
to the province was prohibited by the
Junta the end of November, by a major
ity of one (l2 to ~ but by funda-
mental law Of the province, (passed in
1922, this prohibition cannot take place
till eight months after passing the act.
PIRAcY-The Dutch brig Amiable
Paulina, arrived at Buenos Ayres the
4th Nov. from Europe, via Rio, was
plundered by pirate brig Of about
1870 tons, on the 9TH Aug. near the ISL
and Of St. Anthony (Cape Verds). The
Pirate showed no colors-mounted 20
guns and had $50 men Of all nations,
so Of whom came on board the brig
| with the lst and I'd Lieutenants-the
| first Spaniard and the last German
| Among the sailors were four French