The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-14
LATEST EROM COLOMBIA.


telupe arrived this morn,1g, III sixteen
days from Laguirs. We have ecelyed from
our attentive correspondents, papers 10
The 10th, aud private advices 10 the 18th
August inclusive. The snbjolned extracts
she. that the resoniion of Pa,Z is ia
prog essng, and there Is probability that
lhe government will b- compelled to d.
dept pr-maturely the Federatlve system
as dictated by its parl'z,ns:
"LAeUIsA, 18Th August, 1926.
To The Editor Of The baltimore GoseAe.
lisanna, nothing pew has transpircd in
this place. TIE Colombian schr. Iude-
ptudencla. arrived here tins morning 10
fvo days from Porto Cabrllo, with the
news oi Maraca,bo and Garth igena hay-
ing openI, declared in favor Of The Frdr-
ratnc system, as WISH, Il TOR by Patz it
IS therefore supposed BY many, that the
government at Bogota viii now see the
necessity Of adopting the measure.
Business, except in bread stufs and salt
provisions, is extremely dull, & money
scarce"
EARTHQUAKE IN BOGOTA.
y,
shocks of an earthquake which happened
at an interval of about - or 90 seconds
from each other, we're fell al about quar-.
ter before II f. NJ. in This city. TIE lat
ri WAS much more severe y OF lOHger du-
ration than the former II threw down the
mall chapel on the summit of the noun
tain of GuadalOupe, and causrd some da>
mage 10 he hauses aud Converts the
churches, Including the cathedral built
but a few years since,rrcel'rd good deal
of Injury, aud had another shock occurred
several would most probably have fallen.
The inhabitants in consiernation fled from
their houses, and great number passed
the rest of the night in the squares and
gardens: We have only heard of two or
three persons who have mel With dCcldcnts,
and these ~ ERE sustained IN their hurry te
escape. II appears that thu earthquake
mad caused some injury in the Neighbour
ing villages !; the thurches Of which being
lone buildings and of slight materials are
not calculated 10 resist con, uls,oD OF ma.
lure.
Tie heavy rains which have succeeded
the very dry weather we had 20 hong. may
perhaps account for this awful Occurrence,
which very torlnnalei, is not common IN
The high part of thu CordilIp'as in winch
this City is situated and may be consider
ed as one of the many advantages of It's
nosition. We have heard that le"
leagues distance near a place Gated FL Ce-
Dire, a large crevice has been discovered
in the earth, and although We do not kno"
exactly it, dimensions we mention II as
II may tend to allay our appreher SONS
Tor the fu ure fol The yapours which,
compress within the bowels of the earth,
are undoubtedly frequent cause vi earth
qIakrs, finding DOW vent, II is likely tina.
he rayagts thsy Occasoned when confined
will not again be- repeated
Yesterday, after the preceding remarks
had been written, another severe shoch
was felt about ten minutes To five IN the
morning. The damage done by It we "n'
drrstand to be- considerable. The cathe'
irai has sust iued much additional injury
but we are not aware at present that any
part has fallen !; part of the convent OF oNn
juan de Dios is in runs, and several oIhe'
churches and converts have suffered ma
lerlally. The houses of private Indl'luu,
us have of course shared in the gen.r|
destruction. We do not know whether -
ny lives Mere lost. The troops we're poe
under arms Immediately to preserve or
der, and His ExceIlency the Vice frts'-
dent, the .commandant- General, and n'.N
FRS were observed anxiously employed !"
taking measures to avert as much az pos
slbe an, father disastrous consequence
from this melancholy event.
Unconstitutional de Bogois-
Extract of letter from = gentleman Oh
board the U. ). ship j ohm Adams; dalea
SOUTH SIDE OF CUBA, AUG o.
We have 20 news of immediate iihs
P"rtancc: we expect 10 continue on .'s
present cruise for Two Or three mon'hs'
Our officers aud clew generally are 10 W.
ry good health. there not having bee"
single case Of fever on board tins sum
mer.
patriot schooner which we spoke
few days since, informed us that Comm"
dorr Laborde, Commanding the Spanish
7qnadron) is about taking measures ~
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