Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-12-21

the consistency and Fberslity cf which invite.
sdferents5 but one so completely disguised.
INITIATED and deformed by bigoted s,fpers,i.
ton, that 1t offers to none, (but those Ignorant
OF the true principles of christianity inluce,
mehts ior oehei' II couBtenances excess in its
priests, (who are considered sacred. and ,yboss
persons are secured from punisbments for ~.
most heinous crimes,) by the sacredoe,, IS
their professions they, OF consequences. are the
most hcentIous part OF the community
Their navy has been disbsnded with The -
ception of a few small vessels, for which thew
are obliged TO press men. We are dailv ohly.
ged to claim some American, for lhev nav a,
respect to country; all the foreign officers have
been discharged, without even their pay. many
of them have despared Of ever obtaining. and
gone homei Others stillwaitin hopes. Bolivar
says the army must be paid first. Admiral Guns
has been treated with the greatest inhunanity
he has been arrested under the most trivial
charges that the envy Of his competitors could
deyises they were jealous of the glory he &C.
CURED by a deed which they dare not ATTEMPT.
aud 1t attempted, they could not achieve He
was thrown into prison, where he was attack
ed by a disease which nearly terminated his lie.
and was only relieved at the intercesson of
some merchant, who offered security to an inn.
mense amount, He now resides at Flofens.
Bolivar is said to be his greatest enem, as he
was one OF the few who would not acknowledge
him as Lberator until the freedom of Peru wsa
| achieved. There has been report that Paeg.
The General OF Cavalry IN Colombia, has reyol.
ted against the Congress. The troops in Chi
loe have done the same; in fact, we frequently
hear OF these things OF Buenos-Ayres we know
nothing, except that the Patriots have beea
successful.
z s. August 3d. am glad did not seal this
letter yesterday, as the Commodore has just re.
turned from Lima. and has brought us ntelis,
gence OF very serious nature The feelings
which mentioned IN the beginning of this let
ter as existing among these people, have k
length broken out in very alarming Ynaaaer.
plot has been discovered by Bolivar to assas.
sinate HIM, and send all the Colombian troups
out OF the country: The general officers ard
the chief naen in the city have been engaged ia
1t, ana about one hundred of them have been
ARE SIZED and thrown into prison, The affair 10
sept M as Profound secresy possible, and
people are 50 AFRAID to talk about it, that va
caAnet gather many eff the particulars
An Officer has just returned from the shore.
who states the report of the manner it was de-
tected.
u appears thata few nights ago, Bolivar q.
WOKE ABOUT midnight, and seeing light in az
aoJolnIn6 apartment, called TO see who was
there tproved 10 be servant, who said that
being restless he had taken the light, and was
about sweeping the room. This was SO Unusual
an hour that Bolivar suspected something, and
had the man seized, who became frightened
and Confessed the whole plot
Arrangements had been made TO massacre
him, while going to or coming from the thea
tire, ON the night of the 28th of July. He inn
mediately doubled his guards, and went as DO
intended, to the playhouse, where he dscov-
cred many of the plotters collected; they were
seized Immediately and put in close consiae-
ment What will be the result no one can say.
But there Is certainly portentous political cloud
hanging over this country, which must ere long
burst upon them.---Bolivar's conduct is, 1 sua
sorry to say, very much Questioned by his for
mer friends, who now consider him as man
of most unbounded ambition