Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-12-01

quicker you return the better" This was Ian
guage that such man as BoLfAAR could ne
stand. He flew into violent rage, and ordered
his guard to arrest him. NrcHocH1A looked
him ste rnly in the face, and observed: MIf hae
my sword, In the presence of your guard,
would draw some OF that black blood from you
and relieve the world of you''
! am afraid that this circumstance will lead
10 serious revolution. BoLIvAR has removed
from MS house three miles from the city, to the
palace, where he now is with double guard.
hope that the affair will die away, but see nc
prospect of it. Bolivar will not give up his
power, and the people are evidently dissatisfied
with his keeping it. They say that he wants
TO be king; and of that kind of cattle they have
already had their full proportion Thai looks
very much like being his object. He has elect
ed himself President of Upper Peru for life, with
the privilege Of choosing his successor Does
this look like liberty? FIe told the people it
was, and they believed it. They thought that
he was too great man to do wrong, and that
whatever he did was right. They now begin
10 see wherein they were mistaken The con-
gress OF Peru should have assembled last March
and all the representatives from the different
districts should have come to Lima. But DO
LivAR, fearful perhaps that they might wrest
from him the power of dictator, given to him
at their last session, dissolved them before they
entered on business.
think that the opinion will be different from
what it now is in the United States and Europe
with regard to BOLIVAR, and that before the
year is out, he will tarnish the great fame he
has obtained as disinterested patriot, and
cease to be coupled with WASHINGTON, as the
saviour OF his country"
Extract of Letter to the Editor of the Baltimore Ga
zette, dated,
"LlMA, August 9Th, 1926.
SPY the ship Rebecca Sims, Of Philadelphia,
we have sent you file of the Lima and Chill
newspapers-they contain very little matter for
a foreign reader, nor will they so long as the
presss under the controul Of the Government!
"The people Of Peru generally feel dissatis-
fed with The proceedings of General BOLIVAR;
he has dissolved their Congress, and has taken
near Ave thousand of the Peruvian troops to
Panama, leaving his Colombian troops in every
village OF the country to keep the people in awe
and TO maintain his authority. Within the
asst month, some division of troops in the
of Hua Manga baye revoted-
crying, "vIvA Ell. CoNGREso," &c; and within
these sew.days past General Bolivar has arrest
I'd nearly all Of the principal Peruvian and Blu
,nos Ayrean officers, which causes considerable
agitation amongst the people. The govern
ment will undoubtedly endeavour to make ii ap-
pear that they are concerned with the troops
who have rsvolted, and try the whole Of them
For the crime of High Treason.
sit is limited that Gen. Bolivar wishes 10 unite
he governments of Colombia, Peru s. Bolivia
in one, s. to attain which by his emissaries, has
caused one o. his favorite Generals in the north
Of Colombia to revolt against the established go
The new Constitution sent to the
government Of Bolivia, is not pleasing to the
people generally, particularly that part of 1t
which elects President for life, acithout respon-
si6ikty, and the right of naming his successor.
'If we can judge by the present movements
Of Bolivar, he will form an alliance with the
Emperor of Brazil, after which endeavor to
conquer Chill and Buenos Ayress, then take the
title of President, Emperor, or King, of these
countries, as may most suit his ambition OF
titles.
"Business on the Coast very dull. Flour, $40
a / on board-only 1000 barrels ahoat unsold.