American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-10
From the baltimore Gaze.ts, 0ctoJsr 6.
LATEST FROM COLOMBIA.

LA i CO ThoAt 1SAO .hDlh.
BY the sChr. John and Joseph, arrived this morn
lng in fifteen Gays from Iaguayra, we have receiysa
our files Of Caracas papers to the l4h Of Sep.
tcmber, aud letters TO the 6th--Extracts follow -
+" taraccas, 18Th sept. 1896.
8 wrote you last by the James Coulter, since
when we have been gulled with sundty reports
The arrival OF our President and Lbera,or Bolirar-
we have had him in Truxillo, Boeota, Merida, and
within short distance OF Vaencia--and such ha,
been The assurances given to the reports, that pre-
paratons have been made for his reception in Va
encia, and Bandos have been published here pre-
paratory TO making arrangements for eceivlng him,
and wofkmen have been engaged day and night pre-
pairing house for him.
81 only wish that Bolirnr may be as near as 30.
gotta. but in tIuth do not believe that be is 10 Co.
ombia.
81 believe | can say with truth, that Gen. Pa':
is very i'll 10 Maracay, arising. | presume from Ia
igue OF body and mind-he had Just returned iom
the Plains when he heard Of the unexpected depar.
turr oi Col. Marceno for the Department OF Gu
mama he says is impossible for him to say who ate
his friends. 1t is reported here that Aresmend
supported by Colonel Monies, and the Department
oi Cumaua and The Island oil Margaritta, have de-
clared in favor OF General paez, ant that Dermude1
had fled his Department and taken refuge IN the low
er Apure--this only give you as report, i may Be
tue"
A letter Of the 5h Of September after mentioning
the report OF .4rismendi having declared IN iaVor
General Paez says -" This may be true in part IS
respects The operations In Cumana, but the peope
will be more discreet than Tie leaders in this pro-
vince they will submit the subject TO the consids
ralion oi the General Government and use mild mea
sures to obtain their object. Go not believe the
report about Bermudez-it is manGuvre OF Man
moo H. L.,z T-.- pclFn
Laguayia, at the request of the chief Alcalde."
General .narino the person alluded TO by our
Correspondent, is the right hand nun Of Paez anf
is held in general contempt by the people OF Caac'
cas-. On The night OF the i4!h Of September when
report was put in circulation that the Llbera!of
had rived the walls OF the most conspicuous houses
were placarded with, Live Bolivar, Live the Nlu'
ncipality Of Caraccas--death 10 Jiarino"
An article in the Constitutional OF Bogota ol lhs
9th Aug. denies the arrival Of Bolirar and states
that The report originated with officer named Cap''
John Meendez who arrived from Lima, Via. GuayS-
gull and Popayan in February ard put the report ~
TO circulation. commission has been ISSUED 10
try him Tor the offence.
letter from Havana, received in the city o.
Charleston, says, that there a secret conrshfDn
made ut the Assembly Of Nations at Panama, ana
that II relates to the island Of Cuba. Although ms
is stated with great positiveness, have not ne''
oehet IN it--because we should not suppose, ai's'
inviting the United States TO the Congress- ana us
Invitation being accepted, that these Powers wou'.
undertake to dispose Of the destiny OF that lmpo'ap
Island, without al least consulting the feelings OF ms
country on the subject; especially as we do know
from the disclosures made 10 the Executive con-
munIcaons 20 Congress at the last session, thai "u
Government has expressed its wish, that these Wv
vernmenis should at present lorbeaf from any -
tempt upon the islands oI Cuba and Porto lsIco' !
may be true however; and, if true, will stiord h's
ton Of our s.a,esmep. Nat late'