Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-06-08


is (said to bel Looked on with alarm by the
Car. An article in the Journal de st. Peters
burg, OF 2Ist March, states that the Russian
soldier is too idle, and 10 state Of peace gives
his ear too readily to the iusinuation Of ill.ds-
posed and innoyating reformers. II adds, that
the government Itself seems now inclined TO
attend to the subject, and plan IS said TO be
in contemplation to employ those mercenaries
in time Of peace, on works OF public utility.
Not a syllable is said Of the Greeks or Turks IN
these papers--the press OF Petersburg IS under
too strict surveillance"
On the 7,h July next, when his Majesty the
Emperor enters on his 3lst year, the Corona
ton will take place ia Moscow. The divisions
OF the Regiments OF the Guards and other troops
will march for that city at the end OF April
Sptn.--Fresh disturbances had occurred in
Span--a conspiracy to revolutlonlze that coun'
try had been d'scovered--it is said to have orr.
ginated in secret societies. From the confes-
sions Of one OF the conspirators, itapresrs that
there is in London a Directing Revolutionary
Committee, Of which Nina is Pres dent
Portugal pspers are to the 9th Of
Arril. The Regency seems perfectly establish
ed, and the Capital and. Provinces tranquil
Sir VIM. ACourt had an audience Of the Infan-
Ia, Isabella Maria. on the 9Th, and offered to the
existing government the assurance Of the same
support, by Great Britain, which that OF the
late king had received A large British squad
ron remained in the Tsgus.
,ylgeGen,--The Swedish government have re-
solved to employ 60. 600 rix dollars IN compile
ting several ships, and in repairing the fleet at
CarIscrona, vizs--l4 900 in repairing the Drcs-
lighoten--l7 600 in completing the Charles
John; and $4,000 in rebuilding Me Prince os-
car. All these are ships of the line.
Franee. scarcely find paragraph re-
specting the affairs OF France, worth extracting.
OI.oMBIA-hUGHLF IMPORTANT;
BY the fast sailing schooner Ella, capt. Say
ward, arrived on the 3Oth ult. at Baltimore, in
Is days from Laguayra, the editor OF the Ga
zerte has been favored with letters and papers,
and commercial advices to the 18th of May in
Henry Eilicot, OF Baltimore, came
passenger. This schooner made the voyage
out and home, load back, in fo,ty-aine days
We hear with pleasure that the Ella makes
good voyage, and quick one. Left the brig
lanes Coulter for Philadelphia, in which ves-
sci Commodore Daniels expects to come pas
senger.
Vene sucla is in an unsettled state, owing to
a revolt of the division OF the army under Gen.
erals Pace and Marino--which originated in an
order issued by the Colombian government for
General Psez to repair to Bogota, 10 answer
;er;an allegations preferred against him. On
his being made known to the army, OF which
re is the Commander in Chief for that Pro.
,ince, they urged the General to resist--assert-
ng that that district had been burthened with |
N oyer.proportion OF the public taxes, &c. |
,aez having the whole military force at his |
ommand, and being popular with them. issued
is Proclamation. announcing the Independence
{ Venezuela He was in Cumana, and was
expected every day atiLaguayra. The Governor
f Porto Cabelo declined joining the enter.
rfze, and an officer of the army was put in
is place. The garrison OF Laguayra followed
he lead, say 900 men, In the mean time, the
.bels had levied contribution on the city of
araccas of $50, 1000, TO be paid forthwith, or
hey would come and collect 1t. They draw
n the Custom II ouse for present expenses.
Railways has Been a favorite maxim with Boil
ar, that the states governments of Columbia
hould be completely amagamated in that OF
he general government, and as this opinion |
AS been formed from perfect knowledge of
he nature of the confederacles, it is not likely
/ will be quietly relinquished IN consequence
f the revolt of General Paez. The early arri. !
al of Bolivar in the Republic will be looked
or with intense anxiety by the friends of order;
nd il is deeply to be lamented, that after all
lie tolls and dangers which he has encounter
ID, in the cause OF liberty, any circumstance
hould occur to mar the happiness OF his return.
General Paez has committed an act OF indls-
,retIon which years of repentance cannot eradl'
cate, and, however specious the pretexts which
rave rise to the declaration, leading the revolu-
ION stamps him a traitor to his country. 1t he
Eel, aggrIeved, the laws of the land, which he
had sworn to defend, were open TO his protec
lion, and as a good citizen and man OF honor
he was bound calmly 20 await the decision
which would have restored him to rank or pre-
ferment. AS tits, he has taken the law into his
own hands, and aided the mschinatons of an
inyidious cabal, which has endeavored, for years
mast TO render the name Of freedom odious to
the people, and which, awaiting itself of the
embarrassments of the treasury,
hopes, BY separating the interests of the pro-
vinces. to strike fatal blow at the liberties of
the Republic. At the close of our Revolution,
a dark. designing hypocriie, nearly succeeded
in persuading the army to turn their swords
against the country they had liberated, and an
Q exhausted treasury was the favorable theme
which gave strength to the arguments of the
the genius OF WASHINGTON
triumphed, and the country was saved Provi-
dence, as il to make the parallel between the
two characters complete, has permitted the
germs of civil war TO take root in the new Re-
public, that the genius of BOLIVAR may crush
them IN the bud.
The following letter, politely handed to US
by an esteemed friend, contains the particulars
OF the revolt as far as known:
"CARAccAs, 14th May. 1926.
"Before this reaches you, you will probably
have heard Of political eruption which has re-
Gently taken place: Venezuela has declared
herself independent Of the General Govern
nent. or rather claims the right of enactng